Disarmed by Ye Ting's Expelliarmus spell, Ron Weasley seemed terrified, even stuttering as he spoke, "I… I kn-know… now."
He swallowed hard, struggling to regain his composure, "I… I don't like cats. I thought he came in to eat my Scabbers."
"Himari wouldn't eat such strange things." Ye Ting shook his head. He knew that Scabbers was Peter Pettigrew in his Animagus form, but he didn't intend to expose Peter right away. It would put him in a suspicious position—how would a Muggle, newly entered into the wizarding world, know so much?
Himari meowed and kept her distance from Ron and his rat, obviously sensing Scabbers' oddity.
Ye Ting conveniently scooped Himari into his arms and introduced himself to Harry and Ron, casually introducing the other four as well.
Finally, he explained, "We're here to help Neville find his toad."
"But Neville was sitting in this compartment originally." Harry Potter pointed out with confusion.
Neville behind them also nodded in agreement.
At this, the girls cast suspicious glances at Ye Ting.
"Watch, Himari wouldn't make a mistake." Ye Ting pursed his lips, and Himari also gave everyone a disdainful look, scornful of their doubts about her.
She leapt from Ye Ting's shoulder, agilely jumping onto a suitcase and scratching it with her claws.
"That's my luggage." Neville blurted out.
Ye Ting gestured for him to open the suitcase, "Himari means your toad is hiding inside."
"Trevor can't be in there, because I packed the suitcase myself. If Trevor were there, I would have known already." Neville muttered, but under Ye Ting's insistence, he reluctantly opened the suitcase.
The result was as Ye Ting expected. As soon as the suitcase was opened, a toad seemed to have finally been liberated and jumped out.
With the toad's appearance, everything became clear.
Neville had wasted a lot of time wandering down the corridor, asking in each compartment one by one.
But in reality, Trevor had been with him all the time, left in the suitcase.
Himari was now triumphant, walking back and forth in front of everyone with her head held high, looking like a proud rooster.
The girls' hearts melted as they watched her cute and proud demeanor.
They lavished praise on her, longing to touch Himari themselves.
But Himari nimbly ran back into her master's arms, uninterested in the praising girls.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, the two groups who had clashed but now become friends began to introduce themselves.
When the glasses-wearing black-haired boy introduced himself as "Harry Potter," it caused a collective gasp.
"Is it really you?" Hermione asked excitedly.
"I know everything about you. Of course—I bought a few extra reference books, 'Modern Magical History,' 'The Rise and Fall of Dark Arts,' and 'Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century.' All of them mention you." she explained.
Harry Potter looked baffled by the news; he never knew he was so famous.
But in reality, as a typical figure who had confronted the Dark Lord and survived, Harry Potter had already become a celebrity in the wizarding world.
Marietta and Cho Chang also couldn't help but take a few extra glances at him. Cho had spent most of her time in the Muggle world and had only formally entered the wizarding world a year ago, so she didn't have much practical experience with this.
But Marietta was different; she even wanted to go up and ask Potter for an autograph.
Compared to them, Ye Ting was much calmer. He only showed a slight surprise and then briefly chatted with both Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, who felt somewhat overshadowed by Harry's popularity. This left both Harry and Ron with a favorable impression of him.
Harry felt that Ye Ting wasn't just trying to meet him because of his fame. Ron was touched that Ye Ting hadn't ignored him just because of the famous Harry Potter.
At this point, he even forgot about the conflict a few minutes ago when Ye Ting disarmed him.
Next, Ye Ting, with the girls, bid farewell and left.
After they left, Ron cast envious and jealous glances at their retreating backs.
"Is it just because he's a bit good-looking?" He grumbled to Harry, "He can sit with three girls in one compartment. Even though he's a nice guy, I dare say that anyone walking with him would definitely not be noticed by any girl."
Harry nodded in agreement. Although both of them thought Ye Ting was a decent person, boys always united against handsome guys.
On the other side, the handsome guy in their conversation, holding Himari with a helpless look, returned to the compartment with the three girls.
All the way, Hermione kept chatting with Marietta about Harry Potter and Voldemort. The two of them, one having read many books about the wizarding world and the other having parents who worked at the Ministry of Magic and were well-informed, enjoyed chatting about these gossip topics and often exclaimed in amazement.
Cho Chang also listened intently to their conversation, occasionally agreeing with them, while the not-so-gossip-loving Ye Ting had nothing to say and resorted to reading his book.
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