Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Snape's gaze cut across Amycus Carrow's face like a knife, with such compelling sharpness that Amycus Carrow had to look away.

"If I were you, Carrow, I would never think of myself as a right-hand man." Snape's voice was unhurried, as if Amycus Carrow was holding someone else's collar in his hands. Same as "Remember, the Dark Lord doesn't need any 'right-hand man'... We are just the Dark Lord's servants, nothing more."

Amycus Carrow gasped twice and gritted his teeth, but within two seconds, he honestly let go of Snape's collar, with a sullen face. He whispered: "The Dark Lord asked me to come to you and take you back to see him. Of course, the Dark Lord also asked me to tell you something."

There was a vicious light in his eyes. "If you can't give him a reasonable explanation, then you'd better commit suicide here. - When you meet him, your ending will not be so happy."

Whether it was Amycus Carrow's own words or Voldemort's words conveyed by him, Snape completely ignored them and just quietly packed away the tools on the table.After collecting all the scattered small items in his bag, he gently wrapped his robe and slightly raised his eyelids towards Amycus Carlo, "Let's go."

Amycus Carrow stared at Snape's face for a long time before finally raising one of his arms.

Snape put his hand on it, and the next moment, the two people suddenly disappeared into this ordinary hotel room.

A few minutes passed after the two left, and a rather large owl suddenly flew from a distance and landed outside the window of another guest room downstairs where Snape was, knocking again and again with its strong beak. Knocked on the window.

"Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The same voice was also ringing in the Divination classroom at Hogwarts. Professor Trelawney looked at the crystal ball that accidentally slipped from her hand and bounced on the ground several times, with a rare smile on her face. A bit embarrassing.

"Ahem - don't worry, this is just... I was just - influenced by the contents of the crystal ball - you should know that when I see some particularly bad omens, I will have some, I mean, for you Feeling worried. Yeah, that’s it.”

The professor faltered for several times before finally convincing everyone that she had predicted the contents of the crystal ball in advance as usual.

Well, just think of that expression as 'believe'.

Professor Trelawney comforted herself and suddenly turned around, placing her hands directly on Moon's desk. "That's ominous! Child, I saw an ominous situation in your crystal ball! A real ominous situation!"

Munn nodded solemnly and looked a little scared. All the other students who noticed him were stunned - they hadn't seen such vividness on Munn's face for a long time. expression.

"I think you'd better be careful about everything, kid, especially lately." Professor Trelawney also noticed this, so she was very satisfied with the effect of her teaching. "I think... you are going to encounter something terrible. Yes, my child."

"I'm worried that you will leave us forever..."

Chapter 61 Hot Jar

After lunch, the little wizards in the school newspaper office gathered together rarely at noon, and everyone sat quietly in their seats and stared at the door steadily——

There was a strange light in his eyes.

Of course, not every one of them has turned into a grass carp that has been cooked. If anyone dares to use transformation to turn so many young wizards from Hogwarts into grass carp, Professor McGonagall will definitely fight for him.

Well, not even turning into a ferret. [Note 1]

The reason why everyone was looking at the door was because the second class in the morning had just finished. Before they arrived at the auditorium, they received a message from Violet from Moon: "I'm back, principal." See you in the office."

But now, they are all here, only Munn is still missing.

Oliver glanced at the clock on the wall and couldn't help but rub his empty stomach. From last night to now, he had only eaten the morning meal. "Is Moon really back? This can't be a... Just play a prank, Violet, where did you get the news?"

Violet shook her head and said with certainty: "It's definitely not a prank, because Munn contacted me himself."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the school newspaper office was violently knocked open from the outside, and then, a 'box man' staggered in.

From the trousers and shoes on the lower body of the person, it is not difficult for everyone to tell that this is Moon.But the problem is... In my impression, Moon's upper body should be human-shaped, not three stacked together——

paper box?

"Someone help me, God, I'm going to die from these things."

Moon's voice came from behind the cardboard box, and it sounded a bit irritating. It seemed that it was really crushed by the box.Oliver and Quaid, who had the best physiques, stepped forward quickly, each took a cardboard box from the top, and helped Munn unload the goods together.

"It smells so good...?" Gal's big nose suddenly puffed hard twice. The next moment, he said confidently: "Ha! Sausage, ham, a lot of meat, and, um... vegetables?"

"That's right." Moon put down the box in his hand, then swept his eyes over the faces of his friends one by one, and waved to everyone sheepishly, "Hi, I'm back - hello !”

