Chapter 771: Mrs. Granger's Good Teaching Method

Mid-September.

It has been two weeks since the start of the school year. In the late summer and early autumn, the remaining heat is making its last struggle, and the weather is a bit sultry.

The crickets are chirping louder and louder. They are also making their last struggle - if they don't mate, they will die alone. Crookshanks often takes Mrs. Norris to catch these annoying guys.

Perhaps because there are often students and professors walking in the courtyard, the crickets here have become desensitized. They don't avoid seeing the two bad cats approaching, and eventually become toys under the cats' claws.

The two cats frequently shuttle through the grass in the courtyard. When they return to the common room at night, their bodies are always covered with grass leaves.

When students go to class and leave school, the administrator patrols and cleans up, and Loren inevitably meets Filch. For several days in a row, the administrator has always had a gloomy face, which makes Loren confused.

If the sun is just right, warm but not hot, Crookshanks and Mrs. Norris will walk in the field to bask in the sun. Students in Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology sometimes run into them, looking for snacks in their pockets to tease and tease them.

Unfortunately, the cats didn't appreciate it.

Crookshanks wasn't good-looking enough. With his persimmon-shaped face, he couldn't get any snacks. He could only earn some cookies and nuts with his shiny ginger hair. Mrs. Norris's appetite was completely spoiled by Filch. What kind of squirrel meat strips and small fish biscuits were for feeding owls. She only ate hand-baked beef jerky.

The two cats would occasionally go for a walk by the lake, and occasionally meet idle seventh-year students, such as a couple who often read books and newspapers under the tree. Crookshanks would not run over excitedly to act coquettishly and roll around. He would only look up and say hello when passing by. The couple who were focusing on their relationship and taking time to read books would only glance at it lightly and not bother to pay attention.

It was the same today. At this time, under the red leaf tree by the lake, Hermione was sitting and reading the recent "Daily Prophet". Loren leaned on her shoulder and ate a green apple in his hand.

Produced by the Malfoy family orchard.

According to Draco, this is the few fixed assets left by their family. The rest are dozens of stores, dozens of farms and lands across the country, and shares of dozens of chain stores...

But in general, the income of pure-blood families has dropped sharply, and the influence of the Malfoy family has gradually weakened. It has been a long time since we heard news about the Malfoy family in public.

For example, the fountain statue in the main hall of the Ministry of Magic was unveiled recently, and the newspaper headlines published a group photo of Zhang Mingliu Wizard. In similar occasions in the past, Lucius would dress up carefully and stand next to the minister, but this time there was no Lucius at all. The report only simply mentioned that the cost of making this statue was donated by the Malfoy family.

The Malfoy family has not been so low-key for hundreds of years.

Then there are matters related to the trial and extradition of the Death Eaters, which are progressing in an orderly manner, and the relevant news is no longer new.

What is even more eye-catching is the internal investigation of the Ministry of Magic. Many senior officials were dismissed for investigation. The International Affairs and Cooperation Department was the hardest hit area. Almost all the core staff members were spokespersons of pure-blood families. Whenever there was a random inspection of goods, they would send out the news in advance to protect the import and export trade of pure-blood families.

There are also proposals to ban trade goods, which are also means for pure-blood families to exclude their peers. For example, the Selwyn family is deeply involved in the flying broom industry, so they bought off employees to ban portable flying products such as flying carpets...

This investigation completely blocked similar loopholes. The International Affairs and Cooperation Department opened a new list of trade goods and even prepared to host a flying competition.

Quickly browsing the news in the newspaper, Hermione learned about recent events, summarized useful information in her heart, sorted out her thoughts, and asked Loren: "After rejecting Nott's proposal, why did you propose to cooperate with them in business? What do you plan to let them do?"

"Crack..."

Loren chewed the apple pulp: "Although this group of pure-blood families are now in a weak position, their channels and connections are rare resources, and there are sufficient talent reserves. With their help, the promotion of the new space transfer device after graduation will be much smoother, and they can also profit from it. This is a win-win situation."

Hermione nodded, revealing a thoughtful look.

This person has been lazy and casual for a long time, and he didn't pay much attention to dealing with Voldemort. Why is he so keen on promoting the new space transfer device?

"Crack..."

