Early Morning, The Entry Is Secured!

[Host: Devero Alexander]

[Age: 11]

[Identity: Hogwarts First-Year Student, Potions Apprentice]

[Spell Library: Levitation Charm (Mastery/Silent+Vocal)...]

[Equipped Entries: Transmigrator (Unique), Magic Prodigy (Unique), Potion Spirit (Red), The Boy Who Lived (Red), Wand-making Prodigy (Gold)...]

[Entry Library: Unique (2), Red (2), Gold (3), Purple (6), Blue (70), Green (881), White (9372)]

[Pet: Eld (Magic Pouch Toad)]

[Items: Entry Upgrade Card x1, Spell Proficiency Card x1, Wand (Rosewood)]

[Wisdom of the Sages: Venerable Jueyin's Zen Meditation Method]

[Magic Secret Realm Exploration Count: 3]

Devero was currently eating leisurely in the Hogwarts dining hall.

He took the opportunity to organize his attribute panel.

Now that Devero had asked the system, he had finally cleared a few things up.

He hadn't expected the Magic Spirit Body entry to actually be a magic-type entry.

His own Magic Prodigy entry was its absolute superior entry!

All spell-casting entries were its subordinate entries.

They would automatically merge similar items when loaded.

Therefore, Devero didn't need to regret not being able to copy that entry earlier.

Or rather, everything about his current body was already at the peak of what could be achieved for spell-casting!

Uh, though Devero always felt the name "Magic Spirit Body" sounded stronger.

But that wasn't the point.

The point was that the cooldown for this red entry was a full month!!

Damn it!

Dumbledore's other red entry was just sitting there, looking so tempting, yet Devero couldn't obtain it for an entire month!

It was truly a form of torture.

However, fortunately, the copy cooldown for Devero's purple entries had reset.

His primary target was Hermione's [Exam Prodigy (Purple)].

Although he had already secured significant privileges from Dumbledore yesterday, he still had to follow the procedures and take the exams.

Whether for the year-end top-ranking reward or to make his future school life more comfortable, this entry was a must-have.

That was why Devero had deliberately gotten up early today, just to wait for Hermione to appear here.

But just at that moment, an uninvited guest arrived.

"What! Why is he still here!"

It was Malfoy and his two lackeys.

They had been walking into the dining hall laughing and talking, looking for a good spot to sit, when they saw Devero eating in the corner of the hall as if they had seen a ghost!

"That's impossible, right? He didn't return at all last night!"

"Indeed, he was summoned by the Head of House. How is it that he wasn't expelled?"

The trio whispered among themselves over there.

Devero watched their performance and couldn't help but chuckle.

To be honest.

These three children were truly dense.

He had returned to the dormitory last night, after all.

Even if he hadn't turned on the lights.

The commotion he made wasn't exactly quiet, was it?

Yet, not one of the three had realized it!

Crabbe and Goyle were one thing.

They certainly looked like they weren't the brightest bulbs.

But Malfoy, you lad, with those thick brows and big eyes.

Has your IQ dropped, too?

Devero ate his breakfast.

He even pulled out some toad feed he had bought earlier in Diagon Alley from his robes to feed Eld.

When he went to the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony yesterday, and later when he demonstrated his spell-learning ability to Snape and the others.

Devero hadn't brought Eld along.

Instead, like the rest of his luggage.

It had been moved to the dormitory by the Hogwarts staff.

Of course, given how small Eld was, it was more of a carry.

The reason he hadn't brought it.

Was out of consideration for the moment.

He was surrounded by children.

And Eld's appearance was, frankly, nothing to write home about.

So he had left it on the train.

Now, it was time to properly reward it.

Watching Malfoy and the others staring at him as if he were a ghost.

Devero felt a bit impatient.

But even Malfoy had made it to the dining hall.

How was it that his target, Hermione, still hadn't arrived?

Devero frowned slightly.

He checked his watch.

The time was getting quite close to the start of class.

Devero shoveled down the rest of his breakfast.

He decided not to wait any longer.

He would deal with it after class.

Following his planned route.

Devero didn't get lost like Harry and Ron in the original story.

Perhaps it had something to do with his Magic Prodigy trait.

He could sense.

The moods of the staircases present.

So he tried his best to take the ones with more docile temperaments.

In this way, he arrived at the classroom quite smoothly.

It was also the first class Devero would attend at the school.

Transfiguration Class!

Devero walked into the classroom.

It was not yet nine o'clock.

The morning sun was just rising.

The scenery outside the window became vivid at this moment.

The leaves swayed gently in the breeze.

Sunlight danced between the leaves.

A tabby cat was lying flat on the podium.

Devero recognized it at a glance.

This was definitely Professor McGonagall's animal form!

Ah!

He really wanted to pet it!

But he restrained himself.

After all, she was a Head of House.

He had to show some respect!

At this moment, Devero also noticed something.

Hermione had already arrived!

Clearly, long before the time Devero considered "early," Hermione had already gotten up.

She had finished breakfast.

And had come to the classroom to wait for the lesson.

As expected of a model student (Exam Prodigy), Devero felt inferior by comparison.

Hermione looked full of vitality.

She sat by the window.

Sunlight spilled onto her face through the gaps in the curtains.

It cast a golden glow over her.

She was reading the Transfiguration Textbook with great focus.

It seemed she was previewing... or perhaps reviewing the content within.

After all, this was Hermione.

She had likely already memorized the entire book.

The surrounding students were mostly bleary-eyed, seemingly not yet recovered from the exhaustion of the previous night.

It was a stark contrast to her.

Just as Devero was watching her, Hermione stretched.

She shifted her gaze away from the book.

She happened to see Devero looking at her.

She smiled and waved at him.

The early morning sun shone through the window.

It fell upon her hair.

The golden light complemented her vibrant smile.

Devero felt a warmth in his heart.

He experienced a sense of closeness he had never felt before.

"Good morning, Devero!"

Hermione's voice was crisp and pleasant.

Devero's spirits, which had been a bit low from the early start, were instantly lifted.

Taking advantage of the time before class, Devero walked over to Hermione's seat.

"I didn't expect you to end up in Gryffindor; I thought you would definitely go to Ravenclaw."

Devero naturally started chatting with Hermione about the Sorting.

"I know, the Sorting Hat was quite conflicted at the time. Speaking of which, that goes for you too. I thought you would definitely go to Ravenclaw, especially since you were so certain at the start. I never expected it to be Slytherin..."

Hermione said, a look of regret appearing on her face.

"It said it would respect the student's opinion, but if it really did, then how did you end up in Slytherin?"

By now, Devero had walked to within three meters of Hermione.

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Devero smiled slightly.

"As it happens, I asked the Headmaster that very question yesterday."

At these words, Hermione's eyes widened instantly.

"You talked to the Headmaster yesterday? Well, what did he say?"

Devero stepped back and leaned against the wall.

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Done!

The entry was in his grasp!

Devero immediately felt his brain working a little sharper!

It was as if all the books he had memorized to survive his senior year in his past life were suddenly vivid in his mind again!

But hearing Hermione's question, Devero replied with a wry smile.

"He said I was a natural-born Slytherin."

Hermione couldn't help but twirl a lock of her hair around her finger upon hearing this.

"Huh? I think you're very different from those Slytherins..."

Clearly, Hermione had developed a deep prejudice against that house because of Malfoy's insults.

But Devero had to give her a thumbs-up for that assessment.

He thought so, too.