Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1707 A war without a winner (one hundred and fifty-seven)

"Come in."

There was a sudden knock on the door outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts office. Albert, who was reading the latest issue of the Daily Prophet behind his desk, raised his hand and waved lightly in the direction of the door without raising his head. The wooden door opened. It suddenly opened with a creaking sound, and Hermione walked in from the outside, happily raising the oil paper bag in her hand towards Albert behind the desk.

"I brought you a midnight snack, which Twinkle just made."

Since Albert's last invitation, Winky's situation has improved a lot. She is trying to cheer up and is no longer hostile to Hermione. The snack in her hand is the best proof.

Of course, it is also possible that the house elf hopes to use Hermione's hand to deliver this carefully prepared midnight snack to Albert.

"Oh, it seems that Winky has regained her spirits." Albert put down the newspaper, looked up at Hermione and asked, "Does she have the intention to go to Avalon to work?"

"This... I mentioned this to Winky, but she hasn't given a clear answer yet." Hermione was not disappointed by this, and everything was going in a good direction.

"Don't worry, I will ask Dobby to talk to her when the time comes."

After Hermione put down her supper, Albert raised his hand and pointed at the document bag beside the table, causing the bag of documents to float toward Hermione automatically.

"This is?"

Hermione reached out to take the file bag that floated over, opened it and pulled out the parchment inside, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"The remainder of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Guide."

Albert was indeed a little hungry after smelling the aroma of food. He got up from his seat and walked towards the sofa

"I feel like you're not very interested in this book!"

Hermione simply flipped through a few pages and expressed her feelings.

"After all, it is something used to gain fame and reputation." Albert laughed at himself, "And as a textbook, it also has many limitations."

"Do you still need fame?" Hermione's expression was particularly strange.

"The reputation abroad can be used to deal with Dumbledore's promise." The reason why Albert is not very concerned about it is that the "Defense Against the Dark Arts Guide" really contains too many things, and it is never his understanding of the Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"It's really disappointing..."

At this time, there was another knock on the door, and Cedric opened the door and walked in. After his eyes fell on the manuscript in Hermione's hand, he looked at Albert again and couldn't help but sigh, "Your efficiency is really good." Gao, is it almost done?”

"It's just a preliminary version. There are still many things that need to be modified."

A textbook used to enlighten people needs to be understandable. It is best to be able to learn by yourself after reading it, rather than needing a school professor to explain it to you before you can learn it.

"It would be nice if other wizards thought like you."

Cedric knew that many textbooks were actually quite crude, and some were even full of nonsense. The people who compiled the books simply didn't know how to teach people knowledge, otherwise Albert's Defense Guide wouldn't have quickly become popular all over the world.

Because "Defense Against the Dark Arts Guide" really makes it easy for you to understand!

"Eat some midnight snack first, otherwise it won't taste good if it gets cold."

After Hermione handed the file bag to Cedric, she took out her wand and conjured a plate out of thin air, and poured the contents of the oil paper bag onto the plate.

"It smells so good, I feel hungry again!"

Cedric originally planned to read through the latest manuscript, but after seeing the steaming cheese potato pancakes on the plate, he put the document bag aside, picked up the teapot on the table and started pouring milk tea for everyone.

"It's a very simple cooking method, but many people eat purely because they need to eat to live, rather than enjoying delicious food through the process of eating."

Albert picked up a piece of cheese potato pancake, took a bite, and suddenly said something that no one understood.

"That's because they have no intention of cooking or tasting these delicacies." Hermione saw the reason from Ron's mother. She had to prepare food for a bunch of people every day, so it was not difficult to cook three meals. It's pretty good to eat.

"Can't you guys say something humane?"

Cedric couldn't help but roll his eyes and no longer paid attention to the two guys in front of him. He opened his mouth and took a bite of the cheese potato pancake, sighing softly, "I remember when I was in school, there were always only hard balls in the kitchen. meat pie.”

"If you want, you can ask Twinkle to give you a midnight snack every night." Albert sipped the red tea, "It should be practicing new recipes recently, and it will definitely be happy for someone to taste its food."

"Forget it, it's not good to have late-night snacks all the time. I don't want my chair to collapse one day. By the way, did you change that armchair?" Cedric twitched the corner of his mouth when he mentioned this matter. While doing this, I didn't notice that Hermione next to me had an unnatural expression on her face.

"I got myself a cushion." Albert changed the topic and asked Hermione next to him: "Have you figured out how to use the money?"

"I plan to keep it just in case, so as not to have to borrow money from you later."

Although Hermione's family gave her a sum of pounds when she returned to England, she had to save some money before going to work, otherwise she would have to take money from Albert, which was what Hermione least wanted to encounter. Condition.

"If others see us, they might even say we cheated in the game!" Cedric realized he had said the wrong thing as soon as he blurted it out, and quickly coughed and said, "With your friendship with Kingsley, I don't think you have to worry about not being able to find a job after graduation. If you want, you can even go to Kingsley as a ministerial assistant. Percy will change his position next summer."

"I still want to go in..."

Another knock on the door interrupted the conversation of the three.

Cedric got up and opened the door, and found that the person who came was Luna.

The beautiful girl from Ravenclaw was looking at Cedric in surprise, probably not expecting to meet her here.

"We are having a midnight snack, do you want to have some too?" Cedric probably understood what was going on when he saw Luna, and smiled and invited her into the office.

"What is the current atmosphere?"

After Albert pushed the plate of midnight snack in front of Luna, he asked about the main reason for his visit.

"It's much better than before. Everyone's enthusiasm for wizard cards is much higher than before. I just don't know how long this enthusiasm can last." Luna also knew that this was the enthusiasm aroused by 100 Galleons. As for how long it can last, it's hard to say.

"Cedric will be in charge of the Hogwarts Wizard Card Club next." Albert said and left the space to Cedric.

"Have you found a suitable successor?" Cedric asked directly.

"Well... there are no particularly good candidates, only a few are more enthusiastic, but I'm not sure..." Luna hesitated for a moment and said: "I can't be sure whether they are willing to take on this responsibility."

Luna had already found a few successors for herself, but after Cedric asked, she felt that it might be better for her to mention it and let the other party choose for himself.