HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

"There is actually such a school. Does the admission requirement have to be something like your superpower?" Thompson asked curiously.

"Yes." Ariana's answer was flat.

"Well, it seems that my Jackson will not have the chance to receive such an honorary title." Thompson sighed.

Thompson has a son who is the same age as Ariana. When he heard about this special school, he was wondering if there was a chance to spend money to get his son in. Even if he didn't have any superpowers, it would be nice to be Ariana's classmate. But it seems that there is no hope.

Ariana jokingly said, "If he could be like Edison, the Queen would be willing to grant him not only this honorary title but even a duke."

"Jackson's IQ is not even half as high as yours. You can't even become Edison, and you expect him to become Edison? Is that a joke?" Thompson couldn't help laughing.

Three days later, Professor McGonagall rang the doorbell of Ariana's house again, and this time she did not choose to ignore it.

She originally thought that the other party had prepared a magical means of transportation, so she did not call the driver to pick her up. Unexpectedly, Professor McGonagall actually took her to take the bus.

"Professor McGonagall, this is my first time taking the bus." Ariana was helpless.

"You live in the Muggle world, but you've never taken a bus?" Professor McGonagall was a little surprised.

"I always have a special car to pick me up when I travel, so I don't have to squeeze into the bus with so many people. I thought you would prepare a magical means of transportation, so I didn't ask a driver to pick me up." Ariana looked at the other person speechlessly.

She is not a fool to not enjoy the money she earns.

"The main means of transportation in the British wizarding world is broomsticks. Due to the Statute of Secrecy, we can't ride broomsticks in front of Muggles. Public transportation is also a good way to travel," Professor McGonagall explained patiently.

"So what are the ways to travel in the magical world?" Ariana asked curiously.

"There are the flying brooms I just mentioned, teleportation keys, and fireplaces. For short distances, you can Apparate. This is an advanced magic that you can learn in the sixth grade." Professor McGonagall introduced in detail.

Ariana asked about all these magical modes of travel and found that none of them were as good as airplanes and cars in the ordinary world. In any case, they were not very comfortable.

Ariana lived in London. Professor McGonagall had picked up a student from another county, and they met at the door of the Leaky Cauldron.

Looking at the shabby and dirty bar, Ariana couldn't help but complain: "If ordinary people saw this bar, our Prime Minister would probably be laid off."

Waiting for the gathering at the door was a family of three. The middle-aged man couldn't help laughing when he heard Ariana's words.

"This should be the classmate living in London that Professor McGonagall mentioned. I heard that people here are very concerned about politics, and it seems to be true."

In the eyes of the middle-aged man, Ariana is still so young, and seeing such a shabby bar immediately reminds him of the Prime Minister's political achievements. After integrating all the information, there is only one conclusion: she is very concerned about politics.

Since they were enrolled at the same time, it was very likely that she would become a classmate of the other party's daughter, so Ariana naturally wanted to get to know her.

"My name is Ariana Colin, a freshman at Hogwarts this year. May I have the honor of meeting my future classmates?" Ariana took the initiative to greet them.

The girl with the afro next to the middle-aged man raised her head, extended her hand to Ariana, and said, "Hermione Granger, I am also a freshman at Hogwarts this year."

Chapter 3: Primary school grades

After more than 10 minutes, Ariana could tell that Hermione Granger was a very proud person.

Hermione talked about her primary school grades every other sentence. Before she even bought her school supplies, she was already planning how to get first place in the grade after entering Hogwarts. She didn't know about others, but her peers would definitely not like such a person.

(Hermione was annoying in the early stages, otherwise she wouldn't have been excluded. This changed after the troll incident.)

"When you were in elementary school, where did your grades rank in the whole grade?" Hermione didn't notice at all that Ariana's attitude had begun to cool.

"Same as you." Ariana said with a malicious look.

"You are also the top student in the grade. How many points did you get?" Hermione widened her eyes and spoke in a tone full of disbelief.

"Full marks." Ariana looked at her teasingly.

"How is this possible? Are the exams in London easier?" Hermione asked unwillingly.

Ariana was no longer in the mood to watch the show, so she could only say seriously: "If it makes you feel better, you can think of it this way."

"When we get to Hogwarts, let's see who can get first place in the exam." She was immediately filled with fighting spirit.

Ariana no longer wanted to deal with this future classmate who prided herself on her academic performance.

She said coldly, "I have many other things to do, and I may not be able to devote my full attention to studying magic. The first place may belong to you."

Hermione was obviously not one to pay attention to other people's privacy, and she immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

"Did you notice that I didn't bring any parents with me to buy school supplies?" Ariana reminded her.

"I was so excited to meet my own kind that I didn't notice this. Why didn't your parents accompany you to buy things for school?" Hermione continued to ask.

