I, Hogwarts Second Week

"We just went to see - death!" Owen said bluntly.

"What?"

"Death!" Hermione's eyes widened in disbelief.

She rushed forward and looked at Owen carefully.

Then he stretched out his hand, touched here, banged there.

Make sure he's not injured.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course, honey," Owen said, "We - oh - wait - I just recorded the video and I can show it to you."

As he spoke, he took out his photo pocket watch.

Hermione expressed doubts.

However, she was hit by Owen's sudden rhetoric and immediately relaxed a little.

As for Harry - he was stunned at first.

Then when he saw Owen taking out the gold pocket watch that he was very familiar with, he immediately showed a horrified expression.

Then - he subconsciously stretched out his hand, ready to grab it.

It's a pity that this can't compare to Irving's speed.

He had already prepared it.

He dodged Harry's attack by turning sideways.

"What happened to him?" Hermione looked at Harry who looked slightly embarrassed.

"Him?" Owen raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "The company is dead."

Then in front of Hermione, he shook the photo pocket watch in his hand.

Being as smart as Hermione, she immediately guessed that Owen might hold images of Harry's embarrassments.

Boys - they are really careless.

Miss Granger shook her head, and finally there was a smile on her lips.

But she had no intention of watching the video.

"Most of the little wizards are going home," she said.

"Harry, don't you get ready? The train is about to leave."

"Huh? You haven't even had lunch yet." Owen said angrily.

But suddenly, he seemed to realize something.

Miss Granger had not boarded the train at this time. She was waiting for him here. Was she hinting at him besides saying hello?

"Would you like to spend Christmas together?" He held Hermione's hand, "If... it's convenient."

It’s Christmas after all! On the day of reunion, she should stay with her family.

He should have discussed this with Hermione earlier.

Now - I am about to leave school.

Hermione should have settled with her family by this time.

If I open my mouth again, I'm afraid it will be too late.

But to his surprise, after hearing the sound, Hermione glared at him first, and then her expression became unnatural.

Some hesitation.

It took about three or four seconds before she became candid.

"Otherwise, what do you think I'm waiting for?"

"I received the letter a few days ago." She said intermittently. His eyes did not dare to fall directly on Owen, but glanced elsewhere.

"Whose letter is it from?" Owen asked, wait - "Is it? Grandma? No way, she is so concerned about it?"

Upon hearing the person in question, Miss Granger blushed slightly and nodded.

"It's really her." Owen put the pocket watch back in his pocket.

This surprised him a little.

This was the third time his grandmother had told him to take Hermione home for Christmas.

One was this morning’s letter.

The second time was just at the federation headquarters.

Now, Hermione actually said that she had received a letter from her grandmother a few days ago.

Does she like Hermione that much?

It shouldn’t be!

Along with confusion and Hermione's shyness.

The three of them returned to the auditorium side by side.

Although it was already past lunch time, the elves would be happy to prepare a small stove for them.

After a while, several dishes appeared neatly on the long table in the auditorium.

Owen sat with Hermione and Harry, eating and chatting.

Harry recounted what happened after Dumbledore took them away.

And this soon attracted Ron and the twin Ginny who were preparing to go to Hogsmeade Station at the foot of the stairs.

They sat on the chair with Hermione and listened to Harry talk about what he had seen in the trance.

"Aren't you in a hurry to catch the train?" Halfway through, Hermione noticed that there seemed to be only a few minutes left before the train departed.

Then she quickly reminded.

"No need!" George waved his hand.

"We can apparate home," Fred said.

Hearing this, Hermione remembered that the Geminis were already in seventh grade.

They had already attended Hogwarts Apparition classes and received certificates.

"Wow! It's so profound - the world after death." Ron became excited after hearing this. "Harry, I'm sure not many people have experienced such a wonderful adventure."

"Who said that?" Owen raised his head, "Everyone goes through it, it's just that you can't come back."

"Oh! That's right. Then I still hope it arrives later! I haven't played it yet. By the way-" Ron looked at Owen, "You are going home this year, right, Paris?"

"What's wrong?"

"Percy asked me to go to Paris for Christmas. Bill is looking for me. If we happen to meet him, there's no need to send a letter home."

"Where's Harry?" Ron looked at Harry again.

"What are your plans for Christmas?"

