Chapter 454: Kanna’s Reply
Friday arrived, the day before the Quidditch World Cup. In the morning, a brand new car pulled into St. Catchpole Village—Hermione had arrived. Mrs. Weasley had offered to pick her up, but Mr. Granger had thought it was too much trouble, so he followed the address on the letter and drove Hermione himself. As a token of his appreciation, he brought along a bundle of oral care kits as a gift.
"Oh, what a beautiful car..." Mr. Weasley's eyes sparkled as he admired the silver sedan Mr. Granger drove. Ever since Ron had lost their old Ford, Mrs. Weasley had expressly forbidden Mr. Weasley from buying another car, so now he could only enjoy them from afar, circling the sedan and even crouching down to inspect the wheel patterns.
Mr. Granger was used to this kind of behavior by now and didn't mind, even handing Mr. Weasley the keys. After all, when he first encountered the wizarding world, he hadn't behaved much better himself.
Mrs. Weasley came out and invited Mr. Granger to stay for lunch, but he politely declined, saying he had another appointment with a client later. Mr. Granger was a dentist—a profession Mr. Weasley found endlessly fascinating. After he left, Mr. Weasley took the oral care kits and went off to study them with great interest.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Weasley called Ginny over and asked her to show Hermione around The Burrow. It was Hermione's first time seeing a wizard's home, and she was utterly captivated by everything. The atmosphere was so different from school; it all felt distinctly magical and homely.
By afternoon, Cedric and Cho had arrived, adding to the group's numbers. As Fred and George noted, they had never seen the house so lively and crowded.
Kyle had written a letter to Kanna, inviting her to join them, but when his owl, Ratton, returned, it brought only a short reply saying she'd meet them at the match site the following day. Along with the note, Ratton carried a small bottle of a blueish potion—a poisonous mixture commonly used to get rid of household pests.
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Around 5:00 p.m., Mr. Weasley prepared to pick up Harry. It was his turn, and he intended to make the trip while the others finished preparing dinner.