Chinese students at Hogwarts

Zhang Xiao looked at the chain on his wrist. Although being old may not necessarily be powerful, being old usually comes with heritage, and long time will always leave something behind.

Although the concept of extreme pure blood is very ridiculous, every pure blood family that has been passed down to this day has its own unique skills or ideas.

For example, the Malfoy family believes in shrewdness and assessing the situation.

The openness and tolerance of the Weasley family.

The wand craftsmanship of the Ollivander family.

And the Longbottom family is just like Bella said - if you want to have a friend who will never betray you until death, then go to the Longbottom family.

But Zhang Xiao really never thought that the Longbottom family actually had such a vow that has been passed down to this day.

There are roughly four types of oaths commonly used in the wizarding world: the Unbreakable Oath, the Fidelity Charm, the Life Debt, and the Blood Pact.

These four kinds of vows are different from the other three. Its binding force is far less than the other three, and it is more like a popular unspoken rule in the wizarding world.

That is, when a wizard saves the life of another wizard, the saved person owes the saver a life debt. The rescued person needs to do something beneficial to the rescuer to repay the life debt.

The blood pact is the one signed by Dumbledore and Grindelwald. Both parties cannot hurt each other.

But "Longbottom's Oath" does not belong to any of the above.

It is an oath made by Lady Augusta as the head of the Longbottom family. It is a contract between the Longbottom family and herself - a one-way contract.

Binding only to House Longbottom.

And just now Mrs. Augusta said that as long as Zhang Xiao's life is in danger, the oath will take effect.

"Zhang, Longbottom's Oath -" Mrs. Augusta pointed to the golden bracelet on his wrist: "It does not need to be turned on. It will turn on by itself when you feel despair and death approaching."

Passive item, a bit like your own pendant

Zhang Xiao looked a little complicated. This oath meant that the Longbottom family would be completely tied to him.

And when they are in danger, the Longbottom family will risk their lives to help them out of danger.

This reward is too great, and the Longbottom family has paid too much, not to mention that the Taoist clan has actually paid far less than imagined.

It's like spending 10 million to treat a difficult and complicated disease. It is indeed a huge cost for an individual, but for a top tertiary hospital, 10 million is nothing.

What is more valuable than 10 million is the new ideas and new methods developed to solve this problem.

Just like the Taoist sect, there are two new ways to separate and bind the dead souls, and there is also a new method to return the soul. From this perspective, the Taoist sect is profitable.

Zhang Xiao finally said slowly:

"Mrs. Augusta, is this thank you too heavy?"

"No, not at all." Augusta shook his head and said solemnly: "As I just said, reward does not depend on what you pay, but on what we get.

And since the Longbottom family has been passed down to this day, our creed has never changed—"

The white-haired old lady slowly took out her wand.

The same goes for Frank, Alice, and Neville behind her.

The four Longbottoms performed a wand ceremony on Zhang Xiao with solemn expressions, and said in unison:

"The Longbottom family must repay any kindness they receive!"

Zhang Xiao was silent. He had always felt that there was something familiar about the Longbottom family.

Now he finally knew what it was, it was chivalry.

After the previous episode, everyone returned to the same chatting atmosphere as before.

The conversation soon turned to the latest headline - Dumbledore's impeachment of Fudge.

"It is difficult to impeach Fudge, very difficult." Mrs. Augusta shook her head and said seriously: "Although I rarely participate in dirty things between pure bloods, some things cannot be hidden from me.

The longer you live, the more you see.

Although Fudge didn't have much ability in the first two years, he didn't have a deep connection with those people and only made occasional transactions.

But things are different now. Fudge is almost wearing the same pants as those people. Even Dumbledore will pay a high price if he wants to impeach Fudge. "

The old lady paused and added:

"Unless Dumbledore rushes in and knocks down the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, which would certainly work, but he is Dumbledore -"

Frank and Alice had just recovered not long ago. For them, the past ten years were blank. The wizarding world had changed a lot. Therefore, these elite Aurors had no idea about the situation in front of them. They could only make a cautious decision to take a look first. :

"I wrote a letter to the Ministry of Magic two days ago. They told me that Alice and I are welcome to go back to work, but we may not be able to work as Aurors."

The eyes of the two looked a little dim. Magic, an idealistic thing, must be used frequently, preferably every day, otherwise you will be like Lockhart, who forgot almost everything except the Forgetting Charm.

Soon the two of them were smiling happily again:

"They are willing to give Alice and I a management position as deputy directors of the two offices. We will work first, study hard, and become directors when we get the hang of it."

