Chapter 1454 That's It

"Why are you hiding there? When did you come here?"

When she said this, Hermione felt a little guilty for no reason. But maybe it was because she was already used to having the upper hand in front of Harry and the others, even though she was still a little uneasy at the moment, she put on a questioning posture on the surface.

However, before Harry and Ron, who were also guilty, had time to speak, Neville hurriedly separated the relationship and said:

"Hermione, I've only just come here, and I don't know anything! It was Ron just now, and he insisted on dragging me to squeeze there—I didn't hear a word what you and Luna were talking about! "

"yes?"

Hermione looked him up and down, but she finally nodded when she realized that Neville never lied.

On the other side, Luna also said:

"It's true that Neville has just arrived! It's Harry and Ron who have followed us all the way!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Hermione stared at the two clumsy stalkers again. When she stared at both of them with a layer of sweat on their foreheads, she whispered to Luna who was sitting beside her:

"Since you've seen it all, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Because... because you said you were playing hide-and-seek!" Luna said innocently, "Although I haven't played this kind of hide-and-seek before, I can't help you cheat? You have to find them yourself— —”

"Oh……"

Hearing Luna's explanation, Hermione suddenly recalled that she seemed to have unconsciously agreed with the saying "playing hide and seek" before, and then she couldn't help but sighed weakly while holding her forehead.

"Forget it," after a moment, she finally waved her hand, and then glared at Ron and Harry who were facing each other again, "Leave Luna aside for now, you... what's going on with you two?"

Right now, she and Luna are sitting on the stone chairs by the side of the square, while Ron and the three of them are standing obediently in a row in front of the two of them, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a picture of a parent admonishing a child.

Among the five people present, only Luna was far less embarrassed and serious than the other four, and still had a bright smile on her face.

"Ron, Harry, you lost—"

"Luna, don't talk yet."

Hermione reluctantly motioned her not to speak, and then waved her hands at the boys and said:

"Let's not mention Neville, you two said... why are you following me?"

Regarding Hermione's question, Ron and Harry couldn't help but looked at each other, and after that, the former turned his head and whispered:

"Hermione, I think that if we have to ask, we should ask you instead-where have you been before? Why didn't you come in when you passed the gate of St. Mungo's? That's why we followed you subconsciously .”

"Yeah!" Harry also echoed the situation, "You...do you have something to hide from us?"

"I--"

It may be that the questions of the two of them were too straightforward, and they hit Hermione's mind at once, so that she couldn't help but reveal a little hesitation and annoyance that she wanted to hide.

However, Hermione knew that for Harry, the matter of Sirius was too sensitive. So even at this point, she still has no plans to speak out those guesses.

After all, even if she took another 10,000 steps back, it was just her personal guess and worry at the moment, and Lupine had just categorically denied her idea.

She really didn't want to put Harry in danger on the spur of the moment because of her "crazy thinking".

"I see." After thinking for a while, Hermione suddenly nodded, "I blamed you this time... I think you should also do this because you were worried about me, thank you... But trust me, it's okay Yes! I just... have been thinking about the defense methods of Spiral Town, and you all know that Maca and I mentioned that we should do something."

"Ah! Hmm..."

When Ron heard this, he seemed to be a little relieved and nodded accordingly.

"I remember, Maca also mentioned the curved stone slab that you experimented last time... Do you want to use that?"

"I don't know, because I don't have any ideas, so..." Hermione spread her hands and said, "No, um, it's a little troublesome."

Ron and Harry... especially Harry seemed to accept Hermione's story quickly, as it was true. However, although both of them began to nod slowly, Neville on one side was not.

He knew very well that since Maca would make such a request to him, it meant that Hermione and the others might indeed want to sneak away to London. After all, it is rare for Maca to be untargeted.

So regarding Hermione's statement, although Neville still didn't interrupt, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Neville, what's the matter with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Suddenly, Luna, who had been watching all this with curiosity since just now, seemed to notice Neville's hesitation in an instant.

"Oh, is it because you haven't eaten breakfast yet? Are you hungry?" She thought for a while, then touched her belly and said, "I haven't eaten either! When I woke up just now and found that Hermione was gone, I immediately ran out to find—"

Reminded by Luna's words, Hermione subconsciously glanced at Neville, who had been temporarily ignored before, and immediately noticed something from the remaining expression on Neville's face.

She obviously didn't know what Neville was thinking, but...Neville, who was not good at hiding his thoughts, still completely revealed the hesitation in his heart.

"Then why not," Hermione waved her hands after a slight pause, feeling a bit strange, "Luna, you and Neville should go back and eat something first! We've already eaten, so go to St. Mungo's over there, come here soon!"

"No, no need."

Neville, whose mind was full of chaotic thoughts, said almost reflexively:

"I've already finished the observation room while you were away, and Maca has settled down with the injured, and the inspection should be going on right now. He also said... ah!"

It was only after Neville spoke that he realized that he quickly shut his mouth, and his expression suddenly became a little more subtle.

"what?"

When Hermione and the others heard the words, they all looked at him, apparently waiting for him to continue.

Especially Neville's appearance of slipping his tongue made everyone even more curious. Even Luna looked forward to hearing what Maca had to say.

"No, no...it's nothing." Neville, who can't lie at all, saw so many eyes staring at him, swallowed suddenly, and shook his head stiffly, "Just...so you don't have to go there... …Yes, exactly!"