Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

At her parents' urging, she came to Diagon Alley today, hoping to clear her head.

However, Hermione still plunged headfirst into the bookstore.

Granger's parents were already used to their daughter like this, so they simply went to sit in the ice cream shop across the street.

And experience the wonder of magic along the way.

Just now, Hermione was captivated by "Hogwarts: A History of the School," and everything recorded in the book seemed so appealing to her.

She was engrossed in reading when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

That was the voice of a "prophet" whose authenticity she still doesn't know.

She asked Professor McGonagall the same question, and Professor McGonagall left their house in a great shock.

However, when she asked Professor Snape this question, she was met with an unfriendly look from the professor.

None of that matters. The important thing is what she just heard!

What do you mean he finished studying "The Beginner's Guide to Metamorphosis"?!

Hermione was a smart girl, and she could clearly understand the bookstore manager's unspoken meaning.

While she was still at a loss with Transfiguration and struggling with the spell, someone had already finished studying the entire book "A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration"?

It's important to know that the book "Beginner's Guide to Metamorphosis" is not just for first-year students.

This book is the textbook for young wizards in the first and second years of Hogwarts.

Similarly, the book "Intermediate Transfiguration" is a textbook for grades 3-5.

"Advanced Transfiguration Guide" is a textbook for Transfiguration for grades 6 and 7.

For Hermione, having Isaac finish this book means someone is already two years ahead of her at the starting line!

How can this be allowed?

This almost made Hermione cry, and Isaac quickly comforted her.

"You heard me right, you've finished learning everything. It's just 'Beginner's Guide to Transformation,' how difficult could it be?"

As Isaac spoke, he glanced at the bookstore manager, seemingly seeking the manager's approval.

The manager was very supportive and immediately expressed his agreement.

Regardless of whether he found "The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" difficult to learn in school, it certainly wasn't difficult for Professor Dumbledore's "relative" to learn it.

Mr. Waldorley is now a major customer of their bookstore, and if he were to say that Dumbledore doesn't know magic, Waldorley would have to agree.

Isaac's credibility may be low in Hermione's eyes due to the recent "prophecy incident".

But Hermione had no choice but to believe the bookstore manager.

So, Isaac finished the textbooks that would normally take a junior wizard two years to learn in just one month?

The little girl was almost in tears.

Across the street, the Grangers noticed something was wrong with their daughter and quickly walked over after paying for the ice cream.

The bookstore manager, perhaps feeling that it wasn't right to bully a young girl like this, offered an explanation.

"Miss, if it's because of your studies, you don't need to worry so much."

In the entire magical world, there are actually very few people with talent like Mr. Waldorley.

Ok?

Hermione immediately noticed the blind spot in the manager's words.

"Mr. Manager, what I mean by 'not many' is... there's more than one wizard as talented as Valdorei??"

The little girl's voice was even a bit off-key, and the bookstore manager immediately realized that he had done something wrong with good intentions.

Oh no, how come this Muggle-born wizard is so competitive?

As a senior manager of a bookstore, he understood the saying that loose lips sink ships.

He also knew that powerful wizards were often eccentric.

He could comfort Hermione by saying that the Waldorai's talent was unique, but who could guarantee that this wouldn't be heard by other powerful wizards?

In case a wizard targets Waldorai, thus provoking Dumbledore's hostility.

Good heavens, is another wizarding war about to begin?

He doesn't want to be the one to start a wizarding war.

The bookstore manager promptly pretended not to hear Hermione's question and turned to Isaac.

"Given your talent in the field of Transfiguration, Mr. Valdore, I suggest you subscribe to Transfiguration Today and Transfiguration Monthly."

These are all relatively cutting-edge journals on transformation theory.

Additionally, I personally recommend that you subscribe to a book titled "Transfiguration Today: The Development and Prospects of Transfiguration (Combined Edition)".

This is a collection of papers that progresses from basic to advanced levels, following "Advanced Transformation Guide".

