A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 732
It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that Harry got rid of the continuous drinking. There was no way, this was the last day of his resignation, and all his colleagues were very enthusiastic. The last picture in his memory was Hermione watching with a smile He, followed by an ever-enlarging wine glass stuffed under his nose, it was Ron!Red hair, gray freckles, Harry thought through gritted teeth.

"Mr. Potter, are you awake? Ms. Granger asked me to take you to the island." A voice said, Harry turned his head sharply, and two staff members stood behind him. "Oh, thanks." He muttered, rubbing his swollen forehead.

"You're welcome, we just happened to be on an errand on the island," said the man, and they left immediately.

Harry walked aimlessly along the path, flowering shrubs and tall trees, thanking Professor Bubaji, and all the herbalism professors who participated in the reforestation... After walking for a while, he was slightly awake , with the soft light of the magic lamp, came to a public broom. Ten minutes later, Harry knocked on the door of his apartment on the floating island.The door opened and Ginny stared at him with her arms crossed.

"Who should I take revenge on?" she asked like an angry female cat.

"Ron," Harry said briskly, Ginny seemed to be annoyed, "I knew it." She ushered Harry in and sat him in a chair. A half-written press release.

"...Victor Krum, who has retired, missed the 426th Quidditch World Cup. In an interview, he said that missing this grand event is a regret in his career."

Harry sipped his tea as he read.There was clanging in the kitchen, and before the article was finished, Ginny came out with fried eggs and sausages, "Thank you, dear!" Harry immediately gobbled it up.

"The children are asleep?"

"Ah."

"Krum can't play."

"Yeah, his statistics have dropped sharply in recent years. I guess his body has been worn down by high-intensity training and continuous competition. I have analyzed his video-he wants to win too much. It is better to rest for a few years." Jin Ni judged from a professional perspective, she joined the Holyhead Harpies after graduation, became a professional Quidditch player, and later became a Quidditch columnist for the Daily Prophet.

"By the way, who do you think I ran into during the day?" Ginny asked.

"Cough," Harry choked on the fried egg, and asked worriedly, "it couldn't be Snape, could it?"

"Why did you think of him?" Ginny patted Harry friendly, and after feeling the strength of his back, Harry decided not to reveal the fact that Snape might come to Lily's birthday party (Snape scolded She's a stupid girl).

"It's Luna, Luna!" she giggled. "She's busy with the baby."

"What?" said Harry incredulously, spitting out a half-bitten sausage, and then musingly, "Fantastic Beasts cubs, I guess?"

Ginny cleared her throat.

"...In the end, they brought back some sapphires and unknown feathers from the rain forest, and it turned out that they were the eggs of some unknown magical animal... Well, I didn't find out, Luna embedded one of the gems on her clothes, I heard it was Rove's idea. It may be because of the relatively large fluctuations in magic power on the island, and the eggs hatched by themselves when they were shopping."

Harry was dumbfounded.

"That bird is quite beautiful, it can emit colorful lights," Ginny said with a smile, "You can pay attention, Luna changed the eggshell into a brooch, I think it just matches her unique dress... ..."

Late at night, Harry stood in front of the window sill, watching the night view of the island.

Ginny hugged him from behind.They just leaned together quietly, enjoying the stillness of the night. There were several shimmering buildings in the deep blue sky, brighter than the stars on the sea, and Harry knew one of them belonged to Weasley's Wizard's Wheezes.

"Thinking about what?" Ginny asked.

"Principal Dumbledore." Harry gave an unexpected answer, Ginny raised her head in puzzlement, Harry sighed and said, "I only now know what a precious thing Dumbledore left for me back then. "He said cautiously: "It's memory."

"memory?"

"Hmm." Harry murmured, "Professor Hemp reminded me, but I didn't pay much attention, I just wanted to complete Dumbledore's biography as much as possible. During the graduation trip, I went to him and Grindel The place where Waugh fought the duel back then, went to Brazil, the United States, and Nepal, all the way to follow the legendary footprints... Its effect has only appeared in the past few years. Professor Haipu said that some of my magic is close to the level of the archmage, not just the patron saint , I often have flashes of inspiration during training..."

"Let's go back to school sometime," Ginny said softly. "Luna said that many professors plan to retire."

"Well," Harry hesitated, "it's better to wait until the World Cup is over. I can't get away for a while. Professor Hemp said that someone might be trying to sabotage the opening ceremony."

"What did you say?" Ginny lost her voice. "But—how could—the news is true? The floating island has never been attacked."

Harry was equally confused, but for another reason.He recalled the little note the professor gave him, which accurately recorded the coordinates of the twelve floating islands, including the wizard-Muggle joint hospital, the headquarters of the International Pan-Magical Union, the headquarters of the future world company, and the support for the moon. Center and several landmark buildings.

