The "Hogwarts Daily" was a school newspaper that was not officially recognized by the Hogwarts School.
It was timely, entertaining, and unreliable.
The three main characteristics were its unreliability. It was a popular toilet reading material among the teachers and students of the school.
There was a period of decline.
But after the Weisles twins took over, it came back to life and even went to a higher level.
Even though the twins inserted a lot of private advertisements in the newspaper,
It did not dispel the readers' enthusiasm for all kinds of gossip in the school.
But there was one thing that the readers of the daily newspaper had always been very curious about. With such a large circulation, where exactly was the "Daily" edited, typeset, and printed?
Today,
Harry Potter will uncover this secret for us.
Come, follow the savior to the eighth floor.
Turn three times in front of the tapestry of Barnabas being beaten silly by a giant monster, and then push — no,
Kick open the red-painted door.
And yell, "Fred! George! Come out! "
The two brothers, who were so busy that they were dizzy, looked up from the ink.
When they saw the angry Harry, they were stunned for a moment, and then they smiled. "Oh, it's Harry. This is really our money tree. Sit down, sit down. Over there, Colin, bring Harry some tea..."
Colin, who had a camera hanging on his chest, brought a cup of hot tea in fear and trepidation. Then he went to Harry and asked, "Hahaha, Harry Potter, can I take a picture with you?"
Harry took a sip of tea and asked, "Did you take the picture of me running out of Snape's cellar?"
Colin nodded his head in confusion.
Harry pushed his junior away in disgust. "No."
Fred pushed Colin away with a smile and personally massaged Harry's shoulders. "Hey, don't be so serious. He's your die-hard fan!"
Harry squinted at the twins. "Did you write the news about me and Snape?"
"Uh … Not all …" George scratched his head, then spread his hands and smiled. "We are very busy. It's impossible for us to do everything by ourselves."
This time, Harry was really curious. "Who else?"
Fred shrugged his shoulders and counted with his fingers. "The one about Night in the Snake King's Cellar was written by Professor Kamia. The one about Sage Potter was written by the young master of the Malfoys. The one about Lovelorn Front Alliance was written by Miss Parkinson. Only the one about Potions Professor Loves Harry Potter was written by the two of us to make up the numbers …"
Harry clutched his chest with one hand, trying to suppress the urge to spit out blood. His other hand pointed at the two brothers. "You! You two can gossip about me and Snape, but why do you have to involve Lockhart and Ginny?! "
The twins looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter. Then, they grabbed Harry on each side and said with a smile, "Hey, Harry, you are too serious. Don't you know what the biggest feature of The Hogwarts Daily is? It's not how popular it is, but — no matter what we write in it, no one will believe it! You see, do people really believe that you have an improper relationship with the old bat Slytherin? "
As the twins spoke, they laughed wildly, leaving Harry alone in the same place with tears streaming down his face.
After a long time, Harry calmed down and continued to ask, "But, you have to have some basis for your stories about Lockhart and Ginny. Don't tell me it's baseless?"
"As for the basis … See for yourself!" Fred pulled out a newspaper from the thick stack of newspapers on the table and handed it to Harry.
"… Eyewitnesses claim that they saw Ginny Weisles leaving the office of Professor Giddo Lockhart in the middle of the night. Her eyes were red and seemed to be glistening with tears. Connecting this to the affectionate call of Ginevra by Professor Luo on several occasions a few days ago, we have reason to believe that after losing the competition with Miss Know-It-All and Dean Slytherin for the love of Potter, the savior, Ginevra received emotional comfort from another charming man. However, based on Ginevra's age, we have to give this man a moral condemnation and issue a sentence of at least three years in prison, with the highest penalty being death … "Harry felt his temples twitching as he read.
Fred on the side added, "The so-called eyewitnesses are George and me. The so-called middle of the night is seven or eight o 'clock in the evening, and the so-called red eyes … Uh, that's true, but Ginny said that it was because she helped Lockhart reply to too many fan letters …"
"So," George shrugged, "well, Harry, you don't have to worry. I believe that compared to Lockhart, you are more likely to be our brother-in-law!"
"(ノ `Д) ノ Go to hell, I don't want three years in prison, with the highest penalty being death!" Harry pushed the laughing brothers away and ran out of the crazy publishing house with the newspaper.
