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At that moment, a mysterious group member contacted the owner of Cho's fan group.

I Am Cedric's Dog: Whatever you do, don't be scared by what I'm about to tell you.

Diligent Little Eagle: Go ahead, Mr. Dog. I'm a professional; I won't be scared.

I Am Cedric's Dog: Actually...

I Am Cedric's Dog: The Cho in the main group and your Ravenclaw Never Admits Defeat group is the real Cho Chang from Hogwarts.

Diligent Little Eagle: (leans back tactically)

Diligent Little Eagle: You didn't lose a game of truth or dare, did you?

I Am Cedric's Dog: ...It's true! The Cedric in our group is real too! We even watched a live broadcast of Quidditch last weekend!

I Am Cedric's Dog: Harry's already in his second year this year!!! And the Hufflepuff versus Gryffindor match starts next week! So we wanted to ask Cho to help livestream it!

Diligent Little Eagle: ...Are you stupid?

Diligent Little Eagle: Look at what year it is. Even if Harry were in his second year, that would've been back in 1992.

The owner of Cho's fan group thought he must have lost a dare to come out with this. The Cho in the group was the real person? How could that be?

She was a firm believer in materialism!

The second week's Quidditch Match ended in another victory for Gryffindor, but Hufflepuff's score wasn't bad either, and the two houses ended things on fairly friendly terms.

Cedric was a little disappointed when it ended. The Golden Snitch had been rather unusual this time, flying so fast that not only he but even Harry Potter had narrowly missed it several times. A few times, they had touched it but simply couldn't catch it.

Many of the players looked tired. Cedric was glad, at least, that the fans from the other world hadn't seen this match. Otherwise, losing in front of them would have been rather embarrassing.

"Don't be discouraged, everyone. Go back and get some proper rest! We'll have more chances in the matches to come!" As captain, Cedric encouraged his teammates with firm gentleness.

Encouraged by Cedric, the players all perked up.

Meanwhile, Wood felt especially tired too. The match had dragged on for a long time, and the Golden Snitch had taken ages to catch, although matches had gone on and on before because the Golden Snitch couldn't be found.

But as the Keeper and captain, Wood really hadn't expected the struggle with Hufflepuff to last so long before a winner emerged...

As he spoke, he looked at Harry, whose face was also full of exhaustion. Harry had kept his attention fixed intensely on the Golden Snitch's movements, and no matter how good his eyesight was, it had taken a toll...

Fred and George were both close to collapsing.

"So a match even those guys didn't get to see could be this exhausting." Fred was like a student walking out of the examination hall after a maths exam. "Yeah, well, that Basilisk thing they said looked like an eel didn't even get a chance to show up," George chimed in.

That was the one thing Wood was glad about.

The Basilisk hadn't appeared, so he could play Quidditch normally without it being cancelled. He'd been worried when he saw people in the group say that Quidditch was cancelled later in the second year because of the Basilisk.

"Wood just wants to play Quidditch"

After the match, everyone returned to their common rooms or went elsewhere.

"Good thing Dobby didn't come out and cause trouble this time."

In the common room, Ron sat beside a table and breathed a sigh of relief. Harry was sitting next to him, and Hermione hadn't come back yet. "Speaking of which, has the Dobby situation been sorted out?" Ron asked.

Harry shook his head. "No. I asked the people in that group a different way, but they didn't have any good ideas either... And Dobby belongs to the Malfoy family..." The thought that Malfoy was involved in this somehow gave Harry an even bigger headache.

Ron thought carefully back over what he knew about House-elves and said uncertainly, "Our family doesn't have a House-elf, but lots of Pure-blood families do, and I've only heard about it...

Apparently, the original owner just has to give a House-elf a piece of clothing to set them free?"

Ron said the last part quietly. After all, who knew whether Dobby might be secretly watching them from the shadows?

"There's... a rule like that?" Harry fell into thought.

"But judging by the Malfoys, there's no way they'd give him one," Ron said, waving a hand.

Just then, Seamus and Neville suddenly ran in.

"Have you heard? That Lockhart's going to start some kind of Duelling Club!"

[Group owner] Ced Is Mine: What a shame... We can't watch Cedric play Quidditch. (shedding tears.jpg)

[Admin] I Am Cedric's Dog: Damn it, Diligent Little Eagle next door didn't believe a word I said...

