"I don't want Galleons. Maybe I can discuss it with your father and see if there are other possibilities for cooperation. If they offer Galleons, I definitely can't sell it. This is the bottom line."

Draco still held Ariana and asked, "Are we still best friends?"

The two of them had never considered that the Malfoy family would not buy this big villa, and they were already discussing the transaction currency.

In response to Draco's constant nagging, Ariana could only seriously tell him a very realistic situation.

"We are best friends, but there are no friends or brothers and sisters in the business world."

While the two best friends were arguing about the big villa, Neville took Hermione to the Slytherin table to talk to Ariana.

"Colin, this is a letter from my grandma. I don't know if she agreed to your request." Neville handed the letter to Ariana.

After reading the letter, Ariana nodded and said, "Your grandma agreed, so give me the ball."

Although Lady Longbottom agreed to Ariana, she also stated that the issue of stance should not be involved.

This request was not beyond Ariana's expectations, so she agreed easily.

Neville's daily life at Hogwarts was basically reminded by the Memory Ball. After handing the ball over, he would ask when to get it back.

"Then when can I get it?" Neville looked at his memory ball reluctantly.

"In five minutes," Ariana replied.

As Draco expected, Ariana helped someone other than Slytherin to modify the memory ball, and it was Gryffindor at that, which quickly attracted the attention of people around the table.

The first person who jumped out was Pansy, who was still brooding over Ariana.

"You used to take the memory ball back to the dormitory to modify it, and everyone thought you didn't want to tell others this method." Pansy sneered sharply.

With the help of magic, the Slytherin dormitory has been renovated, and girls are paired to a room.

There were four people before, and Pansy and Daphne had the best relationship. Ariana thought she would live in the same dormitory with Millicent Bulstrode, but she didn't expect Pansy to take the initiative to live in the same dormitory with her.

Living under the same roof and spending every day together, Ariana knew what the other person meant.

She said nonchalantly, "If you can learn it, then go ahead. I'm not planning on applying for a patent, and I don't want to make money from it anyway."

Upon hearing this, Pansy no longer cared about her grudge with Ariana and immediately asked, "Can I learn too?"

Although young ladies from pure-blood families all take marriage as their mission, having a special skill will make them more competitive in the marriage market.

Ariana nodded and said, "Everyone can. Can you learn to judge a person?"

Just as she finished speaking, the Weasley twins suddenly jumped out from behind Hermione and Neville, and they looked at Ariana excitedly.

“Can we learn it too?”

In the minds of both people, they have already apologized to Ariana, and the feud between the two sides has ended.

If Ariana knew these two people were thinking this way, she would probably complain harshly. This is the way Gryffindor thinks.

But even if she didn't know, the current behavior of these two people obviously put Ariana in a difficult situation.

Ariana complained all day long that Hogwarts was full of unfair confrontations. These two people took the initiative to come forward to make peace. If she refused, her previous position would be untenable.

This was not entirely Ariana's guess, because the white-haired old man in the teacher's seat had already looked over, obviously wanting to see what she would choose.

But just now Pansy jumped out to provoke her, and the other Slytherins just stood by and watched. Ariana knew very well that they had opinions about her.

Ariana didn't refuse, but she didn't agree either. She just asked calmly, "Two Weasley seniors, do you think the Slytherins around me would agree?"

Chapter 85 Even Education is a Problem

The Weasley twins' high IQ was unquestionable, and they could certainly hear Ariana's refusal.

But I have never heard of this alchemical method of manifesting words in a concrete way. It would be a pity to miss it.

George wanted to struggle a little longer, and said to Ariana unwillingly: "But you just said that everyone can learn it."

Ariana certainly didn't want to give anyone a chance to talk about her, so she looked at the two unwilling twin brothers indifferently and stated who she had just spoken to.

"I did say that, but I was talking to the Slytherins, and I didn't refuse you. As long as my fellow housemates agree, there's no problem, right?"

It was obvious what the entire Slytherin community would say when faced with Gryffindor.

Although Ariana would not go along with the Slytherins, she would not embarrass them in such an occasion.

Fred could see things more accurately. He could see that Ariana just wanted to refuse, but was unwilling to do so directly in the name of one person. He looked at George who was standing there unwilling to leave, sighed, and spoke.

"This is the alchemy method you researched yourself. It has nothing to do with the other Slytherins. You should make the decision yourself."

This was the only way Fred could think of to get it. If Ariana still refused, he could only drag George away.

Ariana did not deny it: "It is true that I researched it alone, but I am a member of Slytherin. I have to consider the attitude of everyone in Slytherin. If you have no problem, please leave."

