The long summer vacation has finally passed.

To be honest, this summer Daphne Greengrass didn't have a great time!

First of all, because she is mediocre. LS Exam Results–

She only got an O (Excellent) in Charms, then three E's (Good) in Transfiguration, Potions, and History of Magic, plus two A's (Passes), for a total of only six exams......

In addition to this, she achieved grades below P (fail) in the other three subjects.

In fact, this result is not particularly bad, but it is not outstanding at all......

And this basically means that Daphne can't go to the Ministry of Magic to find a decent position after graduation like her mother did back then. LS exam and .exam score requirements can be very high.

Mother must have been very disappointed as well...... Although Mrs. Diana Greengrass didn't say anything, Daphne could tell she was in a bad mood.

Daphne herself was quite guilty......

On the day the owl with the report card arrived, after seeing the report card, she locked herself in her room for a night.

......

Apart from. In addition to the LS test results, it is also because of her sister Astoria Greengrass.

Daphne grew up knowing that her mother had been hiding some things about Astoria (and even her sister herself was most likely kept in the dark). Astoria was in poor health since she was a child and spent several weeks each year at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magic and Magic...... But Daphne never expected the situation to be so serious!

So when she learned that Astoria wouldn't be returning to Hogwarts next semester, she was shocked.

"Astoria is supposed to be in the fifth grade....... LS exam is very important......" Daphne stammered, arguing with her mother, "Is she really that sick?"

"Yes!" Lady Diana just smiled bitterly and explained to her daughter, "Maybe this summer vacation, the last time I will see you and her!"

With that, she put aside her shocked eldest daughter and returned to her study.

Astoria's personality has also changed from cheerful and lively to taciturn.

She likes to lock herself in her cabin and stare at a delicate little mirror.

Daphne did everything she could, hoping that her sister would laugh and be happy, but to no avail.

In desperation, Daphne can only chat with her and talk about what she likes.

"This mirror in your hand...... Did he give it to you?" Daphne, who came to Astoria's room on the last day of the summer vacation, couldn't help but ask softly, "Jon Hart?"

"Yes!" Astoria, who had been silent all the holiday, suddenly showed a smile on her face: "He promised me that I only had a small problem...... He'll cure my ......."

"And he...... Where are you now?" Daphne asked, stammering.

"Mother said he went to Albania. The smile on Astoria's face faded again: "She hasn't heard from him for a long time...... Hopefully, Jon won't be in any danger?"

"Albanian ......" Daphne's face couldn't help but show a little worried: "I've read a few books, and they don't have a very good evaluation of this country...... Some people say there are a lot of scary monsters over there. ”

"Jon will be fine...... "Astoria Greengrass's eyes were glued to the small mirror, muttering, "I believe him, he promised me, he will come back......"

Daphne only felt her eyes wet.

She couldn't help it, so she took her sister in her arms and stroked her hair:

"Yes, he'll be back...... Astoria, you'll be fine!"

......

On the first day of September.

Astoria had wanted to get Funnie off and board the Express train to Hogwarts.

But Daphne refused...... She didn't want her sister to see the train and miss her days at Hogwarts, and then start to be sad again.

Mother didn't dare to leave Astoria easily, so Daphne bravely proposed to go to London alone.

After all, she is already seventeen years old, she is already an adult, and she is already a big girl......

Of course, the mother did not agree in the end, and she asked the house-elf Hodder to give Daphne a ride.

The nine-and-three-quarter station is still as bustling as ever, and students and parents are in a constant stream...... However, there are more Aurors here to guard it, which is faintly dangerous.

The signs on the platform were also obscured by a large notice posted by the Ministry of Magic. Most of these intimidating purple notices were enlarged versions of the safety advisories in the pamphlets distributed by the Ministry of Magic during the summer, and some of them featured black-and-white photos of wanted Death Eaters activating in black.

Walking alone on the platform, Daphne saw many familiar faces......

For example, Hufflepuff's Zacharis-Smith already wears the Hufflepuff Captain Quidditch badge on his chest...... It appears that former captain Cedric Diggory took his place after graduating from Hogwarts.

However, Daphne was not interested in Quidditch, and the Quidditch team in Slytherin seemed to have been doing very poorly in recent years, with little chance of winning the Quidditch Cup.

Daphne also saw Harry Potter, the "savior" that the Daily Prophet had been reporting on, and he boarded the train with the Weasleys - although the Weasleys were once outnumbered, only Ronald and Ginny Weasley were left.

Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley are having an intimate conversation, could it be that they are starting to get along?

Just as Daphne was thinking about some gossip, she bumped into Hermione Granger, who was walking towards her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Daphne quickly apologized.

Granger ignored him, though, and instead ducked his head into the prefect's compartment.

......

The train started, and Daphne stayed in a cubicle with Pansy Parkinson, Millison Boss, and Tiffany Selwyn.

Through the crack in the compartment door, Daphne saw Draco Malfoy, who was sneaking down the hallway - after seeing that no one was around, Malfoy crept into a cubicle...... If Daphne remembers correctly, the cubicle must have belonged to Professor Snape.

Just as Daphne was curious, the door of the carriage was opened, and a panting third-year girl walked in.

"Professor Slughorn......" she said a little breathlessly, "let me give this to Miss Daphne Greengrass!"

She had a letter in her hand that looked like an invitation.