Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

So, in Anduin's eyes, Malfoy's behavior was just that of a quirky kid, full of tsundere tendencies. Google Search Reading

But regardless of Malfoy's true intentions, his ability to maintain such a self-disciplined, high-intensity training regimen did impress Anduin somewhat.

"Percy, George, Fred, you three stay behind. The rest of you are dismissed. Remember what I just told you. Since you've joined the club, you must hold yourselves to a higher standard!" Anduin announced the dismissal, but specifically named the three Weasley siblings.

Percy and the twins exchanged puzzled glances, unsure of what the professor meant by keeping them behind. They had clearly worked hard to complete the training.

The rest of the young wizards, however, didn't care so much. Hearing the dismissal, they naturally rushed towards the door with joy. The pressure from Anduin was simply too great. This professor not only had strict requirements, but also constantly exuded a formidable aura that left everyone breathless.

Harry and the others exchanged nods after Anduin announced the dismissal, then voluntarily stayed put, not following the others out.

Anduin was a little surprised by the four's actions, but at this time, Percy and the twins had already stepped forward.

"Big brother… oh, I mean, Professor, you kept us behind because…" Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Percy almost couldn't help but call Anduin 'big brother'.

"It's nothing official, no need to be so restrained." Anduin's expression softened at this time. "I just need you to help me out. Xiatia has recently been sent out on a business trip, and the ranch is a little short-handed."

"Ranch? Are you talking about…" George pointed to the enclosure in the distance where magical creatures were raised.

"That's right." Anduin nodded. "From now on, you three will come over every night to help take care of these Teebo Warthogs and Re'em cattle."

"Ah?" Fred pursed his lips, speechless. "We thought you had something good for us! Turns out you want us to work for free!"

The Weasley brothers were used to Anduin's behavior of conscripting labor. Anduin used to boss them around, which is why they feared him so much. →

"Don't worry, I won't let you work for nothing." Anduin glanced at the twins with dissatisfaction. "From now on, your dinners will be taken care of here. Also, Percy, you can be my assistant for this period. You can help with some of the school's affairs."

"Yes, Professor!" Percy was overjoyed upon hearing this, then excitedly raised his eyebrows at the twins, rarely showing such excitement.

The Weasley twins high-fived each other gleefully. They didn't expect such a good thing. "Hooray! We'll have feasts every day from now on!"

Harry and the others who stayed behind couldn't help but reveal envious expressions, and Ron even raised his hand proactively. "Professor, we can stay and help too! Can we join?"

"You?" George chuckled mockingly. "Do you know how to take care of magical creatures? Those are all high-risk creatures. Careless mistakes could cost you your life."

"That's right." Even the eldest Percy nodded. "Dealing with magical creatures isn't a game, and why are you still here instead of going back to the common room? It's past curfew."

"We…" Ron exchanged a disappointed glance with his companions, especially himself. The biggest attraction of the Tactical Club for him was actually the dinner. Now, just helping out would allow them to eat it every day. How could they not be envious?

After hearing Ron's words, Anduin didn't immediately refuse, but stroked his chin and pondered.

The reason why he was conscripting the three Weasley brothers was partly because Xiatia was away, but also because he wanted to take this opportunity to help Percy, George, and Fred. They were all at an age where they were growing, and there was no harm in supplementing them with more nutrition.

As for Harry and the others, with the standard of two meals of magical creature meat per week, their nutrition was already sufficient. These magical ingredients, if eaten too much at a young age, could easily lead to internal heat.

He originally intended to gradually increase Harry and the others' nutritional intake in a year or two, but now they had proactively offered…

Anduin seriously thought for a moment, weighing whether this would have negative consequences for them, recalling that these children could now complete their training goals every day, and should be able to burn off the excess energy intake.

"Alright!" Anduin nodded at Ron. "If you want to help, it's not impossible."

"Really?" Ron and Harry exchanged excited glances, not expecting the professor to agree.

"Professor, doing this might be inappropriate." Percy looked at Anduin with some confusion. "Teebo Warthogs are Class XXXX magical creatures. Their danger is not weaker than trolls. They're only 11 years old."

