Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

The next morning, all the students boarded the Hogwarts Express, which chugged and rattled along toward London.

In Jimmy's box were Harry and Neville. Ron, for some reason, was now inseparable from Lavender, and wasn't spending any time with his good friend Harry.

Professor Dumbledore said nothing.

“He didn’t say anything, that’s right, Harry. It’s not worth believing at all. Maybe it’s just a charade to scare you, like before.”

After what happened with Sirius Black, Hermione became even more convinced that Professor Trelawney was a fraud.

Harry looked at Jimmy.

Jimmy smiled and nodded, "Trust Dumbledore's judgment; at least he won't let you die."

That wasn't exactly a good answer, but Harry wasn't going to delve into it further. He was more interested in going to the Quidditch World Cup with Sirius Black.

Nave then said to Jimmy, "Jimmy, would you like to come to my house during the summer vacation? My mom and dad really want you to come."

"Sure, you don't mind if I bring one more person, right?" Jimmy couldn't refuse any longer, so he had to let one more person join them.

Neville nodded repeatedly: "Of course, you can write to me a few days in advance to let us know."

Chapter 255 Returning Home

The Hogwarts Express came to a slow stop, and the once quiet carriage was suddenly filled with all sorts of sounds: laughter, curses, greetings, and the sounds of luggage being moved, all piled together and rang incessantly.

Jimmy and Hermione's luggage was in the Unmarkable Expansion Charm pocket. The two squeezed through the crowd, waved goodbye to the others, and walked out of the station.

They were the first to come out, and many people lingered on the platform with their relatives and friends.

After leaving the station, the atmosphere of ordinary people's society is palpable. Passengers hurry by, and obese security guards patrol with their big bellies.

Before seeing Uncle George and Aunt Mia, Jimmy changed from holding Hermione's hand to linking arms with her.

Not far from the platform, they saw Uncle George and Aunt Mia waiting by the exit. When they saw Jimmy and Hermione's condition, they were taken aback for a moment, and then they laughed.

Uncle George's smile, however, carried a hint of helplessness. He should have known this day would come when Hermione brought Jimmy home during the Christmas holidays when he was 12.

But when it actually happened, he felt inexplicably melancholy; the daughter he had raised with such hardship was ultimately leaving him.

Jimmy and Hermione, their faces slightly flushed, greeted George and Mia warmly.

Hermione let go of Jimmy's hand and snuggled into Aunt Mia's arms, acting like a child, "Mommy~!"

Jimmy, feeling awkward under Uncle George's gaze, smiled and greeted them, "Uncle George, Aunt Mia, long time no see! Haha."

"It's been a long time indeed. I'm sure you're doing well at school." Uncle George came up and patted Jimmy on the shoulder, putting his arm around him and leading him outside with a strong pull.

Aunt Mia gave Uncle George a reproachful look, then took Hermione's hand and said, "Aren't you happy the children are back? Let's go out for Chinese food tonight. I remember Jimmy always loved Chinese food."

After exiting King's Cross Station and getting on the train, Aunt Mia couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "So, you two are dating now?"

Jimmy was actually a little embarrassed by the question, but he managed to keep it in check and said naturally with a touch of playfulness, "Of course, I was planning it the moment I saw Hermione!"

"You were only 11 or 12 years old then, right?"

Uncle George had a big reaction; when they first met, Jimmy was shorter than his waist!

This is terrifying!

He turned back to glare at Jimmy, a hint of anger in his eyes, and said with a forced smile, "Aha! I guessed it the first time I saw you! You really are..."

"Focus on driving!" Aunt Mia slapped Uncle George, not seeing anything wrong with it, but rather finding it full of innocent romance.

Hermione didn't notice anything amiss, and her gaze softened even more. Unfortunately, her mother's question made her expression freeze the next moment.

"So, when did Hermione fall in love with Jimmy?"

"Mom!" Hermione cried out, her eyes pleading like a little kitten, begging her not to ask any more questions.

If Jimmy asked her privately, she would still tell him, but she felt inexplicably ashamed in front of her parents and couldn't bring herself to say it.

Now it's Hermione's turn to be tortured, and Jimmy keeps his eyes down, not even thinking about helping Hermione out of the predicament.

This is a world-class classic, a must-try.

Aunt Mia also revealed a mischievous smile, completely ruining her usual gentle image. She kept harping on this point, almost making Hermione break down.

Uncle George remained silent, as if he wanted to find out from Hermione why she had taken a liking to Jimmy, and deliberately drove very slowly.

As Aunt Mia continued to press her for answers, Hermione finally let out a sob and threw herself at Jimmy, crying out, "I'll tell you, stop asking!... It was during first year!"

"First grade?" This answer startled Jimmy, and Uncle George stared at him intently in the rearview mirror, making him feel a chill run down his spine.

Having already said it all, Hermione, having nothing left to lose, began to reveal the reason, "Jimmy was in the forest, helping me chase away a wild beast, and that's when..."

A beast? Beast Senpai!

Those weren't wild beasts they were driving away; they were clearly Voldemort.

In other words, Hermione developed feelings for him back then, and those feelings have lasted until now.

Although this hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress plot is old-fashioned, it is indeed shocking and memorable.

“Oh, oh, oh! That time!” To avoid Uncle George and Aunt Mia discovering that Hogwarts was dangerous, Jimmy quickly added, “It was just an ordinary magical creature, only it looked scary! It ate grass.”

Uncle George and Aunt Mia looked enlightened and breathed a sigh of relief, then continued gossiping about the two of them. But Hermione didn't say much after that, keeping her face hidden in Jimmy's chest.

