During class, Ryan was surprised to find that Hermione, who was a good student, did not come to class. This made Ryan a little nervous, considering that the troll was definitely not something that a first-year student could handle.
Fortunately, probably because of the class, Quirrell couldn't get out of Voldemort's complex and couldn't release the troll. There was a quiet and peaceful atmosphere inside the castle.
Ryan asked the classmates around him about Hermione's whereabouts in the common room. The Indian-born witch Patil, who was in the same grade, told Ryan that she saw Hermione crying sadly in the women's bathroom and refused to let anyone comfort her.
After thanking Patil, Ryan ran downstairs, passed through the auditorium decorated with colorful Halloween decorations, and went straight to the public washroom on the first floor.
At the bathroom door, Ryan saw Angelina walking out and stopped her.
"Good afternoon, Senior Angelina. Have you seen Hermione in there?"
"Hermione? Is that the first-year girl in our college?" Angelina nodded, "She was crying in a cubicle with the door locked. Some of us tried to comfort her, but she refused. Are you her friend?
"
"I think so. Can you please help me call her out? Just tell her that Ryan is waiting for him at the door."
"Okay." Angelina smiled, turned around and walked into the bathroom.
A few minutes later, Angelina came out with Hermione. Hermione's hair was a little messy, her eyes were red, and she sniffed from time to time.
"Friends are one of the most important treasures for everyone. I wish you a pleasant chat." Senior Angelina waved to them and then left.
After seeing an acquaintance, tears began to well up in Hermione's eyes again.
Ryan quickly took out a napkin and handed it to Hermione: "It's okay, don't cry. Let's find a place to chat. It's not appropriate to stand in the corridor like this." After that, he pulled Hermione towards the nearest empty classroom.
After all, although there aren't many people at the bathroom door, there are always people coming and going, so it's never good to be seen crying here.
After turning a corner, there was an empty classroom. Ryan opened the door and let Hermione go in first. Then he went in and found two chairs. After wiping them with a napkin, the two sat down face to face (he didn't know the cleaning spell).
Afterwards, Ryan looked at Hermione, whose eyes were red and swollen, and didn't know what to say. After all, he had been a single mother for his whole life, and he really didn't have much experience in coaxing girls.
The two stared at each other for a minute or two, perhaps noticing Ryan's embarrassment. Hermione raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.
This smile broke the solemn atmosphere, and Ryan also laughed inexplicably.
After a few minutes, the two stopped laughing. Ryan finally gathered his thoughts and said to Hermione: "You don't need to feel so sad because it's not your fault. Weasley and Potter essentially don't want to take the initiative.
Hurt others, but sometimes when you are emotionally excited, you do things without thinking. For example, the hurtful words they said today, I believe they did not mean them."
"Then what did I do wrong that made them reject me so much?" Hermione wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a napkin, raised her head and said stubbornly.
"I spoke actively in every class and tried my best to add points to the college. But the two of them didn't value my efforts at all and easily deducted the extra points."
Ryan made a downward gesture with his hands: "Hermione, don't get excited. To be honest, the place where they deducted the most points was in Professor Snape's class. Sometimes it's just that the professor is biased, and it's not entirely their fault. If
If you ignore the points deducted by Professor Snape, you will find that their deducted points are the average level of the entire school."
"Then why do Gryffindor students seem not to pay so much attention to the House Cup?" Hermione said a little confused. "Many students in this house will deduct some points because of discipline or academics. I will point out when they make mistakes.
But they don’t care at all and even hate me for saying what they say.”
Hermione shook her head slightly, and then continued: "The Sorting Hat wanted to sort me into Ravenclaw, but I thought that the greatest white wizard of this century, Principal Dumbledore, graduated from Gryffindor, so I chose
I came here. Now I think about it, am I not suitable for this academy?"
"No, of course not." Ryan had the habit of comforting his niece in his previous life. He wanted to reach out and touch Hermione's head, but Hermione glared back.
"Actually, the Sorting Hat assigns students to houses based on their personality, and then takes into account the students' personal wishes. If you are sorted into Gryffindor, you must have a side that is suitable for this house."
"For students who are sorted into Gryffindor, the Sorting Hat refers to bravery. In fact, I think it should be more accurate to say that they are easily emotional. Harry and Ron are more typical ones, so I say you don't
I'm angry at their comments. Sometimes they really don't think straight. In fact, everything you said is correct."
"Since everything I said is right, why do I feel like everyone in the academy rejects me?" Hermione asked a little strangely.
"It's very simple. What you said is right, but there is something wrong with the way you express it." Ryan said everything he had thought about when reading novels in his previous life.
"As far as I know, you haven't been very good at communicating with others since you were in elementary school, so you often help others with good intentions, but in the eyes of others, it is a condescending order. I heard about you when I was in elementary school.
, but it is often prefixed with arrogance. If the person listening to you is a Ravenclaw, they will know your true purpose after thinking about it privately, but you can't expect the hot-blooded Gryffindor to think so much.
.”
"Whether it is Harry Potter or Ron, they are essentially good people, but Harry suddenly changed from a helpless orphan to a savior. This psychological gap may have amplified his emotional side. And Ron
Well, he has too many brothers, and he is the one who is least valued in the family. In this environment, it is understandable that he is a little extreme in everything he does."
"So, the comments made by an extreme person or an emotional person when they are emotional are not necessarily correct. You don't need to take them to heart."
After an afternoon of persuasion, Hermione finally felt relieved. She knew that she shouldn't torture herself with other people's mistakes, and she also knew what she needed to change in the future.
It was getting dark, and Hermione adjusted her mentality and stood up. She stretched out a hand: "Thank you for spending an afternoon to comfort me. I think you are my first friend in Hogwarts.
Is it right?"
Sure enough, they were just acquaintances before. Ryan stood up, reached out and held Hermione's hand: "Yes, we are friends."