Harry Potter: Badger's Flathead

"That's the name of their species. But Susan, I'll take up some of your time later. I need your help with something."

"no problem."

After the dinner, the students from Bubbaston and Durmstrang, all with full stomachs, were led out of the castle by Professor McGonagall and Filch and returned to their cars to rest.

It was the first time for them to eat so many rich dishes with such novel flavor combinations, and their favorability soared after just one meal.

Ivan was the last one to leave. He carefully checked the dining tables of the two colleges and the plates of their respective principals.

Very good, they all ate quite a bit. We will try our best to capture their stomachs so that we can contract the canteen at their school!

"Hi Alvin, did you enjoy your meal tonight?" The elf Bubu popped up from Alvin's feet, eager to take credit for it.

"Of course, and the guests enjoyed the meal very much. You cooked a great meal! Believe me, one day your reputation as Chef Bubu will spread throughout the wizarding world!"

Alvin hugged Bubu's tiny body and lifted it up like he was coaxing a child!

(Ah~ the basin~~~)

Bubu felt a little embarrassed by the praise and his little face turned red.

"No! Ivan, this is wrong! Did you know that this is slave labor!"

Just as the man and the elf were chatting excitedly, an angry and inexplicable figure broke into their sight.

Looking at the furious Hermione, Ivan and Bub looked at each other in confusion.

"Ah? What are you talking about?" Ivan still didn't understand what Hermione was saying.

Then, Ivan and Bub were forced to listen to Hermione's "free thoughts". This long speech made Bub, the simple elf, dumbfounded.

The things mentioned in Hermione's words were things he had never thought about. He didn't know how to say them, so he could only teleport away.

"Stop! Look, you've scared him away." Ivan waved his wand, and Hermione's mouth was immediately glued shut.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Ivan let her go. At this moment, there was no one in the corridor, and everyone had returned to the comfortable dormitory to rest.

"Why would he run? I was telling him to fight for his fair and legal rights!" Hermione was puzzled.

"What's wrong with you? This is the daily routine of house elves. It was determined by that period of history, and everything was fine before. Why are you so…"

Ivan didn't finish his words, but his meaning was clear. He wanted to know why Hermione suddenly became so nervous.

"I didn't know. I saw that you had such a good relationship with Bubu, so I thought he was just an employee. He had a salary, insurance, and sick leave allowance..."

Seeing that Hermione was about to go on a long speech again, Ivan glued her little mouth shut again, which made Hermione glare at him.

"Okay, okay, I know what you're going to say, but before that you should first understand the cause of the matter, such as the war between wizards and elves! Now, I'm going to go back and rest, and you too!"

Ivan removed the magic on Hermione's mouth and left without looking back, leaving Hermione stomping her feet on the spot and leaving angrily.

Whatever, on this cold, rainy day, nothing could attract Alvin more than Hufflepuff.

Chapter 301: Vow

Goblet of Fire! A very old magic prop, and also a selector for the Triwizard Tournament.

Once selected, the magic contract will take effect and you cannot withdraw from the competition.

The last rainy season of autumn has left Britain, a country with unpredictable weather, shrouded in dark clouds.

Today is Saturday and there are no classes. The students rushed to the auditorium early in the rain. After tonight, it will be time to decide on the warriors' roster!

Everyone knew that the spots for Beauxbatons and Durmstrang would definitely belong to Fleur and Krum, so only the champions of Hogwarts were getting much attention.

Now, many sixth and seventh grade students who could not withstand the temptation of glory and adventure have put their names into the Goblet of Fire. Every time someone puts his name in, it will draw cheers from the people around him.

"I bet someone slipped their name in last night. If it were me, I would have done that! Because it would be too embarrassing if the Goblet of Fire threw out my name in front of everyone."

Harry whispered to Ron. Apparently, the title of Champion of Three Houses was very tempting to him as well.

"Yeah, I agree, especially the Slytherin guys. They are so proud and definitely don't want to see that kind of situation. So I'm sure that if someone secretly posted the names last night, it would definitely not just be our Gryffindor people, there must be Slytherin among them."

Ron also whispered in agreement, and after that the two of them chuckled.

After listening to the stupid words of these two guys, Hermione rolled her eyes helplessly and continued to flip through the book with her head down. She still had to continue looking for a way to liberate the elf.

"Go ahead, Cedric, I'm sure you'll be the champion of Hogwarts!"

"That's right, the honor of Hogwarts depends on you!"

"Okay, okay, I know. Slow down, I can't stand anymore!"

Cedric was surrounded by his friends. Everyone placed their hopes on him and were so excited that they almost pushed him down.

The moment he threw his name in, the little badgers surrounding him cheered even more loudly, as if they already knew the ending, and left as a group, laughing.

"Although we are familiar with each other, I really don't think it would be useful for a pretty boy like him to go there. He is even worse than the sloth in Slytherin. I am really worried that he will be bullied by Krum."

Ron's foul mouth offended two groups of people with just one sentence. The badgers and snakes around him glared at him. Not understanding Cedric, he stubbornly stared at them.

"Am I wrong? I'm doing this for his own good. He looks like he'll be bullied by Krum anyway... wuwuwu~"

Ron whimpered in pain before he could finish his words.

"I asked you to speak ill of me behind my back. After all, Cedric is your friend and we are still on the same side. It would be fine if you didn't encourage him, but you even slandered him!

