A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 345 This black dog seems to have heatstroke (Thanks to the generous donation from "Deep Sea Turtle"!)

Biarritz,

Nestled between the Pyrenees Mountains and the rugged coastline, it is the most luxurious and largest resort on the French Atlantic coast, boasting a uniquely pleasant climate.

Originally just a small fishing village, it became a famous summer resort after Napoleon III visited in 1854. The British royal family also visited, and it developed into a holiday residence for royalty and high-ranking officials.

From a certain perspective, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this place the French Beidaihe, as it's a favorite leisure spot for political figures.

As evening fell, a silver Chevrolet sped along the Biarritz coastal highway.

Iris is driving.

As an experienced driver, his driving skills were always very steady. Roy, wearing sunglasses, sat in the passenger seat, silently watching his good buddy drift endlessly.

It felt like playing a free version of GTA5.

Stimulate!

William and Hermione sat in the back row.

They flew in from Paris, were picked up by two people, and are now heading to their hotel.

However, after getting into the car, William and Hermione sensed a slightly strange atmosphere, so they quickly huddled together and started discussing their summer homework with great enthusiasm.

It gives the impression that all they've done these past few days in Paris is study hard and strive for excellence!

They were indeed learning... learning how to evade the Ministry of Magic's wanted list and save Paris.

In just ten minutes, Hermione had already brought up her history of magic paper for the third time.

Professor Binns assigned a topic on the medieval practice of witch burning.

Hermione reviewed the manuscript for a week, revising it three times and adding and deleting it five times. Now she has a new inspiration and is preparing to include Notre Dame Cathedral in the manuscript as well.

She wants to explain the profound historical significance of Arya's destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral from the perspective of magical history.

After all, it was a Catholic parish, the Parisian stronghold where witches were burned.

That was one small step for Arya, but one giant leap for the witches.

Hermione's paper is well-reasoned, incorporates current events, and with William's review, its quality is absolutely sufficient for publication in a journal.

However, at this point, it feels a bit like someone would risk their life for French wizards, smashing rocks with their chest and sticking a wand in their head, which could easily be seen as extreme anti-French sentiment.

As for William's summer homework, he finished it a long time ago.

They even sent the "answer key" to Li Qiaodan, waiting for him to sell it during the summer vacation.

Yes, William and his team had already discontinued the answer key business and transferred it to Li at a friendly price.

The reason is simple: it's small-scale, high-risk, and doesn't make money.

At least, Akali's Mystery Shop has passed its initial stage; with the current sales volume, there is absolutely no need for this business.

Therefore, after deliberation by the six-member "board of directors," it was decided to cut this business.

This is normal. When a company grows big, it wants to clean up its image and resolutely distance itself from those shady industries it used to be in!

We must clearly define the boundaries.

The professors had long discovered that someone was secretly selling the answers, and with Professor Snape's covert operation, they successfully shut down several small operations.

As the industry leader with an absolute monopoly, Akali's Mysterious Shop has always placed great importance on secrecy.

They have always adhered to the policy of referring acquaintances to others, followed the Hogsmeade delivery philosophy, and maintained the owl-based payment business.

So for three years, it has never been discovered.

However, as William's personal secretary and assistant, Hermione handled most of William's affairs.

She astutely noticed that William consistently received some kind of unexplained income each month. His homework was also frequently done in duplicate…

William and his companions quickly stopped the business, otherwise they would most likely be killed by the righteous Hermione.

Roy and Iris kept glancing back through the rearview mirror, engrossed in their conversation, and Roy couldn't find a chance to interject.

Roy gave Iris a look, and he immediately understood. On the empty coastal highway, he pulled up to the side of the road at high speed.

Roy and Iris sat there silently, watching the two "perform".

William and Hermione felt uneasy under their gazes and had no choice but to shut up.

Roy cleared his throat and said, "You two... don't you have anything to explain?"

"What?" William asked, feigning ignorance.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked, her expression perfectly timed. "What happened?"

"What's going on?!" Roy shouted. "You two, translate for me, what does 'Saviour of Paris' mean?"

"Haha, we just assisted the Ministry of Magic," William mumbled.

"You get a medal for doing menial work?" Iris said. "Is it really that good?"

"Dad, how did you know?" Hermione tried her best to make a cute face, hoping to get away with it.

"Do you think we don't read newspapers?!" Iris said sternly.

"You guys even understand French...?"

"French?" Roy got angry at the mention of that.

"We almost got scammed because we don't understand French. We only found out about you two from the Daily Prophet."

William and Hermione immediately shut up.

"Ugh, I told you not to go to Hogwarts... Teachers die there every year, and it's incredibly dangerous," Roy complained.

"Ah, right! This." Hermione seemed to remember something and hurriedly took a large box from the safety watch.

Roy took it and opened it; inside lay two gold medals.

The medal is identical to the Ministry of Magic's emblem, featuring the iconic elements of the French tricolor, hat badge, and Phrygian hat.

Iris and Roy each took one and admired it with great delight.

The two whispered excitedly to each other for a while, and finally agreed that it was much uglier than the Order of Merlin.

"You two had better be prepared," Roy said, looking at William. "Your mother, Lyanna, is very angry."

"What's wrong? Did she say anything?" William asked cautiously.

Roy teased, "You've got guts! Go ask them yourself when you see them!"

William sighed, looking somewhat troubled.

When he left, Lyanna told him to take good care of Hermione. After making such a big fuss in Paris, she would probably send him to the lab to be used as a human anatomical model.

Lyanna's Christmas wish last year was to dissect a wizard.

She really wanted to check what the difference was between wizards and Muggles, and whether they had organs that could produce magic.

Give her a sufficient number of wizards, and perhaps she will truly discover why magic only blossoms among a select few!

As a professor at Cambridge, Lyanna is just that hardcore.

We arrived at the hotel quickly, the Sofitel Erizmir Martaras Hotel, only 300 meters from the beach, and also the best hotel in Biarritz.

After getting out of the car, William walked towards the hotel with a wry smile, while Hermione was quite happy. Anyway, no one would blame her.

She was just a (pretending) innocent and naive good girl who had been led astray by William.

That's right, despite her breaking school rules, being wanted in Paris, and joining William in a prison break at the Ministry of Magic... she is still a good kid in everyone's eyes.

A man sped ahead, and Anne, the younger sister, leading a large black dog, rushed into William's arms.

After a while of acting cute, she put on a stern face and lectured Hermione in a condescending manner, saying that she had corrupted William!

Hermione was so angry her nose almost twisted.

Anne also needs to examine Hermione to see if she is injured.

William squinted at the black dog, which was as thin as a rib.

Where did Annie pick up the stray dog?!

Hey, look at this black dog, it looks like it has heatstroke, how about... hehehe!

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