Mysterious Journey
Chapter 417 Undercurrents
Just like confiscating Grindelwald and Dumbledore's candies, it was foreseeable that similar situations would definitely occur more than once – the door to a new world had been opened, and the rest depended on everyone's wits and courage.
In the following time, Gellert Grindelwald, with a hint of schadenfreude and helplessness, quietly pulled the dazed Dumbledore to another corner away from Aileen, their eyes flickering as they exchanged thoughts.
Unsurprisingly, the two should be discussing their future candy stealing and hiding strategies.
After treating the young wizards, Madam Pomfrey did not leave, but went to the Ravenclaw tower, cooperating with Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, to help the students rebuild the fruit and vegetable garden.
Meanwhile, Aileen, who had gained a lot, carried a large bag of treacle toffee by herself, returning the way she came, preparing to go behind the castle gate and find a house-elf to lead her to the library to meet Hermione and Luna.
Since a preliminary cooperation had been reached with Hagrid, Aileen needed to synchronize this news to Luna, who was in charge of taking photos, and inform her to prepare for the unicorn shooting near the Forbidden Forest tomorrow.
At the same time, according to the agreement, she also needed to write a letter to Mr. Lovegood, reporting her safety and explaining the changes in the next issue of the magazine.
After these weeks of mutual familiarity, the house-elves of Hogwarts had gradually accepted the fact that their head chef was a "lost child" when it comes to direction.
Therefore, most of the time, there would be a few free house-elves waiting in some fixed areas of Hogwarts Castle, waiting for Aileen's (lost) summons.
Currently, the "leading house-elf" distribution areas that Aileen had mastered were mainly at the castle gate, outside the common rooms of the four houses, and outside the Headmaster's office.
Of course, the Hogwarts kitchen was her base camp, which naturally did not count.
In short, for Aileen, as long as she could find any of the house common rooms, or return to the starting point, she could easily find a dedicated house-elf guide to help her navigate.
This was also why she had the confidence to leave Dumbledore and Grindelwald behind and leave the field with sweets.
Half an hour later, Hogwarts Library.
With the help of Hermione and Luna, Aileen finally completed the letter to Xenophilius Lovegood.
Putting down the quill and re-examining the content of the letter, Aileen nodded with great satisfaction.
In the letter, she first described her overall plan for the *Quibbler* section, and the tone was not too strong, but expressed the hope to get the opinions of senior editors - after all, they were already considered family, so there was no need to always use threats and intimidation.
The other part of the content mainly included some articles that Hannah, Hermione, and others had compiled and written these days, including the second issue of "Magical Age", and the collation of texts and photos for the "A Bite of Hogwarts" section.
Although Xenophilius Lovegood may be slightly different in the review of manuscripts, if these content that had been determined to be published were given to him, the experienced editor-in-chief's ability in layout and proofreading was still quite trustworthy.
Finally, according to the previous agreement at Hogwarts, Aileen additionally attached some life photos of Luna Lovegood, and also Luna's handwritten daily interesting facts in school life these days, as well as her schedule for the next period of time.
The task of delivering the letter naturally fell on the diligent and lovely spare food.
It should be known that although Aileen returned Luna's pet Crumple-Horned Snorkack, Luna still had not been able to feed her "Crumple-Horned Snorkack" every day as she wished, due to Xenophilius's daily work as the editor-in-chief of the *Quibbler*.
But the good news was that, under Aileen's gentle introduction, the smart and clever spare food quickly recognized its position and situation, and almost instantly showed several times its previous cuteness ability, successfully making Luna giggle, which temporarily filled the regret that the Crumple-Horned Snorkack was not by Luna's side.
Looking at the spare food gradually disappearing into the night outside the window, a hint of anticipation rose in Aileen's eyes.
If there were no accidents, Mr. Lovegood would receive her carefully written "family letter" at the latest tomorrow morning - one aspect was the beautiful prospects of the *Quibbler* in the future, and the other aspect was her daughter's happy smile under Aileen's company...
Aileen believed that under such a two-pronged approach, it would not be long before the *Quibbler* would completely become her shape.
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The next morning, without a doubt, the conflict between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw became the focus of discussion at the students' tables, and countless young wizards were curiously inquiring about the details of the battle that happened yesterday.
Although Roger Davies and others caused Ravenclaw to lose one hundred points, and he was even put in detention.
But this did not prevent him from becoming a hero in the hearts of many girls in Ravenclaw, especially from the final result, Ravenclaw was undoubtedly the biggest winner, except for the loss of some points and a few spells.
The most direct change was the change in the dishes that appeared on the Ravenclaw table this morning.
In addition to the various fruit and vegetable stews of the previous few days, the classic potato dishes of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had also returned to the Ravenclaw long table - for Aileen, who was in charge of the Hogwarts kitchen, as long as the two houses reached an agreement, changing the style of dishes was just a matter of a word.
Not to mention those "Gryffindor hostages" who had been working hard to repair the mess under the Ravenclaw tower since last night. The little lions had all kinds of bad habits, but they were definitely one of the best in Hogwarts in terms of keeping their promises.
Early this morning, George, Fred, and a group of Gryffindor wizards who had signed the "labor contract" appeared under the Ravenclaw tower, conscientiously completing the farm work arranged by the Ravenclaw girls yesterday.
Therefore, for the Ravenclaw wizards who were not keen on the House Cup competition, Roger Davies, who caused all this to happen, was undoubtedly the most dazzling star and hero.
Roger Davies, who was in the focus of the crowd, naturally tirelessly told the surrounding students again and again how he used various flexible flying actions to escape from the pursuit of dozens of Gryffindor students, and how he led the few boys to launch a heroic resistance against the "robbers" with a huge number advantage.
"Hmph, that's not how it was at all..."
