The Toad Master

William spent two weeks in the hospital before finally finishing his checkups and going home.

When William returned home, apart from his sister Anne showing concern and checking if he was missing any parts, Roy and Lyanna didn't react much.

Nicolas's magic was excellent; he helped Roy and Lyanna alter their memories and gave them a bottle of Felix Felicis, making everyone incredibly lucky all day.

Thanks to these measures, everyone has completely forgotten what happened at Gringotts that day, and their memory has not been affected.

Anne is not as naughty as before; she seems to have grown up a lot.

Summer vacation is short, and it will soon be over.

On September 1st, Roy drove William to the station, where they met up with Hermione's family, who had arrived earlier.

After saying goodbye to everyone, William carried the basket of Bobocha and led Hermione into Station 9.

This time, no Muggle discovered it, and the whole process went extremely smoothly.

Stepping into the platform, one finds a large crowd already gathered, bustling and noisy, with everyone moving around.

Hermione glanced at the Victoria- era express train and let out a gasp of amazement.

"Let's go, we need to find a larger carriage." William walked ahead.

There were many of them, so they needed a larger carriage to sit down.

But after walking a few steps, William saw Lee Jordan standing by the train, shouting loudly.

A group of young wizards surrounded Li, who stood in the middle holding a box, looking like the leader of a pyramid scheme.

"What's that?" Hermione tried to stand on tiptoe and peered curiously, but she was too short and couldn't see anything.

"We'll see when we get there." William pulled Hermione closer, and the two stood on the outskirts of the crowd.

All that could be heard was Lee Jordan waving his hand and shouting in his tenor voice, "Don't miss it!"

Like the first Dark Lord, he waved his arms and shouted along with the young wizards below, "I'm telling you, United Kingdom has a serious gender imbalance, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is no exception!"

He was spitting as he spoke, his expression agitated.

"So finding a girlfriend is absolutely necessary; it's an urgent matter. Everyone knows William Stark, the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, right?"

A chorus of agreement arose from the crowd.

"Know!"

William was caught off guard by being called out, and Hermione glanced at William as well.

"William is my best friend, the kind of best we're inseparable," Li said mysteriously. "Such an outstanding person, he once told me earnestly in first grade, 'You have to start finding a girlfriend from childhood!'"

"Oh!" came another chorus of agreement from the crowd; everyone seemed to have accepted this conclusion.

Hermione glanced at William sideways, her shocked expression suggesting she was meeting him for the first time.

William was completely dumbfounded. Did he really say something so beastly?

That's impossible. It's more like something Cedric would do.

Li continued, "The importance of pursuing girls is self-evident. It's a skill and an important subject."

So what's the most important thing in this process?

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Looks, Galleon, talent..."

"That's right!" Li Chong gave the obviously planted young wizard a thumbs up.

But everyone lacks one, two, or even all of these things to some extent!

That's heartbreaking!

But no problem, I have tools to help you win over your dream witch!

William expected Lee Jordan to pull out a bottle of Amortentia, but instead he carried a large box and said mysteriously:

"This is the latest Black Widow Spider bred by the United States Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and it has a certified license from Mr. Scamander. Newt Scamander."

It's extremely dangerous; it only obeys my commands.

Every girl would be terrified of this spider, and then you suddenly appear, like a wizard rescuing her... and you're done!

Lee Jordan let out a lewd laugh, opened the box, and a hairy, long leg was revealed inside, startling the surrounding children who screamed and excitedly backed away.

"Hurry up, what are you waiting for? I'm accepting pre-orders here. This spider will take you to the pinnacle of life."

You don't need to ask the price, you don't need to bargain, and you don't need to worry about being ripped off. It only Sickle per person.

Ten Sickle great deal! You won't regret it, you won't be cheated, it's truly worth the price... Hurry up, first come, first served, limited quantity.

A group of young wizards, clutching money, excitedly crowded around Lee, who was grinning from ear to ear.

William smiled and pulled Hermione through the crowd.

The girl asked doubtfully, "Was that Black Widow really bred by the United States Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"

"Of course not, it's a type of bag spider from South Africa," William whispered. "And it's not very venomous; a drop of antidote is enough to cure it."

"Does that even work? I mean, does it really help you get a girl?"

"Maybe it will work, maybe it won't; it depends on the girl's intelligence and the boy's charm."

"Isn't this deceiving everyone?!" Hermione, bursting with a sense of justice, clenched her fist.

William looked at her, puzzled. "Li is just earning some pocket money for fun; it's not really deception."

There's nothing technically difficult about it; once Li makes his first profit, he'll sell the spider.

Around that time, Hogwarts was also about to have snakes or toads appearing, and everyone was copying the trend, so this method no longer made money.

To put it bluntly, he's just adding a little fun to the dull campus life and making some money on the side; it's no big deal.

Hermione fell silent; she suddenly realized that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Wizardry was very different from what she had imagined.

Or rather, it's very different from schools in the Muggle world.

The two boarded the train, their luggage conveniently stored in bags protected by the Undetectable Extension Charm.

As the two men sat down in the chairs, William looked out the window and saw Neville and his grandmother, Mrs. Longbottom.

Neville seems to have lost his toad, Trevor, and is being scolded by Mrs. Longbottom.

Hermione waved and called out, "Neville!"

Neville turned to look at the two of them and waved happily.

Mrs. Longbottom prepared a lot of things for Neville, filling a large bag to the brim.

She wiped his neck and said sternly, "Make me proud! You must get into Gryffindor. Your parents are both Gryffindor, do you hear me!"

Mrs. Longbottom's voice was unusually stern, and the wizards coming and going all around were watching this strange pair.

Neville's face flushed red, and he lowered his head slightly.

Mrs. Longbottom sighed and said, "Go on, get in the carriage, and if anything happens, don't forget to write to me."

Neville struggled to drag his luggage, which was not much lighter than himself, toward the train.

The toad Trevor Rafer jumped down from somewhere and landed right on Neville's head.

It lay lazily on that fluffy mane, leisurely basking in the sun, as if Neville were the pet and it was the clam's master.

Hermione stood up, gestured for William to come and help, and hurriedly ran out.

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