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England, London, Diagon Alley.

Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, a favorite among children.

"Would you like any inscription on the cake, Professor Dumbledore?"

"Just write—Happy 11th Birthday, Eileen Caslana—that'll do."

Without a doubt, the Hogwarts kitchens could certainly make a birthday cake, but if that were the case, Eileen, as the head chef, would immediately know they were preparing a birthday gift for her, which would diminish the surprise somewhat.

You see, while in the eyes of most professors, Eileen is, at best, a student with excellent culinary skills, considerable talent, and worthy of special attention, with, at most, some surprising magical abilities and whimsical ideas.

Even though she currently appears to be in control of the Hogwarts kitchens, it is only a right temporarily granted to her by the school, which can be revoked at any time—ultimately, she doesn't seem to be fundamentally different from the male and female student prefects of Hogwarts.

However, for Dumbledore and Grindelwald, Eileen, who suddenly appeared in their line of sight, can be said to carry the hope of Hogwarts, and even the entire magical world, as a rising star and heir.

Especially Gellert Grindelwald, who had experienced the Nurmengard Castle incident, almost treats Eileen as half of his own granddaughter, while Albus Dumbledore is slightly different, but not by much.

Therefore, Dumbledore and Grindelwald came to Diagon Alley specifically to order a birthday cake for Eileen.

"This level of exquisiteness should satisfy that child."

Looking at the beautiful cake in the shape of Hogwarts Castle in front of him, Albus Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction, thoughtfully pursed his lips slightly, blinked, and added to the clerk.

"If possible, please add a little more raspberry jam."

In all fairness, on such a lighthearted and joyful day, Dumbledore, as the cake giver, felt that he could get a considerable share of the birthday cake, so he might as well adjust the taste to his own liking first.

"Hey, Albus, give me some more Galleons."

Just as Dumbledore was thinking about what other fruits to add, he suddenly felt someone pat his shoulder.

Turning his head, he saw Gellert Grindelwald holding a delicately wrapped long strip of cloth, grinning sheepishly.

"That Nimbus 2000 set is a bit more expensive than I thought. The money you gave me earlier was just for the broom, not including the care box, posters, and replacement parts."

Although Grindelwald had already given Eileen a small pet, strictly speaking, it was only just a tie with Dumbledore—after all, the child's first owl was given by Dumbledore.

Therefore, an extra birthday present naturally needed to be added.

"By the way, Albus..." Grindelwald counted the coins Dumbledore gave him, and then asked curiously, "Aren't you worried that the little girl will cause trouble at school while you're away?"

"Don't worry, today is her birthday. Who would actively cause trouble on their own birthday?"

Dumbledore shook his head with a smile, his expression particularly relaxed.

"And if nothing unexpected happens, they should be going to Hagrid's this afternoon to play with Fluffy, and with Severus' shrinking potion, Fluffy, transformed into a small puppy, doesn't have to worry about any trouble."

"That's true, things have been unusually quiet these days, I'm not used to it..."

Grindelwald thought about it carefully, and nodded in agreement. Since Eileen focused her main energy on studying and *The Quibbler*, he and Dumbledore had finally been able to sleep peacefully these past few nights.

"Alright, let's hurry back after we buy the things. Don't keep the child waiting too long."

"Wait a minute, are we going straight back to your office, or to Hagrid's?"

"Let's go back to the headmaster's office first. It's better not to be too ostentatious, otherwise other students will have opinions."

"Alright, your call."

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Meanwhile, at Hagrid's hut.

There isn't really much to tell about Fluffy's story.

After all, according to Rubeus Hagrid, he bought the three-headed dog Fluffy from a Greek wizard he met in a pub last year, and the total amount of time they've spent together is only a little over a year.

Moreover, Fluffy at that time could no longer be considered a "small" dog in the true sense of the word.

However, compared to the giant with an abnormally large physique, Fluffy, who he could still hold and easily knock down with his fists at that time, could barely be described with the word "childhood."

And the whole process of building trust was much more difficult than for someone like Eileen who had an "old grandpa" helping her cheat.

"...Later, it was actually at the beginning of this year that Professor Dumbledore asked me to have Fluffy guard... Oh! Damn it, I can't say this. As for what happened after that, Eileen knows more than I do."

Hagrid said halfway, suddenly bit his tongue with alertness, and forcibly changed the subject.

"By the way, what was Fluffy guarding before?" Hermione asked with a curious expression.

"This is a Hogwarts top secret! None of your business, and don't ask anymore."

Hagrid put down the teapot heavily, and interrupted in a somewhat annoyed gruff voice.

"If you don't want to be expelled from school, you better follow Professor Dumbledore's advice and stay away from that forbidden corridor on the third floor. Anyway, I won't tell you anything..."

"It's actually the Sorcerer's Stone, Mr. Nicolas Flamel's."

Before Hagrid could finish speaking, Eileen rubbed the chubby belly of the Little Luwei—as if recognizing its own position, this three-headed puppy had completely given up struggling—and casually continued to answer Hermione's questions.

"If you don't know what the Sorcerer's Stone is, you can look up books related to alchemy. Most of them will talk about it. Don't look at me like that, Hagrid—"

Eileen glanced at Hagrid, who looked shocked, and said in a calm tone,

"A lot of this content is written on the back of Professor Dumbledore's Chocolate Frog cards. You can guess it if you pay a little attention. And don't forget, I'm the potions teaching assistant. Don't worry, everyone here has no interest in the Sorcerer's Stone."

"Ahem, ahem. Um, yes... Well, but this matter still needs to be kept secret."

Hagrid coughed violently, and said quickly with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Yes! You know that there are many bad people in the magical world. If people know that the Sorcerer's Stone is hidden in Hogwarts, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. How about we talk about something else..."

"Something else? Sure."

Eileen raised her eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"By the way, Hagrid, why don't you tell us about the story of the Acromantula? I remember you raised Acromantula, right?"

Speaking of which, she had always been curious about which was more powerful, the fire-breathing Cerberus or the legendary terrifying Acromantula.

As for the topic of Acromantula, with the discovery of the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets, it was no longer a very confidential story. After all, in a few weeks, Hagrid might return to school to start teaching, so these questions were naturally not considered anything.

"Acromantula..."

Speaking of this topic, a look of nostalgia appeared in Hagrid's eyes—he was too familiar with this.

"Okay, then I'll tell you all about the story of the Acromantula. Eileen is right, many years ago, I raised an Acromantula named Aragog..."

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