Hogwarts: Jade, stop controlling Harry!

It was a sunny weekend, and the zoo was packed with families.

Both adults and children seemed very happy.

Near the zoo entrance, vendors selling all kinds of snacks and toys filled the air, colorful balloons floated in the sky, and the smell of French fries wafted far and wide.

As the birthday boy, Dali was naturally very happy. He chatted with his good friend Pierre about video games and showed off the gifts he received along the way.

The only one who seemed sullen was Xiaoyu.

Of course, it's not that she didn't want to come to the zoo.

But now, she'd rather find a public phone booth and make a call to tell Uncle Long about her current situation.

Tell Uncle Long to come and pick her up quickly!

Otherwise, she couldn't guarantee what she might do; this family's attitude towards her, no, towards Harry Potter, was just too terrible.

"Kid, I warned you, don't get any funny ideas, or you'll stay in your closet until Christmas!"

Vernon Dursley stood in front of Jade, bent down, and glared at her with his face flushed red.

This made Xiaoyu, who was already in a bad mood, even angrier.

"Of course!" Xiaoyu said.

Before Mr. Vernon could finally relax his grip, he heard his troublesome nephew confidently declare.

"If you dare lock me up, I'll call the police and have them deal with you. Do you want me to tell them you're abusing a poor orphan who's lost his mother?"

The clever Jade had already grasped the basic information about the body's owner, the little boy named Harry.

You could have guessed it.

If his parents were still alive, how could anyone dare to treat him like this?

Compared to Uncle Dragon and her father, Jade thought the Dursleys were absolutely terrible!

Mr. Vernon stood there, stunned.

I watched helplessly as Xiaoyu raised her chin, crossed her arms, and swaggered forward.

He was furious, but dared not vent his anger in public, so he could only grit his teeth and mutter to his wife beside him.

"How dare he...how dare he say such a thing?!"

"That ungrateful wretch! He's wasted all the years of raising us!"

"Did you hear that, Penny? This kid actually said he'd call the police to arrest me?"

But this time, his wife did not directly agree with the furious Mr. Vernon.

Penny Desley had also heard what Jade said, especially the last sentence.

A rare, complex and conflicted expression appeared on Penny's face.

"Let it go, don't bother with him," Penny said to her husband after a moment's hesitation.

Mr. Vernon stared in astonishment, finding it hard to believe that his wife would say such a thing.

But he couldn't say anything to refute it, so he could only continue to sulk.

.....

Xiaoyu continued walking forward.

As she approached the entrance, she sensed something moving closer to her.

I turned my head and looked.

It's that chubby little guy named Dali.

"What do you want? If you want to fight, I'm already bursting with anger and have nowhere to vent it!" Xiaoyu said warily.

Even when Xiaoyu was still Xiaoyu, she wasn't afraid of anyone!

What's more, she's now a boy and possesses special superpowers.

Dali, however, seemed to shrink back and move to the side after being glared at by Xiaoyu, before speaking in a low voice.

"I'm not trying to cause you trouble, I just want to ask you, how did you get behind me just now?"

"Oh?" Jade raised an eyebrow, looked around, and realized that the Dursleys had been left behind.

Then a sly glint flashed in Xiaoyu's eyes, and she whispered in return.

"What? You want to learn? I'll teach you!"

Upon hearing this, Dali's small eyes blazed with immense enthusiasm.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, but I can't teach you for nothing. You have to give me something in return, right?" Xiaoyu grinned.

She just noticed.

This little boy named Harry didn't have a single coin on him.

But when his cousin got on the train, Mr. Vernon slipped him a brand new ten-pound note!

Xiaoyu needs money to complete her grand plan to go home.

.....

Dali was quite clever this time and understood what Xiaoyu meant.

He had a conflicted expression on his face, as if he was reluctant to part with the money he had just received.

Seeing this, Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly.

"Alright, it seems you're not so determined to learn. Never mind then. I wouldn't teach anyone else anyway!"

Upon hearing this, Dali's eyes lit up again.

"You mean you won't teach it to anyone but me?"

Xiaoyu nodded. "Of course, you're my cousin, so you get some special treatment!"

Upon hearing this, Dali finally smiled, a very honest and simple smile.

"Deal. But how much do you want?"

"The banknote that Uncle Vernon gave you just now," Xiaoyu replied.

This time, Dali did not hesitate.

Perhaps in his view, a mere allowance was not enough to cause him too much distress.

After all, the bits and pieces of things he's destroyed over the years add up to more than a thousand pounds.

"Sure, but when will you teach me?" Dudley asked, quickly pulling out a stack of folded banknotes from his pocket.

This is enough to prove that Dudley is not as stupid as he appears.

When children are hiding things from their parents, they always reveal their clever side!

Xiaoyu casually took the banknotes and quickly stuffed them into her pocket.

"Soon, after we finish visiting the zoo and go back, what do you think?"

Xiaoyu was undoubtedly lying.

She had no intention of ever going back to that dark, dusty, cramped cubicle.

However, Xiaoyu could guess from the broken glasses she was wearing now, which were wrapped in transparent tape.

Harry has been bullied by his cousin a lot over the years!

This can be considered as her helping to collect some interest.

Xiaoyu now feels that if she could get her father to turn her back.

Perhaps we could try asking Uncle Dragon or Sheriff Black to help look after Harry.

Even staying in District 13 is much better than staying in this house.

.....

To everyone's surprise, Dali hesitated after hearing this.

"After we go to the zoo, there are still many places I want to go," Dali mumbled vaguely.

It seems he had planned his birthday celebration.

"Then you can choose the time, and I can teach you anytime, how about that?" Xiaoyu replied immediately.

Before Dali could say anything, his smile returned.

Mr. Vernon and Aunt Penny quickly caught up.

"Dali, don't hang out with this kid, you'll be led astray." Vernon Desley roughly pulled his son to his side.

At the same time, he stared wide-eyed at Xiaoyu.

It was as if she would turn her son into a real pig at any moment.

Xiaoyu pouted and didn't say anything.

Just then, Dali saw an ice cream stand and immediately pointed at it, shouting that he wanted to eat ice cream.

This deal was so easily concealed...

.....

Soon, when they entered the zoo...

Xiaoyu finally smiled, not only because of the three-color ice cream ball in her hand, but also because it soothed her anxiety.

Also, because she now has money and can start implementing her plan to return home.

On the contrary.

As Aunt Penny was forced to pay, the way she looked at Jade returned to the same wary and defensive gaze she used to have.

But Xiaoyu didn't care.

The opportunity she's been waiting for will soon arrive...