HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Chapter 24 The Mystery of the Whomping Willow



After that Quidditch match, the Weasley twins saw that Qiu Zhang, a first-year student, could gallop on the field. The Quidditch skills that they thought were their talents were not discovered by the courtyard, so they went to Professor McGonagall's office every day after class. , pestering Professor McGonagall to show her the technology.

This resulted in that every time Cho Chang went to ask Professor McGonagall about the knowledge of transfiguration, Professor McGonagall would pull Cho Chang to avoid the entanglement of the Weasley twins as if he had met a savior. . .

I don’t know why, but it seems that since Cho Chang was injured in the Quidditch match, Cedric has been extremely proactive. He often invites Cho Chang to study in the library, go to the greenhouse to take care of the sneezeweed, and have meals together... Even Marietta obviously noticed it. Knowing Cedric's little thoughts, sometimes she would take the initiative to leave when she met him, not wanting to be her so-called light bulb!

"Zhang, do you want to hang out by the Black Lake?"

"Ok?"

Cho Chang didn't understand, maybe he was afraid that Cho Chang would misunderstand, so Cedric immediately explained.

"Ah, I just need some medicinal plants. There are some herbs by the Black Lake. I want to ask you if you can accompany me until get out of class is over?"

"Yes, yes, but aren't our herbal medicine classes together? Why didn't I know..."

"She does!"

Marietta, who had been listening next to her, couldn't bear Qiu Zhang's slow reflex arc, and immediately stepped forward to tell Qiu Zhang's inner answer.

As the saying goes, it may be true that the authorities are obsessed with the beholder. After listening to Qiu Zhang for a long time, he was just struggling with the issue of herbal medicine. Only Marietta immediately realized that Cedric was obviously asking Qiu Zhang on a date...

Cedric's eyes were still on Qiu Zhang, his eyes serious and sincere.

"Is it okay? Qiu Zhang..."

"Yeah! Of course!"

Seeing Cedric's hesitant and embarrassed expression, Qiu Zhang finally realized something, smiled and nodded immediately in agreement.

……

By the Black Lake, Qiu Zhang and Cedric were walking on the lawn by the lake. They were relatively silent, but this quiet and peaceful atmosphere did not make people feel embarrassed.

Just walking a few steps, you might look at each other secretly, and sometimes when you look at each other, you are just amused by your own hastily averting your gaze.

"Hey, it's that..."

Suddenly, Qiu Zhang seemed to have seen something, and immediately stepped forward and knelt down. He saw a purple-gray morning glory-like plant growing where the lawn blended with the Black Lake.

"This is it, right? The rosemary you're looking for."

Qiu Zhang carefully uprooted the plant, held it in his hand and handed it to Cedric. Cedric took it and put it into the pocket where he kept the herbs. He stared at Qiu and opened his mouth to thank him.

"That's right, Zhang, thank you!"

On the surface, Cedric was happy to find Rosemary, but he was still a little disappointed in his heart, thinking that the trip to the Black Lake with Qiu Zhang was about to end here.

"Then let's..."

[Hey, are you saying it’s time to go back? 】

Cedric couldn't control his loss, and stared at Qiu Zhang with the undetectable grievance in his eyes.

"Then Cedric, why don't you go for a walk? I just finished dinner and I still feel like I haven't eaten yet..."

"it is good!"

Cedric answered immediately, and then felt that he might be a little excited and out of control, and scratched his head in embarrassment, showing a silly smile that was not in line with his character.

……

"Ahhh! Help!"

"Ahhhh! Don't chase me, chase him!"

Suddenly, the frightened howls of the Weasley twins were heard. Qiu Zhang and Cedric looked at each other, their eyes full of worry, and immediately turned around and ran towards the direction of the howls in tacit understanding.

Under the tall and sturdy Whomping Willow, Fred and George were running away frantically with their heads in their hands to avoid the Whomping Willow's attack. The Whomping Willow didn't know when it became extremely crazy. The branches on the tree were slapping randomly, heading towards Fred. Red and George attack.

"Go find the professor!"

After Qiu Zhang ordered Cedric, he immediately ran under the stump of the Whomping Willow tree and hid in the blind spot of the Whomping Willow attack.

"Every living thing has weaknesses!"

Qiu Zhang kept thinking silently, while slowly groping around the stump of the Whomping Willow, trying to find something wrong.