It is a bridging book for you after you have reached a high level in the field of transfiguration.

The bookstore manager's words were convoluted, but Isaac understood them.

Judging from the age of admission and the school system of Hogwarts, Hogwarts is more like a middle school plus a high school.

It is also a place where young wizards can acquire knowledge cheaply.

Once they graduate and leave Hogwarts for the wizarding world, they will find that the knowledge they can easily acquire at school will require them to pay at least ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times the price to continue learning in the wizarding world.

The difference between Muggle wizards, half-blood wizards, and pure-blood wizards only becomes apparent at this time.

The most critical issue is that once Muggle wizards and half-blood wizards realize this, they will discover that the entire wizarding world, apart from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is completely devoid of such knowledge.

There is no such thing as a "magic university".

To gain access to more advanced knowledge, they have no choice but to grit their teeth and continue to pay an incredibly high price.

Chapter 15 Parents' Love for Their Son

Hermione doesn't need to think about all that; she only needs to consider the fact that she's already two years behind before the race even starts.

That's two years!

Before I even enrolled, others were already two years ahead of me.

If you study for one year, wouldn't you be able to learn all the knowledge from six years of Hogwarts directly?

One step behind, and you'll fall behind at every step. Will Hermione Granger, who was at the top of her class in elementary school, become the worst student in the wizarding world at Hogwarts?

Worry, anxiety, and fear overwhelmed Hermione at the same time, and finally, the little girl burst into tears while clutching "Hogwarts: A History of the School".

She didn't want to do something so embarrassing in front of so many people, but she really couldn't help herself.

She watched her peers discussing learning content and plans with adults that she couldn't understand at all.

For the strong-willed Hermione, this was no less than the most terrifying punishment in the world.

Hearing Hermione's cries, Isaac left his address with the manager.

Afterwards, the manager would deliver the book to his home by owl. Isaac was about to comfort Hermione when he happened to catch Mr. Granger's wary look.

“Mrs. Granger, it’s a pleasure to see you again. I think this must be Mr. Granger.”

Isaac nodded to Mrs. Granger, who was comforting Hermione, and then greeted Mr. Granger, whose eyes were not very friendly.

"Oh, Isaac. May I call you that?"

"Do you know what's wrong with Hermione?" Mrs. Granger wanted to comfort her daughter, but she didn't know why Hermione suddenly started "wailing".

So they had no choice but to turn to Isaac Valdore, who had a decent first impression of them.

“Of course, madam.” Isaac nodded, also showing a somewhat puzzled expression.

"Actually, Miss Granger got quite excited when I told her that I had finished reading the entire 'Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration' this month..."

Isaac didn't say much; he only got to the point, and the Grangers immediately understood why Hermione had lost her composure.

Their daughter is exceptionally strong-willed, and also quite the little devil.

The Grangers didn't see anything wrong with Hermione's scroll.

Since the "rolling" was their daughter's own wish, they, as parents, had no choice but to support her.

Just like Hermione studied hard at home for a whole month after receiving the textbook, they also suppressed their curiosity about the magical world. Only after Hermione's enthusiasm for magic subsided a little did they come to Diagon Alley together.

Knowing the reason for Hermione's "breakdown," Mrs. Granger's comfort was more targeted.

Mr. Granger's gaze toward Isaac also became friendly, even showing a sense of shared misfortune.

Isaac's excellence is not his fault; his daughter's actions just now must have startled the young man.

“Isaac, I’ve heard of you. Come on, let’s leave the ladies alone and go get some drinks that men should have.”

In the Leaky Cauldron, Isaac and Mr. Granger each held a glass of butterbeer, clinked glasses, and took a big gulp.

Isaac was quite curious about the drink he knew so well from his previous life before he tried it.

However, it's just so-so when you actually taste it. It's not as good as I imagined, but it's not bad either; it's a fairly average drink.