The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

Outside the window, snow had begun to fall. Sun Zhu was curled up in a plush recliner, a wool blanket covering his legs, a cup of hot milk in his hand, listening to his father and the others chatting.

The fireplace was burning quietly, so even if the wizards didn't have air conditioning or heating, they wouldn't be cold. The second floor was also covered with a warm brown wool blanket, which looked new and thick. Harry simply sat cross-legged on it and flipped through an atlas.

That was the Christmas gift Sun Zhu gave him, as a gift for their "first" meeting - an overview of the classic "landscape" of the wizarding world that he asked Senior Sister Cecilia to bring back from Hogsmeade, a thin book of less than thirty pages.

There are seven locations on it, including Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade Village, Gringotts, the British Ministry of Magic, Godric's Hollow and St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, all of which are printed with brief text introductions and several animated photos.

It is said that a certain Muggle-born wizard who went to work in a book company after graduation specially applied to the Ministry of Magic to have it made, and it is used to provide "popular science" to new Muggle-born wizards.

Although Harry was not a Muggle wizard, he obviously liked this booklet. Although Sirius must have introduced a lot of things to him a long time ago, verbal descriptions were definitely not as intuitive as moving pictures.

Sun Zhu drank the milk in the cup in one gulp and yawned.

The invisible Uncle Long was coiled not far from Harry, looking at him and then at Sun Zhu.

"Boring." Uncle Long commented: "What's so good about this booklet?"

Sun Zhu spread her hands and said nothing. She was not like Comrade Jianguo who could be invisible and silent - although none of his spells worked on her, the other people in the room could not see his presence, which was enough.

The three adults of similar age sitting on the sofa seemed to have endless topics to talk about. Although the dad was sometimes restrained and Sirius often let himself go, with Lupin, a reliable person, mediating between them, they actually talked and laughed like old friends and had a great time.

Sun Zhu listened and found that most of the topics revolved around the Ministry of Magic, and she easily got sleepy.

Chatting without forgetting work, it's okay for dad, but Sirius, are you the kind of person who works hard? It's obvious that you can't go to the office more than a few times a week.

When Sun Zhu yawned for the third time and began to wonder why there was no Muggle TV or radio to relieve her boredom, Harry finally finished reading the thin booklet.

The little Uncle Long flew into the air with his movement. Sun Zhu pointed upstairs and indicated that if he was bored, he could go somewhere else.

The Black mansion has five floors. They are now in a large reception room on the second floor. There are many rooms upstairs, including Sirius' former bedroom... Although Sun Zhu is not sure whether these are interesting to Uncle Long, it is better than letting him stay here all the time.

After watching Uncle Long swing his tail and turn into a streak of golden light and fly away, Sun Zhu noticed that Harry had moved to her feet at some point.

"Zhu..." he called softly in a whisper.

Sun Zhu immediately lowered his head to look at him, his black eyebrows slightly raised, and he replied in a whisper: "What's the matter? By the way, why are you sitting on the ground? Aren't you cold?"

Harry shook his head and continued in a low voice: "Thank you, it's really interesting. No one has ever shown me these before. It turns out that the wizarding world really exists..."

Sun Zhu's eyes widened slightly: "No one has ever told you this? Professor Black hasn't told you this either?"

Harry shook his head again. "He said he wanted to tell me everything he knew right away, but someone stopped him. That person said I would slowly discover these things myself in the future, and that would be a surprise."

Sun Zhu hugged her blanket tightly: "Then should I not give you this?"

"No...! After seeing this, I'm looking forward to the future even more. Unfortunately, I still have more than 200 days to see these things with my own eyes... And, what if Hogwarts doesn't accept me by then?"

"How is it possible that Harry Potter can't go to Hogwarts? You are saying..."

Sun Zhu straightened up and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

She wanted to say that Hogwarts was opened for you. After all, without Harry, there would be no Harry Potter, and where would Hogwarts come from?

Seeing that he was still confused, she simply opened the booklet and introduced: "Hogwarts, your future alma mater; Diagon Alley, the shopping mall of the wizarding world; Hogsmeade, the dating place for wizards; Gringotts, the wizarding bank. It seems that your family has a lot of money there. Don't ask me how I know. If you want to ask, go ask Sirius. He said every day in front of my father that his godson Harry will definitely live a good life in the future. As for the Ministry of Magic-"

She pointed at the three people not far away and continued, "If you are curious, go and listen to what they are talking about; St. Mungo's Hospital, if possible, it would be better if I don't have the chance to get to know this place..."

Harry's eyes widened. "What about the last one, Godric's Hollow?"

"Oh, that seems to be your home..." Sun Zhu paused, "Well, Headmaster Dumbledore also lived there before, I don't know anything else."

"You already know a lot! Thank you for telling me this!"

Harry looked very excited and didn't seem to notice Sun Zhu's hesitation.

Fortunately, he did not ask about Godric's Hollow, otherwise would she have told Harry about the tragedy that shocked the wizarding world ten years ago?

"But... why do you know where I live?" Harry scratched his head curiously.

Sun Zhu's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down: "Because you are very famous. The number of wizards in the magic world who have not heard of you can be counted on one hand."

Harry nodded and didn't ask why he was famous. Sun Zhu felt that he must have the answer in his heart. Fortunately, his mood should not be affected.

