The demon monk in the second dimension

When this was mentioned, Hermione rolled her eyes at Xia Zhi, half shy and half annoyed.

As an accomplice, she has no right to say anything about violating school rules.

Holding Hermione's hand, Xia Zhi went back to the room to get some things, and then put a collar and leash on Crookshanks.

"Let's go celebrate your birthday."

I only learned today, on the summer solstice, that although Hermione's birthday is September 19th, she was already attending Hogwarts on that day.

Therefore, the Granger family will celebrate Hermione's birthday a little earlier, at the end of August.

This time, Hermione invited Summer Solstice along, but not Harry and Ron.

The little witch still had her own little schemes.

At the same time, Mrs. Granger also wanted to see Hermione's "good friend" at Hogwarts.

……

The two left Diagon Alley and, like ordinary people, took a shuttle bus to the vicinity of Granger's house.

Dentists in Britain belong to the middle class and have a decent income. Therefore, Hermione's family lives in a three-story villa.

Upon seeing her home, Hermione quickly let go of Summer's hand, took Crookshanks from his hand, and rang the doorbell.

Ding dong, ding dong.

Mrs. Granger came to open the door very quickly.

She looked at Xia Zhi standing behind Hermione with a warm smile on her face.

"Hermione, is this Xia?"

"Yes, mother."

The unprecedented experience of bringing her boyfriend to her home left Hermione speechless, and she blushed unconsciously, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Mrs. Granger stepped aside, covered her mouth, and smiled at Xia Zhi.

"Come in quickly."

Xia Zhi gave Mrs. Granger a polite bow and followed Hermione into the room.

"Thank you, madam."

Hermione's father, Mr. Granger, was sitting at home watching television.

“Welcome to our home, Mr. Xia. Hermione told me that you have been a great help to her at Hogwarts School.”

"This is what I should do."

Xia Zhi clasped his hands together and pulled, and a bottle of red wine appeared in his hand.

"I came in a hurry and didn't know what to bring, so please accept this bottle of red wine."

As Xia Zhi handed the red wine to Mr. Granger, Hermione whispered to Xia Zhi.

"I don't recall you buying this. Besides, minors aren't allowed to buy alcohol!"

"If you're not allowed to buy it, then just take the wine and pay for it."

Xia Zhi winked at Hermione.

Crookshan, whose collar had been removed, lay comfortably on the carpet, just like a spread-out towel.

Xia Zhi looked around and realized that although it was Hermione's birthday today, there weren't many decorations.

He pointed his right hand to the sky and his left hand to the ground, using a staffless spell.

"Transfiguration!"

The next moment, to the astonishment of the Granger family, the entire room began to change.

The ceiling transformed into a dazzling starry sky, and the plates and cutlery in the cabinet turned silver.

Numerous exquisite candlesticks were arranged around the room, adorned with sparkling gemstones.

Hermione looked delighted.

This is the Great Hall of Hogwarts!

The Grangers didn't know, but didn't she already know?

This is clearly designed like the Great Hall of Hogwarts!

Xia Zhi added a Seamless Stretch Spell to the Transfiguration, making the area here three times larger!

"Is this the Great Hall of Hogwarts?"

Mr. Granger looked around in amazement as strands of starlight shone down from the sky, creating a very romantic scene.

Do you usually eat here?

Xia Zhi laughed.

"This is just a smaller version, but it's enough to seat four people."

He reached out again and magically controlled the refrigerator and pots and pans.

The refrigerator door opened automatically, and many ingredients flew into the air.

The vegetables lined up and jumped into the pool to wash themselves, the stove lit automatically, and the cleaver floated in the air to cut the vegetables.

The empty kitchen started cooking automatically, which caught Mrs. Granger's eye.

"This is magic? How convenient!"

Lady Granger's gaze fell on Hermione, startling the little witch, who quickly spoke up.

"Mom, it's just very powerful magic. I haven't learned it yet!"

Summer Solstice cooks while also having time to chat.

