Harry, Ron, and Hermione began keeping a close watch on Professor Snape and Quirrell. As for Irina, she continued to coast through life, and her days could not have been more leisurely.
Besides keeping watch on the two professors, Hermione was also worried about the final exams that would begin in a little over two months.
"Relax, Hermione. You'll definitely be top of the year!"
Irina hugged a bag of crisps and tried to reassure Hermione, who was sorting through her revision materials.
Honestly, Hogwarts' first-year curriculum was not particularly demanding. Its theoretical content amounted to, at most, a week's worth of high school classes from Irina's previous life.
Although the professors had been steadily assigning more homework lately, it was nothing to top students like Irina and Hermione. They had finished their work ages ago.
However, their attitudes after finishing their homework could not have been more different. Irina believed in enjoying life while she could, munching on snacks as she watched Harry and Ron play Wizard Chess, while Hermione clutched a huge stack of textbooks and studied diligently.
"Irina, please!" Hermione looked helplessly at Irina. The crunching sound of Irina eating crisps tempted her every moment.
Irina pulled out a crisp. "There are so many little wizards at Hogwarts. If even you, Hermione, can't pass the final exams, then they'll probably all be thrown out and sent home in disgrace. Here, have a crisp!"
Hermione obediently opened her mouth and let Irina feed the crisp into it.
Just then, they heard Ron's voice from nearby. "Hagrid! What are you doing in the library?"
Ron looked rather surprised. As the Keeper of Keys and Grounds, Hagrid never came to the library!
Hagrid's eyes darted about, and he seemed to be hiding something behind his back. "I was just having