A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 912 The Flowering of the Snake Tree

The next day, all the luggage was loaded onto the train, and the students entered the carriages.

To prevent attacks by Death Eaters, the young wizard was taken hostage, and a dean was also stationed in the carriage.

Professor Flitwick has come this time.

The Hogwarts Express already had a professors' car, which can be considered a restoration of a tradition from twenty years ago.

With William added to the mix, the two could handle almost any unexpected situation.

However, William almost never left the carriage; whenever he did, a group of little wizards would follow him.

Wherever he went, they followed. Even when he went to the toilet, someone would stand guard at the door.

If he squatted there for a little longer, some students would bang on the door, as if they were afraid he would jump out the window and run away, leaving them without anyone to protect him.

Don't these people know that the greatest pleasure of squatting is doing things unrelated to squatting to kill time?

Of course, a more straightforward way to put it is:

I'm constipated!

In addition, students from several colleges even got into a fight over the carriage next to William's.

It seemed that as long as one was a little closer to him, one would be the safest person should a Death Eater attack.

In the end, George, Fred, and Lee successfully occupied the two adjacent carriages and then rented them out by the hour, just like hourly rooms.

Those who pay the highest price will also have the opportunity to enter the next carriage and share...snacks with William.

This was likely their last time fleecing others at Hogwarts.

The students' behavior is actually understandable.

Judging from the newspapers, the Death Eaters dared to invade even the Ministry of Magic, so a special express train is nothing to them.

However, they were overthinking it.

From the failed escape from Azkaban to the defeat of the Ministry of Magic's Prophecy Sphere operation... Voldemort lost far too many of his men.

He also needs to stay under the tower and catch up on his development.

Winning over pure-blood families and restoring power to its peak are the most urgent tasks; there's no time or energy to attack the express train.

Sitting in the carriage, William was reading the Daily Prophet.

With a new minister in office, there's bound to be a lot of publicity, and at this point, the headlines are all about Bones.

After "beheading" Fudge and Umbridge, she began to play the "accept them as dogs" card.

She created several new departments, intending to serve as dog bones to be thrown to officials who were either neutral or on Scrinker's side.

Aside from these, there were mostly articles about how to defeat Dementors, the Ministry of Magic's attempts to hunt down Death Eaters, and so on.

There are also reports that are deliberately peddling anxiety.

For example, a reporter in one report stated:

One early morning, the owner of the Magic Hot Pot restaurant saw a mysterious man pass by his house... and steal all his cows.

As a last resort, we had to replace the complimentary beef cubes in the Magic Hot Pot with more expensive soy-based vegetarian meat.

Listen to this... Is this something a human being would do?

Furthermore, due to the outbreak of war, the Galleon investment funds launched by the Gringotts goblins all turned green and plummeted.

Many people are trying to buy at the bottom... I buy, I buy, I buy again... but I find that it keeps falling and there is no possibility of it starting to rise.

Hermione sat next to William, holding the Book of the Phoenix, trying to make a remote contact with Professor Barbling.

During Easter, the two met Elsa in Santa Claus Village and needed to inform her.

Anne, Luna, and Ginny, three girls, are huddled together, taking a short IQ test from "The Quibbler".

It is said that the question was designed by old Lovegood.

William was always curious: if the designer's IQ was just so-so, why did he design a measuring chart that could measure the IQ of highly intelligent people?

However, old Lovegood was quite adept at understanding public psychology.

He started by writing, "Stark has done some really difficult IQ test questions," so see how many you can answer correctly.

It was only thanks to William that old Lovegood was able to raise Luna.

Neville was stroking his Mibumibo, which had grown a lot in the past year and now made a strange groan when touched.

This kind of thing can't be brought into the classroom, or it will cause social death.

Cedric and Cho were chatting enthusiastically. Although they had known each other for six years, they had only been officially a couple for six months before they were going to have a long-distance relationship.

This is a truly sad story.

"I want to open a wand counter inside Akali's Mystery Shop," Cedric muttered.

"Having sold fake wands for several years, I've accumulated a lot of experience, and I feel like I can give it a try."

Cedric has a lot of wands in stock... after all, he's plucked the hair of so many magical creatures over the years.

Whether it's a regular unicorn hair, a thunderbird tail feather, or a rare troll core wand... it could certainly generate some buzz.

"Didn't you say that after graduation you would leave England to see Gregorovich's works?" Qiu asked curiously.

"I also want to travel to the Mediterranean countries, the birthplace of the magic wand."

"The Wizarding Wars have broken out, and I don't want to leave England for the time being," Cedric said, shaking his head.

"Moreover, William gave me a lot of Mr. Grigovich's notes, which have been of great help to me. For now, these are sufficient."

"But Mr. Ollivander hasn't retired yet, you definitely can't compete with him for business," Qiu said worriedly.

Before Ollivander retired, no one in Britain could outsell this big shot... unless he was soon kidnapped by Death Eaters.

However, Cedric had clearly made other plans, and he whispered:

"I can custom-make wands for wizards, and quite a few people will buy them."

In the British magical world, Ollivander, while dominant, did not monopolize the entire market.

The reason is simple: not all wizards like ready-made wands.

The drawback of a finished wand is obvious: it cannot achieve 100% compatibility with a wizard.

Just like the clothes sold in the store, no matter how standard the size is, they are never a perfect fit.

Custom-made clothes are different; they are made entirely to your measurements.

Although Ollivander, with his experience, skill, and vast collection of wands, could always find a wand suitable for a wizard… there are always those who prefer custom-made ones.

For example, Fleur... her wand is custom-made, and she provides the Veela core herself.

Therefore, Cedric felt that he could still open a wand shop, after all, he had already received many orders.

Although they all come from wealthy women.

Cedric coughed a few times and quickly changed the subject:

"Actually, I'd prefer to open up the North American market, since I've heard there aren't many famous wand masters there."

Just then, a commotion arose at the door.

Everyone left the carriage to see what was happening outside.

It turned out that Harry, Ron, and the Malfoy trio were fighting.

After Lucius and his gang were arrested, they were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Malfoy didn't dare to cause trouble for William, so he took it out on Harry and Ron instead.

However, Cedric and the twins had already rushed out.

They both participated in the Ministry of Magic's battle... a bond forged in shared experience, so it's only right to offer help.

William didn't rush over. He was a professor, and getting involved in this kind of fight would be like bullying the weak... But it was still a spectacle to watch.

Hermione suddenly came over, pulled William into the carriage, and then used magic to seal the doors to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

"What happened?" William asked suspiciously.

"It's Professor Barbling..." Hermione whispered in his ear, holding the Book of the Phoenix, "She sent a message."

William perked up, his dark green eyes appearing very sharp.

"She said... the snake tree in Ifamoni is about to bloom, and she wants you to go to America as soon as possible."

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—The Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore, End!

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