Hogwarts Kryptonian.

Chapter 124
The week-long investigation of Hogwarts finally came to an end.The Daily Prophet published a special issue reporting the results of this inspection.

Out of curiosity, Lu Yunkai spent money for the first time to buy this well-known newspaper, but he had never read it.

And he wasn't the only one interested in the story. On the train back to school from London, more than half the students were reading it.

The report was written in great detail. It was confirmed that Sirius was not in the castle, and two passages leading to Hogwarts from the outside world were found. The staff of the Ministry of Magic completely sealed these two secret passages, making sure that no one could sneak in from the outside. castle……

The students in the car were discussing these two secret passages enthusiastically.

"One is behind the statue of Gregory, and the other is behind the big mirror on the fifth floor. I know these two secret paths within less than a month since I entered the school, meow!"

Chris, who was crouching on Lu Yunkai's shoulder, also wanted to join the heated discussion, but no one could understand what it was talking about except Lu Yunkai.

"I know you didn't say it earlier!"

"Meow! Sirius definitely didn't enter the school through these two passages." Chris said seriously, "Not only people, but even animals have long been impassable through these two passages."

"Then what do you mean, people from the Ministry of Magic searched for a week and found loneliness?"

Lu Yunkai looked at Chris with a speechless expression and asked.

"Are you talking to your cat?" Daphne, who was sitting next to Lu Yunkai and was still reading a newspaper, was taken aback when she heard what he said.

"Chris said that these two passages have long been abandoned." Lu Yunkai translated for Daphne beside her.

"Huh? Then... how did Black get into the school? The Ministry of Magic hasn't found out yet?"

"It should be." Lu Yunkai nodded.

But he wasn't worried.This morning he saw the message Sirius sent him through the mirror, saying that he heard the information that Voldemort should not be in England now, and he has left England to go to Europe to track it down...

The rest of Hogwarts this year should be peaceful, right?

……

Back at Hogwarts, the welcome banquet was skipped, and the semester started again.

Although the big black dog that appeared outside the manor completely relieved Lu Yunkai's worries during the holiday, it was not convenient for him to convey this relief.

In other words, in the whole school, except for him, it seems that no one can fully devote themselves to this relaxation.

All the subjects seem to have adjusted the teaching direction and methods, and what can be learned in the classroom suddenly becomes very practical.It seems that all the professors are worried that the students will lack the ability to protect themselves when they suddenly encounter Sirius somewhere.

But this kind of worry can't be expressed. After all, the Ministry of Magic has given an official statement that Hogwarts is very safe now.

Even Hogsmeade, a small town near Hogwarts, is safe.

So the professors, including Dumbledore, couldn't say that they must pay attention to safety and prevent being attacked...

Even Sybill Trelawney, who likes to make death jokes with students in class and laugh at the students' panic, has recently changed her style and stopped mentioning death prophecies in class.

The atmosphere of the whole school has become a little weird.

But here, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class seemed a little...exceptional.

After the start of this year, if it is said which class Lu Yunkai has learned the most, Defense Against the Dark Arts class is well-deserved first (he is now equivalent to half a teaching assistant in Potions class, so naturally it is not in this list).Compared with the two unreliable professors in the previous two years, Lupine can be said to be very reliable.

But this professor also has a small problem: he misses at least one week of class every month.

Of course, for Lu Yunkai, this should have been a good thing.When Lupine was unable to attend class for some reason, Snape was the substitute teacher. As Snape's most admired student, Lu Yunkai naturally got more attention from Head Slytherin in class.

However, no matter when Lupine was in class or when Snape was taking over, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was still going on step by step as before, and there was no apparent adjustment to stress.

Lu Yunkai privately felt that maybe it was because Lupine knew Sirius fairly well, and he didn't think he would go to Hogwarts to start a killing spree?
God knows.

Anyway, for him, it's fine.

And this kind of appearance of looseness on the outside and tightness on the inside cannot last for too long, just like a string that is always taut, it will naturally loosen after a long time.And the tense atmosphere maintained for a long time will eventually become numb and relaxed.

For a group of wizard apprentices who could only hear Sirius' "cruel story" from their parents and teachers, one month was already their maximum limit for this kind of thing.

And when another Hogsmeade weekend arrived, the nervousness was forgotten.

……

"what is this?"

On the train platform in the small town of Hogsmeade, Daphne looked at the necklace in Lu Yunkai's hand with a curious expression on her face.

"Necklace with Confusion Charm."

"...It sounds familiar to me."

"That's right! It's the one that Blaise's mother used to exchange for phoenix tears. During the Halloween holiday, I exchanged a few bottles of potions from my friend." Lu Yunkai nodded.

"Oh..." Daphne reached out to pick it up.

"But it was only lent to you! I can't give it to you!" Lu Yunkai put the necklace back.

"Ah! You are stingy!!" Daphne stretched out her hand and snatched it directly.

"It's not stingy! I paid a lot of money to get it..."

"I know! I don't want yours!!" Daphne stuck out her tongue at Lu Yunkai and made a grimace, "Stingy!"

"Wait for me to finish!!" Lu Yunkai stretched out his hand and patted Daphne lightly, "You take it now, I have nothing to give you for Christmas."

