The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

Mrs. Weasley couldn't run fast with Ginny, so she lagged behind. She rushed over just when the boys were frankly expressing their longing for Knockturn Alley.

"Oh, Harry... darling... scared me to death..." Molly gasped, took out the clothes brush from her handbag, and began to dust the soot on Harry's body.

Harry allowed himself to be manipulated by Mrs. Weasley, with a well-behaved expression on his face, as if he was enjoying Molly's care.

After a brief introduction, Loren and Hermione met Ginny. Ginny is the youngest child of the Weasley family and Ron's sister. She is a cute little girl with the same red hair as the Weasley family.

Soon, Molly learned that Harry had strayed into Knockturn Alley. The twins were so envious that their hair stood up in anger. She kept asking Harry not to go to Knockturn Alley again, and not to tell the twins about Knockturn Alley, so as not to make them curious.

Loren and Hermione fell behind again, standing with Ron and watching Harry being lectured.

"So, Harry responded to your invitation and will live in the Burrow this month, right?" Loren looked around and didn't see Black.

"Oh! It's such a pity that you didn't come. Harry said this was the most interesting and happiest month he had ever had." Ron was extremely proud.

"What about his godfather?"

"Sirius went to investigate Dobby, and you don't know yet..."

Dobby appeared at the Dursleys and made a big fuss, making Peggy and Vernon uneasy. Ordinary people who have always lived in a normal world are full of fear of weird creatures and magic that disappears in an instant.

But Peggy claimed to have made an agreement with Dumbledore, comforted Vernon all the time, and still let Harry live in their home. The air was solid and quiet in those days. In order for them to live a normal life, Harry simply left the Dursleys and came to the Burrow as a guest.

Black believed that house elves were only owned by wealthy pure-blood families. After entrusting Harry to the Weasleys, he left claiming that he wanted to investigate something.

When the Weasleys and Harry came out with the money, Ron's story ended.

"It must be Malfoy." Harry said firmly, "I just saw Malfoy and his father in Borgin's Blog Shop. They must be trading dark magic items."

Ron glanced ahead at Arthur, then lowered his head and whispered: "My father has always wanted to find evidence that Lucius Malfoy broke the law. They will search Malfoy Manor soon."

"That Dobby must be from the Malfoy family." Harry was even more sure.

"Ron!"

Molly's sudden call startled the conspirators. Molly came over, stuffed a handful of coins into Ron's hand, and then loudly ordered the children: "Don't spend your pocket money all at once." It’s over, I won’t give you any more. Okay, let’s meet at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore in one hour.”

"Finally! Don't go to Knockturn Alley!" She yelled at the twin brothers who hurriedly left, and took Ginny away.

When Arthur heard that Hagrid and Bates were drinking at the Leaky Cauldron, he left happily. It seemed that he was going to join in.

Finally, only Loren and the four of them were left, and they strolled along the cobblestone streets. Harry bought four large pieces of strawberry peanut butter ice cream.

"If you ask me, if you can't find it out, the Malfoy family will never be found at the crime scene, although their fingerprints may be all over the criminal's wand." Ron said another slang in the wizarding world, which sounded a bit poetic. .

"At least you should tell Principal Dumbledore about this after school starts." Hermione adjusted her newly bought quill.

"How about we wait until Blake finds out the results and then convey them to him?"

"What if it can't be found out?"

Harry and Ron discussed the matter.

Loren looked carefully at the unicorn-like horn in the drugstore display window. It was curved and had no spiral pattern on it. "It's so fake."

He didn't care much about Dobby. As long as he paid more attention, he could get the notebook today and the series of basilisk problems would not happen.

An hour later, they walked toward Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.

The front of the bookstore was crowded with middle-aged women about the same age as Mrs. Weasley, with excited looks on their faces. , a large banner was pulled out in front of the window "Gilderoy Lockhart - Autographed Autobiography for Sale - "Magical Me""

"I always feel that our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not very reliable." Hermione said in a low voice.

