"What I truly want is to study magic together with Sister Kate. Does that not count as my own wish?"
Kate was still stunned by her words when she caught a glimpse of Mr. and Mrs. Granger, who had just walked to the door, out of the corner of her eye.
The couple's originally worried faces changed again and again after hearing Hermione's words.
Just when Kate thought they might treat her as some evil element maliciously abducting their child, Mr. and Mrs. Granger spoke first.
"Since you have already decided, Hermione, then do as your heart desires."
Hermione turned around in surprise, and upon seeing the relieved and encouraging expressions on her parents' faces, she suddenly laughed.
She turned back and grabbed Kate's fingers, refusing to let go: "Look, Mom and Dad have agreed to let me go to Hogwarts! We can go to school together in the future!"
Ah, this...
Although she had already foreseen the direction of events, Kate truly hadn't expected that Hermione's entry into the magical world would actually have reasons related to her.
Life is truly unpredictable.
Looking at it this way, she had no choice but to be Hermione's guide.
Somewhat helplessly letting herself be dragged along, Kate nodded slightly towards Mr. and Mrs. Granger.
"Please come inside and sit down first. I will give you a brief explanation of the knowledge regarding the magical world."
"Additionally, I will be going to Diagon Alley later to purchase some items. Please come along to visit as well."
...
Two hours later, Diagon Alley.
Although they had been educated on quite a bit of common knowledge about the magical world, when they saw Kate open the entrance to Diagon Alley with their own eyes, the family of three couldn't help but stare in stupefaction.
"Sister Kate," Hermione held Kate's small hand as always and couldn't help asking, "Did you come here often before?"
"I've been here three or five times occasionally," Kate answered calmly.
At the beginning, when she was at Newt's house, she didn't come here much.
However, during the following months, Newt was invited by a friend to capture a Hungarian Horntail hatchling that had escaped.
In order to purchase equipment, she specially ran to Diagon Alley and the neighboring Knockturn Alley to scavenge quite a few things.
For this, she spent quite a few Gold Galleons, but fortunately, the harvest was plentiful, so it was considered good value for money.
While curiously looking at the bustling Diagon Alley, Hermione took out the attachment included in the letter from her pocket.
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
[Uniform]
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
[Set Books]
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
[Other Equipment]
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS."
"Can all these things be bought here?" Hermione read on, feeling incredible herself.
Kate looked back at her, a hint of a smile appearing on her small face, which already possessed a fair bit of elegance: "Of course, but we must first go to Gringotts to exchange currency."
Leading the Granger family, they arrived in front of a snowy white building that towered high above the surrounding shops.
beside the burnished bronze doors, stood a short figure in a uniform of scarlet and gold.
"That's a goblin! The magical world really has goblins!" Hermione screamed in a low voice while pulling Kate, her small face revealing amazement.
Kate smiled faintly and patted her head dotingly, "Go in quickly. Mr. Granger, please take out the pounds you prepared as well."
The goblin led them all the way into the inner hall, where a row of goblins was working on high stools behind a long counter.
"This young wizard needs to open an account," Kate led Hermione to a goblin and said, "Also, I need to withdraw money from the Shafiq family vault."
As she spoke, she placed a key on the counter.
The goblin examined it carefully and meticulously: "No problem, Miss Shafiq."
Kate nodded slightly and turned to Hermione: "You follow this goblin to handle the account opening procedures. I'll go withdraw some money; it will take about ten minutes."
"Mn, I'll wait for you at the entrance." Hermione curved her eyes and nodded obediently.
Kate lifted her eyes, nodded to Mr. and Mrs. Granger, and followed the goblin beside her out of the hall.
Just like the previous few times she came, she sat in a small cart and rushed all the way along the narrow stone passage, speeding through the labyrinthine, winding, and twisting tunnels.
Kate kept her eyes closed the whole time until the small cart finally stopped. Only then did she slowly open her eyes and turn to look at the small door in front of the cart.
The goblin got out of the cart and unlocked the door. A burst of thick green smoke billowed out from inside.
After the thick smoke dissipated, what lay inside was a mountain of piled-up Gold Galleons.
"Wait here for a moment." Kate got out of the car unhurriedly, her pitch-black pupils lingering on the goblin beside her for a moment.
She knew that the goblins of Gringotts had always regarded the gold, silver, and treasures stored by wizards as their own property.
Leaving aside those accounts that deposited and withdrew regularly, for the many wizards who died silently, one didn't even need to think to know that the property they left behind must have entered the pockets of the goblins.
Sometimes Kate herself quite envied some transmigrator seniors who could play these greedy goblins in the palm of their hands.
However, her ability was insufficient, and she lacked the ability to grasp financial risks even more, so she could only endure for now.
Fortunately, the property left by the Shafiq family was considered top-tier in the entire wizarding world, so she didn't have to worry about supporting herself and the old butler.
Although the goblin in front of her nodded, his gaze followed Kate the entire time.
As if afraid she would take too much.
Her slender fingers casually picked up a Gold Galleon to play with for a moment, then Kate took out a purse and grabbed quite a few Galleons from the mountain of gold before her.
Ever since she had preliminarily mastered the Undetectable Extension Charm from Newt, many things on her person had been used as experimental subjects.
It wasn't until she had loaded nearly a thousand Gold Galleons that the purse was considered full.
Kate glanced meaningfully at a transparent glass ball amidst the pile of Gold Galleons in the bag, a faint smile curling up on her face.
"Alright, let's go back." She turned around and said to the goblin beside her.
After another wild ride in the small cart, she finally returned to the sunlit surface.
And Hermione had already been waiting for her at the entrance for a long time.
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