The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 351 The end of the semester
After leaving the Forbidden Forest, Ryan and Hermione walked around the edge of the Forbidden Forest and came to the front of Hagrid's Hut. The sunshine outside the Forbidden Forest was very bright, which made people feel much more cheerful.

As soon as they approached the door of Hagrid's hut, Fang jumped out from the open door, squealing happily and wagging his tail.

"Who's there?" Hagrid asked, walking to the door. "Lion!" He strode over to greet them, hugged Lion tightly with one of his big arms, and said, "Nice to see you, friend. Really nice to see you."

They walked into Hagrid's hut and saw two sets of bucket-sized cups and saucers on the wooden table in front of the fire.

"Had tea with Olympe," said Hagrid. "She just left."

"It sounds like there's been some progress in your relationship," Ryan said jokingly. Hagrid immediately became embarrassed when he heard that, and the small patch of skin on his face that was not covered by his beard turned red.

"Speaking of this, I really want to thank you for your advice. It has not been easy for her all these years. I almost caused trouble for her. But now through communication, I find that we have a lot in common." Hagrid said happily, and took out a few cups from the cupboard. He made tea, brought a plate of rock cakes to Ryan and Hermione, then leaned back in his chair and looked at Ryan carefully with his dark eyes.

"How does it feel to win the Triwizard Tournament? I heard you invested most of your money in the Weasley twins' business. I hope that for your sake they can avoid being beaten up by Molly-"

"You know Mrs. Weasley?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"Of course I know her." Hagrid nodded. "As you know, I have been a ranger at Hogwarts since I was young. When I first met Molly, she was a first-year student named Prewett. At that time, her strong character was already reflected -"

Listening to Hagrid's stories of the past, Ryan and Hermione realized that although the half-giant in front of them looked like a middle-aged man, he was actually of the same generation as Voldemort and was over 60 years old today. Of course, his giant bloodline gave him a longer lifespan, and physiologically he was still a middle-aged man.

"By the way, what did Madame Maxime want to talk to you about? She can't just want to chat with you, right?" Ryan seized the opportunity to ask when Hagrid stopped talking about part of the past.

"Find me something to do this summer," said Hagrid. "But keep it a secret. I can't tell you, not even if I know you two have an offer from Dumbledore. Olympe - Madame Maxime, as you call her - might come with me. I think she would, and it seems I've convinced her."

"Does this have anything to do with the You-Know-Who?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Maybe," he said vaguely, "Anyway, I definitely won't tell you, so don't ask me anymore."

It seems that Hagrid was sent to contact the giant again this year. I just hope that his luck will be a little better this year. After chatting for a while, Ryan and Hermione said goodbye to Hagrid and went back to the castle for lunch.

That afternoon, Ryan and Hermione walked into the hall and found that the winning college emblems that usually decorated the hall at the leaving party were gone. They were replaced by the Hogwarts school emblem and the emblems and colors of the four colleges decorated the entire hall. Dumbledore first announced the ownership of this year's college cup. Gryffindor College narrowly defeated Ravenclaw because Ryan won the Triwizard Tournament and won the college cup. Gryffindor students raised their glasses to celebrate. After watching everyone celebrate, Dumbledore knocked on his glass.

"Another year has come to an end." Dumbledore looked at everyone and said, "But at the same time, I must solemnly tell everyone one thing again - the dark age may be coming soon."

After thinking about it, Dumbledore decided to temporarily conceal the news of Voldemort's return from the public, and only tell this fact to those who are willing to listen to him, and use the vague slogan of "Darkness is Coming" to the public. Of course, this may also be because although Voldemort's resurrection caused serious problems, no one was killed. So Dumbledore also felt that it was unnecessary to take such an extreme plan to announce the news to everyone as in the original book.

There was a murmur in the hall, but it soon fell silent. This was not the first time Dumbledore announced this news, but because this was the first time they heard Dumbledore announce it so solemnly, everyone discussed it below. In view of various things that happened recently, most people still believed what Dumbledore said.

"The Ministry of Magic doesn't want me to tell you this," Dumbledore continued. "Some of your classmates' parents may be shocked by my actions - either because they can't believe that more than ten years of peace have finally come to an end, or because they think I shouldn't tell you about this since you are still young. However, I believe that telling the truth is always better than lying. If we try to hide this news, we may be caught off guard and suffer greater harm."

At this moment, every face in the hall turned to Dumbledore, and shock was written on every face. Because the students here were born and raised in peacetime, it was naturally difficult for them to accept the news that war might break out.

"The purpose of the Wizarding Tournament is to strengthen and promote mutual understanding within the wizarding community. In light of what is happening now - in light of the danger of war now looming on our horizon - these bonds are more important than ever," Dumbledore added.

Dumbledore looked at Madam Maxime and Hagrid, at Karkaroff who looked a little flustered sitting in the teacher's seat, at Fleur Delacour and her fellow Beauxbatons students, and at Viktor Krum and the Durmstrang students at the Slytherin table.

Krum looked nervous, even frightened, as if he expected Dumbledore to say something harsh.

"Every guest in this hall," said Dumbledore, his eyes resting on the students of Durmstrang, "will be welcome back at any time if they wish. I say this to all of you again - given that this war is likely to be more than simply confined to Britain, its scale is likely to exceed everyone's expectations. We can only be strong if we are united; if we are divided, we will be vulnerable. In war, we cannot protect ourselves by hiding away. Only by showing the same unbreakable friendship and trust can we fight it to the end. As long as we have the same goal and open our hearts, differences in habits and language will not be obstacles."

"I believe - and I really hope I'm wrong - I believe that we will all face dark and difficult times. But remember, as long as we keep hope in our hearts, we will eventually win in the end."

It seems that even though Professor Dumbledore decided to conceal the news of Voldemort's resurrection in order to unite more people, he still described a darker future in a very serious tone, hoping to arouse everyone's vigilance.

Ryan knew that this was because Professor Dumbledore's sense of responsibility made him choose this statement after weighing the pros and cons of awakening everyone and uniting the majority for a long time. This statement can arouse everyone's vigilance as much as possible while uniting the majority of people. However, it is inevitable that it will attract hostility from the Ministry of Magic, but it should be much better than the opposition of the entire magic community in the original book.

Thinking of this, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as everything was better than in the original book, that would be enough.

(End of this chapter)