HP: By the lake of Snake Garden, flowers bloom on the other side

No. 19, Spider End Lane.

A very ordinary owl stood on the window sill, pecking at the glass with its beak.

"Boom boom boom——"

Licoris opened the window and put it in. He took a letter from the owl's mouth and gave it a handful of millet from the cereal jar in the kitchen.

She received a letter from an owl, but it was not signed.

Lycoris saw a very simple sentence on the parchment, "What should I do?"

Lycoris knew who wrote the letter without even looking at the signature. The handwriting was familiar.

The name of the owner of this letter appears in the current exhibit room - seventh-year Head Boy, also known as Head Boy - Percy Weasley.

I just said, how could someone not be interested in his own promotion of power?

I just gave you a little bait, didn’t you take the bait?

Lycoris looked at the owl eating millet and thought about how to give orders to her new subordinates.

Percy Weasley accepted his opinion because it was convenient for him to be promoted in the Ministry of Magic. Rita Skeeter became his subordinate because of threats and wanting to have fame and wealth. Filch listened to him because he saved her. The petrified Mrs. Norris and he wanted something from him. Pansy Parkinson was willing to listen to his advice because her future plans overlapped with his.

Student representatives, those with pure blood have their own abilities. School staff, who are very knowledgeable about Hogwarts and have management authority. Social personnel, grasp social public opinion. A potential employee of the Ministry of Magic with excellent ability and current knowledge.

Four people feels like a lot, but it’s not enough.

Lycoris asked the owl to wait for a while, cut out words from the Daily Prophet, pieced them together into sentences and stuck them on the parchment.

"Thank you for flying back." Lycoris watched the owl fly away and felt that Percy Weasley still had a brain.

This was not his owl, nor the Ministry of Magic's owl with its footmark.

"Liko, what are you doing in the kitchen?" Draco didn't see Licoris and found the kitchen. "The dean asked us to go to the basement."

Lycoris watched Draco stretch his head and look at her, so she washed her hands and soaked three glasses of mint water.

"Prepare some refreshing drinks. Today we will practice black magic." Licoris carried the wooden tray and went down to the basement.

"Why do I also need to practice black magic? I think I learned it very well." Draco was very confident in himself. He opened the sliding door of the basement to let Licoris go first, and then closed the door.

Because after the start of school, it is just theoretical knowledge, and you will never have the opportunity to practice it.

Lycoris replied to Draco in her mind that Dolores Umbridge did not allow students to practice and could only recite dictation.

"Because the Dark Lord is resurrected, Death Eaters are everywhere. Aren't you afraid?" Lycoris changed her answer, which was more reliable.

"I am a wizard of the Malfoy family, how could a Death Eater hurt me?" Draco asked Licoris in disbelief, and continued, "My father is Lucius Malfoy."

Your father was a Death Eater himself, and your aunt was a Death Eater - a die-hard Death Eater at that.

Forgot to mention, your dean is also a Death Eater.

It feels like you should be safe...that's weird.

Your father was punished by the Dark Lord Voldemort, the leader of the Death Eaters. What if you don't learn something to save your life?

"It makes sense, but you have learned everything, so let's continue learning!" Lycoris said perfunctorily, putting the tray on the cabinet aside.

"Draco, let's exchange wands!" Lycoris made a suggestion and said seriously when her father looked over, "Mr. Ollivander said that wands recognize their owners and don't like others to use them. You are not Are you good at practicing black magic? How about trying my beech wand?"

Draco Malfoy would say yes, Severus Snape was sure of it.

Boys at this age are very competitive, and it is impossible for him to refuse when his daughter provokes him.

"Then what's the problem?" Draco accepted his girlfriend's proposal nonchalantly, took out his hawthorn wand from the inner pocket of his plain robe and handed it over.

Lycoris also took out her own beech wand and exchanged it with him. After getting Draco's hawthorn wand, she started spinning it smoothly.

"Why are you turning my wand again?" Draco raised his eyebrows. Is there no way she can change this habit?

"I'm used to it. Your wand is shorter than mine, so it's easy to use." Lycoris smiled and looked at her silent father, "Dad, Draco and I can get started."

Snape waved his sleeves, and a boggart came out of the cabinet.

Draco Malfoy then used the Patronus Charm and a small snake was summoned.

It was a really small snake. Snape thought it was not even as big as the snake that made the potion.

When her daughter saw the Boggart, it was just a rolling fog. She learned Occlumency very well, and Snape was very satisfied.

Next, Severus Snape saw something he had never seen before.

The fox summoned by his daughter's Patronus Charm chases Draco Malfoy's snakes throughout the basement.

"Dad, have you ever seen such a scene?" Lycoris thought this was really interesting. Her fox patronus only chased Draco's patronus.

It has no interest in Pansy's patronus and does not pursue it.

Severus Snape had only seen one pair - a pair of deer - Lily's doe, Potter's stag.

I have never seen foxes and snake patron saints on the food chain, and they can play together.

Draco was used to it.

He watched Lycoris's fox catch up with his snake and play with it like it was spaghetti.

It's really not surprising at all, but why does my Patronus still lose even if I change my wand?

"No, so you have learned the Patronus Charm very well. Next, change to a magical creature." Snape waved his wand, and the Boggart was locked in the cabinet.

Lycoris and Draco followed their father to review their Defense Against the Dark Arts knowledge and practice spells to deal with them.

The Burrow.

An owl returned to the red-haired young man's hand, and he saw Licoris's reply.

When Dolores Umbridge leaves the Ministry of Magic, the position will become vacant. Whether someone else gets promoted or Secretary Fudge drops someone else in, there's always a position available.

Moreover, since Mr. Barty Crouch's accident, he has been implicated and investigated.

It was confirmed that Mr. Crouch's incident had nothing to do with him, and he was also a victim.

What Lycoris said was not unreasonable, and Percy made up his mind.

Percy Weasley releases the owl and returns it to Owl Stop.

"Take the power of Dolores Umbridge and take her place in Fudge's heart."

Percy Weasley squeezed the parchment in his hand. What should he do to make Minister Fudge trust him as much as Dolores Umbridge?