Hogwarts: Lacus doesn't want to be a witch who destroys nations.

Dumbledore put the Sorting Hat back and went back to the faculty seating area to sit down. Lux saw him talking to a portly male teacher next to him. As the man spoke, his gaze swept across the long tables of the various houses, his eyes lingering noticeably on Tom for a moment.

"Ding—" A crisp bell rang out from the center of the main hall, and the hall fell silent instantly. All the students sat up straight, their eyes focused on Principal Armando Dippert, who was pulling the bell.

"Welcome!" Headmaster Deppet slowly rose, leaning on the table, and cast a spell with his wand pressed against his throat. "Welcome to Hogwarts for the new school year!"

The current principal is 300 years old, but he still looks very energetic.

"Being in Hogwarts is your good fortune!" He surveyed the entire room, his gaunt figure exuding a decisive and powerful aura that made people afraid to look him in the eye.

"This is the safest place in the world, with the best teachers imparting knowledge. You don't have to face the dangers of dark wizards, nor suffer hunger and cold in some corner of the wizarding world... This is all thanks to Hogwarts!"

He paused briefly before continuing, "Hogwarts asks for nothing in return, only hoping that you will study here peacefully for seven years, grow steadily through exploration, and have the strength to face the storms of the outside world on your own when you leave the school in the future."

"Now—" He took out a piece of paper, tapped it with his wand, and it floated in mid-air. He then began to read, "Given the current situation, to prevent the spread of dark magic, only third-year students and above are permitted to go to Hogsmeade; first- and second-year students are strictly prohibited from approaching the Forbidden Forest, and violators will bear the consequences; furthermore, spellcasting is prohibited in the corridors and exhibition halls..."

The students were drowsy, but they all sat stiffly in their seats, especially the Gryffindor students who were practically sleeping on the floor.

"Finally, I hope you will strictly abide by the school rules. The list of items prohibited from being brought onto campus has been posted at the door of the administrator, Mr. Apollon Pringle... Violations of the school rules will be severely punished once discovered."

"Then let's begin the banquet." Headmaster Dipper finished reading the school rules and was helped to sit down by Dumbledore.

The students in the auditorium erupted in thunderous cheers.

Lux saw the abundant food appear on the empty plates, and the people around her had already begun to wolf it down, but Lux did not stop for a moment.

After all, the combination of Britain and an orphanage meant that there wouldn't be any good food for her for the first eleven years of her life, and she longed for a good meal.

As the banquet drew to a close, the long table was completely empty. Lacus, with her outstanding looks and cheerful personality, had already become one of the Gryffindor students, while Tom was surrounded by the pure-blooded Slytherin students, whose opinions were very popular.

This joyful atmosphere continued until the young wizards returned to their respective dormitories. After the dinner, the prefects of each house led the new students to their respective house common rooms, where the prefects assigned dormitories. Lux was assigned to a dormitory with Anna Weasley, Phoebe Longbottom, and Mia Brown.

Interestingly, apart from Lux, the other three are all members of the Twenty-Eight Holy Families listed in the anonymously published "Pure-Blood Register" a few years ago. However, this is actually the norm in the British magical world today. Influenced by tradition, intermarriage between families is common in this era, and most of them are cousins.

Marriage between Muggles and wizards was still something that could not be made public at this time.

The dormitory was quiet, save for the even, deep breathing of her roommates. Soft moonlight streamed through the high windows, outlining the four four-poster beds with canopies. Lux, however, was still awake, her mind still swirling with the day's excitement, the satisfaction of the dinner, and her various thoughts about the future.

As she gazed absently at the shadows on the ceiling illuminated by the moonlight, an extremely faint sound entered her ears, like the sound of snowflakes rubbing together, or like something smacking its lips.

"Sizzle...slurp..."

Lux frowned and listened intently. The sound seemed to be coming from the small wicker basket beside her suitcase at the foot of her bed. It was the Poro she had bought at the Magical Pets Shop in Diagon Alley before boarding the Hogwarts Express.

