Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

The owl nodded, then turned and left.

"Who sent you this letter?" Hermione picked it up for Jimmy, curious but not reading it.

Jimmy flipped the letter over without much concern, and the signature surprised him: "It's... a reply from Newt Scamander."

He remembered the owl he had released when he first enrolled; there was indeed a letter written to Newt Scamander about using copyright.

Later, when Jimmy was flipping through the book, he learned that the wizarding world didn't seem to have very strict copyright management laws. People could use the copyrights of famous people for commercial purposes without anyone pursuing it. The characters in Chocolate Frog's cards basically didn't pay copyright fees.

“Oh my god, is it Newt Scamander, the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?” the little witch exclaimed in surprise, looking at Jimmy with envy. “I never imagined you were Newt Scamander’s pen pal.”

Jimmy opened the letter and spread it out towards Hermione. "No, I just thought of a problem when I enrolled, so I wrote a letter. I didn't expect a reply. Let's read it together."

The reply was simple, expressing agreement while explaining why it had taken so long to reply. He had accepted the invitation to go to the Ministry of Magic in Eastern Europe to assist in the transfer and protection of magical creatures.

The letter also mentioned the reasons for the relocation and protection, but only summarized it as "the Muggle society may change."

Jimmy knew what the changes in Muggle society were, and Hermione knew that the whole of Eastern Europe was in chaos, and that news from Europe and America often reported that the place was very bad and that the people were living in dire straits.

The latter part of the letter also expressed appreciation and encouragement for Jimmy. When Scamander replied, he clearly understood what Jimmy had done.

The envelope also included a color photograph showing a group of magical creatures living peacefully together on a grassy field. Some wizards were moving among the magical creatures, and Jimmy and Hermione even saw a wizard having his hair pulled by some elves, and another wizard being tossed into the air by a Reem bull with shimmering golden fur.

The photos, though chaotic, contain a sense of order, and their seriousness is tinged with humor. They possess a harmonious beauty between humanity and nature, making the little witch purse her lips in envy.

“Here, it’s a Christmas present.” Jimmy saw Hermione’s longing and handed her the photo directly. “It’s a gift to let me visit your house. Don’t refuse, it’s nothing.”

Hermione hesitated for a moment, but then happily accepted it. "Thank you, I'll frame it."

Chapter 58 Going Home with Hermione

Before Christmas, of the three spells Quirrell gave him, Jimmy only learned the Cutting Spell and the Divine Strike, while the seemingly simple Lightning Spell progressed the slowest because he was unfamiliar with it.

Until the day before the holiday, the Lightning Spell could only release a weak arc of electricity.

The wizarding world is not as lacking in combat magic as one might imagine. The Lightning Charm unleashes a lightning attack, and it is a basic attack spell of the same type as the Fire Charm.

To learn the Lightning Bolt, you'll have to consult the esteemed Professor Quirrell, but that will have to wait until after the Christmas holidays.

On December 24th, Jimmy, carrying a suitcase generously sponsored by Professor Quirrell, arrived at the Great Hall with Hermione.

"What's wrong with stealing a card during a robbery!"

"Putting out ten cards is not good!"

"Aren't there any more interesting event cards?"

Approaching one corner of the long table, you can hear Harry, Ron, and Draco still arguing about the design of the card game.

After two weeks of testing, they felt the card game lacked interactivity and decided to add another type of event card, such as stealing, drawing more cards, or randomly drawing another talent card, etc.

Draco has now largely overcome his fear of Voldemort and spends every day with Harry. He craves that sense of security and doesn't even go home for Christmas.

Ron still harbors hostility towards Draco, but they are not as confrontational as before; they just bicker and attack each other frequently.

Anyway, the three of them got along quite well, which made Jimmy quite gratified.

"Aren't you all going home?" Hermione had come to say hello, and seeing that none of them wanted to go home, she simply said, "That's great. You can start making the cards first, and hopefully we can finish them when we come back from our holidays."

“If Ron can give up those stupid ideas, you can come back and play with the finished product.” Draco glanced at Ron with disdain.

Ron retorted defiantly, "I have no intention of adding evil dark magic to cards, hmph!"

