The students who had left the hall earlier still had a sense of uneasiness. A student had been attacked in school, and it was hard for other students not to be afraid of su i.

  Charlie Weasley led the way with a wand in his hand and several senior students who also held wands. He loudly forted the Gryffindor students.

  "Don't be afraid, the professors will definitely find the perpetrator. You must believe in Professor Dumbledore, he is the most powerful wizard in the world!"

  Uhe leadership of the seniors, the team slowly moved forward. Several students who were less ceous could not trol their emotions and began to cry softly.

  A few seniirls squeezed through the crowd to fort the distressed youudents. Uheir gentle reassurahe g gradually subsided.

  Eda, Angelina, and Alicia were protected in the middle by Fred, Gee, and Lee Jordan, who were themselves surrounded by the rest of the Gryffindroup.

  Gryffindor pced all the first and sed-year students in the ter of the formation, ensuring they wouldn't get lost and could be more easily protected by the older students.

  "Percy really cares about you two!" Eda remarked to the twins. Just moments ago, Percy Weasley had pushed through the crowd to che his younger brothers.

  Seeing that Fred and Gee were safe, Percy returo his cssmates. Before leaving, he sternly warhe twins not to wander off and to follow the group back to the on room, or he'd report them to Mrs. Weasley.

  Fred and Gee were a bit surprised by Percy's ued . Despite his usual annoying demeanor, Percy showed he cared about their safety.

  "Maybe his sce kicked in."

  "He finally realized how great we are."

  The twins, taking full advantage of their synicity, bantered bad forth. Though their older brother's made them happy, they were too stubborn to openly admit it.

  "I think he just doesn't want you two causing trouble amidst the chaos," Lee Jordan interjected. His ent was likely close to Percy's actual thoughts.

  "Lee, if you shut up now, we'll still be friends," the twins said in unison. Fred and Gee were tempted to silence Lee Jordan and give him a "passioreatment.

  "This is Hogwarts. Who would dare attack a student here?" Angelina asked. She and Alicia Spi held hands, drawing ce from each other.

  Angelina was still too young; with more experience, she would get used to suts.

  "I don't know, but anyone who dares to do this must have the ce aermination to face everything," Eda said.

  Eda tried to link the attack to Snape and Fawley in her mind. It wasn't that she cared much about the truth; she was more ed about her safety.

  She sincerely hoped this had nothing to do with Snape and Fawley, so she could feel retively safe and not live in stant fear.

  If there was indeed a e, she would have to be extremely cautious. Until the truth was revealed, she o be on high alert to guard against possible attacks.

  "I believe Professor Dumbledore handle everything," Gee said.

  "Even though he's an old bee with a sweet tooth, he's omnipotent," Fred added, giving his twin a high-five.

  Angelina and Aliodded in agreement, and Lee Jordahe same way.

  Watg everyone pce such trust in Dumbledore, Eda couldn't help but wonder: Had Dumbledore traveled to the dista and learned some extraordinary grandpa magic there? Everyone she krusted and admired him unditionally.

  "Do you knoas attacked?" Eda asked, trying to think from a different angle, hoping to find a breakthrough by fog on the victim.

  "Rumor has it that it was a Hufflepuff fifth-year student named Daniel Bell," Lee Jordan said quietly. "I just heard some Hufflepuff students talking about it."

  Eda looked at Lee Jordan in surprise. She had asked casually, just to see if she could get any information, and didn't expect Lee to actually have an answer.

  Lee Jordan's knack fathering information was impressive; the boy would have a promising future in broadcasting.

  "Is the information reliable?" Gee whispered, the secrecy making them look like they were engaging in destiivities.

  "So far, it's the most reliable news we have. His roommates said he didn't attend csses iernoon. They thought he was resting in the dorm, but when they returned, he wasn't there," Lee Jordan expined.

  "Others also said they hadn't seen him sihe afternoon. When Filnouhat a student had been attacked at the feast, they immediately thought of Daniel Bell..." Lee Jordan shared the Hufflepuff students' discussions with everyone.