Poros are only supposed to make soft, cute sounds like "Puyo" and "Boo-ge," right? Lux thought she must have misheard, or maybe it was just a hallucination caused by all the things that happened during the day.

She gently turned over, preparing to force herself to fall asleep.

"Hiccup~"

A much clearer burp followed by a slurping sound. This time it definitely wasn't a hallucination!

Lux quietly lifted a corner of the curtain and peered into the wicker basket by the moonlight. There, the fluffy little thing had rolled out of the basket and was now tugging at the edge of her Hogwarts robe draped over her suitcase, sniffing it with its little nose.

Then, a deep, somewhat rough voice, characteristic of Freljord, rang directly in her mind.

"Emma, ​​smells good! It smells so good!" Poro hummed in ecstasy, sniffing the fabric of his robe. "This material must have been soaked in freshly cooked stew! The kind with big bones, potatoes, and radishes bubbling away..."

Where did you come from, you Poro?!

"Gurgle..." A deafening roar came from Poro's little belly, particularly jarring in the quiet bedroom. It seemed startled by the sound of its own stomach, raising its head and its large, blue eyes in the darkness accurately looking at Lux's shocked face peeking out from the gap in the curtains.

"Hey! Hey old lady! You're awake, huh?" Poro's voice carried a hint of embarrassment at being caught, but quickly became self-righteous. "What are you looking at? Hungry? Let's get you something good to eat!"

"Wh...what?" Lux's voice was extremely low, completely bewildered.

"Stop pretending to be confused!" Poro impatiently slapped the floor with its short legs, like a spoiled child. "What kind of person are you? You saved Poro and that's it? Just looking isn't enough! You eat cookies every day, all that oil is wasted! Give me something substantial!"

"I forgot, you old woman can't hear us." Poro smacked his lips, with a hint of regret at "talking to a brick wall," and then brought his little head close to the fabric of the school robe, taking a big, hard sniff, as if he wanted to inhale all the imagined meaty aroma into his stomach.

"That's a bit perverted of you, and where am I supposed to find meat for you to eat so late at night?"

"Little sister, you can't even overcome this little difficulty..."

The little pom-pom beside the wicker basket suddenly froze, like a ball of fluff that had been petrified. Its pair of blue eyes, which were surprisingly bright in the dim light, suddenly widened and stared straight through the gap in the curtains. Its little mouth was slightly open, revealing a bit of its pink tongue.

It took a long time, about three or five breaths, before that deep, rough voice exploded in her mind again, carrying a sense of disbelief and disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost.

"Um!?!"

"What the hell?! What the hell are you doing?! You, you, you... can you hear me?!?"

"I can hear you," Lux replied with difficulty. "Speak softly, it's like you're yelling right into my head." She paused, looking at the furry creature that had turned her into a ball with a complicated expression. "So, what exactly are you...?"

"What do you mean 'what the hell'?!" Poro's voice immediately rose, its bristling fur still out of control, but its imposing aura had already returned. "My name is Lumi, and I'm a Poro! A pureblood Freljord Ice Poro! Understand?!"

It patted the floor with its short paws in dissatisfaction, but its round body made it look more like a puffed-up mochi. The contrast between its fluffy appearance and its bold declaration was so strong that Lux almost laughed, but she held it in, after all, her roommate was still sleeping.

"Alright, alright, now that I know your name is Lumi, it saves me the trouble of coming up with a name." Lux rubbed her temples, trying to keep up. "But... how did you end up at Hogwarts? And how did you..." She pointed to her head, "...talking in here?"

"It's a long story, and it was incredibly unlucky!" Lumi's complaining voice echoed in Lux's mind, tinged with obvious resentment. "I was playing video games in the Abyss, and our king said, 'Lumi, stop playing video games and take a break, okay?'"

"I was in the middle of activating the Ape God technique and didn't have time to reply to the King. As a result, the angry King kicked me into the cave. When I came to my senses, I was taken to the forest and captured. I almost died there!" It patted its little belly as if still shaken.

"Thank goodness you're here, little sister!"

"You'd better shut up! This is totally off-topic!"