Chapter 2542 smoke and mirror (eight)

Continue walking along the path from the Whomping Willow to the Quidditch pitch. After entering the Forbidden Forest, near the three-way intersection where the Darmas gather, there is Professor Graplan's "Birdcage".

Graplan, who is an ornithologist and part-time veterinarian at Hogwarts, also has two offices. The sound of the bird is harmful to people, so it is not suitable to be located too close to the castle.

Since this place is close to the depths of the Forbidden Forest, you will see unicorns drinking by the stream, and centaur women will bring their children here to wash fruits and food.

"Good morning, Firenze!" Pomona greeted a centaur.

"Morning." Firenze said with a smile, "Did you watch the astrology last night?"

In fact, Pomona was too busy sleeping to find time to look at the stars.

"Of course, I saw it. It's the Perseid meteor shower, right?" she said casually.

"I heard that a comet collided with Jupiter. Unfortunately, the centaurs don't have human telescopes." Firenze looked at the sky. "And the light of the full moon eclipsed the stars."

"Yeah, full moon," Pomona muttered. "Damn full moon."

She tugged at the wizard's robe, staggered forward, and finally reached the entrance to Graplan's office, knocking on the door.

"Come in," Graplan said from inside.

Pomona opened the door and walked in. To be honest, she always thought that the dean's office should be as spacious and bright as Graplan's office, not as "small and cozy" as her office next to the student lounge. .

Graplan's desk is located in the center of the "birdcage". Through the transparent glass, the living conditions of the birds can be observed. Occasionally, gorgeous tropical birds can be seen flying from one branch to another with their long tails.

"Dean, why are you here?" Graplan put down the pipe in his hand.

"I'd like to borrow an owl from you," said Pomona. "I want something stronger and fiercer."

"Can I ask why?" Graplan said.

"I'm sending a letter to the dragon sanctuary in Romania."

Graplan didn't have any doubts. After she stood up, she led Pomona to a small door on the left side of the desk, opened the door with her wand, and walked in.

"The birds are so smart, they learned how to open the door when they saw me, and one day when I came over, the office was full of escaped birds," Graplan explained.

Pomona was worried that the birds would "throw" the guano down, so she pressed the witch's hat on her head tightly.

Soon they came to a colony of owls, standing on the branches of high and low trees, sleeping with one eye closed.

"How about this one?" Graplan put on the dragonhide gloves and woke a black owl to stand on top of the gloves.

Pomona looked at the ferocious owl. It seemed that it didn't like people approaching it. When Pomona wanted to touch it, it opened its mouth and bit.

She actually wants to see how other owls are doing, but thinking about waking people up during other people's sleep time, no one will have a good face, and it will even cause "public outrage".

"That's all," said Pomona. "Thank you, Professor Graplan."

"You're welcome, if you want to say that, I'd like to thank you for the herbs, let's go," Graplan said.

Then the two of them left the "birdcage", and when they arrived at the office, Graplan put a real birdcage in it, and then left with it.

"How about I call you Spike?" Pomona said to the owl.

The Horned Owl let out a sharp cry, as if it didn't like the name.

She got back to the castle in a good mood all the way, but as soon as she entered the gate of the castle, two red-haired young men blocked her way.

"Why on earth are you leaving me?" Fred or George said holding their hearts.

"No reason, because I don't love you anymore." George or Fred said indifferently.

Then the twins stopped acting and jumped in front of Pomona together, speaking together.

"So, why do you want to go to Hogsmeade yourself instead of letting your errands go? Don't you love us too? Boss." Fred and George smirked professionally together with.

"Tonks asked me out, she's an Auror now."

Fred shared surprised looks with George.

"It's the one with the pink hair."

"Love the Wacky Sisters shirt."

"Love to explore with us."

"Tonks, who was never punished?"

She was amazed at the "artistic ability" of the twins.

"That's right." Pomona nodded. "She's on a mission in Hogsmeade."

"I guess she needs a hat, and how angry Fudge will be if he sees her hair." Fred smiled at George.

"Which do you think she likes? A witch's pointed hat?" George asked Fred.

"Can I go?" Pomona asked.

"Next time you have to run errands, don't forget about us." George said, handing a business card to Pomona.

"You started your business in school? How are you preparing for your owls exam?" she said angrily.

But the twins were gone in a flash.

Pomona looked at the backs of the two of them and sighed. Children are like this, and they like to play with older children. Tonks happens to be five years older than the twins.

Lily wants to stay in the wizarding world. She joins the Slug Club in favor of Slughorn, hoping that he will introduce herself to the Ministry of Magic.

However, she was a Muggleborn, which was impossible in the magical society at that time, which was set off by the mysterious man.

Then she wanted to stay, but her grades were good, but not so good that Albus Dumbledore thought she could stay on as a professor as soon as she graduated.

She may have been misled by Pomona, because Pomona stayed on after graduation.

Pomona has never been interviewed by Sybil. She was taking care of the greenhouse when she was in school, but after graduation, the tasks became more arduous, and she also had to take care of the vegetable garden and kitchen. Everything changed, but it seemed that there was no change.

Spike screamed in the cage.

"Are you hungry?" Pomona asked. "How about I get you something to eat?"

Then she took it to the kitchen.

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The winner was a Mamluk rider. He received the flowers symbolizing victory with a bright smile on his face. This meant that he not only meant that the Mamluks would receive a prize of 1 million francs, but also that they could settle in France.

Georgiana remembered that Bonaparte had said that Rustam had never seen the sea, and he was frightened when he heard that he was going to Paris. Tam went with him.

But now Rustam no longer wants "countless" beauties and money.

She turned her attention to the lost "Jet Devil" again. This time it didn't burst its cylinder halfway, and barely ran the whole distance, but because of insufficient fuel, it lost in the final sprint.

They obviously didn't run by themselves, but they were sweating profusely, as if they were baked by the temperature of the steam engine, and they seemed to be tired from refueling.

Even if there is no 1 million bonus as a research grant, Pomona is still willing to fund them. In a cliché, the wheel of history is rolling forward. It was driven by princes and generals in the past, but now it is technology.

It is impossible for her to have the power to stop it, everything has changed, and it seems that there is no change, just like a butterfly's wings flapping, only to stir up an imperceptible breeze, whether it will dissipate, or create a storm, only time will tell up.

Spike is the bulldog from Tom and Jerry