Before he could finish his sentence, Oliver and Bert walked behind him at some point.Suddenly, two people lifted him up, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Look! He actually knows how to come back!" Burt shouted with a strange smile: "He skipped work for two whole months——"

"Let us face Rita Skeeter's offensive alone-" Oliver responded solemnly.

Cedric stepped forward and picked up a long...cat-teasing stick from his desk in a rather sacred manner?

"And you haven't told us the truth yet!"

While speaking solemnly, he handed the cat-teasing stick in his hand to Violet, making Violet the No. 1 person to face Moon.

Before stretching out the cat teasing stick, Violet looked at Munn half wanting to laugh, half angrily, and said the last words before 'execution', "So we must punish him!"

Moon swallowed, and before he could defend himself any more, Violet had already poked the cat teaser into Mun's armpit.

Logically speaking, a cat teasing stick with only a soft feather on the top should have no lethal effect on Moon, who was wearing a robe and shirt at this time.But I don’t know which unlucky little kid (Moon thought it was probably Violet or Cedric) used a spell to turn that feather into a weird soft yet hard thing.

"Hahahahaha -ha ha ha ha ha to spare me -hahahahahahaha haha!

After Violet came Cedric, and after Cedric came Arlin, then Gal, Demi, Hesper...

If it had been placed at the end of last semester, or at the beginning of this semester, Moon might have been less ashamed at this moment - after all, even Anthony, who was the least familiar at that time, had already been together. For nearly a year.But the problem is that at this moment, there is a Hailey who he is not familiar with at all standing in the school newspaper office.

Fortunately, the friends did not punish Munn for too long, only ten seconds each, no more, no less.Of course, despite this, when Oliver and Bert put him down, Moon still sat down on the ground exhausted, even his voice was hoarse from laughter.

"Ah...Merlin, you guys are so -"

Moon struggled to stand up from the ground, saw everyone's glances, and hurriedly swallowed the unfinished words back into his stomach with self-awareness, and then pointed his finger at the three cardboard boxes he had brought back. "Here, here's lunch for everyone to apologize to. It took a lot of energy from me to get all these things and bring them here. You're welcome, open it and take a look."

Well, it turned out that except for Hailey, who he didn't know very well, no one wanted to be polite to him at all. All three boxes had been opened at this time:

The first box contained a huge pot, and there was a strange '~' shaped iron plate inside to separate the space;

The second box contained a box full of meat and vegetables, exactly what Gal had mentioned before, and the meat had all been cut into thin rolls;

Only the contents of the third box were familiar to everyone - Coke, sparkling water, butterbeer, milk, violet water, and even a large box of ice cubes.

"Let me introduce to you, this is a wonderful food from the East, hot pot."

"Hot... pot? [Note 2]" Gal stared, and the cooking methods that he could think of automatically began to appear in his mind. "Similar to stew, do you want to throw all these things into the pot to stew?" Uh...it doesn’t feel like it’s going to be delicious?”

Moon shrugged, smiled, and took out a bag of hot pot base ingredients from his pocket that Buffy and the others had to try several times to get. Thanks to the many short videos he had watched in his previous life, it finally made him happy. He remembered something useful.

Such as washing carpets, trimming cow hooves, frying hot pot base...

"Ahem, of course it's not that simple." Moon put the hot pot ingredients aside, waved his wand, and poured a lot of water into the pot. "You guys just have a drink first and wait to eat."

When he used the transformation technique to make this pot, he originally didn't want to turn it into a mandarin duck pot.But if you think about it carefully, there are really not many people in the school newspaper office who can eat spicy food.But he really didn't get a few dipping ingredients, so after much hesitation, he chose to separate the big pot from the middle.

The rest is very simple. First find a table and make it metal, then light a fire under it, use a spell to quickly heat the pot, and open the window to diffuse the smell.Wait until the pot with the base ingredients is boiled again, and let all the ingredients that are suitable for the first step jump into the pot and take a bath...

Even though the window had been opened, the rich fragrance quickly filled the room.Gal stood dumbfounded next to Munn, and asked Munn every two seconds to promise that he would teach him how to make the red chili base. Although the others were not as eager as Gale, they could not wait. He picked up his fork and waited nearby.

Seeing his friends bravely holding short-handled forks, Moon couldn't help but sweat, and quickly took out a long-handled colander and gave it to everyone - we had eaten dumplings together before, everyone. He knew very well how good he was at using chopsticks.

Facts have proved that Moon's choice was correct. At least two-thirds of the people in the room could not accept the spiciness of the pot full of ingredients, and turned to the other side to eat the base. The half that was smaller and didn’t have as much chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns.

