Mysterious Journey

Chapter 407: Let's Make Soup!

Hogwarts represents the future of the magical world, at least the British magical world.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Eileen knew very well that the core element for *The Quibbler* to expand and consolidate its influence was to involve all Hogwarts teachers and students in the magazine through various dimensions of content synergy.

The Gryffindor House's publicity party was an accident, but it was actually within Eileen's original plan, only slightly earlier in terms of timing. To further expand its influence, Eileen planned to spread the same publicity posters to the other three Houses within this weekend, so as to accelerate the growth of *The Quibbler* as much as possible.

However, in this way, the tasks of Eileen and others in the next few days became even heavier.

After all, a person's energy is limited. Even Eileen cannot follow up on the progress of every section in detail. Therefore, on Friday morning, the four of them conducted a more detailed division of labor.

Since the review of off-campus manuscripts is mainly the responsibility of Xenophilius Lovegood, Eileen and the others only need to focus on the sections related to Hogwarts.

Hannah and Luna will mainly be responsible for some content sections that involve dealing with people, such as "Explore & Discover" and *A Bite of Hogwarts*. Of course, this also includes collecting submissions and publicity work for the next issue of *The Quibbler* - with Fred and George Weasley helping out, Eileen is quite relieved about this.

Similarly, during breakfast that day, Dumbledore also announced to all teachers and students that the History of Magic class would be temporarily taught by Mr. "Otto Apocalypses". As a formal History of Magic professor now, Grindelwald's participation in the subsequent compilation of the "Hogwarts Calendar" became increasingly reasonable.

However, in this way, the content of the first issue may need to be slightly adjusted, mainly excerpting and supplementing the story of the four founders of Hogwarts from *Hogwarts, A History*. The "Finding the Lost Nurmengard" series is best placed in a slightly later position to avoid causing unnecessary suspicion.

On the other hand, Eileen and Hermione mainly organize some content sections that require a more systematic approach.

For example, "Into Magic," "Today in History," "Jewels in the Crown of Wisdom"... Naturally, prefects and outstanding student leaders like Percy Weasley will also be added to this work as free labor.

Overall, the content of the first issue will be relatively simple, mainly some basic introductions and organization.

However, to increase the magazine's interest, Eileen specially added some interesting little Easter eggs to it.

One of the most satisfying is naturally the mention in the "Explore & Discover" section of a mysterious room located on the eighth floor of the castle, guarded by two ugly stone statues, which hides a goblin that can fulfill all wishes—the opening method is very simple, the password is the name of a magical snack or dish.

Imagine, at midnight, a group of energetic little lions surrounding the headmaster's office door, intoning in a rhythmic and sonorous voice, reciting dish names, such a scene, even just thinking about it, can provide Eileen with a day's worth of happiness.

Not to mention, what kind of ecstasy will it be when an energetic, exploration-desiring young wizard walks through the revolving staircase, enters the headmaster's office, and sees the kind and amiable old wizard who finds every meal tasteless...

That's right, the devil is never absent.

As a member of Hogwarts, since Eileen has prepared question banks for the Ravenclaw House, she will naturally not forget to prepare adventure副本 for the Gryffindor House.

And according to this development plan, it should be the turn of the noble and elegant Slytherin House and the honest and kind Hufflepuff House next. In fact, Eileen has already thought about the surprise arrangements for these two Houses.

Of course, these are just seasonings to spice up the boring school life. The really important thing right now is the publicity and submission work of *The Quibbler* and *A Bite of Hogwarts* in the school.

You know, Eileen doesn't want to label *The Quibbler* with too strong a Gryffindor House color.

However, judging from the current progress and publicity, in terms of the overall proportion of participants, the House ratio has actually begun to show an imbalance. Therefore, she must find a way to quickly spread the market and reputation in the other three Houses, just like in Gryffindor House.

And the most critical thing among them is appropriate and reliable "word of mouth" marketing…

Hufflepuff House is not very troublesome, after all, this is somewhat Eileen and Hannah's home field. Any young wizard who has participated in the inter-House brawl will give them, the first years, some face.