"Because they have passed away a long time ago, and the Statute of Confidentiality stipulates that no one other than the immediate family can know about Hogwarts, so I have to buy the school supplies by myself." Ariana seemed to be describing something very ordinary.

"So you are an orphan and live in an orphanage?" Hermione's eyes showed a hint of sympathy.

“It’s true that I’m an orphan, but not all orphans live in orphanages.”

Ariana gave a fake smile and continued, "My parents left me an education fund. My custody is with my lawyer. I have quite a few assets under my name. Except for the Queen's palace, I can live anywhere in London."

Mr. Granger had noticed that his daughter's attitude was too strong, and it was obvious that her future classmates would not be easy to talk to.

Seeing that Ariana was about to lose her temper, Mr. Granger coughed lightly and reminded his daughter: "Hermione, you should pay attention to your manners."

"Okay, sorry, it's just my inherent thinking. I didn't mean to target you." Hermione apologized immediately.

"That's true, but your tone isn't very nice," Ariana said frankly. "If you can't change, you might not even have a single friend in your new environment."

"You mean I have no friends?" Hermione's eyes widened, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

"Isn't it obvious?" Ariana raised an eyebrow.

Therefore, there is no chance for a friendship that has not yet been established to capsize.

They were not on the same page and the atmosphere was very awkward. Ariana didn't want to go shopping with them. After exchanging money at Gringotts, she asked Professor McGonagall to go shopping by herself and then go home.

Professor McGonagall hesitated and objected, "Didn't you ask me to keep you safe in the wizarding world?"

"But I saw a lot of children on the street buying things alone, so there shouldn't be any danger," Ariana insisted.

"It seems that Diagon Alley is no different from London's commercial streets. It's a place to buy things. You can tell what's sold by looking at the signs on the doors. Besides, I don't want to take the bus home." These words were directed at Professor McGonagall.

The professor who broke into the house to save time, the lack of comfortable magical transportation, and the sharp-tongued classmates made Ariana, who had always been going smoothly, feel a little uncomfortable.

Professor McGonagall stared at Ariana for a long time, making sure that she would not compromise, and finally agreed.

"Okay, see that alley over there?"

Professor McGonagall pointed to a dark alley not far away and reminded Ariana, "That's Knockturn Alley. There are many dark wizards in there. As long as you don't go there, you can still be safe in Diagon Alley."

"I won't go to a dangerous place until I have the ability." Ariana cherishes her life very much.

After Ariana left, Hermione's eyes turned red with anger. She started to accuse him, "Am I being disliked? I just guessed that she lived in an orphanage and didn't mean any harm."

Hermione's father said with some embarrassment, "Although she was a little sharp, her advice was good. I think you could soften your tone a little. This would be more conducive to developing our friendship."

"Dad, do you think I'm wrong? But I didn't give the professor the cold shoulder. She is the most rude person." Hermione muttered with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

Ariana had already walked away and of course did not hear Hermione's comments about her, but even if she knew, she would not care.

Ariana's first shopping stop was not to buy a magic wand or make clothes, but to go to a bookstore.

However, after a walk around Flourish and Blotts, she realized that if she bought all the books she wanted, she wouldn't be able to buy anything else. You know, a freshman's annual redemption quota is only 100 gold galleons.

(The heroine has not read the fan fiction, and does not know yet that gold can be exchanged for Galleons. She will find out later)

"Excuse me, where is the second-hand market in Diagon Alley?" Ariana asked the bookstore clerk politely.

When the bookstore clerk heard that the business could not be done, his face immediately fell, but he still pointed out the location of the second-hand store to Ariana.

The British economy was not very good at that time, which led to a booming business in second-hand stores.

Although Ariana has never been to the second-hand market in London, she knows that some items in second-hand stores are very cost-effective and the price is only 1/3 of new items. Since her budget is not enough, she can only make up for it with second-hand items.

Diagon Alley is not as big as you might imagine. There is only one second-hand shop, and the prices are indeed only 1/3 of new items, following the same rules as the second-hand market in London.

"I want to buy first-grade textbooks. Do you have any packaged ones here?" Ariana didn't look around and went straight to the owner of the second-hand store.

The owner of the secondhand shop shared the same name as the owner of the Leaky Cauldron. He pointed to the book baskets at the door and said, "30% new, 50% new, and 90% new. They're placed there, correspondingly, with the prices marked on them. Pick one and bring it over to pay."

Since she already had it packed, Ariana didn't look at the textbooks; she wanted to buy other books.

"Boss, do you have a complete collection of spells or potions?" Ariana asked.

Boss Tom smiled when he heard this and said with emotion, "Judging from your age, you must be a freshman this year. I didn't expect you to know how to find this kind of book. You know, I only had this kind of knowledge when I was in fifth grade."

Under the guidance of Boss Tom, Ariana went on a shopping spree and ended up spending 54 gold Galleons.

