Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil

"—Of course, they might actually exist, but for now they only exist in our imagination."

Qiu Zhang nodded thoughtfully.

Puni moved aside to let her play.

Qiu Zhang sat down next to Puni somewhat embarrassed, but his interest in the Golden Dragon Battle overcame his shyness, and he quickly immersed himself in the battle on the chessboard.

"I'll be a three-star Phoenix soon too! Your Cosmic Dragon might not be able to beat me!" Marcos said in a low voice.

Puni shrugged: "It's not like I'm playing against you now... Oh, it seems your three-star Phoenix didn't even get to use its skill before I whipped it off the board with its tail."

"What?! You're dead?" Marcos gritted his teeth in anger as he watched his little river spirit die on the spot. "It's not like you're fighting me now! I just didn't equip it with blue gear! Otherwise, my phoenix would have resurrected, and what would you have used to fight me then?"

Puni laughed: "Who exactly is fighting you?"

Qiu Zhang covered his mouth and laughed, his eyes shining.

This game looks really interesting!

……

Early in the morning, sunlight streamed in.

Puni, being on the second floor, actually got to enjoy the warm sun earlier.

"It seems like first-year students don't have many courses."

Yesterday was the first day of school. After playing with Marcos and the others, Puni went back to their beds to sleep.

He had originally planned to continue reading, but he was also quite interested in experiencing the atmosphere of a magic academy dormitory.

Turning on the light on the bed would likely disturb others, even if he was on the upper bunk, so Puni simply covered his head and went to sleep.

I got up, got dressed, and glanced at the class schedule.

"Transfiguration class, Potions class, and only one History of Magic class in the afternoon."

still alright.

Puni took his textbook and went downstairs.

Eddie is awake now, but the other two are still sleeping.

"Good morning," Eddie Chongpuni nodded.

"Good morning, I'm going to wash up now." Puni smiled.

"Okay, you go ahead." Eddie was still packing his things.

Puni turned and left the dormitory. After washing up, he went to the common room.

It was still early, not even seven o'clock yet. But many people were already coming down from the dormitory.

Compared to last night, almost everyone in the common room was reading—and everyone was engrossed in their reading.

"This is a really good learning environment."

As soon as Puni came down, he saw Qiu Zhang waving at him.

"Hey~ How was it? Did you sleep well last night?"

Puni walked over: "It'll do. The bed here isn't as soft as mine—but it's alright, at least I'm still feeling energetic."

Qiu Zhang smiled. "I'm reviewing for my morning classes. Would you like to take a look?"

Puni nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for Marcos and the others, and we can go out to eat together then."

Cho Chang blinked: "The first class is Transfiguration. Didn't everyone say Professor McGonagall is very strict? Are they still sleeping?"

Puni shrugged: "Who cares? Let's wait a bit, and if they don't come, we'll set off."

Qiu Zhang was slightly taken aback, then covered her mouth and laughed, "Don't you care about your roommate at all?"

Puni shook his head naturally: "Everyone should mind their own business."

Qiu Zhang paused for a moment, then nodded his little head in agreement: "That's true."

They weren't kept waiting long; almost immediately, Marcos and the others came down.

Judging from the slightly hurried appearance of Marcos and Roger, it was obvious that Eddie had called them down.

"God, I don't even have time to fix my look!" Roger complained.

"Do you want to be dragged to the podium and scolded by a very strict professor on the first day of school?" Eddie said.

Roger fell silent. Marcos strode up to Puni: "You guys are... doing prep? Good heavens! I haven't even looked at anything yet!"

Roger stared wide-eyed. "Hey! I should have read a little longer last night instead of going straight to sleep!"

"Alright, Professor McGonagall is just a serious person. If you didn't prepare, you didn't prepare. She's not going to eat you up in the first class," Puni comforted him.

Marcos clutched his chest. "Just a serious person? That sounds even more disheartening... I vaguely remember seeing Professor McGonagall's extra notes on my acceptance letter, telling us to preview the course material. But I've completely forgotten about it."

"Let's go eat first, and get to the classroom early so you'll have some time to read a bit," Puni suggested.

"Yes!" Roger and Marcos nodded repeatedly.

"I won't go with you guys for now. I'll go eat with my roommates instead," Qiu Zhang said to Puni.

"No problem, then we'll be going now." Puni picked up the book and stood up.

He wanted to walk over slowly, but Marcos and Roger walked very fast.

—They even held Eddie hostage.

Puni shook his head as he watched a fat man and a strong man running towards the cafeteria, with a skinny Eddie sandwiched between them, completely disregarding his roommate's safety.

"Thankfully, Professor McGonagall is still here!"

Marcos arrived at the dining hall and saw Professor McGonagall eating leisurely. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then pulled Eddie to sit down.

Eddie gasped for breath: "You...I..."

"Here you go—eat up, this breakfast looks pretty good." Marcos piled several plates in front of Eddie.

Eddie: "..."

The group quickly finished their breakfast and left the dining hall one after the other with Professor McGonagall.

"Rush, rush, rush! We have to get to the classroom before Professor McGonagall!"

Marcos and Roger were full of energy, while Eddie looked completely devastated.

—Who exactly is it that doesn't read books first thing in the morning but instead plays 100-meter sprint?

Oh, it's me!

When we arrived at the classroom...

There wasn't a single person there.

"Great! I knew that finishing my meal before Professor McGonagall would allow me to arrive early!" Marcos breathed a sigh of relief.

Puni just looked at the silver tabby cat sitting upright on the podium, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

The cat looked over.

Puni immediately smiled and said, "Good morning, Professor!"

Marcos and his two companions were taken aback and looked around.

professor?

Where can I find professors?

They were even more confused when they saw that Puni seemed to be talking to the cat.

"Hey, do you know this cat? Is its name Professor? Or... do you talk to cats in addition to mermaids?" Marcos scratched his head.

"Cats do have their own language, but this one isn't a real cat." Puni turned and glanced at the group.

Swish!

The silver tabby cat leaped off the podium and instantly transformed into human form.

What the……？？

Marcos and the others stared wide-eyed.

"Good morning, Mr. Lestrange—five points for your politeness, Ravenclaw."