Of course she couldn't give the black cat away!
Hermione thought to herself that she had made extensive preparations when practising her Animagus transformation and had kept it strictly secret. Only Professor McGonagall had guessed a little, but she merely suspected Hermione intended to practise it in her fifth year. She had never imagined Hermione had already mastered it in her third year.
Not even her roommates, Harry or Ron knew about this. Hermione knew they all had big mouths.
After Karn and Hermione arrived at the Great Hall, almost everyone was stunned by their appearance and bearing.
Karn went without saying. He was practically about to be voted the most popular prince professor by the witches of Hogwarts. In fact, most of those who thought Karn was rather fierce were male students; very few girls thought so. No one could avoid judging by appearances.
Hermione's transformation stunned everyone who knew her. A different hairstyle, a formal dress and some light makeup had completely transformed her from a clever young witch into a beautiful noble young lady, especially standing beside Karn.
"Merlin above, who is she? Why does she get to be Professor Pent's partner?"
"Why isn't it me? She's only a little prettier than I am. I want to stand beside Professor Pent, hold his arm and dance with him too."
"Wake up. I don't really want to discourage you, but the only girl who can compare with the one beside Professor Pent right now is Pheobe from Beauxbatons."
As for those who knew Hermione, such as Harry, Ron and Lavender, their faces showed nothing but shock.
In their minds, Hermione's most distinctive trait was her intelligence. Almost any question you asked her would earn a lengthy explanation from every angle. She was also a little meddlesome, because she