Chapter 305: Senior! Or prefect!
In the last part of the summer vacation, everyone finally lived a relatively peaceful life. Fastest updates
Since the unsuccessful attack on Bones' house, there has been much less movement on Voldemort's side. Although the various anomalous events in the wizarding world are still ongoing, they are significantly less than before.
Voldemort seemed to be brewing something.
Because of this, the members of the Order of the Phoenix are much more relaxed. At the very least, daily patrols and probes are certainly much safer and freer than fighting Death Eaters.
As for the children who still live in the old Black house, the little ones are much more relaxed.
Of course, in this leisurely life, Hermione and Ron, who were full of urgency in their hearts, did not relax much.
Not to mention Hermione, who has always been studious and self-conscious, this time Ron is obviously working harder than before. The two of them often sit in the reception room and learn all kinds of magical knowledge, so they are also urging each other!
Oh! However, in most cases, Hermione urged Ron to study a little more.
This continued uneventfully until the last day of the holiday, the day I received the Hogwarts letter and book list.
That morning, Hermione and Ron, who had just had breakfast, were guarding a large pile of books and materials in the reception room, studying and practicing endlessly.
Just as Ron was struggling with a textbook from last semester, his sister Ginny suddenly ran in from outside, still holding some envelopes.
"Here comes the bibliography!" Ginny placed their letters on the long table, and ran out in a hurry.
"It's finally here?" Ron handed one of them to Hermione and complained casually, "I thought they had forgotten about it!" In previous years, it would have been a long time coming, right? ”
Hermione gently lowered the quill in her hand before reaching out to take the envelope and carefully unwrap it along the seal.
Inside the envelope were two pieces of brand new parchment: one to remind the young wizards of the fact that school would officially open on September 1st, and the other to see specific titles to be added this school year.
"There are three new ...... this year Hey? Hermione looked at the book list and suddenly read strangely, "...... 'Please buy this book at the librarian's counter when you arrive at school, the cost of the book is 1 Galleon', and why?"
"Smack!"
After a sudden explosion, Fred and George suddenly appeared next to Ron and Hermione, interrupting Hermione's self-talk.
As for the fact that the twin brothers use phantom transformation everywhere they go, everyone has actually become accustomed to it during this time, at least they will not be startled by the two of them every time.
"We're wondering who decided on Slinka's book." Fred shrugged.
"That means Dumbledore has found a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor." George followed.
"Yes! It's almost time to find ......," Fred nodded.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione turned her head, confused.
"Look!" Fred spread his hands and explained, "Defence Against the Dark Magic professors change every year, and the last few years have been terrible, especially after the Mystics attacked Hogwarts twice in a row......"
“…… It's not easy to find a teacher who is willing to teach at Hogwarts! George continued.
"Oh, it seems like that's true." After hearing this, Hermione couldn't help but nod her head in agreement.
"I just wish I could have an interesting teacher!" Fred smiled and said.
"Ron, what's wrong with you?"
While Fred smiled sinisterly, George found Ron sitting motionless in his chair, staring at the parchment with his mouth half open.
"Huh?" Fred put away his sinister smile and turned to look at Ron, "Hey! What are you in a daze? ”
Seeing that Ron still didn't react, Fred impatiently walked around his back and bent down to look at the parchment in Ron's hand.
Fred's eyes widened in surprise.
"Prefect...... Prefect? Fred repeated it again in an incredibly high-pitched voice.
When George on the side heard this, he immediately snatched the envelope from Ron's hand, and then shook it upside down. Hermione, who had just turned her head, saw that a small golden and red object had fallen into the palm of his hand.
"How is that possible?" George muttered with a crooked mouth.
"Something must be wrong!" Fred simply snatched the letter and flipped it over and over again, "Although Ron did work hard this holiday, it was only during this summer vacation?" ”
"I thought it must have been Harry!" George followed, "Kill the fire dragon and win the Final Three...... What's the one thing that can't make him this prefect? ”
The two of them said, placing their hands on Ron's left and right shoulders at the same time, looking at him with disdain.
"Prefect? Mom's little Ronnie 1 became a superior? Fred said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, Mommy, I'm going to be talking again!" George sighed too.
