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Ernie's Xiaozao Food, it's time to start dinner, and there are quite a few people here today, including Hannah, Justin, Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

According to Ernie's lunch rules, if you can't help cook, you have to pay some other price.

Opportunities to help cook don't come often. Sometimes Ernie will prepare ready-made meals, depending on what is being eaten.

Today, the opportunity to help with cooking was snatched by Hannah and Justin. The first-come-first-served basis had this advantage.

And a top student like Hermione, who paid the price easily and carefully selected some knowledge, always made Ernie satisfied.

Harry would have to look hard for it.

He didn't hate it.

After all, on the train, Ernie lectured Neville and when he mentioned the concept of 'cost', he had an enlightenment.

And he also realized that 'there are comings and goings, there are friendships in the direction', and he always feels uneasy about freeloading. It feels good to put in the effort to pay for a delicious lunch like this.

He even realized that Ernie was deliberately cultivating some habits in him, such as judging and discovering valuable things.

This is undoubtedly cultivating good character and is also very beneficial to himself. After all, no matter what it is, he must first go through his own level. Understanding and acquiring it all involve growth.

Harry's meal ticket today is a relatively interesting piece of history, about some details of the war between goblins and wizards in the 19th century.

Harry found that at Hogwarts, knowledge is the most easily obtained valuable thing, and other things are difficult to find suitable, so his interest in reading is developing.

As for Ron, Ron made another mistake this time. This was Ernie's initiative. He said that people should not be turned away because of temporary difficulties. Who hasn't reached a low point yet? Debt is also stress.

Six little wizards were enjoying a delicious meal in a remote room on the fourth floor of the main building of Hogwarts.

Not the Room of Requirement.

Even though Ernie knew how to look, he didn't go.

One is that he has his own set of values ​​and is addicted to what others are praising.

Secondly, he believes in the conservation of the extraordinary and maintains a basic respect for the extraordinary.

He believes that using the Room of Requirement must come with a price. Unless he understands what he needs to pay for, or the circumstances are special, he will not take advantage of this kind of extraordinary thing.

Hogwarts has many secrets and no shortage of empty rooms.

This room was chosen by him as a kind of rental, and he also set a password. The price was to help Dumbledore solve the details of a money-making plan.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Phoenix can deliver the letter here.

"Wow, cool! This is my first time seeing a phoenix!" Ron couldn't help but muttered before he could swallow the food in his mouth.

Hannah was very careful and insinuated: "It seems that the principal has something important."

Ernie burned the letter after reading it and said: "It's my home. A group of vampires tried to break into my home. After they failed, they vented their anger on the mortals five miles away. Several people died in that village at once, which affected Very bad.”

With that said, Ernie took out some food and fed it to Phoenix Fox.

Fox generally does not eat food given by outsiders, but Ernie is an exception because these foods are full of magic and are of great benefit to him.

Several young wizards stopped eating when they heard this.

Ernie smiled: "Life has to pass, whether you are happy or sad, it is just one day. Besides, this matter is not that difficult to solve.

Although the McMillan family cannot currently prove themselves in terms of extraordinary combat power, they can in terms of financial ability.

I think retired Aurors like Mad Eye Moody wouldn't mind teaching a lesson to the dark creatures that smuggled themselves into our country to cause trouble. Especially when you can get a huge bounty. "

Ernie finally said: "You eat what you have. Oh, by the way, Hannah, I'll leave it to you to clean up the aftermath." With that, he sent his big leather satchel to Hannah with a levitating spell.

"Then, I wish you all a pleasant meal. I'll take my leave now." Ernie stood up and said to Fox, who had finished eating, "Fox, please take me to see Mr. White Wizard."

After that, he was grabbed by Fox and flew away along the open skylight.

And the atmosphere in the room suddenly seemed a little cold.

The main thing was that Hermione's eyes were shining as she stared at Ernie's satchel.

Hannah picked up her satchel and put it behind her.

Harry and Justin looked at each other and unanimously chose to lower their heads and eat, pretending not to see.

Only Ron really didn't see it and made a satisfied "hmm" sound while eating.

He said in his heart: "I have discovered the benefits of these delicious foods. If you eat them this way, my name will definitely be in the Quidditch World Cup in the future!"...

Fox put Ernie on a terrace near the top of the main castle and flew away.

After a moment, footsteps sounded, and Dumbledore appeared from the passage and walked over.

Ernie saw his dusty appearance, as if he had just come back from outside.

"I found someone to confirm. The situation is basically true. Six mortals died and nine were injured. This is a rare major event in recent years."

Ernie said 'hmm' and said: "I guess, in the next few days, the Daily Prophet will report on this matter, and the focus will be on why vampires attacked the McMillan family.

In the anonymous commentator's chat column, there is probably a kind of argument that speculates that the darker creatures in the MacMillan family's past have an unclear relationship.

Now that MacMillan has successfully cleared his name and landed ashore, his former friend and friend are still suffering, so they come to seek revenge. "

Dumbledore was a little surprised and turned over his hands to conjure a newspaper, handed it to Ernie, and exclaimed: "It's like seeing it in person!"

Ernie took the newspaper and found that it was the "Daily Prophet". Looking at the front page, he saw the start of the shocking style that had begun to appear in this era, with gimmick headlines and alarmism.

The speculations in the commentator column are more like follow-up documentary reports, which are clear-cut and more explicit.

Ernie mocked: "The Daily Prophet is really well-informed. What happened last night and the night after was reported in detail early this morning. This is not stupidity, it is arrogance, and it is clearly treating others as fools. "

"So what are your plans?"

"Of course we will take legal action."

"Ministry of Magic?"

"No, the Wizengamot."

Dumbledore frowned. "I'm afraid the Wizengamot won't accept it."

"Indeed, if it is just such a thing and it is a domestic matter in Britain, the Wizengamot will not accept it. But what if it is a series of incidents? What if Voldemort is involved, and even the Ministry of Magic was once a victim? "

Dumbledore's eyes became sharp and bright, and even through his glasses, people could still feel a pinprick feeling.

Of course, this has a lot to do with Ernie's keen perception.

Ernie explained: "I have long been intolerable of the Daily Prophet's lies, confusion, and confusion of right and wrong, so I secretly sent people to collect evidence of their crimes and look for victims who were willing to sue them.

The work was almost done, but this time the muzzle of the gun was hit, it was just right. "

Dumbledore said: "Even so, I'm afraid it will be difficult. There is no similar precedent in the Wizengamot."

Ernie smiled: "Then let MacMillan set the precedent. Gold will pave the way. I believe that whether it is sponsoring the renovation of the Wizengamot or giving gold sculptures to the judges, it will have a positive effect."

"Bribery!?" Dumbledore frowned.

"Nothing. Sponsoring the repair money is for public use. It is a wizard family's support and love for the International Court of Wizards. There will be special accounts to ensure that every penny is spent in a clear way, and any greedy They all need to be held accountable.”

"What about the gold sculpture?"

"The value of a gold-plated work of art is within the scope of the gift. It will never embarrass the judges."

"I'm afraid you said something, right?"

"There are some. For example, some individuals have a strong passion for sculptures. If they are willing to sell or auction them, they can get a high price."

Dumbledore snorted.

"Temptations and tests, give wealth to those who love money, and fame to those who like fame. What we do is a matter of justice, an open matter, something that can be openly discussed and debated, and then add benefits into the mix. If you don’t believe it, no one will take the initiative.”

Dumbledore sighed, having a hunch that the ethos of the wizarding world would be ruined by people like Ernie.