Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

In the evening, the open space in front of Hogwarts Castle.

The originally empty and flat site has long since changed, with seven or eight giant bonfires stacked there.

Enchanted orange nightlights hung on the fences on both sides of the field, and on the edge of the fence were rows of simple processed ingredients.

Most of them are skewers, such as fish, mushrooms, beef, pumpkin... But there are also some big things like Tomahawk beef and roast suckling pig.

In addition, a variety of drinks, snacks and desserts are also scattered around each table in the venue for parents and students participating in the bonfire party to take it at any time.

Between the various foods and the burning giant bonfire, there are hundreds of simple decorated round wooden stools, and there is a round wooden table in the middle of every seven or eight chairs.

"So, Hogwarts means let's do it ourselves?"

Mr. Greenglass raised his eyebrows and looked at the empty field with some displeasure.

Although the school had given advance notice before coming here, there would be no house elf cooking at the campfire tonight.

However, he had thought that there would be at least a few followers on standby - not now, there is no one to serve at all except the ingredients...

"There is a continuous floating spell on the side of the bonfire, the ingredients can be roasted directly on the side, and the hourglass and instructions are also prepared."

A dry voice said softly, even the heat wave of the bonfire in the venue could not suppress the coolness in the voice.

Mr. Greengrass turned his head uneasily and looked at the ghost floating beside him.

Slytherin's resident ghost, the **** Barrow, is also their leader.

As for Professor Snape, who was supposed to be in charge of their guidance and introduction, he was checking the status of the spell by the bonfire and checking the processing of the ingredients.

Strictly speaking, there are still house-elves present at the bonfire tonight, but they seem to be only responsible for the replenishment and preprocessing of ingredients.

"Mr. Barrow, what about the students and parents of the other three colleges? We mean, did you get the time wrong—"

Mr. Greenglass looked around, not struggling with the barbecue.

I have to admit that the environment here is very good, completely different from the simple open-air barbecue he imagined.

The Hogwarts professors also briefly introduced the reasons for this arrangement before:

Tonight's theme is parent-child barbecue, the main purpose is to promote the relationship between parents and students, and enjoy life.

A bonfire party is held beside Hogwarts Castle. On the one hand, it is a large bonfire party planned for students, and on the other hand, it also provides a social space for parents to communicate freely.

For Greenglass and others, the factor of "social space" suddenly became more important tonight - Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic are about to begin to change, as the cornerstone of the magical society, these pure blood magic families must In order to keep up with the wave of change, in addition to expanding market operations, they have to find more allies.

Most wizard families in Slytherin Academy have rich government contacts and money savings, but they lack socialized operational experience and wisdom.

However, parents at several other colleges can apparently provide these.

Especially in Ravenclaw Academy, in the eyes of most wizards, Ravenclaw graduates are very high-quality R&D personnel.

They may not have been so important in the past, but at the cusp of countless new industries that are about to emerge, the importance of Ravenclaw wizards is suddenly highlighted.

Smart people who don't care so much about money, are less aggressive, and have relatively pure blood. No matter how you think about this, they are the preferred partners of the pure-blood family of Slytherin College.

"Strange...the time should be correct, maybe there is something delayed in the other colleges?"

The **** Barrow raised his head and glanced at the hour hand on the distant clock tower, a little confused.

"Well, it's nothing to be late—"

Greengrass nodded and exchanged glances with the wizards surrounding him.

"That's fine, let's continue to discuss and improve the rhetoric, control the scope - and at the same time show sincerity."

Judging from the words of the Hogwarts professors, the Ministry of Magic's decision is very recent, and they'd better be able to finalize some cooperation intentions tonight.

Otherwise, when the Ministry of Magic officially announces the "marketization" decision, the ancient pure-blood family can only be controlled by others, passively picking up scraps from the officials.

On the other side, Lucius Malfoy was also quietly discussing with his wife about "cooperation" later.

After all, the market for "magic sanitary napkins" will inevitably fall to witches. As a somewhat proud and reserved gentleman, Lucius has not been able to cross that hurdle in his heart for the time being.

At least before the novelty brand he is in charge of opens the market, he thinks it's best for his wife to communicate and inquire about the market first. The Ravenclaw Academy, where a large number of witches gather, is obviously an excellent opportunity - he plans to start today. After figuring out the needs of the witches side by side, he returned to Malfoy Manor and immediately started to promote the industry proposed by the witch princess.

"Lucius, why did you suddenly think of investing in this..."

Narcissa looked at her husband in amazement, if it wasn't for Mr. Malfoy's serious expression, she almost thought he was joking or something.

In fact, when Lucius took her to the side to discuss "Magic Sanitary Pads" seriously, Narcissa's first reaction was whether her husband wanted another child.

"Well, I have some special channels of my own, Narcissa. This is the cornerstone of the Malfoy family's future."

Lucius Malfoy looked around and said in a low voice.

"The International Confederation of Wizards, the Ministry of Magic is planning to gradually open up the magic market."

