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Chapter 21: 21: A Bit of Everything

"That's wandless spellcasting," Ivan said, then gestured to Hermione, adding, "Although Hermione can't do it yet, she's already mastered a lot of magic."

"Really?" Neville asked, sounding impressed.

"Ahem."

The little witch raised her head proudly, then elegantly drew out her wand, ready to show off a little in front of Neville. After all, he was the first little wizard from a wizarding family they had met, and Hermione wanted him to evaluate whether her level was good enough.

"Reparo!" Hermione noticed a tear in Neville's clothes and waved her wand, using the Mending Charm to fix the damage instantly.

"Oh! Thank you, thank you!" Neville hurriedly thanked her and praised, "Hermione, you're really good."

"Ah.. I am alright," Hermione said, lowering her head shyly. She hadn't wanted to lose to the little wizards from wizarding families, not because she liked showing off.

Hearing Neville's genuine praise suddenly made Hermione feel a little embarrassed.

As the three of them chatted, the train had already left London.

There was a sound of "click, click" in the aisle, and a smiling woman with dimples pushed open the compartment door and asked, "Anything from the trolley, dears? Would you like to buy some food?"

"I... I want a licorice wand," Neville said timidly.

Neville fumbled in his pocket, trying to find the pocket money his grandmother had given him. Meanwhile, Hermione, sitting next to Ivan, eyed the trolley eagerly, clearly curious about the food from the wizarding world.

"Hello," Ivan called out, taking a few Galleons from his pouch. "We'll take a bit of everything."

"Ivan!"

Hermione gasped, thinking he was being a bit extravagant.

But Ivan reassured her with a smile, saying he was eager to try all kinds of wizarding food and that they could always take whatever they didn't finish to Hogwarts. "Nothing will go to waste," he said.

Before long, their compartment was filled with an assortment of wizarding treats: Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, and some other strange-looking foods they hadn't seen in Diagon Alley.

Ivan had spent thirteen silver Sickles and four bronze Knuts, which wasn't much considering how much they got.

"Child, would you like anything else?" the trolley lady asked.

On the other side of the compartment, Neville was still struggling to find his money.

"Come on, eat with us!" Ivan offered, noticing Neville's predicament and inviting him to share their snacks. This also conveniently stopped Hermione from insisting on paying for her share.

With Ivan footing the bill for all three of them, even Hermione couldn't refuse.

"Thank you," Neville said gratefully, looking at Ivan. "I always forget things; my memory's really bad."

Ivan, however, knew the real reason behind Neville's memory issues. It was likely the result of a Memory Charm cast on him when he was a child.

Despite this, Neville wasn't without talent—he simply hadn't yet had his breakthrough.

After all, Neville would go on to become the professor of Herbology at Hogwarts, proving his natural aptitude for magical plants.

"Let's eat," Ivan suggested. Both he and Hermione had only had a few slices of bread that morning and were already hungry.

Each of them grabbed a snack. Ivan opted for Chocolate Frogs, something he'd always found fascinating since watching the Harry Potter films. Hermione, on the other hand, chose a Licorice Wand, assuming it would be good since Neville, who came from a wizarding family, had seemed interested in it earlier.

"This is pretty interesting," Ivan remarked as he opened his box of Chocolate Frogs. The enchanted candy immediately jumped out, trying to escape.

But Ivan was quick. He stretched out his finger and, with a subtle wandless spell, froze the Chocolate Frog in mid-air using the Freezing Charm, one of the ten wandless magics he had mastered.

"Wow!" Neville gasped in awe, his round face full of amazement. His mouth hung open, and he didn't even notice the half-eaten Pumpkin Pastie slipping from his hands onto the table.

"Hey, snap out of it," Ivan said, waving his hand in front of Neville's face to get his attention. Then, he tapped the floating Chocolate Frog with his finger and asked, "So, how do you eat this? Just pop it into your mouth like this?"

"Uh, ah, yes, just eat it directly," Neville said, still a bit flustered.

"It feels a bit weird," Ivan muttered.

He didn't pay much attention to Neville's surprise. Instead, he played with the Chocolate Frog for a moment, contemplating the magic used to enchant it before finally putting it into his mouth.

The Chocolate Frog, as if realizing its impending fate, squirmed as Ivan bit into it. The sensation of the struggling chocolate made him frown.

