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

Later, John and Hermione got married.

The wedding was held in the same church where they got engaged.

However, this time it wasn't on the lawn outside the church, but inside the church, witnessed by relatives and friends, and presided over by the priest.

They exchanged rings and vowed to stay together for life.

Until fifteen years later—

......

"Good morning, brother."

Early in the morning.

That energetic voice came from the entryway of my home.

"Good morning, Joel. Why are you here so early?"

John, holding a cup of tea, looked at Joel, who had barged in with a bang, and asked with a smile.

"Well, it's because David is finally enrolling at Hogwarts today."

"That's why I came to pick him up."

Joel chuckled, then sat down on the sofa and took a bite of an apple from the coffee table.

Fifteen years have passed since its inception.

The little girl has now grown into a graceful young woman, her childishness gone, replaced by a bright and confident demeanor befitting a young woman.

She looked exactly the same as she had more than a decade ago when she used John's body to study at Hogwarts.

"That kid's probably still in bed. Go wake him up yourself." John held up his teacup and gestured towards the upstairs.

"Ugh, you have absolutely no sense of responsibility as a father. You don't even care about your own son starting school. I think I should just adopt David as my son."

Seeing his brother's "whatever" attitude, Joel couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Sure, you can take it. It'll give me some peace and quiet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a slap on the back of the head.

Hermione was already standing behind John without him noticing.

Over the past fifteen years, Hermione's appearance has remained unchanged. The years have left not wrinkles on her face, but rather a mature and sophisticated air.

"Talking nonsense so early in the morning."

Seeing his brother get beaten, Joel immediately burst into gloating laughter.

With an apple still in his mouth, he mumbled, "Good morning, sister-in-law, well done!"

Seeing Joel's expression, Hermione shook her head helplessly and poked Joel's forehead.

"And you, Joel, ever since you enrolled four years ago, Professor McGonagall has written to me complaining about you more than once."

"David is starting school this year, so don't you dare corrupt him, or you'll be in big trouble."

Seeing Hermione turn her attention to him, Joel immediately shrank back.

"Oh, sister-in-law, how could I dare?"

"That's my nephew, I dote on him, how could I possibly lead him astray?"

Hearing this, John couldn't help but scoff: "Do you even believe what you're saying?"

Joel's eyes widened immediately, and he patted his chest confidently, "Of course I believe you!"

"With me here, no one at Hogwarts will dare to bully David!"

Just then, footsteps came from the stairs.

An 11-year-old boy stepped down; he was John and Hermione's son, David Merrick.

He happened to overhear his aunt's solemn promise.

Unable to hold back, she retorted, "No one dares to bully me... but isn't it always you, Auntie, who bullies me...?"

"Pfft—" John almost spat out his tea.

Even Hermione, who always tried to maintain a serious demeanor, couldn't help but smile and raise her hand to cover her laughter.

Yodl blushed immediately.

"You heartless little brat! Your aunt has always been so good to you, and you actually talk about me like this!"

David stared speechlessly at his aunt, who was only four years older than him.

And then there's my mom, who's the newly appointed Minister of Magic, but turns a blind eye to my aunt's pranks.

And my dad, who doesn't care about anything that doesn't concern him and does nothing but cuddle with his mom.

He felt that his future was bleak.

"Alright, alright, everyone come and eat breakfast."

"After we finish eating, we'll take David to the train station together."

Hermione came over and pinched David's cheek, her tone full of affection.

David then grunted in agreement and obediently sat down at the dining table.

The family sat around the dining table eating breakfast.

After finishing their meal, they tidied up and headed out together to King's Cross Station.

After weaving through the bustling Muggle crowd, Joel and David pushed their luggage cart and easily made their way to the entrance of Platform 9¾.

David had come to see Joel off with his parents a few years ago, so he was very familiar with the place.

They met many acquaintances here.

Titus, Ryan, and Ethan have all started families.

The three families were chatting together at that moment.

"They're here."

Upon seeing the group arrive, they immediately waved enthusiastically.

Not far away, the families of Harry, Ron, and Draco also gathered around.

Titus met a girlfriend at the Ministry of Magic, and they soon got married and had a big, healthy son.

She inherited her father's physique from back then.

Ryan married a French witch he met at a Quidditch match. They fell in love at first sight and now have two mixed-race babies, blonde and blue-eyed, who are incredibly beautiful.

Ethan married a healer from St. Mungo's, and they had twins.

Harry and Ginny are together, there's nothing more to say about that.

After all, the two had been exchanging glances since their school days.

Ron got together with Lavender Brown. It seems that after graduation, the two of them were both single and working at the Ministry of Magic, so they gradually got together.

Draco, on the other hand, got his wish and married Astoria.

Now, Astoria has a stable supply of a low-cost version of the elixir of immortality from John, and her complexion is rosy, showing no signs of being tormented by the Blood Curse.

As for Neville and Luna...

They got together, but their child isn't old enough to start school yet, so they didn't come to see them off at the station today.

"David!"

A chubby little boy came running over excitedly; it was Titus the Younger, Titus' son.

Behind him followed a blonde, blue-eyed little girl, Ryan's eldest daughter, and Ethan's twins.

All the children are the same age, so they will all be enrolling at Hogwarts this year.

The youngest daughter of the Ruian family will not be able to start school for another two years.

The children from Harry's, Ron's, and Draco's families were all a bit older than them, so they started school a year or two earlier.

We often visit each other, so we are not strangers to one another.

But David's closest friends were naturally the children of Titus, Ryan, and Ethan.

The children huddled together, chattering away. David, surrounded by them, finally managed a smile.

Then Joel appeared.

"Hehe, it's been a long time, everyone! From now on, we're classmates too!"

Upon seeing Joel appear, Titus and the others were so frightened that they hid behind David.

This demon pill has often tormented these children before.

They often conjured up strange and bizarre things to scare them, and even made up all sorts of ghost stories about Hogwarts, which once made them very afraid of that so-called magic school.

"Auntie, please don't scare them," David said helplessly.

"What auntie? Don't try to get close to me. From now on, call me 'senior sister' at school." Joel gave David a flick on the forehead.

David: "???"

Who was it that just now at home vowed to take good care of me at school?

Now look what's happened, she's already putting on airs like a senior student before even getting on the bus.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh; the same Joel from back then was still the same Joel, unchanged.

Astoria took Joel's hand and said softly, "Joel, take good care of the children at school. Don't always scare them; you are their elder."

"Okay, Astoria," Joel stuck out his tongue.

Astoria's words carried more weight than John's, and their friendship remained unchanged despite Joel's transformation into a baby and subsequent growth.

Now it's more like a friendship that transcends age; Joel is always exceptionally well-behaved in front of Astoria.

"Alright, kids, it's almost time. Let's get on the bus."

Then John looked at the clock on the station and said to the children.

Children who enrolled a few years ago are already very familiar with the process and are boarding the train one after another.

David and his children reluctantly said goodbye to their parents and headed toward the Hogwarts Express with their luggage.

Watching the children's backs, some excited, some nervous, and some overjoyed.

Parents were filled with mixed emotions, including reluctance and worry, as well as relief and nostalgia.

Years ago, they also boarded the train to the magical world with similar laughter and merriment.

now.

Their children will also embark on this magical and unknown journey, beginning their own adventure.

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(End of the book)