At the same time, the Potions Masters contacted by Professor Snape had also arrived and began teaching the employees how to brew Potions.
Although Potions Masters were generally very arrogant figures, upon hearing about the compensation Lynn offered through Professor Snape, their arrogance vanished instantly.
Wasn't it just teaching others to brew Potions? Why not!
For that kind of money, they would teach anyone.
In contrast, life was becoming increasingly difficult for the Pure-blood families. Authorizations for various products were revoked, and various industries were intercepted.
Their appeals to the Ministry of Magic were stalled by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Everyone knew why.
If nothing else, more than half of the lawmakers in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement were Ravenclaw graduates. With their help, stalling these Pure-blood families to death was no problem at all.
Amidst the storms of the outside world and the peaceful days inside Hogwarts, Halloween finally arrived.
On this day, Young Wizards in their third year and above could spend the entire day playing in Hogsmeade.
But those Young Wizards without a guardian's signature... could only stay behind in Hogwarts Castle.
"Don't worry about me, go have fun. I'll just stay in the Castle to read and get a head start on Potion Class."
Harry joked with Ron and Hermione with a smile. Although he felt a bit down that his friends could go to Hogsmeade while he couldn't,
He absolutely did not want to show it now and ruin his friends' mood for the outing.
"Yes, I will tutor Harry in his studies," Lynn added in her usual flat tone.
"Lynn, you're different from me," Harry said, waving his hand. "I have guardians, but my aunt and uncle won't sign for me. But you... you just don't know who your guardian is, so you can't get a signature. You should go try; maybe you'll be allowed out."
Hermione, standing nearby, also gently took Lynn's hand and gave it a little shake. "Yeah, go give it a try."
When she received the letter during the holidays, she had her parents try to sign for Lynn. However, since they weren't Lynn's guardians, they couldn't get their names onto the permission slip at all.
The permission slip was clearly protected by Hogwarts magic!
The problem was that Lynn's various identification details were perfectly fine in this world, even for buying plane tickets.
But her guardian was simply unknown. They didn't dare take Lynn to a Muggle police station to ask, fearing it might cause trouble.
"Yeah, what if you can go? There's no harm in trying."
Ron offered a word of comfort as well, then turned back to Harry after finishing with Lynn.
"Don't worry, mate. I'll bring you back one of every kind of candy from Honeydukes."
Harry nodded with a smile, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Ron knowingly. "Alright then, I'll count on you. Also, no cockroach clusters."
"Hey, why'd you have to add that last part?" Ron nudged Harry. Although his intention had been guessed, he still laughed heartily.
Being able to guess his meaning only showed how well they understood each other.
Watching this scene, the corners of Lynn's mouth curved slightly, and a strange feeling rose in her heart.
Once the three seniors—Maranhao, Marietta, and Penelope—arrived, the group headed toward the Hogwarts gates together.
Wrapping her clothes tightly around her, Lynn saw the Hogwarts caretaker, Filch, standing at the door, checking the Young Wizards' permission slips one by one.
He seemed determined to catch someone trying to sneak out without a guardian's signature.
Following Hermione to the door, Lynn handed over her permission slip after the three seniors had passed.
Filch took the slip, saw the blank space where the signature should be, and grinned.
"Completely blank. Were you planning to sneak past me?"
"It's not like that, Mr. Filch," Hermione explained from behind Lynn. "Lynn's situation is a bit special. We don't know who her guardian is, so the permission slip couldn't be signed."
"No signature means no Hogsmeade. You naughty child, did you think you could fool old Filch?"
Filch narrowed his eyes at Lynn. Lynn blinked indifferently, then looked down at the permission slip in Filch's hand as if sensing something.
At that moment, the permission slip flickered with magical light, and two flourishing names appeared.
"I believe my permission slip has signatures from my guardians now."
Lynn looked up again, her voice as steady as the ancient waters in a deep well.
"What? You're lying again! No one would sign for you, you despicable, shameless..." Filch trailed off as he looked down at the slip in his hand, freezing the moment he saw it.
In the guardian signature space at the bottom of the slip, two names were clearly written: Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff.
"What... is this?"
Filch stood there in a daze, staring at the permission slip. Lynn, however, had no reaction; after all, she had already deduced that the two Founders, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, were likely inside the watch on her left wrist.
"This—this is impossible! It must be... you must have used some strange, deceptive magic to trick old Filch! It must be!"
Filch narrowed his eyes at Lynn, as if staring hard enough would make her admit she was cheating.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Filch, but I did no such thing."
Lynn shook her head expressionlessly. Hermione, behind her, also snapped out of her shock and argued loudly.
"It couldn't have been Lynn! The permission slip is protected by Hogwarts magic; no one who isn't a guardian could write their name on it."
"But it's impossible for anyone here to have signed for her!" Filch breathed heavily, desperate to prove that Lynn was deceiving him and was in the wrong.
"And it's even more impossible for the Founders to have signed for her! Absolutely impossible!"
"What's going on here? Filch, why are you taking such an attitude with the students? You'll frighten them."
Professor McGonagall's disapproving voice came as she walked over quickly with a frown.
"Filch, you aren't intimidating my students, are you?" Professor Flitwick's high-pitched voice rang out as he hurried forward, stepping directly in front of Lynn and pulling Hermione back slightly.
"Now, everyone, tell me exactly what is happening."
Professor McGonagall looked down at Lynn and the others, then at the flushed Filch.
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