"Secret Passage?" A voice came from the air.
Harry had just discovered the use of the Invisibility Cloak and put it on.
"What Secret Passage? Do Fred and George know about it? Where is it?"
Basil's lips curled slightly. "A Secret Passage they don't know about. It's on the third floor, in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom."
The headless Harry revealed himself. "The girls' bathroom?"
He took off the hood, his eyes full of curiosity and conflict.
After a moment, the kindness in his heart convinced him. "It's Christmas today. How about we go another day?"
"Fine." Basil rolled his eyes.
He casually opened a package. Inside was a reddish-brown book.
Its title read, "Magic Theory: Why We Reject It."
Harry saw it too.
He smiled. "It must be Hermione's gift. She's still trying to convince you that Archmages are just your ancestors' fantasies, not something that really existed."
"Yeah." Basil pulled a note from inside the book.
It read: I think this book will be very useful to you. Hermione Granger.
"I think I need to go out."
Hammersmith and Fulham was a borough in West London. It lay beside the Thames, bordered Kensington and Chelsea to the east, Brent to the north, and Ealing and Hounslow to the west. Thanks to its excellent location, it had historically been a residential area for the upper class. Now, it was home to many middle-class families.
The Granger family, whose male head of household was a dentist, lived in this neighborhood.
Although the famous Chelsea Football Club was named after Chelsea in London, its stadium was not actually within Chelsea's borders, but in Fulham.
Therefore, due to familiarity and conformity, most families living in this area were fans of Chelsea Football Club, or at least enjoyed football.
But Hermione did not like football.