Chapter 23: Backup Savior

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Backup Savior

Chapter Twenty-Three: Backup Savior

Vesey looked at Ron in confusion, unsure how he knew her name.

Ron blushed when she looked at him and stammered, "Just now, Mum met a professor outside. The professor said you were in this compartment and asked us to take care of you."

All right.

Vesey shook her head helplessly.

She knew Snape couldn’t leave that easily.

He had even asked the Weasley family to take care of her.

"The Professor has always been very kind to me. By the way, do you want something to eat? The Professor brought me some food!"

Vesey took out the bag Snape had given her and dumped everything onto the table.

Only then did she realize just how much food was inside.

The corners of Vesey’s mouth twitched.

Did Snape plan to let me eat this stuff until I graduate?

Harry and Ron were stunned as well.

"So much stuff!"

Ron picked up a Chocolate Frog and handed it to Vesey.

"I’ve had these before. You can collect the cards inside. I already have quite a few."

Vesey grabbed a bunch of snacks for him and Harry as well.

"Let’s eat together. This is the first time I’ve seen so many delicious things!"

She smiled brightly.

Ron opened a packet of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, then looked curiously at Vesey.

"By the way, Mum told me that you and Harry are brother and sister, just like Fred and George...

"Ah, I forgot that you don’t know them. They’re my brothers, and they’re twins. There are seven children in my family. I also have a younger sister. Of course, she’s not as pretty as you."

Harry nodded proudly.

His sister was obviously the prettiest.

"Vesey is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen!"

he announced loudly.

Vesey sighed.

Pretending to be embarrassed, she said, "All right, don’t praise me like that. I’m actually very ordinary. My brother is the amazing one. I heard Headmaster Dumbledore say that my brother defeated Voldemort!"

"Hiss!"

Ron sucked in a sharp breath.

"Oh my God! You said that name!"

Harry looked at Ron in confusion.

"What did Vesey say?"

"Just... the name of that Dark Lord..."

Ron still looked at Vesey in disbelief.

Harry was even more confused.

"Can’t we say Voldemort’s name? When Hagrid told me his name, he stammered too. I thought he just had a stutter!"

Ron stared at Vesey and Harry with wide eyes.

These siblings are both incredible.

"That’s right. The reason you two can call him by his name must be because..."

Ron began, his voice filled with both fear and admiration.

But Vesey interrupted him.

"I can say Voldemort’s name, not because I’m brave, but because he killed my parents. He’s my enemy, so I can’t be afraid of him.

"If I can’t even say his name, then my parents would definitely regret giving birth to me..."

She paused, her voice becoming slightly dejected.

"Although... they don’t seem to have known that I existed in the first place."

Neither Harry nor Ron knew how to comfort her.

It was simply too difficult for them to imagine that no one had even known Vesey had been born.

"It’s all right. I’ll take care of you from now on!"

Harry said firmly.

Vesey immediately smiled brightly.

"I’ll protect my brother too!"

Ron, sitting beside them, was extremely envious.

"I really like your relationship. Fred and George would never say such sweet things to me. Even Ginny just calls me by my name."

Harry understood immediately.

"I have a cousin too, but I never call him ’brother.’ I only call him Dudley!"

Vesey pretended to be embarrassed.

"If you want, I can call you brother..."

Harry immediately interrupted her.

"No, Vesey. You can only call me brother!"

I just became the older brother. You think I’m going to share that with Ron? Dream on!

Ron sighed in disappointment.

He really wanted to hear Vesey call him brother.

But if Harry didn’t want her to, then forget it.

He took a rat out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

Pointing at the rat, he said to Vesey, "This is Scabbers. He’s Percy’s old pet. Now he’s mine."

His voice was slightly dejected.

Vesey comforted him.

"What’s the big deal? I don’t even have a pet right now! Besides, I think he’s very cute. Can I touch him?"

Ron quickly pushed Scabbers toward Vesey.

Vesey didn’t actually want to pick up the rat at all.

She just wanted to see an Animagus up close.

To keep Ron and Peter from noticing her disgust, she leaned closer to Scabbers, lightly touched the fur on his body, and immediately withdrew her hand.

"Wow, he’s really cute!"

Seeing that she seemed to like him, Ron wanted to put Scabbers into her arms.

Vesey was startled and immediately said:

"No, no, no. I can’t take away someone else’s beloved pet. He’s your pet, Ron. I think... if he likes me, I’ll hold him again. I want to respect his choice."

Ron was deeply embarrassed.

He had never thought about respecting Scabbers’ opinion.

Vesey had actually pointed it out to him.

"Thank you, Vesey. I never even thought of that."

Vesey smiled and said, "That’s right."

In reality, she carefully wiped her hand with a handkerchief under the table.

The moment she touched Peter, all she could think of was that bald, wretched man from the movie.

If she didn’t wipe her hand, she wouldn’t be able to eat.

The Weasley family actually eats and sleeps with Scabbers.

I wonder if they’ll throw up when they learn the truth.

At that moment, Vesey heard someone knocking on the compartment door.

"Come in!"

A round-faced boy with tears in his eyes walked inside.

"H-Hello. Did you see a toad?"

Vesey immediately knew who he was.

Neville Longbottom.

The second potential savior.

"No, but if we see it, we’ll bring it to you. By the way, which compartment are you in?"

Vesey asked.

She even took out a pen and paper and looked extremely serious.

Harry and Ron were both deeply impressed.

Vesey really is such a nice person!