“My father said that Aurors can also use the three Unforgivable Curses!”

The two started bickering, and Jimmy nodded approvingly, "You two get along quite well."

Harry felt a little awkward and changed the subject, saying, "Jimmy, could you bring some snacks back with you? I'd like to buy some Coke."

“Of course, I’ll bring more this time.” Jimmy didn’t refuse the deal. He picked up the suitcase and patted it. “Professor Quirrell gave me this suitcase. It’s been enchanted with a seamless expansion spell.”

Hermione's luggage was also in the suitcase, so she was now empty-handed.

"I didn't expect Professor Quirrell to be so kind to you," Harry said enviously.

"We have to catch our train, so we'll be going now." Hermione waved goodbye to the three of them, realizing it was about time, "Merry Christmas."

Jimmy waved and said, "Merry Christmas."

After saying that, he left the castle with Hermione and walked out of the castle with the other students who also chose to go home for Christmas.

At the castle gates, Professor McGonagall was checking the list when she saw Jimmy furtively carrying a suitcase as he walked out of the castle. She asked suspiciously, "Jimmy, where are you going?"

Jimmy tried his best to hide behind Hermione, but he was still discovered. He had no choice but to straighten up and explain, "I'm going to Hermione's house as a guest, Professor McGonagall."

"Going to the Grangers' house as guests?" Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and looked at Hermione.

Hermione nodded and explained, "I told my parents a few days ago, and they both agreed to let Jimmy come over to our house."

“Now that you have a place to stay, go ahead.” Professor McGonagall was still a little worried and instructed Jimmy, “If you have any difficulties, you can go to the Leaky Cauldron. I will tell old Tom that the place is not suitable for living.”

Jimmy had to repeatedly assure Professor McGonagall before she would let him go.

After boarding the train, Hermione asked curiously, "What place is Professor McGonagall talking about? Don't you have a place to stay?"

"Not really, I still have a place to live, it's just that it's no longer suitable for living..."

Jimmy didn't want to talk about that; he could imagine what Hermione would say when she found out the truth, so he abruptly changed the subject.

"I've also prepared a Christmas present for you. Would you like to take a look?"

Hermione was quickly drawn to the topic of gifts, and after hesitating for a while, she still refused, saying, "Let's save the gifts for Christmas. Opening gifts at Christmas is the real surprise."

Jimmy brought up a new topic, not wanting Hermione to remember what had just happened, "Would you like to try my memory-restoring charm?"

The memory restoration spell has been successfully created after deduction. In fact, the current memory restoration spell is the spell he originally wanted. It can restore a certain part of the missing memory and can also make people remember things they have recently forgotten.

The Memory Restoration Charm was only a work in progress. He had just finished reviewing it a few days ago and used the Deduction Opportunity to create the Memory Restoration Charm. He asked an owl to deliver the learning method to Neville that night as a Christmas present.

“Great! I’ve been feeling like I’ve forgotten something.” Hermione readily agreed, since the spell Jimmy created wasn’t dangerous anyway.

Drawing out the grapevine-wood wand that was remarkably similar to Hermione's, Jimmy chanted a new spell, "Never Forget."

A white light entered Hermione's body, causing her eyes to widen slowly. She exclaimed, "Oh, I remember! Jimmy, where's your raccoon?"

I knew it! It felt like something was missing, turns out it was because I didn't bring Rocket with me!

Jimmy was stunned too. "Right, where's the Rockets?!"

Then, after a moment's thought, he shrugged indifferently, "Let it stay at the school. I've always let it roam freely anyway."

The raccoon, with its superb survival skills in the wild, doesn't need him at all, and Hagrid is happy to help take care of it, so there's no need to worry about its safety.

"Why would you keep a raccoon as a pet? I remember the school didn't allow mail except for cats..."

The steam train chugged along, panting and puffing out white steam as it headed towards distant London. Inside the carriages, the little wizards chatted and laughed, and time passed just like that.

The train didn't stop at King's Cross station until 3 p.m.

The ticket inspector, dressed in a red waiter's uniform, stood listlessly at the shared ticket gate, directing the little wizards to leave the station in an orderly manner.