Considerate Little Badger: Huh? You told her?

[Group owner] Ced Is Mine: Cho's fan group, huh... It's normal not to believe it. Most people would think something like that sounded absurd. (helpless, rueful smile.jpg)

Cedric's Underpants: Actually, I think Harry's more likely to have his identity exposed now...

Miqiu: ? What makes you say that?

Cedric's Underpants: Just a feeling, I guess. _(:з"∠)_

Mrs. Diggory: I wish they'd hurry up and have their identities exposed...

kyria: Because if we tell people ourselves, nobody will believe us... Boohoo, I want to watch Cedric play Quidditch...

Little Badger Who Only Wants to Eat: Me too...

When Cedric returned to his dormitory and picked up his phone, those were the messages he saw.

[Admin] Cedric: If there's a chance in the future, I'll show you.

But had they actually gone to people in another group? Cedric was a little surprised. He took a look and saw that they'd contacted Cho's fan group.

?! Were they trying to get Cho to help livestream?

Cedric's face suddenly turned a little red, but it looked like the fan group's owner hadn't believed them...

After thinking about it, Cedric realized that was only natural and shook his head helplessly. It was hard to imagine anyone believing something like this.

Meanwhile, in Cho's fan group.

[Group owner] Diligent Little Eagle: A bro from the Ced fan group next door seems a little off lately... He actually said the real Cedric exists and is right there in our group.

[Group owner] Diligent Little Eagle: (shaking head furiously.jpg)

Cho's Girlfriend: ? Is that possible?

I Am Cho's Dog: Maybe he was role-playing, hahaha.

Kerun: ?

Kerun: Checking the mental state of today's netizens.

[Group owner] Diligent Little Eagle: He even said the Cho in our group is the real one too, hahahaha.

Cho: ?

Cho stared at her screen in surprise. Cedric had already been found out. Then she thought about it and decided that made sense, since he was Cedric.

But looking at it that way, was she about to be exposed too? Cho thought for a while and realized it didn't really matter whether she was found out. If they did find out, then so be it.

Though it would be hard to make anyone believe it.

Cho chuckled, then opened the main group to see what they were talking about today.

I Sit on the Twins' Laps: So, has anyone drawn the twins selling products? (megaphone.jpg)

Oh My Mother: I'm drawing it, I'm drawing it.

Oh My Mother: (pen drawing by itself.jpg)

Malfoy's Doting Little Wife: You're all thinking about the twins selling products, but am I the only one who wants to see everyone at Hogwarts help sell them?

Voldemort Wig Wholesale: Haven't we been a little fixated on selling products lately?

Bug Ming: We've been watching too many sales streams lately, lmao.

Tom Bolibo: I have a bold idea-

Which Is Sweeter, Drarry or GGAD: ? How bold an idea?

Tom Bolibo: What if Tom sold products...

Little Camellia in Tom's Arms: ? Good grief.

Fred on My Left, George on My Right: ...The picture is too beautiful to imagine.

Did Professor Snape Deduct Fewer Gryffindor Points Today: (shocked.jpg)

[Admin] Yan: ? Everyone's wild ideas always manage to kill me without even trying.

Proprietress Number Two: How strange. I came in today and didn't trip over everyone's pants.

James-Brand Shampoo: Uh...

Cold Candy: What happened in the group while I was gone for a term?

Ron Seafood Wholesale Market: ? What products? I'll be the first to put Ron Seafood on sale!

Chicken Drumstick Hero: So there really is Ron Seafood?

What's Wrong with Eating More?: Ron... Seafood?

Magpie: It's getting weird, guys.

This group really was getting stranger by the day. Ron found that his train of thought couldn't seem to keep up with theirs at all.

Cedric's Underpants: ...Parts of the Duelling Club in the second season were really funny...

Cedric's Underpants: [screenshot of Lockhart being blasted away.jpg] [screenshot of Malfoy doing the splits again.jpg]

Snape Is My Wife: Professor Snape's waist is the death of me. (lies down peacefully)

Merlin's Black Fishnet Stockings: Leaving Lockhart's looks and character aside, the guy does dress pretty well.

Bug Ming: Now that you mention it, true...

Kerun: The topic changed so fast... But the young master's expression is seriously hilarious. Help.

Oh My Mother: Finished!

