Chapter 1000 Chicken Farm “Line of Defense”

As expected, the Slytherin team lost to the "All-Star Team" in the Quidditch match over the weekend.

This was the first news that Elena and others heard after returning to Hogwarts. Without the mission of the eldest lady, those outstanding graduates from the previous championship teams of Hogwarts were in Hogwarts. A brutal massacre unfolded on the Watts Quidditch pitch.

Obviously, these former proud students poured out all their anger at the loss to Gryffindor last week on Slytherin House.

The score was finally settled at 420:10, setting a new record for the score difference since the founding of Hogwarts.

"So, this year's Master of Magic students are almost all from the Foundation?"

In the girls' dormitory of Hufflepuff College, Hermione was lying on Elena's bed, looking through the member list with interest.

Not far away from her, Hannah and Luna were still copying homework, and neither of them had done their homework at all.

Even if Hermione and Elena allow them to "borrow" the finished product directly for the first time, before they master the magic of "ink deformation sketch", they can still only hold the quill and work hard at night - even if it is the reserve Major Arcana, rewriting Homework still needs to be done.

As for Hermione, who had finished her homework early, she could free up her energy to familiarize herself with the campus environment.

As the thick volume of [Hogwarts] personnel directory was turned over one by one, a brand new Hogwarts unfolded in front of Hermione's eyes.

Among the formal professors, Professor Dumbledore, Professor Lockhart, Professor Scamander, and Professor Apokalis, these four Major Arcana are from different levels of the faculty team, secretly watching and promoting Focusing on the teaching reform and development of Hogwarts.

The aloof and emeritus professor Nicolas Flamel remains outside the faculty and remains neutral.

On the other hand, Sir Nicholas "The World" hides among the ghosts of Hogwarts.

The Hogwarts ghost patrol team composed of members of the "Headless Hunters", the portraits of the entire Hogwarts school...these "passing" reverberations are all under the control of Sir Nicholas, shrouded like a thin veil. Almost everywhere in every corner of the castle.

In addition, from professors to students, the depth of penetration of the Foundation was completely beyond Hermione's previous imagination.

"Professor Quirrell...he is a C-level member of the Foundation?"

Hermione asked softly, frowning in confusion.

If she remembered correctly, in Elena's previous introduction, D-class members belonged to the lowest level of the labor force. Although C-class members were better, they still did not get rid of the cold restraint order - in jeopardizing foundation projects. In this case, members below Class B do not have immunity.

In other words, in an emergency, Class B member Bill Weasley even has the authority to directly clean up Professor Quirrell.

"Well, there are some problems with Professor Quirrell's background check..."

Elena shrugged, sitting on the edge of the bed and supervising Hannah and Luna to do their homework while explaining.

"Just like Draco you just asked, Professor Quirrell was once controlled by Voldemort. Even if it can be inferred from the current data that he should be one of the coerced parties, this is still similar to the situation of the Malfoy family... There is something wrong with it. Black history.”

"As for Bill, his situation is a little special——"

Elena shook her white calves and glanced at Hannah and Luna who were quietly eavesdropping.

"In terms of organizational structure, Bill Weasley belongs to the [Gringotts] sequence. As the director of Gringotts' London office, his rank in Hogwarts is not actually equal to his true authority. Scope... When the training time is over, he will return to Gringotts.

"In fact, he also works overtime every weekend now. Luna, many of your trivial matters can be handed over to Bill."

As one of the few B-level members of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Bill's status in the Foundation is not low.

Of course, he is also one of the few special members in Hogwarts who can know the reserve Major Arcana list.

Luna tilted her head and thought for a moment, then put down the quill in her hand and asked seriously.

"Well, homework...is this considered a trivial matter?"

"Theoretically speaking, combined with the actual situation and various regulations-"

Elena's expression froze suddenly, she blinked her eyes, and tried to search in her mind for a while.

"As a senior assistant at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, if you think it's okay to do this, and he doesn't object, then it should be considered a trivial matter... right? But this is not good, you are still learning knowledge now. At this important stage, it’s best not to——”

"There's no point in copying textbooks like Defense Against the Dark Arts and History of Magic, right?"

Luna whispered seriously. As she spoke, she picked up a thick roll of parchment from the desk.

"And these, the review of the grammar class, the trajectory drawing of the astronomy class...most of these are of little use, right?"

