Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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"Nice to meet you, the star of hope in the wizarding world and Miss Perfect." Rita said sarcastically, staggered over, and sat down at the table of Ivan and Hermione, "You two are still here What are you looking for me for?"

After she was caught by Ivan last semester, she kept her beetle form and was locked in a glass jar for more than half a year.

Hermione didn't let her out until the school started for summer break.

As an agreement, without the consent of Aiwen and Hermione, she is not allowed to write any manuscripts.

For Rita, this really killed her, and she was idle at home every day with nothing to do.

Don't think about it, she must hate Ivan and Hermione terribly now.

"Of course it's a deal!" Hermione said angrily, casting all her anger towards Ivan on Rita, "However, if you use that tone to mock the two of us, then the deal will fall through."

Ivan nodded, supporting Hermione unconditionally.

"What deal?" Rita asked, taking a trembling breath, "You haven't mentioned a deal yet, Miss Prudish, you two just called me over, like calling your own servants, one day..."

"One day you will write articles attacking me, Ivan and Harry, won't you?!" Hermione said indifferently, "It's pointless to do so, I really don't understand, why don't you find someone who cares Woolen cloth?"

"It's no use for me, they've written a lot of articles against you, and I think they've done a good job, better than I thought." Rita said, asking Tom to bring her a glass of Firewhiskey, "How do you feel? Betrayed? Distraught?"

"Lupine talked to me about this some time ago, and they seem to have gotten some help from you," Ivan said.

In this state of affairs, it would be a strange thing if Rita did nothing.

"It's not my fault, my original manuscript was stolen, it happened to be about you and Dumbledore." Rita showed a nervous smile, he knew very well that the boy in front of him was not as harmless as he looked , "This is a great loss to me, but anyway, I abide by the agreement and never write another report. You can't..."

"Okay, Ms. Skeeter, I think we should be more open and honest." Ivan took a breath and said, "Hermione is right. If you still have this attitude, we probably have nothing to talk about."

"What do you want to do?" Rita pushed down her glasses and stared at Ivan sharply, "You won't just ask me out for a drink, right? I remember our relationship hasn't gotten so good yet..."

"Obviously, we are talking about cooperation with you." Ivan said, "You should know that Voldemort is back!"

Hearing the name, Rita visibly shuddered, and the hand that was holding the flaming whiskey stopped in mid-air.

An undisguised panic flashed across her face, and her smile froze.

Calling Voldemort by names like Ivan, Hermione, and Harry as if nothing had happened is simply unbelievable for other people in the wizarding world. They have a natural fear of Voldemort. Until now, Ron has also done it less than.

Harry kept trying to correct Ron, but he changed the subject hastily each time.

"You mean the set of nonsense that Dumbledore has been saying recently: the mysterious man is back, and you and Harry Potter are the only witnesses?!" Rita asked, and couldn't help shivering. "That's pretty crazy."

"This is not crazy at all, but something that actually happened. Moreover, the two of us were not the only witnesses. There were more than [-] Death Eaters present at the time." Ivan said, "If you need, We can provide their names at any time to make this face of these people known to the public."

"That sounds really good!" whispered Rita, fumbling quickly in her purse with her right hand to produce parchment and a green quill. Well, I think it would be better to use Harry Potter for promotion here, under a big photo of him: Survivor of the You-Know-Who attack, 15-year-old Harry Potter and his classmate Alvin Mason Accusing a well-known person in the wizarding world of being a Death Eater caused a public outcry..."

The shorthand quill was already in her hand, about to put it in her mouth, and the expression of intoxication disappeared from her face.

"Of course!" She put down her quill and gave Hermione a glare. "Miss Perfection doesn't want this article, does she?"

"Actually!" said Hermione sweetly, "Miss Perfection is hoping for this article, otherwise what would we do with you?"

Rita froze, stared at Hermione, then turned to look at Ivan, studying whether the two of them were serious.

"Ivan and Harry told the truth to the Minister of Magic, but the Minister was so stupid that he didn't believe them." Hermione continued, "He thought it was Dumbledore who was trying to seize power, and even started to slander Dumbledore..."

"Everyone knows Fudge's stupidity." Rita whispered excitedly to Hermione, "You just said that you want me to report what you said about the man who can't even mention his name?"

She doesn't care if Voldemort really returns, all she needs is an eye-catching topic, and what could be more detonating than Voldemort's return and the Death Eaters hidden among the people? !

Moreover, Rita is not a fool, he can feel that Ivan and Hermione seem to be telling the truth.

If so, her report will go down in history and play a vital role.

The International Confederation of Wizards was sure to award her an award, even an Order of Merlin.

As for the suppression of the Ministry of Magic, that was never within the scope of Rita's consideration.

"Yes!" Hermione said, "Ivan and I hope you can report the truth, all the facts. Just like what Ivan and Harry said, they will provide you with all the details and tell you what they saw there The names of all the Death Eaters, tell you what Voldemort is like now... Hey, can you calm down a little bit."

she said contemptuously, throwing a napkin over.

