Fred opened a letter on the package. He took a look and showed an expression of joy and surprise. George next to him moved forward and showed the same reaction.
"Uh, Mom, actually, well, we shouldn't have to buy those Lockhart books."
Mrs. Weasley showed a surprised expression. She felt a little unbelievable: The problem that faced the entire family was solved like this? But if you don't need to buy books, then Ginny's things can be bought first-hand... Weasley
Madam thought about what she would be like without the burden of textbooks.
She was a little moved.
"Well, there is a... friend who sent us several sets of Lockhart's books printed by Muggles..."
"Muggle printing?" Mr. Weasley caught the key word.
Fred looked strange. He quickly flipped through the top book, and then said with certainty: "It is indeed a Muggle book. Nothing in the pictures will move."
Since the pages are put into an opening in the copy machine when printing, Tom is not worried about the Muggle clerk seeing the moving pages and leaking the secret.
Mr. Weasley immediately became very interested. He took the book from his son and looked through it carefully.
The paper in the book is a type of printing paper selected by Tom. It lacks a bleaching step, so it is slightly yellowed and has the texture of wood pulp. The Flourishes and Blotts version uses imitation parchment paper, which feels better than Tom's paper.
It's slightly better, but no matter what, the reading experience of both kinds of paper is much better than that of pale printing paper.
The cover of the book is made of a strange material, not metal or leather. Mr. Weasley knows that it is a thing called plastic invented by Muggles. The title of the book is printed in cursive letters on the plastic cover:
"Breaking with the Female Ghost".
Mr. Weasley flipped through two pages and found that the writing style was indeed Lockhart's. The authenticity of the content of this book should be guaranteed. Then he saw an illustration: it was a small landscape with beautiful scenery.
The village seems to be a place with simple folk customs.
It was a normal picture, but Mr. Weasley became excited because all the objects in the picture were still.
"It's amazing, how did Muggles do it? Everything in the photo is still!"
Harry next to him didn't even bother to look up and pay attention to them: It's outrageous that the people in the photo can move!
Mrs. Weasley also took a book and read it carefully for a while, "It is indeed Mr. Lockhart's new work, but these photos are all printed out..."
"Actually, I think it's an advantage that I can't see his face clearly." For some reason, Fred's desire to live was particularly low today.
Mrs. Weasley's gaze became dangerous.
Fortunately, there was George. He stood up again and changed the topic for his brother: "That's great! Mom, you don't have to buy new books, and the money you save can buy us some new robes." At the same time, he took action immediately,
Divide the books you got.
Percy also raised his head, "I want to buy a new quill."
Ginny remained silent, just looking at her mother eagerly.
Whenever the topic of money came up, Harry felt a little embarrassed. He wanted to help the family from the bottom of his heart, but he was afraid of hurting their feelings by taking rash actions. So he could only focus on destroying his cereal.
"This friend is really rich. These books must not be cheap, right?" Ron gently stroked the new book he got, feeling the aroma of ink on it, "Harry, Muggles have to produce so many books.
, it must be very difficult.”
Harry couldn't escape being called out, so he had no choice but to explain the principles of the copier to the Weasleys. Mr. Weasley was stunned, and at the same time he came up with the idea of getting a copier.
Tom really didn't intend to make money. He took out these twenty sets of books and just wanted to exchange them for a set of Weasley prank toys. To Fred, this was no different from giving it away for free.
Seeing the family members excitedly discussing what to buy in Diagon Alley next week, Fred gave George a wink, and the two quietly left the restaurant. Fred was going to pack the prank toy he invented, and this
You need to avoid your own mother in your behavior - otherwise you won’t be able to reap your own good fruits.
Just as Fred and George happily returned upstairs to pack their prank products, Professor McGonagall, the vice-principal of Hogwarts, frowned in distress: She had encountered a little trouble here.
She looked at the new letter sent by the owl and frowned. She had a vague intuition that the family also needed to send someone from Hogwarts to communicate. But she was really overwhelmed: Professor McGonagall was very busy.
Yes, she needs to write an admission letter and make various complicated preparations for the start of school. At the same time, as a master of transfiguration, she also has many meetings and letters for personal consultation...
In fact, a considerable part of these tasks should be done by Dumbledore, but this person was a fisherman and liked to arrange various tasks, which resulted in Professor McGonagall having quite a lot of work.
But we can't blame Dumbledore. His purpose was to train and train his successor - for an old man over a hundred years old, it was time to train his successor.
But it is true that Professor McGonagall is very busy.
It is one of Professor McGonagall's jobs to help young wizards from Muggle families lead the way. In theory, Professor McGonagall can ask other professors for help, but the problem is that all professors have to take a break during the summer vacation, and not every professor can
Like Professor McGonagall, who accepts overtime work - behind every boss who makes trouble, there is a secretary/assistant/deputy who works overtime to the point of vomiting.
Originally there was another option: Hagrid. Although his size was a bit scary, he still had experience in attracting people.
But Hagrid had more important things to do this summer. Professor Dumbledore arranged for him to help Professor Sylvanus Kettleburn of Care of Magical Creatures take care of his animals during this time.
So Professor McGonagall is in trouble: she needs someone who can do the job of recruiting, understand the Muggle world, and at the same time be able to accept overtime work during the holidays - ah no, contribute to the school during the holidays...
"Who meets these conditions?" Professor McGonagall frowned and thought for a while, and a figure gradually appeared in front of her eyes.
She smiled knowingly and began to look for her own lesson plans and experience notes.
So Tom received another package after sending one package.
He opened the package and saw two letters, a money bag, and two notebooks. One of the letters looked familiar. It was the Hogwarts admission notice.
Because it says in emerald green ink on the cover:
Second bedroom, second floor, 17 Burlington Square, Eastbourne, Eastbourne
Miss Peggy Grossman
The envelope also has the Hogwarts school badge on it.