Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

"Malfoy?" Harry pondered, recalling his two meetings with Malfoy.

The first time was in Lady Malkin's robes shop. They talked for a while there, and Malfoy's words were full of discrimination against others and the arrogance of so-called purebloods. At that time, they did not know each other's identities.

The second time, Malfoy learned that he was the savior and, on the train with two henchmen, said he wanted to befriend him.

The scene reminded Harry of when his cousin Dali and his friends came to bully him, which made him hate Malfoy even more.

"You speak so rudely! You have no respect for others at all."

Harry's current ability to express himself is limited to this, and that's enough for Jimmy to complete the task.

Jimmy won the game of chess, then said goodbye to Harry and Ron and returned to his dormitory.

The dormitory was empty. Before eating, Jimmy worked out his thin body again until he was drenched in sweat and his arms ached. Time was up.

After taking a shower, Jimmy grabbed the Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration and headed towards the Great Hall. Harry and Ron, who were playing chess in the common room, were nowhere to be seen.

There were already quite a few people eating in the Great Hall. Jimmy found a seat at the Gryffindor long table, sat down to eat, and then started reading.

A feeling of fullness can cloud one's thinking, but he didn't intend to rush through the material; he simply read it word by word as a pastime after dinner.

Harry, Ron, and Seamus arrived at the Great Hall as dusk was approaching. They saw Jimmy studying and didn't disturb him, mainly because they didn't want to study during their break.

Some girls did approach Jimmy and strike up a conversation when they saw him reading...

An Indian girl named Parvati Petil curiously approached Jimmy and asked, "Why are you reading in the auditorium?"

Jimmy felt that this Indian girl wasn't very bright; did she need a reason to study?

"It's more lively here, and there's nothing to do if you don't read, right?"

"Oh, okay." Parvati covered her mouth and laughed, "I thought you'd spend all your time in the library."

Jimmy knew without guessing that the "also" referred to Hermione; after class at noon, she ran into the library and never appeared at the castle again.

He only remembered that Hermione seemed to get along rather poorly with her classmates when she first entered school, but he didn't know much else... Wasn't there a giant monster that broke into the school in the first year?

Jimmy snapped out of his reverie, then remembered there was someone else in front of him and said, "Personal preferences vary. Maybe some people would enjoy reading at Dumbledore's dining table more."

"Haha, you're so funny!"

Parvati left after a short while, running over to the Ravenclaw table to chat with her twin sister.

Jimmy, having finished reading, put away his book and left the auditorium with the questions he had written down in his notebook, planning to ask Professor McGonagall after class another day.

Back in the dorm, Jimmy fell fast asleep before anyone else could get up. He'd gotten up so early that he was already sleepy before it was even completely dark.

When I woke up again, the process was similar to the first day. My sleep quality was even better than yesterday, which means my ability to adapt to the environment has increased again!

I get up, go downstairs to exercise, and come back to wash up.

Jimmy didn't see Hermione in the lounge, guessing she got up too early yesterday and was too tired to get up today.

While having breakfast in the auditorium, Jimmy was reading "A Thousand Amazing Herbs and Mushrooms" because he had a one-hour herbal medicine class on Tuesday morning.

Students at Hogwarts have it so good! They might only have two classes a day, each lasting about an hour, and then they have free time after class.

Teachers are not an option; a teacher specializing in a particular subject has to teach from morning till night just to fulfill the teaching duties for seven grades.

Chapter 22 The Twins Join the Party

Furthermore, Jimmy discovered that studying herbalism could also raise his potion-making level, and the cultivation and application of herbs seemed to be part of the material application discipline of potion-making.

Jimmy, who had just finished breakfast, was digesting his food, and the auditorium was gradually becoming lively.

Jimmy saw Harry and Ron yawning. Yesterday's experience of being late had left them with a lot of psychological trauma, so they got up much earlier today.

The two of them saw that Jimmy had already finished breakfast and was drinking milk and reading a book. They both had similar expressions of admiration. What incredible self-control!

Hermione arrived at that moment and sat down next to Jimmy as if they were old friends, also carrying three times as many books as Jimmy.

When the thick book slammed onto the long table, Harry and Ron immediately fell silent.

Hermione said to Jimmy, "Good morning, Jimmy."

"Good morning, Hermione." Jimmy glanced at the three books on the table. "Why did you bring so many books?"

"These are what I need to see today. I don't want to go back to my dorm to get them after class." Hermione's explanation was simple and unpretentious, yet hard to understand, but she acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Not only Harry and Ron didn't understand, but Jimmy also couldn't imagine how Hermione could read so many books in one day, so he simply kept quiet.

After breakfast, they changed into plain work robes and put on dragon skin gloves. Under the guidance of Professor Sprout, who taught herbal medicine, they mixed dragon dung into the cleaned soil in preparation for planting a batch of mandrakes.

After mixing the fresh dragon manure into the flowerpots, they were placed in a dish to rest. Then, Professor Sprout introduced them to several common herbs.

Hermione was always very active in answering questions in class, which was strange among her peers who generally had low enthusiasm for learning.

After lunch break, they went to a 45-minute history of magic class. When class ended, a third of the students in the classroom were still asleep.

Jimmy returned the book to his dorm, then wandered around the school, meeting different people, talking to them, learning about things that interested him, or asking for information.

He also saw Percy and Penelope venturing into the grove, and not wanting to miss the spectacle, Jimmy quietly followed them, only to spot two equally furtive figures in the thicket.

Jimmy patted George and Fred on the back, startling them. The two turned around, saw him, and grinned as they made room for him.

The three of them hid in the bushes and watched Percy and Penelope sit under a tree, shoulder to shoulder, playing the kind of game that only young, innocent couples would play.

