"Miss Snape, please proceed forward; Miss Malfoy's private compartment is in the First Carriage."
Just as Harley and Hermione were whispering in each other's ears, a young man already dressed in a Slytherin House uniform approached and initiated a conversation with Harley.
Judging by his appearance, this senior was likely in his third or fourth year; to Harley's surprise, the tone he used when speaking to her was actually honorific.
Countless question marks instantly flooded Harley's mind; she couldn't understand how everyone in the carriage seemed to know she was Harley Snape, and that Alexandra Malfoy had invited her to sit in her compartment.
Seeing this, Hermione, standing nearby, teased with a slightly sour tone: "Noble Miss Snape, what are you still dawdling for? Please move to the First Carriage; don't keep Miss Malfoy waiting too long."
Harley felt a sudden headache coming on and couldn't help but reach out to rub her temples, sighing helplessly, "Hermione, what are you saying... how could I leave you alone in a strange compartment? If we go, we go together."
"But they didn't invite me," Hermione muttered, pouting.
Harley said decisively, "We'll go together. If Malfoy doesn't agree to let you stay, then I'll leave with you."
Seeing Harley firmly choose her, Hermione's mood brightened. She reached out to take Harley's suitcase and, with the air of a primary wife, said to her considerately, "You go find Miss Malfoy first. Since she's sent word out, it wouldn't be quite right if you didn't respond. For the sake of etiquette, I won't go over. I plan to go straight to the last carriage, find an empty compartment to settle in, and wait for you to finish talking with Miss Malfoy before coming to find me to change into our school uniforms together."
Beneath this seemingly open-minded and tolerant facade, Hermione was actually secretly making her own calculations.
Hermione took Harley's luggage with her, so before the train arrived at the station, Harley would have to come back once to get her clothes, making it impossible for her to stay with that Malfoy person the whole time.
Harley thought for a moment and felt that all of Hermione's arrangements were very thoughtful and reasonable; besides, it wouldn't be long before Cho Chang would lead her friends to the back of the train to search for her.
As early as Harley's eleventh birthday party, Hermione had already met Cho, who also loved reading books, and established a rather harmonious friendship with her.
Even if Harley was slightly delayed in returning, Hermione shouldn't feel lonely.
Bidding a temporary farewell to Hermione, Harley headed to the First Carriage alone.
Walking down the carriage aisle, Harley keenly noticed that most of the students in the first few carriages had already changed into their uniforms. They were almost all from Slytherin and Ravenclaw Houses, and besides their house robes, they were adorned with small but expensive accessories. Harley guessed they might all be pure-blood or Half-blood Wizards from well-off families.
Starting from the second carriage, the surroundings were almost entirely upperclassmen from Slytherin. Harley, being a head shorter than them, was quite conspicuous here. However, when the surrounding students noticed Harley's luxurious Limited-edition Silk Robes and her fiery red hair, they all tacitly offered kind smiles. The students blocking the way also took the initiative to step aside, allowing Harley to reach the First Carriage almost unhindered.
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