Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

The girl suddenly stood up from the bed, took out a pen and paper, quickly came to the table, and began to write a letter to Mr. Richie at the Werewolf Night Bar.

Before she officially started writing, she did not forget to open her pocket watch and take a look at Moon's current situation.

The button was pressed gently, and the next moment, a line of words appeared on the inside of the watch cover: Moon is having a nightmare.

Violet was startled by this line of writing. She almost thought she had read it wrong, but when she pressed the button twice more and checked again, the writing on it had not changed at all.

Seeing this, Violet couldn't help but feel soft in her heart.She closed the cover of her pocket watch, put it in her inner pocket, and patted it gently.

"Okay, forgive you."

After a while, there were no other sounds in the dormitory, only the subtle sound left by the quill as it scratched across the parchment, smooth and coherent.

Chapter 48 The werewolf outside Flourish and Blotts Bookstore

The day flies by, and in the blink of an eye, under the gaze of everyone, this Sunday, which is destined to be extraordinary, arrives.

Although they had received the news in the early hours of yesterday morning, Flourish and Blotts Bookstore had already hurriedly put up a sign at the door, announcing that Rita Skeeter's new book would not officially go on sale until ten o'clock in the morning.But early on Sunday morning, just around eight o'clock, there was still an exaggeratedly long queue at the gate of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore.

Of course, the manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore would be happier if there were no other two groups of people gathered outside the queue.

Yes, yes, countless people are curious about what is written in this book "Moon Fox: A Hero Born of Lies", and the woman Rita Skeeter is going to use her beautiful feather again What does the pen write?There were not even Skeeter fans among them, there were many people who simply wanted to see the content, so they hurried over and lined up.

But at the same time, there are obviously some people who are not here for the book - or not just for the book.

The group of people on the left side of the queue looks pretty good. The composition of the people is diverse. Men, women, old and young can be seen, and there are many of them. They are also dressed in different styles.Just looking over there, the experienced manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore immediately guessed that this was probably a fan of the boy Moon Fox, and he probably came here to protest.Although it is a little noisy and may affect some business, it should not be a big threat.

But the group of people on the right side of the queue...

The manager of Flourishes and Blotts retracted his head and shuddered.

There was an old man named Galvin, and a strong man named Rubeo. The group of people who followed them became stronger and stronger. Even the youngest and thinnest boy among them was much stronger today, two years later.

Yes, of course the manager at Flourish and Blotts had seen them, two years ago.Moreover, he had not only seen the faces of these people in newspapers, but he had even seen their wolf-like appearance while hiding in his shop when a large number of werewolves attacked Diagon Alley under the guidance of the dark wizard two years ago.

This is a group of werewolves, and the two leaders now are not only werewolves, but have also become Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, the kind who have actually made meritorious deeds by virtue of their status and abilities.

Even if the manager had no brains, he would not think that these ferocious-looking werewolves came to buy the book for him.

Hehe, the ones who come to smash up the store are pretty much the same.

Thinking of this, the manager of Flourishes and Blotts couldn't help but shuddered again.

He just wants to make some money, is it easy for him?They only purchased a batch of "The Monster Book of Monsters" in July and August this year. In the past, the course materials released by Hogwarts always helped them make a lot of money, so they often purchased a large amount at one time.But who would have thought that these ghosts would start fighting and causing trouble as soon as they were delivered, and even tear up other honest books.And even if they are locked in a cage, they will still fight with each other.

Are those torn up books?No, those are all shining gold galleons!

Now, they finally have a chance. Their bookstore can recover some losses with this book by Rita Skeeter, but now things are so big again.

Now it's better, the books in the store won't be torn.

Those who were torn apart by hands might become a living person like him.

“… Manager, what should we do now?”

Seeing that there were only 10 minutes left before [-] o'clock, a store clerk, sweating profusely, approached the manager and asked in a trembling voice: "You can't—you can't just wait here, can you? Why don't you go find it? Auror?"

The manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore was almost laughed out of anger, and he was looking for an Auror?Okay, look for it, open the door, go out, there is an Auror less than 20 meters away from the store door.

Is it bad to live?

The manager raised his arm and wiped the sweat that was also flooding his forehead, pretending to be calm and said: "It's okay, this is Diagon Alley, there are people everywhere, they won't do anything, they certainly won't..."

He subconsciously peeked out again, and happened to be eye-to-eye with old Galvin. The ferocity in those old wolf eyes scared the manager so much that his legs went weak and he almost sat down on the ground.

"Forget it, let's go out and tell them that today is just a sale, not a signing. Rita Skeeter will not be there. Let's see if they leave." The manager swallowed hard. , said in a panic, "We just want to make some money, and we're not breaking any laws. We're not the ones talking nonsense... maybe, maybe they'll just leave."

Shopkeepers, look at me and I look at you. No one can do anything about this situation right now. Even if they are not sure whether the manager's words are of any use, they obviously have no choice but to do this.

If they had to wait another 10 minutes in the store, they could only hope that one of the Rita Skeeter fans in line would be willing to help.

And when I pray about this kind of thing, will Merlin respond...

"Creak-" The door of Flourish Blossom Bookstore was pushed open. The manager took the lead, followed by three clerks. Although the four were walking outside, they had just crossed the threshold and stopped where they were. .

"Um..." the manager said hesitantly, "Everyone, we... we are not, it is not the sale time yet. We just want to say, this, today, we are only selling here, not signing, Rita· Skeeter himself won't show up. Look, this, this, anyway, uh, that's it."

He tried hard not to look in the direction of the werewolves, but his eyes still glanced over uncontrollably.

Good guy, now our eyes are no longer facing each other. At least twenty people are all staring at me.

The three clerks standing behind the manager had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly helped their manager.

"We, this, are just a bookstore, just to make some money. Wolf... Big, everyone, yes, we are very happy that everyone is willing to come and support us. Please wait a moment, we will start right away... For sale?”

The crowd was whispering. The manager blinked and heard a clerk behind him whisper to him: "Manager, the group of werewolves seems to be leaving. Only an old one and a young one are left behind the people in line."

The manager was relieved and did not dare to look over there anymore. He quickly took two steps back and led the clerks back to the store.

The other clerk looked at his manager's attitude and finally couldn't bear to tell him that one of the werewolves spat in his direction just before they left.

As for Rideout, who was waiting in line with Galvin outside the bookstore, spitting was considered a minor offense - they were not ungrateful people like these dog shop owners, at least the ones who came here today Werewolves are neither.Most of them, including those who did not participate in the battle that night, also clearly remember that while saving the werewolves like them, it was Munn's timely insight that almost destroyed the lives of those in Diagon Alley. All businessmen suffered a large loss.

If it weren't for Moon, your shabby Flourish and Blott Bookstore might have been smashed to pieces or even burned to a pile of rubble that night.

Of course, under the instruction of Old Man Galvin, Rideout did not say these words - he didn't need to say it, because the fans next to him who didn't even know Moon himself were obviously aware of this problem, so , the next moment, they started yelling and swearing directly outside the store.

After sending away the evil spirit, the manager of Flourish Blossom Bookstore, who had previously thought that these fans would not cause too much trouble, saw that the number of people queuing outside was getting smaller and smaller, and for a moment he felt like crying.

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In the end, the much-anticipated book "Moon Fox: A Hero Born of Lies" helped Flourish and Blott Bookstore regain a lot of blood.

There is no way, the fans will make trouble again, but the lethality is still limited after all.It is true that there was a loss of people who bought books, but after all, they were a minority, and there were still a considerable number of people who chose to pay real gold Galleons.

The appeal of Rita Skeeter, the appeal of gossip, the appeal of questioning celebrities and heroes, when these things are condensed into a rope, their power is still immense.

