Chapter 7: New Friends

The Hogwarts Express train was speeding along tracks that no one could notice, and nothing strange had happened since the Malfoy trio had been tried.

Connor eventually left his separate cell, and at Neville's invitation, he joined a small, relatively friendly group.

"I'm Ernie McMillan."

This is also a short and chubby brat.

"Hello, I'm Hannah Abbott."

"This is a girl with two blonde braids.

They all grew up in the wizarding world.

Connor had seen in the books that both McMillan and Abbott had been grouped into a group called the Sacred Twenty-Eight, alongside the arrogant Malfoy before.

But it's worth mentioning that they don't have the pride of Malfoy, but rather enthusiasm.

"Ah, it really scared the hell out of me."

Ernie is like a self-acquaintance, and after introducing himself, he quickly moves on to a topic.

"You know, Neville was thinking of rushing straight up to help you fight."

"Really?"

Connor himself knew about it, and when Neville was in a hurry, he said it all in one breath like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

But it was inexplicably amusing to hear the others repeat it, so he didn't bother anything, but instead looked at Neville.

And the brave boy just smiled embarrassedly.

"I didn't think much of it at the time, it's just that the Malfoy guys are too bullying."

"That's how Malfoy is, swaggering all day."

Hannah was also not very sensual about them, and her words revealed her dissatisfaction.

"Anyway, my family said that the Malfoys should go to Azkaban and reflect."

"Azkaban, I think it should be ......"

Before Connor could finish speaking, he was caught by a beautiful little box in front of him.

It was Hannah out of her package.

"Eat? Chocolate frog, it's delicious. ”

As Hannah spoke, the box vibrated and a frog came out with the smell of chocolate.

It lunged straight at Connor's face, as if it was about to rub the chocolate off its own on his face.

But before that little ambition could be achieved, a bolt of silvery lightning burst out of Connor's shoulder.

'Quack'

The chocolate frog fell straight into Phil's stomach.

"Meow~"

After swallowing the chocolate snack in one gulp, she let out a soft sound and lay tamely on Connor's lap.

"Ah......h

Neville's eyes widened as he wanted to say something, but Hannah spoke up faster than he could:

"Oh, I wanted to say before, your cat is really beautiful."

When Phil showed her strong presence, the children's attention was completely drawn to her.

"Can I touch it?"

"Huh? You can ask her for her opinion. ”

Then, Phil jumped on the table with such a generous gesture, flicked his tail, and looked at Hannah with his jewel-like blue eyes in an attitude of charity.

But Hannah probably didn't understand what Phil was thinking, she just stared at the silver-white body and slowly stretched out her hand.

"Can I touch it?"

She really started asking for the kitten's opinion.

"Then I touched it."

Finally, Hannah's hand touched the warm, soft body, and the comfortable fur made her eyes narrow.

"You must have raised it very carefully, it's really a very beautiful cat."

"Hmm...... Thank you. ”

Connor accepted this, although Phil wasn't a cat himself.

But too much explanation will always bring some unnecessary trouble, so let's just leave it at that.

"Can I touch it?"

Seeing that Hannah seemed to have succeeded, Ernie was also intrigued.

But just as he stretched out his hand, Phil's face suddenly changed.

"Shhh

The sound of intimidation came, and Ernie immediately withdrew his hand, for fear that the gentle kitten would give him a bite directly.

"Ah......h

"I can't help it."

Connor only shook his head at his pleading gaze.

He didn't have the idea of forcing Phil to be a child, and he could only help it.

"So what breed is this cat? I'll just go back and let my family keep an eye on it. ”

Since he couldn't touch Phil, Ernie naturally took a step back and focused on the variety.

"It has the blood of a raccoon dog on its ancestry."

"Ah, no wonder, it seems to be quite smart and active."

As a child of a wizarding family, Ernie had obviously heard of that kind of magical animal.

"When I get to school, I write a letter to my family and ask them to keep an eye on ......"

"But this silvery-white color without any variegation is quite rare."

Hannah added.

"I've seen it at the Amazing Zoo (store) in Diagon Alley before, and although there are white cats there, it's completely different from this one."

Hannah's big eyes were already completely drawn to Phil.

"This silvery white color is really beautiful."

"After all, it was a birthday present from my family, so it should be a rare cat."

In the face of the envy of his friends, Connor just smiled.

Just then, he noticed Neville's gaze as wide as a brass bell.

"Neville? Any questions? ”

"No, it's just that I ate a piece of chocolate before I saw it...... My grandmother seems to have said that cats can't eat chocolate. ”

It's a matter of detail, but Connor has a way of coping with it.

"Well, that's true, but as I said before, Phil has the blood of a raccoon, doesn't he? She's smart enough that if it's really harmful, she's never going to eat it. ”

Okay, the topic is perfectly avoided.

Neither Hannah nor Ernie noticed, and Neville couldn't detect Connor's avoidance.

Without waiting for a few children to think about anything, the sales witch outside the door even played a divine assist:

"It's lunchtime, kids, do you have anything you want to buy?"

Following the prestige, Connor met a chubby, kind, dimpled witch with a smile.

And her presence quickly attracted the attention of the children.

"Licorice Wand, thank you!"

First came Ernie, then Hannah.

"Crucible cake, thank you."

After settling the bill with the two young wizards with a smile on her face, she set her sights on Connor and Neville.

"Need something?"

"Some pumpkin juice, some coconut sorbet, Neville, what do you order?"

Connor asked casually, but Neville seemed to freeze again.

"I ...... I ......"

But at this moment, Neville was like a cassette recorder, repeating one word at a time.

"Take a deep breath, Neville, think through what you want to say, take your time, don't rush."

Seeing his anxious look that even his face turned red, Connor couldn't help but speak.

Neville's impatient expression quickly calmed down.

"Please give me that...... Blow-Po, thank you. ”

He's talking about the super bubblegum that blows the treasure card.

"Do you like that?"

Connor asked casually.

He has eaten this bubble gum, and the taste is actually not particularly good, it is indeed worth eating once, and the only fun thing is probably the process of blowing bubbles.

"No, it's just that my mom and dad seem to like it very much, and they often give it to me."

It seemed like a small thing, but there was a kind of complexity and sadness on Neville's face that he shouldn't have at his age.

"Ah...... Such. ”