How wizards learn science and technology

Chapter 45

"Merlin?"

Phoebe cleared the dishes and hurriedly changed into clothes.Today is Monday, even if there is no task, you should not be absent from work without reason.Fortunately, Phoebe sent Harry Potter an email, and Potter replied that the Ministry of Magic had just arrived, and it was just right to rush there.

There was no one around, so Phoebe walked into the living room, her eyes widened slightly after seeing the lady in the portrait: "Ah, Mom!"

really.

Her identity can be confirmed just by looking at her face and her crooked eyes when she smiles.

Mrs. Lovegood's eyes lit up when she saw Phoebe. "Good afternoon, Phoebe."

"Why are you here, mother?"

"The portraits tell me you brought back a man."

Phoebe was not shy either, she held Merlin's hand generously: "Well, this is my boyfriend! Merlin, this is my mother."

Merlin didn't expect to see Phoebe's mother so soon, still in the portrait.

He still didn't quite understand the eccentric artifacts of the wizarding world, but Phoebe's mother probably didn't look thirty.It is unlikely that such a young lady would have had a grown daughter.

Looking at the young and dignified face in the portrait, Merlin vaguely guessed.

But he is not an inexperienced young man anymore, Merlin just straightened his spine: "Mrs. Lovegood."

Phoebe's mother covered her mouth, and Merlin finally understood where Phoebe's habit came from.

"I thought your boyfriend would be, well, younger," Mrs. Lovegood winked at Phoebe, "but you're handsome, sir."

Merlin: "...Thank you."

Mrs. Lovegood: "It will be very hard to take care of Phoebe. She is different from Luna. Phoebe looks well-behaved and sensible, but she is actually full of minor problems."

Phoebe: "Mom!"

It’s a little bit, for example, the white cat is not allowed to be hugged or touched by others, and whether it is a cat or a human, it refuses to get up when lying on the bed.Of course, Merlin didn't think this was a shortcoming, on the contrary it was quite cute.

"Excuse me, Mr. Merlin," the words were addressed to Merlin, but Mrs. Lovegood's gaze remained on Phoebe. "Are you a Muggle? The world of wizards is small, and adults often We know each other, but I don't know you."

"I am." Merlin thought it was nothing.

"Then you must be an outstanding Muggle," said Mrs. Lovegood firmly.

"Of course!" Phoebe's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Merlin is very powerful, he knows all the science and technology of Muggles!"

As Kings|man's head of logistics, Merlin is also omnipotent in the eyes of field agents. Hearing his little girlfriend's words of admiration and pride, while being greatly satisfied with his vanity, he is also a little embarrassed.

Especially in front of her mother, this is too much.

"Exaggerated, Phoebe," Merlin said. "I'm just a tailor's accountant, Ms. Lovegood."

"What a coincidence, I have a Muggle-born cousin who happens to be a tailor."

"...I think you are talking about Harry Hart, who is my colleague."

Mrs. Lovegood was taken aback, and immediately understood what Merlin probably meant by the "tailor shop".

There was an Auror's daughter, the lady in the portrait didn't ask much, she let Merlin go generously: "I didn't expect the world to be so small, this is quite a decent job."

Apparently, the mother had a good impression of her daughter's boyfriend, and in fact, Merlin had nothing to criticize.

Except a little older, but Phoebe likes it, as long as it's a good character and a clear mind.

As to whether that was the case, he was Harry Hart's colleague anyway, and Mrs. Lovegood believed her distant cousin would watch over her.

When the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, she really likes it more and more.Mrs. Lovegood said with a smile, "Does your father know about this, Phoebe?"

Phoebe: "He doesn't know yet."

Mrs. Lovegood: "You have brought your boyfriend home. Luna still hasn't found her sweetheart. How time flies - when can I see my granddaughter?"

Merlin: "..."

Facts have proved that a girl with Phoebe's personality must have a similar type of mother.

Phoebe tugged at the hem of her shirt uncomfortably when she heard what her mother said.Just when Merlin thought she was being shy, the girl said confidently, "How do you know it's a girl? It's not rigorous, Mom?"

Merlin: "..."

Mrs. Lovegood held her face with one hand: "This is my mother's intuition. I have to tell Dad about this. I can't help but want to see how he struggles!"

Talking about the lady in the portrait, she turned and left from the frame without waiting for her daughter's response.

"That's too much," puffed Phoebe. "Mom always comes and goes like the wind."

"your mother."

Merlin turned to look at Phoebe, hesitated for a moment, trying to find a euphemism: "Is she..."

"Ah."

Phoebe wasn't too upset.

"Mom died in an experiment explosion," she said. "It's okay, it was a long time ago."

"I know the past?"

"Probably, Uncle Harry attended mother's funeral, he may have told you."

"..."

"what happened?"

He sighed.

The thought of Phoebe's uncle, Harry Hart, gave Merlin a headache.

Phoebe looked at Merlin in confusion for a while, seeing that he didn't want to answer, and didn't force him.He just reached out and straightened Merlin's tie under his sweater.

"I have to go back to the Aurors, Merlin."

Of course, he and Phoebe disappeared all morning for no reason, and it wouldn't be great if neither Auror nor Kings|man had missions now.

"See you tonight, okay?" Phoebe asked expectantly.

In fact, Merlin really wanted to ask, did this sentence mean going out on a date at night, or did they skip the discussion stage and directly enter the cohabitation step.The former is nothing, but the latter is not a little thoughtless for Phoebe.

But the question he was about to blurt was blocked by the girl's tiptoe kiss.

