Time Turner and Hermione

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Harry was miserable and sullen; the Sirius Black thing constantly tormented him.

So much so that he could have paid more attention in class and was always absent-minded.

Snape seized the opportunity and took off several points.

Ron and Hermione have been carefully "ingratiating" Harry for the past two days.

They tried to choose their words carefully, trying not to mention anything about Sirius Black not to provoke Harry's feelings.

The only consolation was that Sirius Black didn't seem to have infiltrated Hogwarts.

Life at Hogwarts was very peaceful, and the card game Gwent was popular in the school.

It quickly overtook wizard chess and Gobstone as the most popular game among students.

At the same time, Lupin, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, received unanimous praise from everyone.

Professor Lupin's class was lively and exciting and taught everyone how to deal with dangerous small creatures such as Boggart, Red Hat, and Dementor.

More importantly, Professor Lupin also reopened the dueling club.

Unlike Lockhart's unreliable dueling club last time, this time, Professor Lupin opened a dueling club and taught everyone something real.

For example, the Patronus Charm was specially used to deal with Dementors.

Although all the students hoped Professor Ethan would teach them the Patronus Charm because Professor Lupin's teaching level was excellent, no one complained.

Although most students could still not cast a true Patronus successfully, most could cast a silver mist to block the Dementors.

And the successful casting of Patronus is still only possible for some senior students.

Inside Ethan's office.

"Hermione, why are you so haggard?" Ethan said to Hermione seriously.

Hermione's complexion has changed very severely now; her face is pale, with two deep dark circles under her eyes, and her initially bright eyes are also full of bloodshots.

She even went wrong in Ethan's class today when she was supposed to face Ron while practicing her Axii sign.

When Hermione casts the spell, she makes an unexpected mistake and hit Pansy Parkinson, standing beside Ron.

Hermione's Axii made Pansy Parkinson slam her head against the wall and fainted.

After Ethan instructed everyone to hurry Pansy to the medical room, Ethan called Hermione to the office.

Hermione lowered her head and stared at her toes, deeply regretful.

This is the first time she has been interviewed by a professor because of her studies and Professor Eason interviewed her.

"You've been in bad shape lately, Hermione," Ethan said to Hermione.

"Sorry, Professor Ethan. I'm just." Hermione felt her nose sore, and she tried hard not to cry.

"I'm not asking about your grades!" Ethan stared at Hermione, tho.

"I observed that you have several classes this semester that overlap. I asked the teachers of these classes, and they said that you went to class on time every time and were never late."

Hermione looked at Ethan in surprise. She didn't expect Ethan to be so interested in her, so she deliberately investigated her schedule.

"Professor Ethan, I am sorry." Hermione tried to think of reasonable reasons.

"Did you use a time-turner?" Ethan said seriously.

Hermione was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Ethan to guess it directly.

"Hermione, abusing the time-turner is very dangerous!" Ethan warned Hermione.

"I know, Professor Ethan, I've been careful," Hermione muttered softly.

"The time-turner has great side effects; it may make you age faster and cause confusion. I suggest you stop immediately."

"I'll take good control! Professor McGonagall has permitted me to use it!" Hermione suddenly yelled at Ethan.

Then, as if she suddenly woke up, she covered her face and started crying.

"Sorry, Professor Ethan, I didn't mean it; I can't control my emotions."

The continuous high-intensity study and the need to manage Harry's emotions put her on the verge of collapse.

Finally, Hermione fell on Ethan's table and cried. Hermione on the table looked like a brown ball.

Ethan sighed and touched Hermione's head.

After a while, Hermione's crying gradually stopped, and she raised her head.

"I'm sorry, Professor Ethan."

Hermione, whose nose and eyes were red, looked at Professor Ethan, a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, Hermione; I know you've been stressed recently," Ethan said to Hermione softly.

"Come and drink some of this."

Ethan offered Hermione a steaming cup of chocolate.

Hermione hesitated with the hot chocolate, and Ethan initially wondered why, but he quickly remembered it.

Since this term, Hermione has announced to everyone that she is no longer accepting food produced by the labor of house-elves to express her opposition to the enslavement of house-elves.

She would now rather pay for many long-lasting corned beef sandwiches from the Three Broom Tavern in Hogsmeade than the gourmet food prepared by the house elves at Hogwarts.

This little girl with an unexpectedly strong personality gave Ethan a headache.

"Drink it, Hermione, I made this chocolate myself, no house-elf."

Hearing Ethan's words, Hermione finally picked up the cup and drank it confidently.

After drinking a cup of hot chocolate, Hermione's pale face finally flushed.

"Okay, Hermione, it's time for us to talk about your classroom discipline," Ethan said.

After listening to Ethan's words, Hermione became nervous again. She looked at Ethan nervously, waiting for Ethan to tell her the decision on the punishment.

"Hermione, I punish you for a day off!" Ethan said to Hermione.

"Studying like this will make your body break down sooner or later, Hermione," Ethan said bitterly.

"You have to take a good rest while you study!"

Hermione nodded shyly, and Professor Ethan's concern confused him.

Ethan took a small bottle of light blue liquid from the drawer and handed it to Hermione, saying, "This is a soothing potion that can help you restore your spirits."

"Thank you, Professor Ethan!" Hermione said to Ethan vigorously.

After politely saying goodbye, she left the office.

After sending her away, Ethan let out a long breath. Dealing with today's kids is getting harder and harder.

After confirming that no one was in his office, Ethan took a large, square piece of old parchment from the drawer.

Nothing was written on the parchment, but Ethan knew what it was. It was the Marauder's Map, which he had confiscated from the Weasleys.

At that time, Ethan saw the Weasley twins sneaking around the hallway at night, so he walked over and took the parchment from their hands; he realized that it was just a blank parchment.

George and Fred also hoped to escape this and asked Ethan to return the Marauder's map. Unfortunately, Ethan was knowledgeable and confiscated the "parchment" righteously.

And it was not returned to the Weasleys despite their repeated begging.