Chapter 75
The Burrow, where the Weasleys lived, was a small, magically built crooked building several stories tall with smoke from four or five chimneys on the roof.
Its base seems to be a large pigsty made of stone, and it can be seen that from the beginning of its construction to the present, the owner's house must have built some rooms on top of it and around it with wood and other materials to form its current appearance.
At this time, Shane looked at the fairytale house in front of him, and he still couldn't figure out why the Weasleys were so poor until now, even Ron's wizarding robes were worn by his brother, and to be honest, there was no difference in price between that thing and ordinary clothes.
This was even before that, there was a large group of children to raise, and they needed to save money.
But now, the man of the house, Arthur Weasley, works in the Ministry of Magic's Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items, and although the salary is not very high, it is also acceptable.
The eldest son, Bill Weasley, worked as a spell solver at Gringotts Bank after graduation, a job that is not something that can be done casually.
Because spell solvers can be killed by ancient curses, poison or curses in their daily work, the position requires wizards to have studied arithmetic and divination, as well as N.E.W.T. certificates in subjects such as Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions and Transfiguration, and sometimes even to be able to read ancient runes, which is a rather dangerous and serious profession.
So, correspondingly, spell solvers are paid very well.
The second son, Charlie Weasley, studied fire dragons in Romania, and this job is also extremely dangerous, and he may not be able to be sprayed into ashes by the dragon's breath one day, so the salary is also not low.
The third child, 150 Percy Weasley, is now about to graduate, and he basically doesn't need much money except for tuition and daily food.
The Weasley twins, Fred and George, sell prank props and homemade potions at Hogwarts every day, and are completely self-sufficient.
Then the Weasley family now only has two children left to raise, Ron and Ginny, no matter how poor they are!
And just when Shane wondered where the Weasleys' money had gone, the twins next to him looked at the door of the house with a nervous and hesitant look.
So, when Shaun saw them like this, he took the initiative to knock on the door of the Burrow.
Knock! Knock!
"Here we are!" came Lady Molly's voice from inside the door, and then she was heard shouting, "Ginny, dear, come down and help open the door to see if Daddy is back."
In a few moments, there was a sound of descending stairs from the Burrow, and then the door opened, and a beautiful little red-haired girl poked out her little head.
"Hey, Ginny!" said to Shane with a smile first.
"Brother Shane, why are you here?!" Ginny happily opened the door and looked around Shane again, happy but at the same time a little disappointed for some reason.
Seeing this, Sean immediately saw through the little girl's thoughts, so he teased: "Don't look at it, Harry didn't come!"
This moment made Ginny blush.
"Still, I think you should be more worried about your two older brothers now than the guy who was still being punished at school!" he said with a smile, and Sean stepped out of the way, revealing the Weasley twins hiding behind him. (cfef)
"ohmygod," exclaimed Ginny, "Fred, George, what are you doing?!"
At this moment, Mrs. Molly, who had been listening to no movement at the door and was afraid of any danger, also walked out with her wand.
As soon as she saw her two sons standing naked at the door, and only some water plants on their bodies to cover their shame, she instantly felt a wave of anger rush to her head.
"Oh my God! Fred, George, what the hell did you do to be like this?!"
The "......" twins were speechless.
At this time, Shane, who was standing on the side, politely said hello: "Good afternoon, Aunt Moli!" and then took out a big bag of zongzi, "I brought you some food!"
"Oh, welcome! thank you so much, kid!" Lady Molly saw that Shane was also there, and immediately changed her face and smiled warmly.
She took the rice dumplings and waved, "Come in, dear!"
Then he shouted at Fred and George, "And you two, come into the house and tell me what's going on!"
So saying, he turned and walked into the house.
The Weasleys' Burrow opens into the dining room, with a sink on the left hand side and a kitchen next to the dining table.
At this time, there is a brush on the sink that automatically cleans the dishes in the sink, and a broom is constantly bouncing around to clean the house.
Passing through the dining room, we walked inside, and there were several sofas in the living room, and on one of the sofas, two rods and needles were automatically knitting sweaters.
