Chapter 1: Neighbor Hermione, Bound to the Great Collector System

"My name is Kael'the Zephyr, formerly known as Zephyr Kai, and I live in a house in the suburbs of London. Next door to my house lives the Granger family. When I learned that Mr. Granger's daughter is called Hermione Jane Granger, I realized that I might be in a wizarding world."

"Oh! Considering that my mood swings often trigger supernatural phenomena, maybe the word 'maybe' should be removed - I have really traveled to a wizarding world!"

"Today marks the eleventh year since I traveled to the wizarding world. Just yesterday, July 14, 1991, I celebrated my eleventh birthday. And during these eleven years, I have spent every moment expecting two things to happen."

"The first thing I'm looking forward to is that my time traveler, Gold Finger, will appear soon; and the second thing I'm looking forward to is receiving the admission notice from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry—the beginning of a turning point in my destiny."

"Surprisingly, the two things I was looking forward to happened at the same time today!"

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The western suburbs of the foggy city, No. 33, Saint-Malo neighborhood.

The doorbell rang suddenly, and Zephyr, who was lying on the sofa reading a novel, calmly got up and opened the door.

"Hi! Good morning, Kyle."

"Good morning, Hermione," Zephyr replied with a smile.

"Allow me to introduce you to a lady who has something to say to you."

Hermione said excitedly, "The lady next to me, she comes from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is a great witch. You can call her Professor McGonagall. Oh, I know that whether it is a wizarding school or a witch, it sounds unbelievable, but you have to believe that I didn't mean to joke with you."

Zephyr followed Hermione's guidance and looked at the tall lady standing aside.

She wore square glasses, curly black hair tied into a high bun, and a dark green robe... There was a smile on her lips, and her overall expression was a bit serious - all in all, she was really no different from Professor McGonagall in his memory.

Her eyes were very deep, and she was staring at Zephyr for careful observation, as if she wanted to see through this little boy with black hair, black eyes, and a delicate face.

"Kael'thas Zephyr? You were born on July 14, 1980. I heard from Mrs. Granger that you have been living under the care of Ms. Anne Serira since you were three years old. Is this true?" Professor McGonagall asked seriously, as if to confirm something.

Zephyr shrugged and said casually, "Yes, when I was three years old, my parents died in a car accident. It was Grandma Anni who never left me and has been taking care of me until now."

As a time traveler, Zephyr could not escape the fate of becoming an orphan.

If there hadn't been a kind-hearted old nanny at home when his parents died, he might have had no choice but to spend his childhood in an orphanage like many time travelers.

"Oh! What a poor child," Professor McGonagall said pitifully. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't mention these past events, but I have to confirm your identity."

"You don't need to be like this, ma'am, I'm used to it."

Zephyr understands Professor McGonagall very well because the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission will only give the name and birthday of the young wizard, and other information needs to be confirmed by Hogwarts employees in person.

At this time, Zephyr had already guessed Professor McGonagall's intention. He couldn't wait to get the admission letter and had no intention of talking about ordinary things.

Professor McGonagall praised, "What a strong and good boy. Perhaps this letter is Merlin's compensation for you."

She said, handing Zephyr a letter with a wax seal, a shield, and a capital "H" surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake.

The front of the envelope reads:

City of London 33, Saint-Malo Street Mr. Kael'thas Zephyr received

Opening the envelope and taking out the letter paper, Zephyr pretended to be confused and read:

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(President of the International Federation of Wizards, First Class of the Order of Merlin, Archmage, and Chief Magician of the Wizengamot)

Dear Mr. Zephyr:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Attached is a list of required books and equipment.

The semester is scheduled to begin on September 1st.

We will be waiting for your owl to bring your reply before July 31st.

Vice-Chancellor

Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall

At this time, Hermione, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly said in a show-off manner, "Kyle, you may not know that there is magic in this world! You and I are both wizards! School starts on September 1st. Then we can go to school together... That day is really exciting. Oh, by the way, we also have to buy some school supplies. Did you see the list? It's on the second page of the letter. I didn't hear a lot of it. Said..."

But Zephyr didn't seem to hear these words because his attention was attracted by a strange voice.

[Ding! The big collector system is successfully bound. ]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the rare collectible "Hogwarts Admission Notice" and a drop of "Demon Blood" as a reward. ]

[All rewards are temporarily stored in the system space, and you can obtain the corresponding items by withdrawing them silently. ]