What's more, in addition to those who are curious about the content of the book, there are many people who want to refute Rita Skeeter, and these people obviously have to buy the book.

There are many young wizards in Hogwarts who want to do this, although some of them have thought of buying a book together like the school newspaper office, so as not to "benefit the enemy" too much.But most people still act spontaneously out of righteous indignation, without much discussion with others.Therefore, by the afternoon, the young wizards at Hogwarts alone had purchased a considerable number of Moon biographies.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Moon slowly walked out of the library with his bag in hand. Before he could go down the stairs, he suddenly saw two young Gryffindor wizards, probably in their third or fourth year, rushing up quickly and saying something: He couldn't help but scream, and threw the book behind him.The next moment, a familiar ghost rose into the sky, accompanied by an equally familiar stench.

The number one classic combination at Hogwarts - Peeves + Dung Bomb.

Probably because he was having too much fun, Peeves didn't even look at it and shouted loudly: "Ha! Here comes another unlucky guy!"

A big dung bomb whizzed into Moon's face.

It wasn't until the smelly weapon had flown halfway across the distance that Peeves' eyes widened, showing some regret.But even the powerful Peeves obviously has no way to get the dung bomb he threw back into his hands again.

"Lelashios."

Chapter 49 Biography

If wasting a dung bomb was no big deal to Peeves, then being paralyzed by a spell from "Unfortunate Commu" and falling straight into the floor, and that's when two people were being attacked by it. In front of the chasing little wizard?

Oh my God, this was the worst day ever in Peeves' eyes.

"Moon-Fox!!!~~~"

Peeves screamed heartbreakingly, as if he had been abandoned by Munn, his ethereal body sinking into the stone bricks on the ground bit by bit.It even tried to reach out and grab something, but the body that couldn't lift itself gave no feedback at all - first the lower body, then the upper body, then the head with the funny hat, and finally there was only one left. With only one hand, even the shouting voice became inaudible because of the collapse of the mouth.

When the two young Gryffindor wizards saw Peeves like this, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Munn gratefully. The one holding the book even hid it behind his back, as if he was afraid of it. Moon saw the title of the book.

However, this time Moon did not respond to their eager greetings with a smile like he had seen other little wizards in school before. Instead, he put away his wand and walked directly downstairs without even stopping.

The two teenagers looked at me and I looked at you. The one holding the book suddenly took two steps down and said loudly: "Fox, we don't believe what the book says -"

Unfortunately, Moon still turned a deaf ear and disappeared around the corner of the stairs without looking back.

The little wizard holding the book wanted to continue chasing him down, but his companion grabbed him, pointed to the ground where Peeves had just sunk, pulled him and ran back to the common room. .

After all, if Peeves comes to visit again, they may not be lucky enough to escape.

But at the same time, when they thought of Moon's just leaving figure, they couldn't help but think of what happened in the school auditorium two hours ago...

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Two hours ago, in the auditorium on the first floor of the school, many people were eating and reading Rita Skeeter's new masterpiece.Most of the people had their brows furrowed, and many of them would complain or rebuke one or two words from time to time - but there were exceptions. For example, there was this person at the Slytherin table. A small group of people almost all had a copy of Moon's biography, and they would burst into muffled laughter every ten seconds.

Of course, they did not spontaneously choose to lower their voices of ridicule, but they had already been scolded several times by young wizards from other colleges.

Daphne Greengrass was also sitting on the edge of the group. She was the only one eating quietly without a book in her hand.But despite this, whenever this group of people laughed and the other little wizards looked over, she would still feel uneasy and restless.

Maybe the content in the book was too interesting, or maybe it was because today was a weekend and this small group of teenagers and girls were too careless. In short, no one noticed a tall and thin witch coming out of the open auditorium. He walked in from the door, and after hearing their laughter, he turned his head and walked towards this side.