She had liked Lockhart's books for a while, but after Loren pointed out the boastfulness in them, she couldn't read them anymore, especially those full-page smiling illustrations, which made her feel uncomfortable when she saw them.

"How can you say that about our new professor!" Loren scolded sternly, and he would be Lockhart's loyal supporter from now on. If a fan asked the professor for advice on the forgetting spell, he would definitely not refuse.

Hermione was stunned for a moment, and then looked at him expressionlessly. This man was abnormal again.

Harry and Ron were really curious about this new professor, so they squeezed into the bookstore with them, lined up with Molly, and slowly moved forward with the queue.

Gradually, they could see Gilderoy Lockhart. A huge human-shaped sign was erected in front, and there were more than one. All the Lockharts were winking at the crowd and smiling, showing their dazzling white teeth.

The real Lockhart wears a blue suit with a stand-up collar, which matches his blue eyes, making him look like a polite gentleman.

"Oh, this can't be Harry Potter!"

He saw Harry in the crowd at a glance and entered Hogwarts. He originally had the idea of ​​using the savior to increase his popularity.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Make way." Lockhart walked down the stage, put his arm around Harry and led him back to the front. "Young Harry walked into Flourish and Blotts today, just wanting to buy a copy of my autobiography. !”

"And I am willing to give him a set of my books for free!"

"But he doesn't know that he will get something more valuable soon..."

"Yes! Ladies and gentlemen! I am extremely happy and proud to announce that this September, I will become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"

When Harry came to his senses, he had already acquired a set of Lockhart's books, signed collector's editions, which were worth a lot of money.

Hermione's little face wrinkled tightly, "I suddenly have a bad feeling about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class next semester."

"How could it be so - hiss -"

Loren, a loyal supporter of Lockhart, wanted to speak righteously again, but was stopped by Hermione's powerful fist.

"Don't act weird!"

"Oh~"

In the end, he failed to gain favorability in front of Lockhart, so Hermione pulled him to the bookshelf to choose extracurricular books.

While Hermione was flipping through a book called "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes", Ron came close to Loren, smacked his lips twice, and motioned for him to follow him quietly.

"Loren, I want to borrow some money from you." Ron whispered.

Loren glanced at Mrs. Weasley and felt strange: "Aren't all the books that cost a lot of money bought by your mother? You just got your pocket money, why are you borrowing money now?"

Ron was a little embarrassed: "I want to buy Ginny a new crucible, a brass balance, protective gloves..."

He spoke softer and quieter, feeling that he was not like a man at all. But facing Loren's gaze, she finished her sentence bit by bit: "Ginny is a girl, she can't just use old things like us. We brothers pooled some money together and wanted to buy new things for Ginny. .”

He knew the embarrassment of using a second-hand wand, a second-hand crucible balance, or even an old telescope for Wednesday night stargazing.

Even if others don't notice it, that emotion is like a seed that will grow bigger and bigger in your heart. The old traces of these things will become invisible shackles, making people afraid of hands and feet, and...

"Harry gave all the autographed books he got for free to Ginny. We want to buy her a new Transfiguration textbook, and we're still short of money." Ron's face turned red, and he mustered up a lot of courage. Come borrow money from Loren.

Loren looked at him, then at George and Fred who were chattering over there, and at Arthur who had just returned from the bar and was accompanying them to select second-hand books. No matter what the Weasley family's financial situation is, at least the Weasleys have taught them all to be kind people.

"How much is the difference?" He didn't say anything like giving it away for free, which would only make Ron more embarrassed.

"13 Silver Sickles!" Ron's red face glowed.

Loren, who had no change, directly lent him 1 galleon. Ron took the money and ran happily towards Ginny.

Everything was fine until they walked out of the bookstore when a man with long platinum blond hair and a dark, exquisite dress with two coiled snakes hanging from his fox fur collar stopped in front of them.

"It's really sad. A pure-blood wizarding family has fallen to this point. It's simply a shame to the wizarding family." Lucius looked at the group of people, his eyes wandering in the cauldron held by Ginny, where she was stored. A complete set of new books.

Arthur, who was standing at the back, stood in front and stood between Lucius and the children: "That's enough Lucius, don't get into trouble?"

