I, Hogwarts Second Week

"A reply from the hospital?" Owen took the package from the owl's feet.

Mrs. Weasley fed it half a sausage.

"What happened?" Hermione turned her head.

Owen opened the package first. Inside were several plant seeds, each about the size of a thumb.

"Not a reply?" He was startled. If it was a reply from the hospital, why would this be sent to him?

He quickly tore open the letter.

Owen:

——I found a way to identify the [Pretender] from the crowd.

"???"

Owen was startled, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly continued reading.

——Remember the magical plant I took away from Professor Sprout?

——A magical plant called Quyicao.

——The following are the characteristics of Quyicao.

——This is a magical plant that grows in the Ming Dynasty. It is said to have extremely high spirituality and can see into people's hearts and distinguish between loyal and traitors.

—— Quyicao is slender and upright, looking just like ordinary weeds. When a kind person passes by, he will sing a cheerful song. Once you encounter a villain, the ends of the grass blades will bend and curl in the direction of the villain to identify them.

——Yes, I encountered the phenomenon of Qu Yicao suddenly curling his fingers several times in the Rosier Magic Hospital for the Disabled. Later, after asking the therapist, I found out that those people were [pretenders].

——I have done experiments, and it is indeed true.

——I sent you a bag of Quyicao seeds. You can try to cultivate this magical plant.

——Neville Longbottom

Owen's eyes stayed on the last name. Neville had written his name extremely sloppily, and even spelled the last word wrong.

This confirmed his excitement at that time.

"this?"

He handed the letter to Hermione who was standing aside, and placed the seeds in his palm again.

"If this is true."

After a moment, Owen stood up from his chair.

"Mrs. Weasley, are there any extra pots and fertilizer in the garden?"

"Yes, it's in the compartment behind the door." Mrs. Weasley replied subconsciously.

She raised many flowers and plants herself to pass the time, so of course she had those things.

Owen didn't explain much, but rushed directly to the backyard garden.

He picked up a few free flower pots from the bottom of the stone fence and found fertilizer from the compartments.

He planted the seeds, fertilized them and covered them with soil.

Owen's experience in cultivating magical plants has reached the point where Professor Sprout has nothing to teach him.

He can even research new varieties of magical plants on his own.

It’s just planting Qu Yi grass, it’s not a big deal.

"It's a pity that the best magic fertilizers are all in the greenhouse." Owen said with some pity as he looked at the young shoots of Qu Yicao that sprouted after watering. "That's all prepared by Professor Sprout himself. Just a little bit can make plants sprout and grow in a short time."

Of course, growing up does not mean maturity. The growth cycle of magical plants is generally very long.

One, two, or three years is common.

Although magic fertilizer can speed up this process, ordinary magical plants still need a month or two to grow.

"Oh! God!"

"Merlin's beard. Is this true?"

"Neville is awesome!"

During the time when Owen was planting Quyicao, the little wizards in the restaurant also read Neville's letters.

Hermione came to the garden immediately.

Her face was rosy, and her big, bright eyes were full of sparkle.

Harry and the others followed closely behind.

"Owen, is this true?"

"Probably, wait for tomorrow's Daily Prophet." Owen took a few deep breaths and calmed down. "After Neville writes to me, he will definitely tell Professor Dumbledore or the Federation about Qu Yicao. People, the hospital is full of Union people, that's for sure.

The wizards of the Federation will definitely approve this information, which will take about a day or two. I believe that Neville will not lie, so the journey from the time we receive this letter will only take about two or three days. Tomorrow or today's "Daily Prophet" will definitely report this matter on the front page. Whether it is the Federation or the Ministry of Magic, they will choose to inform all wizards of the news as soon as possible. "

"Yes." Hermione nodded fiercely, "Everyone will definitely grab Qu Yicao by then."

"Great, we finally don't have to worry about [pretenders] sneaking into Hogwarts after school starts." Harry said excitedly.