As for Ravenclaw House, there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

Eileen had already taught Luna the "leg-cutting secret" to solve the chicken-and-rabbit-in-a-cage problem. Based on this very weighty door-knocking gift, those little eagles who had spent several nights in sleeping bags in the sixth-floor corridor would actively help Luna promote *The Quibbler*—especially when they learned that this publication would also update content about the "Jewels of Wisdom."

The only difficulty lies in Slytherin House, which has serious cliquism, exclusion, and hierarchical barriers.

Fortunately, the right candidate to open up the channel has now taken the initiative to come to the door.

Eileen slightly turned her head, glanced at Draco Malfoy and his two friends who were walking towards the Hufflepuff table, and a pleasant arc curved on the corner of her mouth.

The Malfoy family has been able to stand tall in the magical world for so many years, and there is indeed a certain reason for it.

Obviously, the well-informed Draco Malfoy had vaguely heard something from the surrounding young wizards.

"Granger, happy birthday. Sorry, it's a little late."

However, to Eileen's surprise, Malfoy stopped in front of Hermione Granger first.

Draco Malfoy greeted her slightly unnaturally, then quickly gestured to Goyle behind him, took out a large gift box, scratched his cheek, and continued.

"This is a set of the best quill set, automatic error-correcting notebook, and shorthand magic pen from Flourish and Blotts... Well, they were all just sent from Diagon Alley and haven't been opened yet. I hope you like them."

"Eh? Thank you, Draco."

Hermione was slightly stunned, looked at the gift box in front of her, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. She generously accepted the gift box from Goyle - she had seen this set of stationery when she was shopping in Diagon Alley before, but because it was not listed in the school supplies list, her parents did not buy it for her.

However, compared to the surprised Hermione, the mood of a certain food-protecting white-haired dumpling was not so wonderful.

"Huh?!"

Eileen narrowed her eyes slightly, snorted softly, and sized up Draco Malfoy thoughtfully.

...This little loli, maybe it can be used to make soup?

Danger!

At the same time, Draco Malfoy's heart suddenly tightened. He subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the smiling Eileen next to him. For some reason, he seemed to feel a familiar pressure... That's right, it was a similar feeling when he accidentally dropped the big sister's ice cream back then.

As for the reason this time...

Draco Malfoy glanced at the empty Eileen’s hands and a flash of inspiration quickly flashed in his mind.

That’s it! If Eileen didn’t buy a gift, wouldn’t his behavior make her look bad!

In the next moment, Eileen quickly and clearly felt how outstanding the Malfoy family's ancestral desire to survive and the innate instinct to serve the "Dark Lord" family were.

"That, Granger, you don't need to thank me. Eileen told me to buy them."

Draco Malfoy swallowed and said quickly without hesitation.

With his timely explanation, Malfoy felt the murderous aura surrounding him begin to dissipate rapidly.

"Eh? Eileen, you're wasting money again... You really didn't need to spend so much."

Hermione looked at Draco Malfoy, who had a sincere expression, with some suspicion, turned her head without doubting anything, and whispered a few words to Eileen, but the surprise in her eyes was obviously brighter, and her face was full of more radiant smiles.

"Next time, just a cake will do, or I won't have money to buy you a gift on your birthday."

Eh?! Eileen glanced at Malfoy with considerable surprise.

This child has a lot of spirituality - not bad, a promising talent!

"Ahem, this thing... Hermione, just ignore it. It's enough for me to have you with me on my birthday."

Eileen naturally wouldn't deny such a thing as earning good feelings for free, but out of the majesty of the big sister, she couldn't do something as brazen as directly admitting it - it would be too embarrassing if it was exposed later.

After a slight pause for a few seconds, Eileen turned her head, looked at Draco Malfoy, who had already come to her and looked a little uneasy, showed a playful expression, smiled, and took the initiative to ask.

"Okay, Draco, what's the matter with you looking for me? Just say it directly."

"That...Eileen, I heard from Harry that you're preparing to revise a publication?"

"That's right!" Eileen nodded with a smile. "This magazine is *The Quibbler*, which was distributed on everyone's desks during yesterday's dinner. However, the next issue may undergo a major change because Hogwarts has decided to invest in it. And some of the main sections are my, Hermione's, and Hannah's responsibility."

