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

When John returned to the dormitory, Ryan and Ethan were also awake. They were sitting on the carpet, each holding a piece of paper and pointing at it, seemingly saying something.

"John, you're back. Perfect timing! Take a look at this shopping list and see if there's anything you want."

Upon seeing John return, the two immediately addressed him.

"Shopping list? What are you talking about?"

John went over and sat on the carpet with them, looking at the shopping list they handed him.

1 serving of buttered almond candy.

Pink coconut ice cream 1 piece.

Honey-colored toffee 1 scoop.

And there are Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Jelly Slugs, and Sizzling Honey...

The shopping list was filled with all kinds of candies, along with their respective prices.

At this point, Ryan, who was standing nearby, also began to explain.

"These are all products from the Duke of Honey Candy Shop in Hogsmeade Village."

"Because only students in the third year and above can go there, we freshmen can't go."

"So two senior students from Gryffindor set up a purchasing service, allowing us freshmen to choose our favorite items in advance and then ask the senior students to buy them for us. We only need to pay some extra delivery fees."

Six hundred and sixty-six, even errand runners and personal shoppers are here.

Looking at the dazzling array of goods on the list, John couldn't help but recall his past life when he was studying, and there were day students who provided this kind of service to boarding students. He never thought that he would see it again in the magical world.

Hogsmeade is a wizarding village located near Hogwarts.

As we all know, studying at Hogwarts means spending almost the entire year there, but some people can't stand staying in one place for too long.

So there was a place to go out and get some fresh air, which is Hogsmeade Village.

Students in the third grade and above, with the permission of their guardians, can visit Hogsmeade Village once a month during Hogsmeade Week.

There are many interesting shops there, and even the college professors often go to Hogsmeade for meals and drinks.

These freshmen didn't have the opportunity to go there, so this purchasing agent service came about.

"Ethan and I both picked out a few snacks we wanted, and Titus picked some too. John, why don't you pick some as well? Don't worry, it's on me!"

Ryan patted his chest proudly and said.

"Is that so? Then I won't stand on ceremony."

John smiled and chose two snacks that didn't look too bizarre.

There's still a month until Hogsmeade Week, and this senior student who runs a purchasing service is really smart; he knows to promote his service early.

After a month, all the new students will definitely know about this purchasing agent service, and at least half of them will be willing to spend money to try it out.

Actually, they could ask senior student Nawei to help them buy it, and maybe they could even get the delivery fee waived.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

After all, Neville is only a third-year student and it's his first time visiting Hogsmeade. He barely has time to explore on his own, so assigning him tasks would be too unfair to him.

......

The next day, after lunch.

John arrived alone outside Professor McGonagall's office.

He came to submit his paper.

Knock, knock, knock, John knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Professor McGonagall's voice came from inside very quickly.

John pushed open the door and entered, but paused slightly, because he hadn't expected that there would be another person in the office besides Professor McGonagall.

It was Hermione.

They seemed to be talking about something, but John interrupted them.

"John, you've come."

When Professor McGonagall saw John, her eyes crinkled into a kind smile.

John is very talented, and his progress has been rapid ever since he got his hands on Professor McGonagall's Transformation Diary.

And he would often come to Professor McGonagall to ask her questions, so the two became very close.

So in private, Professor McGonagall started calling John by his first name.

"Hello, Professor, and hello, senior student."

John nodded and greeted the two men separately.

Hermione raised an eyebrow when she saw John, surprised to run into him here.

"Hermione, this is the freshman I mentioned to you before, John Merrick. He's very talented. You two can interact more and learn from each other."

Professor McGonagall then spoke slowly to Hermione.

It seems that Professor McGonagall and Hermione are quite familiar with each other, as Professor McGonagall also addresses Hermione by her first name rather than her surname.

Few students receive such treatment, and he and Hermione happen to be among them.

"I will. In fact, John and I have known each other for a long time, haven't we, Junior John?"

Hermione nodded and smiled, then looked at John and asked with a grin.

"...Yes."

John paused for a moment, then nodded.

Judging from Professor McGonagall's demeanor, she seemed to approve of Hermione's use of the term "junior brother."

"That's good. John, what brings you here today?"

Professor McGonagall nodded, then asked John.

"It's the paper you assigned me yesterday. I've finished writing it and brought it to you."

"You finished writing it so quickly?"

Professor McGonagall was also surprised to hear the purpose of John's visit.

The paper she assigned to John yesterday was no simple task; it involved a lot of advanced material.

I thought John wouldn't be able to hand it in for at least two or three days.

"In fact, thanks to Hermione... her senior, she helped me with a lot of difficult problems when I was writing my paper yesterday."

Hearing John finally address her as "senior sister," Hermione nodded with relief.

"Really? Let me take a look."

Upon hearing this, Professor McGonagall took the paper from John and began to carefully read it.

John waited patiently for Professor McGonagall to finish reading.

Just as Professor McGonagall was looking at the paper, Hermione walked up to John with her hands behind her back.

John looked at Hermione, wondering what she was going to say.

Hermione suddenly pointed to her own neckline and then to John's neckline.

John looked at her collar with a puzzled expression, then at his own.

What does that mean?

Seeing John's puzzled expression, as if he didn't understand her meaning, Hermione rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Hermione remained silent because Professor McGonagall was engrossed in reading John's paper.

She simply reached out a hand and tugged at one side of John's collar, straightening it.

It turned out that John's collar was askew on one side, and Hermione had wanted to point it out to him.

John couldn't understand it, so Hermione had to do it herself.

Hermione's actions startled John, who instinctively looked at the small, white hand so close to his face, and then at Hermione's eyes.

He happened to meet Hermione's gaze.

After exchanging a glance, the two instinctively looked away.

Hermione seemed to realize only then that their actions were becoming somewhat ambiguous.

However, Hermione remained calm and composed.

After all, John was just a little brother to her, not even as big as her.

After quickly patting John's collar, Hermione swiftly withdrew her hand, turned slightly to the side, and only showed John her profile.

John didn't even look at Hermione, awkwardly turning his head away to tour Professor McGonagall's office interior.

Wow, this wall is really a wall.