A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 429 Shop No. [-]

The day before the start of school, the last festive atmosphere of Christmas has not dissipated, and Diagon Alley is covered with snow everywhere.

This year's Diagon Alley is very different from the past - most of the shop entrances are hung with Christmas lights gifted by the "Future World" company. By the time it was up, these magic lamps had already lit up, illuminating a small open space in front of them.

Arik and Keremi came out of the vertical castle, each wearing only a single piece of clothing, but they were not affected by the cold wind.

Keremi adjusted the knob of the thermostatic locket, stuffed it into her pocket, and looked at the witches and wizards on the street with satisfaction. She said with emotion: "In less than half a year, Diagon Alley has changed a lot."

Arik said with empathy: "Indeed... Do you still remember the signing event held at Lihen Bookstore on New Year's Day? Rita Skeeter bought two magic gramophones, and the shadow of the weird sister group has been floating in front of the bookstore until It's over. It's like watching a live show..."

Keremi blinked, and remembered the scene at that time again.The reporter had the audacity to include the old Black family members in the book, but what was even more dramatic was that she also mentioned the Dark Lord.

Some descriptions in the book make her blush when she thinks about it now:

'...that devil-like character has an extraordinary and refined personality charm, which is not limited to men and women, even the descendants of ancient and pure pure-blood families are hard to resist, willing to bow down at his feet, and kiss his lips devoutly instep.The young man in our story is willing to go through fire and water for the slightest chance of having dinner with the ruthless lord, or the gift of kissing the back of his hand...

The young Pureblood will never forget the night the Demon King himself summoned his loyal servant.The demon king's slender fingertips brushed against his cheeks like coal fire, whispering soft words that could not be refused: "My believer, I need you...need you to do one thing for me..."

Although they didn't call them by their names directly, anyone with a little knowledge would guess who the two protagonists in the story were.

"What's the matter with you?" Arik looked at Keremy who was blushing suddenly, and looked at her curiously.

"No, it's nothing," said Cramie, blushing.

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On a busy street in central London, two strange men stood in front of a well-decorated shop.

This store is next door to a stationery store. The lady proprietress in the store looked at the two strangers without any doubts about their actions. She also felt that the store next door was very strange——

She has lived in London for decades, but it was a few months ago that she heard the name of the company 'Future World' for the first time.

'That's weird, why would a jewelry store be called that? The proprietress thought indignantly, "Isn't retro style popular now? Could it be a new fashion from Paris?" '

There is another irrationality.On the signboard of this store, in the lower right corner, it says "Shop No. [-]" in gold letters. It is so outrageous that even if the clerk there said that other branches should be located abroad, she was not convinced.

As she thought about it, she blatantly looked at the two people at the intersection through the glass window. One was very young, but with a calm expression, and seemed to be a rich kid with a lot of experience?The face of the middle-aged man next to him is full of stories. If possible, she would be happy to invite him to share a small glass of brandy and hear a sad story...

At this moment, Felix and Lupine were unaware that they were being judged by others, and an impromptu conversation between them came to an end——

"She is afraid of death now, and just finished the signing, and the Ministry of Magic announced the arrest warrant for Barty Crouch Jr. the next day. Although Fudge refused to admit the existence of Voldemort, it was only a 'mysterious man'. Hardcore believer, diabolical' is enough to keep her awake - and Sirius keeps trying to block her, and her side-fisted behavior doesn't convince him."

Felix curled his lips. He had already flipped through Rita Skeeter's new book and felt that he was polluted. He deserved to scare her for a few more days.

He said to Lupine, "Don't talk to her yet."

Lupine showed a puzzled expression just right, "You have to make her wait for nearly two months? She will definitely go crazy." At that time, the second project of the Tournament will start, and the gate of Hogwarts will open , invite some viewers and reporters.

Felix smiled playfully: "Don't forget that our reporter friend has a special skill."

Lupine's heart trembled suddenly, and he quickly asked, "Animagus?"

Felix nodded slightly.

Rita Skeeter was once an illegal Animagus, the word 'was' was used because she had plugged the loophole and registered with the Ministry of Magic, but that's how she was exposed, became a rather unpopular figure.

According to a reliable source, the potions against beetles were sold out at that time.

"You want her to do things for you?" Lupine asked in a deep voice, he was very uncomfortable, although he didn't like Rita Skeeter, who made up nonsense as easy as drinking water and breathing deal with each other, but he also couldn't convince himself to watch her step into the trap of death.

