"No, I... I knew that Secret Passage existed too, but I didn't tell Professor McGonagall. So I need to apologize to Professor McGonagall as well!"
Hermione said.
During the Easter Holiday, she had left through that Secret Passage with Bell. She had originally planned to tell Professor McGonagall about it after returning, but those final days on Mount Vesuvius, when she had lost all sense of day and night, had left her brain short-circuited for quite some time. Later, she had simply forgotten about it.
"What's there to apologize for?"
Bell curled his lip dismissively.
Come on, if anyone had to apologize, it should be Dumbledore, who had dug up that Secret Passage. Failing that, it should be the group of four that Harry's father had been part of. No matter what, it wasn't Hermione's turn to apologize.
"We should apologize. Not just me—you need to properly apologize to Professor McGonagall too. Remember to be sincere. Don't always act like you're trying to make people mad enough to die!"
With that, Hermione gave Bell no chance to refuse. She wrapped her arms around his and dragged him toward the Faculty Lounge.
As for informing Shanna?
A message would do.
The Faculty Lounge was not far from the Great Hall, and Bell's group of four soon arrived at its door.
They twisted the handle, only to discover awkwardly that the door would not open...
After all, it was still early. The professors were either having breakfast or busy preparing materials for their upcoming classes. No one would be idle enough to come sit around in the lounge first thing in the morning.
"Alohomo—"
"Wait, wait, wait! What are you doing?"
Bell grabbed his girlfriend's Wand in surprise.
"Opening the door. We can't just stand out here, can we?"
If she had