When Allen and Penello's car arrived near the Burrow, Allen controlled the car to descend slowly. Noticing Penello's disdainful expression, Allen coughed to get the witch's attention and said, "Don't show that expression in front of them later. They have seven children in their family, so we'll stay here for the afternoon and restrain ourselves."
"Got it. But these red heads are making a lot of money, yet they won't refurbish themselves." Penello pursed her lips in agreement, and then couldn't help but add on.
Molly, who was cooking in the shabby house, noticed the car outside the window. She quickly shook her hands and wiped them on her apron. Then, she quickly took off the apron and the apron flew to its original position behind the door with great familiarity. Thumping sounds could be heard as Mrs. Weasley quickly went down the stairs, shouting, "Allen is here … Ron, take your chess piece away from the chair. Ginny, go call George and Fred. I saw Allen's car."
"It's the car I modified." Arthur Weasley heard his wife's words and immediately jumped up from the sofa. He ran out of the door and saw the car slowly descending from the sky. He excitedly said to Harry, who ran out beside him, "Compared to the car I modified on my own, it's much more stable."
Percy also hurried out. He adjusted the tie around his neck. He was dressed very formally, as if he was about to be received by the minister.
After accepting the invitation of Ginny, who could be considered the only friend in Gryffindor Academy, Hermione, who had arrived first in the morning with Phantom Transfiguration, and Tonks, who looked haggard and even sickly, also came out of the door. Everyone's attention was focused on the car that had landed on the ground and was driving towards the Burrow's door.
Allen and Penello got out of the car. Arthur quickly stepped forward and shook Allen's hand. He couldn't wait to ask, "Welcome, welcome, Allen. Is it still functional? Is there anything you want to change? "
"It's a great modification, but the silence effect is too good. I can't hear what's going on outside. It's more dangerous, and it's easy to bump into Muggle's helicopter …" Allen said sincerely.
After they released their hands, Percy leaned forward, and Allen's hand shook gently before letting go. Percy looked at Penello beside him, and his smile was a little stiff. He nodded carelessly and didn't dare to look anymore, retreating to Arthur Allen. Behind Mr. Weasley was Molly Weasley. Weasley put his arm around his son's shoulder and patted him gently. Although Penello's reputation in the Ministry of Magic wasn't good, and she was viewed as a murderous maniac and a demoness, Molly knew that her son had once liked her in school.
Penello stood calmly behind Allen. Apart from the initial polite greeting, she didn't say anything else.
After hugging Harry gently, he nodded at Ron, who had come over to greet him with a stiff expression. Allen smiled at Jenny standing to the side, then reached out with his finger to wipe the corner of Hermione's mouth. Hermione still had a smile on her face as she looked at Allen in surprise. "There's some toothpaste on the corner of your mouth," Allen said.
Although Allen had already wiped it, Hermione couldn't help but raise her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth again.
"Although I brushed my teeth in the morning before coming over, Mrs. Weasley prepared too many delicious desserts. I couldn't help but brush my teeth again after eating." Hermione was a little embarrassed as she explained in a low voice.
"You should use a magic spell to clean like me. It's more convenient." Penello was a little dissatisfied that Hermione used toothpaste to make Allen act intimately with her, but she didn't flare up due to the situation.
"Allen, our .Ls results will be mailed out today. The owls won't be unable to find me, right? I should've come a day later. "Hermione wanted to use this topic to ease her awkwardness, but after saying that, she really began to feel anxious.
"Ahem, don't worry, they'll find you." Noticing Hermione's appearance, Allen secretly glanced at Penello again and resisted the urge to rub her head out of habit.
"I got an O in all the subjects of the ordinary and advanced Wizard exams ~" Penello stood behind Allen with her arms crossed, glancing sideways at Hermione and deliberately said with a tone full of nostalgia.
Hermione, whose weakness was caught, couldn't help but begin to recall the situation of her exam at that time and fell into a deeper level of anxiety – there shouldn't be any mistakes that couldn't get an O, right?
Allen, who could only change his attention, looked at Molly Weston, who was beside him. Tonks, who was dispirited and dispirited, "Tonks, you don't look too good. Why don't I ask Daisy to give you a break and have a good rest?"
"Thank you, Allen. No need, she just gave me a break. I'm fine. " Tonks forced himself to smile, then glanced at his witch colleague and said, "Hello, Penello."
Allen found that the girl's smile had completely lost its ability to affect people in the past, and her haggard appearance was much worse than before.
"Tonks, are you still worried about that Remus? Lupin? " Penello, who couldn't stand the Tonks' appearance, raised her eyebrows and directly exposed the problem. "Since you like him, you should have laid your cards on the table with him again, and not …"
"Penello, I'm just not feeling well." Tonks pulled on his cloak, then turned to Molly Weston. "I have to go. Thank you for the tea, and thank you for your comfort, Molly."
"Allen, I have something to do, so I'll go first. Have a good time." As if afraid that Penello would continue to talk about Lupin, Tonks waved at Allen and the others, turned around, and disappeared in an instant.