Ron Weasley stabbed the roasted potato in front of him hard, and complained to Percy beside him gloomily.
"You know, if Fred and the others hadn't gone to check Wood's condition first, that guy would have been shot down by us before he even flew out of the Quidditch pitch - and, in the end, it was obviously us who were outnumbered."
"But, the real reason for the escalation of the incident, isn't it because you guys tried to take advantage of the chaos to snatch some fruits and vegetables from Ravenclaw?"
Percy Weasley glanced at Ron and said seriously in a stern manner.
"I understand the whole story. Although it was Ravenclaw who stole the potatoes first, your current behavior can be said to be completely self-inflicted - I'm going to write a letter to Mom later. If you feel wronged, you can explain it directly to Mom."
Clang.
The fork in Ron's hand slipped into the golden plate, making a clanging sound.
"Percy?! Wait! You can't do that!" Ron looked at his prefect brother in horror, and Mrs. Weasley's roaring appearance immediately appeared in his mind, and the whole person was as helpless as a pigeon in a storm.
"I just said I was going to, I didn't really write it."
Percy Weasley paused, and unhurriedly scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth, frowning slightly.
"Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with your thinking. It's really unbearable to have potato meals every day. It's just that you were too impulsive in your way and the choice of the object."
"Eh?! What do you mean..."
Ron blinked his eyes in confusion and looked at the oldest brother who was now at Hogwarts.
"I didn't say anything, but as a Gryffindor prefect, there are some things I still have to do."
Percy Weasley raised his eyebrows, turned his head and pointed his chin at the rich dishes on the Hufflepuff table next door, and winked at the Slytherin table further away, and said thoughtfully in a low voice.
"You said, if Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin suddenly fight, and the place where it breaks out happens to be next to the school greenhouse, it should be a very normal thing, right? Just run away after the fight, and there's no problem if you don't get caught."
The young wizards of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were not stupid. Since the confrontation between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor yesterday, everyone realized the correct way to unfold the "vegetable planting version".
It should be known that except for Hufflepuff, which was like a winner in life, the other three houses had their own shortcomings to varying degrees.
After not knowing each other after yesterday's fight, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, who opened the door to a new world, quickly reached another "strategic cooperation" that the professors did not know about, and at this time, Draco Malfoy, who was on good terms with Harry, also happened to connect with Slytherin.
In just one night, the three houses hit it off and prepared to do a big business together.
Under the joint wisdom design of several houses, from the cause, process, and result, to the time node of fighting and dividing the spoils, and the retreat direction of each house... Even the candidates for scapegoats after the final incident were determined.
The "scapegoats" happened to be the batch of "Gryffindor hostages" belonging to Ravenclaw this time.
Anyway, the same group of young wizards could not be "serving their sentences" in two vegetable gardens at the same time. Even if Hufflepuff wanted to ask for an explanation, they would have to follow the principle of first come, first served, right? At least within this semester, Gryffindor was not afraid of anything.
Even if they ended up switching houses, Gryffindor, which was full of potato fields, would not lose anything.
And for Ravenclaw, who had long been tired of vegetables and fruits, and Slytherin, who had been coveting the Hufflepuff table for a long time, had no objection. Considering that Gryffindor sent people, this time the task of deducting points was mainly borne by Slytherin and Ravenclaw.
Except for a few core members, most of the young wizards were kept in the dark about the conspiracy plan of the three houses. Aileen was not a god, and naturally could not detect the undercurrents in the school.
In fact, even if she knew, she would just silently hold a small bench, watch the show, and eat melons.
After all, although in theory, she was indeed a member of Hufflepuff, but as Snape said, she was still wearing the house uniforms of Gryffindor and Slytherin at this time. Before she officially put on the Sorting Hat, she could not be considered to have completed the sorting ceremony according to the ancient traditions of Hogwarts.
On the other hand, in Aileen's view, Hufflepuff, which had always been indifferent to the world, did need some opportunities to condense the house atmosphere and reawaken some of the energy hidden in the badgers' bodies.
It should be known that as time went by, the effect of Aileen's speech a few weeks ago had almost disappeared. Under the influence of most of the senior students, Hufflepuff gradually returned to the previous atmosphere of salty fish and good old men.
At this time, if Hufflepuff's vegetable garden was taken over, tsk tsk tsk...
Of course, a more important reason was that even if Hufflepuff's vegetable garden was ruined, it would not affect the normal supply of meals for Aileen and her little wings - enjoying the standard catering for faculty and staff alone, they did not have to worry about the vegetable garden being taken over.
Not to mention whether the students had the courage to covet the exclusive vegetable garden of the professors, just the three-headed dog Fluffy, which had been upgraded and strengthened by Grindelwald, was enough to dispel all unrealistic fantasies.
Therefore, after the breakfast was over, Aileen simply ignored the flirting in the hall, and directly pulled Luna and a few girls and ran out of the castle, preparing to go to Hagrid to see those cute unicorns.
Leaving the castle, the girls went down the lawn all the way and walked towards Hagrid's hut on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
From afar, they could see Hagrid standing at the door of the hut waiting for them.
Hagrid did not put on yesterday's large Gryffindor uniform today, but changed back to the mole skin coat he had worn before. The big boarhound Fang squatted at his feet, seemingly eager to leave.
As a rehearsal for the first "Care of Magical Creatures" class - well, this was what Professor Dumbledore said to persuade Hagrid yesterday - Hagrid's mood was obviously quite good today, and there was no trace of constraint.
Thinking about it, on the one hand, today's magical creatures were the gentle unicorn herd, and on the other hand, the children who came into contact with the animals today were the kind and pure little girls that unicorns liked the most.
No matter how you thought about it, today's shooting and introduction process would be a relaxed and beautiful picture.
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