Both Capone and Melanie nodded. Everything they encountered was amazing to both of them. In addition, they had been reading various books about magic. Now, they are heading to Hogwarts, and the excitement in their hearts is rising.
"That's good. Well, there were more freshmen this year and students from different countries. I have to go check the situation again."
"Go for it," Capone said hastily.
Sean nodded, "See you in the castle."
After speaking, he walked away, accompanied by the sound of many people greeting him.
"He is really popular. If he hadn't said it before, I wouldn't have known he was only in the fifth grade. I thought he had graduated." said Melanie.
Capone nodded in agreement, "Yes, he is excellent in every way."
Melanie closed the door and leaned back on a chair, "I don't know what I will be like in fifth grade."
Capone watched the outside through the sliding door window. The group of Sean's admirers had dispersed, but a few people were still looking at him.
He nodded thoughtfully, "I think it will be a good one, at least the one you like and want."
Melanie laughed happily, "Capone, you've been with Sean for so long, and you're getting more and more focused on what you're talking about."
Capone scratched his head in embarrassment, "Really?"
During the second half of the summer, Sean often came to Godric's Hollow. Every time he came, he would stop by Ms. Bathilda's for a visit and have lunch at the Potter's or take him out. The two of them would talk and eat the food he brought from home.
Sean's teaching was not limited to that day in Diagon Alley. He often taught Capone a lot. It's not just magic. He will tell himself how to achieve what he wants to achieve without using magic, how to figure out other people's minds, and how to effectively use the power around him and the help of others.
Capone felt like a deflated balloon, and Sean kept pumping him up. In just over half a month, even though Sean didn't come to Godric's Hollow every day, Capone felt that he might have learned something that he hadn't been exposed to in the past eleven years.
Capone carefully reviewed his situation. Regardless of his actual age, his mental age should be a little more mature than his peers, but he still hasn't overcome his childish thinking.
When Sean heard about his thoughts, he smiled happily. He told him, "Don't pretend to be mature and don't force yourself to be mature. Obey your strongest desire at the moment and slowly understand it. This isn't a sweet pudding that can be eaten in a few bites. You need some time to digest it, and you have plenty of time."
Capone felt that he had met the most powerful teacher; he could always know what he was thinking and always considered Capone's problems from his point of view.
He realizes that he does not live for Sean but for himself. Sean's help is something he absolutely does not want to live up to, and he wants to earnestly reach Sean's expectations.
"Capone, do you know that your expression of thinking is similar to Sean's before?" Melanie said.
Capone froze for a moment and laughed, "It's not a bad thing, you know. He taught me a lot, and some of my habits will be close to him, which is normal."
"You're talking like him. But it's good, Capone. You seem more and more confident and mature." Melanie encouraged.
"Thank you, Melanie."
"By the way, have you learned any magic spells? Sometimes, he took you away. Did you two learn magic spells secretly? Tell me."
"He didn't teach me how to use a wand and draw the correct trajectory with it, "Capone said. He taught me more about magic itself. He thinks that letting me understand the basic concept and explore it by myself is more important than directly learning the spells.
After listening to it with her head tilted, Melanie twisted her hair in distress, "I don't really understand it."
Capone nodded, "That's my thought exactly. I don't really understand it, but he said that this is a long-term process. Slowly, we will be able to understand what he said."
As the Hogwarts Express was moving through, the scenery outside the window was slowly changing, and the two who had just entered the wizarding world were discussing everything enthusiastically and full of expectations.
In the room at the other end of the train, Sean and Hermione, who had just come out of the prefect's carriage and returned to their places, were enjoying the snacks that Daisy brought from home. Of course, they also bought from the train.
"My God, there are so many new students this year. It took us so long just to check them out." Hermione stuffed something into her mouth while talking.
As a prefect, she carefully patrolled and answered questions for some new students throughout the whole process. She hadn't eaten or drank since then.
"Eat slowly. However, there are indeed a lot of new students, especially foreign students, and the number is also increasing right now." Sean also took a sip of his drink and sighed.
Hearing Sean's words, Hermione rolled her eyes indifferently, "If you didn't have to stop and say hello to your admirers every time, our work could have ended earlier."
