Harry's Rotten Luck

Percy complained, "Oh, and next year there's some disgusting girl named Umbridge coming to Hogwarts as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor."

After delivering the intelligence and grumbling for a while, Percy dusted himself off and left.

Oren opened the windows to let in fresh air, hoping the wind would carry away the resentment in the room.

The Phoenix Feather on the desk began to glow and vibrate; Oren answered the phone (not really).

"Hey~ Hagrid's back! I'll be right there!"

The office of the two old Dengs.

Oren scoffed, "Hagrid, all you do is chuckle like an idiot. The headmaster sent you on this mission to win over the Giant, not to go on a trip with Madame Maxime."

Hagrid chuckled again, "It went smoothly at first. We delivered the Gubraithian Fire to the Giant leader, Karkus."

"But later, Golgomath killed Marcus, and we also discovered that Golgomath had been in contact with some dark wizards."

Oren slammed his fist on the table and exclaimed, "It must be the Death Eaters causing trouble! Then let's send someone to support a Giant leader, and my Order of the Phoenix's Avada Kedavra won't be left out either!"

The two old Deng...

Hagrid...

"Oren, I have something else to ask you..."

"Hagrid, just say what you need to say."

"My younger brother is a bit short and is often bullied by the Giant Tribe. I want to bring him back..."

"No problem. Hagrid will take him to the smaller worlds. Just remember to bring him food. Also, ask Headmaster Dumbledore to help you develop a teleportation device."

Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald.

Grindelwald's lips twitched. So they'd dumped the development work on me. He immediately decided to go and squeeze Nicolas Flamel dry and dump the work on him.

"Hey Principal, you can hire Beauxbatons' principal to be your slave, so why don't you get some Beauxbatons students to fill in the blanks?"

"The students from Beauxbatons are better suited for filling in the lines; they're not as good as Durmstrang's," Grindelwald analyzed. "Those guys who teach Dark Magic will definitely last longer than ordinary line-filling babies."

Dumbledore...

For several days in a row, Grindelwald led his old men to cause trouble for the Giant' leader, and the castle was also cleaned up during these days.

Oren hung two oil paintings, one of Hanalis's smile and the other of Hermione the catgirl, in his office.

He instructed Will, "Didn't Headmaster Dumbledore ask Charlie to recruit wizards in Europe? It'll cost some money to bribe officials, so go and send him some Galleon."

"And wasn't Bill transferred back to London? Have him give regular updates on Gringotts."

"Hmph~ A bunch of Goblin want to run a bank? At most, I'll allow them to run a public toilet."

Will...

"Well... young master, Mr. Bill is busy dating Phoebe... you know, the Champion of Beauxbatons, so he's probably not very capable of doing any work."

Oren...

"The Weasley family ' young wizard and Miss Granger have also arrived; they're in the garden outside the castle."

"Then I have to go take a look."

In the garden, a group of young wizards were shouting and yelling.

Oren said, "This garden is nice! We'll pull up all the plants and plant vegetables in a bit!"

Will...

"Hey Hermione, didn't your parents come with you?"

"No, Death Eaters wouldn't target Muggle who know nothing, would they?"

Oren analyzed, "If I were Death Eaters, I would. To exterminate an opponent's entire family is the greatest respect one can show."

Will cautioned, "The Wizarding World is small; it can't withstand this kind of disruption."

"What about the three barbarian tribes?"

"Young Master, this still won't do."

Hermione...

"So, Will goes to Diagon Alley and helps the Mr. and Mrs. Granger open a dental clinic."

Will's lips twitched. What else could I say?

"Young Master's insight is brilliant!"

Hermione...

"Only Muggle go to the dentist!"

"It's alright," Oren shrugged. "I can help the Niffler pull its tooth."

Will...

"Um... young master, is it possible that the Niffler don't have teeth?"

Oren...

"Ahem, let me show you around the castle. This is a brand new castle, unlike Hogwarts where the underground is hollowed out."

Everyone...

