Hogwarts Wasteland: The Witch from the Borderlands

Chapter 554 All Things Renewed

"The moon seems bigger and brighter."

As the morning mist rises from the shores of the Black Lake, a new day begins at Hogwarts.

Before the two moons had completely set, a pale dawn was already appearing in the east.

Some diligent young wizards have already gotten up and are going to participate in morning exercises, as suggested by the new Defense Defence professor, Remus Lupin.

Yes, the Defense Defence Department professor has changed again. Moody is too old; he's from Dumbledore's generation. During the Fairy War in Rheelland, he was seriously injured. Although not fatal, it did require him to recuperate for several months afterward.

This battle seemed to have dampened the old man's spirits. He began to accept his age and admitted that he could not keep up with the young people. After the school year ended, he submitted his resignation to McGonagall.

Now, his only job is as the Auror Trainer in New Hogsmeade. Young people who graduate from school and aspire to a career as Aurors still need to be trained by him.

James Potter took over as Headmaster of Gryffindor, and he performed well as Professor of Transfiguration, which was no easy feat to get even the strict Ms. Minerva to nod in approval.

The new professor of Anti-Witchcraft Technology Defense was Lupin, and his first action was to ask McGonagall to add morning exercises to the curriculum for all students.

"The children's physical fitness is too poor. They often still have magic in battle, but they are already panting and too tired to chant spells properly!" This is an experience he gained from observing the war.

Of course, such morning exercises are voluntary. By tracking attendance, Lu Ping will give better grades to those who have perfect attendance at the end of the semester, but he will not fail any child who did not participate.

However, it is said that Moody’s strongly supports this measure and is considering adding the new standard morning training assessment scores to future Auror recruitment.

Lupin has had a very successful year; he married Tonks in a flash after the war ended.

Recently, news broke that Tonks is pregnant, which has made the old werewolf feel like he's floating on air.

Ron got up unusually early; he had taken on a job for the Moonlit Society to find Mrs. Lockhart.

The younger students around him, who were going to their morning exercise, were talking about the changes in the moon. A smile appeared on his lips. Of course, they didn't know that it was because Hermione was waking up. The witch who had guided them through their growth and whose genius was outrageous was coming back.

For wizards, returning from the distant Magnethill to the Scottish Highlands was as simple as passing through a fireplace.

Although only a few days had passed since that small-scale war, the peaceful and tranquil life at Hogwarts felt like a lifetime ago.

Harry, Neville, and Draco—each of them has their own things to do.

Now in sixth grade, they are already getting involved in social affairs at a young age.

Besides his studies and the activities of the Moonlit Society, Harry also gradually became involved in his mother Lily's potions business. Although his potions skills were only considered good, they were enough to help Mrs. Potter review potions orders and to handle the inspection of raw materials and the settlement of transactions between potions masters.

As the son of the Potions Master, even if he can't become the new Potions Master, he should at least be able to help his mother keep things running. However, Harry himself would prefer to develop in the direction of Captain Auror.

Draco's status is now even more illustrious; he has completely won over the surviving sons of the former Malfoy Castle nobles, becoming the new leader and spokesperson for the once purebloods.

Of course, this wouldn't have been possible without Professor Slughorn's help. Now, in the new Hogsmeade, Draco handles all matters concerning the nobility, from inheritance to debt disputes, making him almost the busiest of the four boys.

As for Neville, who has the imposing title of Knight of the Holy Sword, he doesn't like to show his face in public. He spends his days either around Professor Sprout's herb garden or busy at Newt's breeding center.

He was the most low-key of the Four Horsemen, but the Longbottom family had a long and distinguished history. His grandmother would boast about her grandson to everyone she met, and even before he graduated, she was already arranging a suitable engagement for him.

Finally, there's Ron himself. Known as the Knight of a Hundred Wisdoms, he spent most of his time in the Round Table Hall. He gradually became involved in the intelligence analysis work of the Sparrow Institute, often sitting in the intelligence room for a whole day, discussing the evaluation and distribution of missions with Professor Figg and Filch.

The Weasleys' status in the wizarding world is steadily rising. Bill is engaged to Fleur, the living advertisement for Beauxbatons, and he himself is a rising star of the Order of the Phoenix and the head of the experimental spell research department at the new Hogsmeade.

Charlie's status at the Vesuvius dragon farm rose steadily, and he gradually became one of the most powerful managers.

George and Fred opened a shop specializing in novel alchemical products, selling all sorts of whimsical gadgets they invented, and surprisingly managed to snatch some market share from Beauxbatons, which was mass-producing products.

"Everyone is gradually maturing, and we have much less time to see each other now —"

Lost in thought, the moon quietly sank below the horizon, and the sun gradually rose.

The mission to find Mrs. Lockhart was sent to him by Hilmi. The mission was not highly rated, and Ron shouldn't have needed to take action. However, since it concerned his second-year professorship and involved the Aurora Messenger and the issue of population loss, he took the initiative to accept the mission and went to Hogsmeade to find the reclusive Mrs. Lockhart.

The city has changed dramatically compared to a year ago, and its size has expanded considerably.

The siphon effect of the largest wizarding city has caused the wizarding population of almost the entire British Isles to slowly converge here.

The crystalline pyroxene grew taller and was sculpted into magnificent giant sculptures by skillful fairies.

In fact, with Hermione's moonlight now shining across the globe, pyroxene crystals are no longer unique to this city. In all magically rich regions around the world, small crystal clusters with abundant pyroxene magic reserves are gradually growing. This is one of the characteristics of the Golden Moon gradually changing the world.

It was still early morning, but the whole city was already bustling with activity.

The bakery chimneys emitted a delightful aroma, and all sorts of workshops and shops opened their doors, their magically powered devices humming and beating.

The patrolling Auror, accompanied by a small squad of werewolves, walked from one end of the street to the other, while centaurs carried heavy loads of Forbidden Forest specialties, hawking their wares at rented street stalls.

There were even fishmen who carried round, aquarium-like headdresses filled with water, riding amphibious four-wheeled vehicles pulled by a kaleidoscope and Grindelwald, selling seafood and pearls while blowing horns. A watering can that constantly sprayed water hung above their heads to ensure that these aquatic creatures did not dry out in the sun.

Finally, there were the fairies. After the Battle of Rielland, for a long time, the relationship between the coexistence faction and humans also dropped to a freezing point.

Fortunately, both sides' leaders are rational enough, and with their persistent efforts to promote integration, the wizards and Muggles in the city are now able to view them rationally.

The number of fairies is too small for them to handle the entire city's construction industry. Apart from taking on some construction and alchemy orders, their main business now is developing tourism.

As the only remaining goblin cave in the open, Wen Yu's Gringland attracts a large number of wizards and Muggles. Everyone who comes to New Hogsmeade doesn't mind spending another ticket to take a trip to the goblin kingdom through the Grand Portkey.

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