Because We're Friends!

Ivan was well aware that the more times he used the Unicorn's Shadow, the more people would learn of the special nature of his Patronus, and the more he would not be able to hide it.

Previously, he had deliberately kept it a secret mainly because he liked to hold back so that he could plot against others in the future…

Professor McGonagall had a strange expression on her face as she listened to Ivan's explanation. 'So Dumbledore's phoenix-like Patronus was a Scottish pheasant with golden-red feathers?'

Professor McGonagall shook her head, understanding that Ivan didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't pursue the matter.

Seeing the crowd of young witches and wizards gathered around Ivan, McGonagall left them to their business, not wanting to disturb them.

Ivan was squeezed between a large number of enthusiastic young wizards and was having a hard time dealing with them. He had a headache answering all kinds of questions and could only use the excuse of having to go to the bathroom to sneak away.

"I should have kept a low profile…" Yvonne reflected, but soon decided that she had.

It could only be said that no matter how much an outstanding person tried to hide, they would still be so dazzling!

"Ivan ~ Why are you here? Aren't you celebrating with them?"

Behind her, Ivan heard a disembodied voice and turned to see Luna coming around a corner, holding a wooden sign.

When she got closer, Yvonne could see that Luna was wearing Ravenclaw robes over a heavy coat.

Due to the rain, the witch was dripping wet, but she did not seem to be suffering at all.

"Celebrate? Celebrate what? Our Gryffindor lost the game…" Ivan said helplessly.

"But you saved everyone, didn't you? Without you, we'd have been bored to death by the Dementors… They're always reminding us of unpleasant things…" Luna seemed to be in a trance, as if she were reliving the events that had transpired.

Before Ivan could reply, Luna continued in frustration, "I wanted to thank you for driving them away, but so many people have done so… I thought you might not need me…"

"No, how? We're friends…" Yvonne shook her head.

"Yeah…friend!" Luna said, pursing her lips in a smile, her lilting tone seeming to hum a tune.

Ivan could not quite understand why Luna was so pleased.

However, it soon occurred to him that the young witch did not seem to have many friends at school, and it was only two years later that she met Harry and his companions, which meant that he was probably her only friend now…

Ivan looked at Luna with pity, then noticed that the witch was still dripping water, so he tapped Luna's clothes with his wand.

"Clean it up!"

As the incantation was spoken, a storm of magic blew up Luna's thick coat, and the remaining rain on it seemed to be pulled out of her body and gathered into a ball of water.

"Is this a cleaning spell? I don't know how to do it yet," Luna whispered, looking at her dried clothes. She had not learned the spell in her second year.

However, when she noticed that Ivan's clothes were also covered in dirt, Luna curiously removed her wand from behind her ear and cast the spell as Ivan had done.

"Clean it up!"

The magic stirred a breeze, but nothing else happened. Luna cocked her head and looked at Ivan in confusion.

"You're going to need to adjust your hand gestures a little bit. I'll slow down and show you…" Ivan smiled and waved his wand to show Luna.

They studied magic as they made their way back to the dormitory.

Along the way, Luna showed off the wooden sign in her arms.

Yvonne noticed that the wooden sign, in addition to the slogans he had seen before, depicted two tiny figures holding hands.

Although it was done in the style of a sketch, it was very good, and Ivan could easily identify the two figures as himself and Luna.

"How… do you like it?" Luna asked gently, drawing a circle between the two little men with her wand in her right hand. The faint golden magic connected and formed a single word — Friend!

After showing it for a while, Luna put it back in her pocket and sighed. "It's just a pity I didn't use it… It took me a while to find a suitable piece of wood in the Forbidden Forest to make it…"

Ivan looked at the drawing on the wooden tablet in a daze, and was even more amazed that Luna would go to the Forbidden Forest to make this.

Perhaps sensing Ivan's thoughts, Luna quickly explained that she was going to the Forbidden Forest to find the Crumple-Horned Snorkack, and that she was just making this wooden tablet along the way.

Even if it didn't work in the end, it could be hung in the dorm room for decoration, so Ivan didn't have to worry about it…

"But there might be a chance to use it next year … right?" Luna said suddenly.

"Yes, there will always be an opportunity!" Ivan nodded with a smile, but he knew that the Triwizard Tournament would not be held next year. There would be no Quidditch matches, and he was afraid that he would have to wait two years before he could use it…

As they chatted, they soon arrived at the Ravenclaw lounge.

The eagle-shaped bronze knocker on the front door opened and a mysterious voice spoke.

"Which came first, fire or phoenix?"

Such a question, of course, could not stump Luna, who thought for a moment and then said, "Well … it's a circle, with no starting point!"

"Good point. Correct answer…"

The sound of the eagle knocker was heard again, and the door to the Ravenclaw Lounge opened automatically.

Ivan stared at the damn knocker, speechless. He remembered that when he answered the questions, it was not like this. Was there such a difference in treatment?

"It's always stricter with outsiders…" Luna teased, laughing.

"Forget it, I'm not going to argue with the knocker." Ivan shook his head, deciding there was no point in sulking over a dead object.

"Okay! That's enough for today. I have to get back," Luna said, looking at the open door.

Luna then seemed to remember something and looked back, her bright eyes fixed on Ivan's as she spoke again.

"Also… congratulations on chasing away those Harassment Crickets. I wish I had this day…"