As the eldest son of the Weasley family, Bill Weasley may not have had many appearances in the original books, but he was definitely a role model for the entire Weasley family.

If Eliana remembered correctly, according to the original records, during his time at Hogwarts from 1982 to 1989, Bill was an outstanding student no less than Tom Riddle. He achieved twelve "Outstanding" grades in his O.W.L.s exams (even Hermione didn't get twelve), and served as Head Boy in his sixth and seventh years.

Not only that, if everything went according to the original timeline, Bill Weasley would eventually marry Fleur Delacour, a star student from Beauxbatons Academy with Veela blood, making him a true winner in life.

Most importantly, due to the storm Eliana had stirred up, she now had some wonderful connections with Bill Weasley, who had already graduated from Hogwarts.

In a strict sense, this relationship was even more stable than her relationship with Cho Chang as a fellow student.

Since leaving Hogwarts, Bill Weasley had been working as a Curse-Breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank in Egypt until Voldemort's resurrection a few years later, when he requested a transfer back to England to take care of his family and participate in the Order of the Phoenix.

"Hmm, speaking of which, Bill seems to be one of the few wizards who can independently cast the Fidelius Charm. I've been so busy acquiring the assets of Gringotts Wizarding Bank that I almost forgot about this extremely outstanding magical prodigy."

The supreme Goblin Queen of Gringotts tapped the test paper in her hand, muttering thoughtfully.

"I should mention it when I reply next week. I can consider promoting him to the core management team. It would be best if he's willing to return to England, so Percy won't become too arrogant..."

Undoubtedly, the Weasley family was a surprisingly wonderful treasure trove of talent.

With Arthur Weasley taking over as the chief technical consultant of the "Hyperion," it more or less represented the Weasley family's commitment to destiny. Coupled with their membership in the Order of the Phoenix and the three boys' fixed writing contracts with *The Quibbler*, their political background was indeed impeccable.

Percy Weasley might still have some hidden dangers, but if Bill Weasley, his older brother, could come home more often, Percy probably wouldn't become so inflated in the face of his super scholar and former Head Boy.

Of course, these were things to consider later.

These were all original questions; failing to get full marks would be a sin...

Eliana sorted the papers slightly, looking proudly at the exam papers from seven years ago in front of her. A confident look appeared on her face—if it were after the curriculum reform next semester, she might not be so confident in surpassing "Hermione 'Calculating Machine' Granger," but in the last year before her cheat code expired, heh heh...

Speaking of which, should she take this opportunity to make a big profit?

Anyway, there was no loss in trying, but if she succeeded by chance...

Eliana's eyes flashed as she thoughtfully looked at the past exam papers spread all over the floor. It would be such a pity if these secret treasures of Hogwarts expired. She must not waste the hard work of the upperclassmen.

...

That night, in the Gryffindor common room.

"W-What? What did you just say?!"

Hermione, who was about to ask Eliana about her recent study progress, suddenly froze, looking at the silver-haired little Loli in front of her in disbelief. After a long period of blankness, she gradually came back to her senses, her lips trembling slightly as she repeated.

"You're planning to apply for the skip-grade exam at the end of this year, completing a total of twelve courses from first to fourth year, including both elective and core courses, and all the written exams?!"

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Eliana nodded, answering in a light tone with a maple syrup-covered pine nut pancake in her mouth.

"But Hermione, you don't have to worry. Our bet won't be affected. Those other subjects are just challenges I've given myself for fun. Anyway, quickly try these maple syrup pancakes. They're very good."

Compared to other common high-calorie syrup pancakes, maple syrup with a lower sugar content was undoubtedly the most suitable choice as a snack when craving something sweet at night. In order to maintain her and her little wings' figures, these maple syrups were all top-quality red maple syrups that had been painstakingly purchased from Canada.

Although the pancakes didn't look as cute as cookies, nor as gorgeous as cheesecakes, and didn't have the rich wheat flavor of bread, the thick and porous pancakes could absorb and carry the viscous syrup perfectly, allowing people to enjoy that feeling of overflowing satisfaction in one bite.

More importantly, considering the unique style of English cuisine, Eliana had added a little lemon honey to this batch of imported high-quality maple syrup to harmonize the flavor, adding a touch of sweet and sour to the unique maple flavor.

In addition, the pine nuts dotted on the slightly browned pancakes played a finishing touch, adding a bit of crispy joy to the originally soft and squishy, marshmallow-like pancakes.

"...No, I don't have an appetite right now."

