As the three adults left McGonagall's house, Hermione, who was left alone, picked up a copy of the "Daily Prophet" from the coffee table and started reading it in the living room.

"Sirius Black shows up in France!"

This headline was written in bold font on the front page.

Hermione, who knew the truth, immediately guessed that this was deliberately exposed by Sirius in order to divert the Ministry of Magic's attention away from Hogwarts...

Otherwise, there will be dementors stationed outside the school every year, and Hermione will feel unbearable just thinking about it...

Hermione, who was not interested in the text of this report, turned her attention to another news item marked in large bold letters on the front page——

"Gringotts has been invaded by unknown persons again!"

Hermione was a little interested in this news, because she remembered the Philosopher's Stone in the first grade, and she didn't know what the goal of the thieves who broke into Gringotts this time was.

She read it with interest, only to find that a lot of speculative words like "suspected" and "possible" were used in the text. After talking for a long time, she still didn't make it clear what was stolen or whether the thief was successful.

Hermione curled her lips and looked at other contents of the newspaper.

However, the other news was even more boring than the previous two. Hermione flipped through it for a while and then put the newspaper back.

After putting down the newspaper, Hermione looked around, and then began to stare blankly at the patterns on the coffee table...

After sitting like this for three or four minutes, Hermione didn't know what she thought of, her cheeks suddenly turned red, and then she began to squirm in the chair, as if she had fleas on her body.

"Do you need anything, Miss Granger?"

Comey stuck his head out of the next room and asked in a sharp voice.

"Ah!" Hermione, who was in a trance, was so frightened that she jumped up from her chair, and then she quickly waved to the enthusiastic Comey: "No, no need, thank you."

"Then Comey will continue cleaning. If you have anything to do, please give me direct instructions!"

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Comey nodded to Hermione and retreated into the room.

Hermione breathed a long sigh of relief, and then started to wander around the living room restlessly.

After wandering for a while, she finally stopped, took a few deep breaths, and seemed to have made some determination.

Hermione first looked around like a thief, and then tiptoed upstairs.

The elf Komi, who was cleaning nearby, stuck his head out and looked at Hermione who was sneaking up the stairs. He scratched his head in confusion, wondering what the little guest was doing.

Hermione, who seemed to have long forgotten that there was a house elf here, quietly walked up the stairs, continued to tiptoe around the second floor, and successfully found a sign with a cat's claw on it.

A room named Fisher.

She stood at the door and took a few deep breaths, then carefully opened the door...

He happened to meet a pair of big green eyes behind the crack in the door.

"ah!"

Hermione exclaimed and jumped back two steps.

Fish, on the other hand, looked at the startled Hermione with a confused expression.

"Hermione, you're here." Maomao first said hello to Hermione, then scratched his head and asked doubtfully: "What did you want to do at Fish's door just now?"

(●?w?●)?

"Ahem...I just want to see if you're awake."

Hermione lowered her head and replied with a flushed face. Only then did she remember how sensitive Fish's ears were...

Didn't I act like a fool before?

The little girl was so shy that she immediately wanted to dig a hole in the floor and crawl in.

Fortunately, Feishu didn't think too much, and he replied carelessly: "Oh, Feishu just woke up too, and he hasn't had time to lick his fur yet."

After Maomao finished speaking, he tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly ran to the head of his bed, and then ran back again.

"Why don't you come and comb Fish's hair?" He handed Hermione a small silver comb.

While Hermione was still in a daze, Fish had already transformed into a little tabby cat and jumped into her arms.

"Meow~"

?(=ΦwΦ=)?

Seeing Hermione still standing dumbly at the door of her room, the kitten stretched out its paws and tugged on her arm twice. Only then did Miss Granger come to her senses, and then walked in happily holding the kitten in her arms.

Room.

None of the girls at Hogwarts are good at combing cats, and Hermione is no exception. She carried the cat and walked to the bedside to sit down, picked up a comb and combed the kitten skillfully.

Get fluffy.

Fish stretched out comfortably in Hermione's arms, then purred, and turned over from time to time to coordinate with Hermione's grooming.

After combing his hair, Fish jumped out of Hermione's arms and rubbed his face before returning to his human form.

"Let's have breakfast together, nya?"

Fish invited Hermione while leading her downstairs... Although it was almost ten o'clock now.

Hermione shook her head, "No, I've already had breakfast."

"Then you're out of luck. Comey's breakfast is delicious."

The little cat shook its head and came to sit down at the dining table, and the elf Komi quickly served breakfast.

"You really don't want some meow?"

Fei Xu shook the fried dough sticks in his hand and asked again.

Hermione also shook her head again, then put her elbows on the table, cupped her cheeks in her hands, and looked happily at Fish devouring the food.

After Cat finished his breakfast quickly, he and Hermione left the house and walked to the Three Broomsticks pub.

Along the way, people kept saying hello to Fish, and most people's destination was also the Three Broomsticks, so after a while, twenty or thirty people gathered around Fish and Hermione.

Everyone walked into the bar in large numbers, and Hermione immediately saw her parents sitting on the bar, and...

The professors at Hogwarts, and even the headmaster Dumbledore were prominently included.

Hermione put on a stiff smile and bowed to the professors who were looking at her. When she thought that she had come in with Fish and that her parents were still nearby, she became even more nervous.

They all stiffened.

However, after seeing Hermione, most of the professors showed kind smiles to her, and even Snape just nodded to her with a cold face, which made Hermione feel a little flattered.

"Hello everyone, meow!"

?(?ΦwΦ?)?

Feishu greeted everyone in the bar energetically.

"Hello, Fei Xu, happy birthday!"

Everyone responded with a smile, and many people even raised their wine glasses and gestured to the kitten.

Mr. and Mrs. Granger, who were talking to Professor McGonagall, heard the noise and turned their heads.

"Ah! Fish, you're here!" Compared with the nervous Hermione, Mrs. Granger seemed to be much more at ease. She ran over from the bar quickly, not paying attention to the eyes of others, and hugged the cat.

He walked into his arms and said, "Come and let Auntie give you a hug. We haven't seen each other for almost a year!"

Mrs. Granger hugged Fish tightly, put her cheek against her affectionately, rubbed her hard, and then turned her head and kissed the cat hard on the face.

The operation was done smoothly, completely ignoring Hermione next to him, and even Mrs. Granger pushed her daughter aside intentionally or unintentionally.

Hermione, who was disliked by her mother: "..."

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Chapter completed!