The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

In the next few days, as the weather became colder and colder, Hogwarts was also enveloped in an atmosphere of joy.

Because, the Christmas holiday is coming soon.

Although life at Hogwarts is equally joyful, as a boarding school, students are still more eager to go home and reunite with their families.

What's more, there are still gifts at Christmas.

At this time in previous years, the students would have already been in trouble and had no intention of attending classes, and the professors would turn a blind eye to them.

But this year is different.

Since Umbridge, the senior investigator of Hogwarts, 'investigated' the professors, except for ghost professors like Professor Binns who had no way of controlling them, the rest of the professors were forced to maintain high-intensity teaching pressure.

Of course, a talent like Umbridge would not let a professor like Professor Binns continue to be under her control.

According to rumors, she has submitted an application to the Ministry of Magic to replace Binns, a guy whose teaching qualification has expired for almost 100 years.

Not only that, students are also facing the suppression of Education Order No. 24.

Although this education order was actually issued specifically for the military, it did not prevent Umbridge from expanding the attack area.

The first to be affected are the Quidditch teams of each college - they are also student organizations and require Umbridge's approval to conduct assemblies and activities.

The Quidditch school team is actually quite lucky.

Umbridge did deliberately make things difficult for the captains from various colleges who came to apply, but in the end their applications were approved. Generally speaking, it was within the scope of knocking.

Others, such as the Gobstone Club, the Wizards Chess Players Club, and the Chocolate Frog Card Exchange, were not so lucky.

Except for a very small number of students with money and background who used their money skills to 'persuade' Umbridge, the rest of the organizations could be said to have been completely wiped out.

The combination of these changes also added a touch of depression to the students' hearts.

Fortunately, the Christmas holiday is finally here!

……

Christmas holiday day.

Hogwarts foyer.

Link and Emily snuggled together.

And around them, there were students carrying large and small bags, chatting and laughing.

Farther away, George and Fred were happily having a snowball fight.

This made the students gathered in the foyer waiting for their professors to take them to the Hogsmeade station extremely envious.

Many people looked a little eager to try.

After watching them have a snowball fight for a while, Link and Emily turned their attention to the Harry trio on the side again.

"Aren't you going back this year?"

Link asked with a smile.

Naturally, the person asking this question couldn't be Harry, so Ron immediately came closer and explained softly:

"My parents have returned to the Order of the Phoenix this year. They have been busy recently and have no time to take care of us. So not only me, but also George, Fred and Ginny will stay at Hogwarts for Christmas. You know Yes, it’s safer here.”

At this point, Ron looked at Hermione and curled his lips and said, "As for Hermione, she is addicted to being a professor now."

As soon as these words came out, Hermione's eyes full of anger immediately glared over.

Link saw this and said:

"How can you say that? Hermione is also making a contribution to everyone. For this reason, she even gave up the opportunity to go home and reunite. This is a very noble quality!"

Ron rolled his eyes, obviously disbelieving.

From what he knew about Hermione, Hermione was simply too controlling.

Link turned to Hermione and said:

"During the Christmas period, Army will work hard for you. I have opened the permissions of your gold coin. You can attend gatherings and study at any time. But you must also be careful not to hold gatherings too intensively and don't tire yourself out."

Hearing this, Hermione's face was hot. She nodded and lowered her head shyly, trying to hide the blush on her face.

However, at this moment, Emily was heard to reveal without mercy:

"What Link means is that if the gathering is held too intensively, Umbridge may be discovered. You have to be careful about this. She has been crazy recently."

The shyness on Hermione's face instantly froze, and Link felt doubly embarrassed.

He smiled and instinctively wanted to change the subject, but saw Harry, whose face was even paler than before, looking into the distance in concentration.

Following his line of sight, one could see Cedric and Qiu Zhang hugging each other and whispering.

Ah this...

Harry!what are you doing! !

Link's face darkened, he coughed and said:

"Harry, why does your face look so bad?"

