The demon monk in the second dimension

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Hermione was very interested in being able to visit Diagon Alley during her school days and readily agreed.

But the very next morning, at just six o'clock, Harry was dragged away to training by Oliver Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and a fifth-year student.

Ron and Xia Zhi exchanged a glance, silently mourned for Harry for a few seconds, and then went to the Great Hall for breakfast.

After breakfast, Xia Zhi took Ron and Hermione to see Professor Dumbledore.

The Hogwarts Floo fan network is closed and requires the headmaster's authorization to access.

To Ron and Hermione, Dumbledore was the greatest wizard of the century, a great figure who defeated two successive Dark Lords.

Let alone making a request to Dumbledore, I get nervous just talking to him.

Summer Solstice brings a much calmer attitude; I don't care about it at all.

He spoke directly to Dumbledore.

“Professor Dumbledore, Ron’s wand is broken. We’d like to go to Diagon Alley together to buy a new one.”

Dumbledore put down his knife and fork and slowly looked at Ron.

"Is that so, Mr. Weasley?"

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore."

Ron took his wand out of his wizard's robes to prove they weren't lying.

Dumbledore took it, looked at the wand in such a sorry state, and nodded slightly.

“Well, you really should get a new wand. I can take Mr. Weasley with me…”

He was interrupted by Xia Zhi halfway through his sentence.

"No need, Professor Dumbledore, we can go ourselves!"

Xia Zhi said quickly.

"We'll be back before lunch!"

Dumbledore paused upon hearing this.

Judging from Xia Zhi's expression, she clearly plans to take a trip to Diagon Alley while buying Ron a wand.

However, with Xia Zhi with him, Dumbledore was relatively at ease.

Thinking that Xia Zhi had been in China for most of the year and didn't have many opportunities to visit Diagon Alley, he smiled and nodded.

"Okay. But only this once."

Ron and Hermione both looked surprised, and Professor McGonagall, who was eating nearby, did not stop them.

After breakfast, Dumbledore led the three to a fireplace.

This is the fireplace that Snape used a year ago when he took Summer Solstice to Diagon Alley.

Dumbledore unlocked the fireplace and adjusted his glasses.

"The three of you, remember to be back before lunch."

"no problem!"

Summer Solstice waved to Dumbledore.

Using Floo Powder, the three of them arrived at Diagon Alley one after another.

"Let's go. Let's look around first, then meet at Ollivanders Wand Shop in two hours to buy Ron a wand!"

Summer Solstice took out two Galleons and handed them to Ron.

"Ron, why don't you go and buy some things you like too!"

Since he was already borrowing money to buy a wand, Ron didn't mind borrowing two more Galleons and reached out to take them.

"Thank you, Xia."

"You're welcome!"

Xia Zhi waved to Ron, then grabbed Hermione and ran off.

Ron watched the two figures leave, completely unaware that he had been rejected, and happily walked towards the candy store with the money in his hand.

……

To avoid being disturbed by Ron, Summer Solstice and Hermione went in another direction.

The two strolled hand in hand down Diagon Alley, attracting curious glances from many onlookers.

At this time of year, shouldn't all the young wizards at Hogwarts be at school?

How did these two end up in Diagon Alley?

With many people watching, Hermione, who is rather shy, took the initiative to let go of his hand.

They walked past a shop that had a picture of Lockhart hanging outside.

Looking at the photo, Hermione hesitated for a moment before asking Xia Zhi a question.

"Is Professor Lockhart really just an ordinary wizard? He writes such good things about him in his books."

"This only proves that Lockhart is a great novelist, not a great wizard."

Summer Solstice revealed some of the truth to Hermione.

"He probably replaced someone else's experience with his own and then gave the other person hush money. This kind of operation is also very common in the world of ordinary people."

"Ok."

Hermione's expression was complicated.

It's truly disappointing that the professor I used to admire turned out to be a fraud.

Slowly, the two arrived at the magical pet shop.

Hermione, you don't have a pet yet, do you?

Thinking of the clever big cat from the original story, Xia Zhi smiled at Hermione.

"I'm thinking of giving you a pet as a birthday present this year."

Hermione blushed slightly but did not refuse.

The two entered the store, and the shop assistant immediately came over with a big smile.

"Oh, two little guests! What would you like? The Magical Pet Shop has all the pets you could want!"

Xia Zhi didn't tolerate her and sneered.

Do you have any unicorns here?

Shop assistant: (*￣︶￣)

"Where's the fire dragon?"

Shop assistant: (*￣︶￣)

"If there's no fire dragon, what about the basilisk monster?"

The shop assistant's smile was almost impossible to maintain!

Are you here to cause trouble?

She suppressed the urge to lash out and said to Xia Zhi with a forced smile.

"I'm sorry, sir. These are magical creatures that the Ministry of Magic prohibits from being bought and sold, or creatures that are extinct. If they ever reappear or are unbanned by the Ministry of Magic, I think we will put them on our shelves."

"is it?"

Xia Zhi nodded slightly, then asked the shop assistant again.

"Do you have Tibetan foxes from the East? Surely they're not banned by the Ministry of Magic?"

Before the clerk got angry and kicked the two out, Hermione pointed to a cat shelf next to her.

"I want that one?"

Upon seeing a potential customer, the shop assistant immediately suppressed his anger and looked in the direction Hermione was pointing.

"Oh, this is Crook Mountain!"

She picked up a large cat with thick, fluffy, radiant ginger-yellow fur and a face that looked like it had once run into a wall.

"This pet has been with the shop for a long time. It has some tabby cat blood and will choose its own owner. But if you develop a deep bond with a tabby cat, it will be an ideal pet."

Looking at Crookshanks' beautiful fur, Hermione asked the shop assistant.

"Can I touch it?"

The shop assistant smiled and nodded.

"of course can."

Hermione tentatively stroked Crookshanks' fur, and the big yellow cat didn't resist; instead, it rubbed its face against Hermione's arm.

This made Hermione very happy.

"It's so beautiful!"

Seeing Hermione's delighted expression, Xia Zhi spoke up.

"This one, Hermione? How much?"

Shop assistant (￥￥)

Soon, Xia Zhi paid for some Galleons and purchased a range of other related products recommended by the shop assistant.

He carried these things, while Hermione happily carried the big cat away from the shop.

Chapter 309 Birthday (Part 1)

Two hours passed quickly amidst joyful play.

Summer Solstice and Hermione arrived at Ollivanders wand shop and found Ron, who was eating a bowl of chocolate jam with chocolate all over his mouth.

But as soon as she saw Ron, Crookshanks in Hermione's arms seemed to go berserk, letting out extremely sharp cries.

"Meow!"

Its ginger-yellow fur bristled, making it look like a hedgehog in attack mode, with sharp teeth and claws showing, and it hissed threateningly at Ron.

Ron was startled.

"Oh! What's going on with this cat?!"

"I don't know either. Crook Hill is quiet, so quiet!"

Hermione hugged the cat and comforted it.

Following Crookshanks' gaze, Hermione noticed it was Ron's pocket and asked him.

"Ron, what's in your pocket?"

"It's Banban!"

A rat's head popped out of Ron's pants pocket, and then Ron looked terrified.

"Is this big-faced cat planning to eat Spotty?"

"This is Crook Mountain, not some big-faced cat!"

Hermione nuzzled Crookshanks' face with her head, and the cat slowly stopped its bristling and calmed down.

She glanced at Banban and said to Ron.