Della Bush's Love Story

"Mom is angry every day, and Dad doesn't agree." Fred said dejectedly. He might have expected that his parents would not agree, but he never expected it to be so intense.

This is the hill behind Della's house, where they used to meet.Fred would come on a broom, but now that he'd learned to Apparate he wouldn't need one.

"Who told it?" Della asked.

"Nobody snitched! It was Ron who slipped!" Fred said angrily.

"Oh, poor Ron," said Della.

Ron must have been given a good lesson.

Parents are always the last to learn what children know.

Fred slowly built a snowman: "Percy is back too. You know, he moved out after entering the Ministry of Magic. Mom suspects that he is living with his girlfriend."

"What?!" said Della immediately. "Really? That Percy?"

Percy gives the impression that he will always follow the rules and regulations, but not because of his nature, but because he worships authority, worships power.Della had always disliked him.

But such Percy actually moved out of the house to live with his girlfriend!It's amazing!

Fred waved his hand, "Didn't I tell you?" They were already surprised when they knew, "He doesn't allow mom to tell us where he lives now, otherwise I must go and see with my own eyes. Then, mom After I told him, he came back and educated me, telling me that I can’t do such a risky thing, let alone borrow money!” He said the last sentence emphatically.

In fact, Della can understand that the Weasley family has never been very rich, and their family has too many children, and the burden has always been heavy.Fortunately, the first few children moved out of the house after working separately, and the situation of the Weasley family gradually improved.Fred said that Ginny finally wore a new school uniform this year, instead of picking up her brothers' old school uniforms. "Mum also said that she would buy her a pet."

So, Fred and George actually signed a loan contract!If they couldn't pay back the money, the Weasley family's good situation would turn bad again, which was something none of them wanted to see.

"We've considered this scenario. We'll make sure the debt is only ours and doesn't become a debt to the entire Weasley family," said Fred.

Of course they couldn't have been unprepared.

"But the truth is, if that happens, you know there's no way your family can leave you alone," Della pointed out.

"..." Fred was silent for a long time, then sighed: "Yes..."

They are no longer children, it seems that as they grow in age and size, their minds also grow up.The reality is not so easy.

Della thought about it, then whispered, "Listen, I know you need a clerk, and if you still need a clerk by the time I graduate, I can do it—I can take no salary for a while."

This is the best way she can think of to help them.Besides, she has no money.Papa and Mama paid for the application form and registration certificate for the hair-removing spell she invented, and Mr. Bassack was allowed to use her spells to add to the book "Standard Spells" for a small fee. , Hermione even hoped that she would not take money!But Della still listened to Professor Freeway's opinion and accepted a little bit. Like Professor Freeway, he also wrote a few spells for "Standard Spells".

"No, no. Thanks, Harney." Fred said with a smile, "We've already got people." He blinked, "Oh, right in school, there are a lot of students who can't find a suitable job when they graduate , we welcome them to gain some work experience in our store first."

Della narrowed her eyes: "You must have lowered your wages, right?"

Fred smiled: "Correct, we only hired hourly workers, and made a lot of adjustments to match their working hours."

Della: "A profiteer!"

Fred and George are still determined to set up shop, and there's nothing stopping them now.Although Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley's opposition made people sad, but the store has been rented out, the products are being produced, even the shop assistants have been hired, and everything is ready to go.

But the objection of the parents still caused them a little trouble.Fred and George couldn't make their products at home anymore, and Mrs. Weasley saw them and said that if they didn't get five honors in their Advanced Wizarding Level examination, they wouldn't be allowed to open shop.

But as far as Della knew, Fred and George had already given up on this exam, they were not prepared at all.

Fred had to spend a lot of time dating Della, and Mrs. Bush really wanted to persuade Fred to apologize to Mrs. Weasley as soon as possible, and it was best to give up such a terrible idea of ​​borrowing money to open a store.

"What if they go bankrupt?" Mrs. Bush was worried at the dinner table. "Do you remember Uncle Mike? He insisted on opening a store selling herbicides, and it closed after only three months."

