Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 298 Magic Contract
In many ways, Ron Weasley considered himself a very ordinary little wizard.

For example,
He was never as popular as his good friend Harry Potter.

Harry seemed to carry a certain aura wherever he went.

Wizards, big and small, were always happy to get to know the famous boy who lived.

—He has always received a special kind of favor.

Whether it's Ron's parents, or the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, the girls at the school will always look at him differently...

This made Ron very envious.

But thinking about it, Ron still had some sympathy for Harry. (Harry never had a full birthday with his parents)

Except Harry,

His other two friends were also very special.

——Hermione Granger, who was always number one, and MacGuffin Albert, who forced the Sorting Hat away.

It seems that among several friends, he is the only one who is ordinary.

Especially in the past two days, his mother, Mrs. Weasley, has been talking about his good friend MacGuffin Albert all day long, which makes Ron, who was originally somewhat optimistic, a little 'depressed' and decadent.

It was almost dawn now, and Ron was lying on his desk, writing a dissertation on potions.

His mother Molly's yelling came from the kitchen below. Although he had tried his best to lower his voice, he could still hear it clearly.

This is also one of the reasons why he got up early to catch up on the paper.

The magic candle flickered.

The desk was cluttered with magic class books and scratch paper, and some letters from owls...

Ron frowned sadly and sighed heavily.

Insert the quill obliquely into the black and blue vial with a little ink left.

In the end, he closed the two textbooks "Magic Potions and Potions" and "Elementary Potion Making" that were in front of him.

--never mind!
Let's wait for McGuffin to come over and ask him how he wrote it!
Ron was still unable to finish the thesis on [Shrinking Potion] assigned by Snape.

At this time, he envied Harry and McGuffin even more.

——All the homework of these two people has been completed. (A letter from an owl told him)
And it was completed during the time when Hogwarts stayed in school.

Because they can check the collection of books in the Hogwarts library anytime and anywhere, and consult other professors, the two of them even finished their homework earlier than Hermione.

— which drove Hermione a little crazy. (She wrote to Ron complaining that Professor Dumbledore couldn't keep them both at school.)
Thinking of this, Ron smiled knowingly, as if he saw Hermione twisting his hair... manic and unwilling.

- oh oh oh!

The crowing of the rooster suddenly sounded.

Ron woke up suddenly, and he immediately looked out the window to the lawn in front of [The Burrow].

His father, Arthur Weasley, was stamping there, looking at his watch every now and then, as if waiting for someone.

—he was wearing his most beautiful wizard robes, looking more solemn and deliberate than usual.

Sure enough, not long after, three people dressed as Muggles appeared out of thin air.

Holding hands, they rolled hard and fell to the ground.

The person who came staggered, covered his head and got up,

Ron knew that it was his good friend McGuffin family,

The three are McGuffin, his sister Emily Albert, and his father, Mr Longman Albert.

The source of most of the negative emotions in my heart these days is because of his arrival.

Or one thing that goes forward with the arrival of the MacGuffin.

He would be very happy if McGuffin came to visit Ron alone (even with his parents and family).

But now everyone in the Weasley family is very deliberately welcoming a good friend of theirs, which makes Ron feel very embarrassed and frustrated.

The reason for adding all this comes from a weird magical alchemy product that Ron has always ignored.

That's right!

——McGuffin Albert The patent right for the weird-looking magic flying broom that he created was actually sold. (This is not a sour language)

Ron still can't believe it.

He turned his head to look at the weird-looking broom standing upright in the corner by the table.

--indeed!
This thing is...can fly.

The linear acceleration is two to four times that of ordinary broomsticks.

It is almost a quilt faster than the fastest Nimbus 2001 above.

Riding something like this in a Quidditch match would definitely give you a big advantage.

——Just like the public match between Gryffindor and Slytherin held at Hogwarts, this possibility was undoubtedly shown.

Even Ron couldn't deny the feeling of galloping in the sky while riding in the sky, and the feeling of the air hitting his face was very refreshing.

but……

In the Middle Ages, the stability and speed of the magic flying carpet still surpassed the flying broomstick, but at that time, no wizard had ever claimed to be playing Quidditch while sitting on the magic flying carpet.

Even though MacGuffin was his good friend, Ron didn't want this strange broom to insult the sacred Quidditch World Cup game.

Yes, you heard that right!
As far as Ron had heard from his father, this new type of broom would be used in the next Quidditch World Cup.

At least England's Ministry of Magic, where his father Arthur Weasley worked, is trying its best to promote it in the World Sports Federation... wanting to make this new technology popular in the next World Cup.

In this way, the British Quidditch team gained a decisive advantage and reached the final.

——This is the so-called technology is not enough, the equipment has come together.

This made Ron a little unacceptable.

Imagine above the Quidditch pitch... half of the broomsticks are flying around with sparks spewing from their tails.

This picture is simply too "beautiful".

No Quidditch feel at all.

Even though it had won the British Quidditch team once, Ron was eager for that sort of thing.

But he still couldn't accept this kind of evil way of flying.

What's more, listening to his parents discuss with Percy, Ron learned that,

It is precisely because the current British Ministry of Magic is in a deep crisis of trust that the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, resolutely promoted this new type of Ministry of Magic broom to divert the attention of the wizarding world.

A large part of the reason for the situation that the Ministry of Magic is facing is due to the [giant plant black witchcraft terrorist attack] that happened some time ago.

After that incident, the bureaucracy and corruption of the British Ministry of Magic were almost nakedly exposed to the world and the wizarding community in England.

Connelly Fudge was greatly shaken in order to maintain his ministerial position.

Not to mention, after that incident, the entire British Ministry of Magic was under pressure from other ministries of magic. (Of course [Daily Prophet] played a role in fueling the flames.)
If there's only one way to salvage Connery Fudge's poor approval ratings right now.