"Trouble, what trouble will make you so angry that you apply to the Ministry of Magic to search Malfoy Manor?" Lucius sneered.

Draco, who was standing behind him, looked at Lucius. His father's behavior today was a bit unusual.

"Look at you," Lucius picked up the "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" from the cauldron. "You are poor, rude, vulgar, and even in the company of Muggles."

Turning it around in his hands, he threw the book back contemptuously with a soft thud, "Here, little girl, take your book. This is the best thing your whole family can give you."

This was a gift that his sons had finally put together to give to their daughter. Arthur's eyes suddenly turned red, and he rushed towards Lucius, knocking him out of the store and onto the street.

"Hit his eyes!" George and Fred raised their hands excitedly, eager to participate.

Loren looked at Ginny who was so frightened that she stood there, put her hand into the crucible, arranged the books neatly, patted her shoulder again, and comforted her softly: "This is a gift from your brothers. Don’t let them gather dust.”

No one noticed that when he retracted his hand, his originally loose sleeves were tightened, as if they were stuffed with something.

On the street, Lucius quickly broke away from Arthur's suppression. He picked up his cane and seemed to feel that it was very embarrassing in public. He said a few harsh words and pulled Draco away.

"Bah!" Arthur looked at Malfoy and his son who were walking away. "Malfoy is like this, bad and weak. If he fights with me, I can still look up to him."

After discovering the situation, Molly no longer had the intention to wait in line for autographs. She rushed out with red eyes, turned Arthur around and back with her hands, and carefully checked Arthur's whole body. She relaxed when she didn't find that he was injured. tone.

She slapped Arthur's clothes vigorously with her hands, knocking off circles of dust, and complained: "Look at how well you lead the children, fighting in public..."

"I don't even have a signature anymore." He slapped her again and again, as if he was losing his temper.

Anyone could see that Molly loved her husband.

Arthur looked at Molly's face, and his anger dissipated instantly. He grinned and turned into the honest, steady, temperless red-haired Arthur Weasley again.

He turned his head and smiled at the children: "I scared you! Haha, in fact, Malfoy is like this. If you are tougher than him, he will get scared."

"Dad, you're great!" George and Friar surrounded Arthur, and the group walked happily to the Leaky Cauldron and embarked on the way back.

Arthur stretched out his hand and pulled Loren and Hermione forward, "I've met Mr. and Mrs. Bates and Granger in the bar. They are very interesting. I really want to invite them to the Burrow if I have the chance."

"They are good parents, and you are also good children, good children..."

Loren felt something in his pocket, and he touched it. It was round and hard, and it was a gold galleon.

Raising his head, Arthur was blinking at him, "Hey, I really want to see what your car looks like. I got a scrapped car and I modified it myself and it can run. But it just doesn't feel the same as yours." Same thing, you know, Muggle cars can run on their own without magic..."

George and Fred must have inherited something from Arthur. Both were chatty and liked to delve into things...

When they returned to the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron, Bates and Granger were chatting and laughing loudly with Hagrid. They even didn't want to leave. They said goodbye to the drunk Hagrid three or four times before turning back.

The Weasleys had to walk through the fireplace, while Loren and the others had to drive home. Arthur wanted to follow and take a look at their car, but when he saw Molly's stern face, he gave up the idea.

"Goodbye, Hagrid!" Bates said in a loud voice after drinking.

"Goodbye!" Hagrid's voice was louder, so loud that the entire bar could hear it.

"Hagrid! I will give you the medicine you want at the beginning of school. The medicine prepared by Snape is more effective!" Loren yelled at Hagrid, hoping that he would remember it after he sobered up.

After walking out of the bar, the cold wind blew outside, and Bates and Wendell became more awake. Reacting, they cannot drive after drinking.

Hermione held Monica's hand and jumped up to sit in the front seat. Monica sat in the driver's seat and drove, while Hermione sat in the passenger seat.

Loren was dumbfounded.

Who knows, being squeezed into the back row with two drunk men is a torture both physically and mentally.