Despite this, a few of them still had their mouths full of red oil, hissing and laughing, and they couldn't even speak clearly.

What surprised Moon was that Violet had been scooping food from the same half as him, and judging from her completely unchanging expression and heartbeat, she was probably able to eat much more spicy food than him.

With the dual effects of having already punished Munn and having the hot pot as compensation, everyone soon stopped blaming Munn - of course, in fact, they didn't blame Munn in the first place, they were just messing around. .Therefore, after a while, someone brought up the matter of Rita Skeeter again.

"It's okay. Just continue to 'whitewash' me in the school newspaper as you did before. In fact, that was the plan from the beginning." Moon said while smiling apologetically, "First of all. To have Rita Skeeter release the biography and then blow up her house to make her disappear temporarily after the situation escalated to a climax would take this matter to an extreme. "

"In this way, we will be able to close the net in a short period of time."

Gal blew out air in an attempt to reduce the spicy taste in his mouth, then curiously poked Moon's forearm and asked: "So, Nash said, the biography is also helping the Ministry of Magic attract firepower. , is this something you arranged in advance?"

"That's not true." Moon took out another piece of mutton and threw it into his mouth, and answered slightly vaguely, "To be precise, actually... it should be regarded as an unexpected gain."

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[Note 1] "Grass carp" in the previous paragraph refers to the well-known reading comprehension "Grass carp's eyes are shining with strange light"; "Stoat" in this paragraph refers to Professor Moody, disguised by Barty Crouch Jr., who was in the fourth grade of the original work. Turning Draco Malfoy into a ferret as punishment for taking out his wand behind Harry's back.

[Note 2] The name for hot pot used by Moon here is "hotpot", which literally means "hot pot", so Gal has this question.

Chapter 62 Fire Crab

In fact, according to Moon, the current situation of the Ministry of Magic is quite...difficult.

Because they happened to be stuck in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat, stuck in the middle with no way up or down, and there was an abyss to both directions.

Ms. Bones had good intentions and made a choice that was not wrong even if she had no choice but to do so at the time.But the problem is that as the situation develops, the whole thing is on the verge of getting out of control.

Based on the current situation, if the Ministry of Magic chooses to respond with lies and stands out and announces that those who launched the attack are members of the Crow Party, then when the Crow Party really gives up hiding, as long as they stand up and cause a big wave, Then they declared that the previous attacks had nothing to do with them - until then, no matter how the Ministry of Magic responded, they would be unable to argue.After a period of time spent, there will definitely be many wizards who choose to believe the words of the Crow Party instead of the Ministry of Magic's previous announcement.

By then, the reputation of the Ministry of Magic will plummet.

In other words, this method is almost equivalent to putting the fate of the Ministry of Magic on the gambling table. You can only bet that all the Crows are bastards and will live and die in their shells; otherwise, you can bet that all the Crows are bastards. I don't like to argue, I just do it when I come out, and everyone directly confronts me head-on.

Although Moon does feel that the endurance of the Crow Party members is a bit too perverted, there is no doubt that no matter how patient they are, it will be difficult for them to endure it forever.Even if there is a Sima Yi sitting in the Crow Party, is it possible that all the Crow Party members are Sima Yi?

Another way that the Ministry of Magic can choose is to reveal the news that "the attack was caused by people from the Snake King Society" to Professor Dumbledore and Uncle Golov, and then let them find a way to reveal the news to Bone. Ms. Si.Finally, the Ministry of Magic stood up and made a statement.

This approach seemed to preserve the reputation of the Ministry of Magic - the truth was indeed found out, and what was announced was not a lie, but the truth.But in fact, the same problem still exists. If the snake king will stand up and cause a big wave, and then be stubborn, what should we do?

What's more, this isn't the scariest thing to happen.

The most terrifying thing is that the snake king will be dragged off the field.

There are two possibilities. The first one is that because of what the Snake King Society did, the Crow Party directly went to war with the Snake King Society. The two sides took action aggressively and started a head-to-head fight.

The unlucky ones are all the ordinary wizards and Muggles involved in the battlefield. Of course, there may also be Aurors from the Ministry of Magic.

Second, although the Snake King has done bad things, the Crow Party and the Snake King will be wary of each other's strength, and because they have been dragged into the quagmire, they will simply make a fuss together to find something to do for the Ministry of Magic. .

Unlucky for everyone.

