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.Crystal joined the trio in the Great Hall for breakfast, flashing a bright smile as she slid into the seat next to Ron.
"Love the color," Hermione remarked, her eyes drifting over Crystal’s outfit before nudging Harry playfully. She smirked, but Harry only shook his head, avoiding Crystal’s gaze.
She wore a emerald green sweater with white pants and the emerald studs Harry had given her for Christmas two years ago.
"Thanks," she said, grabbing the butter knife.
"Where were you?" Ron asked, his mouth half-full of food.
"Just doing some final checks on the decorations that needs to go up this evening," Crystal replied casually. "The Hall will be closed after the lunch."
Hermione chuckled. "It’s the first Christmas in four years that I didn’t have to drag you out of bed."
Crystal rolled her eyes playfully. "Oh, please. I'm a responsible person, dedicated to my duties."
As she reached for the toast, her fingers brushed against Harry's. He flinched as though he’d touched amber and immediately pulled his hand back, reaching for his goblet to gulp down some juice. Crystal frowned at his odd behavior. He had seemed fine earlier, especially when they read Sirius's letter together. But now, he was back to acting weird.
"Harry," Crystal called softly.
"Hmm?" Harry responded, not looking up, his lips pressed to the goblet again.
"Are you. . . going through puberty?"
Harry sputtered, spitting juice all over his plate. Hermione swiftly leaned away from him, laughing, while Ron howled beside her.
"Who — who fills your head with such nonsense?" Harry managed to choke out between coughs, his face red with embarrassment.
"It's not nonsense!" Crystal defended herself, her expression so innocent that Harry couldn't even muster any anger. "Your dad, Sirius, and Rolf, all said the same thing. They told me it's normal — everyone goes through it and gets all moody."
Harry groaned, muttering under his breath. "The three people you should avoid listening to. . ."
Of course, his dad, Sirius, and Rolf would feed Crystal this kind of nonsense just to humiliate him for fun.
He glanced over Crystal’s shoulder toward the Hufflepuff table, spotting Rolf chuckling to himself as he poked at his food aimlessly. When he looked up and caught Harry’s eye, he gave him a cheeky wink. Harry could only shake his head in exasperation.
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