A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 441 Accepting bribes without doing anything: There's a moral bottom line.

Accepting bribes without performing any duties demonstrates that the staff member upheld moral principles.

Malfoy, as Minister Fudge's golden pig, has put the minister through many tests over the years.

The minister never disappoints; he always manages to cross moral boundaries.

In other words, if he takes the money, he'll definitely do the job. The government still has that much credibility.

Therefore, searching for old cases in the library and writing extensive defense arguments with meticulous logic is actually of little use.

They did this for one reason only... Hagrid was their friend.

Since we're friends, even if we know it's useless, we should still try our best to help him.

The library's files are vast, and William and his group certainly don't have enough.

How could Anne possibly escape? Hermione immediately dragged her to the library.

Hermione, who herself is miserable, will never let Anne have an easy time... and vice versa.

From their first meeting, the two didn't really like each other and disliked each other for many years.

Correspondingly, Ginny and Luna, two of the three little ones, also appeared at the library.

Under Mrs. Pince's watchful gaze, the large group of them began frantically buying up the books.

The principle that more people means faster processing applies everywhere.

Soon, they were flipping through a large number of dusty files, all of which were famous cases involving predators.

Upon seeing the situation, the group would occasionally whisper among themselves and record it on parchment.

They also had to be careful not to let Mrs. Pince hear them, like fighting a guerrilla war.

William was surprised to discover that Newt's mother was also an expert in raising hippogriffs.

Newt probably developed this love for magical creatures from a young age.

Hippogriffs are proud creatures, and if you offend them unintentionally, you can easily anger them and suffer a fatal attack.

Therefore, Mrs. Scamander not only kept hippogriffs, but also did a great deal of defense for this creature.

Throughout her life, Mrs. Scamander defended sixteen hippogriffs, large and small, on behalf of the nation.

With her excellent help:

A winged beast with the head of a hippogriff was originally sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, but the sentence was later changed to... immediate execution.

Another winged creature was sentenced to five years in prison by the Department of Magical Creatures, which was later reduced to seven years.

There's an even more outrageous one.

The owner of the winged beast was to compensate the injured party with 5,000 gallons, but after her reasoned argument, the fine was waived and Azkaban was instead sentenced to six months in prison.

Fortunately, she has passed away; otherwise, given her kind heart, she would probably have come to defend Buckbeek's innocence.

The likely outcome is... to reward Hagrid with a Dementor kiss and send him to meet the dragon Norbert early on.

To be honest, we can't really blame Mrs. Scamander too much.

A hippogriff attacked a wizard, and in the magical world... that was original sin!

Whether it was its fault or not is unimportant. Whether it was the wizard's fault is even less important.

Unless you pay money and actively cross Fudge's low line.

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In late November, Ravenclaw defeated Slytherin, maintaining their perfect record against the snakes since William joined the team.

This match was a massacre without any suspense; the killings were so brutal that the entire stadium was filled with people covered in sweat.

In particular, Cho, dissatisfied with the Malfoys' persecution of Hagrid, used the Lansky feint on him again.

When Fall went to catch the Golden Snitch, Malfoy didn't dare go with him. He was traumatized by the fall.

Professor Snape only watched half of the match before storming off in anger.

In his words: I really can't stand Professor Flitwick, that smug, smirking, and weird attitude.

Heh hey~ Haven't you ever won before?

Professor Snape once again revealed his personal habit: he never looks in the mirror.

Otherwise, he would have immediately realized... that those micro-expressions were learned from him!

In early December, Ravenclaw unexpectedly lost to Hufflepuff.

That's normal. After all, the Quaffle is round, and anything can happen. No one can win for a whole school year.

Actually, losing a few games occasionally and relaxing can be beneficial for winning the championship.

Really!

Well... the above toxic motivational quotes were forced down the throats by William.

Who told him to have such a bad shooting night... He turned into Milan's little blacksmith, hitting 30 shots that missed, and even managed to knock all three rims out of shape.

This would be considered a historic achievement for the Hogwarts Quidditch blackboard.

But we still have to feed them toxic chicken soup.

The effect was obvious; after he said that, countless fans from several colleges praised him from all sorts of quirky angles.

Some people say he has leadership qualities, unlike Wood of Gryffindor, who would only drown himself after losing a game.

It's a non-stick pan, anyway.

After Ravenclaw lost to Hufflepuff, the lion cubs' spirits were noticeably high.

Gryffindor believes they still have a chance to win, although they cannot afford to lose another game.

Wood regained his energy and continued to train the lion cubs tirelessly through the bitter cold and wind that lasted until December.

The twins tried several times to cast a curse on him to make him rest for a few days.

William doesn't approve of this inhumane training method. To feel good about oneself while disgusting others is the most unacceptable behavior.

The Dementors never set foot in Hogwarts again; the massacre that day left them with lingering fear.

They are still multiplying rapidly, and William is just waiting for their numbers to grow so he can harvest them again.

William absolutely adores those little Dementors.

Two weeks before Christmas, the sky finally cleared up, revealing a dazzling eggshell color.

The castle was filled with the festive atmosphere of Christmas.

Professor Flitwick used light sources to romantically decorate his classroom, revealing a girlish heart.

These light sources are actually little fairies with constantly fluttering wings, whom he captured and used as light bulbs.

In the classroom, Professor McGonagall conjured a golden lion and made it dance on stilts.

William used ancient magical script to create a seven-colored lamp in the classroom, its shimmering light exceptionally enchanting.

There's a pool under the lamp, like a wishing well, where you can make a wish by tossing in a coin.

"Next time for sure? Then I'm sorry, your wish won't come true."

Just like Buddhism, William's seven-colored lamps only help the rich, not the poor.

Daphne threw all the money she had borrowed from various sources into the deal, hoping to get a date with William.

Daphne's sister Astoria also lost a lot of pocket money and hoped that William would go bankrupt and Akali's Mystery Shop would close down.

What a wicked little girl! No wonder she likes Malfoy.

William decided to take the money but not do the work, becoming a "Santa Claus" with a moral bottom line.

As promised in the first lesson, William taught everyone how to make disposable warm-up badges.

The recent cold weather is perfect for manufacturing. Everyone is excited, believing they've finally unlocked the secret to wealth.

But until the end of get out of class, only Hermione was able to make an object that could continuously generate heat.

The others had either explosives or small flames.

This is what an outstanding student looks like!

William, of course, denied giving Hermione extra help every night.

The students were happily discussing their vacation plans.

Cedric and Cho are going home and won't be staying at school. Actually, Cedric wants to invite Cho to his house for Christmas.

He actually took the twins' advice and had several extras pose as Slytherin students to harass Cho.

He likes to come out and play the hero to save the damsel in distress.

Unfortunately, Qiu saw through his plan immediately, and before Cedric could even show off his prowess, she had already chased away the extras.

Cedric's acting... well, it's hard to describe.

If you had even half the skill William and Hermione had in their Paris performances, you'd benefit from it for a lifetime.

Otherwise, they probably wouldn't even be able to hide their secret stash of money.

Unfortunately, his current acting skills, if they were in William's previous life, would only qualify him for the 2020 Golden Broom Award for Most Disappointing Actor.

The idea of ​​competition is obviously an exaggeration... after all, the opponents are all quite strong, so he can only play along.

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