"We can't completely relax our vigilance." Owen poured cold water on him. "Our battle with the gods is spiraling. As the saying goes, the devil is as high as the Dao. We have no idea how Qu Yicao identified the [Pretender]. Principle, maybe it can only recognize part of it, or it can only recognize the previous [pretender] and is powerless against the new [pretender] trained by Voldemort."

"These are unknowns and the alarm cannot be turned off yet."

"Besides, in addition to the [Pretenders], there are also Death Eaters and [Purgers]."

"Owen is right," Hermione said. "Our current intelligence is still too little. If there are loopholes in Qu Yicao's identification, then the relaxed wizard is likely to be penetrated by the enemy from all directions."

"Now is not the time to let down our guard."

"Okay, I'm a little impatient." Harry calmed down a little. He was actually thinking that if [The Pretender] had a natural enemy, then Sirius' work would be greatly reduced, and maybe he would have time to spend with him. .

"Even if you can only recognize some of the [pretenders], that's a good thing." Ron said.

"Yes, this is worth celebrating. This battle of [Pretenders] finally has the dawn of victory." Ginny said.

"Uh-huh."

Everyone suddenly became happy again.

This is even happier than them getting excellent results.

Owen spent the next few weeks traveling between Hogwarts and the Burrow.

There are no traces of widespread cultivation of Quyicao throughout Europe.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, this magical plant is one of many magical herbs and has not been cultivated on a large scale.

The only place in the whole place where Owen had the most weeds was the Hufflepuff common room.

Professor Sprout trained a large number of them last semester to decorate the school.

Owen's guess was good. The day after receiving Neville's letter, the entire magical world started a craze for acquiring Qu Yicao.

"Daily Prophet"

"The Quibbler"

Witcher Weekly

"Gargoyle Roar"

"New York Ghost"

Several major newspapers throughout the Western world reported this incident with front-page headlines and bold fonts.

It lasted a whole week.

Sirius also wrote back to him, briefly explaining the attack on the Federation headquarters and that no information was lost because Dumbledore did not put the information in the Federation.

Then, he focused on the matter of Qu Yicao. Professor Sprout had been invited to Paris.

Poor Professor Horace Slughorn was also pulled over before school started.

Of course, he himself would definitely be willing to join in the fun, after all, this is a great opportunity to increase his reputation.

Finally, Sirius hoped that he could take a few quince plants from Hogwarts and put them in the Burrow, and hoped that he would take care of Harry.

Without him having to say anything, Owen would have already secretly taken away the Quyicao from Hogwarts.

First the Hufflepuff common room, then the Hogwarts gardens.

However, Owen's zero-dollar shopping behavior did not last long, and he was soon discovered by Professor McGonagall who lived in the castle.

There was no way - he was forced to vomit out most of the Quyi grass, leaving only a few pots, and most of the Quyi grass seedlings grown from the seeds Neville gave him were confiscated by Professor McGonagall.

This makes Irvington feel pity. Although it is a bit of a beast to make a fortune at this time, he has cultivated most of the Quyi grass in Hogwarts. There are so many magical plants in the greenhouse. Who is Professor Sprout? He can take care of everything, but he is not responsible for most of it.

Besides, if he dares to sell one plant for a hundred galleons, then he is an animal. If he sells one plant for one galleons, it is not too much to earn hard-earned money!

It's better now, I'm afraid I won't get a penny.

A few days later, Bill showed up at the Burrow, bringing Fleur and her sister, Gabrielle with him.

Bill looked thin and haggard, with a stern expression, his long red hair was a little dry, and there were some injuries on his body, but they were not fatal.

Furong's condition looked better, but she was also looking dingy and had lost her former charm.

"The Quyicao breeding greenhouse in Paris was attacked by the [Purges]." He broke into the kitchen and ate pork sausages and said, "They openly and openly fought with the Federation Special Operations Team and the French Aurors. An amazing battle broke out, and the dementors got involved, and hundreds of Muggles had their souls sucked away."

"All Paris is in flames of war."

