She Was the Best-Looking One on the Whole Street!

Chu Yao looked at the Elder Wand in her hand, which now felt a little too hot to hold, with mixed feelings.

No wonder she had always felt something was off, and "Elder Wood" had sounded familiar...

ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh!

On the one hand, Chu Yao was glad she hadn't sold it as scrap. On the other, she was already wondering how, once school started, she could keep up her "well-behaved, innocent little Eastern sword cultivator" persona under the gaze of Dumbledore's blue eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through everything.

Oh, life really was full of ups and downs.

One moment, she had been a happy collector of geng metal; the next, she might become the headmaster's prime subject of observation.

It looked like she'd have to be even more careful at Hogwarts (yeah, right!).

When Chu Yao said she could get to King's Cross Station on her own and there was no need to trouble Professor Snape to make another trip, she clearly saw a fleeting look of relief cross Snape's perpetually gloomy face. It could even be described as... eagerness to be rid of her.

"In that case..." Snape's voice was still silky and low, but he seemed to speak a tiny bit faster than usual. "Make sure you arrive on time. Don't cause trouble."

Without another word of instruction, he promptly turned and vanished around the street corner at a speed that was almost like Apparition, his black robes billowing like a startled bat.

Chu Yao looked after him as he practically fled and sighed helplessly.

I'm doing this for your own good, Professor!

I'd arranged to meet Harry Potter, after all.

If you took me there, wouldn't you run into your "lifelong enemy" right off the bat, Professor?

How awful would that be? Look how considerate I am!

At that moment, Chu Yao felt she was truly thoughtful!

A luxury car that Chu Yao had booked in advance through the hotel took her comfortably to King's Cross Station.

Unlike the travelers hurrying around her with their bags and bundles, Chu Yao stood out today.

Her hair was styled in an elegant side braid, and she wore a graceful sunhat and vintage sunglasses that covered most of her face. With a classic Chanel chain bag over her shoulder, she looked every bit a wealthy young lady of impeccable taste out for a leisurely outing. She was so fashionable that many passersby turned to look.

Mm, disguise successful!

I look like an ordinary child from a wealthy Muggle family.

Oh yeah, I'm the best-looking one on the whole street!

But I have to keep a low profile, keep a low profile~

She waited for a while at the station entrance, and soon, at the agreed time, she saw Harry being dropped off by his uncle, Vernon Dursley.

Uncle Vernon, a man as fat as a walrus, roughly threw Harry's trunk onto a trolley, his face full of impatience and disgust.

Completely ignoring the elegantly dressed Chu Yao standing nearby, he growled at Harry, "Go on, boy! I'm warning you, that Platform Nine and Three-Quarters doesn't exist! If you can't get to that wretched place of yours, don't expect us to come back and pick you up! Do you hear me?"

His pudgy finger nearly poked Harry in the nose.

With that, he gave a loud snort, as though afraid of being tainted by bad luck, and pushed his way into the crowd without looking back. He left Harry standing there alone, facing the bustling crowd.

At that moment, little Harry looked a little lonely and helpless.

Harry pressed his lips together slightly and looked in the direction his uncle had disappeared. A flicker of sadness crossed his eyes, but more than anything, he looked lost.

He turned his head and only then noticed Chu Yao waiting nearby. Surprise appeared on his face.

Clearly, he hadn't immediately recognized the fashionably dressed girl as the special Eastern girl from the wand shop.

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