Ran into Bandits?

The seagull ate some food and then stayed on the windowsill playing with Crookshanks. The two had a common hobby: snatching each other's dried fish.

What's unusual is that Crookshanks didn't attack the seagulls, but it did attack Scabbers, which made everyone think... there must be something wrong with Scabbers.

Indeed, in front of Hermione, everyone started to change their tune and vehemently criticize Scabbers for his heinous crimes.

If Scabbers heard that level of criticism, he'd probably say, "I'm sorry I was born a rat."

Harry is incredibly good at saying whatever comes to mind, whether it's human or ghost.

He had just been denouncing Crookshanks in another carriage, practically offering up all the Galleon in his pocket to buy supplements for Scabbers.

Judging from Ron's attitude, he seems to be considering crowdfunding to buy supplements.

Scabbers is his pet, Ron is practically Scabbers ' father, so shouldn't Harry and his uncles chip in and buy the kid some supplements?

Who doesn't eat turkey for Christmas?

He even tried to crowdfund a funeral for Scabbers last year.

Ron clearly picked the wrong people. If he had picked the twins, they would definitely have paid him... and maybe even given Scabbers some Potions.

William gazed at the seagull and decided to write a letter to Phoebe and Gabrielle, which the seagull could then take to France.

Hermione glared at William several times, her gaze fierce and deadly, as if she were staring at Scabbers from Crookshanks.

So after William wrote half of the letter to Phoebe, Hermione took it and finished writing the rest for him.

In the end, the signature became "Dear William and Hermione."

Hermione tilted her head, raised her pointed chin, and gave a soft, smug hum.

William had no choice but to write to Gabrielle again, continuing to lure the little girl to Hogwarts.

Like Gabrielle a few years ago, Phoebe is learning a foreign language from William. Anne is also learning French.

Otherwise, what will we do if the two little ones have to guess what we're saying every time?

Anne also wrote several pages, describing how she packed all the snacks she bought from the Hogwarts cart into a bag enlarged by the Undetectable Extension Charm.

The tool gull barely rested before carrying a large amount of cargo and flying off to France.

"We encountered an adult wizard in the back carriage."

Harry started making conversation again, even when there was nothing to say.

"The box also bears the inscription ' Professor R. J. Lupin.'"

William and Hermione exchanged a glance. Of the memories Dumbledore had shown William, many involving the previous generation were from Lupin's perspective.

For example, their first encounter with Professor Tywin... and Voldemort's bizarre act of hiding a snake on a wizard's body to attack Lily and the others.

"It seems we have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor," Qiu said.

There is currently only one vacancy, which Lupin will definitely fill.

"Why did he take over this position?" Fred chuckled. "Everyone knows that the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor can't last a year before something unexpected happens."

"Could he be Death Eaters... or Werewolf or vampire or something?" George joked.

There's a saying circulating at Hogwarts now: any wizard who dares to take this position either has a questionable identity or is somewhat... brain-damaged.

"He's probably short on money. Teachers in this position are so hard to find, the salary must be very high," Harry said. "He looks a bit dressed in shabby clothes."

"Why is he taking the Hogwarts Express?" Ginny asked curiously. "Apart from the shop witches, I've never seen any other adult wizards on the train."

"Maybe that carriage was where he and his friends used to ride," Luna said, looking up. "To relive those memories."

"If I ever become Professor Stark at Hogwarts, I'll definitely sit in this carriage," Anne said with a grin.

Just then, Cedric returned.

He found that Harry had taken his spot, but instead of being angry, he secretly gave Harry a thumbs up.

I never expected that Harry, with whom I only had a nodding acquaintance, would provide such a divine assistance!

Cedric comfortably positioned himself between Harry and Cho.

The seating space was too small, so Cedric and Cho were squeezed together tightly.

"..." Damn it, Harry was trying to squeeze in.

He was just thinking about whether he might hurt Qiu, but the opportunity slipped away in the blink of an eye.

Sure enough, hesitation leads to failure!

Ginny was happy; her little face was flushed. The three little ones sat together, with Ginny on the outermost edge, squeezed together with Harry.

She didn't seem to mind sitting on Harry's lap.

So her face got redder and redder.

"Ginny, are you sick?" Harry asked sullenly.

Ginny wasn't sick; she felt like a sardine stranded on the beach, about to suffocate.

"If you're not feeling well, drink more hot water. If you'd like some, could you pour me a cup too? Thanks."

"..."

Ginny's face stopped blushing, her heart stopped racing, her hands stopped trembling, and she could breathe again. She didn't seem so excited about Harry anymore; everything just felt so... bland.

"Cedric, what did Percy say in the Prefect's car?" Fred asked curiously.

Cedric pressed his chest, coughed, and his pelvic resonance echoed:

"For the sake of the Hogwarts students, I don't care how much hardship I endure, how much toil I suffer, I must face it all. This is me, an ordinary student council president..."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"I know," George said happily. "It's from that book, ' How to Become Head Boy or Head Girl.' Percy's been secretly practicing it in Egypt lately."

"Not entirely, "Percy added, "But also emphasized the need to be wary of fire, theft, and Weasley... which means the two of you." Cedric said.

The door was suddenly opened, Percy cautiously poked his head in.

What are you doing?

"Ahem, Cedric is conveying your Prefect's message," William said cover-up.

"Oh, not bad, keep up the good work." Percy puffed out his chest, feeling his chairman badge shine even brighter.

Just then, the train suddenly slowed down.

"What's wrong? Have we arrived at our destination?"

"Impossible, we've only just gotten here."

"The train broke down?"

"Have we encountered a dark wizard?"

"Encountered bandits? Let the curse fly for a while!"

That last sentence was undoubtedly said by William.

The sky outside the window, which had been relatively normal, suddenly became overcast with heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

People were peeking out from the carriages along the corridor, trying to see what was happening.

Neville and Ron also ran over; they had just been in the last carriage.

Percy cleared his throat and shouted, "Don't panic, I'm the student council president. Everyone back to your carriages, I'll go ask the driver..."

The train jolted suddenly, Percy stumbled and bumped into Ron. Scabbers was thrown off balance and slammed his head against the door of the opposite carriage.

"Scabbers!" Ron was about to start fighting with Percy again.

William suddenly turned around and looked out the window.

Outside the Hogwarts Express, the weather was already dark and stormy, with endless raindrops pelting down.

A giant bird emerged from the thick clouds, its body crackling with lightning that exploded with a deafening roar.

Its eyes were fixed on William, and it shrieked sharply, as if to say, "Surprised? Unexpected?"

At that moment, William felt a chill run down his spine.

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