The torture only ended when the vehicle stopped and they got out.

After finishing the lunch prepared in advance at home, and taking a short rest, the family went out shopping to buy new clothes and shoes.

Teenagers and boys in their growth period experience rapid physical changes, requiring them to constantly buy clothes that fit their current body shape.

Jimmy also took the opportunity to give Hermione a makeover. Her messy hair was Hermione's signature feature and couldn't be touched, so he could only modify it from other places.

Those two front teeth can be fixed; the shrinking spell can solve that.

The few freckles on her face could be removed with the final version of his homemade beauty potion. Hermione then changed into the little trench coat that Jimmy had carefully prepared, and her appearance score immediately improved.

Aunt Mia is still charming and beautiful, so Hermione will surely be just as stunning when she grows up.

Moreover, beyond physical appearance, the soul and temperament are the most beautiful qualities. Of course, Hermione is still very pretty and lovely.

After getting dressed, they went out to the nearest supermarket. Uncle George gave Jimmy some pounds and asked him to take Hermione to buy some clothes by himself.

They can shop until 5 p.m., then meet at a cafe outside the mall.

Hermione then took Jimmy's hand and led him to various clothing stores to buy new clothes, not only for herself but also for Jimmy.

Jimmy's clothes are all created using Transfiguration, and the styles are basically limited to a few types.

No matter what, Hermione is going to buy him some real clothes this time, not stones or leaves.

You look great in this!

"purchase."

"Try this one! ...There are some suits over there!"

Jimmy was about to instinctively answer "buy" when he suddenly remembered there was a Christmas dance in fourth grade, so he didn't need Hermione to lead him and went to the suit shop on his own.

He took the initiative to try on various dresses, asking Hermione to suggest which one best complemented his appearance, which was somewhat inferior to his talent.

Chapter 256 Attack

In the end, there's not much difference between the two options. Men's formal attire is pretty much the same, and it's not like the medieval period when flashy clothes were popular.

In the end, Jimmy bought a light black suit with a blue bow tie at the collar, and a dark black trench coat with a stiff base and wide shoulders to match.

"You bought it?" Hermione thought Jimmy was just coming to take a look, but she didn't expect him to actually buy the dress.

"Yes, let me pick out a dress for you now."

Whether Jimmy buys it or not is irrelevant, but Mr. Granger doesn't need to save up for Hermione's college tuition. Plus, Hogwarts tuition is practically free, so their family now has a surplus of over 100,000 pounds.

I'm not short of money, so I bought a real set of clothes as a souvenir. If they don't fit in the future, I can use an enlarging spell to make them bigger and continue wearing them.

Next, they went to the women's clothing section, where it was Jimmy's turn to comment on Hermione.

Hermione immediately spotted a pink fishtail dress and hurriedly went with the sales assistant to change into it. After changing, she turned around in front of Jimmy and asked expectantly, "What do you think?"

To be honest, the all-pink fishtail dress didn't suit Hermione at all, and even after using several bottles of quick-smoothing hair products to make her hair smooth, her long, fluffy brown hair was only suitable for cool-toned and dark-colored clothes.

Now Jimmy could only offer a few words of praise against his conscience: "You look great in anything. I bet you want to try more styles. How about trying this outfit?"

He pointed to a black off-the-shoulder dress on the shelf, and then to another gray and white fishtail dress.

At this point, the sales assistant said with great difficulty, "I'm sorry, we don't have any of those two dresses suitable for this lady to try on."

"Do you have any ready-made sets? I'll buy both." Jimmy took advantage of the sales assistant's words to finalize the deal. "You can decide on the size, I'll buy them regardless of whether you can fit into them."

The female sales assistant hesitated for a moment, but then turned around and went to pick up the goods.

Fortunately, the shop they visited wasn't a high-end custom shop, and they still had some stock available.

Hermione turned and went back into the fitting room, changed out of the pink fishtail dress she was wearing, and handed it to the sales assistant. "Could you please wrap this one up for me as well?"

After buying clothes, they still had some time, so Hermione took Jimmy to a jewelry store and picked out some pretty decorations.

Jimmy now had an extra watch on his wrist. He never liked wearing jewelry and didn't have any accessories on him, so the extra watch made him very uncomfortable.

Before they knew it, they had been shopping for several hours. When it was almost time to go to the restroom, Jimmy secretly put all the bags and packages hanging on his body into the Invisible Expansion Spell Pouch.

Feeling relaxed, he called Hermione, and the two walked hand in hand toward the agreed-upon coffee shop.

As Jimmy stepped out of the mall, his scalp felt itchy on the back of his head. He reached out and scratched it, but it didn't help. He instinctively looked back, thinking that someone might be playing a prank on him.

Behind them, pedestrians came and went, each several meters away. A grown couple walked hand in hand with them, a cleaner was mopping up the dirt trampled out, and a man was stuffing a hot dog into his mouth...

Jimmy also cautiously cast the Golden Eyes spell on himself, ensuring there were no wizards, no dark creatures, no magical animals, and no one who harbored ill will towards him.

"What's wrong?" Hermione stopped and looked back.

Once he was sure it was safe, Jimmy relaxed and casually replied, "It's nothing, let's keep going, let's grab a coffee first..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of someone running behind him. The footsteps on the ground sounded like a car rapidly approaching.

Jimmy turned around and was blinded by a flash of bright light.

The blade drew ever closer, its reflection fading into a palpable killing intent, revealing the face of a middle-aged man with a spiky beard behind it.

An ordinary person?

Jimmy instinctively reached for his magic, but a glance around at the ordinary people staring at him changed his mind, making him change his mind about simply knocking the man back.