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After all, Hermione had finished fighting Voldemort late last night, so it wouldn't be appropriate to hold a victory celebration party.

Early in the morning, Zicomo, feeling refreshed, took Hermione to the Great Hall of Hogwarts for breakfast.

Actually, neither of them slept last night.

Thanks to their strong physiques, the two were still full of energy after conducting a single-slit interference experiment all night.

Hermione, in particular, was in high spirits when she had a happy occasion.

As the ancients said, there are three great joys in life.

These are meeting an old friend in a foreign land, passing the imperial examination with flying colors, and the wedding night.

Hermione essentially achieved two things in one night: she gained both glory and love.

The little witch was beaming with joy and in a very happy mood.

They walk with a hopping gait.

Others assumed she was overjoyed because she had won the Triwizard Tournament and defeated Voldemort.

Nobody considered the other possibility.

Lani, however, noticed something amiss, as she hadn't seen Zicomo at the "Zen Garden" last night.

Zicomo usually rests in his house in the "Zen Garden".

Last night, Zicomo said he would write two letters before going back to his room.

As a result, a night passed, and Lani did not find that Zicomo had returned to the "Zen Garden".

Surely you couldn't have spent the whole night writing letters, could you?

It's estimated that Zicomo and Hermione's affair won't be kept from Lani for long.

Didn't you see that they got addicted to the experiment the first time they tried it?

Having tasted the sweetness of success, they'll likely conduct experiments very frequently from now on, and it's only a matter of time before Lani discovers it.

However, when it comes to writing letters, thankfully Lucius was reliable enough and contacted Rita and Lockhart after returning.

He told the two what Zicomo wanted to convey in his letter.

With Lucius's actions, the headlines of the Daily Prophet this morning were undoubtedly filled with scandals involving Minister of Magic Fudge.

As for *The Wizarding Weekly*, it was sponsored by Lucius, who published one issue.

A special issue about how Hermione overcame numerous obstacles in the Triwizard Tournament and ultimately even defeated Voldemort.

Moreover, Lucius and Lockhart hit it off immediately and decided to reprint today's weekly magazine and newspaper, and distribute it free of charge to the entire wizarding world.

It was still Lucius who funded it, making sure that everyone in the wizarding world had a copy.

Numerous weekly magazines and newspapers are rapidly sweeping across the entire wizarding world at breakneck speed.

Even Hogwarts didn't miss it.

Students from the three schools were having breakfast when a large flock of owls carrying newspapers and weekly magazines flew into the main hall.

They precisely delivered newspapers and weekly magazines to each young wizard.

Zicomo wasn't interested in the newspapers that documented Fudge's various scandals, so he picked up a weekly magazine that praised Hermione.

The title above boldly proclaimed: "Hermione's Dream"

The cover is made up of two photos of Hermione, and it's even animated.

One photo shows her at a Christmas ball, wearing a gorgeous gown and dancing with Zicomo.

The photo also shows Zicomo's flawless profile; it's unclear whether Lockhart was deliberately trying to please Zicomo.

The other photo is of Hermione fighting Voldemort last night.

Hermione's robes and hair move without wind in the photo, complementing her strikingly handsome face.

She had the air of a female sorceress.

Zicomo was very pleased with the two photos.

I don't know where Lockhart came from.

I guess it's Rita's leftover stock.

After all, she had taken quite a few photos during the three-way competition.

Zicomo flipped through the weekly magazine, which contained a very vivid description of Hermione's experience in the Triwizard Tournament.

Especially the final battle, and the fight against Voldemort.

It gives people a sense of being there.

Moreover, it is interspersed with various flowery words, all used to praise Hermione.

And it doesn't look out of place at all.

Zicomo could tell at a glance that this was Lockhart's masterpiece.

Zicomo was right.

Last night, when Lucius left, he bought a few magic memory stones from Dumbledore.

The Magic Image Stone can not only display the image from the perspective of another Magic Image Stone, but also record the image.

Dumbledore also mentioned this function when he was advertising for Zicomo.

The clever Lucius bought several magical image stones that recorded Hermione's victory over Voldemort.

One of them was given to Lockhart by Lucius.

After watching the images on the magic memory stone, Lockhart was filled with excitement and inspiration.

I worked through the night to finish this manuscript.

Lucius had other uses for the remaining magic memory stones.

Chapter 260 Fudge, destined to step down, and Hibiscus, taking the initiative.

In Lucius's view, the magic memory stone was a ready-made way to promote Hermione's fame.

Simply place the magic image stone in the center of Diagon Alley, and the images will begin playing in a loop.

No one would doubt that Hermione defeated Voldemort.

Therefore, Lucius planned to place one in every gathering place in the wizarding world.

Leaving those aside for now, let's return to the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

After finishing reading the Wizarding Weekly, Zicomo handed it to Hermione, who was standing next to him.

He quipped, "Here you go, the real savior?"

Hermione rolled her eyes coquettishly.

Having just gone through her coming-of-age ceremony, her actions revealed a hint of allure.

Zicomo was almost stunned.

Hermione took the Wizarding Weekly from Zicomo, but couldn't finish reading it.

She felt quite embarrassed because the comments were all praising her.

Hermione put down the weekly magazine and asked Zicomo, "Cousin, are you really planning to step down Fudge and have Dumbledore take his place?"

Zicomo swallowed his breakfast and said, "Hmm, Fudge's resignation was inevitable. Even without my push this time, he wouldn't have stayed in that position for long."

"After all, he has done virtually nothing in recent years, and has committed numerous derelictions of duty."

Hermione nodded in agreement.

Indeed, during Fudge's tenure, especially in the last two years, many significant events have occurred in the wizarding world.

However, none of them were resolved by Fudge leading the Ministry of Magic.

Sirius Black's escape uncovers a wrongful conviction from over a decade ago. In the end, the real culprit, Peter Pettigrew, escapes.

Not only that, it almost led to the tragic attack on Hogwarts students by Dementors.

There was also the Quidditch World Cup incident where Death Eaters attacked the wizarding camp, and Fudge and 747 people from the Ministry of Magic came out to clean up the mess.

And last year's thefts at the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts.

Well, okay, it was her cousin who did it, let's not talk about it.

Furthermore, despite the death of the Director of the International Department of Magical Cooperation, Fudge insisted on continuing the competition in this Triwizard Tournament.

As a result, Voldemort had the opportunity to resurrect and almost made a comeback.

A series of erroneous decisions and incompetent operations combined.

There has long been a large number of people in the wizarding world who are dissatisfied with Fudge as Minister of Magic.

All Zicomo did was throw a fire on the pile of 'firewood,' making the flames visible to everyone.

Zicomo continued, "However, it's still uncertain who will succeed as Minister of Magic, since Dumbledore didn't explicitly agree to it last night."

Hermione thought about it for a moment, and it seemed to be true.