war and peace

On the first day of July, Hermione still woke up very early.After a quick wash, she went down to the auditorium for breakfast.It was the first day of summer vacation, and the students had already gone home, so there was only one round table left.

Flitwick, who was sitting on a high pile of cushions, saw her and shook his hand with a smile. "Son, come, sit here." Hermione is one of his favorite students, even though this student is now a professor at Hogwarts like him, he still calls Hermione that in private.

"Okay." Hermione sat down graciously, and glanced elsewhere as she reached for the cheese for herself.Voldemort was absent, which was only natural, because although he was headmaster, he was generally too lazy to put on a show.Harry, on the other hand, would have liked to have breakfast with everyone, but he wasn't here today.Hermione rolled her eyes, thinking of the holidays, and was determined not to mention it.

"Are there any plans for the holiday?" Professor Sprout asked while cutting the fried egg in his hand.

As soon as Hermione looked up, she saw that everyone on the table was looking at her. "Ask me?" She swallowed a mouthful of toast, feeling some bad premonitions in her heart.But when Professor Sprout asked this question, she also answered honestly: "Director Mockridge hopes that I can help them solve the department's affairs during the vacation. What, Professor, do you have anything to do?" She revealed Doubtful look.

Cuthbert-Mockridge is Director of the Regulatory Control of Magical Creatures.In the year Hermione graduated, he really wanted to recruit Hermione to work in the Ministry of Magic, but Hermione finally chose Hogwarts to replace the soon-to-retire Professor Victor as the teacher of arithmetic and divination.Mockridge had no choice but to hire her as a special adviser to the department, and would owl her directly if there were any major problems.Hermione has always been caring for magical creatures, so she does her best.

Go to the Ministry of Magic... Hearing Hermione's answer, all the professors exchanged glances.Cedric Diggory, who is in the same grade as Hermione, works in the Department of Regulation and Control of Fantastic Beasts, right?No matter how you say it, he is a handsome guy, and he is also a good person, qualified!

Madam Hooch was nodding, and Madam Pomfrey had a similar expression.Hermione looked left and right, feeling that the bad premonition in her heart was magnified.Her age is considered young among all the professors, and basically everyone here is a professor who has taught her. She dare not express the feeling in her heart that she seems to be sold.

Looking at her expression, Mag coughed lightly: "It's a good thing to go out for a walk." Although she tried to say this in a calm tone, the wrinkles gathered at the corners of her mouth gave her away.

"That's right, hurry up and finish eating, don't make the director wait!" Professor Sinista couldn't bear it anymore, and urged.Hermione didn't think so, but they were all in a hurry.Harry and her Hogwarts, who entered for a year, were already so sweet that these old bones couldn't stand it anymore.Look at today, Harry didn't get up again, did he? (Shh) Although Harry skipped a grade and graduated, but it's only a year away, why is there no movement here at Hermione?

Seeing everyone nodding at her, Hermione almost choked.What did they think?Why are everyone reacting so strangely?She couldn't figure it out, so she simply settled her breakfast in twos and threes, then went back to the office and went to the Ministry of Magic through the Floo network (the fireplace has a license certificate and can be directly connected to the fireplace at the entrance of the Ministry of Magic hall).

It was still some time before going to work, and Hermione only met a few people in the lobby.At the top hangs the golden Ministry of Magic badge, and then there is the enlarged face of Boggs-Chester.Hermione turned a blind eye because she saw him every time the Order met.Next is the fountain in the center of the hall, and the sculpture of the Magic Brothers rolled down a large amount of water droplets.She strode past and ran into an acquaintance at the elevator door.

"Good morning, Hermione." Cedric Diggory greeted her with a smile, showing straight white teeth.He was sought after by many girls when he was at Hogwarts. After all these years, he is still handsome, and he has added a lot of maturity and stability.

"Hello, Seid." Hermione nodded.She often goes to the Department of Management and Control of Fantastic Beasts, and has become acquainted with the latter, because she has more opportunities to meet with the latter than at Hogwarts before.

The two chatted about the weather for a while, and the elevator finally arrived. "How's Harry?" Cedric asked as he walked into the elevator. "I haven't seen him in a while—you know, in the Daily Prophet." He blinked playfully.Everyone knew that Harry Potter and Tom Gaunt, no matter who did something, it would be published in the official Ministry of Magic newspaper the next day, leaving little room for the tabloids.

