Harley returned to the tent quite late, but Lily was still sitting there, quietly waiting for her daughter's return.
The hearth fire burned vigorously, jumping with warm and bright flames, casting a soft orange hue over the entire tent.
"My baby, you're finally back!"
Seeing Harley return, Lily stood up and walked quickly to meet her, a trace of worry showing in her eyes.
She helped Harley take off her rumpled robes and carefully plucked a weed from her hair that had caught there at some point.
"Why were you gone so long? Severus's Patronus came looking for me twenty minutes ago!"
Lily asked with concern, stroking Harley's messy hair with her hand.
Harley looked at her mother gratefully, a warm current welling up in her heart.
She picked up the bowl of steaming soup and drank it in large gulps.
A rich aroma filled her nostrils, giving her a sense of immense satisfaction.
After a few sips, Harley felt her body gradually warming up, and her somewhat stiff limbs began to regain their vitality.
She put down the soup bowl and said to Lily with a smile, "Mom, it's really nothing. I just accidentally tripped on the way... and knocked over the young lady of the Malfoy Family."
As she spoke, the image of Alexandra's face flushed red with embarrassment and her panicked eyes flashed through Harley's mind, causing her lips to curl up slightly.
"I didn't expect a girl from a pure-blood family would blush from embarrassment after falling. It's quite interesting."
"Too bad she snapped out of it immediately, regained her composure, and chased me away."
Lily's hand paused while wiping a cup, then as if thinking of something, she glanced helplessly at Harley, who was absorbed in her soup.
Lily set down the cup, walked over, and gently stroked Harley's beautiful red hair, sighing, "Whether Muggle or Witch, pure-blood or half-blood... a girl's thoughts are like a Potion in a cauldron; it might look calm on the surface, but it could have been boiling underneath for a long time."
Harley:?
What is Mom suddenly talking about?
She didn't understand.
Harley finished the soup in her hand, took a quick shower, and drifted off to sleep.
For the next three full days, Harley didn't get a single chance to be alone with Alexandra again.
Absurdly, whenever Harley appeared, Alexandra acted as if she had suddenly mastered Apparition, always managing to move at least three meters away from Harley without being noticed.
Harley was speechless at this, but since Alexandra didn't want to communicate with her, she didn't feel the need to talk to her either.
The highly anticipated Quidditch World Cup final eventually ended with the Canadian Team narrowly defeating the team from Scotland with a score of 270 to 240.
The Scottish team's agile Seeker, Hector Lamont, had actually come infinitely close to the Golden Snitch, ultimately missing it by just a few short millimeters; it was truly a pity.
However, for Harley, it didn't matter at all which team won or lost—what really mattered was that she could finally go home and continue being a slacker!
On the morning after the match ended, Severus packed up all their belongings, put the tent into his luggage, and led the whole family to say goodbye to the Malfoy Family.
Before leaving, Alexandra, who had been avoiding Harley, walked up to her while Harley looked on with some surprise. Maintaining her 'I'm a Malfoy Witch and I'm the best' expression, she said to Harley:
"Miss Snape, the next time we meet should be on the Hogwarts Express next year—don't laugh! I'm here to inform you that, as Professor Snape's only daughter, you have the great honor of being granted access to the Malfoy Family's private compartment."
"Remember to go to Carriage One, Compartment Seven after boarding the train on September 1st next year. I will introduce some friends of our age to you then."
After saying what she wanted to say, Alexandra turned and left elegantly, regardless of Harley's reaction.
Harley stood there dazed, her mind in a mess.
What just happened... why would Alexandra, who wasn't close to her, invite her to their family's private compartment?
Severus, who had finished exchanging pleasantries with Lucius nearby, noticed his daughter's strange expression. He walked quickly to Harley's side and asked softly, "What's wrong? What did Miss Malfoy say to you?"
"Oh, nothing. Miss Malfoy just invited me to the Malfoy compartment on the Hogwarts Express next year."
Severus frowned slightly upon hearing this. In the very front carriage of the Hogwarts Express, besides the dedicated compartments for prefects, there were several luxury compartments reserved specifically for pure-blood students.
However, because the number of compartments was scarce, basically only members of the sacred twenty-eight were qualified to occupy one with their friends.
Given the Malfoy Family's status in the wizarding world, it was normal for a Malfoy compartment to be reserved on next year's train.
As for Miss Malfoy inviting his daughter, it was most likely that she wanted to befriend Harley, after all, he was the Dean of Slytherin House.
Severus patted his daughter's small head and consoled her, "Don't worry, just go when the time comes. They won't do anything to you—but if you really are bullied, tell me immediately. I'll make whoever bullies you serve detention until they graduate."
Harley nodded obediently. To be honest, she most likely wouldn't be visiting the Malfoy compartment next year—according to the original story, Hermione would be going to Hogwarts with her next year. If she dared to ditch Hermione to find Alexandra, she would likely be beaten to death by Hermione later.
Moreover, her mother's friend Aunt Zhang's daughter, Sister Cho Chang, had already made an appointment with her two years ago to play in the same compartment after boarding, and Cho Chang would bring her Hong Kong-style morning tea.
Lily, who had observed everything, sighed with some amusement. She didn't offer her daughter any advice; Harley was still too young and would understand on her own when she grew up.
Harley, in her rush to get home, was careless and didn't see it coming.
Looking at Hermione, who was squatting at the door of the Snape Family home with a gloomy expression, Harley finally remembered that she had left too hastily and hadn't even notified Hermione.
They had also agreed to go to the library together last Saturday, but she had suddenly disappeared for several days... "Ahhh, the most, most, most adorable little Hermione in the universe, my very best friend, I was wrong!"
The adaptable Harley immediately slid into a kneeling apology. The Snape couple, upon learning the cause of the matter, were also somewhat speechless.
Harley had been given two days to prepare before leaving, yet she hadn't even thought of finding an excuse about the whole family going on a trip to notify Hermione?
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