【This is it! 】

There was a knot in the tree trunk in front of him that was similar to a scar. Qiu Zhang turned around and saw that the Weasley twins were almost out of strength, and Fred was about to be hit by the branch that was swinging fiercely. Qiu Zhang didn't have time to think too much, he raised his hand and pressed hard against the knot.

"careful!"

Cedric's voice came from behind, and Qiu Zhang was thrown to the ground almost instantly.

A branch belonging to the Whomping Willow passed by where Qiu Zhang was standing just now. At this moment, Qiu Zhang was urgently held by Cedric and fell to the ground. He rolled several times, and the branches of the surrounding Whomping Willow also all fell. It stopped completely, and the whole world seemed to become quiet.

Cedric's long breathing came to Qiu Zhang's ears. Qiu Zhang was protected in Cedric's arms and was completely unharmed even if he rolled on the ground a few times.

Qiu Zhang looked at Cedric who was still protecting him, and somehow his memory suddenly returned to the scene in Diagon Alley when Cedric was protecting him but was hit by a book. That day was the same as today, Cedric Completely disregarding his own safety, he seems to be so gentle and devoted to everyone without caring about anything.

Qiu Zhang didn't know what to feel for a moment. He stared at Cedric's frown and knew at a glance that he must be hurt again.

Qiu Zhang couldn't help but feel angry, why couldn't Cedric think of himself first before caring about others, but Qiu Zhang couldn't blame him, because Cedric was protecting himself.

"Sed..."

Qiu Zhang subconsciously muttered Cedric's name, but his eyes still stayed on Cedric's clearly painful but bright eyes that were facing him.

"Thank you……"

"Hey! What do you think this is?"

Fred's voice woke up Qiu Zhang and Cedric from their inexplicable emotional atmosphere. Cedric seemed to have just come back to his senses, stood up immediately, and then carefully held Qiu Zhang up. After Qiu Zhang stood up, he inexplicably saw George standing next to Fred seeming to be staring at him, but he looked away for a moment, as if he had never seen it before.

Without thinking about it, Qiu Zhang helped Cedric and slowly approached where the two Fred George brothers were standing. He followed the eyes of the two brothers and saw a sudden hole next to the tree crown. There was a dark passage inside. Know where it leads.

"Do you think this is some mysterious treasure location that we discovered?" George excitedly ran to the entrance of the cave and looked around curiously.

"Maybe……"

"us……"

"That must..."

"Let's go find out!"

The two Weasley brothers spoke in unison one after another, eager to take risks.

Fred took the lead and couldn't wait to go in. George was about to follow, but he suddenly stopped for some reason and turned around to propose an invitation to Qiu Zhang.

"Want to come together?"

Qiu Zhang stared at the strange hole. Although he could not conceal his curiosity and desire to find out, he noticed that Cedric was still holding his waist with one hand. He saw that he had just been injured. I no longer have the inclination to explore.

"You guys go! Cedric's injury still needs to be treated, and I have to stay here with him. Don't let the monster eat you in there and not be able to find your way back!"

Qiu Zhang didn't forget to tease Qiu Zhang in his last sentence. Cedric looked at Qiu Zhang in surprise. It was probably rare to see Qiu Zhang so lively and quarrelsome with others.

George glanced at Cedric, nodded understandingly, and joked with a smile.

"Don't worry, we will definitely fight the monster for 300 rounds and then capture it and give it to you as a Halloween gift."

Then he waved goodbye to the two of them and turned to enter the cave.

"Hey! Where is Qiu Zhang?"

Only then did Fred realize that Cho Chang and the Hufflepuff man didn't seem to be following. George silently slapped Fred on the head slowly and teased with a wry smile.

"Miss Rabbit, she's going to accompany her little lover!"

Even George Weasley himself didn't know why he couldn't help but feel so obviously jealous. Even Fred, who had no brains, could tell that something was wrong.

"That's not right. Didn't she not let us call her Miss Rabbit anymore?"

"You control me! Go your own way!"

George pushed away Fred's confused and questioning expression with one hand, and left first.

"Everyone else has to go on the highway and you are still rocking the car here..."

George shook his head helplessly. He really didn't understand. Shouldn't Fred, who Qiu Zhang had raised as a rabbit for a day, be more jealous and concerned? Why did he, who had not had much contact with Qiu Zhang, care about him...

When did it start? Didn't she fall into a prank? Admirable speed in flying lessons? Did the eagle-like figure holding the Golden Snitch in free flight during the Quidditch game touch his heart? Or was it because she was the only one who could tell the difference between him and Fred so quickly?


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