Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

【Quirinus Quirrell】

Tom Riddle

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"Wow, wizards seem to be no different from ordinary people! They even chase stars!"

Fiona was very excited when she came back, and Wade didn't understand what she was excited about.

"By the way, is that kid a child star in the wizarding world? It seems like everyone knows him." Fiona said.

"Judging from his age, he should be Wade's classmate."

Ferdinand was not fooled by the enthusiasm of the crowd and saw more: "But the child looked a little malnourished, his clothes didn't fit well, and it seemed that he was not treated well by his guardian."

"Hmm? Unlikely?" Fiona guessed, "Clothes... I guess it's a trend in the wizarding world? These wizards don't seem to understand how ordinary people dress."

"Hmm... maybe." Ferdinand looked at his son and said, "Weider, we just saw a professor from Hogwarts, the young man with the purple turban. You should come over and meet him in advance."

"Forget it. I don't think that professor is very reliable." Wade said without much interest.

Ferdinand thought about it and found it difficult to refute for a moment - because he also doubted the professor's level, because he couldn't even speak a complete sentence fluently.

"Forget it, we've almost finished eating!" Fiona pushed the plate away, pretending not to notice that most of her lunch was left, and said excitedly, "Let's continue shopping!"

How could a quick trip to and from such a wonderful Diagon Alley satisfy their curiosity about the magical world?

Chapter 4: Nine and Three Quarters Station

Back to Diagon Alley, it was just as lively as it had been in the morning, but without the serious Professor McGonagall, the Gray family relaxed a lot more and shopping became more fun.

The Grays visited almost every store carefully---except for a store that sold animal organs and eyeballs. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a huge, rolling eyeball, and Fiona was so scared that she screamed and ran out.

Ferdinand bought some exquisite magical creations, such as a broom that could sweep the floor automatically, a golden bird that could fly around, and a talking wizard chess set. When paying, he confirmed with the clerk again and again that these items did not have any "dangerous" or "harmful" magic attached to them.

Wade spent more than an hour in the bookstore, as he had too many books he wanted to buy. However, considering that there was only one month left before school started, and that Hogwarts must have more books, he finally picked out the ones he wanted most - Common Spells and Countermeasures, Healing Manual, and Simple Introduction to Ancient Magic Runes.

He also bought two automatic writing quills, but the clerk reminded him that this kind of pen is not suitable for doing homework, because it will write down every thought in the owner's mind on the parchment, even if the person has been specially trained, he may accidentally write something that will kill him.

When Wade walked out of the bookstore with the new book, he saw his parents sitting next to a street ice cream stand eating ice cream. Ferdinand was holding a golden owl cage in his hand, with a little guy who looked particularly strong squatting inside, drawing circles with his head.

"Dad, did you buy another owl?" Wade asked.

"That's right." Ferdinand smiled, "Considering that you must bring your owl to school, what if your mother and I want to send you a letter? I heard that the Muggle post office cannot deliver letters to Hogwarts, so we bought one. By the way, his name is General Budd, and he is a mighty young man."

Vader leaned over and said hello, "Hello, General Budd."

General Bader opened his mouth and yawned.

"Look, I bought a little guy too." Fiona came over and opened her hands. A little white hamster curled up in her hands, looking very well-behaved.

"Isn't she cute?" Fiona said in a surprised tone, "I found that the pets in the wizarding world seem to be much smarter than ordinary animals. I don't know if they have taken smart pills or something like that! She is not afraid of people at all and seems to understand my commands."

"It's cute, but mom, hamsters seem to be on the owl's diet, right?" Wade asked.

It was only after he bought an owl and owl food introduced by the store clerk that he learned that owls mainly eat mice, birds, fish or insects. In short, they are carnivores. Thinking about the pine nuts he had caught for the school owl, Wade secretly apologized in his heart.

"It's okay, your father will take good care of his owl! Oh, by the way, this is Miss Millyne." Fiona said seriously: "Wade, you should give your owl a name!"