"This is the magic Lockhart taught me. Although he's a scoundrel, he's quite skilled in household magic. Last year, thanks to him, I practically memorized the entire Hogwarts library."

"Professor Lockhart? Really!"

Hermione looked surprised, then realized something and exclaimed.

"You even memorized the entire library?!"

Won't this widen the gap between me and Xia even further?

“I said from the beginning that whether I wear the Ravenclaw crown or not makes no difference to me. Hermione, you know how powerful the crown is. Many things in the world are not black and white. Even in Azkaban, there are bound to be innocent people who have been wronged. Hagrid almost got thrown in there, didn’t he?”

Seeing Hermione's thoughtful expression, Xia Zhi asked Mrs. Granger.

"Madam, may I ask where the flour is?"

Mrs. Granger pointed to the cabinets above the kitchen.

"It's in the cupboard."

Coming back to her senses from the magical spell, Mrs. Granger realized that although she had asked Hermione to invite Summer Solstice over, it had turned into Summer Solstice, a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, cooking for them. She felt a little embarrassed.

"Let me do it. Xia, you can go and chat with Hermione for a while."

Xia Zhi rejected her.

"No need, madam, this is not a difficult thing for me."

More than an hour later, the dish was ready.

Mr. Granger cut a piece of beef stew in red wine with his fork and put it in his mouth. An unparalleled sense of happiness immediately exploded in his mouth!

“It’s delicious!”

If this were a cooking anime, Mr. Granger's clothes would have been torn off by now.

Hermione ate a piece of stir-fried shrimp. She found it incredibly spicy, but also incredibly flavorful!

"How is this cooked? It's delicious!"

Mrs. Granger nodded repeatedly.

"very good!"

Xia Zhi smiled.

"This is a Chinese dish, I hope you like it."

Summer Solstice's cooking delighted the Granger family, and they devoured the entire dinner, leaving almost nothing behind.

Finally, Mrs. Granger brought out the custom-made cake.

The three sang "Happy Birthday" as Hermione made a wish first and then blew out all fourteen candles in one go.

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After Hermione made her wish, Xia Zhi also took out her own gift.

It was a platinum bracelet, worth around one hundred pounds, not very expensive.

“I cast a protective spell on it to ward off some evil curses.”

Hermione happily hung it on her wrist.

Xia Zhi didn't say that he had also left a location magic on the bracelet.

If Hermione is in danger, he can rush over immediately.

Summer Solstice did not leave that night, but stayed in Granger's guest room.

The four of them watched TV like a family, chatting from time to time.

Where Mr. and Mrs. Granger couldn't see, Summer Solstice would always hook her arm around the little witch's.

The little witch couldn't resist the feeling of sneaking around; she was both shy and excited.

Hermione is only fourteen years old, so the only appropriate thing for them to do is hold hands.

……

A few days later, the young wizards reunited on the Hogwarts Express.

They ate snacks they had bought from the train conductor, and their conversation eventually turned to this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Ron said gloatingly.

"We've had four different Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in two years. I really don't know who Professor Dumbledore will appoint to teach this class this year."

Xia Zhi glanced at him and smiled.

"Perhaps we should let Professor Snape work part-time for a while longer?"

Ron was taken aback, then quickly shook his head.

"Then forget it!"

But after a while, he frowned again.

"It's not impossible, actually. If Snape completes a full year as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, will we not see him next year?"

Harry opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

Since that incident, Snape has basically ignored Harry Potter during Potions class and no longer targets him.

Harry's animosity toward Snape lessened considerably after learning that Snape actually loved his mother.

It's still a bit annoying.

Then, Ron turned his attention to Xia Zhi and said with great interest.

"Xia, are you going to use lightning to strike the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor again this year? That would be so exciting!"

Ron raised his right hand, mimicking Xia Zhi's use of the Palm Lightning.

"Crack!"

"Hey!"

Hermione frowned and looked at Ron with displeasure.

Xia Zhi smiled and patted the little witch's hand, then said to Ron.

"We'll see. Maybe this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will be quite reliable."