Chapter 338: Love War

"Right, do you still remember?" Harry suddenly said, "When you first went to invite her to dance, she asked Hermione's opinion first."

If you think about it from this angle, Harry even guessed Elena's true thoughts further: she had received Tang Tang Nade's instructions last year, and with her intelligence sufficient to become an Ilvermorny champion, she must have guessed Tang Tang Nade had ideas about Hermione.

Then, Elena's various interactions with Luo En last year were just her completing the mission on one hand, and paralyzing Tang Tang Nade on the other. This year, she wanted to see Hermione again, so she could only use Tang Tang Nade, and Tang Tang Nade would never allow her to touch Hermione. So she used Luo En as a springboard, making Tang Tang Nade think of sending her to Luo En's side to completely prevent Luo En and Hermione from dating, so that she could use Luo En to return to Hermione's side again.

Harry couldn't help but hammer the table. He realized he had misjudged Elena before; she was by no means a simple and diligent good student, but a person who, like Tang Tang Nade, had deep schemes and even unscrupulous means in love. It would be better to say she was too eager to learn, so she learned these things she shouldn't have learned.

"Then the matter is very clear. Next, Elena should prepare to break up with you, and then she can get closer to Hermione." Zhang Qiu said somewhat sympathetically, "There is an old Chinese saying, if all the rabbits in the forest are caught, then the hunting dog responsible for catching rabbits can also be killed for meat."

"Why must he be eaten?" Harry's focus suddenly went crooked.

"Because it's delicious," Zhang Qiu showed a half-smile, "The hunting dog that catches rabbits all day, its hind legs must be very strong, it must be very fragrant to chew."

"Aren't we talking about Hermione and Elena?" Luo En said dissatisfiedly.

"Alright, then I'll irresponsibly predict Elena's plan, from the appearance she showed." Zhang Qiu scratched her cheek, "She is forcing you to propose a breakup, but in front of Hermione, she pretends to still love you, just having some small contradictions and playing some small temper—after you really propose a breakup, she won't show anything in front of you, instead she will go to Hermione to cry, which is convenient for promoting her intimate relationship with her. And, Elena after the breakup will make Hermione have thoughts again."

"But there is a problem with this, if Hermione thinks Elena still loves Luo En, how would she come to talk to us?" Harry raised a doubt.

"Yes, this is the problem. What we analyzed before was only at the first layer." Zhang Qiu said, "If Hermione and Elena don't speculate on each other's thoughts, then things will be as I just analyzed.

"First of all, Hermione usually won't speculate on Elena's thoughts. As best friends, best friends can say whatever thoughts they have directly, and whatever they say is what they mean, completely believing. Are you two like this?"

Harry and Luo En looked at each other. Indeed, they never speculate on what the other is thinking. If anyone has any doubts about the other's thoughts, they will directly ask out loud (sometimes they don't even need to ask and will say it themselves).

"So, Hermione's understanding of Elena depends entirely on what Elena says to Hermione. Of course, we have a premise of excluding Hermione having thoughts about Elena, but that's unlikely, because if that were the case, they wouldn't need to involve you two at all." Zhang Qiu said.

"But there is also a possibility that Hermione secretly likes Elena, and for this, she doesn't hesitate to break up Luo En and Elena." Harry said.

"In the first or second year, did you see her targeting Hannah?" Zhang Qiu countered.

"Uh, indeed." Harry remembered that in the first year, Hermione liked Neville, but faced with the feelings budding between Neville and Hannah, she chose to let go and leave.

"Then we can put Hermione's thoughts aside first, and start analyzing Elena. She should be able to guess that Hermione still has thoughts about Luo En, just because of the relationship between Elena and Luo En that she chose to stand by and fulfill." Zhang Qiu said, "Now, what will Elena do?"

"It depends on whether she plans to be with Hermione, or... oh right, she doesn't like me." Luo En said listlessly.

"Or choose to fulfill you and Hermione." Harry said, "Does Elena know you have thoughts about Hermione?"

"I don't!" Luo En immediately countered.

Harry and Zhang Qiu looked at him quietly.

"Uh... alright, maybe a little bit, really only a little bit." Luo En admitted.

"If you really don't have thoughts about Hermione, and know Elena doesn't like you, then what are you struggling with?" Harry couldn't help laughing, "You are worried and struggling every day now, isn't it because you have thoughts about Hermione."

"Alright, since you know it." Luo En leaned back on the chair dissatisfiedly, "Why don't you help me think about how to drive away that white-haired one, so I can be with Hermione."

"Oh~" Harry continued to mock, "Used to call her little sweetheart, now that you've had a change of heart, you call her 'that white-haired one'."

Luo En glared at him.

"Let's go back, does Elena know Luo En has thoughts about Hermione? I think she must know." Zhang Qiu said, "Carefully examine the process of finding a dance partner last year, it's not hard to find that you and Hermione actually both have some thoughts about each other."

