Mysterious Journey

Chapter 647: Excellent Graduate

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The year 999 of the Magical Calendar, the first day of August.

This day happened to be a Saturday. For families with children still in school, a weekend where the whole family could gather at home for the entire day was extremely precious. After all, in another month, schools would gradually begin to open.

In this regard, there wasn't much difference between the non-magical world and the magical world.

Near Ottery St Catchpole, the Burrow.

The Weasley family was sitting neatly around the table enjoying breakfast. From this morning, the atmosphere in the entire Burrow was particularly cheerful, not just because it was family day, but more importantly... Charlie and Bill had returned.

"Here, eat some more. This is a new recipe for cheese butter that I learned from the Hogwarts breakfast."

Mrs. Weasley used a butter knife to spread a thick layer of butter on a soft slice of white bread and placed it on Bill Weasley's plate. Although Bill was now much taller than her, in her eyes, he still seemed like a child.

Bill Weasley looked at the piece of bread in front of him, almost submerged in butter, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Oh, Mom... that's too much, I'll gain weight..."

"Gain weight? That's right! You've been working as a curse-breaker in Egypt for the past few years, and it's clear you haven't taken good care of yourself. Don't argue, eat it all! Arthur and I have been to Egypt, we know what kind of food they have there!"

Mrs. Weasley glared at her eldest son and spread another knife-full of butter on his bread.

Looking at Bill Weasley, who was winking at him for help, Mr. Weasley shrugged, looking helpless, while the other Weasley children at the table had expressions of schadenfreude written all over their faces.

In the Burrow, Mrs. Weasley was the Tyrannosaurus Rex at the top of the entire food chain.

And among the entire Weasley family, the only one who wasn't so afraid of Mrs. Weasley was perhaps the youngest daughter, Ginny.

"Speaking of which, Bill, your work will be in London from now on?"

Ginny Weasley looked at her eldest brother sitting opposite her and tilted her head curiously.

Bill nodded, answering with a hint of helplessness.

"Yeah, you should have heard, Gringotts has undergone a major internal adjustment recently. The new Goblin Queen decided to further expand the business scope of wizard employees in the bank, to ease relations with the magical world a bit. To be honest, I don't know why I was chosen to be the wizard manager in London. Actually, I miss those pyramids."

"Hogwarts Head Boy, prefect, thirteen O.W.L.s with Outstanding grades, of course it has to be you!"

Mrs. Weasley raised her eyebrows, and as she spoke, she suddenly turned her head to look at the other children who were watching the fun.

"By the way, Fred, George, you two will be taking your O.W.L.s in another year. Percy's grades were also good this year, you must continue to carry forward the traditions of your brothers and set a good example for Ron and Ginny."

"... Uh, okay."

Caught off guard by the sudden mention, the twin brothers shuddered, glanced at their imposing mother, and wisely chose not to argue or say a few witty words. The two answered weakly, like eggplants hit by frost.

Fortunately, due to the bonus mechanism of this year's "Defense Against the Dark Arts Test" at the end of the term, their end-of-term report cards looked pretty good, and Percy, who was in the fifth grade, didn't have any extra points at the end of the term, so the Weasley twin brothers weren't immediately regarded as flood beasts who might lead their younger siblings astray as soon as they returned home.

Ever since Bill Weasley came out of the family, the other children were inevitably nagged at.

On the other hand, in addition to their obvious improvement in grades compared to last year, there was another reason why Mrs. Weasley's attention was mostly drawn to their other brother...

"Charlie! Charlie Weasley! How many times have I told you, don't open your packages in the living room!"

Mrs. Weasley suddenly roared, shaking the table as if it were trembling.

Immediately afterwards, everyone smelled an extremely pungent fishy smell, as if it were blood mixed with sulfur, accompanied by an increasingly strong metallic smell, as if something was rotting in iron.

"Mom, this is my job, it's urgent. Gringotts Wizarding Bank has a Ukrainian Ironbelly, and the injuries on its body haven't been properly treated in recent years. The taming methods are also terrible. If I can't heal this big guy as soon as possible, I guess it won't last too long..."

Charlie Weasley, sitting at the end of the table, shuddered and quickly capped the glass bottle in his hand, explaining with a smile.

Looking at his mother, Charlie hesitated for a moment and gave Bill Weasley a look for help.