"Hmm..." Wade glanced around and saw an Evant stationery store. The first few letters [EVA] were shining in the sun, very conspicuous.

"Just call her Ava," he said casually.

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The Grey family spent several days wandering around Diagon Alley. Ferdinand was now able to discuss Quidditch matches and various models of Nimbus 2000 with others without any obstacles, while Fiona bought her hamster Miss Millyne a full set of miniature furniture [with self-cleaning spells cast on it] and various mini skirts, wizard robes, hats and rainbow-colored socks.

Of course, as parents of new students at Hogwarts, they signed a confidentiality agreement with Professor McGonagall on the first day, promising not to tell any non-magical people about the wizarding world and to fulfill their obligation to keep magical items from entering the Muggle world.

A month passed in a flash. On the morning of September 1, Fiona helped Wade check his suitcase again, making sure he had packed everything he needed, from nail clippers and ear picks to autumn and winter clothes. Ferdinand drove him to King's Cross Station.

Platform Nine and Three Quarters is the starting point of the magical journey. From the outside, it looks like just an ordinary partition wall.

Wade pushed a box with an owl cage on the cart. He walked to the front of the partition wall and turned around to see his parents smiling and waving at him.

Vader also smiled and waved, then turned around and rushed over the wall in one breath.

Fiona covered her mouth and suddenly let out a sob.

Ferdinand put his arm around her shoulders and sighed: "If we could go to the platform to see him off -"

"Don't tell him - I don't want to make Wade feel sad." Fiona sobbed, "Go to school - you should go happily -"

Ferdinand patted her gently and comforted her, "Don't worry, I have heard a lot of news these days - the wizarding world is very peaceful now, and Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time, is their headmaster. Wade will be fine in school."

"S-sorry--"

A timid voice sounded beside him. Ferdinand looked down and immediately recognized the boy in front of him.

"You are - Harry Potter?!" he said in surprise.

"Yes, it's me." Harry uncomfortably pushed his hair from his forehead to cover his scar. He had forgotten that he had seen the couple in the Leaky Cauldron before - mainly because there were too many people shaking hands with him at the time, and the light in the bar was very dim. Now he asked cautiously with some joy: "I just heard you mention Hogwarts... I mean - I don't quite know how to get there -"

"Oh." Ferdinand suddenly realized: "See that wall? Just push the box and rush over. If you are scared, just close your eyes. Don't worry about getting hit."

This was not told to them by Professor McGonagall, but what Ferdinand heard from his parents when he was a child. At that time, he had not yet been confirmed to be a Squib, and his parents told him many stories about the wizarding world. But later, they never mentioned those things again.

"Oh, well—"

Harry was a little bit incredulous. He tentatively looked at the couple's faces - they looked very kind, but he didn't know if they were teasing him...

Seeing that the other party was looking at him with encouraging eyes, as if waiting to watch him pass through the wall, Harry, who was embarrassed to ask others, gritted his teeth and pushed the box over, not very fast.

Stop when you hit a wall... It's no big deal if you get laughed at...

The boy was thinking anxiously, but he never encountered the expected obstacle. At a certain moment, his ears were suddenly filled with buzzing voices, and suddenly in front of him appeared——

It was a huge, crimson train with seemingly endless tracks winding off into the distance.

Chapter 5 On the train

While Harry was struggling to move forward with his heavy suitcase in the crowded crowd, Wade had already found an empty compartment and sat down. While no one was around, he changed into his school robes in advance and took out Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to start reading.

In a month, Wade has read through all the books he bought. In terms of content, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is his favorite. Of course, this love may also be due to the author - the author of this book, Newt Scamander, is the protagonist of another Harry Potter film series. He has a deep love for all kinds of magical creatures and has a magic box that Wade envied very much.

After a while, the cubicle door suddenly opened and a little brown-haired girl stood at the doorway, looked in, raised her chin and asked, "Excuse me, is there anyone else coming here?"

