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Chapter 370: Private Matters and Public Affairs
🕑 Added 2025-09-09 02:34:50 +0000 UTC"I know my dinner party is quite boring, but you don't have to stand here alone, do you?"
Noah slowly walked over to the woman, then, mimicking her, leaned on the windowsill and looked outside.
Noah actually thought the night scenery of London was all the same. As someone with basically zero romantic cells and a head full of magic, perhaps the greatest romance for him was learning new spells. But right now, Noah didn't dare to do anything to ruin the atmosphere.
To be precise, it wasn't that he didn't dare, but that he was unwilling. This woman was someone Noah was very familiar with; she was Hermione, the current Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement in the British Ministry of Magic. Hermione looked back at Noah, then slowly lowered her hood slightly, revealing the face hidden beneath. To be honest, with the moonlight shining in, Noah was genuinely struck by Hermione's beauty, which made Noah feel a bit awkward.
"Long time no see, Noah." Hermione seemed to feel nothing amiss. She showed a sweet smile, smoothly tucked a strand of golden hair from her mouth, appearing both mature and intellectual, yet beautiful and reserved.
"Really a long time no see?" Noah shook his head: "I remember seeing you in New York a few days ago, but you didn't seem to have any intention of greeting me."
"Is that so?" Hermione tilted her head slightly: "Are you here to lecture me too?"
Lecture? Noah was startled, but he quickly understood Hermione's meaning. It seemed Hermione hadn't had a very comfortable time recently. The reason was very simple: as the successor to the Minister of Magic and the current Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Hermione truly shouldn't have easily gone to the battlefield.
In the New York battle, none of the participants were Ministers of Magic or Heads of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, figures who stood at the top of the Ministry of Magic. Because if anything unexpected happened to them, it would be a severe blow to the local Ministry of Magic.
However, Noah wasn't a member of the Ministry of Magic, and moreover, Noah could completely protect Hermione. So Noah had no intention of lecturing Hermione. Not only was it unrelated to Noah, but Noah was also hosting a dinner party; how could he do such a boring thing?
"Of course not, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Noah showed a smile, slowly walked in front of Hermione, and took Hermione's hands: "We're having a dinner party right now, and in the future, I won't let anyone lecture you again." Noah's sudden action made Hermione's face flush a bit. She really didn't expect Noah to do something like this. It must be said that Noah was indeed very handsome, and combined with his current achievements, he was simply an irresistible poison for women.
However, Hermione quickly calmed down. She knew Noah very well; she knew his personality. Of course, the more she understood, sometimes the more helpless Hermione felt. Because she felt that Noah was quite good in every aspect, except that he had no interest in some special and wonderful emotions.
Sometimes Hermione couldn't help but wonder if this guy was just like Professor Dumbledore? Dumbledore's affairs were not a huge secret in the wizarding world. Although such things were not a big problem in this country, it would always be disappointing, wouldn't it?
Hand in hand, Noah slowly walked with Hermione back into the hall. Hermione suddenly couldn't help but ask curiously, "Noah, why haven't you found a girlfriend yet?
Are you like Professor Dumbledore?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Hearing this, Noah's hand holding Hermione's suddenly paused, then he retorted irritably, "I just haven't found the right person yet, okay? And if you keep implying that, we're breaking off our friendship!"
"Sorry, sorry." Hermione chuckled softly: "Then what kind of girl do you like?"
"Why is it always this question? All of you seem so interested in what type of girl I like." Noah looked at Hermione with some annoyance: "Simply put, I like beautiful women with sweet voices, big chests, and long legs, and preferably a witch" .
As Noah spoke, he trailed off, because he suddenly realized that the woman he was holding, seemed" to somewhat fit his requirements? The Hermione before him already had the foundation of a celebrity, and with the added influence of magic, her demeanor also appeared exceptionally good.
Most importantly, this woman had studied at Kamar-Taj for over four years, and her figure had completely transformed to match that female celebrity in Noah's memory. One could say this was an enhanced version of Hermione, a Hermione very much in line with Noah's aesthetic.
This immediately made Noah feel a bit awkward. To be fair, he wasn't an idiot; of course, he knew Hermione had a crush on him, and this woman was even single like him.
But Noah kept thinking of this woman as Ron Weasley's wife, which made Noah hesitant to make a move.
"But this world is different now." Noah touched his nose. This world was indeed different, and most importantly, Noah seemed to have overlooked someone. That was Madame Heffner. Although strictly speaking, she was his elder, she also seemed to fit his aesthetic, didn't she?
