Ron's question hit the mark.
Fred opened the letter on the package, glanced at it, and showed a look of joy and surprise. George leaned over and also showed the same reaction.
"Well, Mum, actually, we probably don't need to buy those books by Lohart."
Mrs. Weasley looked surprised, finding it hard to believe that the problem looming in front of the whole family was solved like this. But if they didn't need to buy books, they could get Ginny some new things. Mrs. Weasley imagined how the family would look without the burden of textbooks and felt a bit excited.
"Yes, there's a... friend who sent us several sets of Muggle-printed books by Lohart."
"Muggle printed?" Mr. Weasley caught the key words.
Fred looked strange, quickly flipped through the top book, and confidently said, "Indeed, they are Muggle books, and the things in the pictures don't move."
Since the book pages were placed in a copier's opening during printing, Tom wasn't worried about Muggle clerks seeing moving pages and leaking secrets.
Mr. Weasley immediately became very interested and took the book from his son, carefully flipping through it. The paper in the book was the printing paper Tom chose, skipping a bleaching step, so it was slightly yellowish, giving it a texture of wood pulp. Flourish and Blotts' version used imitation parchment, feeling slightly better in texture than Tom's paper, but both kinds of paper improved the reading experience compared to plain white printing paper.
The book cover was made of a strange material, not metal or leather. Mr. Weasley knew it was a Muggle invention called plastic. The cover was embossed with the title in cursive: "Breaking with the Female Ghost."
Mr. Weasley flipped through a few pages and found that the writing style was indeed similar to Lohart's. The authenticity of the content of this book should be guaranteed. Then he saw an illustration: a picturesque village, seeming to be a simple and rustic place.
A normal picture, but Mr. Weasley became excited because everything in the picture was motionless.
"It's amazing! How did Muggles do this? Everything in the photo is motionless!"
Harry, sitting nearby, didn't even bother to lift his head. Moving people in photos would be outrageous!
Mrs. Weasley also took a book, carefully reading it for a while. "It's indeed a new work by Mr. Lohart, but these photos are blurry..."
"In fact, it's an advantage not to see his face clearly in my opinion," Fred said somehow, feeling unusually low on survival instinct today.
Mrs. Weasley's gaze became dangerous.
Fortunately, there was George, who stood up again and diverted the topic for his brother. "Great! Mum, no need to buy new books. The money saved can be used to get us a few new robes." At the same time, he immediately took action and distributed the received books.
Percy also raised his head. "I want to buy a new quill."
Ginny remained silent, just looking at her mother with expectant eyes.
When it came to the topic of money, Harry felt a bit awkward. He sincerely wanted to help this family but was afraid of acting rashly and hurting their feelings. So, he could only focus on finishing his cereal.
"This friend is really rich. These books must not be cheap, right?" Ron gently stroked the new book he received, feeling the ink aroma emanating from it. "Harry, it must be not easy for Muggles to produce so many books."
Harry couldn't escape being named and could only explain the principle of the copier to the Weasley family. Mr. Weasley was stunned and, at the same time, conceived the idea of getting a copier.
Fred and George, in high spirits, left the dining room quietly. Fred was going to pack the joke products he invented, and this behavior needed to be kept secret from their mother, or they wouldn't enjoy their good fruits.
As Fred and George returned upstairs excitedly to pack the prank products, Professor McGonagall, the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, frowned in distress. She was looking at a letter just sent by owl and had a hunch: this family also needed someone from Hogwarts to communicate with. However, she was too busy herself. Professor McGonagall was very busy, having to write acceptance letters, make various preparations for the new school year, and as a Transfiguration master, attend many meetings and answer personal letters seeking her advice...
These tasks, to a large extent, were supposed to be done by Dumbledore. However, this person had a tendency to slack off, enjoying passing various tasks to others, resulting in Professor McGonagall having a lot of work.
But it wasn't entirely Dumbledore's fault. His purpose was to train and develop successors. Being over a hundred years old, it was time to cultivate a successor.
But Professor McGonagall was indeed overwhelmed with work.
Guiding young wizards from Muggle families was one of Professor McGonagall's tasks. In theory, she could ask other professors for help, but the problem was that during the summer vacation, all the professors were resting. Not every professor was as willing to work overtime as Professor McGonagall—behind every slacking boss, there was a secretary/assistant/deputy who worked overtime until they were sick.
There was another option: Hagrid. Although his size was intimidating, he did have experience in guiding Muggle-borns.
However, Hagrid had more important things to do this summer. Professor Dumbledore arranged for him to help Professor Silvanus Kettleburn take care of his magical creatures during this time.
So Professor McGonagall found herself in a dilemma: she needed someone who could guide, understand the Muggle world, and accept working overtime during the holidays—ah, no, work for the school during the holidays...
"Who meets these conditions?" Professor McGonagall thought with a furrowed brow for a while, and a figure gradually emerged in her mind.
She smiled knowingly and began to look for her lesson plans and notes.
As a result, after Tom sent a package, he received another one.
He opened the package and saw two letters, a purse, and two notebooks. One of the letters looked familiar; it was undoubtedly a Hogwarts acceptance letter.
Because the cover was written in emerald green ink:
17 Second-Floor Bedroom, Islington Square, East Sussex
Miss Peggy Grossman
There was also the Hogwarts emblem on the envelope.
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