Did I ever tell you to mind your mouth? You never learn your lesson, do you? "(?▼皿▼)

Ivan grabbed Ron's mouth fiercely and lifted him up. This kid only remembers to eat and not to be beaten. The arrogance of pure blood is in his bones! If Slytherin did not accept reckless people, this guy would definitely be a pure blood!

"Wow~ I poked it! I really poked it~" (?﹏?)

Ron regretted his bad mouth. If he had known that Ivan would appear, he would never have said anything! How could he not control his foul mouth?

Ivan waited until Ron cried in pain before he let go of his mouth, which was pinched by him. This kid is not a bad guy, he is just a bad-mouthed person, has low self-esteem, and likes to attract attention to gain a sense of existence.

No, it's not enough to just help Neville become more confident, we have to include this guy as well, and correct his bad habits! Otherwise he will hold Hermione back in the future.

It's already tiring enough for Hermione to carry two people at her limit, but Harry is the savior and at least he is of some use. This guy just relies on his stubbornness, thick skin and ability to withstand beatings to take up a place in the protagonist group.

Although the internal competition brought by him has improved Hermione's performance, it is far from enough. He has a destiny line on his body and some things cannot be avoided. So she has to spur him on!

Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Molly probably wouldn't mind if their most useless youngest son got a few beatings on his way to success.

Ivan glanced at Hermione, thinking that this was all the help he could give her, and that it was his compensation for cheating on her in the past three years. Then he looked away and thought about what kind of whip he should make to whip Ron.

"Ivan, did you go to Beauxbatons?" Hermione closed the book and asked the little girl Ivan was holding.

"Yes, I'll go get her and familiarize her with the place. Reese, this is Hermione Granger, your brother's good friend at school and a very good student. If I'm busy, you can ask her if you have any questions."

Ivan introduced Hermione to Reese, and he also hoped that Hermione and Reese would get to know each other and that she could help him take care of the child. After all, he couldn't always be available to accompany this girl.

"Hello, Sister Granger, my name is Reese Delacour, nice to meet you." Reese spoke fluent English, stretched out her little hand and introduced herself to Hermione.

"Hello, you can just call me Hermione. Nice to meet you." Hermione also smiled and stretched out her hand and shook hands with the cute little girl.

Although she was still angry with Ivan for sticking her mouth shut, she still couldn't refuse such a well-behaved girl.

"Wait, Delacour, are you related to Fleur from Beauxbatons?" Hermione suddenly realized that this little girl had the same last name as that woman.

"Yeah, we're all from the same family. Our fathers are cousins ​​and my mother is from the Margrave family, so we're all relatives, just a little distant." Reese explained patiently.

"Don't look at me, I just found out too." Facing the gazes of Hermione and the others, Ivan shrugged.

He didn't notice it before, but he noticed it when talking today. Reese's mother, Aunt Sarah, married a member of the French Delacour family, but they didn't interact with each other often. Even Reese was not very familiar with Fleur, and was often taken care of by her cousin when she went to school.

"Will you betray Hogwarts for your relatives?" A big and smart little lion said in confusion.

Several people looked towards him, all with sympathetic eyes. Ron covered his swollen mouth and looked at him as if he saw a warrior!

"Come here, I'll tell you if it works." Ivan waved at him with a kind smile on his face.

Seeing this, Harry and the others quickly stood up and dispersed to avoid being implicated.

"what!!!"

A graceful parabola, the little lion whose mouth was quicker than its brain was hung on the wall lamp in the auditorium.

"Tsk~ looking for trouble." (￢_￢)

Reese's big eyes were full of shock. Seeing those Hogwarts students acting as if they were used to it, her image of her cousin changed a little.

"Reese, you're here kid."

Ms. Maxim's slightly rough voice and gentleness that did not match her appearance appeared at the door of the auditorium.

"Sorry, ma'am. I went to see Reese this morning. I wanted to show her around the castle." Ivan spoke first.

"It's okay, kid. I know you will take good care of your sister." Principal Maxim didn't care. She just brought the students here to put their names down.

After the students from Beauxbatons who were preparing to compete had put their names down, the boys from Durmstrang also arrived.

"Come on, Krum. You will be fine. Let's take a good rest after this. We can't rest in one night after such a long journey."

Karkaroff coaxed Krum like a kind father, as if he was not a strong boy but a delicate baby.

Krum seemed to be used to it. After putting the parchment in, he stood aside.

"Alright, let's finish it quickly! Since you don't believe it, just give it a try. Why bother with something you already know the outcome?"

When Ivan saw this, his eyebrows raised. This old man changed his attitude very quickly! And to his own student!

And those students didn't say anything, they just put their names in with a stern face. It has been a long time since their principal has been partial to them, and they have long been used to it.

"I didn't expect that he is even worse than Snape. At least he would protect the students of his own academy, but this Karkaroff is so ruthless to his own people!"

Ron's mouth was much better now. Seeing such a terrible scene, he started to complain again.

But this time, his words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

Just then, the twins came running over from behind, laughing and joking, holding two bottles of potion in their hands.

Fred: “Done!”

George: "Get ready to cheer!"

"What happened?" Hermione wondered.

"Aging agent, just one drop can make us grow a few months older."

"That way that nasty circle won't be able to do anything to us."

Looking at the twins' confident look, Alvin was thinking about how to tell them that this was completely unnecessary without discouraging them.

But it was obvious that it would be useless even if he said it. They were so confident that they even made a bet.