Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

When we met Neville on the Hogwarts Express, he told us that a familiar Herbologist had given him a wonderful owl as a schooling present, and that he had brought it with him.

That owl seemed very intelligent, and I was relieved.

Incidentally, Neville's grandmother Augusta had agreed to keep the frog in her home, but as Harry said, the frog had a habit of escaping.

Neville was so obsessed with the owl that he accidentally forgot about the frog, and the frog took the opportunity to escape and eventually disappeared.

Everyone feels fortunate about this.

To be honest, the grandmother may have felt that frogs were not appropriate, but her grandson liked them so much that she couldn't refuse.

Although she was regarded as a powerful witch, even the summoning spell didn't work, and the frog disappeared in the wild. Neville found that the frog was gone and looked for it everywhere, but his grandmother just comforted him and didn't intend to call the frog back.

"By the way, Ron, do you have a particular college you want to enter? I don't think I've ever heard you mention it." Neville suddenly asked while chatting with us in the box.

"As long as it's not Gryffindor, anywhere is fine. I'm not really suited to Ravenclaw, so I probably won't go there. Slytherin or Hufflepuff are both possible, but my personality may be more suitable for Hufflepuff. After all, the students there may be more willing to play wizard chess and Muggle chess with me."

"Ah, so that's it, chess." Neville thought.

"Indeed, there may not be many people in Slytherin who are willing to play Muggle chess with you." Everyone agreed.

In addition to participating in the editing of the recipe book, chess is also my source of income. In my previous life, I was not good at chess. Although I liked it, I had no talent. But this life is different. Although I don’t like my current appearance, my chess talent is very outstanding. I am good at both magic chess and Muggle chess. I have made a lot of money in Muggle chess competitions. Whenever I am about to move a chess piece, various possible routes will instantly appear in my mind. This keen feeling is not in my previous life. Maybe I can unconsciously foresee the possible direction of the future? In short, I have shown extraordinary strength in chess. Not only chess, but also various board games are good at me.

"Aren't you going to Gryffindor?" Neville asked worriedly.

"It's not that I don't want to go in, it's just that I don't really want to run into my sister who's coming in next year. She'll most likely be sorted into Gryffindor. I don't want to deal with her, just like Percy and the twins avoided her. I actually have nothing against Gryffindor, it's just that my sister will definitely pester me."

"Then why don't you join Slytherin? I think your sister is the type of person who might look down on Hufflepuff." Draco admired Slytherin, and I secretly thought to myself that he was almost the same kind of person, but I didn't say it out loud.

"You make sense... this is indeed possible... what should I do?"

"There is a chess club at Hogwarts. You can play chess there." Theodore made a great suggestion.

"Chess club? I really don't know. Recently I've only been thinking about creating a Parseltongue Club with Harry. Since there's a chess club, I'll consider Slytherin. But it's not my choice. Anyway, Neville and Harry, if you get into Gryffindor, you must be careful of my sister. In fact, you all have to be careful, because although she is beautiful, she is particularly good at pleasing the people she likes. Even Bill thought she was a lovely sister when he lived with her. She has been able to pick on people since she was a child."

Neville looked confused. He knew we were adopted by the Weasleys, but he didn't know the details. Harry said he would explain it to Neville later, which was fine. I really didn't want to explain it anymore, so I just let Harry deal with it.

Just then, Vincent and Gregory came to me and said they had made some new desserts and asked if I wanted to try them. So I went with them. Pansy and her friends were there, and we ate desserts while discussing where to open the next store. I mentioned that a Japanese wizard had visited not long ago, and we talked about Japanese desserts. Vincent and Gregory said that they had also been to Japan a few years ago, as a reward for helping the people of the Ministry of Transportation translate information about Misaki. On that trip, the sundaes they had eaten were very delicious, with a wide variety of varieties, and the cakes and breads were very different from the ones here, and they all hoped to go back again.

"How about opening a shop like this in Hogsmeade? The students would probably like it, right?" I suggested. Pansy was also interested. We discussed whether we could open a takeaway shop that is affordable and convenient for students to buy at any time. Although some snacks that can be preserved for a long time already have supply channels and are selling well, we think a shop that provides fresh and delicious snacks is also attractive. I do miss the days when I could eat these snacks anytime. Having said that, Vincent and Gregory can make snacks for me at any time.

However, I never thought of opening a shop in Hogsmeade because I had never been there and didn't know what the shops there were like. Everyone said they had never been to the village where only wizards lived. Why?

Maybe it's because Aberforth, the former headmaster's brother, is there? He's a weirdo who likes goats, and normal parents would never take their children there. Oh my God... is he still running a shop there? Although he is only interested in goats, his presence makes people feel that this village, which was originally suitable for wizard families to relax, has completely lost its appeal. Therefore, most people prefer to go to Diagon Alley for vacation. Hogsmeade obviously has the potential to become a good place for family outings, but because of Aberforth, no one wants to go there. If you want to develop Hogsmeade, you have to solve the problem of Aberforth first.

I carefully shared these concerns with Pansy. Her friends gave me a "yes" look, but Vincent and Gregory looked confused as they devoured their snacks.

"Yes, this is indeed a problem. If I put a lot of effort into building a beautiful store, and there is such a person next to it, I will be in a bad mood. My parents never took me to such places. When I go on vacation, I really don't want to meet such people. Especially families with children, it is even more impossible to go there."

"However, it is said that he is not a bad person, and it is enough for him to be content with his goats. Perhaps we can find him a house in the countryside and land to raise goats, and give him living expenses, and let him move out. He does not seem to be greedy, and if his life is guaranteed, he should stay quietly with the goats."

“Can you try?”

"If it's successful, we can also open a store there to relieve the congestion in Diagon Alley."

"But I don't want the existing shops to go out of business, so I have to open a shop that doesn't compete with them. Since it's close to the forest, the style of the shop can be different from the one in Diagon Alley. Although I've never been there, we can build a garden near the forest so customers can have a picnic, or design a shop with outdoor seating. It won't be too bad if it's mainly for families and couples. Hogsmeade was originally a place to provide services to students, so the security should be good, right? I'm not sure about the current situation, but this village is completely suitable for children. After all, it's full of wizards, so even if a child occasionally loses control of their magic, nothing will happen. Wouldn't it be great to make this a place where everyone can spend a good time without worry? What's the situation there on weekdays? You can ask someone to investigate."

"Yes, Diagon Alley is too crowded right now. Many families and couples will choose to go to Diagon Alley for vacation even if they don't plan to go shopping. It is indeed a good idea to open a store for them. However, we still have to go and see what Hogsmeade is like first."

"We can investigate the needs of students through their lives at Hogwarts," Pansy said. She decided to let the adults at home investigate the situation in Hogsmeade. After discussing it, we thought that after we enroll, we can observe what the seniors buy and how they spend their time in Hogsmeade. Then we can experience what we want to eat in our own lives at Hogwarts, and then decide what kind of store to open. After the survey results come out, we will go to Hogsmeade in person next summer to make a decision.

During the discussion, the sky gradually darkened and we all returned to our original boxes.

I was sorted into Hufflepuff, by the way. It was like destiny, without me even having to touch the Sorting Hat.