"Happy tenth birthday to our little moon!"
In Ottery St. Catchpole village, inside a peculiar house shaped like a large cart, a family of three sat around a table celebrating their beloved daughter's tenth birthday.
"Meow~"
Beside them, a blue British Shorthair cat carefully carried a large cake from the kitchen, walking slowly and steadily before placing it on the table.
"Thanks, Tom~"
The lady of the house gently patted Tom's head, then turned to the elf-like gentle girl sitting at the table.
"Luna, make a wish and blow out the candles."
"Mm, I hope I can go to Hogwarts to study together with Tom!"
The girl or more accurately, Luna thought for a moment before loudly declaring her wish, then blew out all the candles on the cake in one breath.
"Silly girl, if you say your wish out loud, it won't come true."
Xenophilius, sitting on the other side, shook his head of white hair, looking somewhat restless with an expression that suggested he wanted to leave but also wanted to stay for his daughter's birthday.
"Besides, you'll definitely go to Hogwarts next year anyway. Making that wish is the same as not making one at all."
"I said I want to go to school WITH Tom, not bring him along as my pet!"
Luna shook her head, her radish earrings swaying gently with the motion.
"Isn't that right, Tom? You want to study with me too, don't you?"
"Meow~"
Tom skillfully pulled out the chair across from Luna and sat down, then let out a lazy meow.
"I knew it!"
Watching this scene unfold, Xenophilius and Pandora exchanged glances, their eyes were full of affection and indulgence.
"Well, since it's our little moon's wish," Pandora said, pulling her daughter into an embrace, her voice gentle, "then Mom and Dad will look forward to both of you receiving your Hogwarts acceptance letters~"
''┐(─__─)┌ Ha, even if I could go to Hogwarts, I'm way too old!' Tom thought to himself. 'Although I should have a long lifespan, I'm still an eleven-year-old elderly cat, after all.'
Looking at the warm family of three, Tom complained internally: ''(´･_･`) I still don't understand—becoming a cat is one thing, but why did I have to transmigrate into the Harry Potter world?!'
That's right—he in his previous life, had been human. But one night while scrolling through reels, "great fortune fell from heaven" and punched him right in the face.
When he woke up, he had already transmigrated into the world of Tom and Jerry, becoming the household-name Tom Cat.
Although he wasn't quite adapted to that life at first, after getting used to it, he discovered that a cat's life was truly comfortable! It would have been even better if there wasn't that mouse Jerry, and if his owner wasn't that original version lady.
Later, relying on human intelligence, he successfully caught Jerry several times. However, considering his comfortable lifestyle, and having grown somewhat fond of Jerry after getting to know him, they reached a "gentleman's agreement"—they would just occasionally put on a show in front of the owner.
(Definitely not because he was afraid of Jerry's ghostly relatives, definitely not!)
From then on, he thoroughly enjoyed a beautiful life of eating when full and sleeping when awake, then eating again after waking up.
Unfortunately, such a comfortable life came to an abrupt end one morning.
Upon waking, Tom found himself no longer in that warm little nest!
At first, he thought Jerry was behind it, but later, after discovering he was in Britain, he realized he had guessed wrong.
Although Jerry was somewhat clever, he wasn't like those absurd relatives of his who could transport someone from America to Britain without their knowledge.
It wasn't until later, after accidentally meeting Luna, that he learned he had walked into the wrong set—from Tom and Jerry into Harry Potter.
However, having lived as a cat for so many years, Tom had long learned the principle of accepting things as they came. Moreover, Luna was now cute and later beautiful. Having her as his owner was much better than that previous lady!
(It definitely wasn't because Luna was currently the only person who could understand what he said, definitely not!)
During these years at Luna's house, he hadn't done nothing. Pandora still being alive on Luna's tenth birthday was his handiwork.
When Pandora's experiment had gone wrong, he had squeezed through the door crack into her laboratory and swallowed the rampaging magic in one gulp. Although he had been bedridden for several days as a result (mainly because Luna thought he hadn't recovered yet), being able to save Pandora made it all worthwhile!
Because of this incident, the Lovegood family truly regarded him as a real family member. Being allowed to sit at the table for meals like now was the best proof of that.
Ending his reminiscence, Tom gazed at Luna before him who was ethereal yet playful and thought: 'But Hogwarts, huh... I wonder if I'll be able to sit in on a few classes with Luna when I go. It's rare to come to a magical world—it would be such a waste not to learn some magic! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧'
'Moreover, the magic in this world is quite miraculous. If I had known magic back then, I wouldn't have had to worry about messing up the house when fighting with that stinky mouse...'
'Wait, (╯°□°）╯︵┻━┻ no no no—it's been three years since I came here, why am I still hung up on that stinky mouse?!'
Tom shook his head in displeasure, trying to shake the image of a certain brown mouse from his mind. Just then—
"Knock knock knock!"
A regular tapping sound came from the window.
Everyone looked toward the sound to see an owl hovering outside the window with a letter in its beak, its eyes were fixed intently on the interior of the house.
"(・_・?) A letter? Luna's friends all live nearby, there aren't any holidays recently, and we haven't ordered anything either... Who could be sending a letter..."
"Could it be additional orders for The Quibbler!? (✧∇✧)"
At the thought of this possibility, Xenophilius instantly couldn't sit still. He sprang from his chair and rushed toward the window.
Pandora: (◍・ᴗ・◍)♡
"Hehe, your father is still the same—he gets so excited whenever The Quibbler is mentioned."
Though she complained verbally, her eyes were full of affection for her husband.
"After all, it's Dad's life's work. It's normal for him to care about it. Besides, Dad's writing is really great~"
Luna nodded gently. She respected and trusted her father very much.
Seeing it was just a mail-delivering owl, the others stopped paying attention, waiting for Xenophilius to read the letter's contents. However, the next moment, his shocked voice rang out.
"(゜ロ゜) Wait, a letter from Hogwarts? Why are they sending a letter now? Could they be inviting us to become professors?"
Placing the envelope on the table, they could clearly see a shield-shaped crest with a capital "H" surrounded by a lion, snake, badger, and eagle printed on it.
Especially when he turned the envelope over, the recipient line caused everyone to freeze completely:
"Mr. Tom Lovegood?"