The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 421 Building a Theme Park

No matter how lively the night, it will eventually pass.

The next morning.

After a night of fermentation, the story of the three Gryffindors spread throughout the entire castle.

As the principal, Professor McGonagall was no exception.

But upon first hearing the details of the punishment, she suppressed a smile and pursed her lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

However, sometimes this silence is precisely a very clear statement.

……

At the same time.

Ino sat quietly in her office, her gaze subtly drifting to the alarm clock beside her.

Saturday morning at eight o'clock.

It's also the weekly meeting time for the Mechanical Magic Club.

Looking at the room full of about a dozen young faces, Ino was suddenly reminded of the scene when she first participated in the Transformation Club.

And the people present were the owners of the dozen or so excellent assignments that had been placed on the table earlier.

Knock! Knock knock!

In the quiet office, there was another knock on the door.

"Sorry, Professor! I overslept..." As the door opened, a disheveled, energetic girl walked in.

The girl's face was obscured by her thick brown hair, but the blue trim on her robe revealed that she was a Ravenclaw girl.

"Come in quickly, Miss Smick!"

Ino didn't seem to care at all about the club's lateness.

This isn't a formal class, and there's no need to worry about being late; it's essentially a private club. He said at the very first gathering that if anyone didn't want to come, they could simply not come anytime, without even needing a formal explanation.

Ino's nonchalance only made Smick feel more ashamed.

She had set her alarm, but after falling asleep last night, someone secretly took it away, causing her to be inexplicably late.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, I'm going to take you through a practical course today."

Looking at the expectant little wizards below, Ino chuckled and snapped his fingers.

Phoenix Keriber suddenly appeared in the room.

……

Screaming Shack

Located on the outskirts of Hogsmeade Village, it is the infamous haunted house.

But in reality, it was just an abandoned house, dilapidated inside and out. The rooms were covered in dust, the walls were mottled, and the furniture inside looked smashed, with a broken leg on a stool in the foyer.

In the original story, Lupin was bitten by a werewolf when he was young, and his parents once thought he would be unable to go to school.

However, Dumbledore personally visited Lupin's home, inviting him to study at Hogwarts, and arranged for Lupin to transform monthly at the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade, a safe and secluded place protected by various spells. Therefore, almost headless Nick Fury said that no one could enter the shack, not even the ghosts of Hogwarts.

Madam Pomfrey would take Lupin through the Willow of Men and into the Screaming Shack before his monthly transformation. Since there were no humans around to attack Lupin during his transformation, he had to scratch himself to scream.

And that is the origin of the Screaming Shack.

For so many years, the villagers of Hogsmeade had believed that the screams and howls were coming from ghosts. Dumbledore even encouraged the spread of the rumors to prevent others from approaching the Screaming Shack.

When James, Sirius, and Peter Pettigrew have mastered the Animagus, they will also come to the Shrieking Shack to accompany Lupin in his transformation.

However, for safety reasons, there are no usable doors or windows in the Screaming Shack; its only entrance is the passageway beneath the Whomping Willow in the Hogwarts Playground.

……

Ino didn't remember the Screaming Shack either.

But one day, when he saw a few little guys crawling out from under the willow tree, he remembered that there was a hidden place here.

After consulting with Professor McGonagall and discovering that the Shrieking Shack was not Hogwarts property, he sent a letter to the Ministry of Magic and legally acquired it for three thousand Galleons.

It's worth mentioning that the current Minister of Magic is no longer Fudge, but Amelia Bornes, the former Head of the Department of Law Enforcement.

After successfully buying the Screaming Shack, Ino gave it a good makeover.

Among these, the extension spell became of paramount importance.

To be honest, of all the spells, he always felt that the Extension Spell was underestimated, especially after seeing Newt's box.

present.

A dozen or so young wizards, with the help of the phoenix, arrived at a vast space.

An endless expanse of lush greenery.

At the edge of the meadow stood a majestic snow-capped mountain, the drifting snowflakes creating a striking contrast with the Rhineland at that moment.

"Merlin! Where have we been brought here?" Smick exclaimed, looking at the scene before him.

"Maybe it's abroad..."

"If you ask me, Phoenix's Phantom Shift ignores distance..."

Hearing the cacophony of voices, Ino did not offer any answers.

Because before everything was built, he didn't intend for anyone to know that this was the expanded Scream Shack.

Once, after inheriting the magic of ice and snow, he had thought about building an ice and snow paradise.

After all, Muggles have theme parks, but looking at the wizarding world, there doesn't seem to be any large-scale entertainment area like this.

The Shrieking Shack is now the best choice, located in Hogsmeade’s only wizarding community and connected to Hogwarts.

If managed well, it could attract wizards from Europe and even the world to vacation here.

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at the same time.

After some discussion, the dozen or so young wizards, unable to reach a consensus, all turned their gaze to the professor standing to the side.

"This place will become an amusement park, a fairytale park..." Ino looked at the students in front of her.

After the explanation, all the young wizards present suddenly felt a greater sense of mission.

"Now, use your creativity to make magic lamps. Don't hold back, just make them however you like. You can leave your names on the lampposts later, and of course, you'll get paid..."

As he spoke, Ino took out a money bag with the Gringotts logo from his pocket, opened the bag and hundreds of Galleons and Sickles floated in mid-air.

Considering the size of the place, Ino waved his hand again as he presented the payment.

At the same time, several 'vehicles' also appeared around the young wizard.

Flying brooms, flying carpets, gentle unicorns, even miniature fire dragons...

After a brief moment of surprise, all the young wizards ran towards their favorite mode of transportation.

Among them, the girls preferred the beautiful unicorn, while the boys chose the fire dragon, and the least likely would choose the flying carpet.

The once highly sought-after flying broomsticks are now completely ignored...

……

As the young wizards walked further and further away, a soft chaise lounge covered in velvet appeared behind Ino.

Actually, besides the amusement park, he also had a hidden idea in his mind: to find an opportunity to visit the city of Scarlet Rose.

Flesh and blood combined with alchemy, and then replenished with the elixir of immortality from the Philosopher's Stone.

Perhaps one day we can really build a fairy tale park and bring all the characters from fairy tales to life.

Sitting on the recliner, Ino spread out her hands, and several books appeared in her palms.

The beautifully colored cover reflects a unique brilliance in the morning sunlight, and the text on the cover is also clearly visible:

Grimm's Fairy Tales, Andersen's Fairy Tales, One Thousand and One Nights...

The book's design is somewhat outdated, but Ino has a particular fondness for it.

These books were the very ones he bought at the Muggle bookstore twelve years ago, before he entered Hogwarts and received the owl letter.

Xiao Di's sharing today: Screaming Shack

Shrieking Shack

The Shrieking Shack is an abandoned house on the outskirts of Hogsmeade Village, dilapidated inside and out. The rooms are covered in dust, the walls are mottled, and the furniture inside looks smashed, with a broken leg on a stool in the foyer.

(End of this chapter)