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

"Hermione, why don't you come over to my house for Christmas?"

John's voice rang out.

"Huh?"

Hermione, who was still feeling down, looked up in surprise and stared at John with her beautiful big eyes.

"Think about it, your aunt and uncle won't be back until after Christmas, so you can stay at my house during the time before Christmas."

"Then your aunt and uncle can pick you up after Christmas, it's only a few days anyway."

John, like a strategist, advised Hermione.

Hermione blinked, clearly not quite understanding yet.

John actually invited me to his house for Christmas.

Her first thought was that this was indeed a good idea, as it allowed her to visit John's house while also being able to go home and spend time with her family.

But then he immediately felt that this was not appropriate; a sudden visit, and even staying for a few days, might cause trouble for John's family.

"Wouldn't that be very inconvenient..."

Hermione hesitated for a moment before speaking softly.

"No, don't worry."

"My family is very easygoing, and my parents will definitely welcome you. I'll write them a letter later to mention it."

"Besides, there are spare rooms at home, so staying for a few days won't cause any problems at all."

John waved his hand and said confidently.

"But didn't you say you were going to a friend's house during the holidays?"

Even though Hermione was already very tempted, she still asked with restraint.

"Oh, we plan to go after Christmas, so it doesn't conflict with your schedule at all, Hermione."

Upon hearing this, Hermione pursed her lips, her fingers unconsciously twisting together as if she were having an internal struggle.

Now it seems there's no reason to refuse.

She actually wanted to agree immediately, since there was really no harm in it.

But if she agreed, wouldn't that mean she would be living under the same roof as John, eating together, living together, and even...

Hmm, well, they're still kids, so it doesn't seem like a bad idea?

No, no, you're thinking the wrong thing!

Hermione quickly shook her head, trying to clear her mind of the strange thoughts.

John noticed Hermione's hesitation and apprehension, and assumed that Hermione was worried about causing trouble by going to his house, so he spoke up again.

"Hermione, if you're still feeling embarrassed, why don't you prepare a gift for me for Christmas as a return gift?"

"And I've also prepared a gift for you, as a return gift for the one you gave me before, how about that?"

Hearing John's words, Hermione looked up at him.

His clear smile made Hermione's heart beat a little faster.

Hermione pursed her lips, then smiled and nodded.

"it is good."

Seeing this, John smiled and said, "Then it's settled."

"Um..."

After agreeing, Hermione became hesitant to look John in the eye.

Because she couldn't help but start overthinking again.

She enjoyed spending time with John so much that she didn't mind living with him and even looked forward to it.

Living under the same roof, won't something unexpected happen...?

Hermione's cheeks grew hotter as she thought about it.

John, seeing Hermione's state, was also somewhat overwhelmed.

No, don't wait until you agree to be shy.

I didn't think much of it at first; it was just a normal invitation for friends to stay at my house for a few days.

But Hermione's shyness made John feel a little embarrassed as well.

It's as if inviting a girl to your home means you're going to do something to her.

But upon closer reflection, the invitation does seem rather ambiguous...

But once the words are spoken, they can't be taken back.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became somewhat subtle.

The cold wind blowing in from the window could not dispel the growing warmth between the two.

Hagrid had been listening quietly to the side.

At first, I thought it was quite heartwarming to see the two kids discussing Christmas plans together.

But why did they fall silent as they were talking?

Her face was still so red.

Is the room too hot?

Hagrid scratched his head, looking at the two of them with some confusion.

......

Time flies, and it's Hogsmeade Week again.

This time, Harry can finally go to Hogsmeade with his friends instead of staying at the school alone.

Honestly, if Sirius hadn't shown up this time and given him the consent form, he would have just slipped away wearing an invisibility cloak.

However, it would be best to go openly and honestly now.

Soon, the older students set off together for Hogsmeade Village.

John and his friends, of course, were also heading to the Screaming Shack.

Having learned a trick from Professor Lu Ping last time, he no longer needs to find Big Orange to clear the way.

You can use the Levitation Charm to control a pebble to press a button.

Oh right, speaking of Orange, since we stopped feeding Sirius Black, Orange seems to have had a lot more free time. It no longer runs around aimlessly and is often taken by John's side.

For example, right now.

The orange cat was lazily lying on John's backpack, its tail swishing idly.

After pressing the switch, they immediately crawled into the secret passage and then made their way to the Screaming Shack.

The secret base was exactly the same as when I last visited; everything was as before.

They came prepared this time as well.

John planned to do some basic repairs on the drafty room.

After all, it's starting to snow now.

The wind blowing in from outside is like a bone-scraping knife; if it's not repaired, this place is truly unbearable.

John threw the orange off his backpack and then pulled out a wooden stick from it.

With a wave of the magic wand, the wooden strips transformed one by one back to their original form, straight wooden planks.

This was prepared by John a few days ago when he went to the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid to chop wood.

Hagrid needed wood to start a fire, while John needed planks.

So John used the Cutting Spell to cut the felled tree into suitable planks, and the scraps were used as firewood by Hagrid.

Although this resulted in the felling of an extra tree, I believe the Forbidden Forest will not mind.

John began to wave his wand as he thought about it.

Guided by his magic wand, the wooden planks were laid one by one on the drafty walls, and then nailed firmly into place.

Don't be fooled by how simple this operation seems; it's actually not difficult at all.

Magic is so convenient, oh magic!

In no time, the leaky wall was repaired completely.

John looked at the repaired wall with satisfaction, then turned around and saw that Titus and the others had put some more trinkets in the room.

Titus even took out a small wooden table, enlarged it with a Transfiguration spell, and made it just big enough for the four of them to sit around.

Ethan then took out a small potted plant that he had grafted after studying botany with Neville for a while, and placed it on the shelf to add a touch of greenery to the room.

Ryan cleaned up the dust that had accumulated over the past few days and even took out a few pairs of slippers, saying that if he wore slippers in the room from now on, he wouldn't step on them and get dust everywhere.

With everyone fulfilling their duties, the secret base gradually began to show new vitality.

That's great, it feels like I'm modifying my own secret base.

"Hey, someone's getting close outside, hide."

Just then, Ryan, who was by the window, suddenly noticed three figures walking towards him from the woods not far away.

The group immediately stopped what they were doing.

They all crowded to the window, peering out through the tiny crack.

Fortunately, the three figures only stopped at the outer edge of the iron fence and had no intention of getting any closer.

Hmm? That girl looks so familiar.

John looked closely and saw that it looked like Hermione.

So the two people next to her must be Harry and Ron.

They're probably just visiting the Screaming Shack, so there's no need to worry too much.

But just to be on the safe side, no one made a sound.

At that moment, three more figures emerged from the woods.

It was an old acquaintance.

It's the useless Malfoy and his two useless underlings.

Although I don't know what they're talking about, it's clear they're exchanging heated arguments.

However, it seems that Hermione and Ron are not very useful; it's Harry who's scolding the Malfoys and the other two.

Awesome, Potter.

Perhaps driven to desperation by the criticism, Malfoy raised his fist, ready to charge forward and start a fight, but Hermione, who had long been unable to tolerate it any longer, stepped in two steps to stop him.

He punched Malfoy in the face first, leaving Malfoy completely disoriented.

Then another giant swing knocked down the two henchmen.

hiss!

She's practically a war goddess!