"By the way, Bill also knows about this. In fact, Gringotts contacted me through Bill, otherwise I wouldn't be able to study dragons in a place like London, England... Besides, the treatment funds paid by Gringotts Wizarding Bank alone are enough for our team to buy several dragon eggs. If that Ironbelly doesn't make it..."

"Oh, is that so? Bill?"

Mrs. Weasley raised her eyebrows and glanced at her eldest son sitting beside her.

"Has that dragon gotten so bad that your brother has to work while eating breakfast?"

"Cough, actually... it's not that bad..."

Bill Weasley blinked, met Charlie Weasley's pleading expression, and looked at his mother next to him, who was still wearing an apron and had a kind face. Then, his expression straightened, and he said seriously.

"Charlie, I remember you said yesterday that after the initial diagnosis, that big guy could last at least until Ron graduated? Then don't be in such a hurry to study those things at the breakfast table. Eat first, then..."

"No working today, it's family day."

Arthur Weasley coughed lightly, interrupted Bill in time, and quickly shifted the focus.

"Besides, we're going to take Ron to the Chudley Cannons for summer tryouts later. I remember you guys have always wanted to visit their training grounds, right? Let's all go and send Ron off together."

Just then, a sound of flapping wings suddenly came from outside the Burrow.

Everyone turned their heads curiously and saw a huge square formation composed of a dozen or so owls flying over the grove, towards the windows of the Burrow's first-floor dining room. Under their claws, they were carrying a pile of packages that looked extremely large and thick.

With the slowly rising sun, a silver and shiny wing icon could be vaguely seen.

As the Goblin Queen of Gringotts, the Third Generation Dark Lord, and the Hogwarts Head Girl, Eileen Prince naturally wouldn't forget this talented magical family, which also played an important role in the magical world and her various industries.

To thank Molly Weasley for helping Old Man Benitez at Platform 9 ¾ at the beginning of the school year, and to ensure that the Weasley family wouldn't be knocked down by the upcoming wave of the new magical era, she had specially prepared a set of general knowledge course reference materials suitable for their age group for everyone, as well as course preview guides, and...

An owl suddenly separated from the formation and dropped a stack of letters on the living room table.

"Mom, I received my Hogwarts acceptance letter! Huh..."

Ginny quickly grabbed the letter she had been looking forward to for a long time and shouted excitedly. However, the girl's voice had not completely fallen when it turned into a confused surprise. She curiously looked at the remaining letters.

They seemed to be in the same packaging format as her "acceptance letter," but the recipients were different.

"Percy, George, Fred, Ron... Huh, Charlie, Bill, there are actually two letters from Hogwarts for you guys. Haven't you graduated yet? That's strange... Did the professors at school remember the names wrong?"

"Huh? There are letters for me too? From school?"

Charlie Weasley was slightly stunned, reached out and took the letter proactively, and opened it curiously.

Then, he froze in place as if he had been hit by a Petrification Charm, staring motionless at the envelope in his hand, making a series of strange whooshing sounds as if something was stuck in his throat.

"Wait, don't open the letters yet!"

Glancing at his brother, who had suddenly stiffened, Bill Weasley reached out quickly to stop Ginny from opening the letter.

"Let me check first, if there's any danger inside."

Bill Weasley quickly drew his wand and tapped the letter skillfully. Based on his experience as a curse-breaker in Gringotts' Egyptian branch over the past few years, there were no strange spells attached to the envelope, and there was no danger.

So, was it the content of the letter?

Bill frowned in confusion, picked up the letter that belonged to him, and opened it curiously.

The next moment, this senior Gringotts curse-breaker also froze in place.

The content of the letter was not complicated, and there was nothing scary about it. It even had a hint of familiar intimacy.

"Dear Mr. Weasley:

We are pleased to inform you that due to the implementation of a new general knowledge curriculum plan at Hogwarts this year, as an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, you have been approved to attend the first Adult Wizard Continuing Education Class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Your continuing education plan has been agreed upon with Gringotts Wizarding Bank, where you are employed.

Enclosed is a list of required books and equipment, as well as the Gringotts Wizarding Bank's in-service training approval agreement.

The term will begin on September 1st, and we will await your owl with a reply before August 31st.

Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster."