Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

So embarrassing!

Fortunately, the compartment door was pushed open again at this time, and a smiling woman with dimples asked:

"Honey, do you want to buy some snacks?"

She was pushing a cart piled high with stuff.

Harry jumped up immediately. He had never made friends before and didn't know how to get along with people his age, but from his own perspective, he felt that paying for snacks was a good idea.

It just so happens that he has money!

When Harry came back, the pile of snacks in his arms really caught Ron's attention. He stared at Harry as he poured the snacks on the seat, and then enthusiastically invited them to join in.

"Come on, come on, I bought a lot, more than one person can finish."

Ron tried to maintain his composure, "Mom prepared some sandwiches..."

But Vaughn had already happily picked up a piece of pumpkin pie and torn open the package. He was not a child who would be shy about this. At worst, he could treat others in return later.

Seeing Vaughan eat his food, Ron also reluctantly took a piece of pie and ate it with hearty appetite. Harry was very happy. In the past 11 years, he had never shared anything with anyone, and had nothing and no one to share with.

This feels great!

Harry and Ron ate and chatted, and soon they became very lively, discussing Chocolate Frog cards and Bitby's Every Flavour Beans, with Vaughn occasionally interjecting a few words.

But more often than not, he just looked at them with a smile, thoughts running through his mind.

In his previous life, he had an idea: given the living environment Harry had grown up in, what would happen to him if there was no Ron and no Hermione?

The result is almost predictable.

Harry can either be seen as a savior, immersed in the attention and flattery, and degenerate into a useless waste.

Or follow Voldemort's old path.

But that is only if. The reality is that Harry happened to be on this train to Hogwarts. At the turning point of his life, he met two lifelong friends who filled his dry and exhausted heart with love again.

Dumbledore always said that love is the greatest power.

But in Vaughan's view—

Destiny... is the most awe-inspiring force!

I really want to hold it in my hands!

Vaughn stroked his wand lightly with his fingers and turned to look out the window. The train had just passed the last neat farmland. The fields stretching to the distant horizon outside the window gradually became barren, followed by dark green mountain shadows, scattered forests, and winding rivers on the earth.

After an unknown amount of time, the cubicle door was pushed open for the third time. A boy with a round face stood at the doorway, crying, "Excuse me, have you seen a toad? Its name is Lai Fu, and I lost it."

Harry and Ron shook their heads in surprise.

"I'll go find it for you!" Vaughn stood up. "Come, Guo Guocha, smell his scent."

Guo Guocha jumped off the table and followed him.

The round-faced boy snorted gratefully. "Thank you, thank you. My name is Neville, Neville Longbottom."

"You're welcome, just call me Vaughn."

Vaughan, of course, wasn't that enthusiastic; he just wanted an excuse to wander around.

By the way, let his younger brother and Harry develop a good relationship.

Watching Vaughan and Neville leave, Harry sighed, "Your brother is such a good man, Ron."

Ron's face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum. "He's not like that! I don't know how many times I've been scared by him since I was a child. And Fred and George are just as hateful as him!"

Harry shrugged it off: "You're brothers, of course he'll play with you, but look at how he treats me and that boy. Before today, I always thought all brothers in the world were like Dudley."

The two had talked about Dudley in a previous chat, and Harry had almost described him as a demon.

Compared to him, Ron actually felt that Vaughn was an angel. He couldn't help but brag, "...Of course he's not that bad. In fact, apart from scaring me, Vaughn is good at everything. He's been brewing potions since he was eight years old. Everyone has heard of him. He's a famous genius."

"He's also the one who makes the most money in our family. Look, he bought me my new wand."

Harry looked at Ron holding the wand like it was a treasure and felt very envious.

No one had ever given him such a gift.

On the other side, Vaughn, who didn't know that his brother was bragging to Harry, quickly found Lai Fu with the help of Fruit Tea, sent away the crying and grateful Neville, and just as he was about to leave, he heard someone calling him.

"Vaughn…Weasley?"

Looking back, not far away, Hermione Granger with disheveled hair was staring at him with shining eyes.

Chapter 12 Lessons

Hermione Granger was delighted.

But in fact, just a few minutes ago, she was full of urgency.

When Professor McGonagall showed up at her house and performed a few Transfiguration spells in front of the whole family, Hermione felt her worldview was shocked, but she soon became fascinated by magic.

She has believed in science since she was a child, and the scientific view has always been this - existence is truth!

But she was smart enough to understand that her Muggle-born background was her biggest weakness.

Especially that day in Diagon Alley, when she saw Vaughn Weasley perform a trick with just a snap of his fingers.

