Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

Jimmy stood up and greeted her, "Good afternoon, Ms. Augusta."

Hermione, who was standing next to her, also stood up and greeted them, "Good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, Jimmy! You've finally come to visit the Longbottoms. I've reminded you to come often." Mrs. Augusta's perpetually serious expression was now replaced by a smile, and she seemed much more amiable than when they first met.

When her gaze fell upon Hermione, Jimmy introduced her, "This is my girlfriend, Hermione Granger."

"Your girlfriend?" A surprised voice came from the living room.

Frank Longbottom and Alice Longbottom walked over together, with a somewhat dumbfounded Neville beside them.

The one who just spoke was Frank Longbottom. He stepped forward with a mocking smile, looked Hermione up and down, and praised, "Not bad! You've already got a girlfriend so quickly! Hello, I'm Frank Longbottom."

Alice Longbottom walked over with a smile, and smiled at Hermione, who was a little embarrassed. "Don't worry about it, that's just his personality. Alice Longbottom."

“Hermione Granger, it’s a pleasure to meet you both.” Hermione then introduced herself to the two elders in a generous manner.

Neville, whose mouth had been agape the whole time, finally understood. "No wonder you two always hang out together at school. I should have guessed it."

Jimmy winked at Navie, "Envious? You can take action too!"

"Does Neville also have a girl he likes? What's her name?" Mrs. Augusta, who valued the Longbottom family's heritage highly, was somewhat surprised and then eagerly pressed for an answer.

Frank and Alice also looked on with gossip, which made Neville very embarrassed.

“No, stop talking! I… I don’t have anyone I like.” The more Neville tried to explain, the more curious Frank and Alice became.

However, seeing Neville's flushed face, as if he might faint from the pressure at any moment, they decided to ask Jimmy privately.

Jimmy and Hermione watched this scene with smiles; the atmosphere remained relaxed.

After chatting on the sofa for a while, a house-elf suddenly appeared and called them to the restaurant for a meal.

"Hello, my name is Jimmy Blaine. What's your name?" As Jimmy passed by the house-elf, he bent down slightly and looked down at the house-elf who was behaving respectfully.

He had seen this house-elf before, but Neville hadn't introduced it to him when he last visited Longbottom Manor.

The house-elf, whose gender was indiscernible, exclaimed excitedly, "Sir, oh, the wizard is asking for Bright's name. Bright is so lucky; my name is Bright."

"Nice to meet you, Liangliang." Jimmy smiled and nodded at Liangliang, then walked over.

Even so, this act of self-introduction excited Liangliang for a while.

Hermione, who was passing by, introduced herself to Liangliang, which made Liangliang so happy that he almost fainted.

Hermione had been thinking about how to free the house-elves from their enslavement for a long time, but many of her attempts failed because the house-elves didn't want freedom at all.

Later, because the Round Table matter took up too much of her energy, she only added a notice to the Cyber ​​Group's recruitment board that advertised the recruitment of free house-elves.

Today's lunch at Longbottom Estate was very lavish; the Longbottom family once again prepared plenty of ingredients for Jimmy's arrival.

After lunch, it was dessert time, so they separated for a while. Jimmy Hermione and Neville went together to the Longbottom family's study to borrow some of their collection.

Hogwarts boasts the largest wizarding library in all of Britain, but the Longbottom family's collection always contains some obscure and even bizarre items that pique Hermione's interest.

They spent their lunch break reading and chatting, mostly about recent events or the status of letters from friends.

“We were attacked during the holidays by a group of Muggles who were shouting about hunting down wizards,” Jimmy shared with Neville about the witch hunt.

Neville said with concern, "I've seen reports in the Daily Prophet, and I don't quite understand why Muggles would attack wizards."

Hermione sighed softly and explained, “The witch hunts of the Middle Ages were the result of a combination of social, religious, economic, and cultural factors; the witch hunts that are rising now are probably driven by cults, terrorists, and conspiracy theorists. They don’t understand wizards, which is why they see us as evil.”

Da da da!

Suddenly, the sound of fingers tapping on the doorframe came from the doorway.

The three turned to look, and there stood Frank Longbottom, smiling, leaning against the doorframe, looking at them as if he were looking at his former self.

"It's afternoon tea time, time to go outside for some fresh air."

Jimmy realized that Frank Longbottom hadn't just told them to go outside for some fresh air.

Sure enough, once outside, Hermione was pulled away by Alice to chat, while Neville was sent aside to tend to the herbs he was growing.

Frank Longbottom took Jimmy to the lake behind the manor to fish. After sitting down, he began to say, "I recently found a new job, working for Professor Dumbledore."

You should have noticed that many Muggles already know about us, and harbor considerable hostility towards us.

Jimmy, having just cast a swing, nodded. "Yeah, I know. Hermione and I were attacked the other night."

"My job is to investigate who is leaking secrets... starting with the wizards." Frank Longbottom said, not hesitating to boast, "Back in my day, I was an exceptionally talented Auror, and I haven't forgotten any of my Auror experience!"

Jimmy was genuinely curious now. "Did you find anything out?"

If the investigation reveals who deliberately leaked the information, Uncle George and Aunt Mia might be able to return to England sooner.

Frank Longbottom also put away his joking boasts and said solemnly, "I have some clues. I have found that many secret organizations have connections with Muggles, which may include the Burke family."

There are some things that might be too early to tell Neville, but I think it's just right to tell you.

"What is it?"

"In the wizarding world, besides pure-blood families like the Burke family, there are also secret organizations formed by free wizards, somewhat like... the Round Table."