In fact, as the twins said, not many people took the things in the Daily of Hogwarts seriously. After all, this was a newspaper that often linked Dumbledore and Grindelwald together, and found traces of Voldemort's return every few days. Two days after the scandal between Harry and Snape, it began to publish false advertisements for Professor Snape's marriage.
As for Ginny … Harry held his chin, wondering if he should worry about what Kamia was going to do to Ginny instead of worrying about Lockhart harboring evil intentions towards her.
This was the rehearsal site of "Under the Milk Tree." Harry couldn't escape in the end. Kamia put on a floral dress and a light brown wavy wig that reached her shoulders. At first glance, she really did look like a beautiful girl. Kamia was still not satisfied. She held Harry's face and drew his eyebrows and eyeliner for him, making him look even more charming.
"Something's still not right …" Kamia held her chin and looked for a long time, still not satisfied. "This is still Haley, not Polly."
Harry grabbed the wig and said, "That's enough!"
The candy shop owner, Mi Fanwei "Pansy" Price, and the middle-aged widow "Luna" Pritchard, held hands and observed Haley for a long time. They also felt that something was wrong, but what was wrong?
Captain "Ginny" Kate, who was sitting on the ground with messy hair, tilted her head and said something shocking, "She doesn't have breasts!"
Everyone clapped their hands together. Yes, how could the sexy Polly Garde not have breasts?
Harry was shocked. He quickly covered his dress and retreated to a corner. "That's enough!"
In the end, the "breast enlargement" plan failed. Firstly, Polly Garde's resistance was too strong. Secondly, Kamia couldn't find a suitable tool to pad her breasts. So, the rehearsal reluctantly began.
As mentioned before, Harry felt that the script was completely unsuitable for a stage performance. It had neither an attractive plot nor intense conflicts. All it had was a long monologue — all of which belonged to Captain Kate.
As soon as the show started, the one-eyed captain with dirty white hair and a tattered linen draped over his shoulders staggered onto the stage and recited a long speech for the audience.
Kamia and the other actors sat on the side and watched Ginny nervously recite her lines for a while. Then, she took three deep breaths before she stepped onto the stage. First, she staggered three steps. Then, she looked back hesitantly, lowered her head again, and then staggered three steps. Captain Kate walked to the center of the stage.
"… As the opening line of the story, it was a spring night. Dark clouds covered the moon above the town. There was no starlight, only endless darkness. The cobblestone streets were silent. The twisted and rugged forest, where lovers met and hares lived, was gradually shrouded in darkness. It slowly sank into the darkness, as dark as the crow …" The blind Captain Kate saw the world through the sound of the pump and the town bell.
Eleven-year-old Ginny Weisles had already left the scene. At this moment, only the old captain was sorrowfully but calmly recounting the dream of the sad town. "… The shutters of the shops have mourned for the whole night. The widows' weeds beside the welfare hall have grown an inch taller. In this sleepy and silent town, everyone is in a deep sleep … Only you can hear the dripping of the morning dew and the breathing of the silent town. Only you can open your eyes and watch the darkness quickly envelop the town, and then the darkness will fall asleep … Only you can listen to the falling of the invisible stars, the darkest minutes before dawn …"
Although Harry had mentally prepared himself, Ginny's magical voice still brought the dream-like night into the cabin. The light suddenly dimmed, and the girl's voice became hoarse. Deep and shallow breathing seeped through the walls and floor of the cabin, like a strange dream.
Harry was shocked to find that except for himself, no one seemed to think that everything in front of him was unreasonable. It seemed that everything was as normal as the ceiling that could change automatically. And Kamia — Harry saw that Kamia was frowning slightly and staring at Ginny's face.
"… Time flies …" Ginny paused for a moment. "Time flies …"
She forgot her lines! Harry almost cheered.
Ginny stomped her feet and dispelled the darkness that was rolling in the cabin. She said in annoyance, "I feel that something is wrong …" She lowered her eyebrows in frustration. "This is wrong … Professor Kamia, I don't understand the sea …"
What was she talking about? Harry looked at Ginny in surprise, and then at Kamia. The female professor smiled and said, "That's right." She pulled Ginny to her side, took off the girl's wig, and gently stroked her long red hair. "You haven't really understood Captain Kate, so you can't read the story … Well, in a few days, I'll take you to experience the sea and the night for real!"
Harry opened his mouth and turned to the widower Ron Waldo beside him. "Did you hear what she said?"
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