Admiral of Hogwarts

Maybe because it was close to the Christmas holiday, there was a slight traffic jam on the road. So it took more time than usual when they went back. So much so that the sun was almost setting by the time we got home.

As soon as he opened the door, Hugo smelled a rich smell of butter and nuts. "Ha, mom actually made a butter nut chestnut cake today." He and his sister looked at each other, and saw the look of surprise in each other's eyes. Because it's their favorite dessert. Unfortunately, because their mother is usually busy at work and this cake takes time to make, they only get to eat it once or twice a year.

"It's not just cakes. Your mother has been busy since this morning after knowing that you will come back from the holiday." Mr. Granger, who was the last to enter, closed the door and said to Hugo and his two siblings, "Okay, hurry up. Wash your hands. In addition to cakes, she also made you a lot of things you like to eat."

Sure enough, the dishes on the table were very rich. Although in terms of variety, it is definitely not as good as Hogwarts, which has hundreds of house elves. But there is a unique sense of family warmth. After all, Christmas is just like New Year's in Hugo's previous life, it is a holiday for family reunion.

During the meal, Mr. and Mrs. Granger asked about their children's life and study situation in school. As parents who have no idea about the wizarding world. They always have various concerns about their children leaving their side to go to school in a completely unfamiliar place.

Hugo and Hermione naturally saw their parents' worries, so they only talked about some interesting things that happened in school and avoided the problems they encountered as much as possible. After they introduced their lives at school, Mr. Granger also talked about their experiences during this period.

"I have begun to slowly shift the focus of my work." Mr. Granger said with some excitement. “I really didn’t expect that the market for dentures in that ancient country in the East would be so big, especially when it comes to porcelain teeth, there is almost nothing.”

"Well, your children have just come back. They don't need to listen to these things from you." Looking at Mr. Granger who started to talk, Mrs. Granger interrupted him. "You can talk about these things another time. Now, let them finish this meal properly."

In short, Hugo and the others finished their dinner in an extremely warm atmosphere. Then after they cleared the table, they took out desserts from the kitchen and ate them. At the same time, they took this opportunity to chat about their lives in the past few months.

According to my father, his business in China has become more and more prosperous recently. Therefore, he and Mrs. Granger planned to slowly shift their focus from the dental clinic at home to this multinational business.

One of the most important factors why he made such a decision is that he recently successfully bought a porcelain dental factory with the money he had saved and a bank loan, and then moved it to a special zone in China to prepare for local production. , upgraded from a simple middleman to a manufacturer.

Hearing that his parents' careers were beginning to develop, Hugo felt that this was something worth celebrating. As a result, because we hadn’t seen each other for a long time, we spent a little more time chatting after the meal, so it was already very late when everyone finished the exchange and went back to the room to sleep. So he simply washed up and went to bed immediately.

Hugo didn't have many arrangements during this holiday. Apart from summoning a few more ship girls to expand his strength, he mainly wanted to take a good rest. After all, I experienced a lot in school in the first half of the semester, and I will probably experience more troublesome things in the second half of the semester. So you should take advantage of this free time to recharge your batteries.

According to his idea, after half a school year, Hood and the others should have taken root in the world of ordinary people outside. All he had to do was find Hood and join them in summoning some new ship girls using their possessions. But what he didn't expect was that what he had done to the girl he had released at the beginning of the semester was far beyond his imagination.

When Hugo opened his eyes the next day, he saw snow falling outside the window. Because everyone slept a little late yesterday, the whole family got up late today. When Hugo went downstairs, he found Mr. and Mrs. Granger preparing breakfast in the kitchen, while Hermione helped put the cutlery on the table.

Seeing this, Hugo took off his coat from the hanger next to him and put it on his body. Then he opened the door and walked through the thin layer of snow on the ground to the mailbox outside the lawn. After opening the mailbox, he found that the small box was filled to the brim with all kinds of printed matter and letters.

"Supermarket flyers, store flyers, and various service lists." Looking at the pile of exquisite prints printed on coated paper in his hand, Hugo realized that even in the era before smartphones, various advertising messages were still flying all over the sky. . But the cost is much higher than sending spam text messages.

For example, the cost of each copy of a beautifully printed Christmas advertisement like this is not low, so it will only be distributed in middle-class communities like Hugo's current location that may have purchasing power. In terms of transmission area, it is far less large than a simple network link in the later smartphone era.

At the bottom of this pile of advertisements is today's Times. After carrying this pile of things into the warm living room, Hugo first helped Hermione clean up the dining room, and then took out this newspaper to read. stand up. As a result, after watching it for less than five minutes, an exclamation came out of his mouth.

"What's wrong?" Hermione, who was also reading the newspaper next to her, turned around and asked, "What's the news in the newspaper that deserves your exclaiming? Is it raining candy in the center of London today?"

"I was surprised because I saw an acquaintance in the newspaper." Hugo said, putting the newspaper in his hand in front of Hermione, and then pointed to a palm-sized photo on it, which was of a man with a A beautiful girl with a braid. "This person is Hood's cousin, and Veneto has seen her photo before."

"What, let me take a look." Hermione was also surprised that someone around her could be published in a mainstream newspaper like The Times, so she also came over to read the newspaper. As a result, when Mr. Granger walked out of the kitchen with a plate of bacon and poached eggs, he saw his children looking attentively at the newspaper that they had barely touched before.

"Children, it's time to eat." Mr. Granger called after putting down the plate in his hand, and then he walked over to Hugo and the others and asked. "I remember you used to say that The Times was boring. Why does it look so boring here today?"

"Because an acquaintance was in the newspaper today." Hermione said, pointing to the article. "This person is Miss Hood's cousin. It has been the number one best-seller in the United States for four consecutive weeks."

"What?" After hearing his daughter's words, Mr. Granger curiously took the newspaper and read in a low voice, "Written by Miss Belfast O'Brien, a fourth-year student at Queen's University Belfast. The Twilight Saga caused a sensation in the United States. It has even become the most popular among young Americans now."