As usual, Mrs. Weasley was already busy in the kitchen before dawn.
Although her sons have either graduated or gone to Hogwarts to study, she still needs to prepare today's breakfast for her husband Arthur Weasley and her youngest daughter Ginny Weasley.
"Molly, let me help you."
Just in the middle of her work, Mrs. Weasley felt a familiar solid chest pressed against her back, a pair of big hands stretched out from behind to wrap around her waist, and a slightly pricking touch came from the side of her neck.
There is no doubt that this is the male head of the Weasley family, Arthur Weasley of the Department for the Suppression of Misuse of Muggle Articles in the Ministry of Magic.
"Oh, Arthur... I'll be thankful if you don't cause trouble."
Mrs. Weasley patted the big hands that were wandering dishonestly near her waist, raised her head and looked at the railing upstairs, and whispered with a hint of anger.
"Don't act nonsense, Ginny is still at home. If you really have nothing to do, go and get the newspaper from the door. Then talk to the child more during the meal, and don't always read the newspaper."
While instructing Mr. Weasley, she skillfully tapped the potatoes soaked in the pool with her wand, directing them to rotate and begin to peel automatically.
In the brass cauldron on the other side, the cream sauce has gradually begun to bubble, exuding the alluring aroma of breakfast.
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Weasley tapped the drawer where the knives were kept with her wand, and the drawer popped open.
I saw several kitchen knives popping out of the drawer one after another, flying over the kitchen, and started chopping potatoes. The dustpan that contained potatoes just now jumped aside automatically, and cut the potatoes "on my body".
The skin was dumped in the garbage.
Since you only need to prepare breakfast for three people, the process Mrs. Weasley needs to perform is not complicated.
Although deep down, Mrs. Weasley would rather be a little tired and stay like this for longer... When Ginny goes to school next year, she will be the only one left in the house during the day.
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"Don't be too upset, Molly."
Faintly sensing his wife's emotions, Mr. Weasley, who came back from the door, shrugged and consoled her.
"This is an inevitable process. Children will always grow up. You should be happy to see them achieve something. Speaking of which, I don't know how Ron is doing in school recently - oh, what is this?!
"
Mr. Weasley was just mid-sentence when he suddenly froze in place, looking in disbelief at the newspapers and letters he had just taken from the door. His mouth widened involuntarily, and there was only a strange whooshing sound left in his mouth.
This is a very short letter, the content of which is written directly on the back of the letter paper.
[Dear Mr. Weasley, thank you and your family for your support of "The New Quibbler". The following is the advance payment amount for this month, totaling thirty gold galleons. Please check it - BY: "The New Quibbler"
》Hogwarts Settlement Center】
Behind the letter paper is a small cloth bag, and when you shake it gently, you can hear a particularly pleasant sound of coins clinking inside.
"What's going on, Arthur? Um...what's that in your hand?"
Mrs. Weasley wiped her hands on her apron, turned to look at her husband who was standing blankly in the living room, and raised her eyebrows in confusion.
"Hogwarts sent a bunch of gold coins. I'm still a little confused about the specific situation."
Mr. Weasley first opened his wallet and took a look, then subconsciously looked at the magazine at the bottom of his hand - "The New Quibbler"? He didn't remember that he had subscribed to this magazine, let alone contributed anything.
Yes.
Frowning, Arthur Weasley quickly opened the thick book "The New Quibbler" in his hand and flipped through it a few times. His eyes gradually turned from confusion to surprise, and finally turned into deep pride, and he waved his hand vigorously.
Magazine.
"Molly, something big seems to have happened. The boys in our family published an article in this magazine, and we were paid a total of thirty gold galleons. Let's take a look at the specific situation.
Already."
"Publish articles, just George, Fred and the others? Percy still has the possibility, but that must be at least after graduation."
A funny look appeared on Mrs. Weasley's face. She still didn't know what kind of virtues her children had.
She was thankful that those brothers could stay in school peacefully and not cause trouble. As for publishing articles to make money to support the family, it was simply too hard to believe.
However, even though she said it was impossible, Mrs. Weasley quickly put down the wand in her hand, walked in the direction of her husband, and looked curiously at the thick book in Arthur Weasley's hand that he had never seen before.
publication.
"The New Quibbler, this publication is wholly owned by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Mrs. Weasley glanced at the cover first and frowned in confusion.
