Shanna Really Was a Genius!

"Don't be shy, just give me a raise."

Penelope looked at her boss expectantly. Could it be that Bell is finally having a change of heart?

That's what they said, but Penelope was just teasing Bell; she didn't actually want a raise.

Even if Bell offered her a raise, she would refuse!

perhaps...

Her current salary is already quite high. Not to mention, this job also exposes her to a lot of advanced magical knowledge every day.

Based on this alone, Penelope believed that even without pay, or even with someone else's money, there would be plenty of wizards eager to do the job.

Therefore, Penelope is truly grateful to Bell for his willingness to help her in this way.

"A raise is impossible, not in this lifetime... cough cough, I mean, it's impossible for a raise in the short term."

Just kidding, after he offered Penelope a monthly salary of 50 Galleon, his own father came to ask him what was going on.

If he dared to raise Penelope's salary again in such a short time, his father might think that he was being misbehaving at such a young age and keeping a mistress.

"Hey senior, since you've already said you'll give the money to Percy next month, what are you still worrying about?"

At this point, Bell has to admire Percy's audacity. He won money from a bet with his girlfriend, and he actually dared to ask for it? Was he crazy for money?

"That's the problem!"

Penelope frantically scratched her hair, ruining her carefully styled hair, showing just how much "torture" she had been suffering lately.

"That Percy guy, he doesn't believe me! He thinks I'm deliberately stalling for time to try and renege on this debt! So these past few days, he's been like a ghost, constantly following me around, nagging me endlessly!"

"Well..."

Bell was speechless.

As expected of the Weasley family, a Gryffindor lineage, Percy was far more 'brave' than Bell had imagined.

"Senior, how about I lend you some money to cover your gambling debts?"

Bell kindly suggested.

"No!"

Unexpectedly, Penelope rejected Bell's proposal outright.

"I'll leave it at that for now! I want to see how long Percy can keep chasing me for this debt!"

Penelope said through gritted teeth.

After Penelope left, Bell was finally able to leisurely read again.

The afternoon passed quickly, and around 5 p. m., Hermione texted Bell, asking him to go to the Great Hall to prepare for dinner.

As soon as Bell entered the Great Hall, she saw her younger sister rushing towards her excitedly.

"Gege! Gege! I want to eat squid! Let's go catch that Giant Squid in Black Lake and eat it!"

"!?"

Σ(°△°)

Bell stared at her younger sister in shock.

"Iron, iron... Teppanyaki Squid!!!"

Bell was once again certain that his younger sister was indeed a genius!

He's been at Hogwarts for almost three years now, and that Giant Squid in the Black Lake... wait, is that a squid? Or an octopus?

It doesn't matter, as long as they're all delicious!

Ahem... What Bell wanted to say was that he had seen that big guy quite often, but why had he never realized that it was edible?

This is so embarrassing!

Slurp

(￣￣)

"Okay! Tonight's dinner will be..."

"Shut up—!"

Hermione jumped up and slapped Bell back down before he could say anything.

Hermione felt incredibly stupid; she had naively believed that Bell would help stop Shanna.

In the afternoon, a few of us were having a great time drinking tea and chatting by Black Lake.

However, everything changed after the Giant Squid surfaced to breathe.

The moment Shanna saw the Giant Squid, her eyes lit up.

The little girl was once again certain that Hogwarts was indeed a fun and interesting place.

Not only is there delicious Spider Meat here (although, according to my Gege, those delicious little spiders have already moved away);

Dementor of Dementors (although the Gege has already eliminated more than half of them);

A vicious Wanted Criminal (although contrary to the rumors, he seems to be a coward).

Now, another Giant Squid that looks incredibly delicious has appeared!

Shanna had never seen such a big squid in her entire life; it could practically be considered a rare animal.

"Let's catch it and eat it!"

Under the bewildered gazes of Hermione and the other two girls, Shanna pulled out her Wand and prepared to collect the ingredients.

Fortunately, through her long-term contact with Bell, Hermione had developed a resilience far beyond that of ordinary people. She quickly regained her composure and tried to stop Shanna's outrageous behavior.

"No! Bell won't allow it!"

The clever Hermione has already figured out Shanna's weaknesses during this time together and has successfully mastered the "Shanna Attack" skill.

"Huh? How could that be? My Gege will definitely agree with me!"

It has to be said that Shanna understands Bell much better.

"Impossible..."

In short, after much persuasion from Hermione, Shanna finally reluctantly agreed to wait until she got Bell's permission before going back to catch the Giant Squid.

result...

"Wipe your drool off!"

Hermione stared at her boyfriend in frustration. Not only did he not stop Shanna, but he was also adding fuel to the fire!

Bell reached out and pressed down on Shanna's head, stopping her younger sister from doing so.

Having just witnessed Hermione daring to attack her own Gege, the little girl started secretly reaching for her Wand again.

"Hermione, you should know that mollusks like octopuses and squid can regenerate their tentacles."

At this point, Bell suddenly paused.

Yes! It can be recycled!

He only realized this then; it was simply a discovery of the century!

"Hermione, we can avoid killing the Giant Squid and just occasionally cut off a piece of its tentacle. This way, we won't harm it, and we'll have a continuous supply of food. That's called 'sustainable development'!"

The more Bell talked, the more excited he became, and the more he talked...

(￣￣) I'm hungry.

"No! And your drool is coming out again! Wipe it clean right now!"

Hermione was speechless.

What did that Giant Squid do to deserve such inhumane treatment? And you call this sustainable development?

You're a devil!

If Hermione knew Yomi, the two would definitely have a lot in common right now.

Seeing Bell's reluctant expression and his eyes darting around, Hermione knew he hadn't given up on his wicked idea.

In order to maintain the peace of Hogwarts and to protect the tentacles of Hogwarts ' beloved Giant Squid from damage, Hermione, left with no other choice, finally decided to unleash her ultimate weapon.

"If you dare to cut off the Giant Squid's tentacles, I'll tell Elena Aunt!"

During the Christmas party, Hermione had exchanged contact information with Bell's mother, Elena.