"It may be the site of the riots on the day of the opening ceremony." The professor said vaguely.

But like Ginny said, how did the professor know such details?Memory magic?But things haven't happened yet, so it's impossible to know foretelling, right?Harry had just been inspired by a ride on a broomstick around the island - or maybe Hermione - and he suspected that the professor had hidden a time-turner, but the problem was that it could only go back in time, not see it future.

Judging from the professor's attitude, at least it's not too much trouble...

"Maybe I found some clues," Harry shook his head, not expressing the doubts in his heart. "He put me in charge of it, as if it were a test. I'm worried about not having enough manpower. There are two hundred Aurors and a thousand strikers on the island, but they are still too many compared to the tourists who came in during the Quidditch World Cup. not enough."

Ginny racked her brains to think, and then her eyebrows gradually relaxed.

"How can it not be enough, this is your home field."

"My home field?" Harry repeated, thinking, he didn't know if Ginny was referring to the residents on the island, but they were not fighters, fighters... A thought flashed through Harry's eyes lit up little by little, "Hogwarts! Frontline Lookout, Ouroboros Club!"

Ginny pursed her lips into a smile, and she added:

"And the Order of the Phoenix. Didn't Sirius complain that retirement was boring?" "He's enjoying it," Harry said sharply. "He even turned down an invitation to the exclusive House of Wands, not even the Headmaster."

"But I don't think he would refuse a sudden adventure, right?" Ginny raised her eyebrows and said, Harry thought of his godfather's character, nodded in agreement and said, "It's true."

The exclusive Wand Academy is the only place on the island that teaches magic, but its students are somewhat special—they recruit wizards who cannot use magic normally (commonly known as squibs), both children and adults.Compared with other magic schools, Floating Island has a unique advantage: this is the place with the highest density of wizards in the world. With the ability of Floating Island to collect dissipated magic power, it can better replenish the magic power consumption in the exclusive magic wand, so this school The number of people in the special school is also limited, and no more than 2000 students are recruited from all over the world each year. The purpose is to help Squibs master the most basic ability to cast spells.

"So don't worry, I believe you can do it." Ginny encouraged, "You are a warrior who conquered the Dark Lord."

Harry touched his nose and felt itchy nose. He muttered softly, "Not many people believed it, and Voldemort was very weak at that time—" Ginny gagged his mouth, and it took a long time to separate.

"I also visited Astoria in the hospital," Ginny said breathlessly, her arms hanging around Harry's neck.

Harry managed to calm down his beating heart, and followed Ginny's words and asked, "Is she okay?" He saw Astoria once last year, and her complexion had turned towards the typical paleness of the Malfoy family. trend.

"It's kind of bad," Ginny said, "It's a unique curse. It's impossible to find out what it is. It can only be judged from the symptoms that it is related to blood. Moreover, this curse is invisible and substanceless, and it is entrenched in the entire Greengrass family. , just happened to... pick her, and her sister Daphne will be fine."

Ginny's rings tightened, and Harry couldn't breathe, but he could feel her fear.Harry couldn't help but think of the little girl who went to school two years below him, and he found his biggest impression was of Astoria standing on a puppet snake, the prize he won from the duel competition, around the Black Lake Walking picture.She looked open-minded and cheerful, and she was completely different from her weak and vulnerable look now.

The curse that cannot be verified, Harry whispered in his heart, some formless thoughts circled in his mind, the Greengrass family, Malfoy, Professor Hap... At this moment, Ginny hesitated and said: "Albus Made a new friend."

"You mean Scorpius?" Harry blurted out just as he was thinking about something.

Ginny eyed him suspiciously.

"I don't know when you two got so close?"

……

Lying on the bed, Harry thought about what to do tomorrow:
First of all, he had to report to the headquarters of the floating island. Although the official appointment would not be announced until some time later, he had better start working ahead of time when he was thrown into such a difficult trouble by Professor Haipu.Fortunately, after so many years, he is already very familiar with the environment on the island, but he should at least meet the foreign Aurors who have rotated this year; After returning in vain, he first went to Lupin's place. Little Teddy was very cute, much better-behaved than his two brats; then he went to the Moon Support Center, as if someone had mentioned something to him Is the space island plan to build an island in space?But he was urgently called back to China immediately, and was in charge of commanding the last operation before leaving office, so he didn't hear much.