"I don't know?" Harry shook his head. He originally planned to spend the holidays with Sirius, but it seems that he won't be able to come back this year. After that, he planned to go to the Weasley family and the Burrow for the holidays - and now he heard that Harry Well, I won’t go back.

This makes it difficult for him to open up - he's not going to spend Christmas at the Dursleys!

"If you don't know, just go to my house." Owen said.

Then two figures suddenly appeared at the door of the auditorium and he stretched out his hand to signal them to come over.

The visitors were Neville and Luna.

He had promised Neville to transfer his parents to another hospital, but now his parents should have arrived in Paris. He was going back to the hospital because of the patient's affairs, so he took him with him along the way.

As for Luna following?

"The Quibbler is going to expand its market to France." Luna held up a thick stack of magazines, all of which were copies of their Quibbler.

Wearing a blue cotton hat with two bunny ears on her head, she sat next to Owen very cutely.

"My dad will be spending the Christmas holidays in Paris. Neville said you were going back to Paris for Christmas?"

"No problem, I'll take you." Owen picked up a bowl of hot soup and took a sip, then agreed generously.

What he didn't notice was the slight change in Miss Granger's expression.

But soon, with a sigh, she drove away the worries in her heart.

This kind of worry is beyond anyone's control, even she will have an inexplicable feeling of eating.

On the other side, Owen noticed that Harry Potter had already introduced the first half of his time in the trance, but he had not honestly revealed the key points after that.

To help him.

Owen quietly took out the photo pocket watch again, and then pressed the playback button. This time, no picture appeared because he did not open the pocket watch, but the sound came out three-dimensionally and loudly.

"You will meet Anubis."

First came Owen's own voice.

Harry was frightened.

Wary eyes burst out immediately.

The next second, a familiar voice rang, that was his voice.

"I stole Dudley's chocolates, me"

The voice coming from the photo pocket watch was so clear that it even captured the faint trembling of the speaker.

The little wizards around him were stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

This voice - isn't it Harry?

He is.

"Harry Potter sincerely confesses." Owen suppressed a smirk and winked at the other little wizards.

Soon the other little wizards sitting there, including Ron and Hermione, all reacted.

Ron was the first to live in Bengbu.

He opened his mouth and let out a loud, drawn-out laugh.

That's what good brothers are like - they will definitely come up and ridicule you when you are feeling down.

As for the others, Gemini laughed even more.

One by one, they stretched out their hands to expose Harry's neck and said, "I didn't realize you were such a bad boy since you were a child!

Haha – perfect for us. "

The twins' laughter made Harry blush.

He felt like he couldn't stay at Hogwarts anymore.

He already has the idea of ​​​​changing countries and schools.

"Shut up, you two."

At this moment, next to Hermione, Ginny glared at her two brothers with some annoyance. She stared directly at Harry, and then quickly said, "I don't think there is anything funny about this. "

"The Dursleys treated Harry so badly, but he could remember all the minor harms he caused to himself, and he regretted it in the end - although I don't think there is anything to regret about this, I think this is called Honesty is even better."

"Yes, I think so too." Hermione said immediately, supporting Hermione.

Then he turned his head and looked at Owen with a scrutinizing look, "I don't know what you will confess to in the end?"

"Me?" Owen, who was stuffing meatloaf into his mouth, was stunned for a moment, huh? Why was the firepower suddenly on him?

His head turned quickly and he immediately thought of a countermeasure, "Well - I will regret it. I will not love you more today than tomorrow."

Owen practically blurted it out.

The little wizards around him were stunned when they heard this.

Wow!

Your answer is really brilliant!

And Hermione even blushed with a 'shua'.

She glared at Owen, then lowered her head and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, looking a little shy and sweet.

But not everyone focused on Hermione and Owen.

Ginny just kept staring at Harry.

And Harry - after Ginny spoke up, his eyes also fell on her.

When Owen said those words, he clearly noticed a flash of hope or regret in Ginny's eyes.

In short, it seemed that he noticed for the first time that the girl in front of him had grown up to be a beautiful girl.

Fiery red hair, slightly curved brown eyes and fair skin.

For some reason, he suddenly felt that Ginny's skin seemed to be paler than most of the girls in school.

In short - the two people's eyes began to tighten inexplicably.

On the other side, a house elf suddenly apparated out from behind Owen.