Molly? Weston seemed a little annoyed, and she looked at Penello with disapproval. In order to match Bill and the Tonks together, she had recently often invited the Tonks to the Burrow for dinner. Today, Bill hadn't returned yet, so the Tonks left.
After calming herself down, Molly? Weston warmly invited Allen and the others into the house. "You must be hungry after driving so far. Come in and have something to eat."
Allen nodded, walked back to the car, and took out the gifts for the Weston family. There were quite a lot of things, including Morgan-le-Feil? Mrs. Harris's hand-made desserts, a few bottles of homemade elderflower wine, exquisite magic chess, Moon Gazing Mirror, and other magical items. These weren't overly expensive items, but they all contained the thought behind them.
"Thank you, you're too kind." Molly Weston's short and plump body moved forward and took the gifts from Allen's hands. The Weston family didn't have much of a reaction this time, and naturally accepted them — in fact, with the improvement of their economy, they weren't as sensitive to these things as before when they were tight on money.
The cooing of hens could be heard from the shed in the distance. Ever since Arthur had found a part-time job at the Harris Group, the remuneration he earned was enough for Molly Weston to live comfortably. Weasley no longer needed to be as frugal as before. After the twins graduated this year, four out of her six children already had their own jobs. Their lives had already bid farewell to poverty and started to become rich. It was just out of habit. Molly Weasley still lived a frugal life. Apart from traveling to visit his son, who was working far away, saving money was a very important thing at all times.
Allen had just sat down after entering the house when Molly Weston had already prepared the dishes for him. Weasley brought out the various dishes that he had prepared beforehand to the dining table. The thick and steaming onion soup was poured out from the iron pot that had automatically risen into the air. The bowls automatically arranged themselves and flew under the iron pot, catching the hot soup that was pouring out from the iron pot.
Molly? Although Weasley was short and stout, she was exceptionally adept at cooking. She waved her wand towards the sky, and the bread and knife flew gracefully to the table, neatly placed in front of everyone. The bread was automatically cut into slices, and the soup pot flew back to land on the stove.
When everyone started to enjoy the food, Mrs. Weston sat down at the table and said with a smile, "Allen, thank you very much for investing in George and Fred. You've given them something to do."
"They're really talented and energetic when it comes to pranks. Wizards need more fun in their lives. The funny products that Weston's Magic Theater sells should be very popular with wizards. I'm not doing this out of kindness, but because I really think this business is worth investing in." Allen affirmed the value of the investment as a matter of fact.
"Your mother told me that the business is good," Harry whispered to Ron. "She also said that Fred and George are quite business-minded."
"That's too much of an understatement." Ron glanced at his mother and Allen who were talking at the other end of the long table. His face was full of envy. "Harris and Fred are making a lot of money now! I really want to go and see that place, but mother doesn't allow us to go to Diagon Alley by ourselves. She said it's not safe. "
"Why don't we all go to Diagon Alley together when we're preparing for the start of school in a few weeks? It's different from what I'm worried about. This time, after the return of the mysterious person, the magic world is very safe. As long as we all go together, there won't be any accidents. " Molly Weston glared at her youngest son who spoke too loudly, but she obviously enjoyed Allen's confidence in her son's shop. She happily said to Allen, "And about Arthur, Arthur has been promoted!" Molly Weston almost couldn't wait to share the good news. "In order to respond to the current situation, Owen Harris has also been appointed. Minister Harris established a few new departments. Arthur was now in charge of the 'Counterfeit Defense Spells and Protective Equipment Investigation and Collection Office'. This job is very important. Now he has ten people under him! "
"I have to thank Minister Harris for his trust." Hearing this, Arthur Weston was grateful. Weasley said gratefully. "I even specially asked my assistant, Perkins, to go with me..."
"In the office where Dad used to work, there was only him and his assistant, Perkins, in the Muggle Prohibition Office. The office was very small. In the past, there was no way for him to be respected by others, nor was there a high salary. Now, he can get Owen? It's great that Minister Harris thinks highly of him and transferred him to a new department. "Percy took the opportunity to praise him. He had been on the wrong side before, and now Allen? Harris actually agreed to his father's invitation and came to the house as a guest. So he suppressed the ripples of emotions he had for Penello and would never let go of this opportunity to express his determination.
"In the past, it was almost the most boring department in the entire Ministry of Magic," Ron muttered.
"Is it Arthur? Mr. Weston has his own skills and talents. Naturally, they won't be buried. " Allen said politely. He and Penello looked at each other. In fact, only they, the core members of Family Harris, knew why Arthur Weston had been promoted. Mr. Weston had been transferred by way of promotion in order to make room for the position of Director of the Muggle Prohibition Office. The position of this department would only become more and more important in the future. Hermione's plans for the Umbrella needed to take over this position that was looked down upon by the wizards. It was inconspicuous but actually very important in the scope of functions, and it would inevitably be in the hands of Family Harris. However, these follow-up plans had not been implemented yet. Mr. Weston's transfer was only the first step.
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