Hogwarts: Jade, stop controlling Harry!

The Grangers said goodbye to Jade again and then left.

Before leaving, they didn't forget to close the door behind them.

"We'll be back at lunchtime—I'd like to invite you, Harry, to have lunch with us then, if you'd like."

"Okay, that sounds great," Xiaoyuyu said without thinking.

After closing the door, Mr. Granger sighed to his wife, "Look at Harry, he's such a good boy."

"Perhaps Hermione really can make a good friend," Mrs. Granger said in the same way.

Mr. Granger repeated, "Just good friends?"

Mrs. Granger rolled her eyes at her husband, reached out and took his arm, and said reproachfully.

"Enough! What's going on in your head? Hermione's still so young!"

Mr. Granger smiled, said nothing more, and took his wife to enjoy some time alone.

Inside the house, Hermione only relaxed slightly after hearing her parents walk away.

Successfully fooled everyone!

Hermione was surprised that Jade could remain so calm in front of adults. She turned around and asked curiously, "Aren't you nervous at all?"

"Why should I be nervous?" Xiaoyu asked back.

"Children should naturally feel nervous around adults," Hermione explained.

Xiaoyu disagreed, "No way, I've never felt that way before. Maybe I would when I'm with Uncle Long..."

Xiaoyu realized her slip of the tongue halfway through her sentence and quickly shut her mouth.

But Hermione had already heard Jade's words, "Does 'Uncle Dragon' mean your uncle?"

"By the way, I was just about to ask you, Harry, why did you say you came from an ordinary family when you were in the wand shop? The book says your parents were wizards."

Hermione isn't actually that angry anymore.

Hermione, being very understanding, thought—perhaps Harry didn't want to embarrass her at the time, which is why he said that.

"Because I live with my aunt and uncle, who are ordinary people who don't use magic." Jade finally understood why Hermione had seemed accusatory at first, and immediately explained.

"And I only recently found out that I'm a wizard."

"Ah? I see..." Hermione suddenly realized, and she became even more embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you," Hermione said softly, her head bowed.

Xiaoyu, on the other hand, didn't mind at all. If she were to get angry over a mere misunderstanding, she would probably have been driven crazy by her classmates long ago.

Jade stepped forward, took Hermione's hand, and said with a grin, "If you really want to apologize, why don't you buy me an ice cream? I don't want to waste the whole day in the house."

Jade didn't see anything wrong with holding Hermione's hand; subconsciously, she didn't feel that Harry was any different from her in any fundamental way.

Hermione had a vague feeling that something was wrong with this.

But when Hermione saw Jade's sincere eyes, she relaxed and nodded in agreement.

"Okay! But my parents are both dentists, and they always tell me that eating too many sweets will cause cavities."

"It's okay, it's just once in a while, it's no big deal," Jade said with a grin. "Hermione, wait for me, I need to bring my pet."

After saying that, Xiaoyu picked up the fire lizard that was as long as her forearm.

Hermione had seen it before, and she was initially a little scared, but seeing the salamander lying motionless and obediently in Jade's arms, curiosity overcame her fear.

"It's your pet, what's its name? Won't it bite?"

"Of course not, it will only breathe fire occasionally. As for a name, I haven't thought of one yet."

But Hermione immediately noticed the problem and pointed it out with a very serious expression.

"But your Hogwarts acceptance letter states that 'each student is only allowed one pet to school,' and you have two, which violates the school rule!"

"Huh? Is it written on the acceptance letter?" Xiaoyu asked in surprise, "And how did you know it violated school rules?"

Hermione proudly raised her head and said, "To avoid violating school rules when I go to school, I specifically bought a book about the rules and regulations of Hogwarts."

"Not only that, I also bought a lot of books to help me understand the magical world and wizards, such as 'Hogwarts: A History of the School,' and, oh right, your name appears in both 'A History of Modern Magic' and 'Important Magical Events of the 20th Century.'"

"Wait, so you mean you finished reading all these books in a week?" Xiaoyu was shocked.

"Of course, I also plan to memorize all the textbooks before starting school, hoping that this knowledge will be enough." Hermione proudly showed off her academic prowess to the academically challenged Jade.

Now Jade looked at Hermione as if she were a monster.

Good heavens! Look what she just said? Memorize all the textbooks!

Xiaoyu felt that if she had Hermione's perseverance, she would succeed at anything.

He wouldn't be suspended from school because of poor grades and misbehaving, leaving him no choice but to come to America to seek refuge with Uncle Long.

"Don't look at me like that. I was just doing what a student should do." Hermione was a little embarrassed by Jade's shocked gaze. At the same time, she noticed the stack of books on the bedside table.

"And Harry, didn't you buy a lot of books too?" Hermione naturally regarded Harry as a top student like herself.

But Jade casually remarked, "I didn't buy these books; they were a gift from Professor Snape, including this lizard, which Professor Quirrell gave me."

"What?!" Hermione's eyes widened. "You actually knew two professors before school even started and received gifts from them. Good heavens, it seems that just memorizing textbooks wasn't enough."

Hermione became nervous again, and when she discovered that the books contained potions knowledge that she hadn't bought, she made a request to Jade.

"Have you finished reading these books? If possible, could I borrow them to take a look?"

Xiaoyu: "..."

"Of course, you can take them all if you want," Xiaoyu said happily.

Hermione was even more convinced that Jade was a good person; if it were her, she would never easily lend her precious book to someone else.

"Thank you, I can trade you other books," Hermione said.

Xiaoyu initially wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she nodded in agreement, because she actually really wanted to learn a few spells to try.

As for violating school rules, Xiaoyu didn't care at all; who cares?

Anyway, if Hogwarts doesn't allow her to bring two pets to school, she can always ask Hagrid to bring them for her.

And so, Jade and Hermione hurried downstairs. On the way, Jade generously let Hermione try out the feel of the salamander in her arms. Hermione found it quite amazing, but not unpleasant.

"Maybe I should get a pet, but I think taking care of a pet might distract me from my studies..."

While Hermione was rambling on, Jade had already set her sights on a family sitting noisily around the long table in the center of the bar.

Not only because they were the most numerous and all had very noticeable red hair, but also because Xiaoyu recognized the kind-looking middle-aged man among them!

On a bus in London.

The kind gentleman sitting in the center of the long table also noticed Jade and Hermione coming downstairs together.

His gaze fell on Xiaoyu, and he suddenly froze, his gentle smile turning into surprise and excitement.

"Look, children, it's that boy, Harry Potter!"

The next second, six or seven pairs of curious eyes turned to look at Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu blinked and thought: Good heavens, this family has so many people!