Although he has not finished reading this page, in fact, he has not even finished reading half of this page, but Crabbe, who laughs the most stupidly, still plans to turn another page with others and enjoy the beauty of synchronization.But he had just reached halfway when a hand was already placed on his copy of "Moon Fox: A Hero Born of Lies".

"I think you don't mind letting me see what book it is that makes you so fascinated, Mr. Vincent."

The sudden voice of Professor McGonagall made Crabbe almost throw away the book in his hand. He hesitated and turned his head. Sure enough, Professor McGonagall, who was wearing a dark green robe and well-groomed, was standing behind him. There was a hint of incomprehension in his eyes.

Crabbe naturally did not dare to have any objections. Although he was not very bright-minded, he could still see that Professor McGonagall was very unhappy at the moment.

Of course, no one thought that Professor McGonagall's displeasure was an overly harsh sentiment, as Crabbe had never been so immersed in a Transfiguration class.

Seeing that Crabbe didn't speak, Professor McGonagall nodded, took the book into his hands, and quietly turned over two pages.

"Huh...well...Rita Skeeter, what a familiar name. Ha, if I remember correctly, this woman once described Professor Dumbledore as a crazy old lunatic three times, and... Twice she thought I was a lonely old woman with a perverted heart. I'm quite grateful to her, at least she didn't body shame me when she commented on me - probably because she herself has quite a few flaws in this area. "

When saying this, Professor McGonagall's eyes were full of contempt and disdain, as if even saying the name Rita Skeeter made her feel very contemptible. "I just noticed that Miss Greengrass did not laugh along with her. I have to say that this is a very wise choice, because Mr. Greengrass, who taught Hogwarts the year before, was also evaluated by this woman as a 'demented old man with water in his brain'."

The little wizards in the auditorium did not dare to speak. To be precise, when they thought that these professors they respected were evaluated in this way, they instinctively felt a little funny - because everyone knew that if someone thought Professor Dumbledore If she is a 'crazy old lunatic', then she must be the one who is insane.

Although Professor Dumbledore is indeed eccentric at times.

However, wanting to laugh is one thing, but actually laughing out loud is another.At least judging from Professor McGonagall's expression, whoever dares to laugh now is probably tired of living.

As a result, Professor McGonagall herself laughed first. She put the book back in front of Crabbe, looked meaningfully at the small group of Slytherin wizards, and said loudly: "If you ask me, Whoever believes this woman should go to St. Mungo's and see if he has cereal soaked in his head."

Everyone couldn't help it anymore, especially Fred and George who laughed the loudest - if not for the moment Professor McGonagall came in, these two brothers were actually ready to throw a whole bag of dung bombs directly at the The heads of those little Slytherin wizards were on.

From the bottom of his heart, Fred wanted to whistle, but was stopped by Percy, who was sitting across from the two of them.

The laughter lasted for a little while, of course, only a little while.When everyone's eyes fell back on the book again, the happy smile quickly stopped.

Although Professor McGonagall's words are very reasonable, the problem is that Rita Skeeter's book is not only very "destructive" in itself, but the content mentioned in it happens to be unreasonable no matter which professor or elder speaks out. I can't explain it, but it feels a bit darker as it gets darker and darker.

Because in this not-so-thick biography, Rita Skeeter uses the most ink to describe the "lie" that exists about Moon, which is that "Moon Fox is completely a person who was pushed to the stage." former hero".

In the book, Rita Skeeter's fundamental argument is exactly this. She believes that all of Moon's merits and achievements are due to his uncle, who is the director of Hogwarts, and Professor Dumbledore. Directed by two people, every ounce of glory in it is filled with moisture.It was these adults who wrote the script, helped Moon clear all obstacles, and finally gave all the credit to Moon.