If too many people run out at once, the Muggles outside will notice, so only about ten people go out at a time.

Jimmy and Hermione weren't in a hurry. They waited in line, having changed back into their ordinary clothes, and walked out of the station with several upperclassmen.

Following the signs toward the exit, Jimmy was still looking around when Hermione jumped up and waved into the distance, "Mom and Dad!"

A young couple not far away waved at them, and in the blink of an eye, the person next to them ran out.

Hermione ran over with a big smile and jumped into her parents' arms, acting all cute.

The heartwarming moment of family reunion is worth savoring slowly. Jimmy didn't rush over; he slowed down, giving Hermione time to spend with her parents.

In front of her parents, Hermione let down her guard and put on a brave face, only caring about being affectionate with them. It was only after Mr. Granger reminded her that she remembered Jimmy.

Chapter 59 Arriving Home

"Hello, Mr. Granger, Mrs. Granger. I'm Hermione's classmate, Jimmy Blaine." Jimmy, with his harmless appearance, was very charming. He stood tall and had a warm, bright smile, just like an innocent child.

Mrs. Granger made a good first impression on him. "Hello Jimmy, you can call me Aunt Mia. Hermione said in her letter that you can stay with us this week without worry!"

Mr. Granger, standing to the side, was far less friendly, scrutinizing him with an impolite look, "George Granger, where is your luggage?"

The name reminded Jimmy of George from the Weasleys. George means farmer, and if you called out "George" on a crowded street in England, more than a tenth of the people would probably turn around.

Hermione's smile never faded after she took her mother's hand, and she quickly explained, "Jimmy and I have our luggage in the suitcase. It's a suitcase with a Seamless Expansion Charm, so the space inside is more than ten times the normal size!"

She still loves answering questions.

“That’s amazing magic.” Mr. Granger took the suitcase without further ado, bouncing it as if to show off his strength. “It’s not heavy at all! Come on, the car is parked outside. I want to hear how you’re doing at school.”

"I'd love to know too. Come on in the car and tell us about Hogwarts."

A gentle, large hand covered Jimmy's head, and Aunt Mia ruffled Jimmy's unkempt hair. That's how it is when you're young.

Jimmy has been working hard to eat and exercise, and the clothes that the old lady at Benelli bought for him have become too small, but it will still be a few years before he really grows taller and bigger.

The group made their way through the bustling crowd to the outside of the station and got into a Jaguar sedan.

Jimmy and Hermione sat in the back row, dealing with the various questions from the two parents together.

For example, the school food, the school atmosphere, what you learn, and what magical or interesting places there are.

Jimmy rarely spoke, trying to give Hermione as many opportunities to shine as possible, since she was an outsider. He only answered when asked questions.

The car quickly drove into a middle-class family community, with rows of detached mansions neatly arranged on both sides. Finally, the car stopped in the garage of one of the white houses.

After entering, Mr. Granger, who had been feeling down all the way, put his suitcase on the coffee table and then looked at Jimmy with some anticipation.

"Just open it, no need for magic." Jimmy didn't open the suitcase, but stood aside and instructed Uncle George so that he could also have a go.

Uncle George casually reached for the suitcase lock, "Is there something heavy inside? I remember Hermione had a very large suitcase, is it in there?"

When the box was opened and they saw what was inside, Uncle George and Aunt Mia, who had come over to take a look, both exclaimed in amazement. The ordinary-looking suitcase contained several boxes neatly stacked inside.

The suitcase is so big that you have to stick your head inside to reach the suitcase.

"This is amazing! I wish my toolbox was this big so I could fit my lawnmower in it too."

Uncle George picked up Hermione's suitcase and saw several wrapped gifts at the bottom.

Jimmy also saw the gifts and pointed to them, saying, "These are Christmas gifts I prepared for you. There are three in total. We'll give Hermione hers tomorrow morning, and Uncle George and Aunt Mia can open them in advance to take a look. They are alchemical tools that I made myself."

"You know alchemy?" Hermione was shocked again. Besides inventing spells, she had secretly learned alchemy. She couldn't help but complain, "You didn't tell me."