Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 359, Section 353: The Dangerous Fat Tongue Toffee

The next morning, instead of Umbridge causing trouble, they encountered their own people stirring things up.

A large new notice has been posted on the school bulletin board.

The title is very catchy—lots and lots of Galleons!

This headline is clearly copied from the Daily Prophet.

Is your allowance not enough to cover your expenses?

Want to earn more gold?

Contact Fred and George Weasley in the Gryffindor common room for a simple, almost painless side job.

There's no doubt this is the work of Ron's two twin brothers, after all, they even put their names on it.

To be fair, Dali doesn't mind students earning pocket money in their spare time, especially those from financially disadvantaged families. It's commendable that they use part-time jobs to earn living expenses and ease their families' burden.

However, Hogwarts has a stipend system, and it's not low.

This was implemented by Dudley after he joined the school board. It was funded by the Poison & Antidote Publishing House to help young wizards from disadvantaged families complete their studies, so that they could devote themselves to their studies without any worries and that everyone could learn equally.

Of course, it's not entirely free.

Because these young wizards are required to join the Poisons & Antidotes publishing house after graduation.

Therefore, in theory, none of the young wizards at Hogwarts need to worry about tuition fees, so there is no such thing as working to earn living expenses.

"Arrange for the Gryffindor prefects to speak with them."

Dudley then offered his suggestion: "We don't object to graduates starting their own businesses, but when it comes to recruiting employees, I still think they should try recruiting externally. Every year, many graduates can't find jobs, not just at Hogwarts, but at other schools as well. They can start here; there are plenty of employees to recruit."

"Instead of seeking out your juniors at school, you shouldn't delay other people's studies for your own convenience."

How many young wizards do you expect to resist the temptation of Galleons?

Not everyone is like Harry, whose Gringotts gold coins filled several caves (Potter and the Black family).

Who wouldn't want some pocket money to buy things they like? But once they've tasted the sweetness, do you expect those little wizards to be able to control their desires?

Dudley's point of view was strongly supported by Hermione, who also believed that what young wizards should be doing right now is studying, not working to earn pocket money. Didn't she see that the members of their discipline group had their schedules packed every day? Did they think they didn't have enough time?

How do these people manage to have so much free time at their age? How can they sleep?

The learning atmosphere that has been so hard-won must not be destroyed.

So the task was assigned to Ron, after all, he was his brother.

Ron sat to one side with a worried look on his face. Clearly, this was not a good job. Those two would not give him any leeway just because he was their younger brother. On the contrary, he would most likely be teased a few times. After all, these two did not even respect their own older brother Percy. How could you expect them to listen to their younger brother?

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Ron had predicted.

When he led the prefect to the twin brothers, they were immediately rejected.

"Are you kidding me, Ronald? Do you know how much it costs to hire a full-time wizard?"

Two identical red-haired wizards said in unison, "We can't afford to recruit them."

"We are still in the startup phase," said the red-haired man on the left.

The red-haired man on the right continued, "This is precisely the time when we need money."

"so!"

The two said in unison.

"We can't possibly agree to that, little Ronnie."

"However, while we cannot agree to this, we can offer you something good."

As they spoke, the two of them took out several brightly colored candies from their pockets and gave one to the prefect and one to Ron. The candies had an unfamiliar packaging.

"Try it! This is a new type of candy we got from Honey Duke. It's still in the trial operation phase, and we had a lot of trouble getting it."

Ron, without a second thought, decisively tore open the package and put it in his mouth. When the prefect saw Ron do this, he also tore it open and put it in his mouth.

The next second, their tongues began to swell at an incredible speed until they could no longer be contained in their mouths, and they quickly turned purple.

"Hahaha"

"That's so much fun!"

The young wizards around them found the two's expressions hilarious and burst into laughter.

Fred reached out his hand.

"Little Ronnie, you're playing a prank!"

George slammed his hand down hard.

The two high-fived each other and then said in unison.

"A resounding success!"

The excessively large tongue filled the entire mouth and even the throat, directly causing people to have difficulty breathing. The poor prefect who had followed him turned purple with anger. He pressed his neck hard to try to catch his breath, but it didn't work. So he looked at the others with pleading eyes.

However, everyone was just laughing, and no one cared whether he was in pain or not.

Only Ron remained remarkably calm, as if he had anticipated this. He unhurriedly pulled his wand from his pocket, first lightly touching his own tongue, which quickly returned to its original size. Then he used the same method to restore the prefect's tongue.

The twins burst into laughter and stepped forward, asking, "How was it? Our chubby-tongued toffee?!"

Ron rubbed his sore neck, his tongue almost touching his throat: "My tongue swelled up at least ten times its normal size. It felt terrible. If no one relieved this state in time, it could easily cause suffocation. It's a very dangerous thing."

Unfortunately, the two brothers only heard the first sentence and selectively ignored the last few sentences Ron said.

Ron was already used to this. He had grown up being pranked by his two older brothers since he was a child. For example, turning the dolls you were holding into giant spiders and scaring you out of your mind were commonplace. Moreover, when he was very young, they even tried to trick him into swearing the "Unbreakable" curse. You should know that if the sworn person breaks the curse, it will lead to death.

Fortunately, his father discovered and stopped him in time.

Just because they don't mind doesn't mean others will tolerate it.

"Brothers, I don't object to your pranks, but not everyone likes pranks. Remember? A joke is only a joke if everyone laughs, but if only you guys laugh, it's not a joke."

However, his two older brothers ignored his advice and didn't take it seriously at all.

Even Ron couldn't help but feel a little angry: "I'm just here to inform you, you can ignore what I say. But I still have to say it."

"Courtesy first, then force. I'm offering courtesy; if you ignore it, the next thing to come will be force."

(End of this chapter)