Hermione waited in the Common Room for a while before Harry came out of the Dormitory and gave her a disgruntled look. "Hermione, could you stop barging into the boys' dormitory whenever you like? I'd just finished showering today. I nearly wasn't wearing anything."
Hermione rolled her eyes at him without the slightest hesitation. "Wouldn't that be your own problem?"
Harry stared at Hermione in surprise. After a good while, he pursed his lips helplessly. Fine, there didn't seem to be much point in arguing with Hermione about this.
Afterward, the two left the Common Room and went to the Great Hall.
There was still a while before dinner, and hardly anyone was in the Great Hall. Only Qiu, looking anxious, and Ron and Lavender, looking bewildered, were waiting there.
Hermione was a little surprised to see Ron. "Ron, Lavender? When did you get back? If I'd known you were back, I'd have asked you to fetch Harry."
As she spoke, Hermione shot Harry another disdainful look.
Harry pursed his lips, unconvinced.
You were the one who barged in and nearly saw me naked. Why are you still looking at me like it's my fault?
Hermione paid him no attention whatsoever.
Ron said, looking rather bewildered, "Lavender and I just got back. Then we saw how worried Qiu looked, so we asked her about it." He turned to Harry. "Harry, Qiu said something seemed off with you. What happened?"
Seeing the worry on Qiu's and his friends' faces, Harry felt a little embarrassed. He first went over, took Qiu's little hand, and kissed it, then said to Ron and Hermione, "Something did happen. Let's go somewhere else to talk."
From Harry's reaction, Qiu and the others naturally realized that something had happened. They nodded at once.
A little while later,