Hogwarts starts with stealing power

Chapter 101 Quirrell’s Forbidden Book Investment

Generally speaking, thesis report meetings do not take a long time, and most of them are completed within thirty or forty minutes.

Lin Xia and Draco were no exception this time. It was normal time for paper presentations.

As for Lin Xia's first magnetic wand press conference, it was deliberately extended to one and a half hours because the magnetic wand had an extraordinary impact on the wizarding world.

The person who asked Lin Xia this question was still the Potions professor at Hogwarts. Snape didn't say a word the whole time, but the other Potions professors were very active.

Among them, Professor Slughorn is the most active. This is an old professor who is similar in age to Dumbledore. His teaching style is humorous and the young wizards like him very much.

The old professor sharply asked a few questions that had not appeared in the previous rehearsal, but Lin Xia just thought about it for a while and answered them all.

The old professor took the lead in applauding, and other professors and students applauded one after another. Even the arrogant Snape gently flapped his palms.

Professor Slughorn said with great appreciation: "You two little wizards are as good as other senior students in potions. I sincerely invite you to join the Slug Club. You are the club that has been looking for and longed for for a long time." Talents!"

Draco couldn't help but look at Lin Xia, who replied calmly: "Thank you Professor for your appreciation, we will consider it carefully."

The two bowed together, bringing a perfect end to today's paper report.

The report meeting was over, but Draco and Lin Xia still had to deal with a lot of media.

The media is very interested in the two of them, mainly because there has been no big news in the wizarding world recently, which makes the two "genius young wizards" the hottest hot spots at the moment. They tried their best to give them close-ups and did a lot of publicity. .

Originally, Draco was a little worried that the launch of the new scabies potion would not go smoothly, because the new scabies potion did not have an advantage in terms of price, and was even more expensive than the classic version in the past.

But after a lot of publicity in the media, St. Goman, the largest hospital in the British wizarding world, had ordered a batch of new scabies potion from him in advance.

If the response is good, it won’t be a problem to get big orders in the future.

There are also many private clinics, potions masters, etc., all booked with the Malfoy family.

The first batch of the new scabies potion produced by the Malfoy family has been sold out, and they are now working overtime to produce the second batch.

As for Lin Xia's Youth Facial Soap, let alone that.

Even if there is not much publicity in the media, this product for the beauty market is destined to sell well.

Now as soon as the media publicizes it, the first batch of products has been sold out long ago. It is currently in a state of overwhelming orders and the construction period has been extended to one year!
The media was so powerful, Lin Xia and Draco naturally wanted to retaliate and specially allocated more time to be interviewed by the media.

The interviews still followed the old rules. Only the largest newspapers, "The Daily Prophet" and "The Quibbler," conducted exclusive private interviews, while other newspapers and magazines conducted joint public interviews.

The Daily Prophet spent a full hour interviewing the two of them. Lin Xia and Draco felt exhausted when they came out of the makeshift interview room.

Luna was already waiting outside. When she saw the two people appearing, she happily handed them the garlands she made.

"Congratulations on the successful publication of your paper!"

Lin Xia took the wreath and smiled: "Why am I a rose and Draco's is a cornflower?"

Luna said: "In my eyes, you are as warm as a rose, with a burning flame and vigorous energy. You are like a little sun that never admits defeat. And Draco is a hard-working flower." Chasing your little white flower.”

At this point, she covered her mouth and snickered.

Lin Xia shook her head, handed the rose wreath to Draco, and picked up the white cornflower herself.

"I'm just a little girl, I'd better teach Draco how to show off my appearance. He's a gentle and noble young man."

Lin Xia blinked at Luna. No matter how extravagant her words were, she could see through Luna's thoughts at a glance.

"Believe me, if you print the photo of Draco wearing a rose wreath on his head as a color cover, the sales volume of the newspaper will definitely exceed that of the Daily Prophet."

Luna looked at Draco, thoughtfully.

Draco held the rose in his hand and looked confused, "What on earth are you talking about? What's so good about my photos?"

Lin Xia patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "You don't need to know too much, remember to play well later!"

Draco: Feeling even more panicked.

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The two of them were busy until three o'clock in the afternoon, and they didn't even have time to eat lunch, so they ended all interviews and sent all the media away.

They followed Lucius and left Hogwarts and arrived at the first floor of the campus. Just as they were about to walk out of the door, a voice suddenly stopped them.

Lin Xia turned around and looked, a little surprised to see that it was Professor Quirrell.

What's even more rare is that Professor Quirrell finally changed his clothes and no longer wore the one she gave him. I don't know if he took it to be washed or something.

Quirrell stuttered and said, "Hello, Ma, Malfoy. Both young wizards are very good. Are you going out?"

Lucius did not salute, but looked at Quirrell with an arrogant and condescending attitude: "Yes, we are planning to go out for something to eat. These two children are too busy today and haven't had lunch yet."