Compared with the simple and plain covers of other publications and books, this "New Quibbler" is more like a special publication between a newspaper and a pamphlet, and the cover is cut into four distinct parts.
plate.
Each section is marked with a specific category name:
"Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue", "Into the Magic", "Explore? Discover", "Lovegood? See the World"
For example, in the section "Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue", the background used is a corner of the Potions classroom at Hogwarts, but there is a giant orange cauldron placed in the middle, which looks strange.
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In the same way, the pictures in other sections are also bright in color, allowing people to understand the content at a glance.
On both sides of each cover image, there are rows of simple and straightforward section classifications, as well as a few lines of small fonts summarizing the content of the main articles. The first few key articles will also display the author's name on the cover.
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There is no doubt that the first thing that caught Mrs. Weasley's attention was the "must-read article" that was pinned to the top under the main cover of the "Exploration? Discovery" section - "Revealing the Secret of Hogg You Don't Know"
Watts Secret Passage] Author: George Weasley, Fred Weasley.
"Today is not April Fool's Day, Arthur." Mrs. Weasley turned her head, glanced at her husband, and murmured.
"Of course not... No one would joke with Galleons, right?"
Mr. Weasley shook his head, pointed to the bag of gold coins placed on the dining table, and proudly patted the magazine in front of him.
"Not only that, Molly, the academic section at the back also includes Percy's [Transfiguration Spellcasting Techniques in Dealing with Invertebrates], and Ron and several senior students jointly published [Mainstream Quidditch this season]
Qi strength analysis and ranking]..."
There is no doubt that for the Weasley family, today is a day worth celebrating.
You know, even in the magical world, showing off your children is still the favorite thing of these middle-aged office workers.
Produced by Hogwarts, it must be a high-quality product - although this advertising slogan did not exist in the wizarding world before.
But Arthur Weasley can be 100% sure that there is no other publication that can compete with this magazine in the wizarding world today. The rich and impactful content alone is enough to sweep the magazine.
The entire magical world.
And at such a milestone moment, my own children can have three articles. Oh no, this should be calculated based on the number of people. Four children have published articles on this. This is simply an unimaginable thing.
Frankly speaking, Arthur Weasley couldn't help but want to take this magazine to the ministry immediately, guard the elevator door, and pat someone on the shoulder when they come in - "Hey, look, these are all
Written by my sons."
"Oh, and of course there's the "Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue" section."
After a slight pause, Arthur Weasley glanced at his wife with a half-smile.
"After reading this magazine, I realized that the current standard of meals at Hogwarts is much higher than we imagined. If you don't want your children to be picky eaters when they come back from vacation, I suggest you study the dishes above -
To be honest, just taking a glance at it made me a little hungry..."
"Three meals a day at Hogwarts? What else could be different? I don't know anymore..."
Being challenged in her best field, Mrs. Weasley raised her eyebrows, flipped through the magazine in her hand curiously, and turned to the "Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue" at the front.
The next moment, exquisite animations of dishes appeared in front of her eyes, along with text descriptions printed next to them.
"At seven o'clock in the morning, the students of Hogwarts have just woken up from their beds. However, the kitchen of Hogwarts has already prepared all the dishes. The protagonist of today's breakfast is an exquisite dish called Eggs Benedict. No.
No matter what condiments are needed, the golden egg liquid in poached eggs is the most delicious..."
"...The tender veal, after being grilled by the flame, has turned slightly golden and has an alluring aroma. The fat on the veal melted under the high temperature and is still sizzling on the skin..."
"...cut open the golden fried cheese potato balls, and the thick cheese immediately flowed out, like the mouth of a slanted river. At the same time, there were white mushrooms and smoked ham cut into small pieces...
"
"The specialty potato dishes of Gryffindor House are not as simple as they seem. Even the most ordinary French fries contain different methods from what people usually do..."
"...After biting into the crispy skin of the special fries, the fragrance fills the mouth, and the soft mashed potatoes flow out of the mouth. Because they are made from fresh potatoes, the butter also brings out the natural sweetness of the potatoes; there are also
Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper, a little crushed sea salt, and some chopped basil..."
As the text was outlined and the good-looking little guys in the picture tasted the food, Mrs. Weasley swallowed involuntarily.
Damn it...she actually wants to apply for an accompanying student!
If that doesn't work, it would be nice to go to the Hogwarts kitchen for some further training! Otherwise, what should she do when the children come back from vacation?!
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