Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1612 A war without a winner (sixty-two)

"No matter what, it's good to try hard." Ginny spoke up before Cho Chang, "Kingsley should be able to officially become the Minister of Magic in a while. In addition to the thugs in the Auror Office, there will definitely be We need to cultivate a group of our own people.”

Qiu Zhang looked at Ginny with a surprised look on his face. He didn't expect that Ginny would say such a thing, and he almost had the intention of forming a clique written directly on his face.

"Harry said it." Ginny didn't pay attention to the surprised looks from the two of them and simply explained, "Kingsley must need a group of his own people if he wants to realize his ambition, and Hermione obviously agrees with her own people. ”

"Albert gave me similar advice."

But that's not what she wants.

The main reason why Hermione wanted to join the Ministry of Magic was to speak for the house elves through the Ministry of Magic and protect some of the rights of the house elves, instead of letting wizards continue to treat them as slaves who can be beaten and scolded at will.

Of course, Hermione never talked about this with other people, because she knew very well that they could not understand it. Even the very open-minded Albert did not really agree with her approach and thought she would be in trouble because of it.

"Perhaps, Albert thought you would have a career at the Ministry of Magic."

Qiu Zhang is willing to believe in Albert's judgment, just like Cedric said: he can see the future.

"I remember that the Witch Beauty Shop will officially open in a few days."

Probably feeling that the topic just now was too heavy, Ginny found another topic that everyone liked.

"The newspaper seemed to say that the Witch Beauty Shop had great discounts when it just opened." Qiu Zhang was indeed a little curious whether this multinational brand was as effective as the legend said.

There is no young girl who does not love beauty.

"Then invite everyone to go together." Hermione suggested.

"I heard that the owner of the witch beauty shop is a beauty, and they are the best spokespersons for their products." Qiu Zhang shared the gossip she had learned with Hermione.

"They are indeed great beauties." Hermione looked at the photos in advance, nodded in agreement, and reminded with a smile, "You should all know them too."

"Oh, who is it?"

Both realized who Hermione was talking about.

"The sister of Albert's wife Isobel seems to be called...Katrina. I remember she seems to be a Ravenclaw girl!"

After noticing the curious glances cast by the two girls, Hermione explained, "Albert mentioned it casually last time when he went to Australia to pick me up. He said that I was good at potions, even if he didn't stay in Australia in the future. If you work at the Ministry of Magic, you might also consider helping out at a witch beauty shop.”

"The witch beauty shop is actually opened by Katrina." Qiu Zhang was a little surprised, not because Katrina opened a shop, but because the other party obviously knew Kathleen and Valeria and had a good relationship with them.

Because of the Witch Beauty Shop, these two girls have become popular among girls all over the world and have become symbols of independent and strong women.

"Any questions?"

"Katrina is indeed a beautiful girl." Qiu Zhang quickly remembered some gossip about her and said in a lower voice, "I haven't heard of anyone she dated during school, but many girls have spread rumors that she likes Albert, ended up being beaten ahead of him by his sister.”

This is undoubtedly something that everyone is happy to talk about. There are a lot of girls who like Albert, but it is indeed rare for two sisters to compete for a boyfriend.

In the end, there was no doubt that Isobel won.

"More than just liking it."

Hermione thought to herself that Katrina, like her sister, had become Albert's closest family member.

However, this incident is really shocking to most people, and it is estimated that there are few similar cases in the entire British wizarding world.

In the following time, the three of them studied Hermione's product catalog together, and listened to Hermione describe the effects of the products she had used. Qiu Zhang focused on the product Hermione mentioned, and was also excited about the upcoming opening. I am very interested in whether the witch beauty shop is as magical as the rumors say.

However, Hermione, who knew more secrets, did not have the same small expectations as the two of them. She actually hoped to take time to attend the welcome dinner for Catherine, Valeria and Louise.

Yes, Hermione wanted to go to that party.

Participate as Albert's lover.

After all, Albert's lover would show up, and she really didn't want to miss it.

Ever since she made an unbreakable vow with Albert, Hermione knew that she would be deeply bound to that man for the rest of her life.

It is undeniable that this incident did make Hermione a little worried at first, but after she clearly felt the changes in everyone's view of her, her mentality gradually changed.

Yes, she was accepted, no longer Albert's lover, but a member of their family.

This makes the shy girl who has just tasted the forbidden fruit want to get deeper into Albert's life and get more love!

However, Hermione was unable to attend the welcome dinner because she would not go missing at night. Doing so would not be able to explain to others and would definitely make others suspicious of her.

She regretted this.

No wonder Katrina said she was asking for trouble.

The three people's private communication was eventually interrupted by the appearance of Hagrid.

"Hagrid, where did you get the watermelon?"

Looking at the baskets of watermelons, Ginny picked up her wand and cut one open for everyone to share.

"Albert just sent it. It seems he grew it himself." After Hagrid destroyed half of the watermelon in a few mouthfuls, he seemed to have thought of something, reached out and patted his head, took out a bag from his pocket and handed it to Hermione.

"What is this?" Hermione took the file bag.

"It seems to be what kind of design drawing it is. I don't know much about it." Hagrid said that he would just send the thing over by the way.

"Where are the others?"

Hermione opened the file bag and took a look at the contents. It was a power supply design, which was somewhat similar to the one she had made. It should be an optimized version of her own.

"While discussing with Professor Sprout about growing dangerous plants, he seemed to be planning to solve the supply problem of certain raw materials himself." Hagrid scratched his head, "However, Professor Sprout didn't seem too happy. She seemed I think that would be too risky.”

"It is indeed dangerous, but it is worth it. Many raw materials are contraband, difficult to obtain through normal means, and easy to be blackmailed. What's more, we have no plans to plant it on a large scale."

A voice suddenly sounded from outside.

Several people turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw George walking in with a smile.

"Why are you free today?"

"What, you're not welcome?" George shook the metal card in his hand and said with a smile, "I'm here to give you a VIP membership card. If you don't want it, forget it."

"What VIP membership card?" Qiu Zhang took the exquisite metal card and couldn't help but ask, "What's the use of this thing?"

"You can enjoy a discount." Hermione explained, "How much?"

"10% off." George said without thinking, "Ordinary customers need to accumulate 100 galleons in the store to get one."

"Money grab," Hermione commented.

"But you have to admit that he is very business-savvy." George winked and said, "We plan to imitate him in the near future. The only problem is that the process is a bit troublesome."

"Wouldn't that mean you would earn a lot less galleons?"

Of course, George would not tell others that they had decided to secretly increase the price of the later-invented joke props.

Increase the price first and then discount, it’s an old trick.

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