Lin Yue's cold, mechanical tone, combined with her expressionless face, was enough to make anyone feel a shiver running down their spine, sending chills through them. Even Lucius was momentarily taken aback by her demeanor, only regaining his composure a few seconds later.

He squinted at the girl in front of him, who, according to Draco, was favored and coddled by the professors, having added several hundred points to Ravenclaw in just one year, causing Slytherin to lose the House Cup. Of course, Draco had clearly not told him how dedicated and hardworking Lin Yue was in her studies, nor had he mentioned the rumors that she single-handedly killed a troll.

"You should know that this is not Hogwarts, I am not your professor, and I am certainly not Dumbledore. I will not tolerate your rudeness," Lucius said, tightening his grip on his snake-headed cane.

"Sorry, Mr. Malfoy, but from the beginning until now, I believe neither I nor anyone else has said anything impolite," Lin Yue replied, her emotions completely neutral, though her grip on her wand also tightened.

"We have maintained basic social etiquette; rather, it is Draco Malfoy who has violated the rules of etiquette. You should punish your son instead of threatening Hermione and the others," she continued.

Lucius gripped the lower end of his cane with his left hand and drew out the snake-head part at the top with his right hand, revealing his wand.

"Clearly, Dumbledore and the others have taught you poorly, turning you into children who cannot discern the situation, right?"

Lin Yue locked her gaze on Lucius, and then on Draco beside him. "Can I take that to mean you are posing a threat to our safety, Mr. Malfoy?"

"I am here to educate you on behalf of your professors and parents," Lucius said, raising his head and speaking arrogantly. As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Hermione and the others were already prepared to raise their wands in defense.

However, Lin Yue took a step faster.

"Wingardium Leviosa."

Having determined that the other party posed a safety threat to her, especially to Hermione and the others, she was within her rights to take emergency measures according to Ministry of Magic regulations. She utilized every spell she had learned to protect herself, drawing from the many spells she was familiar with.

Lin Yue still chose to use her Levitation Charm, which had proven effective multiple times.

As the Levitation Charm was cast, Lucius, who initially thought a small Levitation Charm wouldn't have any effect, was about to cast a shield charm when he realized that both he and his son Draco had already lifted off the ground.

With a gentle flick of her wand, Lin Yue sent Lucius and Draco flying backward.

Bang! Bang! They crashed into the potion ingredient shop behind them, getting covered in various potion materials.

They completely lost their previous noble and arrogant demeanor, now looking utterly disheveled.

The onlookers were shocked by this scene. Initially, they wanted to step in to help when they saw an adult wizard and a young wizard in conflict.

But upon realizing it was the Malfoys, they all stopped in their tracks, not wanting to get themselves into trouble.

Unexpectedly, in the next moment, the current head of the Malfoy family and the designated heir were sent flying by a young wizard using a Levitation Charm.

A young wizard, using a Levitation Charm, sent the head and heir of the Malfoy family flying—this was easy to understand in isolation.

However, when put together, it was simply unbelievable, making people doubt whether they were seeing things correctly.

The Malfoy father and son, who crashed into the potion ingredient shop, were seeing stars from the impact. They were hit so hard that they couldn't even get up, lying on the ground with throbbing headaches and dizziness.

However, it was clear that Lin Yue had no intention of stopping there. For her, aside from Hermione and a few of her friends, as well as some familiar faces that could evoke faint emotional responses deep in her mind, she felt no emotions towards other strangers, including pity and mercy.

To protect Hermione and the others, especially Hermione's safety, the only way to achieve that was to eliminate threats.

And right now, the Malfoy father and son on the ground were clearly still breathing.

Lin Yue's brain was rapidly analyzing the situation, even though they looked incredibly weak now, seemingly unable to get up. However, there was still a possibility that they could rise and resist; it hadn't dropped to zero. What she needed was for that possibility to be reduced to zero.

Raising her wand again, she instinctively uttered the Levitation Charm, causing the broken wooden planks from the shop to float up in an orderly manner. The sharp edges of the broken boards faced the Malfoy father and son; if Lin Yue shook her wand again, these splintered boards would turn into countless blades, turning the Malfoys into a sieve.

