Walking along the path in the woods outside the villa, with Hermione holding her arm, Lin Yue instinctively observed her surroundings, her free right-hand tense and ready. She prepared to respond to any potential emergencies, her gaze sweeping across the area around the path.

Lin Yue automatically analyzed the situation of the path; the surrounding branches showed signs of having been cut not long ago, just as the villa owner had said. He had specifically helped clear this path, and there were also noticeable snake repellent substances near the grass on the ground.

Penelope, as the senior, walked in front, while Harry and Ron brought up the rear. They unconsciously left the safest position in the middle for Hermione and Lin Yue. Even though they vaguely understood that the strongest among them was actually Lin Yue.

Walking slowly through the woods, Lin Yue found it hard to move quickly because she had just eaten too much; she could only inch forward step by step. Hermione held her arm to support her, and Harry, Ron, and Penelope were not in a hurry, leisurely walking along.

Lin Yue quietly glanced at Penelope, who was deliberately slowing down in front, then looked back at Harry and Ron, who could only walk slowly. She spoke in a flat tone, "Hermione, you guys can go ahead. I'll follow behind you."

She didn't want to be a burden to others; Hermione and the others could walk ahead, and she would do her best to keep up. They shouldn't have to accommodate her.

Hermione tightened her grip on Lin Yue's arm and shook her head. "What nonsense are you saying? We came out to take a walk together; how could we leave you behind while we go ahead?"

"That's right," Penelope said, turning around and casually walking backward, even reaching out to ruffle Lin Yue's hair. "It's nice to walk slowly; it won't tire you out, and you can enjoy the scenery here."

"It's also good for your health," Hermione added from the side. Although both her parents were dentists, she knew that vigorous exercise right after eating wasn't good for the stomach—such a small piece of medical knowledge.

Hermione knew, while Harry and Ron behind them hadn’t said a word at all. The two boys spotted a rather strange bug on the ground by the roadside and were curiously watching it together.

Penelope and Hermione exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.

Sigh... boys, they have a unique way of enjoying things.

However, since they were walking slowly, there was no need to stop and wait for Harry and the others, so they continued on.

Sure enough, after a couple of minutes, Harry and Ron caught up after they had seen enough.

Walking briskly along the forest path, Lin Yue suddenly found herself recalling a scene she had seen before in the Mirror of Erised.

She and Hermione were walking together in the mountains... that scene seemed very similar to the one now.

She discreetly turned to glance at Hermione, and after confirming that the two scenes were indeed quite alike, Lin Yue withdrew her gaze, feeling no stirrings in her heart.

The summer spent together by the seven children was undoubtedly joyful, and a summer where they lived together without any adults around was even more joyful!

After gathering together, the seven of them had been living in the villa for nearly a week, and everyone had already gotten used to life in the villa.

They spent a short amount of time each day doing homework, and the rest of the time was spent snacking and watching TV.

When it was their turn, they would clean up a bit and cook a meal.

It’s worth mentioning that none of the seven kids were clueless about housework; everyone had good self-care abilities.

This made Harry unable to help but roast his cousin Dudley, who still lived like a "baby" and couldn’t do anything, even more in front of everyone.

Ron’s comment was blunt, “What kind of high expectations can you have for a pig?”

Harry strongly agreed with this; indeed, for a pig, as long as it can eat and drink, that's enough. The three girls' comments were somewhat more gentle; they merely expressed that Dudley was being spoiled to this extent now. If there is no change in the future, when he grows up, he will have plenty of hardships to face. Lin Yue quietly listened from the side and did not express any opinions, according to Harry's words. She was somewhat puzzled as to why Dudley had not been eliminated up to this point. However, in the next moment, she came to a conclusion: yes, it must be Dudley's parents; Harry's uncle and aunt are part of the elite class, so Dudley could be exempt from participating in this "system." Speaking of this system, Lin Yue turned her head and looked calmly out the window. The executioners still had not arrived; there was no sign of them either on the ground or in the sky. This third week was almost coming to an end, and they still hadn't come? As her mind raced, Lin Yue quickly organized the most likely answer. This year, the students' resistance was quite intense, so the executioners encountered some obstacles during the elimination process, causing delays. Of course, there was also another possibility, the most ideal one.

