Hogwart’s Certain Professor Of Magic

"Yeah, I know it sounds stupid," Hermione sighed, "but my mother asked me to send at least two letters back every month. It was difficult for me to compile For proper reason, this is not your Divination homework—"

"Why didn't I know this happened? You never borrowed Harry's Hedwig or my Pigwidgeon." Ron asked.

"Because I used the school's public owl-don't interrupt!" Hermione stopped at the door of the common room, "Well-you know, the two of us are not as famous as Harry's combined. With a little finger, I easily found the newsletter that only mentioned Harry's name and sent it back home."

Harry's face was suddenly embarrassed.

Ron glared at her and said grimly: "Many thanks to remind you, your analogy is great."

"The problem is, I don't know what to do now." Hermione said helplessly, "Maybe to apply for cancellation from Professor McGonagall—"

"Don't!" Harry said hurriedly, "You better tell them the truth, I think they will not want to miss this important moment. "

Ron also agreed with Harry. "Think about it, if next year they learn all this from the clerk at Flourish & Blotts, their daughter participated in a dangerous event with a very high mortality rate... They will definitely hunt you down to the ends of the earth. , At least I will send a Howler."

"Oh, they won't." Hermione said lightly, "They threaten me at best and will not help me straighten my teeth."

In the portrait at the door, Violet, who came as a guest, bit her ear at the fat lady, "Do the Gryffindors always talk like this?"

"I'm just a portrait." The fat lady shrugged and said.

"Banana fried dough." Hermione's face was slightly red, "password is banana fried dough."

"My favorite." The fat lady said with a smile, portrait Move away in front of them. When they walk in, they can still hear the fat lady talking to her good friend, "The students of Gryffindor are very good, except for a bit like no one else..."

After they entered the common room , Ron said dissatisfied, "Is she talking about herself? You should really ask, how she sings the opera without anyone else, uh, it's better not to ask-she also included me in the opera."

Harry couldn't help laughing. Ron had sneaked into classroom 7 to try to get an invitation card to prepare for the champion. This incident was written by the fat lady into her new song.

Fred and George commented on the song afterwards. They agreed that the fat lady had the problem that the literati habitually praised the major event-if the protagonist was not their younger brother, they thought it was King Arthur when he was young Of adventures.

Sitting on the chair, Hermione turned over the textbook, but she couldn't write a word. Before turning off the lights, she finally made a decision, "You are right, I will write to home tomorrow."

……

Felix flips through the newspaper of the new day , Today’s front page headline is "Trouble-ridden! Ministry of Magic in public opinion vortex".

"Since the current Minister of Magic Cornelius · Fudge broke the bribery scandal at the beginning of the month, he has been in the vortex of public opinion. Fudge's dealings with multiple pure-blood families is already public. Secretly, he has shown off his personal friendship with those ancient families more than once, and used their tangled and complicated network and influence to stabilize his power.

Fudge has repeatedly reiterated that he did not use power for personal gain.

'I did receive some generous donations, and they were used for a good cause! I can show evidence, you don’t know how much energy I put into the Quiddich World Cup and the competition!'

But when the reporter asked about the contributions of former Department of International Magical Cooperation Director Stinchcombe · Crouch and Department of Magical Games and Sports Director Ludo · Bagman, Minister Fudge avoided it. Don’t talk about it.

Five months after the appearance of Dark Mark, the Ministry of Magic didn’t come up with much convincing except for covering the arrest warrant of a dead person with Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. This can not help but ask us whether our minister is really suitable to stay in that position? Is his ability half of what he brags about?

The reporter then interviewed several people and their opinions It seems to represent a certain trend.

The editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler" Xenophilius · Lovegood declared that our minister has a secret army composed entirely of Heliopa-they are said to be a kind of flame spirit, full of fire The huge monster can burn everything to perfection. This army will play an important role at a critical moment, and of course it does not rule out secretly solving competitors;

Guesta, the director of the wizard examination administration ·Professor Macchiban said that Fudge's first few years in office was like Dumbledore's tail,'Of course, after his power was stabilized, he completely fell to the pure-blood family.'

Tibelu, the veteran of Wizengamot Ogden’s evaluation of Cornelius Fudge is not high. He prefers to call it "Lucky Fudge" because he took over as Ministry of Ma. The person with the highest voice in gic suddenly broke the scandal that his family was Death Eater. But if combined with the testimony of Mr. Lovegood, maybe Fudge has more than one secret army.

