Admiral of Hogwarts

267 Alps

Because of Richelieu and the others' little tricks, no one discovered that Hugo had gone out once at night, not even Hermione, who was sleeping in the bed opposite Hugo, noticed this.

So early the next morning, after dinner, the two families took a flight to the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, which borders Switzerland and Italy, where Mr. Prewett's previously booked ski resort was located.

Since Elaine had told her parents yesterday why Hugo and Hermione were wizards, when no one was around the departure hall, Mr. Prewett suddenly walked up to Hugo and asked him about the British wizarding world. things.

"——A person named Prewett in the British wizarding world?" Hermione thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Sorry, we don't seem to have heard of anyone with the surname Prewett in the school."

"Wait a minute, I think I know one." Before Hermione could finish her words, Hugo suddenly had an idea and thought of something. "And we also know this person."

"Who is this person?" After hearing what Hugo said, Hermione turned to look at him with a curious look on her face. Because after filtering the memories in her mind, she found that she really had no such impression in her mind.

"Mrs. Weasley was Prewett before she got married." Hugo looked at his sister and said, "This is what Weasley told me through the Weasley twins. He said that they had two uncles before, but after He died in the last war."

"Is her name Molly?" After hearing the conversation between Hugo and his sister, Mr. Prewett suddenly became excited and asked.

"Yes, Mrs. Weasley's name is indeed Molly." Hugo nodded, then looked at him. "Wait a minute, your surname is Prewett too. Could it be that you -"

"Yes, I am a descendant of the Prewett family in the British wizarding world." Mr. Prewett smiled and shrugged. "Unfortunately, I don't have any spellcasting talent, so I was sent to the Muggle world to live with Muggles since I was a child."

Obviously, this Mr. Prewett should be as much a squib as Filch. But unlike Filch, he was sent to the Muggle world since he was a child. So I don’t have much obsession with the magical world.

Since the genetic genes of magic are at an advantage and actively active, squibs are very rare in the magic world. If they choose to live in the wizarding world, most of them, as a disadvantaged group, will spend their lives in mediocrity and poverty. lifetime.

However, in some families of Muggle wizards or some pure-blood wizards, they will determine whether the children are wizards when they are very young, and then send those squibs to the Muggle world from an early age so that they can grow up like Muggles. .

The Prewett family obviously adopted this approach, and because of this difference in thinking, Mr. Prewett is much better than Filch or Mrs. Figg, both in terms of quality of life and inner feelings. .

Mr. Prewett knew very little about the wizarding world. Because he has never had much contact with the wizarding world since he entered the Muggle world at the age of six or seven.

So for him, he is not actually close to his relatives. And the reason why he asked Hugo about this matter today was just out of subconscious concern for his distant relatives.

Because the waiting time was a bit boring, Hugo told Mr. Prewett what he knew about the Prewett family in England.

Speaking of which, the Prewett family can be considered a loyal family. Mrs. Weasley's two brothers were both members of the Order of the Phoenix and died in the last Wizarding War, not to mention Mrs. Weasley.

"Although we don't know what your wizard's war is like, I think my distant brothers are all real heroes." After listening to Hugo's introduction, Mr. Prewett was silent for a while and then said.

Soon, the waiting time passed, and they took the high-speed rail train to the small town at the foot of the Alps. However, when they checked into the hotel, they heard a notice saying that the ski resort was temporarily closed due to an avalanche.

"Avalanches should not be common this season." After hearing what the waiter said, Hugo frowned and looked thoughtful. After all, avalanches tend to occur in the spring when the snow is unstable, not now.

What's more important is that these ski resorts with a long history have all carefully considered before selecting their sites, and basically will not choose places prone to avalanches or similar geological disasters as ski resort sites.

"The situation is a bit abnormal." Elaine came over at this time and whispered behind Hugo and Hermione. "I just saw one of my seniors on the road. He now works in the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic——"

As wizards, Hugo and the others naturally knew that many things in the eyes of ordinary people in this world were actually related to magic. The presence of personnel from the French Ministry of Magic also showed some possibility.

Of course, correspondingly, wizarding institutions in various countries will also try their best to control the occurrence of certain situations and avoid irreparable mistakes.

So just tie in the presence of French Ministry of Magic staff here with the sudden suspension of operations at the ski resort. Hugo and the others quickly guessed that the problem at the ski resort was most likely related to the magic world. ?

After everyone put away their luggage, Elaine quickly went out alone to check the situation. More than forty minutes later, she brought some bad news.

"Bad news, I just had a chat with the senior. He told me that a group of trolls appeared nearby recently and even destroyed a building at the ski resort yesterday, so they could only use an avalanche as an excuse to temporarily prevent Muggles from entering the ski area. field."

"Troll?" Hermione asked with some confusion. "I remember that the trolls in the Alps are all semi-wild trolls, and the Ministry of Magic of the surrounding countries can control their actions!"

"The Ministry of Magic indeed said so, but because this place belongs to the border of France, Italy and Sweden, there will always be various loopholes in management." When talking about this topic, Elaine looked a little angry.

"This group of trolls entered our French side from Switzerland, but the senior told me that after they contacted the Swiss Ministry of Magic, they actually said that it was the Christmas holiday and they were short of manpower on duty and had to wait until the holiday was over. Move out."

"Okay, this does sound very Swiss." Hugo shook his head helplessly. After all, this country's air force does not take off during off-duty hours, so their Ministry of Magic holiday fishing is very reasonable.

Of course, just because you can’t go to the ski resort doesn’t mean there’s nothing for everyone to do. This small town called Chamonix is ​​one of the most beautiful towns at the foot of the Alps, with a variety of tourist attractions and entertainment services.

However, when the two families returned to the room to prepare dinner after a fun day in the town, Hugo unexpectedly found an owl flying to the balcony railing and standing there.

Upon seeing this, he walked into the balcony and saw the owl raising a paw towards him. Only then did he find a small cloth bag hanging on the owl's paw.

"Is this mine?" After seeing the owl extending a paw towards him, Hugo asked subconsciously, then stepped forward and took off the cloth bag from the owl's talon.