"Being responsible for a magazine is really amazing. This is the first time in Hogwarts history, right?"

Draco Malfoy looked at Eileen with admiration and let out a heartfelt sigh.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. The main thing is that we have to rely on everyone's joint efforts to achieve results. I can't complete a magazine's subversive revision by myself. Among them, Hermione, Hannah, the Lovegoods, Ron's brothers, and the school's professors have helped a lot."

"Of course, I heard it from Harry. What I mean is... Um, if possible, I can actually help, as long as Eileen doesn't mind - whether it's the revision and submission of *The Quibbler*, or other aspects."

Draco clenched his fists nervously, subconsciously stood up straight, glanced at Eileen, who had no reaction, cleared his throat, and continued hesitantly.

"I mean... Even if I can't, the Malfoy family is willing to serve you. I can write a letter to my father and ask him to help with the contact and publicity, as well as the Slytherin House and the Hogwarts Board of Governors..."

"The Malfoy family and the Board of Governors?"

Eileen raised her eyebrows and glanced at the little Malfoy, whose teeth were still stained with chives, with a half-smile. This child really has an extraordinary talent for tricking his father - however, this is not a good habit.

It must be admitted that different family environments have different impacts on children's growth.

Compared to Hannah and others, Draco Malfoy has a particularly keen sense of how to choose to stand on the right side in time and expand his social circle. This is precisely what children from families like Hannah and Luna lack - such as the skills of dealing with people, how to gracefully control the dominance of the topic, and the appropriate way to use the power of others...

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Since she has already thought about incorporating this little guy into the future camp, Eileen will naturally not watch Malfoy turn into Lucius Malfoy's shape like in the original book in his previous life.

"I'm sorry, Draco."

Eileen shook her head gently, looked at Malfoy with her lake-blue eyes, and said deliberately in a serious tone.

"As I said before, this publication is directly invested by Hogwarts and directly supported by the Ministry of Magic. In other words, it represents the school's style and image, so we don't need the support of any Board of Governors... We only need the most outstanding wizards, people, not family background and capital."

"Draco, those things you mentioned are not what *The Quibbler* needs now. Similarly, I think that even in the future, there probably won't be a day when we need them. I think I've made myself very clear, right?"

"Eileen..." Hermione gently poked the white-haired dumpling next to her. This tone is a bit too fierce, right?

"I think I understand what you mean, Eileen…"

Draco Malfoy opened his mouth and lowered his head dejectedly.

"You know nothing, Draco Malfoy!"

Seeing Draco's dejected look, Eileen couldn't help but laugh and couldn't hold back the seriousness on her face any longer.

"Don't be silly, Malfoy. In fact, I was just about to invite you to join the work of *The Quibbler*. In my imagination, you will be holding a very important position."

"But, you just said that you only need the most outstanding wizards! And if I put aside my family and my father..."

"Then you are still the best first-year wizard in Slytherin, a hero who has the courage to resist the upperclassmen, and one of the few elites in the entire school who knows how to communicate with people and establish a social circle in a decent manner."

As she spoke, Eileen thought for a while, took out a large roll of publicity posters from under the stool and stuffed them into Draco Malfoy's arms.

"Draco, the propaganda coordination on the Slytherin side will be followed up by you. Your first task is to help Hannah complete the opening of the basics of *The Quibbler* in Slytherin House. As for the more detailed content and our overall planning for *The Quibbler*, Hannah will explain it to you later."

"At the same time, I also solemnly invite you to serve as the official spokesperson of *The Quibbler*."

The main reason is that Eileen has other arrangements this afternoon and really can't wear the Slytherin House uniform to help Hannah and the others. With Draco Malfoy helping out, she will feel more at ease with the promotion and distribution of *The Quibbler* in Slytherin House - I hope everything goes smoothly and there are no accidents.

As for her, there is a very important thing to do with her dear "grandparents"...

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Coo!

The five-shift Loli Beast has run out of energy and degenerated into a 4k Coo-coo Chicken~

Although the birthday has passed, the lovely chubby chickens must remember to give 【Eileen】 their love!