Noah suddenly had a thought like, "Could it be that there are too many beautiful women around me, making me not know how to choose?" Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.
Whether it was Hermione, Madame Heffner, or Snape's daughter Lily, they all seemed to be great beauties or had the potential to be great beauties. Even when Noah went to Hungary once, he met Selene, whose husband's group could blast the universe. This feeling seemed wonderful, but thinking about it now, Noah felt it wasn't so wonderful, because he felt he had become too picky.
"Spending a lot of time learning magic has divided my interests significantly. Plus, all the women around me are unique beauties, which has made me lose interest in anything else. What am I going to do?" Noah sighed helplessly. Honestly, he envied those pioneers who could just open a harem whenever they wanted; at least they didn't have to worry about this. But in this world, Noah was very worried about getting axed in his sleep and then following in Makoto Itou's footsteps out of this world.
Or becoming like the Nearly Headless Nick at Hogwarts. Well, Nick might be better off, because Noah would likely be completely gone. At the thought of this possibility, Noah shivered. He decided that if he ever had such tendencies in the future, he would always keep a magic shield on while sleeping.
"What's wrong?" Hermione looked at Noah curiously:
"Why the sudden sighing?"
"Nothing." Noah forced a smile, then released Hermione's hand: "Just thought of some unhappy things."
"Don't think about such strange things." Hermione smiled:
"Everyone has stress. Your stress might be greater than ours, but don't forget you have us, your friends. If you have any problems, come to me, come to us, we'll figure something out."
"Of course, I know that." Noah nodded. Suddenly, he saw Victor, and his heart stirred. Then he looked at Hermione: "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
"Hmm." Hermione smiled faintly. She seemed to be in a much better mood now.
"Oh, and one more thing."
"What is it?"
"I want to say, don't ever call me someone with a skewed orientation again. Also, if possible, we can try" uh, something like that."
Watching Hermione in a daze, Noah decisively chose to make a run for it. He had no idea why he suddenly had a brain fart and said such a thing, when he was clearly considering some terrifying consequences just moments before! To avoid embarrassment, Noah thought it was better to leave quickly.
However, as he left, Noah cautiously glanced back, and he saw Hermione's face suddenly turn red, which made the guy feel a sudden sense of triumph. What would happen in the future was for the future. Noah didn't know how long this "future" would be, but at least Noah found that he was slightly moved.
Shaking his head, Noah cast these distracting thoughts from his mind and walked over to Victor. Victor was a middle-aged man who looked about forty, not a disciple of Ancient One, but a disciple of an eight-tier mage of similar seniority to Ancient One. He was adopted and grew up in Kamar-Taj, but the education he received was
somewhat different from other Kamar-Taj mages.
He went to study at the New York Sanctum at a young
age, and somehow developed a liking for mechanical science there. From then on, he became unstoppable, and later, it was said that he even got into MIT, making him a prime example of someone who practiced both science and magic.
"Noah, good evening." Victor noticed Noah walking over, and immediately greeted him cheerfully: "I thought you were going to spend more time with your girlfriend."
"Not yet, who knows when that will be." Since Noah had already said that, he didn't bother to deny it anymore: "By the way, thank you very much for your help a few days ago."
"No need to thank me." Victor smiled: "I'm a mage, isn't protecting Earth my duty? By the way, Noah, do you need anything from me?"
Noah nodded: "Yes, there are indeed some things I want to talk to you about."
"Oh?" Victor didn't expect himself to be right. He immediately became serious, and at the same time, he stopped speaking aloud and used magical telepathy: "Is it something serious? Is there anything you need me to do?"
"It's not too serious, and Victor, I'm not the Sorcerer Supreme yet. Maybe in the future, you might even become the Sorcerer Supreme." Noah replied via magical telepathy.
"Not me, Noah." Victor shook his head: "Everyone knows it; you just need time. Tell me, my friend, what do you need me to do?"
"There is indeed one thing I need your help with." Noah no longer stood on ceremony and said directly: "You know about Kaecilius, I'm a bit worried"
"You want me to pay more attention to him?"
"Precisely, he's too extreme."
"No problem, Mordo is indeed too obvious, which is why you didn't want to ask him, right? I'll keep a close eye on him, and I hope he doesn't do anything foolish."
"Thank you, my friend. As for the other matter, would you like to learn more advanced mechanical science?"
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