Ron suggested, "Could we show you the kitchen first? Mom's been away these past few days, and we've been going hungry at the Burrow."

Oren asked doubtfully, "They can still go hungry? Aren't there a bunch of Gnome in the Burrow Garden? Those should be edible, right?"

The twins rolled their eyes, thinking to themselves, "Anything that can be eaten, can be eaten. Who would dare let their living dad go hungry?"

The group strolled around the castle, Ron remarked, "It's so new, the paint isn't even completely dry yet."

Hermione, hearing the sound of shattering porcelain coming from the kitchen, exclaimed, "What's that sound? The Death Eaters are attacking!?"

"Calm Hermione," Oren said calmly, "I guess Tonks is helping out in the kitchen."

The kitchen door opened, and Mrs. Molly threw out a witch.

Everyone...

Oren remarked, "Thanks to Mrs. Molly for cooking, otherwise we'd be lucky to even have breakfast at night."

Tonks...

She conjured a pig nose, intending to scare the group of young wizards, but she failed to frighten anyone except Ginny; it was a complete failure.

As everyone munched on their steaks, Oren asked, "Hermione, have you decided which powerful spell you want to learn?"

Hermione pointed to Tonks, who was standing to the side, looking emo.

"Bombarda, Freezing Charm, both are good...wait a minute?" Oren looked at Tonks and said, "Metamorphmagus! I'd totally agree!"

Hermione swallowed the steak in her mouth and said, "Oren, what nonsense are you talking about! Metamorphmagus is innate! I want to learn to Animagus!"

"Oh~ (disappointed), that's too much trouble. How can you practice by yourself?"

"Hmph~ Professor McGonagall and I have already agreed that she will teach me as soon as school starts," the little witch said, hands on her hips.

Ron nudged the twins and said enviously, "They actually have a professor helping them! How enviable!"

George: "Sometimes... I mean, sometimes."

Fred: "Occasionally, Nicolas Flamel would teach us a trick or two."

Ron immediately channeled his envy into a large appetite.

Oren said, "Ron, don't just eat chicken legs! This poisonous mushroom sashimi is extremely rare, try some!"

Ron!!!

Ginny asked, "Didn't Harry Potter come?"

"Soon," Oren said. "Sirius Black will bring him."

Will rushed into the kitchen and said, "Young Master, urgent telegram from the manor!"

"Read!"

"Your the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has arrived."

Everyone...

Hermione asked doubtfully, "Do you need this?"

"That's incredibly useful," Oren said, pulling out a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. "I thought the fight against the Death Eaters would be a full-scale war, but it turns out to be a detective story."

Everyone...

After clearing the food from the table, the young wizards prepared to explore the castle again.

As soon as they arrived at the front door, they saw Sirius Black constantly wiping away cold sweat, Harry leaning against the door with a defiant look on his face, Dumbledore in thought.

Oren asked, "Sirius Black, why are you sweating so much?"

"I wasn't paying attention, and Harry almost got robbed by Dementors."

Oren...

Harry scoffed. "I used the Patronus Charm to repel the Dementors, Oren, I even exposed your name, but it wasn't as effective as I thought."

Oren explained, "That's normal. The Dementors certainly never studied at Hogwarts. And then what?"

"Then the Ministry of Magic sent me a letter telling me I was expelled. Ugh, I wanted to be Auror."

Oren comforted her, "It's alright, it's a piece of cake. If we can't get into the Ministry of Magic through the entrance exam, we can still try to get in through Ministry of Magic, right? I'll help you start a business, and then we'll visit each of those people according to the family tree."

Harry said, "I remember there was one of those books in the Library."

"Ahem," Dumbledore interrupted, "I've had the Ministry of Magic rescind its decision to expel Harry."

Oren said, "That's tough, Principal."

Sirius Black: "As Fudge's biggest supporter right now, I went and talked to him. Harry just needs to make a brief appearance in Wizengamot."

Oren told Hermione, "I told you, Wizengamot is nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothings and old man Deng with bones out of his head."

Dumbledore: "Cough cough cough..."