A day at Hogwarts

On this weekend, Harry packed his luggage the night before and moved to the living room of 3 Privet Drive.

Hedwig had delivered the letter to the Weasleys last night and was waiting there.

3 Privet Drive has a fireplace connected to the Floo network, which is very convenient to the Burrow.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Arthur Weasley came out of the fireplace and found that the atmosphere in the living room was a little wrong.

Black was wearing a very formal dress, but his expression was not very impatient.

Lupin was also dressed very formally, and stared at Black closely, fearing that he would run away.

Like Lupin, there was Dumbledore, who looked at Black as if he was a prisoner.

After Arthur greeted them, his eyes kept looking at the three of them, and he walked over to greet Jack and Harry.

Dumbledore threw a claw of Floo powder into the flames, said a place name, and then he and Lupin pushed Black in on the left and right.

Black instantly disappeared in the flames, just like an evil dark wizard destroying a person’s body.

Then, Dumbledore and Lupin also left.

Harry saw that Arthur was a little puzzled, and explained: "Someone wants to introduce a marriage to Black through Professor Dumbledore, and they are going to meet today."

Arthur understood and asked: "Does Black look unhappy?"

Harry smiled and said: "He thinks marriage is a shackle, and Aunt Petunia said that men will have higher goals in life after getting married."

"He thinks that he can't get married until all the Death Eaters are eliminated, and Lupin pointed at me."

"He thinks he is too old to talk about love, and Professor Dumbledore pointed at Mr. Smith."

"He also said that Lupin is not married, and Lupin said that he didn't get married because he didn't have money before."

Arthur understood a little, and he saw that Harry's luggage was ready, so he said: "Let's go and say goodbye to your uncle and aunt, and then go to the Burrow."

Harry shook his head and said: "No, Uncle Vernon is going to work abroad today, and Aunt Petunia and Dudley are going on a trip with him."

The Dursleys knew that there would be wizards to pick up Harry, so they ran as fast as possible.

Arthur and Harry said goodbye to Jack and arrived at the Burrow via Floo powder.

As soon as they left, someone came out of the fireplace.

Molly was coming out of the kitchen with a large plate of fragrant baked cookies. When she saw Harry, she put the cookies aside and gave him a warm hug.

"Take this out." After the greetings, Molly stuffed the cookies into Harry's hands, "Everyone is playing outside, I'll help you take the luggage to Ron's room."

At this time, there was a burst of laughter outside. Harry couldn't wait to take the cookies out and found that the seven brothers and sisters of the Weasley family were all there, Hermione and Penelope were also there, and a very beautiful big sister stood next to Bill.

Everyone laughed happily, Ginny and Hermione sat on the grass holding their stomachs, and Penelope lay on Percy's shoulder and laughed until she had no strength.

Percy said to Penelope seriously, "I'm right, my brother can do somersaults."

Penelope laughed even harder. She had heard that Percy had tried his best to invite her to his house and asked Charles for advice, and now his brother can do somersaults.

The twins and others who were present when Percy asked Charles for advice laughed even harder.

Harry smiled and went over to greet everyone, put the cookies on the table, and just as he was about to go over to tease Ron, he saw Ginny waving at him.

Today Ginny was wearing a Dirndl, also known as an Alpine village girl's dress, a white short-sleeved shirt with a floral collar, a beige vest dress, a light yellow plaid apron, and a wreath on her head. She was very cute.

She couldn't stand up from laughing so hard. Harry went over and held out his hand, asking Harry to pull her up.

Ginny stood up and lifted her skirt slightly and asked him, "Is it beautiful? Percy bought it when he was on a business trip to Germany."

Harry nodded immediately, and then said seriously, "Percy went to Charles's house when he came back. I remember he bought two sets. Did he give the other set to Ron?"

Ron had just finished twenty somersaults, and his legs softened when he heard this and he sat on the ground.

Cheerful laughter once again floated over the Burrow.

Bill and Charlie came over to greet Harry, and Bill introduced his girlfriend Bakalova to Harry.

Bakalova had long brown hair, tied a ponytail behind her head, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses in front of her brown eyes, which reminded Harry of Professor McGonagall.

Bakalova smiled and said to Harry, "Nice to meet you, the famous Mr. Potter."

"Part of my research is about you, we can work together well."

When Harry heard "research", he thought of himself being tied to an operating table, the shadowless light above was dazzling, and there was a man in a white coat next to him who was going to dismantle him.

Bill continued to say to Harry: "She is a historian who studies modern history. You have written a lot about it."

Harry understood and was not surprised. In recent years, he has received many letters from historians asking about the things between him and Voldemort.

Everyone sat down at the dining table to eat cookies and chat.

There was a set of wizard chess on the table. Ginny told Harry that Ron had challenged Bakalova again and lost again.