Hermione Granger glanced at the hot maple syrup pine nut pancake on the small table, answering in a stiff tone.

That detestable white-haired ball had run off again! Lost again!

Ever since hearing Eliana's decision, Hermione Granger's mind had been filled with thoughts like these. The joy of secretly previewing the second-year curriculum had now completely dissipated, leaving only a strong sense of unhappiness and frustration.

Before tonight, she had once thought that she finally had a chance to have a fair showdown with Eliana, using the final exams as the battlefield, using their quills and wands to compete and see who was the smartest little witch in the first year.

However, she didn't expect that before she even stepped onto the "battlefield," she would receive this bad news in advance.

Hermione Granger had no doubts about the truth of Eliana's words.

Because, to some extent, the two were actually very similar in terms of learning. Since Eliana had decided to take the higher-grade exams early, she must have been more than 80% sure—but challenging all the exams for four grades, a total of twelve courses, at once was too sudden for Hermione.

Having just fully mastered the first-year curriculum, self-studied the first volume of *Advanced Mathematics*, and roughly previewed the second-year curriculum, little Hermione originally thought that she had finally gotten a little closer to Eliana Kaslana. However, when she looked up confidently, she found that unknowingly, the white-haired ball who ate, drank, slept, and played every day could actually skip four grades in one go?! This white-haired ball must not be human, right?!

Wait! That's not right! It doesn't make sense!

Eliana didn't have that much time to preview the curriculum. She must have taken some shortcuts!

Just then, Hermione's mind suddenly recalled what Hagrid had said to her in the afternoon when they were chatting idly. She had originally thought it was a strange thing he said to avoid his heavy review schedule—

"There's a...easier...way to...handle exams...handle?"

Could it be...

Hermione suddenly raised her head, looking at Eliana, who was mindlessly eating maple pancakes.

"Eliana, you're not planning to cheat, are you?!"

"Eh?"

Raising her head, looking at the pair of bright brown eyes close at hand, Eliana was slightly startled. The little ahoge on her head quickly stood up, shuddering as if she had been electrocuted. She then blinked in confusion.

"What are you talking about, Hermione...cheat? How is that possible? There are so many professors watching!"

As expected—

Hermione Granger looked solemnly at the little ahoge that had stood up due to shock. The suspicion in her eyes grew stronger. According to the experience she and Hannah had summarized, the white-haired ball in this state was most likely lying.

However, when facing this cunning white-haired ball, it would be too naive to try to get the truth out of her through language directly. If she wasn't careful, she might instead arouse her vigilance, which would be counterproductive.

Hermione raised an eyebrow inscrutably, not choosing to expose Eliana's nervousness immediately.

Ever since witnessing the magical world's public trial of Peter Pettigrew, and learning about how Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, Harry's father James Potter, and the unknown Mr. Lupin were related through the subsequent newspapers, the witches and wizards of Hogwarts were deeply touched.

For Hermione, Hannah, and Luna, this feeling and sense of deja vu was even more obvious.

With a semester of spending every day together, their relationship had long surpassed that of mere playmates. When they discovered that someone was going astray, as her best friend, she had to find a way to pull Eliana back from the wrong path, no matter what.

Of course, when the target of the rescue operation was Eliana, it was definitely not enough to rely on her alone. According to the "Nanamo" group's summarized experience, to deal with this white-haired ball, they had to gather everyone's strength.

"It seems I have to secretly discuss it with Luna and Hannah tomorrow. Luna's premonitions are sometimes quite accurate, and in terms of directly persuading Eliana or interrogating her, we still have to rely on Hannah to restrain Eliana's energy first..."

Glancing at Eliana, who was still pretending to be innocent, Hermione smiled slightly. Her face slowly relaxed, and she didn't continue to question her. Instead, she casually picked up a pink fruit-filled macaron next to the maple syrup pine nut pancake and put it in her mouth.

Compared to pancakes, this macaron filled with fresh raspberries, rose cream, and lychee was more to her liking.

Hermione gently bit into the pink fruit-filled macaron in her hand, savoring the refreshing and slightly sour taste of raspberries and the sweetness of lychee, which were integrated by the rose cream, along with the wonderful flavor of the almond macaron cookie. She looked at the white-haired ball in front of her with a meaningful look—the three of them working together could definitely save the white-haired ball.

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Chapter 2!! Holy moly!!!

Warning again!! After reading this chapter, you might be a little hungry, so it's not recommended to read it at night, otherwise you'll easily gain weight!