Sun Zhu took a long breath and slumped back into the recliner. Suddenly, an identical chair appeared not far from her. Harry and she subconsciously looked towards the sofa, only to see Lupin smiling at them and saying, "You'll catch a cold if you sit like this, Harry. Would you like some snacks?"

Sun Zhu smiled and waved his hand: "Thank you, Mr. Lupin, I ate enough before."

Dinner was a feast prepared by a Muggle chef hired by Sirius using his superpowers and money. Sun Zhu ate very well without caring much about his image.

Harry whispered, "I don't need it either."

Lupin smiled and said, "If you need anything, feel free to tell me."

How thoughtful! Sun Zhu sighed in his heart.

The most worried person here right now must be Lupin. He has to take care of both the two adults and two children. Fortunately, there is no possibility of any trouble now.

Sun Zhu's mind wandered, he thought of Fina and senior Tonks.

Harry sat obediently on the recliner, but his posture was much more proper, with his feet together, like an obedient elementary school student.

He whispered again: "Zhu, what are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering what kind of person Mr. Lupin, such a gentle man, would like his future wife to be." She said casually, thinking of senior sister Tonks in her mind.

"Ah..." Harry was a little surprised. He turned his head to look at the sofa, but didn't notice that Lupin changed his sitting position somewhat unnaturally.

"He should be a gentle person." Harry said.

"No, no, no. Generally speaking, a person's partner is very likely to complement him in some way." Sun Zhu looked like an emotional expert.

"Then...the person I like in the future must be very brave." Harry continued in a low voice.

"Huh? You actually think so?" Sun Zhu thought about Jinny's expression for a moment and said noncommittally: "You are only ten years old, and you have already started thinking about this question?"

Harry's face turned red instantly.

"I was just saying it casually..." He seemed eager to get back on track, "What about you? You are two years older than me, so you should be able to think about this question now."

The sofas opposite fell silent at the same time, and the three adults pricked up their ears to listen to the noise over here.

One looked helpless, one looked excited, and one looked worried.

"Me? Is there any need to ask? I have to be handsome." Sun Zhu said casually, unaware of anything.

"Is that your only request? Don't you want him to be powerful or rich?"

"Kid, you know a lot." Sun Zhu said, "But..."

Suddenly, several deafening noises came from the attic, startling the two people chatting and the three people eavesdropping.

It was as if something collapsed or exploded. Sun Zhu jumped up from his chair and asked Tongzi in his mind, "What did Jianguo do just now?"

"I only know that it is now in the southernmost room on the third floor, and I don't know anything else."

"Sirius, is there anyone else in your family besides us?" Sun Zhu heard his father's voice.

"As for humans, you are the only ones left. But there are also a few vixens and a bad-tempered ghoul living here. When I was cleaning this place a few days ago, they didn't want to leave, so I let them live on the top floor."

"The top floor?"

"Yes, the fifth floor, that's where my brother and I used to live. I asked them to go to my brother's room. No one else will go there in the future anyway." Sirius said indifferently.

"You are such a good brother." Sun Zhengxing shook his head. "But such a big noise doesn't seem to be caused by a ghoul. Ghouls don't have much power, they just look scary."

Sun Zhu poked her head in guiltily, but the adults didn't doubt her intention at all.

"The noise just now didn't seem to come from the top floor. Judging from the sound, it should be not far from us." Lupin said, "Let's split up and take a look."

"Leave it to us!" Sun Zhu suddenly said, "You go to the top floor, we'll go look somewhere else."

"How can we do that? We don't know if there is any danger. You guys stay here first and don't go anywhere." Sun Zhengxing said, "Let's go upstairs and take a look."

Dad and Sirius hurried away with their wands, but Lupin stayed where he was and did not follow.

Sun Zhu asked guiltily: "Hey, Mr. Lupin, aren't you coming with us?"

"If there's any danger, I have to stay here to protect you."

"How could it be dangerous? Otherwise, take us to have a look."

"Yeah, Remus, it might be something interesting!" agreed Harry.

Lupin remained motionless and only responded to them with a smile.

Sun Zhu sighed and sat back down. Harry also sat on the sofa with a disappointed look on his face and continued to flip through the book.

Three minutes later, she suddenly stood up again and said with an embarrassed look on her face: "Ahem... I want to know, where is the bathroom here?"

Lupin glanced at her, thought for a moment and said, "There is one on the second floor, at the south end, by the window."

Sun Zhu thanked him and ran away quickly.

Harry asked worriedly, "Will it be dangerous to let Zhu leave alone?"

"Her skirt is enchanted with advanced defensive magic, which is enough to protect her. If you are worried... shall we go over and take a look in five minutes?"

Sun Zhu followed Tongzi's instructions and trotted into the room at the end of the third floor. What he saw was a collapsed huge mirror. It had originally been placed sideways against the wall, and now there was a big hole in the wall. The culprit dragon was flying around nearby.

Sun Zhu held the magic wand and shouted at the hole "Recover as before", but unfortunately her magic was not strong enough. Although the spell worked, the recovery speed was slow.

She simply grabbed the dragon and stuffed it into her pocket, cast a few recovery spells on the hole and the large mirror that fell to the ground, and hurried downstairs again.

"You will explain to me later what happened. Now, we need to get away from the crime scene."

"Host!" Tongzi's shocked reminder sounded again, "Although I don't know what just happened, you have started a new task."