Mr Bush echoed: "Of course, my dear. That would be horrible."

Della remembered one more thing: "Uncle Mike? But I remember he sold rabbits?" Because she once got a little gray rabbit as a Christmas present, but it disappeared somewhere overnight.

Hans, the oldest child of the Bush family, corrected: "It's not a rabbit, it's a Spanish prairie squirrel. Uncle Mike sold that to weed." He paused, and whispered, "After the customer bought it back, all the mice ran away."

Della: "..."

And then the store closed down?

After eating, Della looked up the prairie squirrel and found that it is indeed the killer of weeds, because it only eats grass roots. The grass will all die within a month.Moreover, it is hermaphroditic and can reproduce by itself, so as long as you have one, you can give birth to three litters in a month, and each litter can have more than a dozen small squirrels!

The only problem is that it doesn't seem to be able to adapt to climates other than the one it was born in, and of course England is unlikely to be another home for it.

Della breathed a sigh of relief.

On the train back to school, Hermione said: "It's normal, haven't you noticed? The wizarding world is actually very traditional. What fathers do, children do. Very few people do anything else."

Ron retorted: "My dad was at the Ministry of Magic, Charlie went to study dragons, Bill went to Gringotts, only Percy went to the Ministry of Magic."

Hermione was still confident: "There's no difference. Charlie and Bill both went to the same..." She couldn't find the right words.

Harry said for her, "Big business."

Hermione nodded, "In short, they all found a very reliable job in the eyes of their parents. The choice of Fred and George seems too risky."

Della chimed in: "But they're going to make it."

The three of them glanced at her, skipped her words together, and continued their discussion.

"Mum's very angry anyway," said Ron, "but I think Fred and George are going to get it their way. Mum says they won't be allowed to go home if they don't get five honors in their Advanced Wizarding Ranks."

Harry felt apologetic in ignorance, "I can tell Sirius, that contract..."

Ron said immediately, "No! Don't do that! Mom won't want to. She and Dad are talking about getting the money ready, in case... they'll pay it back for Fred and George."

Della: "But they'll make it!"

The three of them glanced at her and continued their discussion.

Hermione also didn't think it was a good idea for Harry to beg Sirius, "Perhaps Sirius could void the contract and not even ask Fred and George to pay back the money right away. But then Arthur and Molly would be happy, Fred De and George won't be happy."

Della nodded: "They will die of anger."

The three of them looked at her again.

Della said firmly, "They'll make it!"

The three turned their heads, and Ron suddenly said, "What is Sirius doing at school this Christmas holiday?"

Harry: "He said he had work to do, but he wouldn't tell me."

Hermione: "Probably some trouble after getting Umbridge out."

Della was so angry that she ran out to find Katie.

Katie sat with Angelina and Zhang Qiu, and immediately pulled her over when she saw her coming.

"I heard that Mrs. Weasley discovered Fred and George's big plan?"

"Have they been scolded?"

Katie asked, "Is their store still open?"

That's how she hid in Harry's compartment.

Della shook her head: "They will definitely open a store."

Angelina breathed a sigh of relief, "I was worried, but George refused to tell me, he said he could solve it, and I have my own things to do."

Angelina wants to continue playing Quidditch after graduation, which she really loves.She has submitted applications to various professional teams, and Wood, who has joined Puddlemere United, also introduced her, but the situation is not optimistic.

"I didn't play very well." Angelina was not discouraged, she was rational: "I wasn't the best one on the school team, it was just okay. But I really love Quidditch, if I can't be As a player, I can do other things. If all the teams reject me, then I will go for the referee and coach certification."

Angelina's family also disapproved of her taking Quidditch as a career.

"I told George that we are in the same boat," she said with a particularly happy smile.

After listening to Angelina's story, Della was a little at a loss.She has no plans for the future now, but everyone has plans in front of her.

Back at Hogwarts, Katie was still very nervous when she walked into the dining room, and everyone around her was just like her.

