Hogwarts' Golden Glory

Although he had not yet experienced the Sorting Ceremony, Kane knew in his heart that, given his status, entering Slytherin House was a certainty, so he did not feel that he had lied to Hermione.

"Ah, but I've heard that most Slytherin graduates are dark wizards!"

Hermione looked surprised; she had assumed Kane would be a member of Gryffindor.

After all, the boy in front of her was completely different from the evil dark wizard she had in mind, and what dark wizard would kindly point out the way to school?

"That's just baseless rumor. Every house has upright wizards and misguided wizards. You know, many officials in the Ministry of Magic are Slytherin alumni."

Kane explained calmly.

Indeed, this is true. Slytherin students often have a strong desire for power. They are ambitious and shrewd, qualities that give them an advantage in their pursuit of higher positions.

Of course, it cannot be denied that there are quite a few Death Eaters in Slytherin House.

"That's true, but I still prefer Gryffindor. After all, the greatest wizards right now come from that house! But I don't know which house I'll be sorted into."

Hermione nodded slightly, agreeing with Kane's point, but deep down she remained convinced of her own beliefs, since the descriptions in the book couldn't be wrong.

Kane did not refute this. In his view, although the great wizard had some problems, such as his ability to manipulate other people's emotions, it was not an exaggeration to call him the greatest wizard of the time, given his brilliant achievements.

Hermione's personality traits are indeed a better fit for Gryffindor House.

In the original book, Hermione was almost sorted into Ravenclaw House, partly because of her exceptional intelligence. Ravenclaw House values ​​wisdom and knowledge, and her intelligence could have been well developed there.

On the other hand, she possesses a bold and courageous spirit, which is also the spirit that Gryffindor House upholds.

It took the Sorting Hat a full four minutes to finally "reluctantly" sort her into Gryffindor.

In Kane's eyes, Hermione's love of learning largely stemmed from her competitive spirit; in order not to fall behind others, she devoured book after book.

"Okay, let me tell you a secret. If you really want to go to a certain house, during the Sorting Ceremony, as long as you concentrate on thinking about your desired house, the Sorting Hat will sort you into your house according to your wishes."

Kane felt a little guilty, after all, he had already deceived this little girl once, or rather, twice, so he decided to reveal some real information to her.

"Really? Thank you so much! I'll definitely do that!"

Hermione's eyes sparkled with surprise. She hadn't expected Kane to know such a trick, and her affection for him grew even stronger.

"It seems that not all Slytherin wizards are as evil as the rumors suggest," Hermione thought to herself.

"Excuse me, have you seen my toad? Its name is Leif!"

A little boy with a round head timidly poked his head into the carriage, his face still wet with tears, clearly having just cried.

"I didn't see it."

Kane and Hermione inside the carriage shook their heads in unison. Upon seeing this, the little boy's eyes instantly reddened, as if he were about to burst into tears at any moment.

Hermione, kind-hearted and unable to bear seeing others suffer, immediately stood up and said warmly, "Let's help you look!"

As she spoke, her large eyes stared intently at Kane, who was sitting in his seat, her gaze full of expectation, clearly hoping that Kane would also help.

Kane inwardly groaned; he was currently preoccupied with figuring out how to remove the restraints from his wand and had no desire to move. However, seeing Hermione's eager expression, he couldn't bear to refuse and reluctantly stood up.

Do you have any photos of your pet?

Kane asked, "As a wizard, you naturally have to use magic to find items!"

Yes, yes.

The round-faced boy quickly pulled a crumpled photo from his pocket. It was taken before he came to school, and it showed him holding a toad.

Kane hadn't expected the other person to carry a photograph, but he didn't dwell on it. He simply focused his mind, clearly sketching the toad's image, then pulled out his wand and shouted, "Rafer, come here!"

With the use of the Summoning Charm, a slimy toad flew from the other end of the carriage, heading straight for Kane's wand.

"Reverie!"

Before the little boy Neville could even feel happy, a large group of people suddenly appeared behind the toad.

Kane looked closely and saw a head of blond hair and a head of red hair that caught his eye. It was none other than Draco and Ron Weasley.

Harry was right next to them! Kane couldn't help but wonder, how did they end up together?

"Give me back my toad!"

Draco Malfoy stormed into the carriage, shouting, but his expression instantly fell when he saw who was inside.

Crabbe and Goyle followed closely behind Draco, while Harry and Ron rushed over and were stunned by what they saw.

Harry looked bewildered; he couldn't understand why Draco and Kane, brothers, would have a falling out.

Ron was equally curious. He could tell from Kane's appearance that he was related to Draco and must also be a member of the Malfoy family.

"What's going on?"

Kane looked at Draco, who had just been furious, and asked calmly.

"I...I..." Draco stammered, unable to get a coherent answer for a long time.

"He just tried to take this toad from us!" Harry couldn't stand it anymore and answered for Draco.

It turns out that just now, Ron and Harry were eating snacks in the carriage when Draco, having heard that someone had seen Harry, went to greet them with his underlings!

Draco finally met Harry and wanted to go up and say hello, since he had always been curious about and fond of Harry.

However, Harry learns from Hagrid that Draco's father was once Voldemort's henchman, leaving him momentarily at a loss as to how to face this new acquaintance.

In addition, Ron's existing hostility towards the Malfoys made the atmosphere between Draco and the two of them tense, and a verbal conflict was imminent.

At the time, the toad happened to be in Ron's hands. Draco mistakenly thought the toad belonged to Ron and, in order to show off his power, threatened to take the toad to make a potion.

Thus, a fierce conflict broke out between the two sides.

At the same time, as Kane cast the spell, the toad flew over at the spell's call.

Then Draco followed the direction the toad was flying, and Ron and Harry followed as well, which led to the scene we see now.

After learning the whole story, Kane couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, deep emotion/reflection).

The relationship between Draco and Harry is quite delicate. Even though Draco knew Harry first, he eventually developed a rift with Harry because of Ron.

It seems Draco and Harry are destined to be enemies.

"You can't use my Lev as a medicinal ingredient!"

After learning the whole story, Neville became anxious. Although Rafer always left him, he really didn't want Rafer to turn into a potion.

"I am the Gryffindor prefect! What are you all doing making such a racket here? Don't you know you're supposed to be quiet in the carriage?"

Just then, a haughty voice rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice to see Percy Weasley walking over.

Percy, the third Weasley child, just became the prefect of Gryffindor this year.

For this reason, he received a brand new robe and an owl, while his previous pet, Scabbers, was given to his brother Ron.

Percy, who had just taken on the role of prefect, was eager to make the most of his position and fully enjoy the power and glory it brought. Naturally, he was particularly concerned about maintaining order in the college.

"Those two stole Neville's toad!" Ron blurted out as soon as his brother arrived, pointing at Draco and Kane with a face full of anger and resentment.