  After listening to Lee Jordan, Eda pondered carefully: Daniel had disappeared iernoon. If he was ihe victim, theack must have occurred before the feast, maybe even earlier. But Ida couldn't uand why he was attacked.

  From what Lee Jordan said, Daniel was a well-behaved student, almost inspicuous. Why would someoarget su "invisible" boy?

  The crowd finally returo the Gryffindor Tower. The Fat Lady, seeing them approach, opehe entrahout asking for the password.

  The older students at the front of the line made way for the younger oo ehe on room first. Ohe youudents were ihe older ones followed.

  The on room became crowded with the influx of students. The armchairs were quickly occupied, and the students' tense expressions began to ease now that they were ba the safety of their on room.

  Charlie Weasley and a female prefect started calling out names, cheg each year to ensure everyone had returned. After verifying that everyone resent, most students went to their dormitories, while a few chose to stay in the on room.

  Eda and the Weasley brothers secured two armchairs he firepce after most people had left.

  Charlie Weasley and several other upper-year students stood he entrance of the on room, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

  The senior students were divided into three shifts to stand guard. Charlie and his group were the first group, and others would repce them in the middle of the night.

  These people were also whispering to each other, and they were also very ed about this matter. After all, sihey ehis school, the only high-risk profession has always been the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

  Charlie, who was standing guard, g Eda and the other two sitting by the firepce. His two mischievous brothers did not run around, but stayed around Eda obediently. This made Charlie very relieved.

  Eda sat in the armchair, hugged the cushion in her arms, and said to Fred and Gee: "Have you heard of other attacks in the school?"

  "No, Charlie didn't say anything," Fred recalled that he really hadn't heard of anything like this.

  "Bill didn't tell us anything, and Mom and Dad didn't say anythiher." Gee tinued.

  "You seem to be particurly ed about this matter?" asked the twin brothers. Eda, who usually didn't care about many things, was very abnormal today.

  Although it was not certaiher this matter was reted to Snape and the DADA professor, Eda still had no iion of telling the two brothers about it. She didn't want t them into the dark waters.

  "I'm just a little worried. A student was attacked, aren't you worried?" Eda leaned back against the back of the armchair and perfunctorily said to the two brothers.

  "I am worried, but not to the extent that you are. You are too worried." Fred said, "It's as if you were the one who was attacked."

  "When did your ce bee as bad as Percy's stinky rat? You are very straoday! No, you have been very strange retly. You are not like yourself anymore, and you often show a worried look uionally." Gee said.

  The twin brothers are actually very smart, they just don't focus on their studies. At the same time, they are very observant. They know that Eda is hiding something in her heart, but if Eda doesn't say it, they won't ask. It is normal for friends to have some little secrets.

  Fred said, "At first we thought you were not feeling well."

  "It's just that I feel the time is nht..."

  Gee stopped talking halfway. The faces of the two brothers turned red visibly, just like crabs that had just been cooked.

  Eda, whose face was as red as a ripe tomato, suddenly uood what it meant to "be most afraid of the sudden silen the air, and be most afraid of the sudden of friends..."

  "I just have some troubles retly, but I 't tell you for the time being." Eda, who was thick-skiook the lead in breaking the awkward atmosphere.

  The brothers Fred and Gee sat on Eda's left and right.

  Fred put his hand on Eda's left shoulder and said, "Ahem... If you don't want to tell for the time being. Let's wait until the day you want to tell me."

  Gee on the right also put his hand on Eda's shoulder and said, "We are your friends and your strong bag!"

  "Although this shield is a little small now, it is still a shield no matter how small it is!" The twins patted Eda's shoulders together.

  The as and words of the two brothers made Eda feel warm in her heart, but their hands were a little to. It was a lucky thing for Eda to have someoo rely on when she was helpless.

  Eda said to the two with a muffled void full of apology: "I'm sorry, Fred and Gee, I will tell you as soon as I believe the time is right!"

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