Hogwarts Headmaster Pays a Visit
"..."
On the second day of the holiday, Hermione Granger was half-lying on the sofa in her family's living room, holding a plate of snacks as she boredly watched the television while enjoying her food.
The sunlight streamed in through the window and fell across her back, illuminating her curly brown hair and face. In the middle of winter, it made her feel warm all over.
But for some reason, she looked somewhat empty and bored, as though she was not particularly satisfied with this state of spending her holiday resting at home.
"Ugh..."
As she watched, she suddenly let out a sigh.
Although she was already a proper Witch, when she looked at her home environment and thought about her fantastical and fulfilling life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she always felt that she no longer fit in with everything at home or with those boring television programs.
On one hand was the wizarding world, and on the other was the ordinary Muggle world. Caught between the two, she often felt helpless and at a loss.
Even though she had been studying very hard, and even though her grades had already surpassed those of most of the students in her year, that strange feeling still left her somewhat bewildered.
In any case, she felt that she had seemingly integrated into her new life and identity, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed she had not completely integrated into them after all.
Ding-dong!
At that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang, breaking the tranquility.
"Who is it?"
Hermione abruptly raised her head, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes.
Ding-dong!
The person outside did not answer, but instead pressed the doorbell again, somewhat playfully.
"Coming! Coming!"
Christmas had already passed. Who