Salted Fish Bell, Back Online

I really don't know what my youngest daughter ate to grow up like this...

Well, if it's just about what she ate, then Elena knows very well.

Elena was incredibly relieved that she had used her full strength when attacking Bell. After all, even her little daughter, who always followed her Gege around like a shadow, was acting this way; who knew what kind of performance her Gege's own son would deliver?

If Bell were prepared, Elena wasn't sure if she could subdue him.

Besides, she couldn't very well have a mother-son battle with her own son on Platform 9 3/4, could she? Elena certainly didn't want her family to make the front page of the Daily Prophet in this way.

After reinforcing the Binding Curse on her youngest daughter to ensure she couldn't break free anytime soon, Elena once again pointed her Wand at Bell.

As Elena slightly raised her Wand, Bell floated up as well. Amidst the speechless gazes of the surrounding onlookers, Bell was tossed onto the train by his own mother.

"Gege! You're so mean! Let me go! Let me go now!"

Shanna shouted loudly. However, Elena remained unmoved.

"If you don't let go of me, I'm going to burn all your favorite pretty clothes when we get back!"

Elena scoffed at her youngest daughter's threat.

"If you dare burn my clothes, I'll never buy you pretty dresses again. And I won't let your dad buy you any either."

"..."

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Faced with her mother's resolute "Come on, let's hurt each other!", Shanna could only rage helplessly. After all, burning the clothes wasn't her goal; using them as leverage to save her Gege was.

"Alright, take your daughter, let's go home."

Elena waved to William, who stood helplessly to the side, and then turned and walked out of the station without any hesitation.

"But it's not time for the train to depart yet..."

"So what? What else do you want to do here?"

After thinking it over, and realizing there was no point in staying any longer, William bent down, picked up his youngest daughter, and chased after his wife in the direction she had left. He left behind a group of onlookers, looking at each other, unsure whether they should call for the guards.

("Let me go~! Gege ~!")

The fact that he had been ambushed by his own mother was far beyond Bell's expectations. So much so that even after regaining his senses, Bell couldn't immediately process what had happened.

Bell didn't know how long his consciousness had been petrified, but the train departed at the same time he regained consciousness. While desperately circulating the magic within his body, trying to completely break free from the Petrification Curse cast by his mother, Bell once again turned into a dead fish with dead eyes.

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"Bell, are you alright?" Hermione crouched down and asked worriedly.

"!?"

The sudden sound startled Bell, making him jump. The shock of reality prevented him from noticing someone approaching him.

Bell, still feeling a bit stiff, struggled to sit up and saw Hermione standing beside him.

Seeing Hermione's worried look, Bell felt a pang of emotion, then lay back down without hesitation...

"Fine..."

Bell rolled around on the ground a few times, eventually ending up on the side of the aisle, his face pressed against the train carriage wall. He was a moral man; he would never lie in the middle of the road and stage an accident.

"..."

Hermione silently rubbed her forehead; she felt a headache coming on.

Although Hermione had always known that Bell was somewhat willful and self-centered, often ignoring those around him and doing nonsensical things, the current situation still exceeded her expectations. Did Bell really not care at all about the strange looks he received?

"Get up! Get up now!"

Hermione walked up to Bell in a huff and tugged hard at Bell arm.

"Don't... don't worry about me, just let me be a quiet, lazy bum..."

God knows how difficult a mental journey Bell went through before finally gritting her teeth and deciding not to go to Hogwarts this year. Little did she expect to be betrayed by her own mother and thrown onto a train...

Give me back my heartache!

Hermione, of course, couldn't listen to Bell and leave him behind. The Little Witch used all her strength to drag Bell step by step back to the carriage they had been in.

Hermione arrived very early today; in fact, she always arrives very early. Being punctual for class is a fundamental quality of a good student.

In addition, being born into Muggle family, Hermione had always been cautious. The Hogwarts Express departed at 11 a. m., and Hermione left home at 8 a. m. to head to the station. By 10 a. m., she had entered Platform 9 3/4 and quickly found a carriage, looking forward to meeting her best, and only, friend— Bell.

So when the Bell family arrived at Platform 9 3/4, Hermione spotted them immediately.

Hermione had planned to greet Bell once Bell got closer, but she noticed that Bell seemed to be having some friction with his family.

Bell's sister, the cute little girl named Shanna, first started screaming, and then the beautiful lady who was probably Bell's mother actually took out Wand and attacked Bell from behind!

Hermione was terrified when she saw this. If it weren't for the distance and the many people blocking her view, she would have pulled out her Wand and cast Curses to help Bell.

After regaining her senses, Hermione rushed out of the carriage immediately. Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, whatever it was, there was nothing she could do inside the carriage; she had to get to Bell's side and help him.

As soon as Hermione ran off the train, she discovered that Bell had been thrown inside. Seeing Bell lying there lifeless and Shanna making a ruckus, Hermione thought for a moment, then decisively returned to the train and headed towards Bell's location.

Hermione, dragging Bell along, felt incredibly stupid. What had gotten into her that she'd worried about this big idiot Bell? And why was he so heavy?! She really wanted to just abandon him and let him fend for himself!

The Little Witch, panting heavily, dragged the 'corpse' while muttering to herself.

The short distance of just a few carriages took Hermione several minutes to finally cross. Hermione didn't want to recall the strange looks she received from the Little Wizard along the way; otherwise, she feared she would want to disappear into the ground.

Of course, she would remember to strangle Bell before she crawled inside!

Hermione forcefully shoved Bell into her seat, closed the carriage door, sat down opposite Bell, and let out a long sigh. She needed to rest for a while.