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This was something Kate had been thinking about on the way here, so she became a little more reserved when she spoke.

But seeing Hermione's blushing cheeks, she should be able to express her meaning well.

She coughed lightly, "By the way, is there a recent newspaper? I have been isolated from the outside world for a month, so I don't know anything."

"I'll get it!" Hermione hurriedly got up, trotted all the way into the study, and picked up several copies of the Daily Prophet.

Kate glanced roughly, and her gaze finally settled on the front page of the latest copy.

"You don't know yet, Ron and his family won a big prize!" Hermione followed her gaze and said happily, "They should still be traveling in Egypt now!"

"...Well, that's great news."

Kate lingered on the mouse in the photo for a while, then closed the newspaper.

It seems that she still has time to meet Sirius for a while.

But she wouldn't be the only one meeting this kind of guy who has been in Azkaban for more than ten years, it's too dangerous.

She is not his godson Harry, who knows if she will be attacked by him before the conversation is finished.

Before meeting the real person and understanding the attitude of the other party, she had to make complete preparations.

So...you have to find a reliable helper to go with her.

She glanced at Hermione, who was still beside her, and put aside those calculations in her mind for the time being, "By the way, didn't Harry ask us to call him before? Have you done it?"

As soon as Hermione mentioned this, Hermione's little face drooped: "Don't mention it, Ron called him once before, but as soon as he called and said he was looking for Harry Potter, his uncle yelled and hung up the phone." gone."

Kate was a little funny: "So you didn't dare to call him?"

"Who knows what he might do to Harry because of our phone call!" Hermione frowned.

Yes, after all, they have "hostages" in their hands.

Kate shook her head, "Actually, as long as we have a good method, we can still call."

She took Hermione out, walked to a public phone booth, dialed the phone number Harry gave earlier, and made a "shh" gesture to Hermione by the way.

Soon, the phone was connected, and a boy's voice sounded from the opposite side: "Hello, this is the Dursleys' house!"

"Hello, this is a newly opened supermarket in Xiaohuijin District. Because of the opening promotion, all products in my store - including snacks and toys - are on sale at [-]% off. Are you interested?"

The voice on the other side became excited at once, and asked her in detail if she had snacks and the most fashionable toys imported from which country.

After Kate answered one by one, she reported the address and hung up the phone randomly.

"Is this the end?" Hermione was stunned.

She shrugged: "Not in a hurry."

Sure enough, soon, the phone in the phone booth rang again.

Kate picked up the phone, and this time the voice on the opposite side was a middle-aged woman, who asked sharply if she had any other discounts in the newly opened supermarket.

"Of course, ma'am," her tone sounded like a salesman, "All fresh food and kitchen supplies are also on sale at [-]% off, but the time is only from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] this afternoon."

Then, with a "snap", the other party hung up.

Kate put the phone back, and led Hermione back leisurely: "It's a working day, Harry should only have his cousin and aunt at home.

You only need to report what they are most interested in, and you can lure them out. If you call later, probably only Harry can answer the phone. "

But Hermione was still puzzled: "But there is no supermarket at that address. They rushed there in a hurry, and if they found out that they were cheated, they should be able to guess that Harry's classmates did it, right?"

"There is no such possibility." Kate spread her hands and said calmly, "Because there is indeed a new supermarket opened in that place, which happens to be my family's."

Hermione froze, "Wait a minute, you mean..."

"I expected this situation a month ago, so before I went home, I asked the housekeeper to spend a little money to buy a few supermarkets or shops."

Kate raised an eyebrow with a plan on her face.

In fact, she did fool Harry miserably last year. Anyway, if spending a little money can make him happy, why not do it?

"Let's go. It will only take about 10 minutes. The mother and son will go out. Then we can see whether they keep Harry at home or drag him out to work as a coolie."

If she stayed at home, she would call directly and pull her out to work as a coolie, then she could also go to the supermarket and use various means to separate the two mother and son for a period of time.

Anyway, no matter what it is, she has a backup plan.

Hermione followed her, looking at her in surprise and disbelief: "I didn't even know you had this ability before."

In the past, Kate, not to mention an autistic child, was at least a person who was not good at socializing, and even a little socially phobic.

But the Kate she saw today, with a cunning tongue, one link after another, can easily lure people into the trap she arranged in advance.

She had never seen Kate like this.

"Because when a person is pushed into a hurry, he will always do something that surprises himself."

Kate stopped and stood at the door of her house like this, looking at her seriously: "Because I can't rely on the people around me for the rest of my life."

Whether it's the old housekeeper or Catherine, they can protect her from the wind and rain now, but in the future, she will only be the protector.

The midsummer sun shone on Kate's side face, rendering the shadow on her other side extremely obvious: "Hermione, there is no one else in my family."

Her tone was very calm, as if she was saying that today's weather is very good.

But for no reason, Hermione looked up at these indifferent Kate, feeling a sudden burst of sadness in her heart.

She remembered that she had asked Kate last summer why she was studying so hard.

At that time, Kate only said that one day, her portrait will also be hung on the wall full of Safiq's ancestors.

At the time, Hermione didn't know what that meant.

But now, looking at this Kate who was very different from before, she felt that she seemed to understand something.

It turns out that Kate has been carrying the burden of the whole family since she was so young...

Even today, Hermione still has no way to understand what a specific concept the Millennium Family is.

But she knew that anticipation itself was heavy.

Kate, who bears the expectations of the whole family, is actually very tired all the time, right?