"Ah?!" Harry was startled, and instinctively rubbed his forehead and said, "Ah, I have this... old problem."

'Yeah, it's my old habit of missing someone else's girlfriend. '

Link cursed in his heart and looked at Harry with a very strange look.

Harry was a little confused by what he saw. He was about to ask what was wrong when he saw Wilmina Grapp and Professor McGonagall, who were temporarily acting as professors of Care of Magical Creatures, appear in front of everyone with a series of carriages.

"Students, please line up and get on the bus!"

Along with Professor McGonagall's shout, a series of cheers rang out in the foyer. The students who could not wait for a long time rushed out in a noisy manner. In the end, they were forced to line up in two rows under Professor McGonagall's stern scolding, so that McGonagall could make it easier. Professor Ge called the roll call.

Link, Harry and others said goodbye and took Emily's hand into the team.

After the two of them entered the carriage, Emily said with a strange expression:

"Harry...hasn't he given up yet?"

Link knew she was referring to Qiu Zhang, shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Obvious."

"Then should we go and warn Cedric?" Emily frowned, "After all, if something happens, it will be too... ugly."

Link shook his head and said:

"Don't worry, Cedric already knows about this, and he won't let that happen."

Emily was surprised when she heard this, covered her mouth and exclaimed:

"You said he already knew that Harry was thinking about his girlfriend? Then why did he still..."

"Shh-" Link interrupted, "Keep your voice down, it won't be good if others hear you."

Emily nodded quickly, and then tugged on Link's sleeve, asking Link to talk to her again.

Looking at the strong light of gossip in Emily's eyes, the corners of Link's eyes kept twitching, and he thought that gossip is indeed a woman's instinct, but in the end he couldn't bear Emily's request, so he put a soundproofing spell on the carriage, and then said made some guesses of his own.

……

Twenty minutes later, the carriage officially arrived at Hogsmeade Village Station.

The students got off the bus one by one, cheering and running towards the Hogwarts Express that had already stopped at the station.

Link and Emily, who was still extremely excited after eating all the melons, also got out of the car.

Of course they wouldn't take the Hogwarts Express.

The two of them did not leave the station, but walked to a deserted corner. Link asked Emily to hold his arms tightly, and then took out his wand.

"The follower appears!"

hum-

After a while, the two people appeared in the teleportation hall of Forli Castle.

"Welcome home! Link, Emily!"

Before the two of them could stand still, a familiar and joyful voice sounded.

Link looked intently and saw Mrs. Foley in a white dress looking at them with a smile on her face.

Not only that, but beside her stood Old Kled, Old Beckman, and Mr. Victoria.

Among them, Mr. Victoria's eyes were red and swollen, as if he had just cried.

"father!"

Emily cheered and threw herself into Mr. Victoria's arms, which forced the tears that he had finally suppressed back to come out again, and he kept crying with tears.

Link also smiled and stepped forward to greet Mrs. Foley, and then nodded to Old Kled and Old Beckman.

It's a pity that these two old guys have already ignored him.

At this moment all their attention was on Emily's body.

After noticing that Emily's walking posture was slightly different from before, the two old guys looked at each other, both showing expressions of comfort.

'It looks like I'll be able to hold my grandchildren in my arms soon! '

The two of them were thinking in perfect agreement.

They had already agreed.

Go back and wait until Link and Emily have a baby.

The first, third, and fifth old Kret will take care of them, and the second, fourth, and sixth old Beckman will take care of them. As for weekends, leave them to Link and Emily. The young couple should be close to their children more.

Of course, it would be better if you could have more children.

When the time comes, each of them will get one, and there will be no need to grab it.

"Cough-cough-"

Seeing the expressions on their faces becoming more and more joyful, Link coughed helplessly twice, and then they regained all their attention.

"Uncle Kled, Grandpa Beckman, how are the preparations going?"

Glancing at Emily, who had been secretly pulled outside by Mr. Victoria to whisper, Link asked in a low voice.