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Lin Yue was about to continue, but behind her, Hermione, Cho Chang, Marietta, Penelope, and even Harry and Ron all moved in unison to stop her. Ron, using his height advantage, snatched Lin Yue's wand away, while the four girls each held onto one of her arms.

Harry stepped forward, blocking Lin Yue from the gaze of the onlookers. Although they were also angry at the actions of the Malfoys, they all understood that Lin Yue could not kill... at least not in public.

There was a significant difference between teaching the other party a lesson and outright killing them!

The wand was taken away, but the wooden planks still floated in mid-air, causing all the spectators to instinctively take a step back. Even Hermione, who was tightly holding onto Lin Yue, looked at her in surprise—no wand, no incantation...?

Lin Yue mechanically turned to look at Hermione. She actually didn't need a wand or to say the incantation to use the Levitation Charm. Using a wand and saying the incantation would only amplify the power of her spell. So as long as she wanted to, she could still turn the Malfoys into a sieve.

However, from Hermione's actions, she sensed that she didn't want to do that. Meeting Lin Yue's gaze, Hermione understood her unspoken question: did she not want her to continue?

"Stop it, Lin Yue. You can't kill them here."

"That's right, don't dirty your hands." Harry, standing in front of her, slightly turned his head to echo her sentiment.

Cho Chang, Marietta, and Penelope, who were also holding her arms, nodded vigorously in agreement.

With eyes as still as a pool of stagnant water, Lin Yue's voice was flat and devoid of emotion, "Okay."

As soon as she finished speaking, the wooden planks that had been floating in the air all fell to the ground.

Hermione and the six others let out a sigh of relief as Ron stepped forward and handed the wand back to Lin Yue.

"Sorry, I was just too anxious earlier."

"It's fine," Lin Yue shook her head and took back her wand.

Holding her wand, Lin Yue scanned the crowd around her with a cold gaze. Didn't they need to go to work? How could they watch for so long?

As soon as the onlookers met Lin Yue's gaze, they felt a chill run down their spines and turned to run away desperately into the distance.

This was no ordinary little witch! How could this be a little witch!

On that day, the wizards present seemed to feel the fear that had once been instilled in them by two Dark Lords.

The crowd scattered, and the Weasley couple, along with their other children and the Granger couple, finally managed to squeeze out of the Leaky Cauldron.

They had just witnessed the scene at the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron.

But at that moment, everyone had been retreating continuously, and they couldn't find a chance to get out. Didn't they see Gilderoy Lockhart standing at the back of the Leaky Cauldron? He had already been pushed around to the point of having a bruised face.

"Kids, are you all okay?" As soon as they squeezed out, Mrs. Weasley anxiously checked on each of the seven children who had just faced Draco and his father.

Merlin above! That Lucius Malfoy was once a Death Eater; who knows if he secretly placed some dark curse on these children. Should we take them all to St. Mungo's for a check-up?

The Granger couple was also nearby, examining the children with their knowledge of Muggle medicine, especially Lin Yue. There was something wrong with her brain to begin with, and she had just experienced that kind of shock; what if something happened?

Meanwhile, the Malfoy father and son were unsteadily getting up from the wreckage of the potion shop. They felt dizzy and their heads were pounding, as if the world around them was spinning.

If they went to a Muggle hospital for a check-up right now, they would be diagnosed with a concussion.

As they struggled to stand up, Mr. Weasley, standing at the front of the group, pulled out his wand with a solemn expression. The usually gentle man now resembled an enraged lion. One could almost feel that he was still the capable member of the Order of the Phoenix who could stand firm even when Voldemort was rampant.

"Malfoy, have you fallen so low that you need to resort to violence against children? If you want to fight, then fight me!"

With that roar, Molly sprang to her feet behind him, drawing her wand and standing beside her husband. She could ignore Lucius's mockery of their poverty, but she could not tolerate Ginny feeling inferior because of his taunts. Not being able to provide better conditions for the children was something they believed was their fault as parents; it should not be a reason for the children to feel inferior.

Fred and George also put away their usual funny demeanor and stood behind their parents with their wands drawn, alongside Percy.

Looking at the two adult wizards glaring at him from across the way, as well as the group of young wizards behind them, Lucius leaned against the wall, swaying unsteadily.