Loren didn't notice her gaze, swallowed the last bite of the pulp, and threw the apple core into the grass.

It is the season when ants and insects store food for the winter. A fruit core can allow many ants to survive the cold winter. Maybe it will sprout branches next year. It can be regarded as a tree planted by predecessors.

It's just that the juice between the fingers is a bit troublesome.

Glancing at Hermione who was concentrating on thinking, Loren stood up and washed his hands by the lake, then tiptoed back, put his hands on Hermione's shoulders, and kneaded and massaged:

"Hermione..."

"?"

Hermione turned her head silently: "Tell me, what topic do you want to divert my attention and make me ignore that you are rubbing the lake water on my clothes."

Loren continued to massage, pretending that he didn't hear: "Your birthday is coming soon, do you have any birthday present you want?"

"What gift did you originally prepare?"

"An improved two-way space transmission device that connects the Burrow and No. 12 Grimmauld Place."

"Why did you change your mind?"

"The device Flamel and I are designing is better and has a longer transmission distance. The original device feels a bit crude, but the new device is still in the research and development stage and cannot be produced, so I want to ask if you have any gifts you are looking forward to."

"..."

I want to give you the best, so the original gift is not available.

Hermione lowered her eyes and stared into his eyes, her eyebrows soft: "In fact, there is no need to prepare gifts every year. We will have a long time to get along in the future. We will spend every birthday together. This is something more precious than a gift."

"Emm..."

Loren still insisted: "It's my 18th birthday after all, so there should be some sense of ceremony."

"Do you have to give a gift?"

Hermione asked softly with a gleam in her eyes.

Loren shook his shoulders impatiently: "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Let's make it clear in advance that I don't need a gift, but you insisted on asking me. If the gift I proposed makes you feel embarrassed, just refuse it directly, don't make excuses and complain, and repeatedly try to persuade me to give up."

"How is it possible-"

Loren was about to agree directly, but suddenly paused, stopped his hands, and glanced at her expression in confusion.

"Something's wrong... Are you provoking me?"

Loren frowned slightly and fell into thought.

Miss Know-it-all is no longer the nerdy girl she used to be. Her emotional intelligence and IQ are only slightly lower than his. She will no longer foolishly expose other people's shortcomings, and of course she will not propose any outrageous gifts. She said this just to block the way back and stimulate him to agree directly.

Strange.

Since it is not an excessive gift request, why does she still use provocation?

Hermione turned a page of the newspaper, her expression pretended to be calm, but her tone was very gentle: "I just understand my boyfriend."

This woman's mouth is a bit sweet!

But this made Loren more cautious.

After careful and thorough thinking, Loren thought that he could accept this gift. With the old wand and the magic stone, even if she really wanted the stars in the sky, he could give it a try. If it didn't work, he could still ask for help from Grandpa Bates's money.

He had made a decision in his heart, but he was still cautious on the surface.

Loren pondered for a moment and raised his chin: "You tell me first."

Hermione pursed her lips and remained silent for a while, and the corners of her mouth slowly raised an arc. She knew that this meant that she had agreed, so she put down the newspaper in her hand, turned her head and leaned closer, staring into his eyes:

"My birthday is Friday, and there is only one Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

"So?"

Loren had an ominous premonition in his heart, but this woman stayed too close for too long, and even rubbed his nose with her nose in a despicable way. At this distance, he could clearly feel her breath, warm and itchy, and his little heart was pounding.

Who taught her! ?

Hermione looked at him with her beautiful eyes, and her soft voice seemed to be whispering: "After class, I want you to turn into a cat and accompany me all day."

"!"

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Loren's neck was a little red, but he remembered the warning Hermione had raised not long ago, and the words of refusal were stuck in his mouth, and he couldn't say it anymore.

"I can actually not use the gift, but you insisted on asking me..."

"If the gift I mentioned makes you feel embarrassed, just refuse it directly..."

"Don't make excuses and complain about everything, and try to convince me to give up repeatedly."

The aftertaste seemed to have not dissipated yet, still lingering in my ears, like the chirping of crickets-annoying!

"Hermione, we are no longer the children we were back then. I think we should be mature and stable..."

"We should be frank and sincere. Tell me now, do you agree or refuse?"

