days at Hogwarts

Chapter 123 Dumbledore and the Grangers

In the early morning, bright morning light illuminates a single-family house in north-west London.

A three-storey house in Hampstead Gardens on the outskirts of the city wasn't cheap, but the Grangers were both doctors and had their own dental practice, so it wasn't too difficult for them.

Hermione opened her eyes from the soft bed, her slender eyelashes flickered, and the snow-white ceiling and sky-blue walls came into view.

Not the familiar drapery on Hogwarts student beds?
She was in a trance for a moment.

Beside the window sill is a small desk with snow-white paint, and a two-story low-leg bookshelf is placed in the corner.On the walls are scattered picture frames, some of which are her handicrafts.

The bright and fresh colors are not at all the same as the Hogwarts dormitories.

Hermione blinked, belatedly realizing that she was on vacation.

"Hermione!" Mrs. Granger said from downstairs with a doting voice, "was up for breakfast."

"Understood!" Hermione lifted off the small printed quilt with a white background, stuffed her feet into slippers indiscriminately, pushed the door open and went downstairs.

Mr. Granger sat on the chair with his legs crossed, and the "Daily Mail" in his hand covered his entire head.

"Good morning, Dad!" Hermione's voice was sticky, and she was a little sleepy.

Mr. Granger's head poked out from the side of the newspaper, winking and teasingly said: "Who is going to start her summer vacation life?"

Wendell Granger was not a serious father, even though he was a medical graduate.Even a little unsteady, but always full of fun. Patients say that their teeth don't hurt so much when they get along with him.

Seeing such a funny father, Hermione couldn't help laughing, "Maybe it's Mr. Wendell Granger and Mrs. Monica Granger who closed the clinic for two weeks."

Mr. Granger put down the newspaper and said with a smile, "Isn't this because Miss Hermione Granger wanted to camp in the Forest of Dean during the Christmas vacation?"

Hermione's smile became happier, and she went to the bathroom to wash and brush her teeth, humming an intermittent melody.

Unlike most people's habit of having breakfast before brushing their teeth, because the husband and wife both worked as dentists, the Granger family always brushed their teeth first and then had breakfast.

During the night's sleep, bacteria and food particles build up in the mouth and produce acid.

Soon, the family of three sat around the dining table, chatting and eating breakfast.

"Do we have any plans for today?" Mr. Granger carefully spread cranberry jam on the bread slices without looking up.

Hermione tore the bread into pieces, put them in a milk glass, and drank them like porridge.

It was the first time Mrs. Granger saw such a strange way of eating. She hesitated a little and asked, "In the wizarding world, do wizards eat breakfast like this?"

Mrs. Monica Granger is a wonderful woman, she defies tradition and always has a positive attitude towards novelty.Even though her daughter is different from everyone else, Monica feels very proud.

However, she was a little worried that Hermione would become the typical wizard in the storybooks, TV shows who behaved insanely and dressed strangely.

Hermione put down the cup, licked the milk on her lips with her pink tongue, and was taken aback when she heard this.

There is no such custom in the wizarding world.

Loren always did this when she was in school. After she tried it, she found that it really saved time and made it a habit.

This way of eating is indeed a bit vulgar.

Her cheeks were slightly hot, "No, it's not, it's just that it's faster to eat like this."

Monica felt relieved upon hearing this.

The episode was revealed, and Mr. Granger continued to ask: "Do we have any plans for today?"

Monica was still surprised, and said quickly: "Let's go to the mall to buy some clothes for Hermione."

She wanted to check carefully whether her daughter, Hermione, had been distorted by the wrong aesthetics after studying in the mysterious school for wizards and wizards for a year.Check out Hermione's mental health by shopping for clothes.

Wendell Granger nodded repeatedly, agreeing with his wife's suggestion.

It's just that his starting point is completely different from Monica's.

In the past, his daughter would have several new sets of clothes every season, but because she went to Hogwarts boarding school, closed management, and school uniforms, Hermione was still wearing the clothes she bought before school started last year when she came back.

For a growing child, cuffs, trousers and other inconspicuous places are already a bit out of place.

How does this work!
Wendell can't accept such a situation. Dressing his lovely daughter in beautiful clothes has been his long-standing hobby for the past 11 years.

He even regretted that the family went out to play during the Christmas holiday, and they didn't think of buying a few clothes for Hermione.