If they continued to argue, there would probably be another conflict, because she had already seen Flint take out his wand. The two sides were Quidditch rivals and had a lot of grudges against each other.

Having said that, Fred could only pull George away, leaving Neville and Hermione standing awkwardly beside the dining table full of Slytherins, waiting for the Remembrall.

Ariana ignored the two people's presence. It was just a one-time viewing and there was no principle behind it, so she was not worried that the two people could learn it.

So he asked the Slytherin who was interested in this method to stand closer.

"Look, I'm only going to do it once. I'll write down the method and leave it in the lounge tonight. Whoever's interested can go and learn it."

Anyway, she didn't charge tuition, and she has already provided the martial arts moves and mental methods, and demonstrated them once. She has done her best. Whether you can learn it depends on the individual.

As soon as Ariana began to operate, the sharp-eyed Farley asked, "What spell did you use on your eyes?"

Several people had long wondered about the curse, but no one dared to bring it up first. Only the cold-faced but warm-hearted class leader, Sister Farley, was not afraid of Ariana.

Ariana has always been aboveboard when it comes to magic, so she naturally wouldn't refuse to answer.

"It's a visual spell I created. It's mainly used to observe the operation of magic power. It uses the principle of a high-magnification microscope."

Through high magnification, the movement trajectory of magic power can be observed. Ariana discovered this phenomenon when she was at home, but at that time she had no need and had no idea of ​​developing this kind of spell.

After arriving at Hogwarts, she came into contact with so many interesting spells, and it was difficult to accurately determine their trajectories with the naked eye, so she developed this spell using the principles of a high-magnification microscope.

“What is a high-power microscope?”

There are no Muggle-born wizards in Slytherin. As for half-bloods, in order to fit in, they don’t usually talk about Muggle things. Many people don’t know what a high-power microscope is.

Perhaps because they were afraid that Ariana would become impatient, someone gave the answer before she could answer.

"It's an upgraded version of a magnifying glass."

Those who didn't know about the microscope looked enlightened, and then became even more interested in Ariana's spell.

"Can you teach us this spell?" Blaise asked.

But Ariana, who has always been generous, refused, and the reason she gave was impeccable.

"This spell has great commercial potential. I plan to apply for a patent and maybe start an alchemy company in the future. If I only use it for myself, that's fine, but I can't use it for profit-making activities, otherwise I'll have to pay patent fees."

Although the magical world is small, lovely Lianna thinks that there should be some industry, which is the idea of ​​having a wide range of options.

The people present were only teenagers. Even though they knew about some of their family's business dealings, they had not yet officially intervened. So if they were interested in this spell, they just wanted to learn it themselves.

Flint, who was not very good at studying, suddenly said, "It seems that we Slytherins are really going to rise. No one in the wizarding world has applied for this patent for a long time."

It was indeed a long time. By the beginning of the 20th century, no one had ever heard of anyone developing new spells.

Ariana heard someone say that no one invented new spells from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, and even if there were, they were all improvements on the existing spells and did not meet the standards for patents.

Ariana returned the modified memory ball to Neville, and after everyone left, she smiled sarcastically and commented on this phenomenon.

"Given the current climate in the wizarding world, it's strange that anyone would focus on researching new spells. After all, the only school in the UK is rife with problems. The principal isn't serious about education, the professors are just muddling through, and the students have even more problems."

If even education has problems, how can this world be a better place?

The most assertive person present was Senior Farley. After hearing Ariana's words, she asked unconvincedly, "So, what you're saying is that there's something wrong with us Slytherins too?"

She felt that Slytherin was very united and had won the House Cup for seven consecutive years, so there couldn't be any problem no matter how she thought about it.

Ariana looked at her speechlessly and said in disbelief, "Senior, you actually think we Slytherins don't have any problems. In my opinion, our problem is the most serious. No matter what we do, the most critical thing is population. Slytherin is about to be extinct. Without people, what future can we talk about?"

On the first day of school, Ariana was surprised that there were only 9 new Slytherin students. Farley heard this with her own ears and thought Ariana was dissatisfied with this.

"It's true that there are a few new students this year, but it's not like this every year, right?" She felt that this was not a shocking issue like a generational gap.

Ariana shook her head, chuckled, and said, "The lack of students isn't the fundamental problem. The main issue is that pure-blood families tend to marry each other. To maintain the heir's authority, each family only produces one male heir. In the eyes of the pure-blood families, does that mean only pure-bloods are considered authentic Slytherins? If this continues, will there even be any Slytherins?"

Flint retorted unconvincedly, "Aren't there quite a few mixed-bloods?"