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Everyone in Hermione's group passed their exams, and none of the seven of them needed to be eliminated, so of course, there were no executioners coming to their door.

However, the tranquility of life in the villa was soon disrupted.

On Saturday morning, as Lin Yue had just gotten up and finished breakfast, she turned to see Harry, who looked exhausted. The dark circles under his eyes were unusually heavy, and she glanced at the time. It was six-thirty in the morning, and apart from her and Harry, everyone else was still asleep.

Under normal circumstances, even Harry shouldn't have been up at this time. After all, even when it was their turn to prepare meals, he and Ron would usually wait until eight in the morning to get up. One reason was that it was too early to wake up, and the other was that if they got up too early and made breakfast, it would be cold by the time everyone else got up to eat, facing cold fried eggs and cold bacon. That taste... but Lin Yue didn't have such concerns.

Considering that she woke up early, she usually made porridge in the morning, leaving it in the pot to be just right when everyone else got up.

Standing up and walking in front of Harry, Lin Yue confirmed that his complexion and mental state clearly indicated he hadn't slept well.

"Good morning, Harry."

"Hmm? Ha..." Harry, hearing her voice, glanced at Lin Yue beside him and covered his mouth to yawn.

"Good morning, Lin Yue."

"You didn't sleep well last night." Lin Yue stated the fact expressionlessly.

"Yeah." Harry's expression changed slightly, and he nodded in acknowledgment.

Seeing Harry's expression, Lin Yue instinctively analyzed that something must have happened. She scanned Harry from head to toe but found no signs of injury or wounds. If it wasn't the executioners, then it was probably just that Harry had a nightmare, Lin Yue concluded in her mind.

She then walked into the kitchen and served Harry a bowl of steaming shrimp porridge.

As Lin Yue came out of the kitchen holding a bowl of shrimp porridge, Harry quickly stepped forward to take it and politely thanked her.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Lin Yue replied in a flat tone, then mechanically returned to sit on the sofa.

Harry, who originally wanted to tell Lin Yue about the special situation from last night, silently closed his mouth. He decided to wait until Hermione and the others woke up to tell them, trying not to add any "burden" to Lin Yue.

After finishing the shrimp porridge, Harry laid his head on the dining table, and after a night of poor sleep, he dozed off.

While Lin Yue was staring out at the yard, she suddenly heard a faint, steady snoring. Turning her head, she saw Harry sleeping soundly with his head on the dining table.

Standing up, Lin Yue picked up a small blanket from the sofa and draped it over Harry.

Sleeping in clothes without any cover could easily lead to a cold, Lin Yue thought calmly, while pulling the blanket tighter around Harry.

After doing all this, Lin Yue slowly walked back to the sofa, sat down again, and stared unblinkingly at the ground and sky outside the window.

Around seven-thirty, Hermione, feeling refreshed after a good sleep, walked down the stairs. While looking for Lin Yue, she inevitably noticed Harry, who was soundly asleep on the dining table.

Pausing for a moment, Hermione walked over and gently tapped Lin Yue on the shoulder.

Lin Yue had already heard Hermione's footsteps and calmly looked up at her.

"Good morning, Hermione."

"Good morning." Hermione smiled gently and responded softly.

She pointed towards the dining table and quietly asked, "What's wrong with Harry? Why is he sleeping here?"

Lin Yue was taken aback for a moment, shook her head, and replied in a flat tone, "I don't know, but based on his complexion and mental state, he probably didn't sleep well last night."

"He admitted that himself."

"Oh." Hermione nodded in understanding. So he's catching up on sleep, but why come downstairs to do it instead of sleeping upstairs?

After pondering for a moment without finding an answer, Hermione decisively gave up on further contemplation and walked into the kitchen with Lin Yue, gratefully accepting a bowl of shrimp porridge that Lin Yue had served.

