To celebrate the children's successful graduation from Hogwarts, Mrs. Weasley had specially prepared a lavish dinner.
She had invited many people. Besides Sirius, there was Cedric, who lived on the other side of the village, as well as the Lovegood family.
Before dinner had even begun, Hermione's family arrived as well.
Hermione's father, Mr. Granger, drove into Ottery St. Catchpole, filled with curiosity about the place.
Though he had visited famous wizarding locations like Diagon Alley and King's Cross Station more than once, this was his first time visiting a village where wizards actually lived.
Especially after seeing The Burrow. Its crooked, lopsided structure—something no one could have built even with blocks—left Mr. Granger rooted to the spot.
He blinked blankly and looked at Mr. Weasley, who was stroking his car.
"I heard that non-wizards live here too. They... have never found this place strange?"
As he spoke, his gaze instinctively fell on another house nearby.
From where he stood, that house looked utterly normal.
There was no crooked attic that seemed to have been glued on, no bizarre roof. It looked so ordinary that it did not seem like a place wizards would live at all.
"Don't worry. Every place wizards live has a Muggle-Repelling Charm. They can't see it," Mr. Weasley said without looking back. "Oh, this car is amazing. Can it fly?"
Before Mr. Granger had recovered from his previous shock, he froze again.
He drove a car, not an airplane. How could it possibly...
"I used to have a flying car too. Unfortunately, it was left in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts."
Mr. Granger's mind stalled for a moment, but he soon remembered that Hermione seemed to have told him about it before. Her classmates had missed the train and ended up driving a flying car