HP: I beat the otome game at Hogwarts

The Gryffindor flower has broken up with the Slytherin prefect!

The news was even more sensational than the two major events: Harry Potter protecting the Philosopher's Stone and Gryffindor breaking Slytherin's record of winning the House Cup for seven consecutive years.

Clearly, romantic scandals always have a greater chance of captivating the hearts of young wizards.

Moreover, this unusual love story, born amidst the turmoil of the academy's struggles, was never favored by anyone from the start. The Hufflepuff badgers, always eager for gossip, even secretly set up a betting pool, wagering on how far this lion-snake couple's love would ultimately go. The shortest bet, it's said, was seven days.

But this relationship unexpectedly lasted a week, a month, a semester... Just when everyone was beginning to be moved by the invincible power of true love, on the last day before the holiday, the two broke up without warning.

Therefore, even with family in their arms and a wonderful summer vacation just around the corner, the express trains heading to King's Cross Station are still filled with enthusiastic discussions about it.

The female protagonist in the love scandal, Lyra White, carried a large pile of snacks and strolled leisurely through the carriages, seemingly unconcerned about the many gazes falling upon her.

However, the truth is that she is currently busy chatting with the system, or rather, busy dealing with the system's accusations.

"Your affection level is about to break 90, why did you break up with your crush?!"

"But he invited me to his family's estate during the summer vacation. Isn't that just a way of meeting his parents? Then the next step will be engagement, followed by marriage. Who wants to get married so young?"

"...Marriage can get you 100% favorability and also help you pass the level smoothly."

"Oh, but after marriage, you can't pursue other characters at the same time anymore. Does that mean otome game systems can be immoral?"

"..."

After leaving the system speechless, Leila popped a Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Bean into her mouth. Ugh, it's chili-flavored. Looks like her luck isn't so good today.

"Beep—The system has detected that the player currently has no romance options. Please find a romanceable character as soon as possible!"

The indifferent, mechanical voice display system was no longer willing to communicate with Lyra.

"Beep—A romanceable character has been detected nearby. Confirm romance?"

Upon hearing the system notification, Lyra secretly raised an eyebrow, looked around, and her gaze met Harry Potter's directly.

Leila smiled gently, her smoky gray eyes like the morning mist, drawing people in without them even realizing it.

Harry Potter's face flushed bright red instantly. He stood there, stunned, his mouth half-open, as if he wanted to greet Lyra, but no sound came out, as if a huge pile of pumpkin pies had suddenly blocked his throat.

The brown-haired girl sitting opposite him smiled back at Lyra, then kicked him hard under the table, trying to help her friend snap out of it.

Unfortunately, they kicked the wrong person.

"Ouch!" The one who cried out in pain was the red-haired boy with freckles next to Harry Potter.

Leila, who witnessed the whole thing, found it extremely amusing. Pretending not to have seen the blunder by the three people in front of her, she politely nodded and walked away.

She tried another red Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Bean. Ah, it's strawberry flavored! Looks like she's on a roll this time.

*

"Hermione! Why did you kick me?" Ron said, rubbing his calf.

"Really? Harry wasn't the only boy who suddenly became mute!" Hermione showed no remorse for kicking the wrong person.

“Hey! That’s Lyra White! Who can stay calm in front of her? I bet she’d win first place in a contest for the most beautiful girl at Hogwarts.” Ron tried to defend himself.

"Yes," Harry nodded to himself. Lyra White was definitely the prettiest girl at Hogwarts.

"Her seaweed-like black hair shimmered with a satin-like sheen, her large, smoky gray eyes sparkled, her features were as delicate as a Veela's, not to mention her captivating smile..."

Harry was surprised to find that Ron could rattle off so many adjectives in one breath. Normally, when the two of them were writing papers, they would try to write as large as possible to fill the entire parchment.

However, he thought Ron was absolutely right.

“Most importantly, she’s just become single again!” Ron summarized the key point.

“Boys!” Hermione said dismissively, her voice nasal. “If you weren’t so shallow, you’d realize that Lyra White isn’t just beautiful, she’s also academically outstanding. It would be great to be friends with her, Harry, you think so too, right?”

"She won't hate me, will she?" Harry blurted out the question he'd been holding in all day.

"What?" Both of them asked in the same puzzled tone.

“I mean, we beat Slytherin and won the House Cup because we protected the Philosopher’s Stone and gave Gryffindor extra points. Maybe, maybe Lyra White and that Slytherin were after those points,” Harry explained cautiously.

"Oh, Harry, you're such a fool."

“Oh, Harry, you’ve definitely done a good thing.”

Two completely different responses popped out of Harry's best friend's mouth.

"I don't think their breakup was because of the House Cup, otherwise Gryffindor and Slytherin would have disagreements every day, and this relationship couldn't have lasted a whole year." This is Hermione's very rational analysis.

"Perhaps the flower of Gryffindor has finally discovered the evil in Slytherin! That Slytherin boy is not good enough for her at all, so what if he's a prefect and has a pretty face?" This is Ron's absolutely personal comment.

*

Leila was unaware that the three men had already guessed the reason for her breakup with her ex-boyfriend, but of course, she wouldn't care even if she did.

Leila rejected the latest potential suitors offered by the system and once again ignored the system's condemnation of her lack of ambition. She eventually found an empty carriage and happily enjoyed a large pile of snacks in her arms all by herself.

She would eat one Chocolate Frog and then two, enjoying watching the fragrant Chocolate Frog hopping around her. With a licorice wand in her left hand and a crucible cake in her right, and crumbs of butter biscuits still on her lips, she showed absolutely no awareness of being a beautiful woman.

Just as Leila was enjoying her meal, the carriage door was opened.

Two identical red-haired boys jumped into the carriage.

"Hi, so it turns out to be our Gryffindor flower—"

He hid alone in an empty train car—

"Just to turn heartbreak into appetite!" The two sang the last line together.

Leila responded by throwing two crucible cakes at the twins' faces.

However, the twins nimbly dodged it; after all, they were the academy's batters, with maxed-out agility.

"Lyra, Fred and I—"

“Yes, but he is Fred—”

"I cordially invite the Flower of Gryffindor to come to my house for an adventure this summer."

"I guarantee you'll see a truly unique wizarding home!"

It was impossible to tell which was George and which was Fred, but both of them made exaggerated inviting gestures.

Leila understood that the twins were trying to comfort her subtly, worried that she would be upset about the breakup.

Lyra smiled genuinely and accepted without hesitation this time.

A genuine smile bloomed on her rosy face, more captivating than usual, even making the mischievous Gemini momentarily lose their composure.

bang-

The train has arrived at the station.

Summer, hot and exciting, has begun.