Boss Tom may have felt that the sales pitch was a bit too much, so he gave her a worn-out suitcase. Although it didn't have much space, it was definitely big enough to hold all the books.

"I believe you will become an extraordinary wizard." Boss Tom was so happy after making a lot of money that he said all the good things.

Ariana was also very happy. She smiled and said, "I don't have the budget this year, but I will definitely come again next year. I hope there will be some rare books by then."

"Since you have this need, I will definitely prepare it in advance. I hope you can leave more budget next year." said Boss Tom.

Although she bought a lot of books at the second-hand store, Ariana didn't buy other things second-hand, which resulted in her only having eight gold galleons on her when she arrived at the door of the wand shop.

Boss Tom told her that a new wand would cost 7-10 Galleons, depending on the material. (This is the setting for this article.)

Ariana didn't know the procedure for choosing a wand, so after entering the wand shop, she put 8 gold galleons on the counter.

"Boss, this is all the money I have left. Please don't choose a wand for me that exceeds my budget, otherwise I won't be able to afford it." Ariana said.

Ollivander had never seen a young wizard come to buy a wand like this before. He immediately widened his eyes and shook his head, saying, "The wand chooses the wizard, not the wizard chooses the wand, so I don't know how many gold Galleons it will cost to choose your wand."

"I only have 8 gold galleons left anyway." Ariana said as if it was a matter of course.

"Most young wizards come to buy wands first when school starts. Why are you the last one to arrive?" Ollivander scowled, but he could do nothing about Ariana.

"Mr. Ollivander, there's no point saying anything now. I only have eight Galleons left anyway." Ariana asked cunningly, "If it exceeds the budget, can you pay next year?"

"Well, it seems you are a little Muggle-born wizard." Ollivander sighed, "If it is not enough, I am willing to accept that you pay the rest next year."

"Maybe choosing my wand only costs 7 Galleons," Ariana said jokingly.

Suddenly remembering something, Ariana hurriedly asked, "By the way, don't you need living expenses to go to Hogwarts?"

Chapter 4 Cedric Diggory

"If you don't order the special candies from Honeydukes and only eat the free candies provided by Hogwarts, there is basically no expense." Mr. Ollivander said with a smile.

Hogwarts does not charge tuition, and accommodation and food are free. If you don't make any extra purchases, you don't really need to spend any extra money.

Of course, the premise is that no magical experiments are conducted.

Ariana, who didn't know much about it, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I can buy a lot of candy from the supermarket and bring it to school."

After saying that, Ariana remembered one thing, that is, she doesn't like sweets very much.

Most British foods are high in calories. In order to balance the body's sugar intake, she basically doesn't eat sugar or drink cola. This habit seems a little different in the magical world.

Seeing that Ariana kept asking other questions, Mr. Ollivander could only remind her: "Little wizard, do you remember that you came here to buy a wand?"

"Okay, Mr. Ollivander, can you let the wand worth 7 gold galleons come out first?" Ariana smiled slightly.

"I told you that's not how you choose a wand." Mr. Ollivander shook his head. "Let me measure you first to see what type of wand is right for you."

After some trouble, Ariana tried 21 wands, and finally a wand with thunder block snake nerve chose her.

"This wand has very strong attack power. I thought it would belong to an adult wizard who would buy it for the second time, but I didn't expect it to choose you." Mr. Ollivander said with surprise in his tone.

"It seems I'm well suited to fighting," Ariana said in a relaxed and nonchalant tone.

"Hogwarts doesn't have a dueling course. If you are a pure-blood wizard, you can go to Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Their most distinctive course is dueling." Mr. Ollivander's eyes were full of ridicule.

Ariana smiled and said, "Unfortunately, my parents died early. I'm not sure if they were wizards, and I've already accepted the invitation to Hogwarts."

"I can now confirm that you are a troublesome student. It seems that Dumbledore will have a headache." Mr. Ollivander said happily.

Hogwarts usually starts sending notification letters in July, and school starts in September, which means there is more than a month to prepare.

Ariana also has to deal with company affairs, so she can only spare 2 hours a day to prepare.

Because of time constraints, she did not rush to learn any magic, but instead read through the books she bought and then made a study plan.

However, while reading the book, she was deeply attracted by a kind of magic.

"This brain occlusion technique is similar to the memory maze method." Ariana's eyes were filled with excitement.

She had a very strong memory in her previous life, and later she learned Simonides' memory maze method, and soon she reached the level of photographic memory.

This magic of brain occlumency, in addition to the same function of organizing and classifying memories as the memory maze method, can also isolate intrusions and false memories. It can be said to be an upgraded version of the maze memory method.

There are also handwritten notes next to this book of brain occlumency, which record the analysis of the Imperius Curse.

After reading the analysis, Ariana understood why the original owner of the book wrote the Imperius Curse in this position, because it was an auxiliary magic for practicing brain occlumency.