Just like that, before Hermione had time to say anything, the first day of her summer vacation was decided, and most of the day was spent in the shopping mall.

Not just summer clothes, but also autumn and winter clothes.Skirts, short sleeves, shirts, jeans, sweaters, down jackets, all kinds of clothes are available.

Monica found that Hermione's aesthetics was normal, and she didn't have any psychological problems, so Wendell's old father played cross-dressing games for nearly a year.

Hermione felt helpless, very helpless.

She accepted buying clothes at the beginning, until when they were trying on sweaters and down jackets in the mall, Hermione tried to resist, but was strongly suppressed by the old father.

In midsummer weather, a family of three was looking at sweaters and down jackets. The shopping guide looked at them with indescribable eyes, as if they thought it was an adopted family, or that a child who had been separated for many years was finally found.

What's even more strange is that there are actually merchants selling winter clothes in this weather.

Large and small bags of clothes filled the trunk of Wendell's black car, and the family of three had to go back and forth several times to move everything.

It was still a sunny scene outside, and Hermione couldn't use the Levitation Charm to make the clothes float into the house.Although the Ministry of Magic can't detect it, Hermione consciously abides by the law of secrecy and doesn't want anyone else to find anything unusual.

Wendell Granger closed the door and muttered, "Next time we should go to that Italian restaurant by the River Thames. After the chef has changed, it doesn't taste as good as before."

No one pays attention to him.

Hermione and her mother were sitting on the sofa, and Monica picked up hairpins and made gestures on Hermione's little head from time to time.

Hermione stared blankly, letting Monica toss her hair.

She tried on all the clothes she bought today.Nothing else, just tired, very tired.

"Is the food at the wizarding school good?" Wendell sat on Hermione's other side and asked eagerly.

"You have already asked during the Christmas holidays, wizards are really not like in the TV series, they don't need to eat live mice." Hermione said helplessly.

Her dad was very curious and full of imagination about the wizarding world.But the sources of imagination are all kinds of surprising rumors and absurd stories.

"Maybe we should also have dinner in the restaurant." Monica suggested.

jingle!

The doorbell rang.

"Who is it?" Wendell's legs and feet were still a little weak, and he didn't want to move at all.

jingle!

He was answered by another doorbell.

He looked at his wife and daughter at the side, they looked busy and didn't have time.

Wendell sighed heavily, "Come, come, come!"

He dragged his tired body to open the door.

"you are?"

Hermione heard his dad's suspicious voice coming from the door.

The answer was an old and powerful voice: "Hello, Mr. Granger, I am the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You can call me Dumbledore."

Hermione's eyes widened, and she ran to the door.

"Headmaster Dumbledore!" she screamed.

Dumbledore smiled softly at her.

Seeing the reactions of the two, Wendell knew that this was indeed the headmaster of his daughter's wizarding school, and he greeted Dumbledore enthusiastically.The eyes looked left, right, and then over Dumbledore's long white beard and white hair.

Wendell didn't notice at all that there was a little tail coming in after Dumbledore.

"Loren!" There was uncontrollable joy in Hermione's voice.

She went up to greet Loren, her eyes were shining, and the corners of her eyebrows and mouth were full of smiles.

For some reason, Loren smiled unconsciously when he saw Hermione.

Things start this morning.

Early in the morning, Professor Spoutlaw of Herbology locked the greenhouse and left the school with Mrs. Hooch of the flight class.During one morning, Professor Flitwick and a group of faculty members also left.

There are only a few people left in the entire castle, and it is difficult for the house-elves to prepare lunch.

Dumbledore also wanted to go back to Godric's Hollow, but it was not easy to put Loren in school. After consulting Loren's opinion, Dumbledore brought Loren to Granger's house.

Loren was careless at first, anyway, Hermione had invited him to be a guest, so this was just an appointment.But he followed Dumbledore empty-handed, was dragged inside by Hermione, and to be honest, he started to get nervous when it happened.

Several people sat on the sofa, Hermione, Loren and Dumbledore sat on the side, and the Grangers sat on the side.

This was the second time Loren met the Grangers. When they met for the first time, they thought they were ordinary, and he couldn't find their Caucasian appearance in the crowd.

I don't know if it's because of the filter after getting acquainted with Hermione, the impression I saw this time is completely different.