Harry's thoughts began to wander:
At the farewell banquet, Ron said that he didn't want to be promoted anymore. It's good to be a director. He didn't want to work as hard as Percy, and regarded it as his family mission to "earn back a Minister of Magic". Percy had gray hair.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Hermione, who is a senior deputy minister, has even greater hopes...Harry thought of Malfoy and Astoria again, and while he was half asleep, he made a decision in his heart to talk to Professor Hemp, , or ask Hermione first... The professor's current state is a bit scary.Harry's body shuddered.If he didn't know that no one in this world could hurt him, he would have suspected that the professor had turned into a ghost at some point.

He muttered twice, throwing away this unreliable idea.A baby's whispers came from the corner, and Lily Potter turned over.Harry sniffed the smell of Ginny's hair and drifted off to sleep.

Early the next morning, Harry was awakened by the crying of the baby. He yawned, put on his glasses, and saw Ginny in pajamas taking care of his little daughter, "Look." Ginny said happily, Harry looked Until the little baby wets his lips with saliva, opens and closes like a small fish, and spits out a bubble.She giggled to herself.

"It's funny," said Harry, "reminds me of the murlocs in the Black Lake."

At breakfast, the family sits together and watches magic TV while eating.A passionate voice is broadcasting the morning news, "It is expected that 800 million people will land on the island! But no wonder, although the floating island has been receiving tourists from all over the world, it is the first time that such a large-scale opening is open to the public. Imagine , an average square kilometer is packed with 1 people, I heard this is common in big cities, so are they living in sardine tins?"

It was Lee Jordan, Harry looked at the almost unchanged TV host with emotion.

Lee Jordan is the second batch to land on the island—the floating island has undergone several important changes over the years, and far-reaching measures have been added at each stage. Starting from the island built by Professor Haipu, a thousand American wizard families A third remained, and they and the wizards who chose to stay after participating in the Christmas bonfire night formed the first residents of the island.

The second stage is marked by the relocation of the future world company headquarters, and a large number of scientists are invited to study the method of combining magic and science in the form of cooperation.Some spells shine during this process, such as the Permanent Sticking Charm.The magic-like abilities shown by scientists with the help of machines also opened the eyes of wizards.With the landing of the headquarters of the International Pan-Magical Union and the appearance of various large enterprises and national organizations on the island, there is a serious shortage of wizards. Therefore, wizards are recruited from all over the world to settle and work on the island.

It is worth mentioning that this also includes quite a few squibs.

But they prefer to call themselves "low-magic wizards". The more famous representative is Winnie Valentine, a teacher at the exclusive Wand Academy, who came up with this term. Her teaching philosophy is "to integrate wizards into all walks of life ", it is said that he is expected to win next year's 'Dumbledore Award'.

"...The movie-watching craze has been revived all over the world. Needless to say, you all know which movie I'm referring to. That's right, it's "Harry Potter." The two children at the dining table immediately pricked up their ears. "Mafalda Prewett is four years my junior and rumor has it that she didn't get an invitation to Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley's wedding, but my buddies tell me it's nonsense , she just failed to catch up with the swearing-in session, because of a sudden illness, she couldn't ride the broom..."

Harry and Ginny smiled at each other.

Six-year-old James looked around and yelled incredulously, "So you guys did it? Or Fred or Uncle George? God, I keep telling Teddy I adore her—"

"It's no big deal," said Ginny casually. "You adore the stories she wrote, and the stories were about your father." She leaned over the cradle, where the baby blinked brightly and She looked at each other.Ginny frowned, "It's strange, the milk in the bottle didn't drop at all."

She tried it with the bottle, but the baby kept avoiding the pacifier, its two shallow eyebrows wrinkled vigorously, and its limbs kicked wildly.Ginny looked at James suspiciously. He was undoubtedly the most mischievous and active in the family - he seemed to be infected by his godfather.

James swears. "Not me!" Eyes turned to Albus. "I heard Albus say he misses the taste of the pacifier," James said with a grin, which seemed to him a sign of immaturity.On the other hand, Harry suddenly felt that he had found the reason. I wonder if this is considered a potionist's talent?But maybe it can be used to convince Ginny... Five-year-old Albus immediately lowered his head in embarrassment, put down his knife and fork and whispered, "I, I'm done."

"Can I play near the hospital?"

Harry and Ginny exchanged a look, "To meet friends?" "Oh, yes," said Albus evasively. "Come back early in the afternoon, we're going to visit Lupin's."

"I don't think he has time to entertain us," James said solemnly. "He's busy taking care of those furry..." He saw his mother's eyes, covered his mouth with his hands, and muttered through his fingers: "I mean, little problem."

Harry couldn't help laughing.He took out his wand and flicked it lightly, and a golden thread wrapped around the hem of Albus's clothes.Then there was another flick, and a second thread wrapped around James.

"What is this?" The two brothers asked in unison.

"Zusi," Harry replied.

"Cool!" James gave a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)