"...Hateful!!" Daphne rolled a blank look at Lu Yun.

"I'm serious! I didn't want to give it to you now, but I didn't expect you to go with me today..."

"I just want to learn more!" Daphne snorted, "Come on, help me put on the necklace!"

"..."

Lu Yunkai sighed softly.

Forget it, it seems that the Christmas presents have to be prepared again.

Although he is not short of money, it is really troublesome to choose gifts!

With a bit of emotion, Lu Yunkai put on the mask with the confusion spell on himself.

In Lu Yunkai's eyes, Daphne, who put on the necklace, has become a beautiful adult witch not inferior to Irene and Mrs. Zabini, but Lu Yunkai himself is still an ordinary adult wizard.

After all, they have different uses!Lu Yunkai could understand.

The two walked into the small town of Hogsmeade side by side. The target, of course, was the Pig's Head Bar that Lu Yunkai had been thinking about for a while.

Still the old rules, bring your own cup, a cup of butter beer.

"You should wear a veil or something." Lu Yunkai glanced at Daphne and whispered.

"What are you doing?" Daphne's face was slightly pink, and her voice became much softer.

Of course she knew why, because almost everyone in the bar was watching her now...

It's such a great feeling to be in the limelight.

"Forget it." Lu Yunkai sighed softly, didn't say much, and directly took out the things he had prepared today from the interspatial bag.

One rose, and six or seven bottles of medicine.

"What is this flower? Did you give it to me... Oh! I know, you just sell it." Daphne looked aggrieved.

She was stared at by Lu Yunkai.

"I specially used this flower to test to see if the Pig's Head Bar can sell something!"

"Oh..." Daphne was a little aggrieved and silent.

"If you really like it, plant it later, and I'll ask Elder Sister Irene to give you one." Lu Yunkai looked a little bit disgusted by Daphne's grievance.

Although this rose was not grown in the house at all, but he raised it from the system.

Five hundred gold Galleons each.

The two just sat like this, chatting in a low voice, while the whole Pig's Head Bar seemed to be watching them.

And the things that lay before them.

After a while, a wizard with a gray tattered linen hood on his head, holding his own wine glass, came and sat down opposite Lu Yunkai and Daphne.

"Are you here to sell things?"

The wizard's voice sounded hoarse, and it didn't even sound like a human voice.

"It's not a sale, it's an exchange." Lu Yun smiled and replied, "Maybe you also have something I'm interested in? Of course, Gold Galleon is also something I'm interested in."

His voice also sounded very deep, and his choice of words and sentences made it impossible for the other party to guess his age.

"Is this rose too? Or did you give it to this charming witch?"

"If you're interested, of course it is." Lu Yun smiled, "You came here for it, too?"

"Eternal Rose, I haven't seen it appear for many years."

"Know the goods. Then you should also know its value?" Lu Yun laughed, "If you use Gold Galleons as an exchange, you may need a lot!"

"Oh? What's your asking price?"

"One hundred thousand Galleons." Lu Yun quoted his price with a smile.

Then he felt Daphne's hand holding his arm tightened.

"Although the eternal rose is called eternal, it can only bloom for less than three years." The wizard laughed. "One hundred thousand Galleons is enough for me to buy a hundred roses every day for three years in a row."

Lu Yun laughed and ignored the wizard, but looked at Daphne who was standing aside.

"I heard that there is a shop in town that makes delicious sausages. Shall we try it?"

"...Is there? I haven't heard of it."

Daphne felt her face go stiff.

She already understood what Lu Yunkai meant.He didn't intend to bargain with the other party at all!
But just one rose sells for one hundred thousand Galleons, are you kidding me? ?

The wizard who was opposite the two of them was obviously also a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Lu Yunkai wouldn't even give him a chance to bargain.

Love to buy or not.

Lu Yunkai had the confidence to do so.

The rose sold at the Pig's Head Bar today was carefully selected by him after spending several nights rummaging through a thick "List of Rare and Endangered Magical Animals and Plants".

plant.Absolutely rare.consumables.

It has been extinct in England for more than 100 years, and the eternal rose that is only occasionally found in the deep mountains of the European continent is undoubtedly the best choice.

More importantly, 200 years ago, this thing was a must-have item for wizards when they proposed marriage. Lu Yunkai was not worried about its sales.

What he was worried about was that the price of [-] Galleons had been lowered.

A wizard who would buy an eternal rose to propose would not mind whether it was 50 or [-] Galleons...

really.

"One hundred thousand Galleons? All right."

The wizard sighed softly, took out a withdrawal voucher from Gringotts, filled in the number of [-] Galleons on it, and handed it to Lu Yunkai.

"Use the Cleansing Curse once every three days and the Cleansing Curse once a week to maintain it. The Eternal Rose can last forever. Just like love, it needs constant care." Lu Yunkai accepted the money with a smile.

"...Thank you." Hearing Lu Yunkai's words, the wizard was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, took the flowers and left with a smile.

Seeing the muttering in the man's mouth, Lu Yunkai also smiled.

This man should not use this sentence to propose marriage, right?

Can this be done? ?
……

(End of this chapter)