"The change is not only aimed at the magical world, but may also involve the non-magical world, which is an unimaginably huge market."

"Greengrass and the others want more benefits, and I have found a corner that no one cares about. The Malfoy family may be able to win the exclusive rights."

"So, you plan to become a 'sanitary napkin tycoon' in the magic world?"

Mrs. Malfoy frowned and glanced at Draco Malfoy behind them.

"And... it sounds like you're planning on letting Draco inherit this... um, estate?"

"Low-key, important, irreplaceable and unremarkable—what's wrong with that? The Malfoys have been like that all these years."

Lucius nodded seriously, turned his head to look at his son.

"Besides, this way Draco has a chance to meet more excellent witches, doesn't it?"

Obviously, the witch princess has given the Malfoy family an unimaginable long-term guarantee.

This reminds Lucius of the story of the patriarch following William the Conqueror, and he must hold on to this future.

"Well, well—I'll go talk to the ladies..."

Narcissa Malfoy pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly in agreement.

As the daughter of the Black family and the mistress of the Malfoy family, she actually has a wider range of communication in the magical society than her husband.

At the same time, similar conversations were taking place among other parents at Slytherin.

Compared with the other three colleges, the people of Slytherin are the first to interpret future trends from the changes in Hogwarts.

As a group recognized as the most survivable and most ambitious in the magic world, their goal can be said to be quite clear - they want to continue the pure-blooded glory in the new era.

And the first step to take is to combine magical talent and wisdom with the most outstanding Ravenclaw...

Just as the adult wizards of Slytherin were secretly planning, there was a sudden sound of footsteps and conversations at the entrance of the castle.

coming!

Greengrass, Malfoy, and the others were refreshed, and looked towards the door in anticipation.

The golden-red uniforms and the yellow-black uniforms converged into a stream of brightly colored people, gushing out from the gate of the castle like a tide.

Gryffindor and... Hufflepuff?

The Slytherin parents looked at each other and shook their heads tacitly.

These two academies are not the best partners to work with. They don't want to work with brainless scumbags, or stupid honest people.

Under the hint of Greenglass, most of the parents of Slytherin College seemed to have not seen the parents and students of the other two colleges, and continued to talk in a low voice in their own small circles, occasionally in Grab some food on the dessert table and wait for their chosen best ally to appear - if the skewers are staggered, it will be difficult to chat.

And Gryffindor College, which has just experienced a "fierce" fierce battle, and Hufflepuff College, which has eaten a lot of "melons", naturally won't be hot and cold.

When the parents on both sides saw that Slytherin College didn't look like they were waiting for them, they didn't mean to barbecue around the bonfire, and they didn't say anything.

After all, since last year, the taste of Slytherin College has always been very strange, maybe this is not to their taste.

Under the advice and guidance of the students, the parents of Hufflepuff and Gryffindor chose their favorite food and chatted and laughed around the campfire to start the barbecue.

"Hey, Mr. Greengrass, why don't you bring some ingredients to barbecue and chat over there?"

Elena looked at the Slytherins sitting on the edge of the bonfire in confusion. These pure-blood wizards wouldn't even bother to grill themselves, would they?

As the headmaster and kitchen chef at Hogwarts, she still had to ask a little about why.

Otherwise, in the end, it would be unreasonable for a good bonfire to make people eat only cold food.

"Oh, we want to wait for everyone to be there—"

Mr. Greengrass replied gracefully, glancing quietly a short distance away.

"After all, not everyone is in such a hurry to eat. UU reading www.uukanshu.com and others use a knife and fork after they arrive. This is basic etiquette and upbringing—"

"Huh? You mean Ravenclaw?"

Elena nodded suddenly, smiled and waved her hand to explain.

"Oh, you don't have to wait for them. Most of their parents left early."

I didn't expect Slytherin Academy to be quite personable. It seems that she did have some prejudice against them before?

"Everyone who attended the bonfire party is here tonight. There is no need to wait here at Slytherin College - you should go over there and bake some, otherwise all the delicious food will be finished."

"Most of Ravenclaw's parents... left early?!"

Greengrass was stunned for a moment, his eyes subconsciously falling on the other two academies that were playing hotly not far away.

so…

They carefully prepared the rhetoric of jointly operating and developing new markets...

Either it's rotten in the stomach, or now it's just a goofy lion in Gryffindor and a goofy badger in Hufflepuff to try their luck? !

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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Magic.

Just as the pureblood family was worried, various high-ranking officials were gathering to discuss important matters at this time.

The only difference is that they are not discussing the macro changes in the magical society and the market...

"Dumbledore is sure to leave? Hogwarts has no headmaster for the time being?!"

Connelly Fudge rubbed his hands nervously, and after hearing the affirmative answer again from Kingsley's mouth, his breath suddenly became heavier.

"So…"

"Well, I mean... Guys, maybe we need to issue a special Education Order..."

"Hogwarts can't be left unchecked for long, the Ministry of Magic, well, we have an obligation to help them through the chaos..."

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Googoo probe~