Wade glanced at her rather conspicuous pair of front teeth and said, "No."

"Oh."

The little girl dragged her suitcase in, sat down, raised her head and said, "Hello, I'm Hermione, Hermione Granger."

Weed put the book down, held out his hand and said, "Weed Grey."

"You're reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? So you're a freshman this year? Me too! By the way, I've memorized all the content of this book. Of course, the same goes for other textbooks." Hermione spoke rapidly and with a little pride: "By the way, I also practiced a few simple spells, and they all worked. For example - [Lumospheric Flash]!"

The tip of her wand lit up with a soft light.

"Although I didn't memorize the textbook, but--" Wade also drew out his wand: "Lumos!"

The two little light bulbs shone against each other, as if they were proof of their own kind. Hermione grinned and said softly with some yearning, "It's amazing, isn't it?"

Vader nodded silently.

Hermione suddenly remembered something and quickly explained, "Oh, I'm an ordinary person... I'm a Muggle-born, and no one in my family knows magic. This kind of trick should be commonplace to you, right?"

Wade said: "No, my parents don't know magic either."

"Then we can help each other at school." Hermione said happily: "I mean - children from wizarding families must have learned from their parents since childhood and mastered a lot of magic, right? I don't want to be the worst student."

"Don't worry about that." Wade couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm sure there are not many people who can memorize the textbook. Maybe you are the only one. It's really amazing, Miss Granger."

"Well, this... actually no... uh... I mean, some of the content is quite difficult, and there are some spells that I didn't dare try at home because the book said that there would be terrible consequences if the spells were read incorrectly." Hermione blushed and stammered.

While she was embarrassed, the door of the compartment was pushed open again. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief and immediately looked towards the door.

A round-faced boy stood hesitantly at the door and asked hesitantly, "Excuse me, can I sit here?"

"Of course, please come in!" Hermione said enthusiastically first.

The boy put the box away clumsily, sat down, and twisted his fingers awkwardly, as if he rarely interacted with others.

Hermione took the initiative and said, "Hello. I'm Hermione Granger, he's Wedder Grey, we're both freshmen this year - what's your name?"

"Neville," he said. "My name is Neville Longbottom. Uh, a freshman too."

"Oh, are you from a non-magical family too?" Hermione asked curiously.

Neville lowered his head: "No...my parents are both wizards."

"Then you know a lot of magic?" Hermione said, "I only know a few simple spells like [Luminescent] and [Repair], but I'm still unsure about the petrification spell. Should it be Petri-ficus To-ta-lus or Petrifi－cus Tota－－lus?"

Neville was confused: "Pe-Petri what?"

Hermione blinked, as if she didn't understand what he was asking.

Neville said with a sad face: "I...actually I haven't even mastered Lumos yet!"

"...Oh." Hermione was a little disappointed, but also a little happy. She straightened her chest slightly and said, "Well, it doesn't matter. I can teach you - I mean - we can learn from each other..."

Neville looked like he was about to cry.

"Neville." Wade suddenly said, "What's moving in your pocket?"

Neville looked down and said, "Ah, it's my pet. It always likes to run around."

He pulled out a black-gray toad from his pocket, held it in his palm and happily introduced it to the two of them: "Look, it's called Lefu."

Wade and Hermione leaned back at the same time, trying to distance themselves from the ugly creature without being noticed by Neville.

The short and fat toad stretched his legs and jumped out of Neville's hand. It happened that Neville had not closed the door of the compartment when he came in, so Mr. Radford ran to freedom without hesitation and disappeared in two bounces.

Neville looked at his empty palm for two seconds and screamed, "Live!"

He chased after him, and Vader heard the boy accidentally bump into a carriage.

The two people in the compartment looked at each other.

Hermione whispered, "Although it's written on the notice...I originally thought no one would keep a toad as a pet!"