Hogwarts: Dumbledore reigned over the wizarding world

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 heard his greeting, Hermione suddenly found her mind blank. She could only manage a dry, "Hello, 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.

"There are many obstacles!"

The air blurred for a moment, and Goyle and Crabbe seemed to have suddenly rushed into a transparent and sticky quagmire. Their movements quickly slowed down, and they were restrained by an inexplicable force, floating in the air with their limbs spread out.

They look like two frogs nailed to a lab bench.

They shouted in terror: "Draco, help!"

Unfortunately, they called the wrong person. Just as Draco showed a look of fear, he saw Vaughn calmly pointing his wand at him, and a red light was shining:
"Except your weapons!"

With a bang, Draco felt a huge force hitting his abdomen. The carriages on both sides of his vision quickly retreated, and the next moment, he hit the partition heavily.

His mind went blank from the violent collision. Before he could react, another curse was uttered: "Front teeth are like clubs!"

Draco felt an itch in his mouth. He stared with wide eyes, watching his front teeth grow rapidly, sticking out of his lips in an instant, and even curling up playfully.

The continuous blows made him burst into tears.

He didn't dare to stay any longer, and didn't even care about Crabbe and Goyle, and crawled to the back of the car to escape.

At the same time, the students in each cubicle also noticed the movement outside and looked out.

Vaughn lifted the spell from Crabbe and Goyle, allowing them to escape crying.

(End of this chapter)