Daphne Greengrass read the letter with some surprise, only to learn that it was a new Hogwarts teacher named "Professor H. Slughorn" who invited her to lunch on the train at noon.

Honestly, this flattered Daphne a bit......

After all, an ordinary girl like her has never been treated differently by any teacher before.

But when Daphne arrived at car C at twelve o'clock, she was slightly disappointed by what she saw—she found that Slughorn was not alone.

And judging by the level of Slughorn's warm welcome, he was far from what he was most eager to see.

More than a dozen students were already gathered around the round table in the carriage.

In addition to her, Bress Sabini, who was in the same year and house as her, was invited, and the other party nodded to her, and Daphne nodded in response.

There was also Marcos Belby in fourth grade in Ravenclaw, Ginny Weasley in fifth grade at Gryffindor, and several seventh graders she couldn't name......

But as the finale-

It's Harry Potter, the "savior"!

......

Only then did Daphne discover that most of the people who came to this carriage were related to some influential person.

For example, Brace Sabini, whose mother was a well-known widow, and Marcos Belby, whose uncle Damocles Belby, was a very famous potions expert...... As for herself, Daphne guessed that most of it was stained with her mother's light?

Perhaps Harry Potter is an exception, because of that scar and because of the rumors of a "savior", he may be more famous than the rest of the people in this room combined!

Most of Slughorn's attention was also on Harry Potter...... For the next hour or so, he stared at Mr. Potter and asked him if he wanted some roasted quail, and then asked if he needed some pie......

It can be seen that Harry Potter is also quite embarrassed by this.

It could even be argued that "embarrassment" was the main theme of the meeting, especially for Daphne - Professor Slughorn barely spoke to her except for a brief initial inquiry about her mother, and then she had been treated as if Daphne was airy......

While counting the time, I stayed in the carriage for some years.

"I'm going to find Astoria later, and complain about the situation here......" Daphne thought to herself, bowing her head.

But she was suddenly stunned, remembering that her sister did not come to school with her this time, and she couldn't help but feel the urge to cry.

Daphne quickly wiped the corners of her eyes to prevent the others in the carriage from noticing.

After lunch, Slughorn began to talk again, telling many anecdotes about the great wizards he had taught back then, and that they had all happily joined a slug club at Hogwarts......

Daphne was eager to leave, but she didn't know how to get out without being rude.

As the train passed through a long period of thick fog, there was a red sunset outside.

Professor Horace-Slughorn exclaimed in some fuss, "Oh, it's getting dark! I didn't notice they lit the lights!"

“...... You'd better go back and change into your robes, or Headmaster Dumbledore will blame me if I delay your serious time!" Slughorn then looked around.

With his permission, the students in the carriage squeezed into the dimly lit aisles.

Harry...... Harry ...... "Daphne heard Slughorn behind her shouting, "Can you linger a little longer, I have something I want to confirm with you!"

Daphne only saw Harry Potter stop in embarrassment and politeness.

But then, Slughorn's voice came from behind him again:

"Miss Greengrass, and you...... Could you please stay in the carriage for a little longer?"

......

It took a moment for Daphne to realize that Professor Slughorn was calling her name.

She stopped in shock, a little confused, why Slughorn stopped herself at the end of the party.

The others left in turn, and soon she and Harry Potter were the only ones left in the carriage except Slughorn.

"Sit down, sit down!" Slughorn said with a casual look, "I just wanted to ask a question or two, and I won't delay too long for ......"

Daphne and Harry Potter looked at each other with some embarrassment, they had barely crossed paths before due to the tense atmosphere between the two houses, Gryffindor and Slytherin.

Slughorn's gaze first turned to Harry, who lowered his voice and asked softly, "Harry, I would like to ask for information about Mr. Jon Hart?"

"Jon......" Harry's gaze couldn't help but be stunned, "He died a year ago...... I saw with my own eyes that Wormtail killed him. ”

"Oh, really...... Are you sure that he was the one who died?" Slughorn muttered.

"Professor, what do you mean?" Harry couldn't help frowning slightly, "Of course it's him, I saw it with my own eyes......"

"Okay, Harry...... Okay, thank you!" Slughorn interrupted Harry Potter with a smile, "I just asked. ”

"Shall I leave, Professor?" asked Harry, tentatively.

"Of course!" Slughorn nodded busily.

Harry Potter left in a hurry, and now there were only two people in the carriage, Slughorn and Daphne Greengrass.

For some reason, Daphne felt a little scared.

"Miss Greengrass, you should know the truth about Mr. Hart, right?" asked Slughorn in a lower voice, "I've inquired with people, and you're close to him......"

"No...... I'm not...... I didn't ......" Daphne couldn't help but blush, and quickly argued.

She only felt terrible now, and despite the rejection in her mouth, her tone and expression had betrayed Jon completely.

"I think you should have a way to get in touch with him!" Slughorn apparently knew everything about the little girl's behavior, and his voice became as small as a mosquito, "I need you to help me send him a message about ......"

Slughorn's voice grew lower and lower, and he couldn't be heard at all.

......

It wasn't until a few minutes later that Daphne, looking at a loss, "fled" back to her previous cubicle.

"Let's get dressed, Daphne. Millison Birds, who was on the side, reminded: "The train is coming to school soon." ”