Rita still overreacted to hearing Voldemort's name again.

This time, she was shocked and poured half a glass of fire whiskey on her body, and her clothes were soaked!

Rita briefly wiped her clothes, panting heavily, still staring at Ivan and Hermione.

Chapter 873 Big News

Big news, this is definitely big news that shocked the entire magic world, but there is still a key problem.

After a brief shock, Rita recovered.

"I can write it!" she said bluntly, "but the "Daily Prophet" will not publish it, and any media will not publish such a report. I think you also know that no one wants to believe this ridiculous story. Everyone thinks you are delusional, if I write from another angle..."

"We don't need another article saying that Harry is crazy or Ivan is bad!" Hermione said angrily, "That's enough, thank you, what we need to do now is tell the truth!"

"There's no market for that kind of article," Rita said dryly.

"You're saying that the Daily Prophet won't be published because Fudge won't let them be published," Hermione said angrily.

Rita gave Hermione a hard look for a moment, then said flatly, "Well, Fudge relies on the Daily Prophet, but that's a different story. They don't run articles saying good things about you, no People have to see it, it goes against public psychology."

"So the purpose of the Daily Prophet is to say what people want to hear, right?"

Rita sat up straight, raised her eyebrows, and drained her Firewhiskey.

"The purpose of the Daily Prophet is to sell itself, little fool," she said coldly.

Hermione kicked Ivan severely under the table, telling him to speak quickly.

"That's why we asked you to cooperate!" Ivan said, "The Daily Prophet made a big mistake in this matter. They helped Fudge hide the truth. I think this is a good opportunity to surpass them. You know , I also run a newspaper..."

"Yeah, Hogwarts Gazette!" Rita said contemptuously. "I hear you've been hiring ghosts to write articles."

He has always been dismissive of such small newspapers, but "Hogwarts Wizarding News" has indeed developed rapidly in the past two years. From "The Quibbler" and "25 Ways to Interact with Muggles" Stand out, the speed of development is amazing.

From Rita's point of view, Aiwen and the others were just lucky and happened to encounter several crucial big news.

The basilisk attack at the beginning of its establishment was the biggest news hotspot in the magic world at that time. This incident itself was not only exciting enough, but also revealed the past of Voldemort's youth, and set off an upsurge in discussing the history of the Hogwarts Big Four. .

With this incident, let the wizarding public remember the newspaper "Hogwarts Wizardry".

In particular, the cooperation between the "Daily Prophet" and the "Hogwarts Journal of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at the beginning, and the successive publication and reprinting of many of the above reports, even made the newly established "Hogwarts Journal of Wizardry and Wizardry" famous.

Everyone is very interested in a newspaper created by the little wizard himself. After the basilisk incident, he continued to order a few issues with a curious attitude to go back and read. The reports written by the ghosts are also very interesting, and they are all trivial things that everyone does not know. .

And the analysis of Aiwen's magic research has made many professionals shine and opened up new ideas.

These are all the knowledge that Ivan obtained from Tom Riddle's diary. After sorting out, he selected the knowledge that could be published and published it in the newspaper, which allowed the "Hogwarts Magic News" to quickly occupy the market in a small area.

When everyone thought that this was the limit of "Hogwarts Wizardry", the incident of Sirius' jailbreak came out, and Ivan and the others got the first-hand information. Needless to say, the influence of this incident even expanded to Abroad and the Muggle world.

As an exclusive report, the domestic circulation of the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" once surpassed the "Daily Prophet" by virtue of this hot news, becoming the newspaper with the largest circulation in the wizarding world, which was less than two years after its establishment.

This incident was considered a miracle in the magic world, and the discussion about Aiwen then became a hot topic of discussion.

Everyone thought that Ivan and the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" were just a fluke. When the heat passed, they would soon be forgotten, but who knew that in the summer of the vampire attack in the Albanian forest, they won the first prize again. hand information.

This is probably the most tragic event in the wizarding world after Voldemort's defeat.

But because the place where this incident happened was too remote, and all the dead were black wizards and outlaws, the incident did not attract much attention at first, because the entire wizarding world was paying attention to the upcoming Quidditch World Cup finals.

But the ensuing vampire attack at the World Cup rediscovered this forgotten incident.

The circulation of "Hogwarts Wizarding News" has rapidly expanded through this, and after the Sirius escape incident, it once again surpassed the "Daily Prophet". Everyone's eyes.

So far, "Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry" can be regarded as the first-class media in the wizarding world!

The subsequent Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts attracted the attention of the entire European magic community. Everyone was optimistic about the development of the "Hogwarts Newspaper of Witchcraft and Wizardry", believing that its circulation might reach a new high by virtue of its geographical advantages.

Even Rita couldn't help but took the opportunity to go to Hogwarts, wanting to see what was going on with Ivan.

Who would have thought that such a result would turn out in the end, and who would have thought that the Triwizard Tournament would come to an abrupt end.

