Training ground

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The Weasley family's paddock was messy and overgrown with weeds; fallen tree trunks were covered with moss, mushrooms, and other small plants.

Many small creatures are running around in the weeds. At first, Ethan thought it was a mouse or a rabbit, but after careful observation, he realized it was not so simple.

The small, bizarre humanoid creature lives in the grass.

Ethan grabbed one and observed it. This little creature has a small body, rough and tough skin, and a big, round, bald head that looks like a potato.

It kicked and kicked Ethan's hands with its little calloused feet.

"Let me go! Let me go!" the little creature screamed.

This little creature could speak human words, which surprised Ethan, and he poked at it with his other hand, trying to study the little creature.

Seeing Ethan's extended finger, it bit Ethan's extended finger with its sharp teeth.

Unfortunately, its attack did not cause any substantial damage to Ethan.

"What are your things?" Ethan asked curiously.

"We're not things! We're gnomes!" the little creature screamed.

"Get out of the way! You stepped on our home!"

Only then did Ethan realize that he stepped on a small hole.

"I'm sorry!" Ethan said, moving away.

"Can you guys move? I'm going to build something here," Ethan said to the gnome.

"Don't even think about it!" said the little gnome sharply.

"We've been living here as a family for months, and we're not moving away!"

This situation gave Ethan a headache. Naturally, he could quickly destroy these little gnomes, but he was not used to dealing with these innocent, intelligent creatures.

"That's it." Ethan suddenly had an idea. He took a large bottle of whiskey from his bag and shook it at the little gnome.

"As long as you move out, this big bottle of wine will be yours!" Ethan shook the wine at the little gnome.

The little gnome was moved, and his eyes stared straight at the whisky in Ethan's hand, showing a longing look.

But this little gnome still didn't agree with Ethan. This little creature was unusually cunning and tried to get Ethan to increase the price.

"You have to give us a piece of meat!" said the little gnome, but his voice was much lower this time, and he thought he was a little greedy.

"Okay, okay, okay." Ethan pretended to be hurt and helpless and agreed to the little gnome's request.

Ethan took a piece of meat from his bag and put it in the little gnome's hand.

The little gnome cheered and whispered what Ethan couldn't understand to the grass.

Then, many kinds of gnomes ran out, big and small, old and young.

They carried the wine and meat Ethan had given them in droves, shouting, hopping, and running outside.

After a while, no gnome was left in the Weasleys' paddock.

Ethan breathed a sigh of relief, and the surroundings were finally clear.

He took out his wand and waved, and the surrounding weeds swayed and shook. It didn't take long for these weeds to be uprooted.

The gravel on the ground seemed to be blown by the wind and rolled to the side.

It took a little while for an ample open space to appear in the Weasleys' paddock.

Then he waved his wand again, and the dead trees that fell on the ground also floated up, and then there was a crackling sound.

The logs that fell on the ground quickly turned into wooden stakes, which floated up and slammed into the ground.

An extra plum blossom pile appeared on the Weasley's paddock in a short while.

Then Ethan used magic to create a shelf before the plum blossom pile, with several pendulums hanging from it. Both sides of the pendulums were wrapped with cotton cloth to prevent the trainer from getting hurt.

The Weasleys also woke up one after another.

The Weasley Twins were the first to discover the training ground. Seeing this novelty, they cheered, jumped up, and began trying to step on those plum blossom piles.

Thanks to a semester of training, the Weasley twins took a little while to get used to moving back and forth.

Soon, the Weasley twins noticed the giant pendulum hanging in the air, "Professor Ethan, is that a pendulum? Can it move? We want to give it a try!"

The Weasley Twins asked Ethan.

Seeing that George and Fred were willing to be the guinea pigs in his training ground, Ethan readily agreed.

The Weasley twins quickly flew off the plum blossom pile when two bumps occurred.

George and Fred got up in confusion, looked at each other's embarrassed appearance, and laughed.

"God! What are you doing!" Mrs. Weasley roared from the room.

She hopped on her hips and rushed out of the room, waving a spatula.

"What the **** are you doing early in the morning? I only washed your clothes yesterday! This time, you have to wash yourselves!" Mrs. Weasley said aggressively.

After speaking, Mrs. Weasley noticed that Ethan was standing aside.

"Good morning, Professor Ethan." Mrs. Weasley greeted Ethan with a smile.

"Is this the training ground you designed?" Mrs. Weasley touched the pendulum curiously.

"Will this be too dangerous?" she asked worriedly.

"It's not dangerous at all, Mom!" George and Fred said in unison.

"We just tried it, and it doesn't hurt anyone!"

Mrs. Weasley wanted to yell more, but she endured it due to Ethan's presence.

"Okay, come in for breakfast!" Mrs. Weasley said to George and Fred.

Mr. Weasley sat at the dining table reading the newspaper. When he saw Ethan coming, he greeted him with a smile.

"How's the Ministry of Magic lately?" Ethan and Mr. Weasley chatted.

"It's not good—" Mr. Weasley sighed. While Harry was away, Mr. Weasley could finally say something about Sirius Black.

"The whole Ministry is a mess because of Sirius Black." Mr. Weasley sipped the coffee in front of him.

"The Ministry of Magic asks all staff to try their best to find clues about Sirius Black. At the same time, letters from the parents of Hogwarts students also come to the Ministry of Magic every day. People can't stand the dementor entering the campus."

"Fudge is crazy!" cried Mrs. Weasley, tapping the pan with her spatula.

"Dementors have always been used to control criminals. Why are they treating the students as criminals?"

Mrs. Weasley wanted to say something, but Harry and Ron went downstairs. Mrs. Weasley stopped the conversation immediately.

"Why are you all so dirty in the morning?" Ron asked his two brothers, frowning.

"We went to experience your training grounds!" George exclaimed. It's so interesting! You really should see it! It's in the paddock!" Fred said excitedly.

The words of George and Fred made Harry and Ron eager to try, and they immediately seemed to run over to take a look.

"Hey! Eat first!" Mrs Weasley exclaimed.

Mrs. Weasley's power over the home was unparalleled, and Harry and Ron had to hold back their curiosity and sat down at the dining table.