Dumbledore's Top General, Hagrid

"Maybe I should rent a place outside."

Looking at the Guild hall filled with radical slogans, Lester felt he needed to rent a place outside, since such a place was far too likely to arouse suspicion.

For example, Professor Lupin was probably scared away by the radical slogans here.

According to Lester, most of the professors at Hogwarts are conservatives and would likely find it difficult to accept his reform ideas. Therefore, it's best not to let them know about his Guild activities while he is not powerful enough.

Just as Lester was pondering whether to rent a house in the Muggle world, his Hogwarts teacher, who had come to pick Lester up, successfully solved the problem.

"Hagrid, you mean this student lives in Knockturn Alley? That place is full of dark wizards."

"Yes, Harry, but it's not just dark wizards living in the Knockturn Alley; most of them are just poor people."

"Poor people? But don't they know magic? I mean, magic is so amazing, how can they be pitiful? Is there some great demon in the Wizarding World oppressing everyone?"

Hagrid: "..."

In a small Britain town, two figures, one tall and one short, are hurrying towards the station.

"Harry, you Muggle have Fantastic Beasts here too? Look how beautiful it is!" Hagrid suddenly spotted a monster-themed off-road vehicle by the roadside. Unable to contain his love for Fantastic Beasts, he pounced on it and began to caress the large off-road vehicle affectionately.

"Hagrid, this isn't Fantastic Beasts, it's a car, just like any other car on the street."

Hagrid naturally knew what a car was, but due to the lack of information flow in the Wizarding World, his concept of a car was still stuck 20 years ago, the kind of old-fashioned cars the Weasley family drove.

The monster off-road vehicle in front of him looked several times bigger than himself, Hagrid found it hard to believe that he was also a small car.

"Let's go, Hagrid. Don't forget, there's someone waiting for us in London."

Seeing Hagrid practically clinging to him, Harry sighed and grabbed his large hand, pulling Hagrid away before the driver could call the police.

Of course, Harry didn't have that much strength; it was mainly because his words reminded Hagrid that he still had a little wizard to catch.

"Don't worry, Harry, I've received a reply from the young wizard. He told us he'll be waiting for us at the London station, and we'll meet him soon."

"Great!" Harry was a little excited at the thought of meeting his first peer in the Wizarding World.

Because he had always lived under someone else's roof, his only peer, Dudley, looked down on him. Dali wouldn't even be his friend; he was lucky if Dali didn't bully him every day.

Now, Harry, who has just arrived in the Wizarding World, is quite interested in the first young wizard of Hagrid's age that he will be assigned to.

Soon, the two arrived at the town's train station. After buying two tickets from the ticket seller, Hagrid and Harry officially embarked on their journey to London.

This was Harry's first trip away from home. The Dursley family would never have been so kind as to take him on a trip before; being driven to the zoo was already the greatest favor they could ask of him.

After getting off the train with Hagrid, Harry was still feeling dizzy. To be honest, his little brain had received too much information that day, which made him a little overwhelmed.

Holding Hagrid's little hand, Harry wandered through several streets before hearing Hagrid's greeting.

"Hey, you must be Lester Bide? Hello, I'm from Hogwarts, my name is Hagrid."

Lester: "..."

Upon hearing Hagrid's gruff voice, Lester turned his head in a daze. Sure enough, there was a tiny figure beside Hagrid —none other than Harry Potter, the Chosen One of the Wizarding World.

Lester was completely bewildered, staring at Hagrid's enthusiastic face and Harry's curious and expectant expression beside him.

How could this be? I'm just an ordinary little wizard. What makes me think I'm worthy of being taken shopping in Diagon Alley with Harry Potter? Did Dumbledore discover my extraordinary abilities?

Just as Lester was pondering the deeper meaning behind Dumbledore sending Hagrid and Harry to pick him up, Hagrid's big mouth successfully revealed the answer to Lester.

"Haha, a little shy? Come on, here are some people your age, Harry. I feel like you two could be friends!"

Seeing Lester standing there blankly, Hagrid assumed Lester was a little shy around strangers, so he generously nudged Harry, indicating that they were all the same age and could exchange a few words.

Harry was also a little nervous upon hearing this. His fair face turned red, and his large green eyes looked at Lester with some expectation, just like a beautiful widow who had lost her husband early and was very thirsty for him.

It's not that Harry Potter wasn't reserved, but rather that his childhood was truly tragic.

Can you imagine how it feels for a child, at the age when they should be playing, to have no playmates around them?

So now Harry really wants to make a friend his own age to fill the void from his childhood.

Unfortunately, Lester was completely absorbed in Dumbledore's conspiracy theories and couldn't notice Harry's longing expression at all.

Seemingly noticing the slightly awkward atmosphere between the two little ones, Hagrid felt it necessary to step in and ease the tension.

"Lester Bide, may I call you Lester?" Hagrid, displaying his naturally outgoing nature, said, "Actually, I wasn't supposed to pick you up for shopping in Diagon Alley today. According to the school's arrangements, Professor Snape should have picked you up, but he's run into some trouble, so he had to ask me to borrow you."

Upon hearing this, Lester immediately relaxed, snapping out of his Dumbledore conspiracy theories.

Since the professor who came to pick him up had something to do, and thus asked Hagrid to pick him up, then everything makes sense.

If Hagrid's mission was indeed to pick him up from Harry Potter, then he absolutely had reason to suspect that this was Dumbledore's little trick, a plan to make him part of Harry's inner circle.

However, it seems I was overthinking things. I'm just an orphan of Auror, not a true descendant, and I certainly can't compare to the Weasley family.

But that's fine, Lester has no intention of getting involved in Dumbledore's Savior Development Plan.