Taking a sip of the shrimp porridge, Hermione squinted her eyes in delight; the aroma of rice and the sweetness of the shrimp blended perfectly together.

As expected of Lin Yue, her cooking skills are truly amazing.

It wasn't until 9:30 in the morning that Harry slowly woke up to the faint sounds of conversation around him.

Lin Yue, who was sitting at the dining table holding hands with Hermione, instinctively turned her gaze towards Harry and spoke without any tone.

"Harry is awake."

As soon as Lin Yue finished speaking, Hermione, who had been playing with her hands, Cho Chang, Marietta, who was writing a letter home, and Ron, who was eating chips, all turned their attention to Harry.

"Hey, mate, you're awake?" Ron stepped forward and patted Harry on the back.

Harry, just waking up, put on his glasses and felt a wave of discomfort upon seeing the bag of chips in Ron's hand.

"Ron Weasley, don’t pat me with your greasy chip hands!"

Ron shrank his neck, chuckled sheepishly, and withdrew his hand, cautiously glancing at Harry.

Even though he had just woken up, Harry was surprisingly alert.

Noticing Ron's gaze, Harry rolled his eyes without hesitation; he knew his friend well enough.

As soon as Ron Weasley opened his mouth, Harry could guess what he was going to say.

"What happened to you last night? Lin Yue said you didn’t sleep well?"

Hermione looked at Harry with concern, and the other three girls also stopped their conversations and writing, focusing their attention on him.

Harry grimaced, "Don’t mention it, in the middle of the night... a, um, strange creature suddenly barged into my room?"

"I don’t know what it is, so I can only call it that."

A strange creature? And it barged in? Hermione and the other girls were momentarily stunned, their expressions filled with confusion and seriousness as they looked at Harry.

Lin Yue's pupils constricted sharply, and a painful sensation gripped her heart like a vice.

Barged in, enforcers? Lin Yue's mind automatically made that connection.

Forcibly breaking into a student’s home equals enforcers, which equals taking Harry away to be eliminated.

"What kind of creature?" Before Lin Yue could think further, Hermione asked Harry with a serious expression.

After all, this was a remote villa, and it was normal for animals to intrude, but if it was a dangerous animal, that would be a problem.

Seeing Hermione's expression, Harry realized she might have misunderstood, and quickly raised his hand to gesture.

"It’s not a dangerous creature; it can talk and communicate with me. It should be some kind of magical creature, with a big nose, not small ears, very pointy, and it feels a bit... neurotic?"

Merlin knows how much effort he put in last night to calm that little guy down so it wouldn’t shout and disturb Lin Yue and the others' sleep.

Hearing Harry's description, the girls, including Lin Yue, blurted out a term in unison, "House-elf."

"What?" Harry exclaimed in surprise, "House-elf? What kind of creature is that?"

In response to Harry's question, Hermione instinctively provided an explanation, describing what a house-elf is.

Meanwhile, Lin Yue listened to Hermione's explanation, her mind racing with thoughts.

In the original world without magic, enforcers were just ordinary people equipped with firearms to ensure the smooth execution of eliminations.

In this world with magic, Hogwarts is a magical school, and one could deduce that enforcers might also possess magical abilities.

There are also people from the magical world, and this house-elf could very well be sent to check if they were prepared to resist.

Or more directly, it could be sent to capture Harry.

Lin Yue made her judgment, but the ensuing conversation between Ron and Harry instantly confused her thoughts.

"So what did the house-elf want from you?" Ron looked at Harry in confusion.

Harry sighed helplessly and summarized the house-elf's message, "It told me not to go to Hogwarts because it would be dangerous."

"But how could I not go to Hogwarts? That’s my home!"

Harry shook his head, a bit agitated. He could never not return to Hogwarts; it was the home he recognized.

Hearing Harry's words, Lin Yue's mind came to a sudden halt, her previous thoughts instantly disrupted and restructured.