Sean smiled, "I have to respond when people say greet me, but I underestimated their enthusiasm."
Daisy cleared her throat, made a sweet voice, and imitated it with the enthusiasm of a little girl, "Wow, Professor, how are you doing this summer vacation? I'd like to get in touch with you at that time, but I'm afraid I'll bother you."
Sean gave Daisy a look and said, "Thank you for your poor imitation, Miss Daisy Potter."
Daisy said with a smile, "Don't say that you weren't attracted by those girls, Sean."
Sean leaned back and shrugged, "So what if I'm attracted? It's easy for them to admire someone, although I have said many times in class don't do these kinds of stuff in public."
"You are likable, smart, and rich. You have good strength and great teaching methods. It is normal for those girls to like you." Daisy said naturally.
Sean spread his hands. "I'm still in charge of teaching the first, second, and third grades. They will probably have to face Professor McGonagall in class soon enough.
Daisy stuck out her tongue, "They are more used to your way of teaching than Professor McGonagall's. I can already imagine that those who are used to asking questions directly will be criticized by Professor McGonagall."
"It's okay. Professor McGonagall is just a little stricter. She still likes students to ask questions."
They chatted, and when they finished eating, Hermione stretched.
"Sean, do you want to go and see them again?"
Sean put on a bitter face, "Are you still going for it? Hermione, Percy wasn't as active as you when he became a prefect."
Hermione crossed her arms, "This is our duty, Sean."
"Okay, okay, I'll follow you."
Daisy interjected, "By the way, Sean. Where's your little apprentice? Don't you want to look for him?"
Sean said, relaxed, "I just taught him a little bit of things, and I don't want to take full control of his life. He is just going to school and taking the train. He and his best friend should have a lot to talk about, and maybe he will meet other new friends. Even if there is any problem, I believe he has the ability to solve it by himself."
Just as Sean and the others were talking, Capone was really in trouble.
"So you two are here. I searched back and forth and finally found you."
Three people blocked the door, all of whom were boys about the same age as Capone. He was very familiar with the boy's leader, Henry Reiss, who had called him "poor" at Ollivander's wand shop before.
After seeing Reiss and his followers, Melanie stood up immediately.
"You are not welcome here. Please go out."
Henry glanced at Melanie and showed that look, "Although I always like to follow the lady's command, please forgive me for not doing so this time. Speaking of it, you still didn't give me your contact information."
"I'm not interested in you. Please don't bother us. Get out, now." Melanie stared fiercely at him.
However, Henry looked back at both sides of the hall and went into the room.
"But I'm very interested in both of you."
Capone didn't speak but moved closer to Melanie. When he walked in, he began to think. As Sean said, think first and then act. Determine his intentions and thoughts, and make an appropriate response.
Henry in front of him still maintained the arrogance and domineering he had just encountered, which seemed to Capone to be stupid behavior. Mr. Reiss had been scared off by Sean before and didn't even intend to speak harshly. After apologizing, he took his son and fled away quickly.
Regardless of what Mr. Reiss thinks, at least it proves that Mr. Reiss is scared of something. He knew that he couldn't offend Sean, so he wisely chose to back off quickly.
As the only son of the Reiss family, Henry's arrogance is understandable. But he didn't know why his father was acting that way before. Even a normal child should know that his father was afraid of Sean. As for him and Melanie, as people know Sean, it at least proves that he has some relationship with him.
As long as a normal person thinks, Henry will not come to provoke him.
But now Henry is here again. That proves that he confirmed it in some way or got the news that the relationship between him and Sean was not that close and was just a coincidence that day.
Or, he has a strong figure backing him up that could fight against Sean—for example, those pure-blood wizard families who have a huge voice in the wizarding world.
According to Henry's character, Capone believes that the latter is more likely.
He took a step forward and said calmly, "What do you want? I don't understand. What exactly do you want?"
Henry froze for a moment. He didn't expect that he would ask him so calmly. This made all the words and actions he had prepared useless. After all, in his expectation, Capone would directly get angry and provoke him.
However, now he had done something that he hadn't expected, and he was confused. Henry found himself in a rather embarrassing situation.
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