"I have brought back all the people you want!" When Old Beckman heard Link calling his grandfather, his eyes narrowed with laughter, and he rushed to say, "There are 17 old saints, and this is you Grandpa, I have the most elite troops! Now they are stationed at Forlì Castle!"

Link smiled and nodded when he heard this. Before he could speak, Old Kled squeezed over and said:

"Of course you know the situation on my side. But considering that you only need elites for this operation, I have only prepared 20 of the most elite fire dragon hunters for you!"

Old Kled raised his eyebrows at Old Beckman provocatively, "Not only that, I also got Gringotts' topographic map and defense change schedule. Those goblins are still so greedy, they will give up anything for some gold Galleons. Dare to sell!"

Speaking of this, Old Kelie's expression was somewhat disdainful.

Although their house elves are essentially a type of goblin, they have always looked down upon each other.

Link echoed and praised Old Kled and Old Beckman's arrangements, but soon narrowed his eyes and changed the topic:

"What's the reaction from other parties?"

After hearing this, the smiles on Old Kelie's and Old Beckman's faces gradually disappeared and they looked at each other. Finally, Old Kelie stepped forward and said seriously:

"Something is not good. The Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix are having a fierce quarrel throughout Europe. It can be said that both sides have suffered losses. But recently, the two parties have stopped, and they may have returned to the country. If we attack Gringotts rashly, they might get involved."

"The two of them are not the key. The Order of the Phoenix still maintains a cooperative relationship with us on the surface. If Voldemort and the Death Eaters dare to intervene, we can also arrange for the Ministry of Magic to enter the scene. The key point is the mysterious force behind Voldemort!" Link's voice became softer and softer, "Have they made any moves recently?"

Old Beckman shook his teeth and said:

"According to what I have found out, most of the strength of the group is currently devoted to excavation of ruins and the war with the Order of the Phoenix. However, the legendary black wizards leading it have not taken action, probably Watch from the back.”

Link was silent for a long time after hearing this, then took a deep breath and said:

"Then more people should be left at Forlì Castle to protect them, and the anti-Apparition Curse and the Red Heart Loyalty Curse should be arranged as soon as possible. Although this operation is also very important, our hometown is the most important!"

"Don't worry," Old Kled said, "I have already arranged the security of the castle."

Link nodded, turned to look at Mrs. Foley, who had been looking at him with a worried expression since just now, and said:

"Don't worry, mother, we'll be fine."

Mrs. Foley forced a smile when she heard this, stretched out her hand to help Link subdue a bunch of raised hair and said:

"Does it have to be done to this extent?"

"When things have reached this point, there is no turning back," Link responded with a smile, "Mother, you also know this."

"Then we can't launch it today, right? I've been looking forward to it for a long time, just waiting for you to come back and have a meal together and get together."

"of course!"

Hearing Link say this, smiles finally appeared on the faces of Mrs. Foley, Old Kled and others.

Mrs. Foley snapped her fingers, and the house elf Button appeared out of thin air in front of everyone. After bowing, she said:

"Master, the kitchen is ready."

After hearing this, several people left the teleportation hall talking and laughing, taking Mr. Victoria and Emily, whose eyes were red, towards the restaurant.

……

Hogwarts.

Gryffindor common room.

After seeing Link off, Harry sat alone in front of the fireplace, covering his face with his hands.

He could clearly feel that his temples were beating at a rate similar to his heartbeat, and he could also feel... the severe pain.

Harry's situation was nowhere near as good as he said.

Since that night he started having nightmares.

Along with this, there was an increasingly severe and severe pain that started to spread from the scar.

To this day, this kind of severe pain has made him instinctively afraid of sleep, and he will even have attacks during the day.

At this moment, Ron's familiar voice suddenly sounded in the empty Gryffindor common room.

"Hey! Harry! So you are here, let me find a good meal! Stop sitting here and come to the auditorium with me! Dinner will be served soon!"