Frank's tone was quite meaningful when he mentioned the round table.

But Jimmy remained unmoved, feigning curiosity as he pressed on, "What kinds of secret organizations are there?"

Frank grinned, revealing his teeth. "Britain and Europe are separated by coastlines, and the British Ministry of Magic could easily prevent them from entering Britain, so their main area of ​​activity is in Eurasia and Africa."

I only know two names: the Alchemists' Guild and the Grindylow Pirate Crew.

Chapter 263 Quidditch World Cup Stadium Construction

"Grindelwald? The pirate crew?"

Jimmy initially thought the combination of the names sounded strange, but upon closer inspection, it made sense.

Grindylows are a group of dark magic creatures who like to drag people into the water, and they actually fit in quite well with pirate crews!

As for the Alchemists' Guild, he figured that the only ones Frank Longbottom mentioned were probably researching forbidden things.

Alchemy is an advanced application of magic, and the effects it can achieve are truly extraordinary. Everyone is interested in alchemy, and the more forbidden the content, the more attractive it is.

Frank Longbottom said, "They're pretty dangerous, but they're just a mercenary organization that specializes in high-end business. Mass smuggling, or murder."

The pirate crew doesn't operate at sea, just like the Four King Kongs had five members.

Compared to the interconnected European continent, which has also been affected by the turmoil of the Muggle world, the current situation in the UK is relatively good; otherwise, the Quidditch World Cup would not have been held in the UK.

Will they enter Britain?

Continuing on from the previous topic, Jimmy continued the conversation.

The float bobbed on the lake, and Frank Longbottom began to reel in his line. "Not for now, but I've discovered the Burke family has connections with them, and they seem to have connections with Muggles as well... Aha! A bass!"

A bass, about the size of two palms, was caught and put into the bucket.

"I'm going to have my fish too!"

Jimmy's fishing rod also stirred as he reeled in the line, and with the ripples on the water, a piece of black cloth was pulled up.

"These might be clothes Neville accidentally left here when he was a child," Frank Longbottom chuckled unkindly.

Jimmy, his face dark with anger, tossed the cloth onto the shore and continued casting, somewhat dissatisfied. "I often catch big fish by the black lake at school."

"That could also be the giant octopus in the Black Lake deliberately getting caught on your hook!" After laughing for a while, Frank Longbottom asked mysteriously, "Tell me honestly, does Neville have a girl he likes at school?"

Jimmy immediately changed his expression, his sullen look turning into a mischievous grin. "Neville has a crush on a Ravenclaw girl, but they haven't really started talking yet. I think a Hufflepuff girl would be a better match for Neville."

"Who's Hufflepuff? You need to teach him; he's too introverted and doesn't know how to woo girls."

Speaking of Neville's character, Frank Longbottom couldn't help but sigh, "In the end, it's a tragedy."

He grew up without his parents, and before he and Alice woke up, his mother had a domineering personality.

The rest of the family had mixed feelings about Neville's upbringing, so it's not surprising that he developed the personality he has now.

Jimmy flipped his hand over, exuding nonchalant confidence. "Easy peasy. I helped a couple at school, and another couple is almost done. Leave Neville to me!"

"Haha, you're really something!"

The lake was teeming with fish, but in the end, Jimmy only managed to catch two small ones, while Frank Longbottom's bucket was full of big fish.

Jimmy poured the two lonely little fish out of the bucket back into the lake, and began to wonder, could it really have been a giant squid that hooked the fish on my hook back in school?

For dinner, they had lemon sea bass, and everyone enjoyed it.

Jimmy extended an invitation: "I have tickets to the Quidditch World Cup. We can all come and watch together in a while."

Unfortunately, the Neville family all declined. Frank and Alice politely explained that they had a lot of work to do that day, and even coming back to the manor for dinner would take time out of their schedules.

Ms. Augusta said she was no longer interested in activities for young people, while Neville kept a lot of herbs at home, which he took time to care for every day.

So unfortunately, the Longbottom family did not plan to attend the Quidditch World Cup.

Jimmy and Hermione stayed overnight at Longbottom Estate.

After breakfast the next day, they moved from the fireplace to Hogsmeade Village, and then rode broomsticks to a highland in Scotland.

With only a month left before the Quidditch World Cup, Jimmy had to go around the venue to manage and arrange the staff and check the preparations for the event.

Soon after, the two arrived at the Quidditch match venue.

The stadium was set up on a grassy slope, and the high ground at the top of the slope was hollowed out to create a huge Quidditch stadium.

The stadium here is a size larger than Hogwarts' stadium, and it is funnel-shaped with densely packed seats filling the inner walls, enough to accommodate 100,000 spectators.

On the day the Quidditch match began, the number of spectators here was no less than the number of people who came to watch the game.

The stadium is surrounded by four regularly arranged housing areas. Because the stadium was built on a slope, the houses closer to the stadium are larger and more exquisite.

A few months ago, only one Muggle family lived on this grassland, and the nearest village had only a few dozen households.

Now, this place has become a high-end community.

Many tattooed Round Table wizards and Ministry of Magic staff were scattered throughout the complex, conducting final checks on the buildings.

For many wizards who learn magic simply to make a living, transfiguration is not so simple; they must be extremely focused to transform an object into what they want.

Therefore, building this community, which can accommodate 100,000 people, was not easy; in fact, it was extremely difficult.

As Jimmy and Hermione approached, two Aurors responsible for maintaining order on the grounds immediately rode brooms into the air to block them.

"Who are you? This place isn't open yet."