A nearly two-metre-tall floor-standing grandfather clock is also placed on a pillar between the living and dining rooms, with the hands of the Weasley twins and Ron's headshots.
Anyway, although the whole Burrow looks very old, it is very warmly furnished.
Mrs. Molly first put the dumplings on the table, then turned around and stared at Fred and George menacingly, and asked, "Say, what the hell have you two done again?!"
Fred and George looked at each other, neither daring to speak.
Usually, even in school, they dare to play tricks on professors, but in the face of their mothers, the natural suppression is not just talking.
The twins didn't dare to make a sound, and Shane, who was watching the play on the side, took the black tea handed over by Ginny, and after taking a sip, he immediately explained to the two of them without hesitation: "The two of them secretly ran to the Black Lake and were caught by mermaids while I was away. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
Hearing the bad news, Lady Molly felt a bolt of light over her head.
She gasped, turned her head to look at her two sons with wide eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "Xia ...... Is Shane telling the truth?!"
The Weasley twins were silent for a moment and nodded stiffly, which made Lady Molly feel her blood surge and her eyes roll and she was about to faint.
Fred and George were so frightened that they hurriedly went up to help them.
And Fred immediately began to explain: "Mom Mom, don't worry, George and I are definitely not being done!"
"Yes, yes, the merfolk just tied us to the stone pillar and fed us some unknown herbs. George also explained.
"Really?!" Lady Molly asked, looking feebly at the twins.
The Weasley twins nodded in unison, but immediately after, the Burrow began to jump.
"You two idiots!!"
"How many times have you told you not to approach the Black Lake this season, and you dare to be the wind in your ears!"
"See if I don't beat you to death this time!!"
Mrs. Molly picked up the broom that was sweeping the floor and angrily chased after Fred and George.
And Shane just calmly drank black tea when he saw this scene, and Ginny on the side was eating the lye dumplings filled with red bean paste, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What happens if you are caught by mermaids, why is my mother so angry?"
"Uh-huh...... You'll find out later. A cold sweat ran down Shane's forehead.
Ginny was too young to tell her these things.
However, he vaguely remembered that "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" once said that the species of mermaids seems to be oviparous, and they don't seem to have to mate at a negative distance.
In this way, the quantum loss of the Weasley twins, as a small episode at the beginning of the summer vacation, slowly came to an end.
More than half a month has passed.
During this time, the construction of the Beanie Tail Residence in Hogwarts was progressing very well, but at the same time, the entire European wizarding community was still desperately searching for Shane's whereabouts.
Since Shane received the Ravenclaw inheritance, many media have wanted to interview him, but Shaun is haunted, and the Swinton family has blessed him with powerful guardian magic.
So far, none of the media has been able to find Shane, but the eaglets who have witnessed the Ravenclaw inheritance have been tragically tracked.
At this time, Shane was staying at home with a copy of the Daily Prophet, and his heart was gradually starting to liven.
You must know that if you want to reform the life of the pure-blooded theory, you must take the initiative in the battlefield of public opinion.
Because only in this way can we win the universal support of the general public, so as not to fall into passivity and be honest when doing anything.
And if you want to control public opinion in the wizarding world, those paper media are the main targets.
Shane has mentioned before that because the wizarding world has long been out of touch with the Muggle world and the development of science and technology is backward, its entertainment methods are usually in addition to playing Quidditch and wizarding chess, the most important thing is to read books and newspapers, listen to the radio, etc., and the content of the radio is also pitiful.
There are now three most famous media outlets in the British wizarding world, namely The Daily Prophet, Wizarding Weekly, and Contrarian.
The Daily Prophet mainly reports on social news, political and business trends, and some major sporting events, etc., and it can be said to be the official media of the Ministry of Magic, but at the same time it has a lot of content criticizing the Ministry of Magic;
"Wizard Weekly" is an entertainment section, and many of it is full of gossip and false news, and some boring current events about Gilderoy Lockhart winning the Most Charming Smile Award;
"Singing and Singing" is a bit like Muggle stall literature, spreading things that are very fanciful even in the wizarding world, and the style is very absurd and bizarre, but it is also loved by many young wizards.
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