Harry suddenly understood, Elena of course knew Luo En and Hermione had thoughts about each other, because Tang Tang Nade's mission for her was to break them up.

"But there were only two of us school students at that time." Luo En defended guiltily, "And I don't speak French, I could only communicate with Hermione."

"You just expelled a whole train of students like that." Harry exposed him again.

"Right, so actually everyone can guess a little, it's just that after you and Elena got together, you gradually forgot about that." Zhang Qiu said, "Then Elena has two choices in the situation of knowing you both have thoughts about each other: first, treat you as a rival in love, and try every means to make Hermione think you are a rotten person; second, generously choose to fulfill you and Hermione."

"It looks like she chose the former." Luo En frowned, "She keeps picking fights with me, always bringing up my father and Harry, making it seem like I'm incompetent."

"But this is exactly the point Hermione likes." Zhang Qiu shook her head, "Hermione doesn't like someone who is powerful or capable, she likes being favored."

Harry didn't agree with this statement. Girls won't deliberately like someone weak and incapable, it's just that among capable people, she chose the one who is willing to favor her. If Tang Tang Nade is taken as the person Hermione truly likes but doesn't dare to admit, then Zhang Qiu's statement is not wrong. Tang Tang Nade showed true one-in-ten-thousand favor to Hermione, she is the only Hogwarts student he recognizes.

"Luo En, you are one of many children in the family, and your parents didn't favor you, so you can better understand the preciousness of being favored." Zhang Qiu said, "Do you have many friends? Not really, you have always taken Harry as your best friend, the rest are just casual acquaintances."

"Uh." Harry and Luo En were both a bit embarrassed.

"Hermione knows this, so she also knows that if you start dating, she will become the person you care about most." Zhang Qiu paused, then added, "As long as she doesn't conflict with Harry's great cause—this is Harry's problem, he still has great causes to worry about, it's impossible to fall in love with anyone wholeheartedly."

"This is not my fault." Harry said powerlessly.

"I didn't say it's wrong." Zhang Qiu smiled, "It's also a good thing for Luo En, with you worrying, he doesn't have to use too much brain, of course he couldn't use too much brain anyway."

"Then Elena's strategy is, let Hermione think I'm going to participate in the great cause?" Luo En frowned, "But to be honest, I do feel the great cause is more important than love."

Zhang Qiu's expression suddenly became serious. She glanced sideways at her diary, then suddenly turned to Harry.

"What do you think?" She asked softly, "Hermione is Luo En's most suitable partner, do you think we should let them be together? Or, should we just not care about this matter?"

Harry knew that what she was saying was exactly where the conflict between Luo En and Hermione's feelings and the great cause lay. Tang Tang Nade is a very good partner or object to use, but the premise of getting support from him is—selling Hermione to him, selling her to this bastard who once abandoned his lover.

"Let's talk about Elena's matter first." Harry thought, since she started playing tricks first, then he didn't need to take care of her, "Let's see what she intends to do, but one thing is certain, Luo En is not a rotten person, we can't let Hermione misunderstand."

"Actually, Elena's strategy is unknown, but what is certain is that she likes Hermione. If it were just for the mission, she couldn't have done so many extra things. She must like Hermione to care about Luo En." Zhang Qiu knocked on the table, "If the Rosa Parks plan is to start, then Luo En, you be that Martin Luther King."

"What?"

"Right, originally the White House should have intended for Trig to organize the parade," Harry used emphasis on the word 'White House', he felt Zhang Qiu could understand this was a substitute for Tang Tang Nade, "Maybe we can't control Elena, but Trig definitely wouldn't mind fulfilling Luo En's feelings for Hermione."

Watching the conversation come to an end, Harry began to explain his speculation about the subsequent situation to Luo En. However, he was very certain in his heart that he and Zhang Qiu had already agreed on countermeasures against Tang Tang Nade while Luo En was present.

Since Elena indeed likes Hermione, she will eventually have to pass Tang Tang Nade's test. Luo En's approach is reasonable; after all, it was Elena who first had a conflict with him that made him turn back to consider Hermione. Tang Tang Nade, in the situation of not wanting to tear his face, still had to delegate Elena to continue seducing Luo En, and he would blame Luo En's change of heart on Elena who didn't execute the mission well. And Elena, being required to seduce someone she doesn't love so that her boss can possess the person she loves, how could this pain be endured by ordinary people?

Elena will definitely be unable to endure it before Luo En, so let her fight the first round with Tang Tang Nade—Harry thought very satisfyingly.

It's just that, from Zhang Qiu's serious expression and the small notebook filled with Chinese characters, whether she really agrees with this matter, I'm afraid it's still unknown. ===== CHAPTER 339 =====