Hogwarts: A little lion in the skin of the Eagle School

The group arrived at Platform 9¾ to prepare to board the train; the fog was thicker than in previous years.

After arriving at the platform, John looked around.

Finally, a familiar figure was spotted not far away.

John strode over to Hermione and whispered something to her.

"Hermione, I'm going to find my friend."

Hermione, who was chatting with Ginny, paused slightly upon hearing John's words, then nodded.

"Okay, go ahead, see you at our school."

Although John's friends and their group knew each other to some extent, they were still from two different circles, and there was no need to force them to be together.

"Okay, I'll be going now."

John nodded, then looked up at the front of the line and noticed that the Weasleys, who were there as parents to drop off their children, weren't looking in their direction.

He then quickly stole a kiss on Hermione's cheek.

Hermione was so startled that her ears turned red instantly, and she took a step back, covering her cheek where John had kissed her, looking both ashamed and indignant.

Ginny, standing to the side, widened her eyes, her eyes burning with the urge to eat melons.

Harry and Ron, who were behind them, were even more shocked, but dared not say a word.

After stealing a kiss, John waved goodbye to Hermione with a grin, then loudly greeted the Weasleys before turning and disappearing into the crowd.

"Stupid John... in front of so many people..."

Seeing John run off and disappear on his own, Hermione was so ashamed that she stomped her feet and vowed to teach John a lesson when they got back to school.

......

"Ryan, remember what your mother said, your mother will never hurt you."

"I know what I'm doing is wrong, but it's all for your own good."

Beside a carriage at the rear of the train, Mrs. Grey was giving Ryan some instructions.

Ryan nodded silently, but his expression didn't look happy.

He barely contacted his friends this summer.

Because all the letters sent to him were intercepted by his mother.

Mr. Gray stood to one side, sighed, patted Mrs. Gray on the shoulder, and gestured for her to stop talking.

Ryan lowered his eyes and stared at the tips of his shoes, saying nothing.

"Hmm? That's..."

At that moment, Mr. Gray looked in one direction and muttered something under his breath.

Ryan subconsciously followed his father's gaze.

Not far away, three familiar figures stood in a row, looking at him with a thunderous stance.

John, Titus, Ethan.

The three of them wore a sly smile that only true brothers would understand.

Although they just stood there, saying nothing.

Even though they were neglected and alienated by themselves this summer.

But for some reason, seeing their thunderous stances and smiling faces, Ryan couldn't help but smile.

When John and his two friends saw Ryan trying to suppress his laughter, they immediately realized that Ryan was alright and was still their good brother.

So, the three of them simultaneously raised their hands, slicked back their hair in a showy manner, and then turned and left in perfect unison.

This scene was witnessed by many people on the platform.

But aside from looking at him like he was an idiot, nobody cared.

Even John, who was incredibly popular, was not recognized by most people outside of his classmates. Few people noticed that he was one of the three goofy guys.

After all, his expression in the newspapers was cold and aloof, always giving off a disdainful and unapproachable vibe.

This is completely different from the current silly Fu.

But Ryan understood what they meant.

Unaware of their current situation, they came to take a look, and finding everything alright, they tacitly left.

After all, his mother was still looking cold, and they didn't know his situation, so they didn't force their way over to cause trouble, but instead decided to settle accounts with him when they got back to school.

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt somewhat powerless, unsure how to explain things to them.

Should I tell them that my mother asked me to cut ties with them?

I don't know how to keep my promise to my mother.

......

"How so?"

"Hmm, it should be similar to what we analyzed earlier..."

After getting out of Ryan's sight, John and the other two squatted down by a wall where no one was around and started chatting.

The conversation naturally revolved around Ryan.

"Although Ryan's family is not a big family, they are still a pure-blooded family with a name and a lineage."

"I had my dad use his connections to check old files from over ten years ago. Ryan's uncle was killed by Death Eaters."

"The Death Eaters are resurfacing now. His mother probably wants Ryan to distance himself from us, fearing he'll repeat the same mistakes."

Titus analyzed the situation for the two of them with a serious expression.

"So what do we do?" Ethan asked.

"I don't know," Titus said, scratching his head with an air of self-righteousness.

In the end, the two of them looked at John.

John stroked his chin, frowned for a long time, and tentatively uttered a sentence.

"How about we 'dad' bully him a bit?"

The two: ?

It seems like it might not be impossible...

Ryan, who was not far away, suddenly felt a chill, as if he were being watched by something dirty...

Finally, it was time to board the train. Ryan arrived alone in an empty compartment, and the door had just closed.

A large hand suddenly pulled the door open.

John and his two companions scrambled in, their ties and buttons askew, looking like thugs.

"So you're the one called Ryan, huh?"

"So you're just playing high and mighty and ignoring us, huh?"

"Take it!"

Titus handed Ryan a dozen cockroach balls and continued speaking menacingly.

"If you don't finish your food today, you'll have to take it home!"

As we all know, cockroach dumplings are a very exotic and unusual snack, and their target audience is a very small group.

So it was used to force someone to eat it by throwing it in front of them, and it was once a bullying tactic.

but....

Ryan: Wow, a Manchu Han Imperial Feast!

This bag is so full, I'll have to take it with me if I can't finish it!

What are those three doing?

Instead of coming to confront me, why are you rewarding me?

Seeing Ryan staring blankly, Titus simply grabbed a handful of cockroach balls and shoved them into Ryan's mouth.

He was still yelling, "Give me some!"

Ryan was startled and was roughly fed by Titus.

John, who was standing to the side, scrunched up his face as he watched the scene.

If he didn't know Ryan's tastes, he wouldn't have been able to stand by and watch this horrific bullying.

It's a wonder Titus could come up with such a terrible idea.

Thinking this, he still urged Ethan to help stuff cockroach dumplings into Ryan's mouth. Ethan also wiped Ryan's saliva to prevent him from choking and being unable to continue stuffing.

The Muggle-born freshmen who had just enrolled had no idea what cockroach dumplings were, and when they passed by and saw this scene, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

"How terrifying are those upperclassmen? They actually forced their classmates to eat cockroaches..."

"Is bullying in the magical world really that terrifying...?"

"Stop talking, let's go, or they'll arrest us."

"No wonder the professors had to personally visit the school to recruit students; it's because the school atmosphere is so terrible..."

"I don't want to go to Hogwarts..."

Before the freshmen, full of hope, even stepped into the school gates, they were staggered by reality, and their fantasies about the magical world were shattered.