Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Before the banquet was over, Thea stormed up to the eighth floor of the castle. Dumbledore seemed to have anticipated that Thea would come to him, and before Thea could even give the order, the stone beasts at the door made way for her.

Thea noticed this and, burning with anger, stormed inside.

The anger that had been suppressed reached its peak when Dumbledore looked at her with a gentle expression.

"Professor, I need to process Daisy Anne White's transfer!" Thea said directly.

The portraits on the wall seemed shocked by Thea's request, and they all straightened up, staring intently at the two people at the table.

“Thea, that girl is a junior wizard. Hogwarts will not refuse any junior wizard to enroll, and no junior wizard has ever transferred schools on the second day of enrollment.”

Dumbledore still wore that same smiling expression, his deep blue eyes hidden behind his half-moon spectacles.

“But she doesn’t fit in here, so I’m transferring her to another school. She’ll be going to Beauxbatons tomorrow,” Thea emphasized, pausing between each sentence.

“Thea, are you sure she’ll listen to you? If she doesn’t want to come to Hogwarts, she’ll discuss it with you beforehand, won’t she?” Dumbledore wasn’t angry and continued to speak patiently.

Thea stood in front of the table in silence for a long time, her expression somewhat unpleasant, as if she had given in.

"Professor, she's only 11 years old, she doesn't know anything!"

So, please don't involve her, okay?

Thea's tone was somewhat low, and a pleading look appeared in her eyes.

"...She was a student at Hogwarts."

Dumbledore said something out of the blue.

“She’s just a Hufflepuff.” Thea decided to give it one last shot.

"Of course, Mr. Sorting Hat has already proven this to us."

After hearing Dumbledore's last words, Thea stared at the old man for a few seconds, then turned and left without hesitation, showing no intention of saying goodbye to Dumbledore.

"Daisy White!"

Thea had just stepped off the stairs when she was startled by the dark figure in front of her. When she realized who it was, her blood pressure immediately rose and her voice involuntarily became louder.

When Daisy heard Thea call her by her full name, she inwardly groaned, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go along with it.

"You've really grown some guts! You didn't even tell me about something this big, and you dared to come to Hogwarts all by yourself! Now you even dared to run up to the eighth floor by yourself! Do you even have a brain?!"

Hearing Thea's reprimand, Daisy felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders.

At least she was still willing to discipline me instead of giving up on me outright.

Daisy thought to herself with a smug smile, a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

Little did Thea know that seeing Daisy's smile only fueled her anger. Before she could launch another venomous attack, Daisy pounced on Thea.

Like a sloth, she clung to Thea, pleading, "Oh dear, sister! Please, have mercy on Daisy this once! Please!"

Thea watched as Daisy gently shook her arm, her bright eyes looking at him pitifully, like a little puppy afraid of being abandoned.

Thea was amused by her own analogy, and her expression softened considerably.

Seeing this, Daisy immediately seized the opportunity and continued her charm offensive, trying to completely win over this big devil!

"Alright, alright, I really can't stand you..." Thea gently tapped Daisy's forehead, her tone full of affection.

"Does your sister not want me to come to Hogwarts?" Daisy asked tentatively, seeing Thea's gentle expression.

Upon hearing this, Thea recalled the "major events" that would occur at Hogwarts in the next six years, her expression darkened slightly, and after a moment's consideration, she decided to tell the truth:

"Yes, I don't want you to go to Hogwarts. I would much rather you go to Beauxbatons School in France."

"Why? I think Hogwarts is great! At least the food is much better than at the orphanage!" Daisy said innocently.

"No, Daisy, you don't understand..."

Before Thea could finish speaking, she heard the voices of the young wizards coming from the stairs.

"Is the dinner party over?" Thea realized, temporarily ending the topic, and pulled Daisy towards Hufflepuff's lounge, with Daisy obediently following.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"...No, I was afraid my sister would be angry, so I followed her after she left her seat, but the statue wouldn't let me go up there no matter what," Daisy complained pitifully.

Thea couldn't help but rub her forehead, tapping Daisy's forehead with a slight headache, and admonished, "Remember to eat properly in the future, or you won't grow tall!"

Daisy readily agreed, and then Thea called out to the air, "Rami!"

The next second, a strange creature appeared in front of the two of them, with ears as big as bats, protruding eyes the size of tennis balls, and a rather long and flat nose.

"Rami, could you send some food to my Hufflepuff common room later? Just for this little wizard next to me."

“Of course! Miss Black, Rami is happy to serve you!” Rami immediately agreed.

“Thank you, Rami, you’re such a wonderful house-elf!” Thea praised gently.

"Thank you, Miss Black!" Rami said excitedly, bowing deeply to Thea. The next second, it disappeared from the spot.

"Sister, what's that?"

“It’s a house-elf; they’re the ones who provide services to the entire Hogwarts community, including preparing food and cleaning,” Thea said cryptically.

Daisy noticed this and was about to ask something, but Thea had already pulled her forward. After thinking for a moment, she decided not to ask.

"Alright, this is the entrance to Hufflepuff's lounge."

Remember, don't mention that you and I have a good relationship yet, as this might cause you some unnecessary trouble.

Also, here's a reading list I've compiled for you. Once you've finished reading it, write to me by owl, and I'll come find you and explain why.

After giving her instructions, Thea, under Daisy's questioning gaze, struck the "Helga Hufflepuff" melody on the second barrel in the middle of the second row on the right side of the corridor. The lid of the barrel would then open, revealing a passage.

Thea deliberately slowed down her movements so that Daisy could see her clearly. "Remember, don't reveal our relationship before you've finished reading those books."

As Daisy walked toward the passageway, Thea couldn't help but offer her final words of advice.