"Hermione, I think I need to remind you that my eighteenth birthday is not here yet..." Loren's expression was solemn, his speech was slow, and he deliberately left blank space, and did not finish the subsequent threat.

You'd better leave some room for yourself.

"Hehe..."

As someone once said, what will Miss Granger be forced to agree to next year? What does it have to do with Hermione who is about to have a happy birthday?

Hermione imitated his tone and laughed twice, revealing the joy from the heart: "So you agreed?"

"..."

Loren said nothing, lowered his head and concentrated on reading the newspaper.

This woman thought she had taken advantage, but in fact she had forgotten about wiping her hands just now. One loss and one win was a draw. And there will be more outrageous things waiting for her next summer vacation.

In the long run, the advantage is still mine!

Hermione next to him was still smiling and staring at him, and that look made people feel creepy.

"Emm..."

Loren suddenly felt that the grass here was a little prickly, so he stood up and patted his butt, and said to himself: "I'm going back to the dormitory. Seamus and Dean are planning to organize a collective night tour this year, and they can't do without my help."

"..."

Hermione watched his back gradually go away, and a happy smile appeared at the corners of her mouth and eyes.

…

Gryffindor Tower, boys' dormitory.

The crystal clear runic characters floated in the room, drifting along a certain clear direction, landing in the right place, and combining into an obscure and complex alchemical array. The arrangement of patterns and characters conformed to the secret laws of magic, revealing a different kind of beauty.

As the last set of runes was embedded in the alchemy array, Loren closed the Book of Fantasy. The new space transfer device had completed its preliminary design. By guiding the soul and the body to transfer in space at the same time, it completely eliminated the discomfort caused by the pressure and pull of space transfer on the body, improved the riding experience, and greatly increased the transfer distance.

However, the ideal model still needs to be transformed into a physical device, and relevant tests need to be carried out to find problems and make adjustments.

According to Loren and Flamel's speculation, the current model has defects - the magic power consumption increases exponentially with the increase of distance.

In the past, traditional space transfer methods were mainly based on Apparition, Floo Network and Portkey. Apparition is the most common universal magic. Ordinary adult wizards can repeatedly activate it after mastering it. The distance is directly linked to the caster. In theory, as long as the caster is skilled and energetic, he can even travel around the world in a short time.

As a space channel built by the Ministry of Magic, the Floo Network does not require wizards to cast spells. Grabbing a handful of Floo powder can cross half a continent, and repeated teleportation can also achieve travel around the world. The same is true for the door key, but it is more cumbersome to use.

The new space teleportation device is not much different from the floo network in short-distance transmission. But if it encounters a single ultra-long-distance transmission, the magic resources consumed per unit distance are thousands of times that of the floo network.

On the other hand, this space transfer device requires the establishment of a beacon system, similar to the base station of telecommunications signals, and occasionally a signal tower is also required, and the material resources consumed are an astronomical figure.

"I said it was a big business..."

Loren stretched his waist, stuffed the fantasy book into the pendant, walked out of the dormitory, and saw a group of people gathered in the common room. They were all seventh-grade students who were about to graduate, and they were chattering about tonight's night tour activities.

Several roommates gathered next to the sofa.

Loren came to sit next to him and asked with interest: "When does it start?"

"It starts when the lights are turned off." Simo was also eager to try.

"What are the specific arrangements?"

Dean lowered his voice: "We plan to revisit the rooms where the adventure stories took place, the underground passage where the Philosopher's Stone is hidden, the secret room connected to the bathroom, and the forbidden book area of ​​the library..."

"How many people will participate in total?"

"All seventh-year Gryffindor students will participate, and people from other colleges will also respond, but the number is uncertain."

"If we get caught this time, hiss..."

Loren felt excited just thinking about it.

Tonight is the graduation night tour that Seamus and Dean planned during the summer vacation. They thought that they were about to graduate and leave, and hoped to have a real adventure with their friends and partners.

It was also agreed to set the event time today. Taking advantage of the fact that the new school year has just started, each college has not accumulated college points yet. Even if more students are caught violating school rules, the college score will be deducted to zero at most, which will not affect the college cup evaluation. The four founders never thought that there would be such a loophole in the gem scoring.