In her shock and anger, Rowena subconsciously used magic to examine Lynn's body, only feeling slightly more at ease after confirming she was fine.
But she still didn't know exactly what was going on. After some thought, Rowena simply exercised her founder's authority over Hogwarts, monitoring all the portraits and statues throughout the school. She successfully learned the whole story from two Little Badgers gossiping in the corridor.
Hearing that the Gryffindor trio went to stop Professor Quirrell from stealing the Philosopher's Stone, and hearing that Lynn had dueled Professor Quirrell alone, Rowena's first reaction was: had this child gone to duel Lord Voldemort again?!
Although he wasn't in his complete form, it was still dangerous. It seemed she hadn't learned her lesson at all after being hit by that Crucio before.
Drawing back her attention, Rowena looked through the watch at Lynn, who was talking with Maranhao and Marietta, feeling waves of heartache.
But as much as her heart ached, Rowena also understood that as a friend of that Gryffindor trio, Lynn would inevitably face such situations in the future.
Moreover, she and Hermione from that trio... seemed to have a somewhat unusual feeling between them. Since her own partner was Helga, Rowena keenly captured the spark between the two girls.
Although she knew in her heart that these were essential trials for the children, it didn't stop Rowena from once again directing her anger toward Dumbledore.
They also tempered children back in the Middle Ages, but that was always outside the school! Who brings danger into the school? And does it intentionally!
Even during the most chaotic times of the Middle Ages, no one could run wild in Hogwarts. Now, look at this—Dumbledore dared to lead Lord Voldemort straight inside. How capable of him!
Even if you set up a plan outside the school to let the children go out and be tempered, at the very least, you shouldn't let danger into the school. Hogwarts should be the children's home, not their whetstone.
Her head spun for a moment, and the Blue Eagle raised its wings to cover its head.
The Yellow Badger, who had just woken up, ran over and rubbed the Blue Eagle's head with its two paws.
The Yellow Badger let out two gentle cries, "You haven't recovered yet, have you? Hurry and get some more rest. As for Lynn's matter, once we've recovered, we'll settle all the scores for her."
The Blue Eagle flapped its wings twice and let out a cry, "Mhm. When the time comes, Salazar, Godric, that Dumbledore, and Lord Voldemort—not one of them will escape."
"Good," the Yellow Badger cried softly, pulling the Blue Eagle into its embrace. "When the time comes, I'll help you beat them up. I guarantee not one will escape."
Feeling her partner beside her, the Blue Eagle soon fell back into a deep sleep.
Looking down at the Blue Eagle in her arms, a hint of softness flashed in Helga's Yellow Badger eyes.
But then she ground her teeth fiercely, the sharp edge of the Little Badger revealing itself at this moment.
If the four of them hadn't been injured in the final battle against the Church back then and needed a vast amount of time to sleep and recover, how could that descendant of Salazar be allowed to run wild? He even dared to harm the child they favored. He really thought too much of himself.
Their recovery time had entered its final stage. When she woke up again, she and Rowena would definitely let that Lord Voldemort know that snakes are food for both badgers and eagles.
The Yellow Badger slowly closed its eyes and fell back into a deep sleep once more.
Deep within Hogwarts, the Green Snake coiled next to the Red Lion trembled slightly, as if having some bad premonition, though it did not wake from its slumber.
During the time Rowena and Helga were talking, Lynn's conversation with the two seniors had also ended. She watched the two seniors walk away.
Lynn expressionlessly raised her right hand to look at the watch on her wrist. She had felt a surge of magic flow through her entire body just now.
That feeling was the same as when Headmaster Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey examined her body, so someone had used a detection spell on her.
Lynn's brain reached a conclusion and further analyzed it, proving that someone existed within her watch.
Looking again at the Little Badger and Little Eagle marks that had suddenly appeared on the edge of the watch earlier, various deductions flashed through Lynn's mind, finally leaving a result that was both the most likely and the most incredible.
Possessing a watch—a type of magic that was hard to imagine even for a Wizard—within Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw House, the only ones most likely capable of this were Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff, the two founders, witches of unfathomable magical power.
The two founders were in her watch. Having arrived at the final conclusion, Lynn had no other thoughts and simply lowered her hand calmly.
She pressed her lowered right hand against her left thigh and gripped herself hard eight times.
Her left thigh turned black and blue again. Without a ripple of emotion in her heart, Lynn picked up a book and leaned against the headboard to enter her study state.
It wasn't until Madam Pomfrey came over to take the book from her hand and ordered her to rest that Lynn slowly lay down under the covers and drank the draught of living death sent by Madam Pomfrey.
Moonlight shone on the hospital bed and scattered across Lynn's face. As she fell into a deep sleep, her face still bore that stagnant expression, like dead water—no smile, none of the comfort or tranquility a sleeping person should have.
In her sleep, the muscles of Lynn's left thigh twitched slightly, as if letting out a few faint protests... After staying in the Hospital Wing for three consecutive days and drinking the draught of living death for three consecutive days, Lynn was finally released by Madam Pomfrey.
But even after drinking the draught of living death for three days straight, Lynn still woke up every hour during those three nights. It seemed nothing about her had changed.
Returning to the Ravenclaw Common Room, bang! bang! Two loud sounds rang out in succession by Lynn's ears.
Streamers drifted down from the air, landing on her shoulders and scattering across the floor of the common room.
"Lynn! Welcome to the celebration we prepared for you!" The cheerful voice of the girl Prefect, Penelope, rang out.
Hearing her full name and disengaging from her study state, Lynn closed the book in her hand and looked at the Little Eagles in the common room with dead eyes.
She nodded politely to everyone. "Thank you, everyone. I only did what I should have done."
"I knew you'd say that." Penelope smiled and shook her head, and the Little Eagles also wore kind, friendly smiles.
Having spent an entire school year together, everyone understood that although Lynn always had that expressionless face and spoke in a mechanical, rigid way, she had absolute patience and politeness toward others.
Therefore, in Ravenclaw, there was no longer anyone who would fear or exclude her.
The female Little Eagles swarmed forward giggling. First, they took the book from Lynn's hand, then they pressed her down onto a sofa in the common room.
They had heard from Maranhao and Marietta that Lynn was still reading books while recovering in the Hospital Wing. Now that the celebration had started, they couldn't let that happen.
As the great hero of the celebration, she naturally had to eat, drink, and relax properly.
"Here, exchange your book for this." Maranhao smilingly stuffed a small piece of cake into Lynn's hand.
Lynn wanted to say that this should be her study time, but Hermione's words about taking a holiday, spoken earlier in the Hospital Wing, suddenly appeared in her brain, and her open mouth gradually closed.
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