When Gretel was about to leave, Hagrid released the teeth that had been locked up long ago and stuck them in his crunching nest to prevent them from breaking free.
"Grete, I forgot to introduce you. This is Fang. Harry and the others were frightened yesterday. I closed it specially this morning. I won't close it next time you come. I will close it today."
It’s a little unhappy.”
Then he lowered his head and said to Yaya who was stuck in his armpit: "Remember, this is Gretel. Next time he comes, don't scare him."
Seeing that Ya Ya was about to pounce on him with his big tongue out to express his closeness, Grete quickly stood up and left.
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Entering Professor Flitwick's office, Gretel saw a girl sitting upright opposite the professor.
The upper body is a sleeveless black jacket, with a white shirt on the bottom, and a red and white plaid pleated skirt on the lower body. Only the Yingyuan emblem is pinned on the chest to indicate her college.
"Gretel, this is the fourth-year student, Penelo Crevat," Professor Flitwick introduced after sensing Gretel's appraising gaze.
Turning his head, the professor introduced Gretel's identity to Penello, "This is..."
"Professor, you don't need to introduce me. We have already met on Monday morning. This is the famous genius McGonagall who helped us Ravenclaw earn a lot of House Cup points in the first week of school."
younger brother."
Penello had a smile in his eyes and teased with a full smile.
Gretel touched his nose and said, "Senior Penello, let me formally meet Mike Gretel, a first-year Ravenclaw student. Thank you for your help on Monday morning.
I have been wanting to express my gratitude to you these past few days, but I don’t know your name and I have never met you, so..."
Penello stretched out his hand generously, "Penelope Clearwater, a fourth-year Ravenclaw, it's easy to do, so don't worry.
Of course, if possible, I hope you can cooperate with me and act pitiful, then the professor will take out the small cake hidden in the drawer to comfort us."
Gretel shook hands and nodded, "That's natural. The professor hates it when we are unhappy. He will be generous and take out all the cakes, and then let the cakes dance in front of us."
Flitwick feigned anger, stretched out his finger and tapped a few times, "You guys, you still dare to plot my little cake in front of me. It seems that I, the dean, have come to an end."
But having said that, the professor still opened the drawer, took out his wand, and directed the little cakes to climb out.
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"So, Senior Sister Penello is the person who was arranged by the dean to come and study with me."
"According to your current progress, the first, second and third grade students cannot keep up with your research, the fifth grade seniors are busy preparing for the O.W.LS exam, and the sixth and seventh grade students are preparing for graduation. Only our fourth grade students are busy preparing for the O.W.LS exam.
It's fairly qualified.
But other people are either not interested in your project or are not competent. In the end, I was the only one left to pick and choose.
The dean also said that it depends on what you want. After all, it is your project, and you have the right to choose and decide who will study it with you."
Gretel thought for a moment and looked up at Flitwick.
The dean smiled and stuffed the small cake into his mouth, "Penello is the one in the entire fourth grade, I mean the entire fourth grade in the four houses of Hogwarts, who has the most solid knowledge in magic theory. I
I believe she will be qualified for this job."
After receiving Flitwick's assurance, Gretel cleared his throat and said squarely, "Ms. Penelo Crevat, before we become formal partners, I have something to say.
Due to the current economic situation, I am temporarily unable to pay you a matching salary, so I can offer you two ways of cooperation.
One is that you are hired as an employee by me, for a limited number of years. Starting from the first year, I will provide you with a fixed salary of one hundred galleons per month, and then increase by five to ten percent every year until you or
I will stop paying when my life ends.
Of course, when I pay you the full settlement of back wages for the first time, I will attach the interest you deserve.
The other is to not pay salary. You participate in my research as a partner. After the results are produced, you can get 30% of the profit from the research results. Believe me, that is by no means a small amount of money.
Let’s be honest, this research is very important.
So no matter what kind of cooperation we have, we need to establish an unbreakable oath under the witness of the dean. You can choose to give up, but I will never take back my conditions. I hope you will consider it carefully."
Flitwick was leaning back on the special soft chair in an old-fashioned way, observing the two students in front of him who could be said to be his most satisfied, both talented and motivated.
He was even imagining that if the two outstanding talents in front of him merged with each other, sooner or later they would become famous in the magic world, and as the dean, he would be able to compete with Yourong.
Who would have known that as he listened, he heard something extraordinary. Flitwick's eyes widened and he stood up with a serious face.
Before he could speak, Gretel looked at him with determination in his eyes, "Professor, believe me, my oath is by no means a unilateral restriction.
You don't know how big a market it is. Money and silk are very attractive. Please believe me. An unbreakable vow is the most beneficial protection for both of us, not only for me, but also for her."
On the other side, Penello's expression changed from relaxed to serious. She swore that she was able to accept the invitation because, firstly, she was the only one who was free, and secondly, she was really interested in this project.
But I never thought from beginning to end that such a serious scene would happen.
For a moment, the words "unbreakable oath" struck her like a thunderbolt.
As a wizard born in the magic world, how could she not know about the unbreakable vow since she was a child?
What is an unbreakable vow? It is a vow that is stronger than the blood bond between parents and children, or the oath taken by a husband and wife.
Once a contract is made, it can never be broken. Anyone who breaks the oath will be taken away by death, without exception.
"I need time to think about it." Penello left in a daze, even forgetting to take away the little cake that he cherished so much.
…
As soon as Penello left, most of the serious atmosphere in the entire office disappeared instantly.
Gretel sat down carelessly as Flitwick looked him up and down.
"Professor, don't look at me like that. I'm serious. Without the protection of an unbreakable oath, I wouldn't even dare to risk my conscience.
You definitely don’t want to see that one day in the future, your two students will face each other and kill each other, heart and soul, and they will be inseparable."
Filius Flitwick sat down again and said, "I will discuss this matter face to face with Dumbledore. As you can guess, Dumbledore is very afraid that you will go astray. He has talked to many people about this.
The professor is angry."
Grete said it didn't matter. In fact, if he didn't trust these professors enough, he wouldn't have chosen to do research now. After all, after graduation, his knowledge would definitely support his independent research.
Coupled with a vision beyond the times, becoming No. 1 in the communications industry among wizards and even the entire Muggle world is just a matter of picking it up. Compared to starting to study it now, it will only take a few years at most.
"As Dumbledore said, sometimes you really don't look like a child, your way of thinking is very mature, and you are very determined.
Are all the children who come out of the orphanage so determined in their ambitions? That person is like that, and so are you." Professor Flitwick shook his head and asked in confusion.