Look at their palms, hold hands, rub their faces together... Wow! What a cheesy couple!

George and Fred wanted to burst out laughing, but they pinched each other's cheeks to stop themselves from laughing. Although Percy could be annoying at times, they were family after all, and as his younger brother, they didn't want to ruin his good time.

The three of them left together. After they left the place where the two had been dating, George and Fred couldn't help but burst out laughing and even imitated the tug-of-war between Percy and Penelope.

Jimmy couldn't help but chuckle. Meeting Percy was just a side story, but since he happened to run into George and Fred, Jimmy took the opportunity to extend an invitation to them, "George, Fred, I'm planning to make a card game. Are you interested in joining?"

“You’re wrong. I’m Fred, and he’s George.”

"Yes, I am George, and he is Fred!"

The two started playing the "guess who I am" game again, but Jimmy wasn't buying it. "You two are like conjoined twins, always glued together. I don't need to tell which one is which. Just treat them as one person."

“Hey! We also have times when we have to part ways.” Fred disagreed with Jimmy’s statement, glancing at George as he said this.

George nodded in agreement, even though they did spend most of their time together.

"That's not important. The key question is whether or not to join."

Jimmy didn't argue with them about the topic; instead, he explained the specific gameplay and desired effects of the card game they were going to create.

The finished product is a card-drawing battle game similar to Three Kingdoms Kill, where you draw various types of magic cards, engage in turn-based attacks, and can fight one-on-one or in teams. The gameplay is very simple.

He originally planned to create cards with special effects, similar to those in Hearthstone, with more complex gameplay and consideration of the synergy between various unit types.

Then I realized that the ease of use determines the spread of the technology.

Therefore, it's better to keep the rules of the first generation of cards simple. After making a fortune, we can then create more elaborate card games that can attract more players' wallets.

The alchemy of the wizarding world could definitely achieve the effect Jimmy imagined; the only people he knew who knew alchemy were George and Fred.

When making the first generation of cards, he could learn a thing or two from them.

George and Fred were amazed by Jimmy's idea.

"How do we join?" At this stage, George and Fred don't have any plans to open a shop yet, since they're not at the point in fifth grade where they need to think about what to do after graduation.

They just thought that playing this game together would earn them more money to buy more prank toys, and they were willing to try it even if it was just so that the Weasley's little sister could have brand new items when she started school next year.

Unlike the others, George and Fred had more ideas than others, and they weren't so easily fooled into joining, so Jimmy offered two options.

“50 Galleons per person, or, after the game is completed, we will share the profits based on our contribution.”

George and Fred discussed it for a while and decided to choose the revenue-sharing model because they believed that Jimmy's idea would definitely succeed. They were very interested just from hearing the description of the game.

George and Fred weren't worried that Jimmy would cut their share, and Jimmy wasn't worried that the two of them would steal the idea and go solo. So the two sides happily reached a cooperation agreement.

“Welcome to the team!” Jimmy crossed his arms and shook hands with the two men. “By the way, do you know Jacob Bruce?”

George and Fred nodded together; they knew most people except for Slytherins.

"I want to ask him to draw cards, but I want his drawings without spending money! So, do you know if he has a girl he likes? I'll help him pursue his happiness, and the condition is that he does things for us."

George looked troubled and said, "He doesn't seem to have anyone he likes."

Jimmy said, "Just because we don't have any now doesn't mean we still won't have any after we help him. We can try to find out if there are any girls in the same grade or older who like the type like Jacob. I've looked into Jacob's personality beforehand, and if we let the girls make the first move, the chances of success are very high!"

He spoke with absolute certainty, as if he had a 100% chance of success.

"Okay, this sounds interesting, we'll give it a try."

George and Fred were both excited, and when they looked at each other, they could see the eagerness in each other's eyes. They had never done anything like this before!

If they successfully connect them and then let Giacob learn the truth, how interesting will his expression be?!

Chapter 23 One of the Richest People at Hogwarts

There are two classes on Wednesday morning: one is Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class and the other is Professor Flitwick's Charms class. In the afternoon, there is Defense Against the Dark Arts.

After successfully persuading the Weasley twins yesterday, Jimmy went to the library to gather information in preparation for designing a framework for the card game.

George and Fred chose the revenue-sharing model, so Jimmy had to make sure he contributed enough to the game's development in order to guarantee that he would receive the largest share as determined by the Book of Gold.

After finishing my work, I went to eat, returned to my dorm, and fell asleep immediately, sleeping until the next day.

The next day, Professor McGonagall's class was still about teaching students how to turn matches into silver needles. The first step in learning Transfiguration is always difficult, and by the end of class, three-fifths of the students still hadn't been able to successfully transform the matches.

Harry and Ron, who copied the homework, also succeeded, because Jimmy's homework was a very good reference.

The Charms classroom is slightly different from the Transfiguration classroom. Long tables form tiers on both sides, and students from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw sit facing each other in three rows.

The short Professor Flitwick wasn't as ugly as the fairy; he wore small round glasses and walked with a swaying gait.

Because he wasn't tall enough, he stacked thick books into a platform, climbed up to teach his students, and almost fell off in excitement when he called Harry's name during roll call.

The first spell they learn is the Illumination Charm, which is the most basic and commonly used spell.

"Then, can anyone tell me the incantation for the Illumination Charm?" Professor Flitwick asked from the pile of books.

Jimmy heard something whistling past his ear. He turned around and saw that it was Hermione's hand that she had raised when she answered the question.

“Miss Granger, please answer.”

Hermione jumped up excitedly. "The Illumination Charm is one of the most commonly used spells by wizards. Its effect is to make the tip of the wand glow. The spell is: Fluorescent..."

She not only answered the spell, but also memorized every word of the information about the Illumination Spell that could be found in the book.