In addition, the imprisonment of the former Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation is also extremely suspicious. The reporter found that he was sentenced to life imprisonment initially. No one knows whether this was a blow from a political opponent, but Wizengamot a few days ago. Stinchcombe Crouch was arraigned secretly and the sentence was changed to three years for the crime of using power for personal gain and abusing public power. "

......

"Nonsense! "Fudge said furiously in the office. He gnashing teeth said the name above: "Lovegood, Macchiban, and Ogden, it's good..."

"Minister," Umbridge squinted. With loose eyes, he said in a deadly tone: "These clowns' words can't shake your position at all. They don't have any evidence! "She said with a smile, "On the contrary, you can hold them accountable." "

"What can I do? The mouth grows on them—" Fudge looked hesitant.

"Isn’t it easy to find faults, especially Macchiban and Ogden, they both work in the Ministry of Magic, as long as we slightly—" Umbridge suddenly shut his mouth, and his broad toad-like face turned to the door, and said in a soft voice, "Yaxley? You seem to be a different person when you come back from vacation. You should knock on the door first. "

"Sorry, Minister. Yaxley said, without any apologetic expressions on his face, "I am anxious to send a document, which is the list of guards for the third task of the competition. Scrimgeour and Ms. Bones have already signed it, so I'm leaving you. "He slowly walked forward, put the documents in his hand on the table, and looked at the silent two people from the outside of his eyes.

He slowly retracted his arms, stood up straight, and said, "You know, I happened to hear your conversation. "

Fudge's eyes widened.

"I am yours, Minister. Yaxley said soothingly at once.

"Are you my person?" "Fudge repeated. He stared at the opposite side with an inquiring gaze, and while taking out quill, he signed the document without looking at it. "Dolores makes sense. You seem to be a different person. You don't usually say that. . "

Yaxley shrugged. "The situation is different, Minister. I stood neutral before, but... I thought a lot during the two days of vacation. I think it's time to make a choice. "

"You are because of Felix Haip--"

"Not only, Minister," Yaxley said, "not only because of him." This is not a personal grievance, but a confrontation between two different camps-pure blood and non-pure blood. I smell the breath before the decisive battle. Haip is acting as a fierce pawn. If he does nothing, maybe several decades later. We will all disappear. "He became particularly talkative today. "As one of the twenty-eight pure-blood families, although the Yaxley family has fallen, the foundation of pure blood has never been wealth, but inheritance since the ancient magic contract... To this day, the Yaxley family receives a dividend every year. Although the number is small, I can use this contract to enter the door of any pure-blood family. "

"Wait! Gringotts should be counted as one? "Fudge said slowly, "I've seen some information. At that time, when we fought Goblin the most intense, both sides suffered heavy losses. Some families contributed to peace talks, and the Goblins also gained a special status. "

Yaxley laughed, did not speak.

"Which families are standing behind you?" "Fudge said that he suddenly became interested. Because of the previous revelations, one third and his close family had left him. Without the support of these people, his insecurity reached a culmination.

"It's not important. "Yaxley said mysteriously, but Fudge didn't dare to look down upon him this time. Fudge's mind flashed the names of families, especially those with the most fierce attitude towards muggle, even though they were in the last war. The loss was heavy, but unity is also a powerful force.

"Who is your goal? Fudge asked.

Yaxley's expression was a little surprised. "Come on," Fudge said impatiently, "Don't say you have no conditions. "

Yaxley showed a smile.

"Dear Minister Fudge, have you ever played wizard chess? "He said softly, "The most annoying pawn on the chessboard is the pawn that touches the opponent's bottom line. It will rise to a Knight, a bishop, a castle, and even...a rambling queen. "

"No way! Fudge exclaimed, "You don't know how strong his offensive is, and Dumbledore will definitely protect him—"

"Then use the most legitimate reason," Yaxley said, and he saw Reading Fudge, "Minister, don't forget, you represent the order of the British magic circle. As long as the reason is sufficient, even Dumbledore will be of use to you. "

"Justified reasons. "Fudge looked thoughtful and handed him the signed documents.

……

"Fudge still has to find a good reason to get rid of the stage. "Felix sighed, put away the newspaper. He knows that the previous approach can only disgust Fudge at best, making his public evaluation lower, and the'Future World' company can also take the opportunity to get out of trouble.

But I want to bring Fudge down in a short time, unless Voldemort is standing at the door of Ministry of Magic and having a party. Or he kills the door.

If this happens, Dumbledore is definitely the first one to refuse. Everything he has now will be in vain, the professorship, the Order of Merlin, Wizengamot membership, the'future world' company, and the people he knows...

