A proud little boy with silver hair, followed by two towering henchmen who stood far taller than children their age, like Heng Ha Er Jiang.
Well, this was the Malfoy trio, the nemesis of Harry Potter's trio.
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had loved and hated Harry throughout their entire school years.
Their war as rivals was generally a step above childish squabbles, though it fell short of outright school bullying. Well, Malfoy probably did want to bully people, but every time, he ended up being the one bullied instead.
Malfoy could be called bad, but he was still barely salvageable.
Personality-wise, though, he was far worse than Ron.
That expression that said speaking to you was already doing you a favor was impossible to like.
"Draco Malfoy, of the noble Malfoy family."
Malfoy looked at the four people in the compartment with an expression of condescending charity as he spoke with 'polite refinement.'
Ron immediately burst out laughing. Although the Weasley and Malfoy families were both pure-blood wizarding families, their beliefs were worlds apart. They had been born natural enemies.
"Are you laughing at my name?"
Malfoy was unwilling to let it go. He glared at Ron, then turned toward Harry, about to say something.
But soon, his attention fell on Xu Yue.
"Wait, I recognize you. You're Xu Yue? The descendant of that Muggle duke? The one who practically bought out Diagon Alley?"
Malfoy's father had always had extremely well-connected sources. Coupled with Xu Yue's lobbying for the bill some time ago and his buying spree in Diagon Alley, he had naturally paid some attention to this unusual member from the Muggle world.
The Malfoy family, always proud of being pure-blood wizards, had originally disdained communicating with Muggle-borns.
But while Malfoy still maintained his arrogance, his attitude was fairly