Harry was a little surprised. Ron's wizard chess was not the first in Hogwarts, but he was in the top five. He didn't expect to lose.

Bill said to Harry: "She is the champion of the Bulgarian Wizard Chess Competition."

At this time, Molly brought the juice and looked at Wei Erlang with resentment before leaving.

Charlie looked very depressed.

Harry asked Charlie: "What's wrong?"

Charlie shrugged, pointed at the eldest and the youngest and said, "They all brought their girlfriends home, but I didn't."

Fred said seriously, "We don't believe you have a girlfriend."

George also said, "We all think that Anna Maria you mentioned is a female dragon."

Charlie rolled his eyes at them and said, "You will see her soon."

Fred asked curiously, "Didn't you say she had to work overtime? How come she is free soon?"

George said in surprise, "Is Dumbledore going to find a dragon to teach us Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

Charlie knew how to control the two brothers, and said mysteriously, "This is a very confidential matter. Percy is in the Ministry of Magic, so he should have heard about it."

Percy nodded in agreement, "Indeed, when I went to Romania not long ago, I went with Barty Crouch, Director of the International Magic Exchange and Cooperation Department. I heard him mention that there was indeed such a thing related to Hogwarts."

Everyone knows that Percy will not joke or lie about the Ministry of Magic. It seems that something is really going on in Hogwarts.

Not only Fred and George, but also Harry and the others were curious.

Charlie slowly drank a sip of juice, then turned to talk to Bill about the weather in Egypt.

Fred and George were so anxious that one of them massaged Charlie's shoulders, and the other handed him cookies.

Charlie started talking to Bill about crocodiles in the Nile.

At this time, Penelope asked Harry: "Harry, is Charles back?"

Harry shook his head and said: "I don't know, he didn't tell me, and Mr. Smith didn't tell me either."

Penelope said: "He wrote to me not long ago saying that he would return to the company to deal with things in the next two days and attend the award ceremony of the decryption challenge."

Bill works as a curse breaker in Gringotts. His daily work is decryption work. He is very interested in the decryption challenge and asked: "Who is the champion this year?"

Penelope said: "I heard from Jeff that it should be Ilvermorny."

"Although they had an accident halfway through submitting the results and were one step slower than Kodosdorez, the decryption idea is very clever."

Bill was waiting to hear how clever it was, but Penelope spread his hands and said: "I don't understand those professional terms."

Bill had no choice. Every profession has its own expertise, and those professional terms sound confusing to outsiders.

He asked Penelope again: "Can you help me get a ticket for the Decryption Forum to be held later?"

Last year, a Decryption Forum was held after the Decryption Challenge, and many people presented their results.

Decryption has always been a niche field with few people, unlike Transfiguration and Potions, which can attract worldwide conferences.

The Decryption Challenge and Decryption Forum undoubtedly gave their small group a platform. Bill and other decryptors read the proceedings of the first forum. Regardless of the quality, the platform alone made them happy.

Several decryptors wanted to participate, but they didn't know how to get in.

Now Penelope works at Phoenix Logistics, and the Fire Dragon Guard Bureau, which hosted the Decryption Challenge, is a subsidiary company. Bill thinks she should have a way.

Penelope said, "You don't need a ticket for the forum. You can go to Farbaton Castle to attend the forum as long as you get the invitation from the box in front of the Dancing Grass Restaurant."

"By the way, everyone who attends the forum will get a small souvenir."

Bill snapped his fingers and said to Bakalova, "How about we go to the Dancing Grass Restaurant this afternoon to experience afternoon tea?"

He immediately understood what the organizer meant. It was a decryption forum. If you can't unlock the box and get the invitation, it would be a waste of time.

Percy said to him, "Before you go, ask your father for the Weasley family's VIP card, so you can use our box."

Bakalova's attention was in another direction: "The Charles you just mentioned is Charles Smith, the owner of the Dancing Grass Restaurant, the one who saved Fleur Delacour two years ago?"

Penelope nodded and said, "That's him. The Dancing Grass Restaurant is a subsidiary of our company and also an employee cafeteria."

Bakalova said happily, "Can you help me contact him?"

"I wrote to Professor Dumbledore last year, wanting to visit someone to consult about some historical issues. He wrote back to me and told me to find Charles Smith to contact this person."

Penelope thought for a while and said, "No problem, I can leave a message on his desk, and he will know when he comes back."

"No need to bother!" Harry said, "I'll go back from the fireplace and tell Mr. Smith to come back."

Bakalova said immediately, "Don't be so anxious, I should go visit him."

Harry didn't care about etiquette, he got up and ran into the house, and left after saying goodbye to Arthur.

Five minutes later, Harry dragged Charles, who looked a little anemic, to the Burrow.