"It's really terrible," Ginny murmured.

"How could they do this?" Hermione said in disbelief.

"They're crazy, the Death Eaters are crazy, [The Purifiers] are crazy, wizards are crazy, this world is crazy!!!" Bill frowned and cursed.

At this time, Mrs. Weasley rushed over. She first exclaimed, then immediately hugged Bill into her arms, patted her son's back, and comforted him while crying.

Owen understood very well that Bill had seen too much death and had a temporary stress reaction.

Faced with this situation, everyone reacted differently, such as Ron, who was silent after being hit, and Bill, who was irritable.

"Qu Yicao not only failed to bring peace, but instead triggered a larger-scale and more intense war."

“People are dying all the time.”

"Wizards are dying, and so are Muggles." Fleur murmured, her beautiful face full of coldness.

From her current appearance, you can hardly see the arrogant, noble and naughty Fleur that she was a few years ago.

"It's okay, I'm home, I'm home." Mrs. Weasley also hugged Fleur. Although Fleur was a head taller than her, she was her support and harbor at this moment.

"Mom, this is not over." Bill stood up and said, "Paris is already in chaos, and soon this chaos will spread to other places."

"Our work is not over and we cannot stay here."

"Gabriel." Fleur called, and then pulled over a little girl with a pale face and a somewhat stiff body who was hiding behind her.

"Madam, this is my sister," she said. "I hope you can look after her for a while. I can't find a safe place."

"Oh, of course, I mean, this is your home, you're welcome." Mrs. Weasley wiped her eyes and took Gabrielle from Fleur's hand.

"Maybe you guys can rest for a few days and I'll take over the room"

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Bill. "Our comrades need us. Mom, I'm so sorry."

"sorry."

"No" said Mrs. Weasley with tears in her eyes.

"We must set off immediately. Rufus Scrimgeour has mobilized manpower to prevent a group of Aurors from supporting Paris. We must leave immediately."

Say it, Bill is about to turn around and leave the Burrow.

"I'm sorry, madam. I didn't expect our first meeting to be like this." A smile appeared on Fleur's face.

Then she looked at the other little wizards in the living room.

"Hermione, Owen! And Harry."

"Nice to meet you."

"It's just—goodbye."

After saying that, she and Bill walked out of the Burrow again and disappeared the moment they left the range of the anti-Apparition spell.

"Oh - poor child." Mrs. Weasley burst into tears.

Ginny and Ron could only step forward to comfort him.

But it was of no use, the crying continued.

The atmosphere gradually became depressing.

Hermione's face was sullen. She walked towards Gabrielle and barely raised the corners of her mouth.

She had known Gabrielle well since she was in fifth grade, and was also very good with her sister because of Fleur's relationship.

The soulless girl in front of her looked like a completely different person from two years ago.

I really can't imagine what she went through during this time.

Harry stood there blankly.

In his hand was a letter from Hogwarts.

That was good news: he had been chosen captain of the Quidditch team.

But now, no matter what, he couldn't be happy anymore.

The twins also rushed down from upstairs.

During this time, Hogsmeade Village was still under martial law, and they could only stay in their rooms to do research.

Originally, they thought that once Qu Yicao became popular, they would soon go back to the alchemy workshop in Hogsmeade Village.

but now.

No one could have imagined that Qu Yicao brought hope.

Eventually it became the trigger of the war.

And the fire of this war soon burned to other places.

The third week of August.

A werewolf attack occurred in Italy, and it was later discovered that more than eighty werewolves had attacked the Ministry of Magic. Aurors and Muggles suffered heavy casualties.

At almost the same time, an attack also occurred in Greece. Hundreds of vampires, led by several ancestors, severely damaged the already shaky Ministry of Magic.

Before people could take a breath, a horrifying scene broke out in Germany of tens of thousands of zombies besieging Berlin. NATO troops marched directly into Berlin and fought with it for two days and one night.

The world is crumbling.

When the last day of the third week of August passes.

It was as if people had been through hell.