To prove this point, Rita Skeeter even wrote:

"Killing a basilisk that has lived for a thousand years? Think about it, even in the entire British wizarding world, how many people have such strength? And more importantly, after many visits, I found that no one can do it. Testimonials about this matter - yes, none, no one has ever seen Moon Fox kill the basilisk that does not exist, and no one has even seen the body of the basilisk."

What's more, this isn't the only example.

"As we all know, Moon Fox's first rise to fame came from his great contribution to thwarting the notorious secret society of dark wizards, the Crow Party, around 1992, and single-handedly exposed the Crow Party's conspiracy. And in the process, they also rectified the name of the werewolf group (although Skeeter himself still has doubts about the correctness of this matter). However, as before, from beginning to end, this is just their own statement That’s it. Readers may wish to think about it, even the smartest wizard you have ever met, did he have such careful and clear thinking when he was just in the third grade?

Moreover, some claim that Moon Fawkes at least actually resisted those bloodthirsty werewolves in Diagon Alley.Unfortunately, I have also not been able to find anyone who can definitely testify for Moon Fox. Instead, most of them are vague and cannot give a definite answer. For example, what kind of magic spell Moon Fox had used at that time and what magic he had obtained? What kind of results.At that time, I interviewed almost half of the shops in Diagon Alley.You know, as the most damaged victims in that battle, their words are 100% credible, right?

Of course, someone contacted me and said that they could provide some evidence that Moon Fox had participated in the war.But after I inquired carefully afterwards, I found out that the man was actually a wizard serving the Shafiq family - such behavior made me worried.Since when did the Shafiq family have such a huge power? How much effort are they willing to put in to weave a lie? "

Slanderous remarks like this are almost everywhere throughout the book.And this has almost put Rita Skeeter in an invincible position that is almost rogue.

Chapter 50 Preparation for Counterattack

There is no way, such an inference is really just pure roguery.

Are you going to stand up for Moon Foxx?Sorry, you must be a good friend of Moon Fox, either a good friend or his professor, or else you are his elder, his fan, or simply someone who serves the Shafiq family.

Even if you come up with clear evidence to refute these labels one by one, in the end, you can at least still be a "person who was bribed by the Shafiq family with a lot of money."

What is shameless?

That's it.

Although most of the young wizards at Hogwarts still firmly believe in Moon and think that Rita Skeeter is slandering Moon, after all, what Moon has done in the school in the past few years has been witnessed by everyone. He helped There is no professor to give guidance when others are doing homework, and no one can help him cast spells when giving spellcasting demonstrations in the school newspaper office.What's more, more than one person has seen Munn personally make a giant pumpkin knight for Halloween, or cast some wonderful spells.

But there are still some people who have been influenced by this book and have begun to have doubts - or even without this book, they will still question Moon because of any form of slander.

For example, Cormac MacLaine sits at the Gryffindor table.

Not long after the laughter stopped, he stared at the book in his hand, shrugged, and said disapprovingly: "I think what Rita Skeeter said is fine. Who knows what those things of his are?" Isn't it true? It's all talk anyway, and no one really saw it - or have you seen any 'basilisk in the secret room'? Ha, I also said that I defeated two of them last summer vacation Where’s the fire dragon?”

Professor McGonagall frowned almost immediately, but before he could speak, Hermione, who was sitting next to Harry and Ron, stood up and scolded mercilessly: "Then maybe you should Ask your high-ranking officials and relatives in the Ministry of Magic to help you publicize this matter, instead of sitting here talking irresponsibly like a gorilla!"

The people at the Hufflepuff table immediately applauded. Although Moon's three roommates, Violet, and Demi were not here, Milton was not a free man. Even Susan Bo Enstu echoed loudly.The young wizards from several other colleges soon followed suit and burst into laughter again, even forgetting that Professor McGonagall was still here.

Then, immediately after, Fred, who could no longer control himself, blew a loud whistle, while George pretended to stop Percy, who had no intention of standing up, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense Hermione! Ving Travers doesn't bark like McClane!"