"Okay, um, cultivate sentiment."

Elena scratched her cheek, but finally failed to resist Luna's pure gaze, and said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, if you think it is necessary, there is nothing illegal about handing out these tasks - but you must ensure that it will not affect your normal studies - I don't want Mr. 'Hermit' to Go to Hogwarts and challenge Bill to a duel."

"Yes, I know," Luna nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't worry, I won't let dad know."

"What about me? What about me? Do the Tianming Group have similar senior assistants?"

Hannah turned her head and asked eagerly, her shining eyes filled with anticipation.

"No, yes, oh~"

Elena smiled slightly and replied happily.

"It didn't happen in the past, it doesn't happen now, and it's very likely that it won't happen in the future."

“Of course, you can try asking ‘Gaota’ to see if he can think of a way to reduce your homework.”

She glanced at Hannah who was thoughtful and raised her eyebrows meaningfully.

The help of the first-generation Dark Lord is not a free lunch - based on her understanding of Grindelwald, while solving homework, Lao Tudou will definitely try to add some equivalent costs. These "costs" will last in the long run. It will obviously be much more useful than school knowledge.

As for how long it will take Tiehanhan to understand the imbalance of cost performance between the two, it's hard to say.

"It is said here that D-class and C-class members do not know each other's identities, and they are all connected through a single line..."

Hermione glanced at the cheerful fool not far away, and thought for a moment not to expose her happiness, but continued to look at Elena and asked.

"So, if a member happens to know some high-level secrets, what will the Foundation do?"

"Oh, yes, that happens occasionally—"

Elena nodded casually and said in a light and cheerful tone.

"This is the job of Mr. Hanged Man, to clear away memories that should not exist. I told you, Mr. Lockhart is one of the few masters of the Oblivion Curse in the world today. Before he turned from darkness to light, he used forgetfulness Curse stole many wizards’ experiences of resisting black magic, and put those stories under his own name to write the first version of the novel... But for now, his personal experience is rich enough."

"Steal? But-"

Hermione raised her eyebrows, glanced at Elena suspiciously, and retorted slowly.

"Whether it's on the Hyperion or here at Hogwarts, I haven't found any traces."

"That's because you haven't been promoted to an official Major Arcana yet."

Elena sighed softly, and stretched out her hand helplessly to pinch Hermione's face.

"Exchange of interests, do you understand what this means? This is the 'advance benefit' Mr. 'The Hanged Man' received from joining the Major Arcana. The Destiny Group and Gringotts Wizarding Bank completed some simple finishing touches for 'The Hanged Man' Work, but that’s obviously not what you can see now.”

"Oh?" Hermione skillfully slapped Elena's mischievous hands away and snorted disapprovingly.

Elena has been secretly smearing Professor Lockhart since a long time ago.

Even after she learned Professor Lockhart's true identity, the white-haired dumpling continued to confuse the public with his lies.

"Forget it," Elena shrugged rather tiredly and gave up on explaining, "Anyway, you are now a reserve Major Arcana, and there are still classes scheduled for the last day before Christmas at Hogwarts tomorrow. When the time comes, wouldn’t it be great if you just take the time to ask him personally?”

"You don't need to tell me that I can--"

Hermione rolled over. There was a grammar class the next morning, and she planned to ask Professor Lockhart directly then.

In fact, deep down in her heart, she almost believed what Elena said.

After all, Professor Lockhart is also one of the members of the Major Arcana on the same level as Elena. Based on Hermione's understanding of Elena, she is not the kind of talkative woman who will speak ill of her partners behind her back. However, Hermione still had a tiny bit of hope. What if there was something hidden?

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However, Hermione did not see Professor Lockhart in the castle the next morning.

Gilderoy Lockhart took an extremely rare leave of absence, and Professor Apokalis did not come to help teach.

Therefore, the last grammar class before Christmas for Grade 2 Class A was canceled immediately, and the students dispersed and went back to their respective lounges.

As the direct commander of "WIB-Wizard in Black", Lockhart is also responsible for the construction of the institute's defense line, as well as the recruitment and screening of employees for the "Hogwarts Outsourced Chicken Farm". This is a very important task. If he is not on-site to command, it would be too bad if there is a conflict between those stubborn researchers and the equally stubborn "WIB" employees.

Not to mention, this was the first project initiated by himself, and Lockhart had to keep everything in the most stable and smooth state.

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