Chapter 1590 A War Without a Winner (Part 42)
Chapter 1592 A War Without Winners (Forty-two)
"Ask for leave? Oh, of course. However, you still have to spend time to make up for the classes you missed. I know you are all capable, but you still need to master the basic training content of Auror. It can better protect your life safety and also allow you to adapt to the work of Auror more quickly."
Gadwin Robards looked at Harry and Ron who came to ask for leave and was quite unhappy, because Aurors basically don't have vacations except for injuries and hospitalization, especially in this period of urgent need for manpower, working overtime overnight is a common thing.
However, now someone actually wants to ask for leave?
If it were someone else, Gadwin would have spit on the other person's face, but the one who came to ask for leave was the savior Harry Potter and Ron Weasley who also made outstanding contributions in the wizard war. As the director of the Auror Office, he naturally would not refuse them.
In the final analysis, the biggest significance of Harry Potter becoming an Auror is to stand up for Kingsley and show the entire British magic community that he supports the new minister. This is even more meaningful than Harry helping the Ministry of Magic to fight against Death Eaters and dark wizards.
After closing the door of Gadwin Robards' office, Ron breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Harry beside him and said, "It's easier than I thought."
"It's normal. We are different from others. Joining the Ministry of Magic is more as a mascot. Even if we are missing, it will not affect the normal work of the Aurors. Mr. Robards doesn't need to make things too stiff." Harry saw it very clearly and never felt dissatisfied because he knew about it a long time ago.
Ron seemed not to hear what Harry said, and was eager to rush to meet up with Albert.
They have agreed to pick up Hermione today.
Yes, go to Australia to pick up Hermione and bring her back to the UK.
Since Ron learned from Albert through Ginny's indirect way when Hermione would return to the UK, he expressed to Albert that he hoped to go to Australia with Harry to pick up Hermione and bring her back to the country.
Albert naturally would not object and agreed immediately.
"How do we get to Australia?"
After the three met at the agreed place, Ron couldn't wait to ask.
"It's very simple, just use Apparate to get there." Albert said something that stunned Harry and Ron.
"Are you sure you are not kidding?"
"Apparate from here to Australia?"
Harry and Ron exchanged glances and couldn't help looking at Albert, reminding him: "Britain and Australia are half a world away. Are you sure it's okay to do that?"
"Of course it's okay."
"Sorry..." Ron suspected that he had hallucinations, "I have never heard of anyone who can Apparate across half the world. That's really shocking."
"I think you probably misunderstood. We are not Apparate to Australia all at once, but need to Apparate in batches, just like a relay."
After saying that, Albert put down the suitcase and motioned for the two to wait inside.
"Do we need to wait in the box?" Ron asked in confusion.
"It's mainly because long-distance Apparition is like using a portkey, which makes people feel uncomfortable." Albert explained to the two people in front of him, "If you don't want to stay in the box, you can also follow me to experience the feeling of long-distance Apparition. Although it may make you feel uncomfortable, it can help your body adapt to Apparition as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, we have used portkeys before, and that thing doesn't have much effect on us." Ron almost patted his chest to guarantee it. He also wanted to know how Albert went to Australia.
"Hold my hand."
As he said, before Harry and Ron could react, they were pulled away by Albert Apparition.
Just as Albert said, this was by no means a pleasant process. When Albert arrived in Australia and met Hermione and her family, Harry and Ron's faces were extremely pale, because not long ago, they were squatting on the ground and vomiting.
Hermione waved goodbye to her family, and after carrying her full bag into Albert's suitcase, she saw Harry and Ron lying on the sofa like dead dogs, and she knew what they had experienced, and couldn't help asking, "Are you all right!"
"Very bad, I still feel sick and want to vomit."
After seeing Hermione, Ron finally recovered some spirits, and wanted to give her a hug after a long separation, but his body obviously didn't allow him to do so.
"Similar to the symptoms of fainting key, I reminded them." Albert shrugged, and never mentioned that he extended the distance of Apparition.
"I remember you seemed to have prepared a little..."
"I have made them drink the potion last time, but the symptoms are more serious than yours." Albert said that he could do nothing to help, and could only wait for the symptoms of the two to subside by themselves.
"They didn't pass the Apparition test, and they are not used to the feeling of Apparition." Hermione looked at Albert suspiciously, and suspected that he deliberately knocked the two down.
"Apparition is a very practical magic. I suggest you spend more time on it, master it as soon as possible, and pass the Apparition test."
Albert smiled and nodded to Hermione, then turned and left, ready to take them back to England.
"How is the job of an Auror?"
Hermione sat down on the single sofa next to her and curiously asked the two people who barely sat up.
"The salary is high, but it's also very busy." Ron muttered, "There is almost endless work to do every day, and we have to take time out to learn Auror knowledge."
"We are currently working as a mascot in the Ministry of Magic." Harry closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa, self-deprecatingly saying, "In fact, those Aurors are just at that level, but they like to point fingers all day long and are unwilling to admit that we have the ability."
"They probably think you lack experience." Hermione felt that Harry's statement was a bit extreme.
"I don't think so. It's probably because we were quickly promoted to Aurors, which made some guys who have worked hard for three years feel unbalanced." Harry actually saw it more clearly than anyone else. This is actually the so-called workplace struggle. "Of course, they may also be afraid that they will be quickly replaced by us newcomers."
"I heard from Albert that your family plans to settle in Australia?" Ron, who was trying to suppress his discomfort, suddenly asked
"Yes, they plan to stay in Australia. However, I plan to settle in the UK next." Hermione said without hesitation: "Isn't Albert planning to build a wizard village? He said that if I am willing to go there to help, he will leave a house for me, and I can move in and be neighbors with Harry."
Harry turned his head to look at Ron, opened his mouth, and finally said nothing.
If that happens, Ron will be the only one without a house of his own.
Harry can see that Ron likes Hermione very much, and there will be no problem in this regard when they get married in the future, but he always feels that things may not be so smooth.
Because from the beginning, it was just Ron who had a crush on Hermione. Even though he had almost made it clear now, it was still unclear whether he could pursue Hermione. Harry didn't want Hermione and Ron to have an unhappy quarrel because of this.
Otherwise, they might not even be friends anymore.
They returned to England soon.
Then, it was the matter of arranging Hermione's accommodation.
The Grangers' house was still there, but it would take a lot of time to clean it before people could live in it again.
Moreover, it would also need to be carefully checked to see if there were any dangerous dark magic left by Death Eaters there.
So, Ron suggested that Hermione stay at his house temporarily, just to keep Ginny company, so that Dobby, the house elf, would not need to send Ginny to "work" every day.
This made Hermione hesitate, because she wanted to live alone.
Under the persuasion of Harry and Ron, Hermione finally agreed to stay at the Weasleys' house first, and then decide where to live in the next few months.
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