"Yeah, it's better to bite off the head first," Neville suggested, speaking from experience as someone who had eaten countless Chocolate Frogs—earning himself the title of Chocolate Frog Killer.

"Ah~~" Hermione, nibbling on her Licorice Wand, frowned slightly. She understood Neville's intention, but the suggestion of biting off the frog's head still sounded a bit off-putting.

"Crunch, crunch," Ivan accepted Neville's advice and quickly chewed the chocolate.

As he bit into the frog, he noticed that the magic animating it seemed to dissipate, and with that, a rich, sweet flavor spread across his tongue.

"This is actually really good. I've never tasted chocolate like this before," Ivan remarked.

It was true, even across both of his lives, he had never experienced a flavor quite like it. The wizarding world certainly had its unique charms, and its food was no exception.

The three of them continued to chat and laugh, sharing stories about both the wizarding and Muggle worlds.

"Meow~~"

The sound of the cat's meow drew their attention. Hermione turned to Ivan and said, "Ivan, I think you forgot to let Yuumi out."

"Uh..." Ivan smacked his forehead in realization. He quickly used the Levitation Charm to bring down the cat carrier that had been placed up high.

"Meow~~(Humph!)"

Freed from the confines of the carrier, Yuumi, the ragdoll cat, meowed at Ivan with a hint of displeasure. Ivan quickly apologized, "I'll give you some treats, Yuumi. Please forgive me."

Yuumi grumbled for a bit before swinging her fluffy tail and making her way to the sofa to pick out some snacks that suited her taste.

"Yuumi, come here," Hermione called, waving her hand. Without hesitation, Yuumi grabbed a snack and leaped into Hermione's arms.

After half a month of living together, Yuumi had grown quite fond of Hermione. In fact, the cat seemed to prefer Hermione's company over Ivan's.

The little witch also let Crookshanks out of her carrier.

Suddenly, the carriage was filled with two cats—Yuumi, a delicate ragdoll cat, and Crookshanks, with her squashed persimmon-like face.

Both cats were female. Crookshanks was a bit older and had taken to caring for the smaller Yuumi while they were staying at Hermione's house.

"Merlin's Beard! Your pets! They are really adorable!" Neville remarked, admiring the pair of cats.

He couldn't help but think of his own pet, a toad named Trevor.

However, when Neville turned to introduce Trevor, his face paled—he suddenly realized his toad was missing.


Chapter 22: 22: Draco And Harry

"Trevor!"

Neville's shout startled Hermione. "What happened?" she asked.

"My Trevor is missing!" Neville exclaimed, looking anxious.

Hermione, confused, asked, "Who's Trevor?"

"Trevor is the toad I raised," Neville explained.

Hermione felt a bit uneasy at the thought of someone keeping a toad as a pet, but she didn't question it further. After all, wizards often had unusual pets, which fit perfectly with the Muggle stereotype of witches and wizards.

"Don't worry," Hermione said reassuringly. "Think carefully about when you last saw him."

Hermione was always eager to help, and seeing Neville so distressed, she immediately began searching for Trevor. Neville was their new friend, and the sight of him on the verge of tears prompted Ivan to join in the search as well.

However, after a thorough search of the compartment, they still couldn't find any trace of Trevor.

"Ivan, don't you know the Summoning Charm?" Hermione suddenly remembered a spell that Ivan had mastered. It was a spell that typically only older students could learn, and she had seen Ivan use it a few times.

But the kind of magic that could instantly summon an object seemed ideal for their current problem.

"Sorry, Hermione," Ivan said apologetically, "the Summoning Charm can't be used to summon living creatures."

The Summoning Charm, also known as the "Accio" charm, was only effective for summoning inanimate objects.

Although in the movies, the Summoning Charm often shows objects flying towards the wizard, in reality, the Summoning Charm can make the summoned object appear directly in front of the caster.

However, this spell has its limitations.

The Summoning Charm cannot be used on large objects like buildings or most living creatures. While it's technically possible to summon a creature by summoning the container or carrier it's in, this can be dangerous. The speed at which the object moves is so fast that it could harm the creature inside.

Ivan realized that if he used this spell on Trevor, Neville's toad might survive, but he'd likely end up in bad shape.

Through practice, Ivan had also discovered why the spell had two names. If the object isn't in the caster's line of sight, it works as a Summoning Charm. If the object is visible, it behaves as a Flying Spell. The Summoning Charm cannot summon living creatures, but the Flying Spell doesn't have that restriction, as seen in Fantastic Beasts.