It stretched out its dry and slender hand and tugged at the corner of Owen's clothes. When he noticed and turned his head, the elf asked him if he needed extra food.

Because there are so many people here.

"No need." Owen replied. He was about to turn his head, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, and then continued to say to the elf, "Bring a message to Lucius for me, just say - um - — needs to be contacted, he will understand - the location is, um - near Hagrid's hut, as soon as possible!"

"Okay, sir." The elf responded, and then disappeared.

"Lucius?" Hermione looked at her doubtfully. She originally planned to mention things like the rights of house elves, but after hearing what Owen said, she changed her words, "That's not Draco. His father?"

"yes!"

"Why are you still in contact with him?" At this moment, Ron came over and helped Hermione ask the same question in her heart. "They are all Death Eaters!"

"Yeah!" Owen said.

"Hi - Death Eater!" Ron raised his voice, "You and Malfoy only had business dealings before. I thought you had cut off contact with the mysterious man after his resurrection."

"Keep your voice down-" Owen raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you afraid that others won't hear you?"

He sat up straight, took a sip of the black tea beside him, moistened his throat and said, "How many years has the Malfoy family been in England?

What do you think they use to survive? "

"Aren't you just following the crowd? Are you going to adapt to the wind?" Ron opened his mouth and taunted without even a pause.

"That's right!" Owen nodded seriously, "So this means they won't put their treasure on one person."

"What do you mean?" Harry was also attracted by Owen's words at this time, and quickly broke Ginny's gaze.

"It means that he has the possibility of becoming our insider - of course, I mean it is possible - there is no need to trust him. All the information he provides cannot be trusted, but it is still okay to let him pass on a message.

Judging from the current situation, Voldemort is making a secret infiltration plan in the wizarding world. We must integrate all useful wizards. As for the future trials of pure-blood families like Malfoy, we can only talk about it after the war. "

Harry pursed his lips and asked him to cooperate with the Malfoy family. It would be more uncomfortable than killing him, but it was undeniable that Owen's words made sense.

Others, not even the Weasleys, who were often at loggerheads with the Malfoy family, couldn't argue with Owen.

The reality is this, the grudges between them can only be left to the end.

The heavy topic suddenly silenced the audience.

Everyone was withdrawn from the joy just now.

Owen didn't care. He continued to eat and turned to see Hermione staring at him.

"By the way, what will your parents say if you don't come home for Christmas?"

Hermione's eyes flickered, and then she said: "To be honest, I told them that a classmate invited me to his house for Christmas.

It seems that Ms. Rozier also sent a letter to my parents, and they agreed decisively. "

"Huh?" Owen was really surprised now. His grandmother's letter to Hermione was beyond his expectation. She also sent a letter to her parents to explain the situation?

Since when had Miss Granger become her baby bump?

So caring?

"My parents also know that I will be engaged in magic-related work in the future and will gradually drift away from the other world, so they support my integration here. They don't want me to become an alien in another world." Hermione explained, her The words were full of firmness and determination.

"They really understand justice!" Owen said gently. There are few parents who support their children so much.

Hermione is almost breaking away from the Muggle world. Of course, this does not mean that she will not go to the Muggle world again in the future, but it is a parting of ways of life and life.

As parents, this means that they have lost a daughter in a social sense.

This situation is rare.

For example, Justin's parents did not intend to completely separate their son from the Muggle world, but chose limited integration.

The last person to be so supportive of his children - Owen suddenly looked at Harry.

Or his mother - Lily Evans' parents, Harry's grandparents.

"For Christmas, my parents are going to the United States for a trip." Hermione added, "It saves me a lot of trouble."

she said calmly.

It wasn't that Hermione had any conflict with his parents, it was just that it was too troublesome for a wizard to enter the country.

Coupled with her reputation outside, as long as she is slightly exposed, she will attract a large group of wizards.

She couldn't drive him away, and it was definitely uncomfortable to play around. It was not as comfortable as her parents who had been to the world of two.

"Going to travel again?" Owen remembered that Hermione's family was not a wealthy family.

Where do you get the funds to travel abroad for half a month every few months?

Hermione saw the confusion in Owen's eyes and immediately explained, "Didn't I win many medals?"

"In addition to the medal, there is also a large amount of money. It's all Muggle money. I can't use it, so I gave it all to my parents."

Owen nodded after hearing this, so that's it.