George cocked his little finger and picked up the prefect badge and shoved it back into Ron's hand as if he were away from something.
Just then, Hermione let out a soft "eh".
Fred and George immediately turned their gaze to her, and they saw Hermione pour a badge out of her envelope as well.
Hermione was reading the books first, because she thought the school notice was just a normal reminder that it was time for the students to go to school!
"That's what it sounds like!" Fred cried out loudly.
"There's no one better suited than you, Hermione!" George also deliberately raised his voice.
The two Gryffindor House prefect badges were concentrated in this reception room, but they looked so emotional.
They were two delicate insignia of Gryffindor lions, and a large "P" on the lion's body, exactly the same one that Percy used to wear on his chest to show off.
"You should have it, it's not like Ron......" "That's pretty inexplicable."
Fred and George continued to yell at their little brother, as if Ron was unlucky that they would be genuinely happy.
But Ron wasn't angry, not even retorted. He just cautiously rested his prefect badge on the table, and then sighed gloomily.
"You're right, I really don't deserve it...... Dumbledore must have sent it by mistake, right? ”
"Dumbledore can't be mistaken," Hermione busily said, "Look, aren't you working on it right now?" Moreover, being able to be a superior means that Dumbledore also thinks that you must be fine! ”
"Uh...... When did you become so honest? Fred couldn't help but scratch his head in embarrassment when he saw his brother's appearance, "Hermione is right, you did ...... this summer vacation Well, pretty hard. ”
"Yes, yes, yes, it's a lot of work!" George patted Ron's backlash as well.
At this time, Mrs. Weasley also walked in through the door, wiped her hands and said, "Ginny said that the book list has arrived, you give it to me, and I will go to Diagon Alley in the afternoon to buy the books......"
“…… You pack your bags at home...... Ron, I'm going to have to buy you another pair of pajamas, which are at least six inches shorter now...... I can't believe how you can grow so fast...... What color do you want? ”
"Buy gold and red," Fred laughed, "to match his badge!" ”
"With what?" Mrs. Weasley didn't seem to hear clearly.
"His badge!" George said with a strange expression, "His shiny, round, gold-and-red prefect badge. ”
Mrs. Weasley's mind seemed to be a little spinning, and she subconsciously looked at the table in front of Ron, where there happened to be a small gold and red object.
Ron...... Could it be...... But...... Yours? It's true? ”
Mrs. Weasley screamed and ran to Ron's side, pushing Fred out of the way, holding the prefect badge in her palm as if it were a treasure.
"I'm really ...... I can't believe it! Merlin is on top! Ron...... That's great! Prefect! Every one of my children is a prefect! ”
"What are George and me?" Fred said angrily.
"Maybe it's the next-door neighbor or something?" George snorted sullenly.
Mrs. Weasley ignored the pair and threw her arms around Ron's head in excitement, laughing so hard that her mouth couldn't close her mouth.
As Mrs. Weasley kept kissing Ron with a smile on her face, Hermione put the list back in front of her, her expression confused again.
There are three new books on the list for this school year: Standard Spells, Level 5 by Miranda Goshak, The Theory of Magical Defence by Wilbert Slinka, and The Mysteries of Ancient Magical Texts by an unidentified author.
Moreover, the last book was specifically told that it was necessary to go to the school library to buy it.
As far as Hermione knew, Hogwarts never provided textbooks, and all the books needed had to be ordered at the bookstore, but this year seemed to be a little different.
"Is there anything new that Professor Babling is going to teach?" Hermione muttered.
"Mom! Don't do this! Take control! ”
Ron, blushing, tried to push his overexcited mother away a little. It really embarrassed him to be kissed on the face by his mother in front of Hermione.
"So, little Ronnie, what do you want to order? We bought Percy an owl at the time, but of course...... You've got piglets already. ”
"W-What?" Ron could barely believe his ears.
"You deserve to be rewarded!" Mrs. Weasley had a rare look of doting on Ron.
"Oh! A new sweep," Ron blurted out almost subconsciously, but then paused again, "Hmm...... No, I mean to say Mom, can I ask you for something? ”