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"Little traitor!" Vincent grumbled as he ate his pastries.

He was talking about Gu Gu, but his eyes remained fixed on Hermione.

Even the girl least like a girl had fallen for it. Gu Gu's status at Hogwarts was probably already higher than that of a School Board Member.

He had better eat more before they were gone. These had been brought back from Italy.

After feeding Gu Gu the last pastry, Hermione stood up with it in her arms and began examining the layout of the first floor.

She had never paid much attention before, but with the guns hanging on the walls excluded, the Wayne home actually looked quite cozy.

She stopped before the bookshelf beside the display window.

"Are these all Aunt Evelyn's?"

Vincent, who was clearing away the plates, glanced up. "Not all of them. There's an even bigger bookshelf in her room."

Hermione held Gu Gu a little tighter and pulled out a copy of The Hobbit.

The cover depicted a sturdy-footed little dwarf and an old wizard in gray robes with white hair and a white beard.

"Gandalf really looks like Professor Dumbledore."

Vincent carried the plates toward the kitchen. "Professor Dumbledore said he liked Tolkien's novels. They probably knew each other."

By the time he returned, Hermione was already seated in the chair Evelyn usually used for reading.

Gu Gu lay on the counter, while the novel in Hermione's hands had already been opened.

It was best not to disturb a book-loving top student.

After putting away the cups as well, he headed for the stairs, intending to return to his room.

Hermione, absorbed in the book, suddenly closed it and returned it to its place.

"They really do look alike. Their personalities are just different."

Vincent turned back and poked his head