"Tom, Tom! Are you okay?" After expelling the dementors, Hermione held Tom in her arms and gently shook his shoulders.
Following the ray of light, Tom emerged from the "water" and regained consciousness. He could see the bright ceiling light on the top of the box and could also feel the vibration of the train floor - the train continued to move.
Seeing the light again, his eyes were stimulated and tears welled up uncontrollably. He twitched twice and found himself lying in Hermione's soft arms, with Crookshanks rubbing his head.
hand.
He wanted to speak, but found that the muscles on his jaw were a little out of control, and he could only make "uh, ah" sounds. He tried to turn over and sit up, and then he realized that the problem was serious: he seemed to have lost his sense of himself.
Body control.
It felt like his soul had been pulled out of his body and stuffed back into his body. But fortunately, he could feel that his soul was quickly adapting to his physical body, so this loss of state was only temporary.
Tom's embarrassment did not attract the attention of others, because only he and Hermione, who was holding him, knew about his state. Harry next to him made a louder noise: he fell to the ground, twitching non-stop,
There were beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his face, and he was still talking vaguely.
Ron, Neville and Ginny formed a circle around him. Ron and Ginny looked nervous, while Neville looked pale and his lips trembled slightly.
When Hermione saw Tom waking up, she quickly helped him to the seat. Tom was slumped on the seat like a ball of mud. If Hermione hadn't pulled him, he might have slipped down.
At this moment Harry also opened his eyes suddenly.
"Are you okay?" Ron asked nervously as he put Harry back in his seat.
Harry had quickly returned to normal. He looked towards the door, "Where is that monster? Who was screaming just now?"
Ron glanced at Hermione with awe in his eyes, "The guy just strangled Tom's neck. Granger said something, and a silver thing came out of the wand and drove it away."
"Those are Dementors, the guards of Azkaban." Hermione said from the side. "Only the Patronus Charm can expel them. Professor -" She turned to Lupin, hoping to get help - even though she had no knowledge of dark magic.
The defense professor no longer had much hope, but he still subconsciously asked the only adult present for help.
After turning her head, Hermione saw Lupine take out a large piece of chocolate from the box, then break it into several pieces and distribute them to everyone present.
"Eating it will help. She is right. What just broke in was a dementor." He stuffed the chocolate wrapper into his pocket, "Excuse me, I need to talk to the driver.
"
He squeezed past Neville and Ginny sideways. Hermione wanted to pull him and let him take a good look at Tom, but Tom stopped her with the little strength he had recovered.
"I...it's okay..." He squeezed out these words through his teeth. At the same time, he found that his hands were shaking uncontrollably.
Lupine had disappeared into the passage.
Hermione sat down next to Tom and raised the chocolate she was given to Tom's mouth, but now he couldn't chew it at all and could only let his saliva melt the chocolate bit by bit.
The chocolate has a very good effect. After flowing into the stomach, a wave of heat immediately rushes to the limbs, binding the loose soul and body together like glue.
After about a minute, Tom was able to swallow. After finishing the whole piece of chocolate, he basically regained his mobility, but his hands were still shaking slightly uncontrollably.
"It's terrible. Did you feel that the whole carriage became cold when it came in?" Neville said in a high voice.
"I feel weird, like I'll never be happy again." This is the view of Ron and Ginny.
"Dementors feed on human happiness," Tom said after recovering. His voice was very hoarse, as if his throat suddenly forgot how to control his vocal cords. "It will arouse the worst memories in people's hearts, that is,
People who live a happier life will be less affected. Dementors have a great impact on people who have experienced some things or have weak souls."
It turned out to be the case, everyone seemed to suddenly realize it. Harry was a little embarrassed on the side, and even he didn't notice it. He was a little lucky that Tom also fainted - at least he didn't faint by himself, right?
"Tom..." Hermione put her arms around the poor boy. She couldn't imagine what kind of suffering he had gone through to be so vulnerable in front of the dementors.
Tom lay softly in her arms, feeling the softness and the warmth from the back of his head, and his nose was filled with Hermione's delicious smell.
Thank you, Dementor.
This is his idea.
As for the reason why he is so vulnerable in front of the dementors, he has a general guess: his soul and body are not 100% compatible, which is considered a shortcoming of his.
After Tom lay down, Crookshanks also lay on his stomach to warm him up. Ron raised his eyebrows at Harry and shrugged his shoulders, while Ginny looked at Hermione with envy, feeling a little
Regret: I should have taken the initiative to pick Harry up.
When everyone had finished eating the chocolate, Professor Luping came back.
"We will be at Hogwarts in ten minutes. It seems that you are all recovering well. Remember to change your clothes. It has been raining outside and is very cold."
Finally, the train stopped at the Hogsmeade platform. There was a burst of noise outside, and the scene was chaotic. Tom waited patiently for most people to get off the train before getting off the train and heading towards the parked Thestral carriage.
Walk down the path.
Hermione wore a Hogwarts wizard's robe over her pink sweatshirt. The wizard's robe wrapped herself tightly, leaving only the black leather shoes and gray wool socks on her feet exposed. In order to keep warm, she also
Wearing a blue scarf.
When they came to the side of the road, there were not many carriages left. Harry and the four of them were in a full carriage, and Hermione and Tom chose the Thestral carriage behind them. After getting on the carriage, Hermione closed the door.
Lest anyone else bother them.
The carriage started staggeringly, and when it stopped, Hogwarts had arrived.
When they got off the carriage, Tom heard a burst of scattered footsteps, and he saw Malfoy walking swaggering towards Harry and the four of them. But when he saw Tom behind Harry, his expression changed and he turned 180
°Turn around and walk away.
They followed the crowd up the stone steps, passed through the grand oak door, and entered the auditorium along the brightly lit foyer, which was already a sea of pointed wizard hats.
As soon as he entered the auditorium, Tom, like other little wizards, locked his eyes on the teacher's chair.
There, the middle position, is empty.
Headmaster Dumbledore was absent from the opening ceremony.