Then he couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, my daughter is better." Then he looked sharply at Ron and the twins. "Look at these three brothers, their consciences were eaten by dogs, and they never know how to take some of the money they earned home."

"Hey - you are totally slandering me!" Gemini shook his cloak, "Our industry is still in the development stage."

"Alchemy inventions require capital!" George said.

“The money we make now can barely be used for daily operations,” Fred said.

"And we also sent some money home." George added.

"So please cut us out when you humiliate Ron." The twins said in chorus.

"Really?" Owen expressed serious doubts.

These three guys.

Gemini still knows how much money he has made in more than a year. After all, he has received dividends and can work backwards.

As of today, their total profit is about six thousand galleons.

This is a huge sum of money. Mr. Arthur, the head of the Ministry of Magic, only earns about seven hundred galleons a year in salary.

Obviously, Gemini is already one of the richest young wizards in Hogwarts.

If they don't have the money to invest all in research and development, they must want to open a branch - after all, the passenger flow in Hogsmeade Village is not as good as that of Diagon Alley in London, let alone the hiding place in Paris.

Six thousand galleons were used to develop the market—a more reasonable explanation.

Maybe it won't be long before Weasley's Alchemy Workshops sprout up all over Europe?

Who knows——

Afterwards, Owen joked with Gemini some more.

Wait until the time is almost up and you have eaten and drank enough.

He was finally ready to get down to business.

"Huh? Where are you going, Owen?" Hermione asked.

"Of course it's Hagrid's hut. What did I just tell the elves?" he responded, and then ran out of the castle.

"Is that possible?" Hermione expressed doubts about the speed of the elf's message delivery, but she still quickly got up and chased after Owen.

The others - Gemini didn't follow.

The two of them seemed to notice that Harry was constantly looking at his sister on the long table.

He suddenly became interested and kept teasing him with words.

Luna and Ginny were talking about something.

It was probably a topic among girls, and Ginny's whole cheeks turned red.

Neville looked a little worried, probably because he was worried about his parents, and the unknown future made him a little scared.

On the other side, Owen and Hermione were not walking very fast.

They leaned on each other, one foot deep and one foot shallow, walking on the snow-covered ridge.

At this time, the sky was hazy.

The clouds and fog are thick.

There is light snow in the sky.

This is very typical Scottish winter weather.

Endless snowfall like last year's is extremely rare.

Both were wearing hats, and Owen had gloves on his hands, which Hermione had just given him as a Christmas present.

Compared with last year, her level of knitting sweaters has improved greatly this year. The wool is very fine and perfectly blocks the cold. She can even knit some complex patterns on gloves and hats.

If it's not a magic spell - then it must be asking an expert for advice.

Although knitting is a traditional skill of the British, and everyone, regardless of gender or age, can do it, he has never noticed who in the castle is good at knitting.

Hannah was not bad. He had seen Hannah knitting sweaters last year.

I think Luna will be very good. She has jewelry made by herself all over her body. With such skills, she can even knit sweaters easily.

But Owen still thinks Hermione should learn from Ginny. Although he didn't know whether Ginny knew how to knit sweaters, Mrs. Weasley was an expert at knitting sweaters, and it was obvious to her that she could do it too.

He couldn't help but hold Hermione's hand tighter.

Warmth doesn't just come with gloves and hats.

It was he who held that fiery heart.

After walking for a while, they crossed a ridge and saw Hagrid's hut getting closer and closer. However, not far away, a tall figure caught their attention.

It's Hagrid.

He was dragging a thick, high-quality fir tree towards them.

As they approached, he happily greeted the two, "Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas, Hagrid," Hermione said, "What are you—"

"Oh!" Hagrid smiled heartily, "This is this year's Christmas tree. The biggest and best one will be placed in front of the guest of honor. I spent a whole morning finding it in the Forbidden Forest."

He said cheerfully, "To celebrate your victory, that terrible woman finally left Hogwarts. Oh - I can finally relax for a few days."

Both Hermione and Owen knew who the woman Hagrid was talking about.

That was of course Umbridge.

but

Hermione looked at Hagrid with some pity. He must have been in the Forbidden Forest all morning, so Professor McGonagall did not notify him.

"That Hagrid," she said cautiously, "the school is not planning to hold a party this Christmas. Everyone has to go home."