Chapter 505: 1.74 Million Galleons

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After thinking for a while, Dian said uncertainly, "If we count reading at the dining table during meals, maybe it could add up to ten hours?"
"Oh..." Ernie McMillan let out a sigh of unclear meaning, looking quite...
“What are you asking this for?” Dean wondered.
“Oh, nothing.” Ernie Macmillan smirked.
He then asked Ron in dissatisfaction, “Ron, how many hours do you spend on revising in a day?”
“我不知道，”罗恩突然鼻子好像不舒服，他摸了摸，语气含湖不清道：“有几个小时吧。”
“到底有几个小时。”厄尼·麦克米兰刨根问底道，他神情看着又期待又紧张。
Ron raised his voice, asking like Ernie Macmillan, inadvertently violating everyone's privacy, and he bravely stood up to resist him: "Why do you always ask us this question?"
“再说了，谁复习时，还会没事计算着时间呢。”罗恩囔囔，表现得有些恰到好处的不耐烦。
但厄尼·麦克米兰不问清却不肯放弃，他说道：“你大概估摸着……比八个小时多还是少？”
Ron glanced at Dean beside him, his eyes rolling as he appeared to be in anguish and pondering, "Hmm... it should decrease somewhat, but, cough cough, it won't be completely gone..."
他心中长舒一口气：“还好问的是‘八个小时’，而不是‘四个小时’或者‘两小时’。”
“哦，呵呵，这样啊，哈哈。”但厄尼·麦克米兰却不等罗恩说完，就自顾自的发笑起来。
他神情变得轻松活泼，高高地挺起胸膛：“我能复习八小时。”
仿佛这是一场只要复习时间更长，o.w.ls考试就能通过的比赛。
厄尼·麦克米兰喋喋不休地炫耀着：“是八到九个小时，我每天早饭前复习一个小时，平均是八小时。顺利的话，周末我可以学十个小时。我星期一学了九个小时半，星期二不太好——只有七个小时一刻钟，然后星期三……”
但罗恩已经拽着迪安走开了。
厄尼·麦克米兰不在乎，他继续在人群中穿梭，问来问去。
不过走到队伍最后面，快走到哈利和赫敏面前时，他神情一变，就要掉头回到前方。
哈利一直在笑眯眯的盯着厄尼·麦克米兰，眼看着厄尼·麦克米兰还没开口问他就想走，于是他开口了。
“亲爱的厄尼·麦克米兰同学，看来你很是关心同学们的复习情况啊，那为什么不来问问我呢？”
厄尼·麦克米兰笑容僵硬。
前方很多刚被厄尼·麦克米兰的问题问的心烦意燥的同学们，心情爽快多了。
厄尼·麦克米兰他什么想法，他们又不是不知道，无非是对比一下他和其他人的复习时间，就自觉能看出来自己的成绩能在哪一阶层。
那些复习时间没有厄尼·麦克米兰多的同学恶心的不行，你以为你复习时间多就能全部通过啊，he，呸。
现在问到哈利和赫敏头上，看他还能笑出来不能。
那可是成绩霸占了学校五年年级第一和第二的大老，厄尼·麦克米兰存粹是自取其辱。
厄尼·麦克米兰被哈利看着，不敢不问，于是他挤出一抹笑容：“波特，你和格兰杰复习的怎么样了？”
“我啊。”哈利很是苦恼道：“我每天复习二十四个小时呢。”
“为了不睡觉，我每天都强迫自己喝振奋药剂。”哈利的眼睛放光，“我已经坚持一个多月了。”
“你说说，为什么每天没有二十五个小时呢？”哈利的眼珠子透着一股嗜血的光。
哼，我让你卷，我卷死你。
厄尼·麦克米兰咽口唾沫，哈利这么变态啊，真不是人。
He compared himself to Porter and realized that he didn't even have half of Porter's abilities.
He was greatly discouraged and left with heavy steps and a sense of frustration.
As for what Harry said, there wasn't a single person who doubted its authenticity.
他们早就有所猜测，哈利肯定是上课时不学，让所有人放松，在没人的时候，就偷偷学习，然后一下震惊所有人。
不然怎么能始终名列前茅呢。
全靠天分？
It's impossible, absolutely impossible!
现在，终于听到哈利亲口承认了。
不过，真狠啊。
看整个队伍所有人都陷入一种焦虑不安，心思不宁的状态，赫敏使劲拧了哈利腰侧一下：“你瞎胡说什么。”
"What are you doing, hey hey..." Harry was taken aback.
"You're in trouble." Hermione blushed at Harry's strange attitude.
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Professor Sprout opened the greenhouse door and looked strangely at the students from Gryffindor and Slytherin, who all seemed listless and limp, compared to her neglected Foxgloves that hadn't been watered for half a year.
"Come in, everyone."
于是大家赶紧走进温室，离后面那个变态远一点。
上课的时候。
长桌一边站着格兰芬多，另一边站着斯来特林。
在哈利斜对着两个人的位置，有一个人一直说着一些奇怪的话。
他好像在斯来特林中地位不小，他一说话，旁边人都探头去听，他则露出洋洋得意的样子。
“你们不要太忧虑。”他梳着大背头，嗤笑的看了哈利一眼，自信的说道：“o.w.ls考试，可不是学习好坏就能解决的问题。”
Hearing him say this, more people perked up their ears.
The mysterious guy with a big quiff revealed his information: "Connections, you know? This thing is not just a talk. Do you know about the Wizarding Examinations Office? It's the department that oversees the o.w.ls exams. The office director, Professor Gertruda Marchibanks, my dad has known her for many years, they have a close relationship... Last week, my dad just took her out for dinner, and I was there too... If you want to get something done..."
That's all I have to say.
A faint smile appeared on his lips, attracting amazed gazes.
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"Is this for real?" Hermione asked Harry in a panicked whisper.
她明明是个聪慧的女子，但在某些地方，却又透着一股傻气。
“我觉得不是。”纳威在哈利左手边，他回答了赫敏的问题。
He whispered, "Giselda Machiban is my grandmother's friend, they have known each other for sixty years."
"She is not the kind of person who would do such things, she is just as strict and loving as my grandmother."
哈利用剪刀把花盆中的魔鬼藤修剪好，头也不抬说道：“对面这货是谁啊？马尔福二号？”
马尔福真是躺着也中枪。
Hermione said, "Kreager Gomez, his father is one of the school trustees, with a lower rank than old Malfoy."
"However, relying on his father's position in the Ministry of Magic's Department of Education, he opened a printing shop in Diagon Alley for his eldest son, demanding that all twenty-four departments of the Ministry must have their paper printing done through this shop, claiming it's for standardization. In a short period of time, he earned 1.74 million Galleons. In terms of visible wealth, he has surpassed the Malfoy family, so Kreager Gomez wants to expand his own circle." Hermione gritted her teeth a bit because she works as a journalist in the Publicity Department and has to go through this shop when submitting her final drafts.
哈利手一顿：“哦，这样啊。”
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