However, this wasn't the right situation for either version of the spell.

"Is that so?" Hermione asked, having never seen the advanced spellbook that contained the Spell. "Then what should we do?"

"Trevor…" Neville whimpered, looking even more lost and on the verge of tears.

Ivan didn't blame Neville. What more could you expect from an 11-year-old child?

Finally, when Neville's eyes started welling up with tears, Hermione couldn't stand it anymore. She decided to head out and ask other passengers if anyone had seen Neville's toad.

Ivan did not go, but stayed in the carriage to comfort Neville.

However, he sent his own owl to accompany Hermione and her Crookshanks.

'I remember that, Neville's toad will join us when we reach Hogwarts and McGonagall comes to open the gates.'

Ivan shook his head, he felt that Neville's toad, Trevor, had its own way.

As the saying goes, it's better to part ways amicably, so it's better not to interfere.

Of course, if this is the plot of the movie, Trevor should return to Neville before the Sorting Ceremony. But if it were the plot of the Book, then Trevor would return after the end of the semester near the black lake.

'Let's see which is it—'

"Ivan!"

Soon after, Hermione walked in excitedly from outside the carriage.

As soon as the little witch sat down, she excitedly said, "Do you know who I saw just now? It's Harry Potter! The Boy Who Lived!!"

Just like in the original book, Hermione met those two useless men.

Ivan actually had some feelings for Harry Potter.

A child in his teens had the courage to fight against the killer, and faced three-headed dogs, basilisks, Dementors, fire dragons, dark wizards and other terrible creatures, and finally defeated his fateful enemy.

To be honest, if any other child were in Harry's position, who could say that he could be stronger and braver than Harry?

At least Ivan couldn't do it himself.

So, Ivan never looked down on Harry.

This is a good child who is kind, simple, brave, and sentimental.

From the perspective of making friends, Harry is definitely a good choice.

The only problem is the "conspiracy theory" mentioned in the fan fiction Ivan had read before, such as Harry being a pawn of Dumbledore and having been manipulated his entire life.

'Well, this needs to be paid attention to.'

Ivan didn't want to get involved in Dumbledore's schemes.

If possible, he wanted to pull Hermione out of the quagmire and turn the original story into "The Two Useless Friends."

"Want to go and see him?"

Hermione was like a little girl who wanted to share toys with her friends. She even forgot to help Neville find his toad.

At this time, Ivan glanced at Neville and found that he was completely immersed in the food.

'Poor Trevor.'

Ivan mourned for Neville's toad, and then followed Hermione to the compartment where Harry was.

Ivan and Hermione walked down the aisle and soon came to the compartment where Harry was.

However, there were three little wizards standing outside the compartment at this time.

The leader was a pale blond boy, and the other two were sturdy, but they looked a little odd.

'Did this scene happen here?'

Ivan immediately recognized the identities of the three people. The blond boy was Draco Malfoy, and the boys standing next to him like bodyguards should be his right-hand men, Crabbe and Goyle.

In the movie, the first meeting between the two was placed before the Sorting Ceremony.

But in the novel, Harry had a life-changing first meeting with Malfoy on the train.

"Wait."

Hermione wanted to step forward, but was pulled back by Ivan.

The little witch looked at him, puzzled, but heard Ivan say, "They seem to have something to say, let's not get involved."

"Okay."

Hermione trusted Ivan very much, and immediately leaned against the window obediently, giving up her position in the aisle to avoid causing trouble for others.

At this moment, not only Ivan and Hermione, but other little wizards also noticed the commotion and looked over.

"Is it true?"

Malfoy enjoyed the attention of the crowd, and he said with a hint of sarcasm, "People on the whole train are talking about Harry Potter in this compartment."

"So it's you, right?"

"Yes."

Harry had seen too many people who came because of his reputation, and he was almost used to it.

It's just that Malfoy gave Harry a bad impression. That arrogant and superior attitude made Harry think of one word—pretentious.

To be honest, Harry didn't want to interact with people like Malfoy.

However, looking at the two big and strong boys standing next to Malfoy, Harry decisively chose to follow his instincts.

"Oh, this is Crabbe, and this is Goyle."

Malfoy noticed that Harry was looking at them and introduced them casually, then said solemnly, "As for me, my name is Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."


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