The honey cake from Honeydukes Candy Store was delicious, but it was really too sweet. Link had just eaten a few bites and was already too fed up to eat any more.
Madam Pomfrey also obviously knew this point. She did not persuade Link to eat a little more, just stroked Link's smooth light-golden hair again and again, saying things like "Link, so pitiful" and "Link, you are too careless."
Link was a bit embarrassed because Madam Pomfrey was being a little too good to him, which obviously was not normal.
And Cedric next to him seemed even more embarrassed than Link. After entering the room, he had urged Madam Pomfrey several times, but she completely ignored him.
"Madam Pomfrey, we really have to go."
Seeing that Cedric was truly anxious, Link quickly said, "If we let Professor Sprout wait too long, she will get angry."
"She dares!"
Hearing the change in Link's way of addressing her and his pitiful tone, Madam Pomfrey instantly got angry, "But it's getting late. You go to the office early, and sleep early afterwards, understand? I'll go check on those two little fellows first."
After speaking, Madam Pomfrey turned around quickly and left the inner room, and before leaving, gave Link a "I will avenge you" kind of look.
Seeing this, Cedric finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Link smiled and pushed the cake plate towards Cedric and said, "Want to eat?"
"No, no thanks, it's just too sweet, I can't handle it." Cedric instinctively waved his hand, but soon seemed to realize something, quickly grabbed Link and hurried out, saying, "Alright, let's go, Professor Sprout is still waiting for us!"
Link didn't resist, letting Cedric pull him out of the inner room.
As soon as they walked out, Link and Cedric heard sharp, miserable screams coming from the ward where the two Hufflepuff boys were.
This made Cedric's expression a little dark, but he didn't say much and continued silently leading Link forward.
Professor Sprout's office was also on the first floor, not far from the infirmary, so Cedric and Link reached the destination very quickly.
But just before reaching the office, at the last turn, Cedric suddenly stopped.
This surprised Link a little. He instinctively tilted his head around Cedric to look ahead, and saw that in the shadow at the corner ahead, there were four Slytherin students, one girl and three boys, silently watching them.
The girl in the lead was very beautiful. A head of smooth mid-length black hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her pair of light blue eyes seemed to have starlight flickering inside them, making people irresistibly want to get closer to look.
As for the other three boys, Link was quite familiar with them, they were Harry Potter's old rivals in the original story: the short Draco Malfoy with platinum-blond hair, and his two large henchmen, Goyle and Crabbe.
However, the way they looked now was a little funny.
The three big boys, Draco and his cronies, were all hiding behind the girl, with terrified faces, not caring whether the girl's tall body could actually cover them or not.
Meanwhile, the black-haired girl crossed her arms over her chest, her face full of indifference and arrogance.
This strong contrast made Link momentarily a little stunned.
"Link, hide behind me, don't look at them." At this moment, Cedric suddenly spoke, and at the same time stretched out his hand to pull Link behind him.
Link instinctively withdrew his gaze and nodded, only to find that Cedric had already pulled out his wand.
This immediately made Link's heart tighten.
He currently only knew one spell, the Refilling Charm, which had no combat power at all. If they really fought, he would only drag Cedric down.
Licking his somewhat dry lips, Link obediently followed behind Cedric, slowly walking past the four people.
Fortunately, the conflict that Link feared did not happen. The four just kept silently watching them, without taking any other actions.
It was not until the door of Professor Sprout's office appeared before them that Cedric finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At the right moment, Link also asked, "Who were those people just now?"
"Those three boys should be this year's new students, you don't need to mind them much."
Cedric said seriously, "But that girl is a second-year student, named Emily Victoria. She has a really bad character. Relying on her strong magical talent, she started bullying our Hufflepuff students since first year. But because she is also liked by the professors, she has never been punished. In the future, if you see her, you must stay far away."
(T/N: Emily is a OC the original author created.)
"I understand." Link nodded, but his face looked heavy.
Just now, that girl named Emily, although she seemed on the surface to be watching Cedric, was actually keeping her attention on Link the whole time.
Link was very sure of this, because he used to be a professional detective, and was very sensitive to the feeling of being watched.
And this was not a good sign. Combining it with what Cedric said, it was highly likely that Link would be Emily's next target.
Thinking of this, Link felt somewhat irritated.
Cedric next to him also noticed Link's mood. He lightly patted Link's shoulder and gave him a reassuring look, saying, "Don't worry, I'll protect you, just like last year."
After saying that, without caring about Link's expression, he pushed open the door and took Link into the office.
Professor Sprout's office was very big, almost as big as half a classroom. But it didn't look like a professor's office at all , it looked more like a greenhouse.
It was full of greenery. All kinds of blooming potted plants were placed everywhere, along with shovels, hoes, and other farming tools. Even the air was filled with a complicated mixture of earthy and floral smells.
Among them, the most eye-catching thing was the wall behind the door, which was covered with green vines. These vines looked a bit like ivy, but they were much thicker and greener than ivy.
As soon as Link got a little closer, Cedric immediately pulled him back forcefully.
"Don't touch them! That's Devil's Snare!"
Link immediately retreated two steps. Although he didn't know what Devil's Snare was, anything called a name like that was certainly no good.
Seeing this, Cedric breathed a sigh of relief, poked his head into the office, but didn't find Professor Sprout's figure, so he tried calling, "Professor Sprout, are you there?"
"You've come,"
Professor Sprout's warm voice came from under the desk at the very end of the office.
Link and Cedric looked and saw that Professor Sprout was slowly climbing out from a trapdoor on the floor, carrying a huge bag of fertilizer in her hand.
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