Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 111 Friends, News

Wade asked in the Friends' Book last night. Michael, Neville, Hermione and Theo all said they would come. Padma asked if she could bring her sister. Ryan was traveling to Italy with his family and would not be back for a few days. Harry did not send any message.

Green flames rose up and everyone arrived one by one.

They were used to seeing each other in black uniforms at school, but now they were all wearing casual clothes, which brought a new visual experience.

Especially the Patil sisters, they wore gorgeous long dresses, light makeup, and golden jewelry on their wrists and necks. They were dazzlingly beautiful and their figures were graceful.

"Good morning! I hope we're not late." The girls said in unison.

The Patil sisters were already very beautiful, and the twins magnified their charm several times over.

Michael was lying at the window observing the animals outside. When he heard the sound, he flashed to the fireplace and raised his hand gracefully to greet.

"No, we just arrived too," he said happily.

"Miss Patil and Miss Patil, welcome to Graling Farm."

Steven said, then turned to look at Wade, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Vader understood exactly what he wanted to say—

Such a beautiful girl, why don’t you take the initiative?
Vader shook his head.

Steven was probably conditioned by his father's urging to get married, and he acquired some of the qualities of a matchmaker.

Neville walked out from the fire and breathed a sigh of relief.

"My grandma didn't want me to come at first," he said with lingering fear, "but she changed her mind after she heard that the first and second graders were both here."

Before Theo could say anything after arriving, he heard the Patil sisters exclaim.

"what happened?"

Everyone thought they were being attacked and ran over to see what was happening.

"My necklace and earrings are gone!" Padma said, touching her empty earlobes.

“And the bracelet and the hairpin,” Parvati added in panic, “seemed to have disappeared in an instant!”

Steven understood immediately.

“It’s the Nifflers,” he said helplessly. “These little buggers love shiny things. Don’t worry, I’ll get it back for you.”

He whistled, and a crup with a forked tail came running over and squatted like a soldier.

Steven stroked its ears, whispered a few words, and the crup ran away.

Not long after, it came back with a blue-black Niffler in its mouth, which looked a bit like a platypus.

The crup wagged its tail quickly, with an expression that said "seeking praise" on its face.

Steven took the sniff, patted the crup's head, and praised, "Good boy."

"Is this the Niffler?" Parvati looked at the little animal curiously and asked doubtfully, "I don't see any jewelry! Did it hide in the cave?"

Steven said, "This is a Cornus Niffler. Unlike the Irish Niffler, it has a magical belly pouch - look!"

He held the Niffler upside down on its hind legs and shook it, and the Patil sisters' gold jewelry fell down with a jingle, as well as bird and snake eggshells, golden tableware, and some small shiny stones.

When the little guy was put back on the ground, he looked very angry. With tears in his eyes, he picked up the scattered things on the ground and then turned around and ran away.

"I think you'd better put away all your jewelry," Michael advised, "otherwise, the Nifflers might steal it again someday."

Theo suddenly said, "Look, it's a fairy!"

Everyone looked over.

At first glance, you might think that those flying among the flowers are a group of dragonflies. But if you look closely, they look exactly like humans except for their colorful wings. The delicate little people are wearing clothes made of flower petals or grass leaves, and they are flying around busily. Sometimes they stop on the leaves, as if they are taking a rest.

Everyone watched with bated breath, not daring to breathe, for fear of scaring them away.

A fairy seemed to be attracted by the fragrance and flew to Padma. After turning around twice, it landed on Theo's finger.

"Merlin..."

Parvati let out a groaning sigh.

Theo looked at the green-haired fairy in surprise. It was holding a small magic wand in its hand, and the tip of the wand would sometimes spray out golden and red debris when it flew.

Another fairy with transparent wings flew over, and the two made a low buzzing sound as they communicated. After a moment, the two flew away together.

Theo touched his fingers, feeling a little lost.

"Some wizards use fairies as exquisite decorations and fix them on lamps or Christmas trees after casting spells."

Steven said with some pity: "But I think... they are more beautiful when they fly freely."

“Fixed to the lampstand?” Padma asked. “Will they still be alive?”

"Some people will release the fairies they have used up... but not everyone is willing to do that," said Steven.

"Do they feel pain?" Theo asked in a low voice.

"Fairies have always been considered to be of low intelligence, with brains roughly the same as those of insects."

Steven said: "But as long as they are living beings, how can they not feel pain? It's just that arrogant wizards can't empathize with their pain."

These words kept the young wizards silent for a long time, and each of them felt a little touched.

Hermione didn't arrive until the afternoon, and she looked worried.

"Have you been in touch with Harry during this time?" she asked everyone.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Harry seems to have never opened the Book of Friends." Hermione said worriedly: "I even rented an owl to send him a letter, but he never replied. The same is true for Ron..."

"Could something have happened to Harry?" Theo frowned.

"Maybe he was imprisoned by his Muggle relatives." Michael actually guessed the truth directly: "I know he was not treated well!"

"Imprisoned? How dare a Muggle do this to him?" Parvati said in astonishment, and then said, "How about we go and take a look together?"

"Okay, let's treat it as a group activity!" Michael said excitedly.

"Don't!" Wade dissuaded him, "It's too conspicuous for so many people to appear in the Muggle community. I'll just go and take a look at the situation."

"What can a little kid like you do?" Steven said, "I'll go with you."

"I want to go too!" Hermione said, "I'm really worried."

"No need for that!" Wade saw that Theo wanted to speak too, so he refused decisively, "And I'm not alone... I'll ask Remus to go with me."

"Him?" Steven frowned first, then thought of something: "Oh... Remus Lupin, I remember he and James Potter are good friends."

When James Potter entered the school, Steven was about to graduate. Moreover, they were not in the same college and did not know each other.

But as the foursome were prominent figures in the school, Steven had also heard of their names and some of their deeds.

If Harry Potter was really in danger or abused by Muggles, then Remus Lupin, as his father's friend, would certainly be the most appropriate person to step in as an elder.

(End of this chapter)