Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

The gesture of bowing was exceptionally precise, just like the fairy's rigid personality.

Meticulous.

Passing through the silver gate, one enters the main hall.

Inside the grand white marble hall, there were about a hundred fairies sitting on high stools behind a long counter. Some were weighing coins, some were examining gems, and others were keeping accounts.

York took a few steps forward, caught up with the couple, and began to chat skillfully.

We are all parents who send our children to Hogwarts, and we share similar stories and experiences, so it's natural that we're closer to each other.

Witt was about to follow, but then the Serpent Demon suddenly slithered off his body.

It's very fast.

Witt turned his head and saw the Serpent Demon sneaking towards a burly giant, its green eyes fixed on the giant's chest.

Beside the giant stood an incredibly small figure.

Hagrid and Harry Potter.

Gringotts, along with Harry Potter, and something Hagrid carefully hid in his chest.

It's a magic stone!

According to the game settings created by Witt's previous life, a complete magic stone can instantly level up any character to the maximum level.

It's easy to imagine how tempting this was for a weak snake demon.

Even Witt couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

But will the Serpent Demon succeed?

The answer is obvious: no.

Despite his simple-minded personality, Hagrid is by no means weak.

The reason why the serpent demon was able to deceive the yak Hagrid before was because the yak Hagrid thought it was a companion, but the Hagrid in front of him had no initial goodwill towards the serpent demon.

The Serpent Demon has virtually no chance of succeeding in stealing the magic stone from its opponent.

"Come back." (in a snake-like voice)

Seeing that the Snake Demon was about to make a move, Witt disregarded everything else and directly used his Snake-like voice to forcefully order the other party to stop.

"Excuse me, sir."

Victor jogged over, picked up the bright green snake from the ground, quickly stuffed it into his sleeve, and kept apologizing.

"My friend has lost control a bit, please forgive him."

Witt saw clearly what the Serpent Demon had overlooked due to his greed.

The moment the serpent demon was about to make its move, Hagrid stepped in front of Harry, indicating that the demon had already noticed his presence.

Normally, the Serpent Demon wouldn't act so impulsively. Witt guessed that the sudden appearance of the Philosopher's Stone was too tempting for him.

Just like the moment Dumbledore saw the Resurrection Stone.

He lost his mind.

After being stopped by Vittor, the Serpent Demon also came to its senses, swirling up from the sleeve to Vittor's shoulder and peeking out from the collar.

"Hiss~ (Master, I...)"

"Shut up." Witt glared at the Parseltongue. Harry, on the other hand, was one of the few wizards who could understand Parseltongue.

Chapter 6 Ollivander's Escape

Communicating in Parsley in front of Harry is no different from whispering on public channel. Witt doesn't want Harry to know that the Serpent Demon is after the Philosopher's Stone.

He had gone to great lengths to win Dumbledore's favor and didn't want to ruin everything because of this incident.

"Oh, it's nothing."

Hagrid asked casually, "Are you a freshman this year too?"

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore told me about the wizarding world yesterday and gave me a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard."

Although the logic of the sentences is somewhat flawed, that's not the point. The point is to let Hagrid know that he is someone Dumbledore approves of.

Sure enough, the moment Witte took out the book, Hagrid's eyes instantly became friendly, and his favorability towards him increased significantly.

“Dumbledore often reads this book; he must really like you.” Hagrid always has so much to say about Dumbledore.

"Maybe he likes the honey pumpkin soup I make."

Who is this?

Witt turned to Harry and asked curiously.

“Harry Potter,” Hagrid introduced proudly.

Harry instinctively straightened up and extended his hand. Since arriving in the wizarding world, everyone he met had to shake his hand, and Harry had developed a conditioned reflex to it.

Who is that?

Witt looked puzzled: "Is he a celebrity in the wizarding world? Sorry, I come from a Muggle family and don't know much about the wizarding world."

Seeing Victor's bewildered expression, Harry awkwardly withdrew his hand and began to reflect on his own actions.

Harry, you mustn't become as arrogant as Dali.

"Harry Potter defeated..."

Just as Hagrid was about to tell Witt about Harry's great achievements, York suddenly walked over.

"Witt, I've been looking for you for ages."

“This gentleman is quite tall.”

York looked up at Hagrid, then quietly pulled Vitra closer and whispered, "You didn't offend him, did you?"

For such a burly guy, a revolver might not be powerful enough.

"Do you see me as the kind of troublemaker?"

Witt sighed helplessly, "I've only just met this gentleman, how could I possibly offend him?"

"That's good."

York pulled Vitra behind him and politely said to Hagrid, "We have some things to attend to. If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave."

"It's alright," Hagrid said with a kind smile. "Harry also needs to go and buy some things."

After exchanging polite greetings, the two parted ways.

“What a terrifying fellow,” York said quietly, patting his chest. “Did you see that giant’s expression? It’s truly frightening.”

“That’s a smile,” Witt corrected. “Grandpa, you can’t always look at people with such prejudice. That gentleman is clearly very kind.”

“No matter how kind he is, he can still smash my head in with one punch,” York muttered, “You don’t understand.”

"Yes, yes, I don't understand."

Grandpa York was good in every way, but Witt didn't quite like his patriarchal mentality.

After saying goodbye to Hagrid, York led Witt to a young couple and introduced them.

"This is Mr. Finigan, and this is Mrs. Finigan. Mrs. Finigan is a wizard and knows this place very well. She even helped us exchange our money for wizarding currency."

"This is their son, Simon Finigan."

"They are also the new students at Hogwarts this year."

“Victor, it’s a good opportunity for you two to get to know each other.”

York gave Witt a push as he spoke.

Victor, naturally not intimidated, stepped forward and said confidently, "Victor Boots, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Simo Finigan".

Simo was also a very outgoing person, and the two hit it off in just a few words.

“My mother told me that the most important thing for a wizard is his wand.”

"I wonder what my wand will look like."

"A magic wand."

“Go to Ollivanders for your wands.” Mrs. Finigan walked over with a smile and introduced with some pride, “Ollivanders is the greatest wand maker in all of Britain.”

"You're sure to find the wand you want there."

As they were talking, the group arrived at the entrance of Ollivander's shop.

Witte stepped forward and eagerly pushed open the door to Ollivander's.

"This year's freshmen?"

Ollivander's voice was very soft, as if he was worried about scaring something away.

Ollivander might have started speaking in a lower voice to better hear the sound of his wand, and over time it became a habit.

"Two guests have arrived at once." Ollivander stepped forward happily and asked gently, "Which one of you would like to go first?"

“Me.” Simo eagerly raised his hand.

"Which hand are you more dominant with, left or right...?"

As the wand boxes piled higher and higher, and Seamus's expression shifted from excitement to exhaustion, Mr. Ollivander finally chose the wand that best suited him.

A lacquered yellow wand with a spiral pattern on the handle.

As soon as Seamus got his hands on it, the tip of the wand crackled and popped, the sparks almost burning off Ollivander's eyebrows.

"A wonderful combination."

Ollivander was extremely excited to have found a suitable match for Simo and couldn't wait to turn his attention to Witte.

Before Witt could react, the measuring tape on the counter slid over to him on its own.

Ollivander stopped them right after they finished measuring the arm's data.

"Is there something on your arm?"