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Chapter 6 - Chapter 6: The Savior Is Far Too Cute

Even after Vera answered, Harri still seemed belatedly unaware that her hand was resting on the wheelchair's armrest.

When she noticed Vera's gaze, she finally seemed to realize how rude that was. She hastily let go and took a step back, nearly stomping on Hagrid's boot.

"I-I'm Harri Potter," she introduced herself haltingly. "And this is Rubeus Hagrid."

Vera noticed Harri's eyes flick briefly toward her unfeeling legs before darting away again, as though afraid of offending her.

She arched a brow and quietly studied the girl in return.

Up close, Harri looked even smaller and thinner than Vera had imagined. The oversized old T-shirt hanging off her made it look as though she had wrapped herself in a sack.

The only thing that truly caught the eye was those fresh green eyes, brighter than expected, like two leaves pierced through by sunlight.

Vera's lashes trembled slightly, as though that pure gaze had scorched her. She lowered her eyes a little and gently stroked Nox's back.

The kitten gradually relaxed in her lap, though its amber eyes remained fixed warily on Hagrid.

Unexpectedly, Harri suddenly crouched down so that her eyes were level with Vera's.

"Your cat is beautiful. What's its name?"

The gesture caught Vera by surprise. She looked at Harri… this child had simply crouched down as naturally as if she were facing any other girl her age, without a trace of prejudice in the way she looked at Vera—or at her cat.

"Nox," Vera answered softly, her fingertips absently rubbing the kitten's ear. "It means 'night' in Latin."

As soon as she finished, she noticed Harri's eyes light up at the explanation.

"That's so cool!" Harri exclaimed under her breath. "Can I pet it?"

Nox's ears shot up warily, but under Vera's permissive stroke, it sniffed at the fingers Harri extended toward it.

The moment Harri's fingers touched the top of its head, the kitten suddenly sneezed, spraying out a few rippling magical patterns like little rings on water.

"Merlin's beard!" Hagrid cried. "That little thing's no ordinary cat!"

Harri lit up too, grinning in delight. "It can do magic!"

She looked up at Vera, her eyes shining with pure joy. "Just like you—you're cool too!"

Vera froze.

In this world, this was the first time anyone had described her with that word.

Not "pitiful," and not "such a shame."

"…You're here to buy school supplies too?" Vera changed the subject, slowly pushing her wheelchair forward.

The shop was so narrow that Hagrid had to turn sideways, following behind the two girls like a moving hill.

"Yeah!" Harri said excitedly, hurrying after Vera's wheelchair. "I only just found out I'm a witch! Hagrid brought me to buy a wand and textbooks—and oh, we just went to Gringotts too!"

Then she suddenly lowered her voice. "To be honest, at first I didn't even know what Gringotts was."

The corners of Vera's mouth lifted slightly. "A goblin bank. The Black family vault is there too."

The instant the words left her mouth, Hagrid's expression changed abruptly. Beneath his great beard, his lips twitched.

"Black? D'you mean… you're a child of the Black family?"

"Yes. I'm Vera Black," Vera replied calmly, stating her name.

Immediately afterward, she saw Hagrid's expression turn strange as he looked at her.

Vera wasn't surprised by his reaction. Considering the Black family's current reputation—and with Sirius still locked up in Azkaban—it was only natural that Hagrid, as one of Dumbledore's most loyal followers, would feel uneasy about her.

She lifted her chin slightly and met Hagrid's eyes directly.

"Is there a problem, Mr. Rubeus Hagrid?"

Hagrid's beard twitched, and he looked awkward. "N-no, no problem. Harri, hurry up and pick out your birthday present."

Clearly, in that moment, Hagrid had no idea how he was supposed to explain to Harri that her dead parents had only been found by Voldemort because of Sirius Black's betrayal.

Harri, sharp enough to notice the tension in the air, looked from Hagrid back to Vera in confusion.

"Is there something wrong with the surname Black?"

Vera lowered her lashes, her fingers gently combing through Nox's fur.

"Nothing. My family history is just a little complicated."

For some reason, she didn't want to leave some strange impression on this innocent Savior the very first time they met.

"Every family has its secrets." Vera raised her head and offered Harri a faint smile. "For example, the Potter family is also one of the old pure-blood families."

Harri's eyes widened. "Really? I had no idea! My aunt and uncle never told me anything at all about my parents!"

Vera noticed Hagrid growing even more uneasy, his large fingers knotting together.

"Er, Harri, let's not stand around chatting. We're short on time."

"Oh, right!" Harri said as if waking from a dream, but her gaze still lingered on Vera. "Do you want to come with us? I mean, if you don't have other plans—"

"No, thank you, Miss Potter," Vera said first, her voice calm and perfectly even. "I'm used to moving around alone. I hope your shopping goes well."

With that, she pushed her wheelchair forward and turned away without hesitation.

She could feel Harri's eyes following her all the way until the pet shop door closed behind her, accompanied by the obvious sound of Hagrid letting out a sigh of relief.

The sunlight over Diagon Alley was still bright and cheerful, but Vera's mood inevitably darkened a little.

She should have expected this.

At this point in time, as a Black, she was bound to face suspicion and rejection from all sides.

Still, it was hardly a big deal.

Turning her wheelchair, she made her way to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, where the display window showed off all manner of elegant school uniforms and dress robes.

"Need a hand, dear?" a short, plump witch asked warmly, smiling at her from the steps.

"Thank you, but I can manage on my own," Vera declined politely. As she spoke, she brushed the rune carved into the wheelchair armrest, and an invisible force of magic steadily lifted her up the steps.

Interestingly, during the process, she could also sense the path of the Levitation Charm's magic through her Magic Circuit—

Those silver-white strands wrapped around her wheelchair like living things, then quietly dispersed once she landed.

For some reason, Vera had the distinct intuition that, although she had held her wand for less than two hours and had never formally studied magic at all, if she actively tried, casting this Levitation Charm—which she had already seen several times—would not be a problem in the slightest.

So this was the Magic Circuit's assisted learning effect…

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