At 7:30 the next morning, Lynn opened her eyes on time, sat up with stiff movements, and after a two-second pause, she got out of bed to wash up.
By the time she finished, Hermione, Maranhao, and Marietta had also woken up one after another, sitting by their beds blinking drowzily.
"Good morning, Lynn."
Hermione turned to see Lynn and greeted her, while Maranhao and Marietta also nodded and bid her good morning.
After responding to the three, Lynn reached out to support Hermione as she walked over.
Hermione yawned sleepily and waved her hand, "I'm fine, I can stand steadily on my own."
Having said that, she shook her head vigorously to wake herself up completely.
"I originally wanted to wait for you to come back last night," Hermione said, looking back at Lynn with a slightly embarrassed smile, "but I accidentally fell asleep."
Lynn shook her head expressionlessly, "Hermione shouldn't have waited for me. I came back too late last night."
"Sleeping at that time is not good for Hermione's health."
Hermione sighed and murmured softly, "So you do know that lack of sleep is bad for your health..."
"What did Hermione say?"
Lynn tilted her head; she hadn't heard clearly what Hermione had muttered.
"Nothing," Hermione gave a gentle smile and reached out to ruffle Lynn's hair, "Go pack your things. I'll go to the Great Hall for breakfast with you after I finish washing up."
"Okay."
Lynn agreed in a flat tone and then turned to walk toward her desk.
Hermione took a deep breath as she watched Lynn's back. Indeed... this girl's knowledge was incredibly broad; how could she not know that sleep deprivation was bad for the body?
Before, she had simply been taught by her parents to think she didn't need sleep.
Pursing her lips, Hermione entered the washroom after Maranhao and Marietta.
Maranhao and Marietta finished washing up and returned to their beds to change. When they pulled back their bed curtains again, they saw Lynn, who had already finished packing, standing straight by the Dormitory door with her schoolbag on, reading a book while waiting for them.
Exchanging a glance, the two seniors didn't hesitate to speed up their packing.
Hermione, just out of the washroom, also quickened her pace. She gave her bushy hair a few quick brushes, put on her schoolbag, and was ready to go.
Lynn closed her book. Seeing Hermione and the other two walk to the door, she slowly reached out and gently smoothed the hair by Hermione's ear.
"It's messy here."
During the process of smoothing the hair, Lynn's fingertips inadvertently touched Hermione's earlobe.
Hermione's breath hitched, a faint blush spread across her face, and her earlobe gradually turned red.
Maranhao clicked her tongue, secretly marveling at her junior, who still seemed devoid of emotion but was actually incredibly warm.
At the same time, she turned her head and gave Marietta a coquettish glare. Unlike some people, this one was completely oblivious.
Had she really written a letter every day for the entire summer break for nothing?
Marietta, suddenly glared at by Maranhao, scratched her cheek in confusion.
Had she offended Maranhao again?
She didn't think so... Thinking this, her gaze moved to Lynn, who was helping Hermione tidy her hair.
Could it be that Maranhao was jealous of Hermione having Lynn to tidy her hair?
Marietta felt she had guessed correctly and reached out to symbolically help Maranhao tidy her hair.
It wasn't that she didn't want to tidy Maranhao's hair seriously, but Maranhao's hair was different from Hermione's.
Her hair was perfectly smooth and didn't need tidying at all.
As Marietta tidied her hair, Maranhao's heart suddenly began to pound wildly. Could it be... she had misjudged this person just now?
Had this person finally "caught on" after her "bombardment" of one letter a day?!
Under Maranhao's expectant gaze, Marietta blurted out a sentence.
"Maranhao, you don't have to be envious. You have someone to tidy your hair too."
"Mm-hmm!"
Maranhao nodded vigorously, her cheeks flushed with a youthful pink.
"And then? And then?"
She spoke almost impatiently, forgetting her usual gentle and subtle manner.
It hadn't been easy; she was finally about to "succeed." Who cared about being gentle and subtle at a time like this?
"And... and then?"
Marietta froze for a moment, swallowed, and looked at Lynn, who was still tidying Hermione's hair.
Lynn wasn't doing anything else for Hermione. What was Maranhao expecting?
Unable to think of anything, Marietta could only bite the bullet and continue, "And then, I'll help you tidy your hair from now on."
Seeing Maranhao's expression become even more excited, she thought she was on the right track and blurted out the next sentence without thinking.
"Don't be too excited. This is what I, as your best friend, should do!"
"This is what I, as your best friend, should do!"
"What I, as your best friend, should do!"
Best friend... best friend, best friend!!! Maranhao took a deep breath, struggling to control herself so that her roar didn't actually come out.
She patted her chest, telling herself: don't be angry, don't be angry. Marietta just hasn't caught on yet. Just wait until she does, wait until she does.
Gradually calming down, Maranhao gave Marietta a "kind" smile.
"Alright then, I'll leave my hair to you from now on, Marietta~"
"O-okay..."
Marietta, vaguely sensing the change in Maranhao's mood, answered stiffly, a drop of cold sweat slowly rolling down her back.
Strange... why did she feel like she had just survived a disaster?
After tidying Hermione's hair, Lynn led the way, followed by a blushing Hermione, a secretly seething Maranhao, and a bewildered Marietta, to the Hogwarts Great Hall.
Upon entering the Hogwarts Great Hall, most of the Young Wizards were already seated and eating breakfast. Lynn and the other three also sat at the Ravenclaw Table to begin their meal.
Before they had been eating for long, a Hufflepuff girl ran over with a letter in her hand. She glanced at Hermione nearby and nervously patted Lynn's shoulder.
Then she quickly withdrew her hand. Seeing this out of the corner of her eye, Hermione was momentarily between laughter and tears; she wasn't that petty or possessive, was she?
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