What then collapsed was the development momentum of the "Hogwarts Newspaper of Magic and Magic". Under the joint suppression of the Ministry of Magic and the mainstream media in the entire magic world, the circulation of the "Hogwarts Newspaper of Magic and Magic" has been getting lower and lower, and it has not reached its peak. A quarter subscription.

In Rita's view, this kind of thing is because Ivan and the others don't know what the readers want to see.

Their previous success was just accidental, wasting a great situation in vain.

"But you're right. This matter contradicts the public's psychology. No one wants to believe that Voldemort has returned. It's not yet the time, so we can wait for it." Ivan said.

Rita looked at him in surprise, not knowing what Ivan meant.

"The fact that that person came back is true. The Ministry of Magic doesn't want people to know about it, but there will be more and more vicious events in the magic world that they can't explain. What we need to do now is to let people know about these things, Until the right time, we will announce his return." Aiwen continued, "We are looking for you this time to sign a long-term cooperation agreement with you, allowing you to report on this series of events and special topics Comment, if you agree, "Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry" will publish all the articles you write, and the price will be paid according to your contribution to the "Daily Prophet"..."

"What are you talking about?" Rita asked. "I haven't heard anything about it."

"Of course they won't let the outside world know. For example, Harry was just attacked by a dementor a few days ago..."

Chapter 874 Purchase Plan

Naturally, it is impossible to directly tell the story of Voldemort's return. No one wants to believe it.

Forcibly revealing the truth will only arouse public resentment.

Especially in the current situation, under the guidance of Fudge, the magic world is almost overwhelmingly condemning Dumbledore, Irwin and Harry.

Everyone thinks that the three of them are crazy, spreading scary rumors there, destroying the peace and stability of the magic world.

Public opinion needs to be guided. Since Fudge and the Ministry of Magic can do it, so can Ivan.

Not to mention, what they are going to announce is the truth and can stand the test of time.

Step by step, let alone the dementors, the fact that Harry was attacked by a dementor will interest some people.

Ordinary people don't trust dementors, and are sensitive enough that the incident of uncontrolled dementors will draw their attention.

This is just the beginning. Next, Aiwen will prepare a series of reports on the recent stupid behaviors and mistakes of the Ministry of Magic, as well as the suspiciousness of those Death Eaters, to exert pressure on public opinion, and by the way, to popularize knowledge about Defense Against the Dark Arts.

If it can be effective in one step, it is naturally the best.

Even if you can't, you can get everyone's attention.

Regarding the series of impacts brought about by Voldemort's return, the explanation given by the Ministry of Magic will definitely have a lot of loopholes.

These loopholes pile up little by little, and it will cause public dissatisfaction.

Aiwen believes that when a large-scale prison break occurs in Azkaban in a few months, they can start a full-scale counterattack.

At that time, the "Daily Prophet", which has been lying, will be completely trampled by Ivan. If a newspaper is proven to have lost its authenticity, no matter how long its history is, no one will be willing to order it.

Aiwen is even thinking about whether to get a sum of money to acquire the "Daily Prophet" by then.

"Two uncontrolled dementors ran into the Muggle community and attacked Potter. Because of this, he's about to go to the Ministry of Magic for trial, which sounds really interesting." Rita said, "You want me to Is this going to the Ministry of Magic?"

She pushed up her glasses, looked at Ivan with keen eyes, and already understood what he wanted to do.

"That's your specialty. It is because we believe in your ability that we come to cooperate with you." Aiwen said.

Rita is really strong in chasing rumors and making rumors.

She knows what the public needs, and what she writes can gain their trust naturally.

Like Mrs. Weasley, who kept saying Rita's report was bullshit, but believed everything else she wrote.

Rita Skeeter has this ability, otherwise Ivan and the others wouldn't have asked her to write this report.

"Okay, do I have the right to say no?" Rita asked shrewdly.

"I don't think so!"

"You know it, we will report you as an unregistered Animagus." Hermione put down her drink glass and added calmly, "The Daily Prophet may pay you a lot of money to write an article from the inside. Write about life in Azkaban, and confirm whether the dementors are still under the control of the Ministry of Magic?"

The muscles in Rita's mouth twitched at Hermione's words.

If he knew that the two people in front of him were also illegal Animagus, he didn't know how he would feel.

"In the future, all my reports can be published on the "Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry"? Are you willing to support giving me the same remuneration as the "Daily Prophet?"

"Of course, I can write a column for you, but the premise is that you can no longer write reports for the "Daily Prophet" in the future." Ivan said.

"Okay, give me the material about Potter being attacked in your hand, and I can give you this report tonight." Rita took the material in Ivan's hand, and the quill pen that could automatically record was written on the parchment Swish to write.

From the way she looked, she seemed to be planning to finish this report at the Leaky Cauldron.

Although looking at Ivan and Hermione is not pleasing to the eye, she doesn't need to have trouble with money.

After communicating with Rita, Ivan and Hermione entered Diagon Alley and walked to Lihen Bookstore.

They were going to look for books on making broomsticks, and by the way, see if there were any other books they were interested in.