Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 643 Lovely
"No, no, nothing like that!" Hermione hurriedly denied, but the words were already out of her mouth and it was too late.

“You just said that you were going to help Professor Horace Slughorn refine Philosopher’s Stones, prepare for the NEWTs exams, and also prepare for the entrance exams for the regular magic university!” Ginny bluntly exposed her lie.

Hermione was speechless, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Even Harry didn't know what to say.

“Um… Ginnenneval… and… Luna,” Hermione said shyly, “Could you please keep this a secret? Don’t tell anyone that Horace Slughorn is forging the Philosopher’s Stone?”

“Of course!” Neville was the first to agree. “This matter must be very important. Don’t worry, we will keep it a secret.”

Ginny nodded as well.

Luna then raised her hand and made a zipping motion near her mouth to show that she would absolutely keep quiet.

"Th-thank you!" Hermione said, blushing. "I...I promised Tyella that I would never, ever tell anyone about this."

“Alright, now you’ve handed this heavy burden over to us,” Ginny said half-jokingly.

Hermione gave an awkward smile, while expressing her gratitude once again.

“But seriously, Hermione,” Harry suggested, since the matter was already out in the open, “I really suggest you give up on helping Tyella and Professor Slughorn with their work on the Philosopher's Stone.”

“But I already agreed, and I’ve already helped Professor Slughorn calculate a lot of data, relieving them of a lot of pressure,” Hermione said.

"Excuse me for being blunt, Hermione, but this job isn't something you can do alone. There are plenty of people who can take it, like Tierra, Tierra, Tierra, and Tierra again!" Ron seemed a little more relaxed and started to join in their conversation. "Anyway, there are several Tierras. They're definitely smarter and better than you. This job is taking up too much of your time and energy."

“Yes, Ron is right,” Harry agreed.

"Um," Hermione said, her face flushed, looking somewhat dejected. "But... but such a rare opportunity... it might never come again. I mean, the opportunity to work with a Potions Master and an Alchemy Genius, crafting Philosopher's Stones and receiving their guidance."

“Maybe,” Ron retorted again. “The Philosopher’s Stone is something that can turn lead into gold and brew the elixir of immortality. Nobody would ever want too many. Isn’t this the one Tiera was going to give to Nicholas Flamel as compensation? Maybe Horace will even forge another one himself someday. You could just come to him and offer to help him forge a Philosopher’s Stone. What, does he think he can refuse such a useful helper who’s offered up for free?”

"But...but but..." Hermione said through gritted teeth.

She knew Ron was telling the truth, but she was still furious to hear him say it in that tone.

“Mother always taught us to know what’s important and what’s not,” Ron said, bringing up Mrs. Weasley. “We should focus on what’s important first, not what’s unimportant. Obviously, Hermione is focused on the NEWTs exam and the regular magic college entrance exam, which are of utmost importance to you.”

“You need to rest,” Ron added. “Take a good look at your dark circles.”

"Hmm," Hermione replied reluctantly, "Okay, then I'll go find Tyella after Christmas and tell him that I want to launch the Philosopher's Stone crafting project first, and then focus on preparing for NEWTs and the regular magic university entrance exams."

“We still have time to rest,” Ron said.

"Yes, and I need to rest," Hermione nodded in reply. "I've been really tired lately."

"Boom boom boom——"

Just as they were about to start a conversation about something lighter, there was a sudden knock on the glass window of their private room, and everyone turned to look outside.

A sturdy, pretty girl with brown curly hair stood outside the window, breathing on the transparent glass car window.

After exhaling a cloud of mist as large as her face, Lavender Brown began writing words and patterns on the mist, stroke by stroke.

R love l
Then a big heart was wrapped around the outside of the word.

“I love you, little Ronnie,” Lavender said with a big smile, then ran off shyly.

The atmosphere inside the train compartment became extremely awkward.

“Lovely,” Lunalovegood said softly, then quickly looked down at the magazine in her hand.

"She's absolutely insane!" Ron exclaimed, as if he had been holding back for a long time. "She's been pestering me to kiss her all the time. My lips are practically worn down. Harry, look!"

"I...I believe you!" Harry quickly stepped back, then subtly pushed Ron away.

“Lovely,” Luna said softly again.

The Hogwarts Express seemed to be moving much faster, arriving at London train station in less than four hours, before dark.

This Christmas, Harry will return to Number Twelve Grimmauld Place to spend it with Sirius Black, as will Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.

Of course, also celebrating Christmas at Number Twelve Grimmauld Place were the Weasleys, who were scattered across various locations, as well as Lupin and Tonks—

These two are said to be dating now.

Of course, there's also Mad-Eye Moody, and the other members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Because of Tyrell's reforms and innovations, and Dumbledore's decentralization to some extent, the members of the Order of the Phoenix, apart from those holding government positions, are relatively idle.

As the saying goes, some are dying of drought while others are drowning in floods. Arthur Weasley, Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, George and Fred Weasley are so busy every day that they can't wait to go home to rest until the wee hours of the morning, and often they even sleep at their workplaces.

However, looking at Alastor Moody and Kingsley Shaker, these two former top Aurors, they can now only handle financial disputes and petty theft cases.

After all, all the more serious criminal cases were handled by Tierra, as well as the house-elf Aurors, vampire Aurors, werewolf Aurors, and some of the new Aurors who had just graduated from Hogwarts, whom Tierra had appointed.

After all, Tierra is building a society governed by the rule of law and promoting the unity of all intelligent magical races. In order to prevent cases involving racism from occurring, Tierra has stipulated a certain proportion of elf Aurors, vampire Aurors, werewolf Aurors, and wizard Aurors in the recruitment of new Aurors.

However, Tiera does not recruit indiscriminately. Adhering to the principle of "better to have none than to have bad ones," she only recruits qualified personnel and eliminates unqualified ones. As for the resulting manpower gaps...
Then let Tiera take over.

Anyway, seeing Tierra's face, no one dared to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)