—Then only the Quidditch World Cup.

Only allowing the British Magic Quidditch team to reach the final next year, this kind of thing is of great significance to wizarding families all over the UK, it is no less than Voldemort's automatic disappearance.

By the way, speaking of disappearing, Percy, Ron's prefect, also returned to his original form last week and returned to the Burrow.

That's right, Ron's brother, the Gryffindor prefect who had been petrified with his girlfriend for almost a term and a half, lying in the same bed in the school medical office.

Finally got the mixture antidote prepared by the mandrake, recovered, and returned home [The Burrow].

What made Ron and the twins especially angry was after Percy was caught petrified in that situation (and petrified hand in hand with his girlfriend Perrone).

Not only did Ron's parents not scold him, but Hogwarts school actually made him the head of the Boys' Union.

He was notified last week after he recovered.

"This is not fair!"

George and Fred were yelling.

"What is this? Is there a prize for picking up girls?"

George yelled like this, and before he finished speaking, he was hit on the head several times by Ron's mother, Mrs. Weasley.

Molly Weasley responded with a snort, "Stop playing with your prank gadgets." (By this time the twins had started creating all sorts of interesting prank items, but apparently Mrs. Weasley hadn't realized what the hell it was.)
"The second half of this semester is the year for you to obtain the wizard certificate. You don't need to be as perfect as Percy to obtain the wizard certificate, as long as you pass it."

"At least don't embarrass the Weasleys,... embarrass your father and brothers, okay?"

"But MacGuffin..."

"Don't talk about MacGuffin! I've heard other professors tell me that this little wizard named Albert is among the best among all the little wizards. It is estimated that his two courses of Charms and Transfiguration may have reached the level of a wizard certificate...Look at him, that's why he invented this kind of broom, which attracted the attention of the Ministry of Magic and was able to conclude this deal."

"You, you two have missed a large part of your class last semester. When you didn't finish all your homework, George, Fred, you two were grounded and your pocket money was gone."

"Oh—no!" cried the twins in despair.

Well, it's a bit far-fetched.

The book is back on track.

McGuffin and his family came to [The Burrow] to sign a contract with [Universal Nimbus Magic Broom Production Company].

This is the result of the efforts of both the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts.

It is said that Hogwarts also has a funding gap because of this renovation.

And part of the magic patent of this weird flying magic broom invented by McGuffin itself is attached to Hogwarts.

So the sale of this patent can also greatly ease Hogwarts' capital flow.

—that's what Bill Weasley told Ron when he got back, the gossip he'd heard from the goblins at Gringotts.

On the other hand, according to a certain statement from the Ministry of Magic.

In August of this year, Diagon Alley will launch a new type of flying broom by the well-known broom designer [Randolph Badmore]. It is rumored that this broom will be used by most Quidditch teams. It is called Fire Lightning or Firebolt.

And Ron's favorite Quidditch team [Charlie Cannon] has already said that it will definitely use this broom.

But this is not good news for [Universal Nimbus Magic Broom Production Company].

Therefore, the parties to the contract quickly reached an agreement.

But because the McGuffins and his family are all Muggles, when Mr. Longman Albert learned of such a thing, the first thing he thought of was Arthur Weasley, the only friend he could call a friend in the wizarding world.

That is Ron, his father came to help.

So in the end, this contract is here at Ron's house [The Burrow], ready to be signed this morning.

(Because the McGuffins are Muggles, it is difficult to get the Ministry of Magic to sign a contract. Therefore, at the suggestion of the main inventor, McGuffin, they came to the Burrow to sign the contract. And the previous main cooperation intention and terms, McGuffin and Mr. Weasley have already discussed with Mr. McGonagall with the help of Professor McGonagall.)
Ron's mother, Mrs. Weasley, started preparing breakfast and decorating the kitchen early, and even used the family's emergency savings to apply for the right to use the [Untraceable Stretching Curse] at the Ministry of Magic to legally expand the entire kitchen by nearly twice.

Come put up the facade. (After all, this is also an achievement promoted by the Ministry of Magic, and one of the credits that Minister of Magic Fudge is proud of.)
It is said that Ludo Bagman, the director of the Department of Sports and Sports of the Ministry of Magic, will also bring reporters from the Daily Prophet here.

——As a third party, reach a cooperation intention with [Global Light Wheel Magic Broom Production Company].

After all, in order for this strange flying broom to be recognized by the [International Sports Federation], it needs to be officially unveiled at the Quidditch World Cup, and the Ministry of Magic of the country needs to make a great effort.

Just as Ron was thinking, one after another, figures appeared on the lawn in front of [The Burrow].

Mr. Weasley hurriedly sent the McGuffins to the kitchen, and greeted them.

He was very happy and enthusiastic and waved to a well-built man in a long Quidditch robe.

Ron knew that man was Ludo Bagman.

A legendary player on the British Quidditch team.

——He is also the head of the Department of Magical Sports.

Even worse was the well-groomed lady who followed.

Ron recognized the tight hairpin at a glance,

It's Professor McGonagall!
……

After a long time, the originally hazy sky had already brightened.

After a series of difficult negotiations, several parties finally reluctantly signed the contract.

In fact, it was mainly the wizard representative of the [Universal Light Wheel] company, the wizard with the horn beard, who temporarily repented.

It is estimated that he saw that the person who signed the contract with his company was a little wizard, and his mind was disturbed, and he wanted to lower the price.

"It's impossible!" McGuffin rejected the idiot's proposal without expression.

McGuffin glared a few times, unable to believe that the goat-like guy in front of him had completely flooded his head.

He really thought he agreed to such outrageous terms.

(End of this chapter)