Mr. Granger was a tall, lanky, blond, balding man, very enthusiastic.Mrs. Granger was also tall and thin, with a sharp air about her.

No matter how he looked at it, Loren couldn't see how they resembled Hermione. He thought it might be the reason for studying medicine. People who study medicine always age faster if they are tortured.

Hermione tugged at Loren's clothes, looking proud, "This is the Loren I mentioned earlier, he is my good friend."

"Mr. Granger, Mrs. Granger, nice to meet you." Loren nodded cautiously.

Dumbledore smiled kindly, "I am Miss Granger's headmaster, you can call me Dumbledore."

Being suddenly visited by the headmaster of the wizarding school was like being visited by the bishop of the church in their hearts. The Grangers were still a little dazed and at a loss.

"Hi, Principal," Monica said first, "I'm Hermione's mother, Monica Granger. This is Hermione's father, Wendell Granger, what can I do for you all of a sudden?" ?"

Wendell also recovered, greeted Dumbledore with a smile, and he got up to get some drinks from the refrigerator.

Generally, they would make tea to entertain guests, but it is summer, and the chilled drinks are more thirst-quenching.

Opening the refrigerator door, he was faced with the milk, soda water, orange juice, and coffee in the refrigerator and fell into a difficult choice.

There is also Coke. As a family of dentists, the Grangers are not very accepting of Coke, an acidic drink. However, according to the young patients in the clinic, there is no child who does not like this drink, so they bought some to welcome back from the summer vacation. Hermione.

What should the little wizard drink?

Wendell subconsciously believed that Loren, who followed the old wizard, was a pure-blooded young wizard, isolated from the world, and had never been in contact with Muggle society.

Children like to drink Coke, so what should the principal of the wizarding school drink?

He turned his head slightly, looked at Dumbledore, took a small basket and took two bottles of Coke and three bottles of soda water, all in glass bottles.

The soda water is for the three of them to drink, and the Coke is for the old and the young and the two young wizards.

No reason, but Wendell thought it suited the wizard's eccentric temperament.

Modern carbonated drinks and mysterious old wizards are a perfect match.

Dumbledore was answering Monica's question, "My student, he is currently not being taken care of for some special reasons. I heard that Miss Granger invited him to be a guest during the summer vacation. I would like to ask you to take care of him for a while. .”

Wendell naturally put Coke in front of Dumbledore and Loren.

When Wendell and Monica heard this, they subconsciously made up a big drama. In a backward society, their relatives are not there.Their eyes suddenly softened.

Oh, poor kid.

This has something to do with Loren's current charming appearance. After the blood mole between his eyebrows disappeared, he still had a pale complexion and rosy lips.For Mary, it may be evil and charming, but for a child like Loren, it becomes exquisite.

It makes people feel good, and the Grangers will naturally love such a child.

Monica looked at Loren lovingly, "Poor kid, Hermione told us about you, you helped Hermione a lot at school, thanks to you Hermione can integrate into school."

Wendell continued, "Even if you stay at our house for the whole summer vacation."

Loren always felt that something was wrong with them, but couldn't tell.They are so enthusiastic, Loren can only think that he is not used to it.

He nodded and smiled shyly at the Grangers.

The Grangers felt even more pitiful for him.

Both of them are highly educated, and they have to deal with patients at work. They have a better understanding of some people and the world, and they both know that people who have suffered miserably should not touch the scars.

"Don't worry, we will treat Loren well."

After Monica promised, she quickly changed the topic, obviously not wanting to embarrass Loren, she looked at Dumbledore, "How is Hermione at school?"

Dumbledore focused on the bottle of black liquid in front of him, and smiled when he heard this: "If you want me to say, Miss Granger is the freshman with the best performance this year."

Hermione was so ashamed, she whispered, "Just call me Hermione, Principal Dumbledore."

One of her small hands grabbed the corner of Loren's clothes, pulling and pulling, twisting and twisting, feeling that the joy in her heart was about to overflow.

　I didn’t find any official information on the names of the Grangers (the encyclopedia and Pottermore), but it’s not easy to keep calling them Mr. Granger and Mrs. Granger. I asked chatgpt, and then searched with this answer. I can find some, but I don't know where they come from.That's it, the verification process is not rigorous, if you have official information, kick my ass with your boots.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)