Chapter 569 Surveillance And Occlumency

Just when Arthur Weasley was out of danger, Jaina Proudmoore was talking quietly to Fudge in the splendid hall of the Ministry of Magic. Under their feet was a polished dark wooden floor, which was covered with various surveillance equipment.

Some wizards wearing the work uniforms of Offa United Appliances Company were busy waving their wands and directing these equipment to fly into the air. The tinkling sound of knocking was endless, and the entire hall seemed to have turned into a lively construction site.

Behind the statue, above the fireplace, on the peacock blue ceiling, and under the huge chandelier, fixed arcane eyes are installed at various angles.

"Jaina, are you sure these little things can really ensure that we don't have incidents like Stooges Podmore's trespassing and Arthur Weasley's attack?"

Fudge watched suspiciously as the small camera equipment was installed in hidden locations one by one.

"Of course we cannot guarantee 100% safety, Mr. Minister."

Gianna said frankly,

"However, these mystical eyes can detect abnormal situations immediately after the incident. Arthur was able to escape this time largely because we discovered the situation of his attack in time. If it had been a little later, the consequences would have been disastrous."

Something happened to the Ministry of Magic, and it was just the time to bring the goods. This time, Jaina sold a bunch of arcane eye products.

Secret Eyes is the other main business of Austrian United Home Appliances besides Magic TV. This wave has brought in a lot of business.

But that's not the point.

More importantly, since the Ministry of Magic has installed the Secret Eye, it means that Levin can monitor the entire Ministry of Magic at any time.

The technology of Secret 03 Dharma Eye is not the original magic principle of the magic world, but is based on arcane magic.

Based on Levin's level, he was confident that the wizards from the Ministry of Magic would not be able to find out the background of the Secret Eye.

Stepping out of the door of St. Mungo's Hospital, Levin's mind was still haunted by the pale face of Arthur Weasley.

However, he knew that there were more important things waiting for him at this moment. So, he teleported straight back to the tower, where Hermione was already waiting for him.

When she saw Levin, she immediately stood up from the sofa and handed a cup of steaming tea into his hand.

"Levin, you are finally back." Hermione asked with concern, "How is Mr. Arthur's situation? I heard this morning that Umbridge found that Ginny and Harry were missing, and asked Professor McGonagall to find out who you were going to be. They took it away."

Levin took a sip of the hot tea, feeling the fragrance of the tea filling his mouth. He let his body sink deeply into the sofa to relieve the fatigue from a busy night, and then slowly said: "Mr. Arthur is out of danger. However, he still needs to stay in the hospital for a while to recover. As for the Weasley brothers and Harry, they are safe now and don't need to worry.

Upon hearing the news, Hermione's expression relaxed visibly. She waved her wand, and a sumptuous breakfast flew in front of Levin.

She personally prepared this for Levin in the morning. After several years of getting along with him, Hermione knew Levin's taste very well. Although the breakfast she cooked was not as exquisite and delicious as Zhang Qiu's, it was still a rare delicacy.

Watching Levin devouring breakfast, Hermione sat aside, holding her face and smiling happily.

She sat quietly on the sofa and looked at him gently.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, while Levin was eating, she reported on the current situation of Offa United Company:

"According to recent reports, multiple projects you provided to the Technology R&D Department have successfully passed market verification. The Business Strengthening Department has taken over and started production, and our profitability is rising steadily. It is particularly worth mentioning that the magic potion category The research and development, production and sales progress of the product have far exceeded expectations. Now, the sales amount has reached a considerable level. In fact, for some single-product magic potions, such as blood replenishing potions and invigorating potions [we are already close to A market monopoly has been formed. This is all due to the unique large-scale industrial production capabilities of our Austrian-French Joint Public Company."

Having said this, Hermione couldn't help but smile with pride and joy on her face. All of this was the result of her and Levin's wisdom and efforts - of course the latter was mainly reflected in her.

Then, she changed the subject and her expression became serious: "However, we also face some challenges in other businesses. The production progress of the golem has not been ideal. The combat effectiveness of the currently developed samples is far from expected. , it pales in comparison to the batch you personally made before."