"Is there any way to do it once and for all? "Felix pondered. He and Fudge's ideas were surprisingly consistent. They were afraid that they would be harmed if the tiger would fail.

At this time, a knock on the door sounded. "Come in." "Felix said, the door opened, and a furry head poked out from the outside.

"Hi, Professor," Hermione flashed in.

"You want to borrow Nick Flamel Mr.'s information about Time-Turner? "After hearing Hermione's explanation, Felix asked with interest, "Why?" "

"Oh, uh—" Hermione looked at him hesitantly.

Felix smiled and let a few plates of fruit preserves fly out of the far cabinet and land on the small table. On, "Did you make up your reasons? "

Hermione sat on the sofa very discouraged.

"That's it, the Christmas present Warren gave me—that broken Time-Turner, maybe... Probably... it is possible to fix it, I want to try it. "

Felix looked at her in surprise.

"So, did you find the energy of time?" "

"Time energy? what is that? "Hermione stared wide-eyed, I was very excited, and sure enough, every time I came to teach here, there would be new gains, and she heard a new vocabulary.

"I named it myself," Felix said. "Well, to be precise, it was Mr. Nick Flamel's notes that inspired me. "He recites:

"Time-Turner contains a unique energy, hidden in every gravel in the hourglass. They themselves are the most sophisticated containers. This is the conclusion drawn by'I' after repeated disassembly and attempts to repair. Unfortunately, I have no way to verify. Maybe there will be answers to the questions in the Department of Mysteries of Britain Ministry of Magic..."

"Wait! Department of Magical Affairs? "Hermione said in surprise, "I've heard this name. In...in the Quiddich World Cup camp, Mr. Weasley mentioned the silent people working there. "

Felix praised the place nodded.

"So the time energy is hidden in the Department of Mysteries? Asked Hermione.

"I'm not sure, Miss Granger. "Felix said, "The Department of Mysteries is the most mysterious department of the Ministry of Magic. Mr. Nick Flamel spent a lot of time—perhaps longer than a normal person's life—to explore the secrets of time. But he lacked the most crucial thing, that is time itself. "

Hermione felt like she was surrounded by a solemn atmosphere, her voice involuntarily lightened, "I have tried time travel many times, during the Third Year. "

"The longest retrospective time that will not cause serious damage to the traveler and time itself is five hours. It requires a spell called the'Hour Reversal Curse'-this is The information obtained by Mr. Nick Flamel, but neither he nor I am seriously suspicious of this statement, because it means stable manufacturing of Time-Turner technology. And a lot of facts have proved that the total number of Time-Turner is getting less and less..."

"Then why are they still—"

"Send to students? Felix asked with a smile.

Hermione tapped nodded lightly.

"I guess it may be of little use, and they also need students to use Time-Turner data to This conducts minimal research. "He stood up, walked into the back room, and came out after a while. Felix held a magic handwritten note in his hand. "These are some cases that Nick has collected. If you want to change the time, you will get backlash. Once the energy that protects you disappears. , The results are often not wonderful. "

"Heloise Mintarb used Time-Turner in her day to go back five centuries, and a serious mistake occurred in the middle. Until the energy in the converter is exhausted, it will be ejected by time. She suffered severe damage to her body and died in St. Mungo's not long after. This is not the first trial conducted by the Ministry of Magic, but it is the last, and the related trials have ceased since then. "

"She is from the Ministry of Magic? "Hermione asked sharply.

"Silent man, I guess so. "Felix said, "In addition to the impact on herself, the time disorder has also spread to the outside world. She has severely changed the life trajectory of some people, turning them into people who have never been born. And-in the next few days after she was ejected, the first Tuesday lasted for two and a half days, and Thursday was only four hours... The Ministry of Magic had to use an asteroid that never existed in history. People who passed away paid a huge price for this. "

Hermione's expression was extremely surprised. "I saw from the book that a rare celestial phenomenon occurred at the end of the nineteenth century, which not only caused the extreme day and the subsequent heavy rain, but also caused a large number of people to be transient. The sense of time is confused, the instrument malfunctions..."

Felix shrugged, "Fortunately, the technology was not developed in that era, and the rain was continuous... I suspect that the rain was also caused by the Ministry of Magic. "

Hermione feels that some of her ideas have been subverted.

"So, why do you think you have the possibility of fixing Time-Turner? "

"Harry has an hourglass obtained from Valen, from the altar of Horcrux hidden in Herpo the Foul..."

"Valen? "

At this time, Warren came out of the bedroom and heard someone call it. He couldn't help but lifts the head questioningly, "Haw? "