"Thank you for your hard work, Edward."
Because there were too many things to bring, the deposit of 200 Galleons originally planned for the twins had to be reduced to 100 Galleons. For this, Ethan Jones even wrote a simple apology letter.
[Sorry, because there are too many gifts to send, the amount of Galleons has to be halved, but I guarantee that the rest will be brought to you after school starts—Ethan Jones]
Signing his name, putting the letter and the bag of Galleons on Edward's foot for him to grasp, he let Edward, whose feet were full of things, fly away.
Ethan Jones had no relatives. His grandparents passed away when he was young, and his parents had no other siblings.
So during the Christmas holidays, apart from business partners of his father coming to visit, his parents also had to visit others, but these basically had nothing to do with Ethan Jones.
On Christmas night, the family, having given the servants a holiday, went to a Chinese restaurant that was still open and had a Christmas feast.
At the dinner table, Albert put the black Dragon hide gloves Ethan Jones gave him in a very conspicuous position, fearing the waiter entering the private room wouldn't see them.
Sofia chuckled: "So childish."
Albert retorted unconvinced: "My precious son bought this for me. Look, how beautiful!"
"Okay, okay, I know. Hurry up and eat."
Three days before returning to Hogwarts, he received a call from Hermione.
"Have something to discuss with me? Okay, wait a moment, I'll switch phones and call you back."
"You mean Harry wrote to tell you he saw a very strange mirror at school?"
"Yes, Harry doesn't know if this mirror is harmful, so he asked me if I knew any information about it."
"What kind of mirror? What's strange about it? Need to ask you." Mentioning this, he remembered the magical alchemical item, the Mirror of Erised.
Hermione didn't notice anything wrong: "Harry said he saw his parents and other family members in the mirror, while Ron saw himself becoming Head Boy and Quidditch captain.
It seems what this mirror shows is what a person desires most in their heart.
Harry hopes to see his family, so the mirror shows not only his parents but also other members of the Potter family.
And Ron hopes to get rid of the shadow of his brothers and become an outstanding person, so he saw such an image."
She hesitated slightly: "Ethan, what do you think we would see in the mirror?"
He said half-truthfully: "I think you would probably see yourself becoming first in the grade.
As for me, maybe become the number one expert in the wizarding world?"
Hermione's estimate of what she might see in the mirror was similar to what Ethan Jones said, but she didn't expect Ethan Jones to say he might see himself becoming the number one expert. She thought he would say becoming a Charms master or Potions master.
"Really? I think as long as we work hard, we should be able to achieve it.
But do you know any information about this mirror? I don't remember seeing it in books. By the way, there is a string of text on it. Harry copied it for me. Based on the pronunciation of the first word, I think it might be called the Mirror of Erised."
Hermione changed the subject and spelled the word for him.
Ethan Jones shook his head: "I don't know, but I'm very interested in seeing it with my own eyes."
"Alright then. I thought if you knew, I'd ask Edward to send a letter to Harry."
"Unfortunately, I don't know either."
A day later, Hermione called again.
"Ethan, I think we probably won't be able to see the Mirror of Erised. Harry just wrote saying the Mirror of Erised was moved to a new place by Dumbledore."
Her voice was a bit dejected. She wanted to see this magical alchemical item she hadn't encountered, maybe it could help her research.
He said to Sofia beside him: "Wait a moment, Mom. I'll leave after finishing this call with Hermione."
"What a pity. Let's discuss it carefully on the train tomorrow. I still have some things to do here."
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Hermione hung up the phone.
"Really, you're not in a hurry to go shopping, but being so perfunctory with a girl's call is a bit ungentlemanly." Sofia educated him from the side, reaching out to help him tidy up his slightly crooked collar.
"Okay, okay, I know, Mom." Ethan Jones was helpless. He was only eleven!
The next day, Ethan Jones took a trunk full of newly bought clothes and some specialty snacks, carried the birdcage with Edward, and took a car to the train station.
This time, he and Hermione took their respective parents through the ticket barrier and entered Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
"Is this the steam train of the magical world? It seems no different from ours."
After Ethan Jones put the luggage on the train, he got off and chatted with his parents for a while until the train was about to start. He and Hermione sent the four adults out and returned to the train.
Ethan Jones took out some snacks from the trunk to share with Hermione, then continued talking about what wasn't finished on the phone.
Ethan Jones closed the compartment door tight and cast a Muffliato.
Hermione held snacks in her hand: "Where do you think Dumbledore moved the Mirror of Erised? I really want to see this magical alchemical product with my own eyes!
It's fine not seeing the Philosopher's Stone, but not even seeing this, which is less important than the Philosopher's Stone."
"I don't know. Maybe it's put together with the Philosopher's Stone? Otherwise, why would this mirror suddenly appear in the school and be carefully guarded by Dumbledore?"
"You're right." Hermione was even more depressed.
But soon she adjusted her mindset and discussed with Ethan Jones the new books and other interesting content she read during the holidays.
Soon, the train arrived at the station. This time, it wasn't small boats picking them up, but driverless carriages.
"Look, Ethan, what magical carriages!"
After getting on the carriage, Hermione excitedly wanted to study how this driverless carriage moved. She wanted to know the Alchemy principle involved.
Ethan Jones faintly saw the Thestrals pulling the carriage in front.
"Hermione, this is not an automatic carriage. There are magical creatures pulling the carriage in front." He stopped Hermione.
"Don't lie to me. There's nothing there." Hermione didn't believe it.
"Really, I saw them."
Until she got off the carriage and touched an invisible creature, Hermione thought Ethan Jones was lying to her.
"It really is a creature!" Guided by Ethan Jones to touch the Thestral's leg, Hermione exclaimed.
"Don't completely believe your eyes, Hermione. Sometimes they lie."