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Chapter 1770: A War Without Winners (Part 220)
Chapter 1770: A War Without Winners (Part 220)
Preaching?
Perhaps, but Hermione knew that Albert was never one to lecture others. Unless it was a close family member or friend, Albert would not even give them a second glance, as he put it, "respecting others' destinies."
To put it bluntly, "I don't give a damn!"
So, when Hermione heard Albert going to great lengths to show her a shortcut, she felt a sense of sweetness because she knew Albert cared about her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have patiently explained these things to her and prepared a backup plan.
However, Hermione herself was a girl with strong opinions. Although she knew Albert's suggestion might be better, she ultimately didn't change her mind about working at the House-Elf Reintegration Office, a decision some might call stubborn.
This was actually due to the backup plan Albert had prepared. With a backup option, Hermione felt free to do as she pleased without hesitation, not wanting to leave any regrets.
Even if the Ministry of Magic didn't plan to recruit for the House-Elf Reintegration Office, she still had Albert's backup plan. Whether it was finding a job at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures or becoming Kingsley's assistant, she could still continue to help House-Elves, and the outcome wouldn't be too bad.
To thank Albert for his help, Hermione, who had just been freed from her studies, spent more time and energy on Albert, diligently fulfilling the role of a lover, also forcing Albert to use the Time Converter to make more time for her!
This made her sisters quite unhappy. They preferred her to attend the girls' bi-annual gathering rather than letting her monopolize Albert's free time and energy.
Fortunately, this situation wouldn't last too long. Otherwise, Isabella might personally talk to Hermione about Albert's physical health.
After experiencing the joy of indulgence, Hermione showed extraordinary enthusiasm in certain matters. She actually envied Isabella, envying Isabella's ability to openly dominate most of Albert's love.
"What's wrong, dear?"
Hermione was clearly upset during their intimate moment, but she wouldn't make a fuss and disturb Albert's "important matter."
"Someone is really pushing their luck, secretly using Fred and George's 'candy' to cheat."
Looking at the message Cedric had sent via the communication bookmark, Albert was surprised by the urgent message.
"Are you returning to Hogwarts now?" Hermione felt a bit down.
"There's no need to rush back. We have the Time Converter anyway."
Albert knew it wasn't appropriate to leave Hermione at this time, so he deliberately stayed for several hours. After finishing up here, he returned to Hogwarts with Hermione.
As Albert entered the temporary staff room for professors, he immediately spotted the Slytherin student with his head down.
"You're at school?" Cedric asked in surprise.
"Well, I'm busy with personal matters."
Albert, along with those present, remembered that he had specifically reminded everyone not to do anything stupid. "Or did you never pay attention to the school's notice board?"
"He's probably testing to see if he'll get caught. Otherwise, he would have used it from the start, not waiting until the History of Magic exam to use it!" Professor Slughorn couldn't help but smirk at his student, clearly seeing through his little thoughts.
"I also know that many students don't take History of Magic seriously and don't care if they fail the subject, but..."
Professor Sprout coughed lightly to interrupt, "How should we handle this matter? Should we follow the usual school-wide announcement?"
Similar cases occurred almost every year at Hogwarts, but if they weren't stopped in time, similar situations would still happen.
After all, the "candy" that aids exams couldn't possibly be sold after this year.
"What does the Ministry say about this?"
Cedric also didn't understand why the person was acting so recklessly.
"Cancel the qualification for this exam!"
Professor Flitwick tapped his fingers on the table and voiced his opinion, "This matter is indeed serious. I'll discuss it with Professor McGonagall, and it's best for Mr. Roal to repeat a year."
"I second that!"
"No objections!"
"That's settled then!"
"Fred and George are truly deep in sin!" Albert sighed inwardly.
The news quickly spread throughout the school, and not only was there a school-wide criticism, but also a strict warning to everyone not to act foolishly. The most shocking thing was that the unlucky Roal had to repeat a year! Such a severe punishment left all the students in awe!
It's known that every year, well, at least every other year, there would be students attempting to cheat in exams. Those who thought they could escape the proctoring of the Ministry of Magic Examinations Office all failed, but the worst outcome was merely having that subject's exam results invalidated. A situation like Roal's, where he directly failed all subjects and had to repeat a year, was absolutely unprecedented.
What they couldn't understand the most was that the exam aid potion sold by Fred and George wasn't mentioned at all, let alone a severe crackdown by Hogwarts.
It wasn't because of Albert's presence, but mainly because similar incidents occurred every year, and it was fundamentally impossible to prohibit them.
And the exam aid potion sold by Fred and George, as long as it was a senior student, could basically be accessed. No matter how much it was prohibited, it was useless. Next year at this time, there would still be a large amount of exam aid "candy" flowing into Hogwarts through various channels.
Even if they could truly prohibit this type of "candy" from entering Hogwarts, there would still be students who concocted their own potions, but the results of doing so weren't optimistic. Because when the "candy" first entered Hogwarts, there were already many brave Gryffindors who did so, and the result was that after drinking their self-made intelligence-enhancing potion, they directly sent themselves to the school hospital.
Many students dared not drink the potions they concocted themselves for a reason, especially when they were well aware of the consequences of drinking them. Lying in the school hospital for a few hours was already considered lucky.
For this, Madam Pomfrey, out of exasperation, warned everyone that if they recklessly drank these substandard potions, they wouldn't be treated in the school hospital.
This was also one of the main reasons why Fred and George's "candy" was sold out.
Not only did they claim to the outside world that the "candy" used Albert's secret formula, but it was also personally refined by Albert. As long as it was used properly according to the instructions, it could effectively improve exam results in a short period.
Of course, Fred and George were indeed not wrong; the formula for the intelligence-enhancing potion was indeed improved by Albert, and the potion was also brewed under Albert's guidance. It was indeed not far off from being personally brewed by Albert.
(End of Chapter)
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