Mr. Percy Weasley, Can I Buy the Rat You're Raising?

It had to be said.

There were quite a lot of new students this year.

When Old Barty Crouch and Vinson Wright arrived at the London platform, parents seeing their children off to school were everywhere on the station.

Every Hogwarts new student was pushing a small luggage cart laden with all their belongings, not to mention various strange pet cages.

Among them, the most conspicuous...

was probably a group of redheads.

Because this wizarding family had too many members.

"That's the Weasley family."

Old Barty Crouch glanced at the red-haired family and introduced softly, "Arthur Weasley, currently the Head of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, is a very warm person and gets along well with most of his colleagues at the Ministry..."

"Standing next to Arthur is his wife, Molly Weasley. Mrs. Weasley might seem a bit short-tempered, but she's actually got a good personality and is a mother who's excellent at raising children; everyone has to admit that..."

"Standing behind the two of them is their eldest son, Bill Weasley. He graduated from Hogwarts two years ago and had excellent grades. I remember he obtained all his N.E.W.T.s very early on..."

"Hey, Barty!"

Just as Old Barty Crouch was introducing the Weasley family to Vinson Wright, Arthur Weasley noticed Old Barty and called out to him with a hearty laugh.

Clearly.

They had a good relationship.

Everyone on the platform immediately looked over.

Arthur Weasley paid them no mind, waving to them as he led his family towards Old Barty Crouch and Vinson.

"This is Mr. Crouch."

Arthur Weasley shook Old Barty's hand while introducing him to his children, "Mr. Crouch is my colleague at the Ministry. He seems to be the Head of the Department for International Magical Cooperation now..."

The Weasley children sized up Old Barty Crouch, curiously observing the middle-aged man dressed in a neat suit.

Just by his appearance...

Old Barty Crouch certainly looked like a high-ranking official at the Ministry.

Compared to his disheveled father, Arthur Weasley, Old Barty Crouch better fit the little ones' impression of a Ministry official, especially since he was a real high-ranking official.

"This is Bill."

Arthur Weasley pulled the tall young man standing behind him and introduced with a smile, "You must have met Bill. He's now a Curse-Breaker at Gringotts..."

"A promising young man."

Old Barty Crouch nodded seriously.

"Hahahaha... Bill has set a great example for his younger siblings!"

Arthur Weasley laughed heartily, seemingly pleased that someone praised his eldest son. His hand then landed on the shoulder of a young man pushing a luggage cart.

"This is Charlie."

Arthur Weasley put his arm around the young man's shoulders, his smile widening, "Charlie is in his sixth year now. He's the Gryffindor Prefect and Quidditch team captain. Many people say he's sure to make it onto the English Quidditch team!"

After saying that, Arthur Weasley couldn't help but add with a hint of regret, "But the lad likes studying magical creatures. He plans to go to Romania to study dragons after graduation in a couple of years... It's a shame, our family all hoped he'd become a Quidditch player!"

"That job requires a lot of patience."

Old Barty Crouch looked at Charlie Weasley with undeniable admiration, "If you need any help in the future, I can help make some contacts in Romania..."

"That would be greatly appreciated."

Charlie Weasley nodded seriously.

With Old Barty Crouch being the Head of the Department for International Magical Cooperation, he would definitely need his help if Charlie Weasley wanted to work in Romania.

"This is our most studious young man!"

Arthur Weasley walked over to a young man with curly red hair, his smile growing wider, "Percy is only in his third year. I feel that in a couple more years, when he takes his O.W.L.s, Percy will get top marks in all subjects!"

"Good morning, Mr. Crouch."

Percy Weasley greeted Old Barty Crouch with a serious expression.

Compared to the other Weasley children, Percy Weasley was impeccably dressed, even speaking in a very proper and formal manner.

"Good morning, Mr. Percy Weasley."

Old Barty Crouch nodded politely.

"Alright, next up are the two little rascals of our family!"

Arthur Weasley laughed heartily as he hugged two red-haired teenagers pushing luggage carts, introducing them with a booming laugh, "Fred, George. These two were born on April Fools' Day. They love playing pranks more than anyone else in the family. They're only starting at Hogwarts this year..."

It was very clear.

Fred Weasley and George Weasley were twins.

From their hair and looks to the freckles on their faces, they were almost identical. Even their expressions were exactly the same when their father suddenly hugged them.

It wasn't until Arthur Weasley let them go that Fred and George finally breathed a sigh of relief and greeted Old Barty Crouch.

"Hello, I'm Fred, you can also call me George."

"Hello, I'm George, you can also call me Fred."

After the two little guys finished introducing themselves, they looked at each other and said in unison, "Because we know Mr. Crouch definitely can't tell us apart."

"Hahahaha..."

Arthur Weasley couldn't help but reach out and mess up the hair of the twin brothers, laughing heartily, "You never forget to be mischievous, no matter where you go..."

After speaking, Arthur Weasley pointed to his remaining son and daughter, "That's Ron, and that's Ginny. Our family finally has a well-behaved daughter. Ron will be able to enroll in two years, and Ginny still has three years to wait..."

It has to be said.

The Weasley family is truly large.

The number of Wizards in their family alone is enough to be considered a huge clan in the Wizarding World. In fact, the Weasleys are indeed a very famous branch of pure-blood Wizarding families.

After Arthur Weasley introduced his family, his gaze fell on the gray-haired youth beside Old Barty Crouch, "This little fellow is..."

"Vinson Wright."

Vinson Wright looked at the curious Weasley family and introduced himself, "Currently, I'm temporarily staying at Mr. Crouch's house..."

After speaking, his gaze swept over the red hair of the Weasley family, paying special attention to the brothers Fred and George, and he gave them a friendly smile.

Hmm...

These two brothers are quite something.

They must really like taking the blame, right?

Finally, Vinson's gaze landed on Ron Weasley.

One of the future Golden Trio.

Who would have thought that this Ron Weasley, who wasn't particularly noticeable in the Weasley family, would become a winner in life in the future?

Old Barty Crouch patted Vinson Wright's shoulder and continued to introduce him to the crowd, "Coincidentally, Vinson is also a new student at Hogwarts this year."

"What a lovely little fellow..."

Molly Weasley praised Vinson with a smile.

"...Thank you."

Vinson slowly lowered his head and smiled a little shyly.

At this moment, the gray-haired youth looked truly harmless.

The next second.

Vinson's facade broke.

"Mr. Percy Weasley, do you have a pet rat?"

The gray-haired youth, who had just seemed harmless to the Weasley family, reached out to touch Percy's pet rat!

Just as others were looking on in surprise, Vinson suddenly plucked a tuft of rat fur, and the sleeping rat immediately let out a painful squeak!

"What are you doing!"

Percy Weasley stared in astonishment at Vinson bullying his rat.

The Weasley family also watched the scene with wide eyes, and even little Ron's face showed anger!

This person...

How could he be like this!

Vinson narrowed his eyes and smiled, quietly pocketing the tuft of rat fur, and then said with a smile, "My owl really likes to eat rats. I just wanted to ask Mr. Percy if he could sell it to me?"