"Harry, what's wrong?" Hermione asked hurriedly when she noticed Harry's expression darken.
"N-nothing." Harry quickly shook his head and forced a smile. "Go on to the library. I need to talk to Professor Gageon about something. I'll be there in a bit."
Harry did not want anyone else to know about anything connected to the Evil God. After all, he had experienced firsthand more than once just how bizarre and dangerous matters involving deities could be.
Seemingly quite pleased with Harry's response, Professor Gageon gave an elegant smile, then smiled at Hermione and the others. "Don't worry. I'll only take a little of Potter's time. No more than five minutes, I should think."
Although Hermione was still somewhat hesitant, the other person was a professor, after all. In principle, a professor was certainly allowed to speak to a student.
So Hermione ultimately went ahead to the library with Lavender and Ron, whose expression was also somewhat odd, though in an entirely different way from Harry's, with even a hint of envy in his eyes.
Once Hermione and the other two had left, Gageon looked at Harry with interest. "I thought I might have been mistaken. So that thing really did pass through your hands."
Gageon looked Harry up and down, clicking her tongue in wonder. "Potter, you know what I'm talking about, don't you?"
Harry pressed his lips tightly together and did not answer. He was still uncertain where Professor Gageon stood.
Although she seemed to be on very good terms with Lockhart, and Lockhart seemed to have close ties to Dumbledore, she had, after all, been brought in by Umbridge. Harry really could not determine where her true allegiance lay.
As though she had seen through Harry's thoughts, Professor Gageon gave a quiet, closed-lipped laugh. "Harry, I think you