Chapter 459
Harry Potter: A Certain Ancient Rune Professor of Hogwarts (TL)
The last days of March passed rather quietly, and Alastor Moodyâs purchase came on an overcast morning.
A dozen owls landed on the great hall table with a huge package in tow, their feathers ruffled, when Professor Moody asked a few students to take the poor little creatures to Madam Pomfrey for treatment.
âA long flight!â Moody said, âThere arenât many people you can trust these days, and you canât be too careful when it comes to safety.â
âThat lowlife ruined my collection,â he said in a thick voice, âI spent decades on it! That Sneakoscope works incredibly well and can monitor schemes within a kilometre radius. The only problem is that itâs too sensitive, which is why I moved to an isolated area, otherwise it would just keep shrieking â¦â
Professor Marchbanks and old Vera also left the school on that same day, Professor Marchbanks took the report provided by Felix, according to her, trying to get the Ministry of Magic to recognize a new profession is not an easy task, âThey will pull a lot of irrelevant issues, such as the salary for the new department.â She complained loudly, âIt would always be delayed in irrelevant things, but Iâll try to make it happen!â
âYouâre staying over during Easter break?â She looked at Felix, who responded by saying he would be here on April 17, âThe day after Easter? Iâll remember to schedule the meeting for that time.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat do I need to prepare for this?â Felix asked.
âShut them up with irrefutable facts!â Professor Marchbanks gently shook his hand.
Old Vera invited him to be a guest at the Ancient Rune Society for the summer before he left, and Felix agreed, but he would never join the society â he needed to see more â positive â changes â unless they offered the title of president of the Ancient Rune Society.
And so April came.
The vegetation in the school quietly turned green and the climate became favourable. In addition to the change in weather, the professors of different subjects all moved forward with their revision, and the students complained about the large amount of homework assigned, even creating a strange culture of comparison.
âI studied until twelve oâclock last night.â A fifth-year student said in the lounge, âfinishing that damn history of magic paper!â
â The guyâs got three months to go before heâs liberated, though, doesnât he?â Ron said sadly, comparing the two answers as he too fretted over the History of Magic paper, âFirst it was goblins, then vampires, and now itâs turned into centaur ⦠What the hell is wrong with Professor Binns? Is the ghost cake in classroom seven not up to his taste?â
âThese are the knowledge that must be learned.â Hermione said while looking through todayâs newspaper.
âI know, but I donât care one bit about what the centaur chief said when he refused to accept the âhumanâ term of address, and the significance of the Centaur Liaison Office, a department that according to my father has never really been used, and no centaur has ever actually walked in there!â Ron muttered incessantly, his resentment visible to the naked eye and his voice getting louder, âItâs become a public joke, if you look at anyone and donât like them, just pray he gets sent to the Centaur Liaison Office because it wonât be long before heâs fired â Harry, whatâs the word? â
Harry, who has been working on his Divination class assignment, peeks over and stares at his assignment for a few moments before saying in an uncertain tone, âBangers?â
âItâs a Banshee,â Hermione said calmly from the sidelines, clutching a large book, âThe Centaur has a grudge against Banshees and Vampires, and has clashed throughout history, which is one of the reasons they refuse to share the name âhumanâ. â
Ron didnât listen at all as he mimicked Harryâs handwriting and drew a haphazard pattern, eventually comparing the lengths and concluded it with a small poem, âGreat job.â He said happily.
Hermione glanced at it and said mockingly, âWhose poem is this?â
âI wrote it myself.â Ron closed the paper decisively.
âGood for you, breaking up a long sentence into seven or eight paragraphs.â Hermione said, as Ron smiled and stuffed the paper into his book bag, âItâs actually eight paragraphs ⦠Any news? Youâve been reading that for half a day.â
âThereâs been more and more discussion about ancient runes,â Hermione said, âItâs like a hurricane, Rune cards are selling like hotcakes ⦠A lot of people are waiting for a new book from the professor, they obviously know who is the source of the change. â
âAnd we benefit from that, donât we?â Ron said with a grin, he recently in a rather good mood, last week âFuture Worldâ company employees came over to give them a reward, a full 80 golden galleons, according to Neville, he even smiled when sleeping.
Hermione did not pay attention to him, as she continued to look at the newspaper, âI always feel that there is a person missing, how she did not comment on this big event is too strange â¦â
âWho do you mean?â
âRita Skeeter.â Hermione said.
âIsnât it perfect, that nuisance disappeared, maybe she was beaten by someone.â Ron guessed.
âSheâs writing Regulusâs biography.â Harry looked up and said, âOr maybe sheâs just hiding from the limelight.â
âOh â¦,â Hermione said in a long-drawn-out voice, âthat makes sense.â
âWhatâs wrong?â
âYou are not aware of what she has written in her new book, and frankly I wouldnât be surprised if she was captured by the Dark Lord one day, but she still has the guts to do this, are you sure?â She asked, looking at Harry.
âI donât know why.â Harry shrugged, âBut Sirius said her attitude was serious, and she took the manuscript to him every once in a while, other than that she didnât see anyone at all for the rest of the timeâ¦â
âHowâs Siriusâs job, is he fitting in?â Hermione couldnât help but ask, âI canât believe he managed to stay in one school for so long.â
âHeâs fitting in quite well there,â Harry said, âHe mentioned that he figured out a way to deal with the students.â
âHe didnât hex the students, did he?â Ron asked, and Harry didnât answer; he couldnât rule out the possibility.
April 7.
âFuture Worldâ company launched the magic projector with the footage simultaneously, during that day the new product was sold at 40% off, for a total of 120 golden galleons. The price is not low, but it still attracted a considerable amount of attention.
Especially when combined with the news of the hottest tournament at present, it has set the market on fire as soon as it appeared, selling 150 sets in the first week, and thatâs not counting the orders from abroad. It was a good start, although sales would certainly decrease and stabilize in the future.
With that came a lot of talk about the Champions, and it was as if the wizards had entered Easter early, with many owls flooding the campus every day. Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade featured with the posters of the Champions in their support.
It was in this atmosphere that Rita Skeeter emerged from a rented room opened by a muggle.
She tidied up her manuscript with a satisfied expression. Under great pressure, she exerted herself like never before, and this book, if published, would surely set off the market.
And â¦
âThose peers of mine are not that low level, either.â She mused, a press card with her picture and title placed on the table â a trainee reporter at The Times.
Yes, she had disappeared from the wizarding community for a while, not because she was hiding behind closed doors, but because she had temporarily disassociated herself from it.
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