His gaze shifted to Lin Yue, who remained indifferent behind them. Damn... is she really a young wizard? Is this the kind of ability a young wizard should have?

Noticing her gaze on Lin Yue, the Weasley couple stepped in front of her, and everyone present took a synchronized step forward to shield her from view.

Hermione even pulled her into an embrace, her eyes filled with vigilance as she looked at the backs of the people in front of them.

"Well, we'll see about that," Lucius said, regaining his composure as he realized the situation was not in his favor. He grabbed Draco, and the father and son stumbled away from there together. As they watched the Malfoy father and son leave, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Hermione ruffled Lin Yue's hair and exclaimed, "Lin Yue, you’re really amazing."

Lin Yue blinked in confusion. Amazing? She was just a student; what was so amazing about her?

"That's right!"

"What you did was truly remarkable."

"Absolutely fantastic!" ×2

Fred and George chimed in with enthusiastic agreement to Hermione's statement, and the other young wizards also laughed and praised Lin Yue. The Granger couple looked at Lin Yue with affection, while Mrs. Weasley cast a worried glance at her husband.

"Should we take them to St. Mungo's for a check-up? I'm afraid Malfoy might have used some underhanded trick."

"Okay." Mr. Weasley agreed without hesitation, as it concerned the safety of the children.

The Granger couple, not understanding what St. Mungo's was, inquired about it, while Lin Yue confidently walked towards the potion materials shop, which was now a complete ruin.

Hermione and the others exchanged glances and followed Lin Yue as she walked over.

As they watched Lin Yue approach, the potion shop staff and the manager felt a sudden tightness in their chests.

Merlin help us, please don’t let her be here to confront us; we are innocent!

What they didn’t expect was that when Lin Yue reached them, she immediately bent deeply at the waist without hesitation.

She politely apologized, “I’m sorry for damaging your shop. I will compensate you double.”

The manager and the staff exchanged surprised glances; could there really be compensation?

Just a moment ago, the Malfoy father and son hadn’t even mentioned it before leaving, and they thought this young girl wouldn’t bring up compensation either.

Straightening up, Lin Yue quickly scanned the broken shop.

She calculated how many Galleons it would take to rebuild the broken wall from the shattered wooden planks, and then assessed the total amount of potion materials scattered on the ground and in the boxes that held them.

Of course, Lin Yue calculated based on filling each type of potion box to the brim.

After calculating the total amount for compensation, Lin Yue concluded that it would be five hundred Galleons.

Since she was offering double compensation, she would need to pay these two shopkeepers and the staff one thousand Galleons.

Taking out her money pouch, Lin Yue began to pour out the Galleons.

Although she could only pour out five at a time, everyone present already understood the special use of this money pouch.

Hermione and the others didn’t urge Lin Yue, while the staff and manager didn’t dare to rush her.

It wasn’t until they saw Lin Yue had poured out enough Galleons to buy both of their shops that they hurriedly waved their hands.

“Enough, enough! Our shop just opened not long ago, and we didn’t even have all the potion materials filled. This amount of money is already enough to buy both of our shops.”

Lin Yue just shook her head and only stopped after counting out a thousand Galleons. She looked up at the shopkeeper and the staff, her tone completely flat, "A thousand Galleons, you can count it."

The shopkeeper and the staff quickly waved their hands, "No need, no need, that's definitely enough."

Even though both of them said that it wasn't necessary to have so much money, this young girl still compensated the full amount, and even doubled it...

She is such a good person. It really is the Malfoy family's fault, just as the rumors say, a family that produced a Death Eater, even bullying a little witch!

Not only did the shopkeeper and the staff think this way, but Lin Yue's subsequent compensation actions were also noticed by the merchants in Diagon Alley and the surrounding businesses.

She was just acting in self-defense, wanting to protect herself and her friends, and yet she was so polite afterward.

In stark contrast to the attitudes of Lucius and Draco Malfoy, this made the merchants' impression of Lin Yue skyrocket.

A wealthy and generous young witch, powerful yet reasonable, and who values her friends—who wouldn't like her?

This also led to a period of positive publicity for Lin Yue's actions from the merchants in Diagon Alley, completely reversing her somewhat intimidating image.