All the hesitation disappeared when he saw the nostalgia and anticipation in Phoebe Lovegood's bright eyes.

Merlin felt that his years of secret agent training had probably been given back to his previous instructor, and he really couldn't harden his heart to reject Phoebe's look.

"it is good."

In the end, he just hugged Phoebe lightly, and kissed her dearly on the forehead.

"See you tonight, Phoebe."

When driving back to the Kings|man headquarters, the Collective Agents exploded without incident.

The logistics officer Merlin, who almost never went offline, disappeared for nearly twelve hours without any reason. There was no news of phone, glasses or emails. The students and employees who didn't know Merlin very well even began to wonder if their logistics leader had been kidnapped again.

So he stepped into the base, and along the way accepted countless inquiries such as "God, are you okay", "What happened", and "Is there another evil BOSS going to rule the world?"

Before Merlin entered the office, Eggsy hurriedly stopped him: "God, Merlin, where have you been, we can't get in touch anyway—"

Eggsy finished half of his sentence, but after seeing Harry Hartley's sword-like gaze, he swallowed the rest consciously.

Merlin: "..."

He is a little guilty.

Promised him the night before to "look after Phoebe" and went straight to bed.As far as Merlin knew about his friends, the ex-Galahad was not an unreasonable person, but to ask him to say frankly to Harry, "Yes, I just slept with your niece" - Merlin felt that he couldn't do it.

Eggsy: There is a problem.

He glanced suspiciously at Merlin, then at the expressionless Harry Hart.After thinking for two seconds, he decided not to get involved in this matter.

"Well, let Harry explain this to you."

As he spoke, he shoved the tablet into Merlin's hand and left in a hurry.

Seeing Ai Gexi's flustered appearance, I'm afraid something really happened.

Before Merlin had time to think about what happened, Harry Hart walked over with steady steps.

The middle-aged gentleman looked the same as usual, but Merlin's heart almost immediately sounded an alarm bell: After working together for so many years, he knew too well what Agent Galahad would do when he wanted to use violence!

"Merlin," Harry Hart said, "the Ministry of Magic sent an email. They used Veritaserum on Cypher, and she made the study of the Looneyne file public."

Merlin:!

Harry's words made Merlin return to work immediately.

He frowned: "Then what exactly is she studying?"

The former Galahad glanced at Merlin's tablet.

After unlocking the tablet, what Merlin saw was a complete text version of the interrogation record.He quickly read the entire content, and almost immediately understood why Cypher took such a big risk to hack the experimental records of some Eastern European dictator, and then turned around to target Kings|man.

Her new research is pretty simple.

That was what Phoebe had been thinking about, the adaptability of ordinary people to potions.

Cypher said she had figured out how to make all potions work on all Muggles, just like normal medicines.

The development of the entire research direction is based on the initial formula of Miss Bobby's drug|drug.

This is no small matter.

Wizards have been separated from the world of ordinary people for so long. In contemporary society, "magic" is something that only exists in fantasy novels, games, film and television dramas. If characters like Cypher or Duhovic implement the research results in the whole world, Merlin didn't think the wizards would have time to react.

"No wonder Cypher wanted my improved recipe," Merlin said solemnly.

Moreover, Seifert called his name during the interrogation, and Duhovic knew about it.

Harry also understood the seriousness of the matter: "Duhovic will definitely find a way to rob people from the Ministry of Magic, and he will not let you go."

God, at that time, he was only eager to save the world from Miss Poppy, so he was forced to do such a trick!

Moreover, Merlin doesn't even remember how he upgraded the formula at that time. During this period of time, he tried many solutions, but none of them could achieve the result of completely replicating the formula.

"Does Phoebe know about this?" Merlin asked.

"If the Aurors knew, she would know."

Speaking of Phoebe, Harry Hart's vaguely sharp temperament returned.He slapped the document in his hand on his old friend: "I didn't expect you to do such a thing, Merlin, Phoebe just did it yesterday!"

He knew it.

"Harry, you..." Merlin wiped his forehead, "How do you know?"

Uncle Harry gave him a retarded look.

"You smell like Phoebe's shampoo and body wash all over you," he said angrily, "if you hadn't been lying in her closet all night, anyone would know what you did to my niece , Merlin!"

"..."

Is it so obvious! ?

Maybe it was because the surprised expression on Merlin's face was too easy to understand, Harry Hart couldn't help but continue to complain: "I doubt how much you remember the training content back then."

"You know," Merlin refrained from his stupid expression, "Harry, I'm not just someone. Phoebe is your niece, doesn't that have anything to do with me taking this relationship seriously—"

"—I don't want to hear about your feelings for my niece."

Harry sighed.

"Damn, this is so weird. Feels like helping my juniors deal with some greasy, salty stalker."

"...I can't thank you enough, Harry, for being a friend and colleague for many years."

The former Galahad gave Merlin a cold look, as if you still have the guts to choke with me?

Going on like this is not an option, Merlin has always been a person who is willing to actively solve problems.So he continued: "If you want to talk, we can talk about it."

Harry: "Of course."

Merlin: "There's still work to do, come to my office, Harry."

Harry: "... Please use aftershave or perfume to cover the smell on your body first. Do you really want everyone in the base to know that you slept with my niece?!"

The author has something to say: Let me talk about the cost of lunch yesterday. The background of the original novel is in the 90s. Didn’t this article move the background to the contemporary era? The level of consumption is different. A 2017-pound lunch in London in 10 is really cheap Very cheap.

The scene where Uncle Harry beats up his old colleagues that you love to hear is coming! [not

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