Quirrell: "I, I have something I want to talk to Lin Xia alone."

Lucius frowned: "Professor, the time is now-"

"Just, just five minutes, no, three, three minutes is fine."

Lin Xia took the initiative to stand up: "Okay, Professor."

She turned to look at Lucius and Draco, "You guys wait for me outside, I'll be there soon."

Lucius glanced at Quirrell and said, "Remember the time and try to hurry up." Although the words were directed at Lin Xia, everyone knew who he really wanted to warn.

After the two left, Quirrell said: "You, you seem to have a good relationship with the Malfoy family."

Lin Xia: "It's okay. My parents have business cooperation with the Malfoy family. They don't have time to come this time, so I asked Uncle Lucius to take care of me."

Quirrell suddenly said: "So, that's it. I thought you, you were a relative of the Malfoy family."

Lin Xia smiled but said nothing.

Chilo stuttered and expressed his meaning. Basically, he was very optimistic about Lin Xia's research talent and future development, and was willing to invest in her.

The direction of investment is to provide her with some knowledge help, such as issuing a loan slip for restricted book areas.

Hogwarts has a rich collection of books, and Lin Xia has always suspected that there is not only one library on the fifth floor, but also other libraries.

In addition to the many free public books, Hogwarts also has many banned books.

These books are just not suitable for young wizards to read, but that does not mean they are not suitable for adult wizards to read.

Some students with excellent grades, such as top students, can get a share of reading banned books.

What Professor Quirrell meant was that in addition to the quota set for outstanding students, he was also willing to let her read more banned books.

If it is a young wizard who is extremely thirsty for knowledge, such as Hermione, he will definitely agree without saying a word.

But Lin Xia was different. She had received an aristocratic and elite education since she was a child. To her, some of the banned books in Hogwarts might just be miscellaneous books that she read at home.

As for more advanced knowledge, such as knowledge related to black magic, Lin Xia believed that this was not something that a newly appointed professor could teach her.

Maybe even Quirrell himself might not be able to borrow books on this subject.

Lin Xia politely declined, "Professor, I'm still young, and banning books is too much for me. If I need it in the future, I will come to you. Thank you, Professor."

"Okay, okay." Quirrell looked a little disappointed.

But he still strictly abided by the time and gave up his body. Lin Xia nodded to him and left.

After Lin Xia left Hogwarts, she turned around and looked inside again.

Professor Quirrell had his back to her, his head wrapped in layers of thick cloth.

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The group arrived at the place where they last lived in Hogsmeade.

On weekends, Hogsmeade Village is full of laughter and laughter. Senior students come here to play, and children can be seen jumping in many entertainment facilities.

Along the way, they also met the Weasley twins.

Lucius and Weasley worked together in the Ministry of Magic, and they disliked each other, but when it came to Weasley's children, Lucius showed an adult demeanor.

He went back to the place where he lived last time, leaving space for Lin Xia and others.

The house he lived in last time had been bought by Lucius and became the private property of the Malfoy family.

George said: "Congratulations, the paper was published smoothly!"

Fred: "We made a lot of money by placing bets for you, and we plan to give you a small gift!"

Lin Xia and Draco did not refuse and accepted their gifts with smiles.

To be honest, it was pretty good not to ask the twins to split the Galleons with them.

It's just a few gifts, nothing hard to accept and deserved.

After walking for a few more minutes, the two entered the villa. Draco then asked: "Lin Xia, what did Professor Quirrell ask you to do?"

Lin Xia: "He thought I was very talented and wanted to invest in me. He said he could give me a loan slip from the restricted book area."

Draco curled his lips: "Who needs his borrowing slip? As top students, we have the right to borrow banned books."

Lin Xia replied slowly: "That's still different. We borrow banned books through outstanding students and can only borrow them once every few months. But if you go through Professor Chino's channel, one book a week is not a problem."

Lucius heard this and said: "But for the channels for outstanding students, the school will prepare protection for you in advance, and for the notes approved by Quirrell, you need to fight against various abnormalities when reading banned books."

"So I didn't agree to him. At present, I have no urgent need to read banned books."

Lucius nodded slightly: "You, the professor of Defense Against Dark Arts, look as stupid as a pig, but your brain is very fast, and you know how to strike first. Unfortunately, you don't have the right medicine, and I don't know what you really need."

Lin Xia's eyes flashed thoughtfully, and she always felt that Quirrell was not simply wooing her.

He may not even be able to keep his position, so he still has time to win over other students?
She shook her head, not wanting to talk about this topic anymore, but asked: "Uncle Lucius, did my parents let you take the message?"

Lucius nodded: "Take it with me. Everything you want has been sorted out for you. It's in the ring. I also wish you smooth publication of your paper. They will always be proud of you."

Draco looked at his father helplessly, "Dad, why didn't mom come this time?"

Lucius was silent for a while, as if he was debating whether to tell him the real reason.

(End of this chapter)