novelcrest Chapter 139 A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 139 A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 139 A Gentle Kiss
Sean's words came to an abrupt end.
What did he just say?
He didn't say anything at all.
But if he didn't say anything, what did Luna mean by saying "she's willing"?
Could it be that he remembered it wrong? Or... did he hear it wrong?
Few people could make Sean doubt himself, and Luna was clearly one of them.
Seeing Sean's somewhat confused expression, Luna continued to add.
"I'm willing to keep this secret for you."
This time, Sean heard it all clearly.
Luna said she was willing to keep this secret for him.
Based on Sean's limited experience, this kind of dialogue usually occurs in the following scenarios:
A frail little girl was home alone late at night when her house was burgled.
In order not to provoke the thief and cause more serious consequences.
The little girl would give the thief money outwardly and verbally promise not to call the police after the thief left.
The reason why Sean was able to see these stories on TV in his previous life was, of course, because the little girl called the police and the thief was successfully caught.
In summary...
Sean has reason to suspect that Luna only reached a temporary agreement with him to protect herself.
But is that really the case?
Normally, little girls wouldn't panic in this kind of situation. So how could she be as calm as Luna?
If anyone else encountered this situation, they would definitely use a forgetting spell as a precaution.
But Sean is different.
After deleting more than a dozen paragraphs, just as Sean was deeply hesitant, weighing various possibilities and consequences in his mind, sparse applause suddenly came from the direction of the auditorium in the distance. The sound was like a reminder, echoing in the silent air and sounding exceptionally clear.
He glanced at his watch, a chill running through him as he realized that his time seemed to be running out.
He must make a decision as soon as possible and cannot hesitate any longer.
At this crucial moment, Sean took a deep breath and gazed into Luna's clear eyes.
He said to her firmly, "Miss Lovegood, I need you to wait for me in my office. I have some important matters to attend to, I'll be there shortly."
Luna didn't say anything, just nodded, and turned to walk towards Sean's office.
Sean watched Luna's retreating figure, a strange emotion welling up inside him.
He narrowed his eyes, gently waved his wand, and a faint magical light flashed as the tracking spell was cast.
Having done this, Sean turned and walked towards the auditorium behind him.
When Sean's thoughts drifted back from twenty minutes ago, Lockhart was still chattering away with Dumbledore.
"Principal, I think all students should buy my book, which was just published last month. I believe it will play a very important role in protecting their own safety."
Yes, Lockhart had already begun preparing his new book when he received his appointment as professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Last month, his book, "The Story I Had to Tell About Hogwarts," was also successfully published, causing a brief sensation.
"The regular edition might not leave a lasting impression on students; my suggestion is to buy the collector's edition..."
Lockhart was still talking, but Dumbledore ignored him and looked at the other three professors present.
"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened." Dumbledore pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "Isn't it just a legend?" Sean was playing dumb, but Snape shared almost the same view.
"The Chamber of Secrets, does it really exist?" Snape's voice carried a hint of doubt. His brows were furrowed as he looked at Dumbledore suspiciously, as if trying to find the answer in the other's expression. "I've heard that many headmasters and professors have searched for it, but none of them have found it. If you ask me, this is Potter's doing."
As he spoke, Snape's lips curled into a cold smile. "He's been doing this for a while now. His father did far worse things at school. It's hereditary..."
Professor McGonagall suddenly interjected.
"The Chamber of Secrets exists. It was opened once, fifty years ago." McGonagall seemed to be trying hard to recall the records in the Hogwarts archives. "I remember the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets was...:"
"It's Hagrid." Dumbledore took over from Professor McGonagall, without the slightest hint of emotion.
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It was almost nine o'clock when Sean came out of Lockhart's office.
The night is getting darker.
He strode to his office, pushed open the door, and saw a man with dark blond hair and pale skin.
A thin, frail-looking girl was standing quietly in front of his desk, waiting for him.
Hearing the door open behind her, Luna quickly turned around and stared intently at Sean.
For some reason, the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
Sean felt Luna's gaze fall on him as gently as a soft drizzle, her eyes seemingly holding endless stories and a deep yearning.
He felt somewhat uncomfortable, as if he were being seen through, so he tried to break the oppressive silence, "Miss Lovegood.::"
However, before he could finish speaking, Luna gently interrupted him, "Just call me Luna, Professor Sean." Her voice was as gentle and melodious as a mountain spring.
Sean paused for a moment, nodded, but found himself at a loss for words, and the atmosphere fell into an awkward silence once again.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and an indescribable, subtle atmosphere filled the air.
Sean felt as if he were being drawn by Luna's gaze, sinking into a bottomless vortex.
After a long silence, Luna finally spoke again.
Her voice was faint, as if it drifted from a distant place, "Professor Sean, you have a harassing rainbow on you."
"Harassing Rainbow, what's that?" Sean asked.
He felt the word sounded somewhat familiar, but having lived in the wizarding world for nearly twenty years, he had never heard of this species.
"Harassment—it's invisible, it floats into your ears and messes up your brain," Luna said. "I think I just felt one of them flying around here."
Luna suddenly stretched out her hands and clapped at the air, as if trying to drive something away; the whole action seemed unusually flustered.
As she moved frantically, her self-glow gradually drifted from the air in front of her onto Sean.
Sean panicked, and before he could react, sure enough...
"Professor Sean, it floated onto you..." Luna pointed at him and said smugly.
Sean was taken aback, looking at himself in the direction Luna was pointing, a surprised expression on his face: "On me?"
"Do I have a lot on me?" Sean's voice carried a hint of urgency.
He hadn't thought anything of it at first, but Luna's language and behavior were so strange and frightening that he wanted to figure out what was going on with him as soon as possible.
Luna nodded slightly, a complex emotion in her eyes: "There are many."
She looked up and scrutinized Sean carefully, as if trying to see through his body and discern the creatures hidden within.
"There are hundreds of them... they're wriggling all over you..." Luna's voice trailed off. "They're clustered together, looking like a black hole... and their numbers keep increasing..."
Sean's expression turned somewhat awkward as he listened to Luna's description.
He wasn't afraid of these unknown creatures. For a transmigrator who had traveled to the wizarding world, his bizarre experiences were enough to fill a thick book, and it was difficult for anything to affect his state of mind anymore.
However, at this moment he felt a little nauseous. The thought of hundreds of flying insects crawling all over him, the dense, wriggling sensation, made him feel uncomfortable.
This feeling does not stem from fear of living beings, but rather from an instinctive physiological response.
This image made him want to take a shower immediately, to wash away those unseen but disgusting little things on his body, and then scrub himself hard with a bath coin.
He could even feel the insects moving slightly on his skin, and although he knew it was probably just psychological, he still couldn't suppress the intense discomfort.
However, all of this is predicated on the premise that such harassing creatures actually exist.
Sean suddenly remembered the record of "harassing Rainbow" in the original work.
This is a kind of creature that only Luna believes exists.
Just like... her father Xenophilius always believed in the existence of the Curved-Horned Snoring Beast.
Does it exist?
Maybe.
Thinking about this, Sean's discomfort lessened slightly.
At that moment, Luna suddenly spoke up.
At that moment, Luna, who had been observing silently, suddenly spoke up: "Professor Sean, the harassment you're causing has lessened a bit..."
Is it a little less?
Suppressing his doubts, Sean frowned slightly and asked Luna in a somewhat uncertain tone, "Approximately... how much is missing?"
Luna pondered for a moment, seemingly making a precise assessment, "There are probably a few missing."
Just a few?
Such a reduction in quantity is almost negligible.
If what Luna just said is true, he now has at least several hundred harassing rainbows on him, so reducing a few will have almost no real impact.
"Strange," Luna murmured softly, a hint of confusion and curiosity in her eyes.
For several days in a row, the students talked about nothing but the attack on Mrs. Lorris.
Filch's behavior made it impossible for anyone to forget the incident: he frequently visited the site where Mrs. Lorris was murdered, as if he thought the attackers would return.
Sean had seen him scrub the writing on the wall with Mrs. Scoole's Magic Stain Remover, but to no avail: the writing still shone brightly on the stone wall.
If Filch wasn't patrolling the crime scene, he would glare at the students with his red eyes and sneak up in the corridor, then suddenly pounce on them and find excuses to lock them up, such as if they were "breathing too loudly" or "grinning."
However, these things pale in comparison to the upcoming Quidditch match.
To help Cho Chang win the Quidditch Cup and advance the [Special Mission (Cho Chang): Quidditch Coaching]
Tonight, Sean arranged to meet Qiu Zhang after dinner at a lawn a little further away from the lake to tutor her.
When Sean arrived at the agreed location in his rickety teaching vehicle—the Flying Car—Choo Chang seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.
Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Sean was so captivated by the sight before him that he was momentarily stunned.
Cho Chang was overjoyed to see Sean. She walked quickly toward him with a bright smile on her face. "Professor Sean, you've come."
Sean nodded and replied, "Yes, Miss Cho Chang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. May we begin now?"
"Of course, I can't wait!" Qiu Zhang replied excitedly.
Sean got out of the car and opened the door for Qiu Zhang, explaining as he did so.
"In this lesson, we'll also use a flying car as a teaching aid. I've modified this car to have the same speed as 'Nimble Wheel 2001.' We'll drive the car first to get used to this speed, and in the next lesson, we'll be able to use the flying broomsticks."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Zhang's eyes sparkled with anticipation. She got into the Flying Car, and this time she remembered to fasten her seatbelt.
After doing all this, she turned to Sean, who was sitting in the passenger seat next to her, and smiled sweetly, "Professor,"
It's so kind of you."
Sean was touched by her smile and returned a warm smile. "Miss Cho Chang, you're too kind. I'm happy to help you learn to fly."
During the flight, Sean kept giving Cho Chang pointers, sharing almost all of his driving experience from his previous life of over twenty years. Cho Chang listened very attentively, and the whole process went very smoothly.
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