Look, no matter what, no matter which way you go, this thing will end up being a big trouble.That's why Moon felt that today's Ministry of Magic was actually in a dilemma.

And if you want to resolve this matter, I'm afraid it will have to end up in...

Moon waved his magic wand, adding another fire to the pot.

"Okay, you guys eat first, we have to go to class. Remember to wash out the pot after eating-" As he said this, Cedric dragged him out.

Without noticing, they were already eating until it was time for class.

They hurried along slowly and didn't talk much, but when they arrived, they were still a few minutes late.Fortunately, this afternoon class was Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class, so Hagrid naturally didn't embarrass them too much. After a few words of instruction, Hagrid put them all back next to the Fire Crab.

Recently they were caring for fire crabs - magical creatures that look like sea turtles but have shells covered with colorful jewels.

"Remember, move softly and gently. Trust me, you don't want these guys to feel in danger." Hagrid said loudly. Following the lesson plan step by step helped him develop some confidence, and he followed the steps step by step. The course arrangement also saved him a lot of trouble and criticism, which made Hagrid more and more confident, and sometimes he even looked like a professor.

Well, the premise is not to talk to him about fire dragons or other too dangerous species.

"Ah, Cedric, can you tell us what the fire crabs will do if they feel in danger?"

Cedric handed the brush in his hand to Arlin, stood up and easily gave the answer, "They will spit out scorching flames from their tails, which is quite dangerous."

"Very good, five points for Hufflepuff." Hagrid gave Cedric a thumbs up happily, and then withdrew his gaze.As a result, when his eyes passed over Munn, even the little wizards didn't notice it, and he was stunned for a moment.

If he remembered correctly, in the Care of Magical Creatures class last week, Moon still had a cold expression on his face. He was not even willing to answer questions, and he was not as smiling as before.If Cedric and the others hadn't told him that Munn had been in a bad state and was in a bad mood recently, he would have almost thought that he had offended Munn at some point.

"Ahem, Moon? Can you tell me about the laws related to fire crabs?" He deliberately made a serious face and asked Moon to stand up and answer the question, but there was a bit of expectation in his eyes.

Moon stood up and agreed quickly, then smiled at Hagrid and replied: "Fire crabs have their own protected area, and they are also prohibited from selling, raising or hunting privately."

"Exactly!" Hagrid laughed, startling many young wizards, but soon they also realized the difference between Munn and began to whisper, "Hufflepuff plus five more" point."

Next, Hagrid was in high spirits throughout the class. He first told everyone the reasons for protecting fire crabs - in addition to hurting people, some desperate Muggles will try to get their knots after seeing fire crabs. Shell full of gems.Of course, for the fire crabs, the more dangerous thing is the wizards, because the wizards also want their shells, but not only for the gems, but also because their shells are a special crucible material.

When talking about this paragraph, Hagrid once again used Fred and George as a counterexample to everyone, because the brothers tried to remove the ruby ​​​​on the fire crab's shell in the first lesson they saw. Pick out two.

Most of the little wizards laughed out loud at this commonplace "Twin Weasley Execution Ritual" - although it's so commonplace, it's hard not to laugh along because Fred and George do it in a different way every time response.For example, today, they started to bow to all around, as if Hagrid had just given them an award.

After finally finishing the busy work at hand, Violet slowly stretched her waist, then turned sideways and gently poked Moon's shoulder with her finger. "You did it on purpose, right?"

"Huh?" Moon looked at Violet with some confusion, and gently stopped the fire crab that was trying to escape, "What?"

"Lifting those big boxes in, huh, it's a little trick to pretend to be pitiful." Violet stared at Moon's cheek, as if she wanted to find some shame after being exposed on it. "You can obviously use the moving spell." .”

"Ahem -" Moon coughed twice, and then nodded, "Isn't this an apology? You have to be sincere..."

"Explanation is a cover-up, you said it yourself~" Violet came over fiercely, "So, I caught you! Hurry up and tell the truth. Have you finished handling all your matters?"

"Well, I can't say that everything has been dealt with, but at least I won't be that unlucky anymore." Moon said honestly, "If you want to deal with everything, it will definitely take some time. "

"Then..." Violet blinked, "You should have time to accompany me to Hogsmeade?"

This time, Moon nodded quickly, "Of course -"

Only halfway through speaking, he suddenly remembered something and quickly added: "However, I may have to leave for a while in the middle, not for long, but I have to meet someone."

"Well, then I can wait for you at Werewolf Night or Honeydukes?" Violet thought for a while, "If you really won't be gone for too long."