Oh My Mother: (chibi twins selling products.jpg)

Twins, My Gods: Ahhhhhh! So cute!!!

[Admin] Yan: Ron holding a sign in the back, looking all resentful but too scared to speak up, is killing me, hahahahaha!

Bug Ming: Teacher Oh, are you a deity descended to earth? Boohoo... It's so cute. Can I save it?

Oh My Mother: Absolutely!

Sandwich Biscuit: Great, saving it as my wallpaper!

Merlin's Kiss-Kiss Maid Outfit: So cute!! Saved!

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: Hahahahaha, little Ron's expression is hilarious!

Fred opened the full-size drawing, zoomed in on the expression of Ron holding a "everything on sale" sign behind "Fred and George," then happily took a screenshot and made it into a sticker.

"George, look at this." Fred sent a copy to George when he was done. George, who was right behind him and still working hard on a mysterious potion, accidentally added one drop too many of a mysterious liquid.

George: ...

Fred: ...

The potion changing colour: ?

[Harmonious environment / palms pressed together]

Come to think of it...

Hermione looked at the bookshelves in front of her in the library and seemed to recall something. If their lives had originally been a novel... then what course would events have taken without this group chat changing them?

During a practice session before Quidditch began, Wood and the others had once been on their way to train when Hermione and Ron, from where they were sitting, could clearly see the Slytherin Quidditch players coming from another direction at the same time.

Then Wood had acted as though he'd remembered something and led everyone running straight for the Quidditch pitch to claim it, paying no attention to anything Marcus and the others said when they arrived later.

In the end, they had played a rather unconventional game of Quidditch...

Though they'd come very close to actually fighting...

Hermione felt that everything being peaceful at present was a change brought about by this phone, so she wanted to know what they would originally have had to go through without these things...

Asking directly in the group seemed a little abrupt, and then Hermione thought of the mysterious... Underpants.

To be honest, Hermione found that name a little hard to look at too.

Meanwhile, Cedric's Underpants, who was enthusiastically praising an artist in the group for drawing Cedric holding up his phone and livestreaming, suddenly received a new friend request notification.

*?*

Holy shit?

[Group owner] Ced Is Mine: This Ced is so handsome, boohoo. He's exactly how I pictured Ced holding up his phone to livestream for us back then, qwq.

Ced's Second Life: Was Ced's arm sore back then? I'll massage it!

Cedric's Underpants: Ced's smile is so gentle, ahhh!

Mrs. Diggory: Boohoo, I'm glad everyone likes it. I drew it entirely from imagination!

Cedric's Underpants: Holy shit! I think Hermione sent me a friend request!!!! Knowledge Is Power should be Hermione, right???!

Cedric's Underpants: Ahhhhhh, I don't dare accept it!!!!

[Admin] I Am Cedric's Dog: Calm down. Accept it and see.

Cedric's Underpants: Wait, I'm so excited!

Hermione waited a long time without seeing the request accepted. Was the other person busy for the moment? So Hermione put it aside and focused on studying.

That afternoon, Ginny happened to have a free period and could take a break, so she went to the lawn outside and excitedly opened her phone. Her lock screen was a picture from the group of Harry and Ginny interacting, her favourite, though it was a drawing.

But Ginny loved it whenever she saw it, so she secretly asked Fred how to save and use it, then set it as her wallpaper and lock screen.

Neville, meanwhile, could hardly believe what he was seeing.

Were there really so many people in another world who liked him?

Silly little skit

When Dobby controlled the Bludger to smash into Harry, but it hit the ground.

Bludger: So?

The Golden Snitch Harry caught in his mouth in the first year: ...

Was no one really going to speak up for the Bludger?

Golden Snitch: We have to speak for ourselves!

Certain Harry and Certain Ced: ...So that's why you were so hard to catch in the second year? /stares-

Golden Snitch: What does the second year's Golden Snitch have to do with me, the first year's? /looks away

Silly little skit-on selling products

Fred and George: (enthusiastically explaining their products)

Ron: (forcibly dragged in to stand behind them and do the hard work) ...

Fans: (laughing happily, thinking it's a comedy bit, enthusiastically supporting them and placing orders)

Fans the next day: ? Holy shit, owls.

"Thinking it was just a comedy bit, only to actually receive the goods"

Fan: Holy shit, it really works!