Chapter 86 She's Not a Pureblood Anyway

Although I usually look down on the half-bloods in the academy, we are all from the same academy after all, so of course we are all Slytherins when it comes to external people.

Ariana has long wanted to complain about the issue of mixed blood.

"Speaking of half-bloods, I think the problem is even bigger. They join Slytherin with great ambition, but the pure-blood families treat them differently, even bullying and ostracizing them. Compared to the analysis that follows, these are minor issues."

"I heard that a girl from a pure-blood family will be kicked out of the family if she marries a half-blood or a Muggle-born. Under such circumstances, the number of pure-bloods, which were already few, will be even fewer." Draco explained these situations to her.

What Ariana said are real problems that Slytherin has.

No one present could deny that with Ariana's magical talent, she would definitely play an important role in the Slytherin circle in the future. In fact, everyone had long wanted to hear her opinion.

"But we have to ensure the purity of our bloodline." This is what Pansy said.

Ariana said nonchalantly, "Then you'll just end up destroying yourself."

Anyway, she is not a pure-blood, so her own destruction will not happen to her.

Many people were upset by Ariana's remarks, and their expressions were not very good.

Seeing this, Draco tugged at her sleeve and deliberately asked, "So, do you think we should marry Muggles?"

After saying that, he blinked at her, hoping she could understand what he meant.

She was challenging Slytherin's bottom line. If it wasn't handled properly, all the effort she had put into easing the relationship would be wasted.

Since Ariana has decided to change the environment and adopt a bottom-up approach, she will certainly not let go of this opportunity to brainwash people.

So she held Draco's hand, signaling him to stop making trouble and listen carefully to her nonsense.

"If you insist on asking me to do that, then forget about the pure-blood thing. It's not that I'm not letting you do it, but I'm saying don't be so crazy. Give the half-bloods some room to survive."

She glanced at Draco and continued, "As for those who are willing to marry half-blood or Muggle-born wizards, the aristocratic families can accept them into the family. If they are really disgusting, they should not be allowed into the core circle."

This way, we can save ourselves the trouble of having to throw away our beautiful daughter whom we have raised for many years and never get her back.

I'm talking about Draco's aunt, Andromeda Black, who was kicked out of the family home. Of course, her last name is Tonks now.

Because Draco didn't want to discuss magic with Ariana, he always found some gossip about the magical world to discuss with her, under the pretext of popularizing common sense in the magical world.

All Draco knew was the gossip between the noble families, so naturally that was all he could say.

Ariana heard about Andromeda Black and complained to Draco at the time.

That Tonks is a Muggle-born. If the Black family asked him to marry into their family, he would probably agree in order to marry the woman he loved.

If that were the case, the Black family wouldn't have only Sirius in prison now.

The aristocratic families were unwilling to have more sons, nor were they willing to let their daughters marry husbands. In this way, they blocked all ways to increase the population.

What they did do did ensure that family resources were concentrated, but if something unexpected happened, the entire family would disappear in the long river of history.

After hearing this nonsense, everyone's face showed a thoughtful look. Ariana had already heard someone say that they would write a letter home.

Only Senior Farley was still staring at her. She asked bluntly, "If you become Minister of Magic in the future, will you promote this kind of thinking?"

With Ariana's magical talent, as long as she didn't die prematurely, she would definitely become the third powerful wizard after Dumbledore and Voldemort.

With such an enchanting magical talent, and being from Slytherin, he has both ability and connections. It would be easy for him to become the Minister of Magic.

Ariana doesn't want to be the Minister of Magic. There are only about 1 people in the entire British wizarding community. She wants to go to the United States to realize her dream of building a consortium, and then millions of people will depend on her for their livelihood.

But she is currently taking a Falun Dafa course, so of course she won't tell anyone about her immigration to the United States.

"Yes, whether it's sticking to purebloods or accepting Muggles, these are personal choices. As long as it doesn't infringe on the interests of others, you can stick to whatever traditions you like."

The topic had reached this point, and Draco couldn't stop Ariana, so he simply joined in the conversation.

"But the number of Muggles is increasing, squeezing out the living space of wizards. If we accept half-bloods or Muggle-borns into the Slytherin circle, the status of pure-bloods will be in jeopardy."

In fact, the Malfoy family’s bloodline is not that pure, they only care about profit.

Ariana looked at him speechlessly. It seemed that she had to give him not only economics books, but also some philosophy books, and his knowledge could not be too poor.

"When there is a problem, find a way to solve it instead of avoiding it. The problem will always exist and will breed new problems. There is no policy in the world that can solve all problems once and for all. We must keep pace with the times and adjust according to the different times and environments." This is what Ariana wants to say most.

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