She also learned from Professor McGonagall that she was one year younger than her (Hermione's birthday is September 9th. If she was born 19 days earlier, she would have started school a year earlier).

This made Hermione's scalp tingle...

It's horrible!

My classmates who come from wizard families have been practicing magic since childhood, but I have "wasted" nearly 12 years of my life!

If you round it off, you’re almost a century behind your classmates!

Here we can imagine the scene where she hides in the bedroom, holding her head and breaking down.

So Hermione spent the entire summer eagerly absorbing knowledge and practicing spells.

It is difficult to learn spells by yourself without guidance. As the school opening date approaches, Hermione becomes more and more anxious. Therefore, after boarding the Hogwarts Express today, she can't wait to look for classmates who come from wizarding families and try to communicate with everyone.

It should be said that the beginning progressed well. In the compartment where we rested together was a girl named Susan Burns, who had a cheerful and enthusiastic personality and did not like to hide her feelings. Almost all the freshmen in the carriage knew that her aunt was Amelia Burns, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic.

Perfect learning object!

But when Hermione cast a repair spell and tried to discuss her study progress with Susan, she no longer paid any attention to her.

Then, she met the red-haired Weasley again at the back of the car, Ron Weasley.

The boy, who had just met Harry Potter once, was showing off his new wand to Harry Potter. In this small compartment, there was a collection of the "Terrible Weasley" and the savior recorded in "Modern History of Magic".

Hermione certainly wouldn't let go of such a great opportunity, so she urged Ron to cast a spell...

As a result, let’s not talk about it!

The last person Hermione met was Neville Longbottom. When she grabbed the round-faced boy, he was crying and laughing while hugging a toad and kissing it... To be honest, that look made Hermione suddenly begin to doubt the education problems in wizarding families.

"I don't know magic. If it weren't for the notice from Hogwarts, my family would even think I was a Squib..." Neville said tremblingly under Hermione's gaze.

"You live in a magical world and have been exposed to it since childhood. How could you not know it?"

"Why...why...why don't you go find Mr. Vaughan Weasley? He's over there. He just helped me find Radford."

Vaughan Weasley, haunted Hermione Granger's nightmare for a whole summer.

But after trying for half a day and understanding her classmates' levels, she is now able to raise her head confidently.

Following Neville's instructions, Hermione turned the corner and saw the familiar tall and thin man with red hair. He was wandering in the corridor of the carriage, playing with a wand in his hand.

"Vaughn…Weasley?"

For some reason, Hermione, who thought she was confident enough, suddenly felt her heart beat faster when she called out that name and saw the other person turn around and that handsome face came into her sight.

Thump thump thump…

It seemed like it was about to jump out of my throat.

Is this the opponent's aura?

The girl, whose mind was always filled with the word "study", felt her ears buzzing.

Vaughan was not surprised to meet Hermione. The Hogwarts Express only had a few carriages.

He smiled and nodded, "Hello, Miss Granger."

Before coming to see him, Hermione had a lot of things in mind, such as challenging him to a spell-casting competition, or telling him that she had read many newspapers and knew that he had made achievements in Potions.

But when she actually faced his greeting, Hermione suddenly found her mind went blank.

He just replied dryly: "You, you too, Mr. Weasley..."

"What is it, Miss Granger?"

Vaughan asked.

"I……"

Hermione was about to say something when she was pushed away by someone coming from behind.

He was a boy with short platinum blond hair and pale skin, accompanied by two tall and strong followers. He had a very arrogant demeanor, almost looking down on people.

"Get out of the way, Muggle brat!"

Without even glancing at Hermione who was nearly knocked over, the boy looked Vaughn up and down and sneered, "Another Weasley. I just saw one, dirty and stupid, hanging out with Potter with broken glasses, and you... are even more different than him."

As he spoke, he finally glanced at Hermione out of the corner of his eye, then quickly turned away, as if looking at her for another second would make his eyes dirty: "To be friends with such a person, with hair as messy as seaweed and front teeth as big as a rabbit..."

Before he could finish his words, Vaughn interrupted him: "Draco Malfoy?"

Malfoy was surprised for a moment, but quickly raised his head: "Yes, it seems that compared to that idiot named Ron, you are quite knowledgeable."

Vaughn remained noncommittal and said slowly:

"If I were you, I would get out of here right away because there's no mom or dad to protect you in this car."

A faint color appeared on Malfoy's pale face. He widened his eyes and waved his hands vigorously: "Why, do you want to fight too? Crabbe, Goyle, beat him up for me!"

The two silly-looking followers behind him were actually very interested in this kind of work.

With a fierce grin and a roar, he pounced towards Vaughn.

Hermione only had time to scream before she saw Vaughan raise his wand.