Frank shrugged: "Director, I didn't expect that I could still be the director."

Zhang Xiao thought it was normal. After all, although Alice and Frank were not dead, they were both crazy and enjoyed the treatment of heroes. Now that they have recovered, the Ministry of Magic must relocate them, and their positions must not be low.

Even if you can keep it as a mascot, this is the most basic bureaucratic operating system.

"Then you guys are going?"

"Of course!" Alice said with a smile: "You don't have to work much and you can get a salary, so why not go.

And Dumbledore also needs us—"

She hesitated for a moment and lowered her voice: "We need help in gathering some information."

Frank exhaled and looked towards the distant hillside. His appearance was calm, but the words he spoke were extremely heavy:

"The battle with the mysterious man is not over yet, the enemies are gathering.

Dumbledore was preparing to restart the Order of the Phoenix. He asked us not to participate and to stay quietly at the Ministry of Magic. If the situation was not right, he would let us leave first. "

Frank looked at his mother, wife, and children with gentle eyes. He didn't see any fear in these three most important people, but only the same determination.

"Escape? How is this possible?

We are Longbottom! "

Because Neville had to go back to school to go through the formalities for resuming school, the Longbottom family quickly said goodbye and left.

Zhang Xiao checked the time. It was almost the appointed time, so he simply didn't leave. The scenery here was nice and quiet.

There is no guarantee that Ms. Romestad will be willing to give herself a third-floor terrace next time.

He casually took out a book from the Qiankun bag and glanced at the cover - "Doraemon" The Movie (Nobita's Dinosaur).

Oh, God’s will! I wanted to study.

Zhang Xiao shook his head and sighed, but then he dived into the comics with a smile on his face. Who said adults don't like comics?

In my last life, I bought a bookcase just for the collector's edition!

After a while, there was the sound of people going upstairs at the door. Ron and Harry ran in carrying several large bags, followed by Malfoy and Hermione.

"Zhang, I brought you some candies, look here -"

Before Ron finished speaking, he was immediately attracted by the beautiful scenery on the third floor terrace and couldn't help shouting:

"Wow----!"

Not only him, but also several young wizards never thought that the Three Broomsticks Bar could see such a view.

Malfoy looked around at the surrounding scenery and nodded reservedly. He slowly walked to Zhang Xiao and sat down, with a strange expression on his face that was proud but tried to suppress.

What's wrong with Xiao Ma? Why is it that just by going to a candy store, I feel like I have become a boss?

Before Zhang Xiao could ask, Brother Yan, who was eager to show off to his friends, could not hold back:

"Zhang, it seems that the reputation of the Malfoy family has greatly improved recently. As soon as I walked in, the beautiful lady asked me if I was Draco Malfoy.

Then she invited me here - Zhang, what's wrong with you? "

"Cough cough cough cough -" Zhang Xiao put down the water glass in his hand and coughed violently.

I didn't dare to tell Malfoy, but I told the landlady that if I saw a 'conspicuous bag', I would ask if it was Draco Malfoy.

The beautiful landlady even blinked her big, watery eyes and asked herself what conspicuous bag she was wearing.

It was different from the slightly formal atmosphere of the previous chat with the Longbottom family.

The entire terrace was enveloped in joy and liveliness.

When Mrs. Rosmerta came up to ask about the order, Zhang Xiao remembered the previous advice and ordered everything she needed at once. If she couldn't finish it, she could stuff it into the Qiankun bag and take it away.

"Ding~"

The five large beer glasses collided and made a crisp sound. This was the first time for the four little ones to drink alcoholic drinks, so they were quite excited. There was a layer of something similar to a milk cap on the butterbeer.

After everyone took a big sip, they looked like they had a white beard when they put down their glasses.

They looked at each other and immediately couldn't help laughing.

Then there was a shout, and I don’t know who took the lead, fighting for the fried chicken and French fries on the table, which actually tasted very ordinary. Even Malfoy had forgotten his ‘persona’, and had long taken off his plain scarf and windbreaker. Xia was still aside.

The pale cheeks were a little flushed due to the effect of alcohol. Malfoy's drinking capacity was not good enough.

It didn't take long for him to hold Harry and Ron in his arms, completely ignoring the frightened and disgusted expressions on their faces, and turned into a talkative man, bragging crazily.

Hermione and Zhang Xiao sat aside, sipping butterbeer and chatting, and the topic centered on Neville.

Neville's sluggishness was due to his polysomnia. Now that he has recovered, he may have to consolidate the previous knowledge, so he has to trouble Hermione.

Who else can systematically keep all the notes from the first grade to the present?

Just Hermione.

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