Chapter 17: A Tribute to Lily Potter
Evan and Ginny followed Hagrid to the cabin, which had hams and pheasants hanging from the ceiling, along with a fireplace where a copper kettle was used to boil water, and in a corner, there was a huge bed with a patchwork quilt on top.
Hagrid served them a cup of tea and pulled out a large plate of hard cakes from the fire. Evan took one out of curiosity and tasted it, nearly breaking his teeth, while Ginny simply smiled, apparently knowing what those things were.
The two enjoyed a lovely time as Hagrid shared his impressions about each of the Weasleys; he thought Fred and George were a nuisance but also praised Charlie Weasley.
Then, the three of them discussed Harry.
Once again, Hagrid thanked Evan for saving Harry from the Dursleys.
"Poor Harry, those repugnant Muggles dared to do that to him," said Hagrid as he wiped his eyes with a large handkerchief. "He was just a baby when I pulled him out of the wreckage of the house."
"Wreckage of the house," said Evan, having a brilliant idea.
"Yes, it was his home, in Godric's Hollow, where You-Know-Who killed Lily," said Hagrid, his eyes filled with tears.
Evan and Ginny took turns to embrace Hagrid, who possessed a rich blend of emotions and kindness compared to other giant hybrids.
Thanks to Hagrid, Evan finally discovered whom to write about, and it will be about Harry's mother, Lily, about her life before she died.
It is well-documented and was part of the most famous magical event of modern times.
As one of the key figures, surely there are many people interested in learning more about her. Evan also knows that Snape felt something for Lily, so if he does well, he could help people from Slytherin read the newspaper.
After Hagrid had calmed down enough minutes later, Evan spoke to him about Hogwarts Magic and invited him to join and write about the magical creatures of the Forbidden Forest.
"I don't know, Evan," said Hagrid, "I'm not sure if I can handle the job."
"Don't worry, Hagrid, no one compares to you when it comes to caring for magical creatures," said Evan, "and no one at Hogwarts knows more about them than you."
In fact, no one needed this job more than Hagrid.
After many years working with magical creatures, Hagrid desperately wanted to share the experiences he had, and Evan's newspaper provided him with an opportunity.
Since Hagrid's sense of what is gentle is not the same as that of ordinary people, Evan advised him to start with unicorns as the first creature. Otherwise, Hagrid would probably start with a three-headed giant dog, a giant spider, or something worse.
The next part was much easier, finding the magical creature.
So, Hagrid took charge of finding the unicorns, and later, Evan would lead people to take pictures and write about Hagrid's experience with the creature.
When Evan and Ginny returned to the castle, they saw people talking about the newspaper announcement. Fred and George had already posted signs on the school bulletin boards.
Everyone was talking about things related to Hogwarts' Magic newspaper.
"This is incredible, Evan, a newspaper that belongs to Hogwarts students!" said a third-year Hufflepuff student while patting Evan on the shoulder.
From the entrance to the Great Hall, people constantly approached him, most of whom Evan had never seen before but seemed to know him.
At the Gryffindor table, Fred and George were together with huge smiles on their faces.
The response and effect are...
"In fact, we have already started receiving orders," George said.
Indeed, the success of the poster made several people feel happy but also a bit pressured.
In the evening, in the Gryffindor common room, all the students of the magical newspaper at Hogwarts held their first meeting, chaired by Hermione.
"So far, we have received a total of 168 orders, most of them from Gryffindor," Hermione said while looking at a parchment, "but no one is submitting manuscripts."
"Don't worry, Hermione," Evan said reassuringly, "we still have time."
"But there are only five days left, and some of you haven't handed in the articles you are responsible for," Hermione said, "in addition to the manuscripts, we are missing the photos, and I wonder if we will be able to have everything ready for next week."
When Hermione mentioned something about the photos, Colin shrank back.
He was in charge of preparing the photos but spent the afternoon in the common room with his roommate playing chess.
As Hermione continued to scold them, Evan remained silent, and as he looked at Harry and Ron sitting in front of him, Harry winked at him and Ron nodded, indicating that it was the right decision to stay quiet.
When Hermione shows interest in something, try to pay attention, and if you have a different opinion, it's better to remain silent.
In this way, everyone remained silent except Hermione, and a while later the meeting ended.
Harry and Ron were taken to interview the Gryffindor Quidditch captain and write an article about the Quidditch team.
"It's dreadful, just like our mother!" Fred exclaimed.
"We have to write a good article," George stated.
"Or she'll kill us," the twins said in unison.
They then took their younger sister Ginny to a corner of the common room to help them write something about the Grand Staircase at Hogwarts.
Colin went to submit a potion order for developers while Evan sat in front of the fireplace and began to write a letter to Bathilda Bagshot, a famous historian and a friend of Dumbledore, who lived in Godric's Hollow, near the Potters.
She was there until the night Lord Voldemort attacked, so she knew many details.
Half an hour later, Evan finished the letter.
He was satisfied with what he had written. In the letter, he outlined his purpose of wanting to learn the information with a tone of admiration from the younger generation, hoping to get her help so that wizards could learn more about Lily, and sincerely inviting her to become the History consultant for the magical newspaper at Hogwarts.
He went to the Owlery and sent the letter, watching as the owl disappeared into the night with a smile on his face, believing that it wouldn't be long before Professor Dumbledore learned about this from his old friend.
Evan was confident that, with Dumbledore's help, Mrs. Bagshot would be happy to share all that had happened.