It's just that she never showed it, even if she said it, she just told her in such an understatement tone, and then desperately read books to absorb knowledge, and worked hard to make herself stronger.

Unconsciously, Hermione shook the cool hand. Hermione was silent for a while, and then smiled: "Go home."

Kate was taken aback. She thought that showing her other side would make Hermione feel uncomfortable, but she didn't expect the little girl to adapt so quickly?

What a child to teach.

She also raised a bit of a smile, "Yeah."

When the two returned home together, Hermione immediately dragged her to her landline and dialed Harry's home phone number.

Soon, a sleepy male voice sounded: "They have already gone shopping, you don't need to call again."

"Harry, it's us!" Hermione opened her mouth happily, "Kate and I are here!"

Harry on the other side of the phone was taken aback for a moment, and his voice was visibly agitated: "Hermione, Kate? You guys made those two calls just now?"

"Of course, Kate is amazing! She tricked your aunt and cousin out without any effort!"

Hermione praised Kate desperately as if she had added a filter.Hearing that, the parties themselves felt a little ashamed.

"Cough!" She coughed softly, "This month, I will have the supermarket offer discounts every Thursday afternoon, and someone will call on that day.

At that time, you just need to wait for them to leave before making this call. "

Harry asked in surprise on the opposite side: "Supermarket promotion? Is the supermarket also yours?"

Kate didn't speak, because Hermione had already overtaken her and started to praise her in various ways.

She was really embarrassed by the bragging, so she could only walk to the living room silently, and took a sip of iced Coke.

Or this thing to quench your thirst.

This phone call lasted for half an hour, and it was Harry who said that he was afraid that the call would take too long and that he would find out when his aunt came back, so he hung up the phone on his own initiative.

Hermione put the phone back with a lot of interest, and turned her head to look, only to find that Kate had turned on the TV and was watching the news.

"Why are you still interested in Muggle news?" She sat down next to Kate familiarly, and she was no longer unfamiliar with it before.

Just like this more than a month, they have never been separated.

"Because the TV doesn't broadcast news about the wizarding world." Kate deliberately shrugged and put on a helpless expression, successfully making Hermione laugh out loud.

She also laughed a few times, but her attention was always on the news.

I watched TV for an hour, and there was no broadcast of Black's escape from prison-this kind of "heinous" prisoner escape, whether it is the wizarding world or the Muggle world, will be notified.

Looks like we'll have to wait a few more days.

"Hermione," she put her head on Hermione's shoulder by the way, "how about I stay at your house for a few days."

The castle was nice, but after staying there alone for more than a month, she was really a little lonely.

Hermione's house is still lively, but not as lively as Weasley's house.

As soon as these words came out, she felt that Hermione's body seemed to tremble, and even her voice was a little nervous: "Okay, okay, do you want to sleep in a room with me?"

Kate looked up in confusion: "Do you still have a guest room?"

"No……"

"Then it's over." Resting her head on it again, she nodded calmly.

Chapter 69 Daily life with Hermione

How many times have you shared the same bed with Hermione?

Kate felt that she couldn't remember clearly. Half of the memories she traveled through were related to Hermione, and she was too lazy to remember the times.

But the previous few times, she was obviously the one who was more nervous, so why did Hermione suddenly become so nervous this time?

She was clearly in the same bed, and she could clearly feel that the temperature in the bed was significantly higher than the comfortable temperature of the human body, but Hermione next to her was still trembling slightly.

It doesn't make sense. Could it be that the air conditioner is turned too low?

"Do you want to adjust the temperature?" With the night light in front of the bed, she sat up and wanted to get the remote control.

Hermione also sat up quickly: "No, no need!"

In the dim light, a large part of Kate's face was obscured by fluffy hair, and even her eyes could not be seen clearly.

She put her hand on the back of Hermione's hand, and the temperature when she touched it almost made her think that Hermione had a fever.

"Is there really no problem?"

Still a little uneasy, he stretched his hand to Hermione's forehead, but it was warm here, so there was nothing serious about it.

Kate looked at her strangely, and after a while, she realized the problem.

Hermione didn't know her sexuality before, so she could sleep with her, but now, she knows that she likes girls, so she is probably worried because of this kind of thing.

"How about..." She carefully considered her words, "Let's sleep under a quilt each, so as not to catch cold by kicking the quilt?"

Originally, she was just probing and didn't think so, but as soon as the words fell, Hermione agreed almost immediately, and even jumped out of bed to find a new quilt in the closet.

Kate sat alone on the bed and blinked a few times.

Sure enough, it's okay if you don't know about this kind of thing. After you know about it, even your closest friends will feel awkward.

She didn't speak, and watched Hermione quietly find a new quilt and spread it on the bed before lying down with her.

"Phew! Good night, Kate!" Hermione was visibly relieved after sharing the quilt, and even her tone became more cheerful.

Kate forced a smile on her face, and realized that Hermione should not be able to see her expression clearly, so she gradually restrained her smile and turned to face the wall, "Good night."

The room suddenly became quiet, so quiet that there were only two breathing sounds one after another.

Hermione stared at the ceiling with her eyes open, besides the sound of Kate's breathing, there was also the sound of her own pounding heartbeat.

too fast.

Not the heartbeat, but the progress of their sleeping together.

It was okay before, she didn't know that Kate liked girls, and she had been ignorant all the time, and she had the right to sleep together as two close friends.

But it's different now.