Della: "What's wrong?"

Katie: "I'm afraid the pink toad isn't gone yet!"

The people around were looking around and looking up.But Umbridge didn't show up until the professors all took their seats!

Everyone was overjoyed, and after a pleasant dinner, Della came to the dining room early the next morning, poured milk for herself, added chocolate, took two sandwiches, and took out the class schedule.

Hermione ran in with her schoolbag and sat beside her: "Morning!"

"Morning." Della.

"What's your class today?" Hermione asked.

Della: "There's only one section about Apparition that matters, and it's in the afternoon."

Harry and Ron came after them, sat down and said, "I envy you, I want to learn this quickly."

Ron shook his head: "Don't think it's easy, a lot of people lose parts of themselves when they Apparate."

Harry: "What part?"

Hermione had obviously read the book, "It's just that they disapparate with one of their legs or their nose somewhere else, and that's pretty common."

"What?" Neville on the opposite side was so frightened that the milk was spilled.

Della quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, it's not that difficult to learn, it's very easy. I learned it last year, and I can use it after I pass the test this year. And it's very convenient to use it without using a wand!"

Ron asked quickly, "It's easy? Is there any secret?"

Hermione, Harry, and Neville all looked over.

Della wasn't sure if it was the secret. When she did it, she did it very easily, but when the professors said it, she felt that what they said was too complicated: "It's just being firm, right? The professor said it was very important. Don't be distracted. "

Ron said to Harry: "It seems I can't learn."

Fred and George also came over, they must have stayed up late to make products again because they came so late.

"Sit down, I'll get you something to eat." Della put away her schoolbag.

Fred sat down. "Thanks, Honey." They kissed through the air.

At this time, many owls flew up from the skylight.

One fell in front of Fred, a very old owl, and it fell straight onto the salad plate.

Fred fished it out, shook the leaves off, took a letter from its foot, opened it, and said, "Oh... no... it's Mom."

Mrs. Weasley was obviously worried about the twins, which was why she couldn't resist writing the letter on their first day back at school.

Ron poked his head over there and said, "I didn't get my mother's letter until the first day of school when I was in first grade."

Fred raised his fist and waved it threateningly at his dear brother.

Hermione was concentrating on reading the newspaper. Just as Harry was about to talk to her, Neville shouted, "Look! A lot of lost gold coins and treasures were found in front of Gringotts!"

Immediately, everyone leaned closer to look at the newspapers in the hands of the people around them. Under the headlines on the front page, a photo vividly showed how big a pile of galleons and treasures it was. People around them could even sit under the golden mountain. Like dragons and people.

The headline said: The righteous thief stole the treasure and returned it in full.

Hermione frowned, and Harry asked, "What's wrong?"

Hermione looked at the second page and said, "This article says that Hogwarts teachers and students are worrying, as if we are full of thieves and murderers here." She read a passage, "Minister Fudge once sent A loyal, honest man went to Hogwarts to conduct an undercover investigation, and the results are sad. The entire school was graded fairly and fairly, and no one scored a pass."

"Whose fault is Hogwarts like this? Our 1000-year-old Hogwarts has become like this, who should be responsible for it?" Snape read with emotion, and then put the newspaper on the On the table, he said to Dumbledore who was eating breakfast at the other end: "What do you think of this article?"

The newspaper was immediately read by other professors, who were of course very angry.

"Albus, you should think of a way! Don't let them continue to slander you!" Professor McGonagall said.

"They didn't call names." Dumbledore wiped his mouth and said, "So I can't stand up and respond."

Professor Sprout said: "Small man tricks."

Dumbledore nodded: "Yes, Pomona. But undeniably, very effective. We'll just have to see what the Minister does next, and I'm guessing they'll temporarily remove me as Headmaster and someone else will take over Headmaster. We have to deal with it." He looked at Snape and blinked.

Snape didn't speak.

Everyone else understood this scene.Professor McGonagall nodded: "If you have prepared, that's fine."