Chapter 39 Ah ~ Shirley
A slender figure was bending over, carrying a bucket of water with both hands, moving towards the distance.
The wine red ponytail swayed and swayed, like cool well water rippling in a wooden barrel.
Rove frowned slightly. He stopped and observed for a while. After confirming that it was Xue Li, he walked slowly towards the thin girl, reached out and grabbed the wooden barrel, and helped her carry the water.
Shirley raised her head in astonishment, and found that it was Rove. Today is Saturday, why is he here?
When the girl came back to her senses, the boy had already moved a few steps away with the barrel in her hand. She reached out to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and trotted to follow.
"Rolf, why are you here?"
"I made an appointment with Professor Sprout to give her the potion today, and then take the herb seeds... What about you?"
Shirley pursed her lips and said in silence for a moment: "Work-study program, Hogwarts provides jobs for poor students."
Rove hummed, and he remembered that Hogwarts would indeed provide funding for those little wizards who couldn't afford to go to school.
Like... Tom Riddle took it.
Those grants weren't much, and after the wands, robes, and other necessities on the admission letter had been purchased, there wasn't much left.
But the school will provide some positions for poor wizards to work...work-study without affecting their studies.
For a while, both of them were silent. Shirley stepped forward, grabbed the barrel and said, "Let me do it, this is my job."
Rove hummed, but didn't let go. He asked, "Which area do you want to water?"
"Those black trees..."
Rove glanced up and said softly, "The guardian tree."
After coming under the tree, the boy reached out and touched the trunk. Seeing Shirley's curious face, he explained:
"The guardian tree is a magical sorbus tree. As long as you touch the trunk of this tree, you can be protected from the harassment of some dark creatures."
The girl with ponytails blinked her eyes and stretched out her right hand to touch the tree trunk. After thinking about it, she raised her left hand and touched it vigorously.
As if if you touch it twice, you will get double protection, and Xue Li's mood suddenly improves.
A bucket of water did not irrigate a few trees, and soon reached the bottom. Shirley grabbed the bucket and refused to ask Rove to help.
"I can do it myself. I used to fetch water and wash myself in the monastery in the morning and evening. Although I am so thin, I am actually very strong."
Luo Fu remained silent, and followed Shirley to the well, watching her hang the wooden barrel on the rope and throw it down. When the wooden barrel sank to the bottom, the girl turned the well pulley with difficulty,
The well pulley creaked.
Rove observed for a moment and said, "Shirley, this water well is magical, as long as you tap this brick, it will automatically send the bucket up."
"Eh?!"
When the girl heard Rove's words, she was a little discouraged, and her strength weakened a little. Then she heard a plop, and the half-drawn wooden barrel fell straight down.
"..."
"How did you know?"
"Guess, I've seen similar magic wells, and this brick has a pattern of a badger on it, if I'm not wrong, it's here."
Rove tapped the brick with his wand in his hand,
The potter's wheel turned automatically.
Shirley sighed, thinking of the useless work she had done all morning, half of her good mood disappeared, and the remaining half was the ability to use the magic well, which would save a lot of energy later.
"Didn't Professor Sprout teach you?"
"It's my first day of work, and Professor Sprout hasn't had time to teach yet. Not long ago, a group of animals came out of the forbidden forest to harass the greenhouse, and she went to drive them away again."
Rove frowned. What happened in the Forbidden Forest? Why did they come to harass the greenhouse every day?
The wooden barrel creaked to the mouth of the well, Shirley put the bucket full of water on the ground, and then untied the rope.
Looking at the thin back of the girl, Rove said in silence for a moment: "Xue Li, how much salary does the school give you every month?"
"Ten galleons, only Saturday and Sunday mornings per week."
"It's not much, but with such a long working hours, I can't ask for too much." Rove looked at her, and asked a nonsense question with a serious expression.
"Shirley, are you short of money?"
The girl with ponytails did not answer, she lowered her eyebrows, and her eyelashes could be seen trembling slightly. After a while, she nodded slightly and said:
"I am willing to come to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft, not only because I can leave that monastery, but also because Professor McGonagall told me that I can graduate at Hogwarts at the age of eighteen, and then I can work and earn money."
Rove stared at the girl's clean eyes, and sighed softly:
"Ah Shirley."
"Um?"
"Otherwise...you can be my assistant."
"ah?"
"I need an assistant." Rove turned around, with a smile on his face, and calmly said, "I can give you thirty Galleons a month."
"Your Celia's Fantastic Beasts Store?" The girl blinked her long eyes, "But I don't know how to treat animals."
"I don't need you to see a doctor, I want you to help me take care of some docile animals, they are a little..." Rove scratched his hair, thought about his words and said, "Naughty."
Shirley stared at Rove, as if thinking about whether the young man was a liar. How could she be worth thirty Galleons a month?
It's not worth it even if you sell yourself!
Shirley looked at Rove, thought for a moment, and said doubtfully, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
Rove said indifferently: "Hufflepuff students are honest and honest, and they never lie."
"..."
"Then what about this thing?" Shirley glanced at the bucket she was still carrying.
"If you don't do it, Professor Sprout will let the house elves do it. They can do magic. They don't have to work as hard as you, and the efficiency is even higher." Rove waved his hand and said:
"Let's go, first find Professor Sprout, and then I will show you the working environment, you will like it there."
Carrying a black leather case, Rove walked towards the door of the greenhouse, just as Professor Sprout came back from outside.
He said hello, handed the potion made from Hawklap juice to Professor Sprout, and then explained how he hired Shirley.
Professor Sprout held a small steel fork and opened her mouth. Such a pretty girl, she also wants to train to be an assistant, even if it is good to keep her eyes in front of her.
Why did you go out to chase someone, only to find that your home was stolen when you came back?
Professor Sprout looked at the backs of the two of them going away, and was a little envious. Who never dreamed of being Scamander's assistant when they were young.
Rove walked in the front, and Shirley followed closely behind. The boy finally brought the girl to an abandoned classroom in Hogwarts Castle.
He put the box on the ground, turned to Shirley and asked, "Are you ready?"
"What preparation?"
Rove raised his right hand, leaving a little space between his thumb and index finger, and said, "The inside will be a little bigger than the outside, don't be too surprised."
The girl looked confused, she had heard this sentence from Rove many times.
Rove opened the box, tilted his head and said, "Go in quickly, what are you waiting for?"
"Where are you going?"
"The box."
Xueli was puzzled, thinking that Rove was crazy, how did such a small box get in, the girl instantly filled her mind with the horrible stories about the murder and hiding the corpse in the suitcase, she was horrified...
Rove had already raised his hand, gently pushed the girl's back, and said with a smile, "Let's go!"
Rove then stepped forward and disappeared into the box in an instant, and the lid of the box snapped shut.
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