Poisonous

Suddenly there was a knock on the carriage door, and Lee Jordan, pushing his luggage, stood outside the carriage, watching the cat and owl facing off with great interest.

"Your cat?" he asked.

"Otherwise what?" Albert said irritably.

"He looks even fatter than in the photos," Lee Jordan grinned. He reached out to poke the cat's forehead, but Tom almost scratched him. Luckily, he pulled his hand back quickly, or he would have bled.

"Quite fierce."

Lee Jordan wasn't angry; he simply moved his luggage to the corner of the cubicle.

"He used to be a little shy around the house." Albert scooped Tom onto his lap, then reached out and patted Shera's head, gesturing for the owl to go back to its cage to sleep.

"Also, would you allow a stranger to touch your head?"

"No." Lee Jordan placed an Insect Box on the table and excitedly said to Albert, "Look what I've got."

"What kind of spider is this? I think it might be poisonous." Albert examined the spider in the Insect Box. Spiders with patterns and bright colors are usually poisonous.

As for its size, it is indeed quite large, but for Albert, who has seen the Acromantula, it's just so-so.

"This is a Bag Spider," Lee Jordan said. "It's a venomous spider from South Africa, a gift that one of my uncles brought back for me from Africa."

"Did he say what would happen if you got bitten by this thing?" Albert felt that the uncle Lee Jordan was talking about was very unreliable.

"He didn't say." Lee Jordan shook his head after a moment of recollection, clearly not understanding Albert's implied meaning.

"Then you'd better not let it bite you; most brightly colored spiders are poisonous," Albert said helplessly when he saw that Lee Jordan didn't react. Then, he pulled Tom, who had been peering out of the Insect Box, back over; the guy was curious about everything he saw now.

"So what does this thing eat?"

"Yes, usually insects, like mice and frogs."

"Where are you going to get all this stuff from at Hogwarts School?" Albert rolled his eyes as he petted the cat. "Wouldn't it be better to keep an owl? Why do you have to keep a spider?"

"And what about your cat?" Lee Jordan retorted. "Do you expect this fat cat to catch mice or go out to forage for food on its own?"

"I bought a bunch of cat food and canned cat food, and besides, there are fish by the lake, so I can go fishing when I have time." Albert pulled a bag of cat food out of his suitcase.

Tom immediately went over to his food and tried to tear the packaging with his paws, but Albert flicked his head hard, and he finally lay down obediently.

Lee Jordan looked away from the cat food and back at the Bag Spider in his Insect Box, immediately feeling annoyed because he hadn't prepared any food for his Bag Spider.

"If it doesn't work, we'll just release it into the Forbidden Forest!" he muttered dejectedly, glancing furtively at Albert's bag of cat food, seemingly wondering if the Bag Spider could eat it.

"You should get an owl. They're easier to care for and don't require much attention," Albert said, pointing to Shera. "They can also help deliver messages; they're reliable companions."

"You're right!" Lee Jordan was even more frustrated.

"Speaking of which, why did you bring two pets?" He stared at Tom's fat belly, also wanting to reach out and touch it.

"Hogwarts doesn't say you can only bring one pet," Albert said, scoffing. "And they don't even let people go for a night stroll!"

"That makes sense." Lee Jordan suddenly realized that Albert's words made a lot of sense.

"The main reason is that there's no one at home to help take care of him, so I have to bring him with me." Albert noticed that Lee Jordan was in low spirits and casually said, "Look, George and Fred are already here."

"Where?" Lee Jordan looked up at the window but didn't see the Weasley Twins.

"You're not lying to me, are you?" He looked away and glanced at Albert suspiciously.

"I really saw them just now," Albert nodded affirmatively.

Well, Albert was just talking nonsense. He thought it was already past 10:30, and the Weasley family should be arriving soon.

"Are you sure?" Lee Jordan pointed to the station exit and said irritably, "You're lying to me again. They just arrived. How did you even see them just now?"

Lee Jordan reached out the window and waved to the Weasley Twins.

"Do you think that skinny, dark-haired boy just now might be Harry Potter?" Albert asked, changing the subject without blushing or panting. He had indeed caught a glimpse of a skinny, dark-haired boy pushing his luggage toward the back of the train.

"Hey, don't change the subject," Lee Jordan said, annoyed.

"I think he might be Harry Potter."

"Where did this black-haired boy come from? You're trying to fool me again." Lee Jordan said he wouldn't fall for it again.

"I predicted it last night with my crystal ball," Albert said mysteriously. "Harry Potter will be entering the station with the Weasley family."

Lee Jordan has already started rolling his eyes.

"If it's fake, I'll give you a can of cat food; if it's real..."

"What would I do with your cat food?" Lee Jordan said irritably.

"You can feed my Tom!" Albert pointed to his fat cat.

"In the end, it still ended up in your cat's stomach. Could you be any more shameless?"

Fred knocked on the door from the outside, and after Lee Jordan opened the car door and got in, he asked with a smile, "Who was talking about Harry Potter just now?"

"Albert said he saw you guys entering the station with Harry Potter from his crystal ball last night," Lee Jordan told Fred and George, sounding annoyed at Albert's fabricated story.

"Harry Potter, just now..." Fred and George exchanged glances, and the latter suddenly said, "There was indeed a dark-haired boy next to us just now, who seemed to be asking for directions."

"Are you sure he's Harry Potter?" George quickly dropped his luggage and turned to check.

"Where are they going?" Lee Jordan couldn't help but ask, watching the Twins hurry away.

"Let's go see Harry Potter," Albert said helplessly.

"Is it really Harry Potter? Should we go too?" Lee Jordan obviously wanted to see the legendary Harry Potter.

"Harry Potter isn't a monkey in a zoo. You'll see him when we sort him into the Sorting Halls later," Albert said helplessly. "Besides, Harry Potter's father is in Gryffindor, so he should be going to Gryffindor too. You'll be able to see the Savior every day from now on."

"Do you think he still remembers what the Lord Voldemort looks like?" Lee Jordan suddenly asked.

"Do you still remember when you were one year old?" Albert asked impatiently.

"Maybe he has memories from that time," Lee Jordan muttered softly. "After all, he's Harry Potter."

Albert was speechless. In these people's eyes, what exactly was Harry Potter?