"It's okay." Anduin smiled gently. "The magical creature colony on the ranch will be uniformly managed by Thor, and what you have to do is not to personally contact them, but just to do some hard labor."

After saying that, Anduin whistled, and then everyone felt a gust of wind sweep past, and with a clap of thunder, a huge golden Thunderbird hovered above them, scanning them with sharp, knife-like eyes.

"This… this is… a Thunderbird?" Hermione seemed to recognize the creature above them, and muttered with wide eyes.

"This is Thor, Professor Wilson's companion. Didn't we see it when we first came to the club?" Neville reminded from the side. He was quite familiar with the creatures in Anduin's house.

"Really?" Harry frowned in confusion, then slapped his head. "Was it the little golden bird next to the fat red chicken at the poker table? But the difference in their size is too big."

"Thor can freely change its size, it's nothing special." Neville explained with a smile, then reminded, "Also, that fat red chicken you mentioned is actually a phoenix. Don't describe it like that in front of it. Irene is very sensitive about her figure. She'll get angry whenever someone mentions words like 'fat'."

"Ah? You said that was a phoenix?" Harry and Hermione widened their eyes in disbelief.

Just as everyone was shocked by this news, the Thunderbird above them flashed with arcs of electricity, then slowly shrank in size until it became the size of a lion before slowly landing, then affectionately rubbing against Anduin's face.

"Alright, Thor, you guys go over there. I'll explain the job to you by the way." Anduin smiled and patted the Thunderbird's shoulder, then beckoned to the others.

After a while, Percy and the others finally understood what Anduin meant by 'work'. It turned out that what they had to do was shovel poop for these magical creatures!

"Put all the excrement of these magical creatures into boxes, and then transport them to the gate next to the manor. The other side is my greenhouse. These are all excellent natural fertilizers, which are quite valuable resources." Anduin pointed to the pile of manure in the distance.

"…"

The group of seven who followed were speechless as they stared at the pile of manure in front of them. Only then did they understand why Anduin would say this was 'easy work'. They had really become laborers.

However, although they were full of reluctance, since they had already agreed, there was no other way.

Under Percy's leadership, the group constantly cast vanishing charms or levitation charms to transport the excrement.

Fortunately, although these things were a little disgusting, with the help of magic, transportation was not too difficult. However, the excrement of hundreds of magical creatures a day was indeed a lot. It took the seven of them more than half an hour to finish.

"Merlin's beard, I'd rather be punished by Filch to scrub toilets for a week than face these disgusting manure piles." George covered his stomach with a look of disgust.

"So we have to do this every day from now on?" Fred sniffed his clothes, then frowned in disgust.

"Although I'm very reluctant to accept it, it seems so!" Percy shrugged. "But although the job is a bit disgusting, it's safer than directly contacting those Teebo Warthogs, isn't it?"

Everyone could only nod helplessly upon hearing this. Fortunately, the benefits Anduin gave were not bad, otherwise how could they accept this kind of work?

After seeing the few people finish their work, Anduin smiled and let Percy and the twins leave the ranch, then stared fixedly at Harry and the others.

"You stayed behind earlier. You should have something you want to say to me, right?"

"That's right!"

Finally getting a chance to be alone, Harry immediately told Anduin what he had seen and heard, as well as the group's guesses.

"Snape, wants to seek the treasure I hid at the end of the fourth floor?" The corners of Anduin's mouth curled up slightly. To be honest, he really wanted to laugh now, but he finally held back.

He wondered what kind of expression Snape would have when he knew that these young wizards speculated about him like this.

"That's right, Professor Snape must be plotting something! Professor, you must be careful!" Snape, who had always shown himself with a gloomy face, had long become a synonym for a villain in Harry's eyes.

"Thank you for your reminder." Anduin smiled and nodded. "But you may be overthinking things. Professor Snape is not the kind of person you imagine, and although there are indeed some things hidden at the end of the fourth floor, it's not my treasure. What's hidden inside is the secret of Headmaster Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel. It's best if you don't know too much about this."