He was on time, o.

  Not te, even with time to spare.

  Ian ultimately didn't give She ce to ask him about the Draught of Livih formu.

  "Ian! Over here! Over here!"

  The green-haired boy, William, might have already been in the for a while.

  But he seemed a bit out of pce among the other young wizards, who were clustered in groups of three or five discussing the uping css, while he sat alo a single desk.

  Perhaps the friends he made on the Hogwarts Express were in other Houses, and his good roommate Michael was currently shamelessly flirting over at the Slytherin side.

  Out of all the first-year students in the four Houses of Hogwarts, only Michael and an unnamed girl from Slytherin had limited-edition robes, clearly indig that Michael was a very traditional young wizard.

  "The reason Michael stayed silent during the m discussion about which girl was the prettiest has been found."

  Ian walked over to William with a look of surprise, as his dorm mate inexplicably id out his textbooks for him, flipping to the first chapter of today's Potions css.

  "He's a traitor!" William pined indignantly.

  "I think it's quite good, actually." Ian's worries instantly dissolved, and he felt relieved.

  During breakfast, when ranking the young witches, Michael's silence had made Ian worry for no reason. Now it seemed that Michael simply had a unique preference for dark-haired girls.

  No problem!

  "That girl just said good afternoon to him, and it felt like his soul was instantly captivated. The Slytheri even wele him, yet he keeps pushing himself over there."

  "Sooner or ter, he'll be scammed out of every st Knut of his pocket money." William kept muttering, though it was unclear if this was something he had personally experienced.

  "You lot are really mature, unlike me. I only love studying." Ian looked around. There was still some time before css started, and the was already quite full of young wizards.

  The Potions wasn't very rge, but it could easily aodate 40 to 50 people. With only a little over 30 wizards present, the space felt quite spacious.

  Aside from the rge ste ets fredients, the also had various biological spes preserved in jars. The Potions master, Snape, had yet to arrive.

  "We're the same. I only love studying too."

  William seemed to have finally found a kindred spirit and was overjoyed. However, at that moment, a bright figure with ptinum-blonde hair walked into the Potions , carryiextbooks.

  "It's her! That bad woman from the Grindelwald family!"

  "She must have e to Hogwarts to gather a new geion of followers. Ian, you have to believe me. My grandfather worked as an Auror in Germany for decades."

  William seemed to only love studying in words. At the slightest disturbance, he couldn't help but look up. Unlike Ian, who was shaking, Ian remained focused on reviewing the Potiobook.

  "Ohousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" and "Magical Drafts and Potions."

  "She's ing over!"

  William nervously buried his head, afraid that his earlier ents had been overheard. In his extreme unease, he noticed two books being pced oable he shared with Ian.

  "Sorry."

  William trembled and instantly backed down.

  "?????"

  Aurnced curiously at the inexplicable green-haired boy.

  "Is he your friend?" She asked Ian with genuine curiosity.

  "Ian, we're good friends, right?" William suddenly grabbed Ian's arm, his tone filled with tension. His frightened eyes kept dartiween Ian and Aurora.

  "Good afternoon, Aurora. William is my roommate. He's just... shy."

  Ian looked up at the German girl in front of him, choosing not to betray his good roommate. He felt this wave of "loyalty" was worth at least ten sock washes.

  "Mhm." Aurora hen turo William.

  "Good afternoon, Ian's roommate."

  William felt nothing but fear at the greeting from the "bad woman" of the Grindelwald family. His response was stuttered, clearly showing how nervous he was.

  "H-Hello." He didn't even dare to call her by her name.

  The so-called "King of Talk" might just be like this.

  "Potions css requires pairs. Would you like to pair up with me?" Aurora didn't tialking to William. Instead, she looked at Ian with her heteroatic eyes, slightly expet.

  "Cross-House pairing, is that allowed?" Ian was slightly puzzled.

  Also.

  "William should be pairing up with me." In all hoy, Ian was really sidering his roommate's situation, but William suddenly started pag up his things.

  "I want to go see the sery over there." William's running posture was a bit odd, perhaps because his legs were weak. He stumbled all the way to the er of the .

  Who knows what kind of sery he could see there... Havireated to what he thought was a "safe spot," William had pletely lost his anticipation for the first Potions css.

  He stared at Aurora, who had sat dowo Ian at the table, his mind filled with regret. His mouth kept muttering ily.

  "He called her Aurora, and she called him Ian... Why didn't aell me earlier!" At this moment, William's mental state could be summarized simply.

  Panic.

  Just after badmouthing the desdant of the first Dark Lord.

  What to do when you realize your roommate might be a genuine Grindelwald follower?

  "Your friend is really afraid." Aurora sat o Ian, fully uanding why William had acted so nervously in her presence.

  She had seen simir behavior in many people.

  "It 't be helped. He has a bit of social ay and has never been good at talking ters." Ian still loved using the social ay excuse. He gnced over at the Slytherin side.

  "Wait, isn't it me who has social ay?" Aurora blinked.

  "Everyoakes turns being socially anxious. That's what fairness is." Ian's gaze tio search the Slytherin side.

  "When you left the on room, were there any young wizards still in the Slytherin on room?" He checked the time. Only a few minutes remained before css started.

  "Are you asking about Daphne Greengrass?" Aurora uood Ian's behavior and shook her head helplessly, speaking softly.

  "She's still asleep. Snape said she was too shocked and might o sleep for two more days." After a slight pause, the German girl lowered her voice again.

  "I think she might be pretending to be asleep."

  As the saying goes, great minds think alike.

  Ian thought the same.

  "That must be it! She's so bad!" Ian removed his hand from his pocket.

  His expression was slightly disappointed.

  "..."

  Aurora's expression turrange, and she opened her mouth to speak.

  But before she could say anything.

  "Bang!"

  Sormed into the from outside. With a wave of his hand, the Potions door smmed shut, clearly indig that no teers would be allowed in.

  The room instantly fell silent.

  Ian was also a bit fused.

  What about the promised scolding of teers?

  He had been looking forward to watg the show.

  (End of chapter)

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