"Same old." Hermione couldn't help smiling at the thought of this morning, but managed it well. "It's easier than me... If you're on vacation, you'll have nothing to do!" She deliberately said angrily.

Cedric showed a somewhat regretful expression. "I've been looking forward to the day when I can catch the Snitch before him in Quidditch. It seems that I can't wait." When he was young, he could still dream about it, but now he can only talk about it.

"He even turned down Viktor's invitation, don't you think?" Hermione replied.She could see that since Cedric could say that, he didn't care at all.After all, he was now working as a Ministry of Magic employee, not a professional Quidditch player.

"I'm much more relieved when you say that." Cedric smiled, "Viktor Krum... Thinking about it this way, there will always be a world star who puts me at the bottom, and it's not the worst, is it? ?”

"You say that, be careful, I'll tell Viktor." Hermione heard that he was joking, so she followed suit.She has dimples on her face, and she has a very beautiful and sweet smile.As for the hair, which was as intractable as wire, she had done it forever after teaching herself a few powerful calming spells.

Krum... still chasing you?Cedric looked at her, hesitating to speak.He had wanted to court Hermione as early as Hogwarts, but hadn't had the chance until graduation.He also knew that Hermione had many suitors, she was a beautiful and clever witch after all.He had almost given up on him, but they have become more and more familiar with each other over the past few years, maybe...

With a ding, the fourth floor arrived.This also interrupted Cedric's thinking. "I hope this question won't be too troublesome." He smiled.Hermione is a special advisor and always goes to the director's office.

"Oh, I don't think so. I heard that the giants are rioting again, and they probably want to use this as a condition to threaten to increase their territory and food." Hermione shook her head worriedly, and the good mood just now disappeared. "Well, maybe some people will always push their feet." Now she finally understood how the prejudices in the wizarding world were formed, at least many giants were really irritable and greedy.

"You will definitely solve them." Cedric comforted in a gentle voice.

"It would be great if it goes well," Hermione answered him.

Then they broke up around the corner.Cedric stood still and watched her back, feeling that he needed to worry.He had heard a little bit about the giant, so he probably had to send someone to coordinate on the spot this time.According to the past situation, if Hermione was free, she would definitely go.This time it's a giant!It is different from the previous centaur and mermaid!Cedric thought for another two seconds, determined to type an application report.

The real reason for the giant riot was the same as what Hermione said, and the Ministry of Magic had to send someone to announce their tough stance this time.Naturally, Hermione said she would go without hesitation, but Mockridge disagreed: "It's too dangerous, there are regular staff going!" How dare he... How dare he!At the very beginning, he didn't know that Hermione was a member of the Knights (who knew there were such young knights), so he had the cheek to ask Hermione to be a special advisor.Now that he knows, he doesn't dare not to look for Hermione, but he must not let Hermione go to something dangerous... Let alone the mysterious chairman of the Knights' Board of Directors, his immediate boss alone can make him feel overwhelmed. Walking - the Minister of Magic, Boggs Chester, is the most famous member of the Knights.

"I never do things by half," said Hermione flatly.She saw it, and Mockridge was too cautious to risk her.

Mockridge opened his mouth, not knowing how to dispel the young lady's opinion.And as if to save him, two paper airplanes flew in through the small window on the door.He reached out to catch them, and took them apart one by one.The first one came from his immediate superior, and the contents of the letter made the corners of his eyes twitch.As a result, after watching the second one, his complexion immediately changed from cloudy to sunny, and he even laughed out loud.

"What's the matter, no problem?" Hermione couldn't see the content of the letter, only his reaction.

"Well, no problem, I'll send a few more people to go with you." Mockridge said with a smile.The minister asked him to find a few more people with suitable wealth to accompany Hermione on missions. He was worried, but in the blink of an eye, a suitable person came to his door by himself.The Diggory boy knows the times, not bad!If one is not enough, he can also borrow people from other departments... At least the Malfoy family will definitely want to go!Hey, what a great idea!The more he thought about it, the happier he became.

Looking at him, Hermione somehow felt that Mockridge's reaction was exactly the same as that of the other professors at breakfast.Could it be that she couldn't get rid of people who wanted to match her wherever she went?