Speaking of this, she suggested: "I have been thinking, should we consider adjusting our R&D strategy? It may be a better choice to invest more resources in the research and development of household golems. After all, there are many problems in the market. There is a huge demand for magical creatures that can help with housework, and currently only a handful of ancient pure-blood families have house elves. If we can successfully develop a household golem, we will not only quickly capture market share, but also bring benefits to the company. More substantial profits.”

As she said that, Hermione took out a document from the folder at hand and handed it to Levin: "Look, this is some information I collected. Long before us, the MACUSA had tried to use similar magic... Like or magic puppets to perform housework. Although their technology is still quite rudimentary and can only perform simple cleaning work, this at least shows that there is a precedent for the research and development of household golems. We can consider purchasing their research results directly. , and use our technology to upgrade and improve on this basis. In this way, we will be able to develop household golems with richer functions and more convenient use, bringing more convenience to wizards' lives. "

Levin admired Hermione's business acumen. This girl had her own ideas about business management.

Levin took the file, quickly browsed the contents, then looked up at Hermione, smiled and praised: "You are right, if we can develop a comprehensive, convenient and easy-to-use housework golem, then it will undoubtedly be It will provide a new choice for countless wizarding families without house elves. Moreover, even among those pure-blood families with house elves, I believe they will be willing to try using household golems to reduce the work of the elves. burden."

Levin's words hit Hermione's heart, and she said with emotion: "Actually, I have always hoped that house elves can have more freedom. They should not have their entire lives revolve around their masters, and they should also have the right to pursue their own goals. life. Although I have given up on completely liberating them, at least we can do our part to create more choices for them.

-The dividing line of the golem

That night, in the headmaster's room at Hogwarts, Harry Potter stood in front of the fireplace, looking anxious. He didn't understand why Dumbledore recalled him to school in such a hurry, without even giving him a chance to say goodbye to Sirius.

He finally couldn't suppress the panic in his heart and asked, "Principal Dumbledore, what happened? Why do you want me to come back at this time?"

Harry noticed that Dumbledore's eyes showed an unprecedented seriousness.

He did not answer his question directly, but turned to Professor Snape who had just pushed in the door.

"Headmaster, are you looking for me?" Snape's voice was cold and calm, making the atmosphere in the room even more tense.

Harry turned his head and met Snape's deep and gloomy eyes.

The moment their eyes met, the air between them seemed to freeze.

Harry could clearly feel the hostility and disgust in Snape's eyes, like two cold daggers piercing his heart.

He did not dare to look at Snape for too long and quickly lowered his head, avoiding the sharp gaze.

Principal Dumbledore also noticed the tension between the two. He coughed lightly and broke the silence: "Severus, I need your help with something important."

Snape bowed slightly as a sign of respect to Dumbledore: "Headmaster, please give me your instructions."

It's just that the tone wasn't very good, and Harry always felt a bit playful when listening to it.

Dumbledore took a deep breath and said slowly: "Voldemort may have noticed that Harry can sense his thoughts and feelings. This is a very dangerous signal for us. If Voldemort can in turn sense Harry's thoughts and feelings, It feels like our situation will be even more worrying.”

Having said this, he paused and seemed to be considering his words.

He glanced at Harry, then at Snape, and finally said: "Therefore, we need to teach Harry [Occlumency] as soon as possible to prevent Voldemort from using this to pose a threat to us."

Snape nodded, indicating that he understood what Dumbledore meant. He walked up to Harry and said coldly: "Follow me, Yan."

The two left the principal's office one after another and walked down the spiral staircase of Hogwarts.

Arriving at the potions classroom located underground, Snape pointed to a chair: "Sit down, Potter.

After Harry sat down, Snape began to explain the essentials and techniques of Occlumency.

His tone was cold and mechanical, as if he was just completing a task.

Harry listened hard, trying to absorb useful information from Snape's words.

"Potter, I know Sirius has been teaching you Occlumency.

Snape suddenly said, "But it's obvious that he is not a good teacher. After so long, you haven't learned anything at all. Now I'm taking over. I just hope that you can be a little smarter than you were in Potions class... ........".