Neville, James, and Alfred opened the compartment door and happened to see Hermione arguing with the twins about something.
It was all knowledge and studying—just listening for a few sentences made their heads spin.
"We're Gryffindors. Being bookworms is boring!"
Cho did not like what Fred had said.
She stood by Hermione,
"Studying can enrich our knowledge and eventually turn it into skills we can use flexibly."
"That's right!" Cedric shouted in approval.
George gave him an unfriendly once-over.
After Gu Gu's betrayal, this thick-browed, big-eyed pretty boy had betrayed them too.
The twins exchanged a glance, then approached him together with wicked grins.
Cedric hurriedly backed away. "W-what are you doing?"
"What do you think?"
The moment the train started moving, both of them pounced on him.
Everyone remained very calm.
Only Cho seemed a little worried.
But after confirming that they were merely fooling around, she picked up Gu Gu and brought him over to Crookshanks and Yumi.
The Hogwarts Express headed north, and Compartment W gradually quieted down.
Vincent, seated by the window, put down Nicolas Flamel's manuscript and looked out over the desolate Scottish plains.
The sky was rather dim. It would probably rain soon.
"Creak, creak—" The plump witch pushing the food trolley arrived at the compartment door.
James bought a huge pile of snacks.
"Old Vince, want one?"
Vincent caught the box of Chocolate Frogs James tossed over.
Opening the pentagonal box, he found a frog-shaped piece of chocolate lying inside.
When it sprang up, a large hand caught it.
Vincent took a bite, then looked at the card inside the box.
It was Cornelius Agrippa, a famous wizard who had once been imprisoned in a Muggle jail.
They were both named Cornelius, yet this one had managed to write works like *On Occult