Felix glanced at Lupine, knowing what he was thinking.After all, Sirius had said that he and James were attracted to Lupine because of his kindness from the bottom of his heart-no one would refuse to have such a friend.

Felix reminded: "You seem to be in some kind of moral dilemma, but the truth is, we didn't do anything."

"Yeah," said Lupine softly, sighing, "because we didn't do anything..."

They walked into the most unusual No. [-] store. There was a long aisle inside, and the left and right rows were exquisite glass counters. The counters were decorated with red, black and purple velvet cloth. Gold and silver ornaments, jewellery, and jewellery.

From customers to shop assistants are ordinary people.

A young female teller saw Felix and Lupine, rolled her big eyes twice on the former, and recognized Lupine.Lupine nodded at her, and they went straight down the long hallway, toward the inside, where there was a small, inconspicuous door.

A customer asks a clerk: "Is this a George IV cigarette case?"

"Ma'am, this is just an imitation, you can look at the logo on it." The clerk said with a decent smile, maybe she wanted to show it to the boss, her tone was extraordinarily patient and gentle.

"Every piece of our silver products strictly follows the sterling silver marking system. In addition, we have prepared a reference book for customers to check the silver content, origin, date, etc., as well as the certification of the official appraisal agency... ..."

Felix and Lupine pushed open the small door, and there was a narrow compartment inside. A workbench took up one-third of the space, and some common crafting tools were placed on the workbench.

"Will we use these things?" Felix asked holding up a pair of tweezers. He actually didn't know how these things were made. Anyway, he could use magic to shape them, especially he could use the thinking cabin magic to cheat .

"Occasionally, some customers will ask for some minor adjustments." Lupine said: "For the convenience of concealment, we will also purchase silver products from normal channels, and there are special personnel in charge of this matter." He said with a smile : "Actually, this store operates in the same way as other gold and silver jewelry stores except for the occasional few pieces made by goblins."

"Felix, I must remind you that the number of employees in the company has exceeded 120."

Felix looked into Lupine's eyes, thought for a second, and said, "This is exactly what I expected. You should have experienced it recently. Only when a certain scale is reached, is it necessary to divide the labor clearly, brainstorm and form a scale. effect. And with more people, we can concentrate more efforts to do the same thing and achieve results quickly. Just like this research on projection screens.”

Felix smiled: "I like this feeling, watching them go from being unfamiliar to being familiar with each other, passing through some simple tasks through the running-in period, only in this way, they will not be in a hurry when there are really big tasks."

Lupine showed a helpless expression, "Don't let the people in the company hear these words, they don't think that what they have completed is an 'easy' task."

"Oh, I was wrong," said Felix perfunctorily, "it is a very difficult task."

Coming out of the seventh branch, just after dark, Felix and Lupine parted.He is satisfied with everything so far, especially his rune book is almost finished, which puts him in a very good mood.

He took a rare stroll on the streets of London, and the people on the street were in a hurry. Unknowingly, he turned to a remote street, and a figure swayed under the dim light.

It was a dark-haired man with a stick-like figure, sunken cheeks and eye sockets, and messy hair.

'tramp?Junkie? '

Felix moved a little distance away, but he didn't expect this man to walk towards him head-on. Felix felt a strong sense of absurdity in his heart, "Isn't it because he was robbed?" 'This kind of thinking made him not choose to leave, but stayed where he was, looking at each other curiously.

This man was so thin that he would be blown down by a gust of wind. He put one hand in his pocket, Felix tilted his head, and put a human-shaped iron armor charm on himself, "Do you need to call a doctor for you?" He slowly say.

"I do need some 'medicine'." The man licked his yellowed teeth and said.

He pulled out a folded leaflet and handed it to Felix with an odd grin on his face.Then he left to find his next target.

Felix looked at the contents of the flyer, and felt unbelievable for a moment——

'Do you believe in magic?Do you believe in the mystical?There are uncharted territories in this world, a world quite different from science.If you feel constantly groggy, groggy, and not knowing where you are when you wake up (this paragraph is highlighted)...friend, you are probably destined to belong to the hidden world.

Welcome to join us, we will provide thoughtful guidance and fulfill one of your wishes - for example, you urgently need to reverse your bad luck, and you are eager to see the real perspective; or you suffer from an incurable disease and feel that life has lost hope ...'

(End of this chapter)