Chinese students at Hogwarts

Zhang Xiao's skin was a little darker, but he was in an unusually good spirit, with bright eyes, and he put the note away.

Looking at Fox squatting by the campfire, combing his feathers with his beak:

"Is Dumbledore okay?"

Fox raised his bird head, stared at him with golden pupils for a while, a little bit missing him, but still nodded reluctantly.

Zhang Xiao couldn't help laughing at Fox's appearance. It had been two years since Senior Qingluan went back, and Fox was very dissatisfied with him now.

"I know, I will go over and take a look, by the way-"

Took out paper and pen, and quickly wrote a note: "Help me send it to the Elf Labor Service Company-"

Fox stretched out his claws to grab the note, stared at him with golden pupils, and suddenly pecked his finger fiercely, spread his wings and buzzed, and turned into a ball of fire and disappeared.

Zhang Xiao looked at the mark on his finger and just shook his head helplessly.

Not long after, accompanied by a slight burst, Yu Shui appeared in front of him sitting on a thick stack of newspapers.

As soon as he appeared, he let out a long scream:

"The most powerful, the greatest, the most benevolent, the legend that everyone in the wizarding world knows, the master who defeated the Dark Lord!"

Zhang Xiao:. It's really hard to figure out what the elf is thinking.

"Don't call me that, and don't call me master, just call me boss."

"Okay, master."

Zhang Xiao was silent for a while, and wisely gave up the idea of ​​discussing the name with the stubborn elf, and reached out to take the newspaper brought by Yu Shui.

During this period, he has been running around the world, one is to open the map, and the apparition can't reach the place he hasn't been to.

The second is to feel the ancient passion of reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. After all, Dumbledore just told him to go out for a walk, and how to continue his own way still needs to be figured out by himself.

My parents also agreed with this, because the Taoists have always had the habit of traveling.

During this period, he simply cut off all contact and devoted himself to traveling. Except for occasionally chatting with his parents through a telescope, he didn't read those newspapers.

But now Dumbledore asked me to check the clues, and this state of isolation can end.

He could still feel the increasingly tense atmosphere during this period. Some cities in America began to see witchers and soldiers mixed together to capture wizards.

The attacks of dark wizards became more frequent. It was their attacks that greatly increased the distrust of ordinary people towards wizards. Under the calm surface of the water, there was a turbulent wave.

"What's the situation now?"

Zhang Xiao picked up the newspaper and asked casually.

"Not very good, but we got a lot of new orders." Yu Shui puffed up her chest and said proudly.

"New orders? What's going on?" Zhang Xiao glanced at the latest newspaper, which read "The International Confederation of Wizards is seeking negotiations with the Muggle government."

Yu Shui said a lot of excitedly. Although some of the words were not clear and the word order was reversed, Zhang Xiao still successfully extracted effective information.

Because the elves rescued the wounded during the battle and bravely participated in the battle at the end, the wizarding world has greatly changed its view of the elves.

In particular, some wizards survived because of the timely operation of the elves, and these people became loyal users of the company.

The status of the elves has been improved a lot, at least they have gained a little respect.

Yu Shui began to talk about some changes in the wizarding world, such as many wizards who originally lived in the Muggle community moved back to the wizard gathering point.

Some of the Ministry of Magic, which suffered heavy casualties, strongly demanded equal retaliation, or had already begun to retaliate quietly.

While talking, it also flipped through the newspapers neatly - this is also their training program, which is convenient and quick to find the newspapers needed by employers.

Picked out a copy and handed it to Zhang Xiao.

This is a newspaper from almost half a month ago. The headline on the front page is Dumbledore's serious face, talking about something.

After a quick glance, it was probably Dumbledore and the International Confederation of Wizards calling on everyone to calm down, and the war with Muggles was not advisable, which would cause huge casualties on both sides.

They will negotiate with the Muggle government, collect everyone's demands, and severely punish the murderer.

The International Confederation of Wizards also reported the investigation report, which said that the Metropolis incident was caused by only some people in one country, and the church was involved.

In order to give wizards an outlet for their pent-up anger, the International Confederation of Wizards also promised to fight the church to the death and make the elimination of the church its main goal.

After reading it, Zhang Xiao shook his head.

This goal is destined to be difficult. The church is similar to Longhu Mountain. They are both extraordinary inside and secular outside. They are independent of each other, but they are related.

In other words, the church has a very broad popular base, so it is difficult to separate it out.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiao stopped flipping the newspaper. He pulled out a newspaper and stared at the front-page headline.

"Former Deputy Minister of Magic, Death Eater Umbridge on Trial"

The photo shows Umbridge with disheveled hair and dirty face. She has obviously lost a lot of weight and her face looks even weirder. If she was originally a fat toad, she now looks a bit like a big-mouthed monkey.

She sat in the Wizengamot's stand, crying bitterly, with her hands tightly locked. At the other end of the photo was the new Minister of Magic, Amelia Bones, who served as the host.

Umbridge Zhang Xiao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he didn't see her figure on the battlefield.

She is really good at escaping and saving her life!

Moving his eyes to the main text, after reading for a while, Zhang Xiao couldn't help but take a breath. It seems that wizards really hate Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Things like truth serum are easily interfered by brain occlusion or other potions, so they are generally not used in trials.

But this time in the Wizengamot trial, the Ministry of Magic directly dispatched the Unspoken, and they were the kind that specialized in memory magic, which directly destroyed Umbridge's brain defense.

On the premise of ensuring that the memory was not modified, the powerful truth serum was passed unanimously.

As Voldemort's trusted right-hand man, Umbridge knew a lot of information, and she knew almost all the Death Eaters.

According to her confession, except for the extreme pure bloods who died on the battlefield, the rest were caught in one fell swoop. The Dementors were almost crazy with joy, and they had never had such abundant food!

Zhang Xiao's eyes stayed on the final trial result for a while, especially the words "Dementor's Kiss".

This was originally the fate of Barty Crouch Jr., but now Umbridge enjoyed it.

Zhang Xiao could only say that he died a good death for this result!

It would be best if the Dementor kissed her with a deep French kiss!

There was not much content left in the newspaper. For an institution like the Ministry of Magic that lacks control, it would be good if it could finish the meeting in a month. It would take at least another month to argue at the International Confederation of Wizards.

But this time, the extremely inefficient Ministry of Magic met its opponent.

The Muggle government also did not come up with an effective decision. Several parties quarreled fiercely, and ordinary people also quarreled fiercely. Sometimes demonstrations with different purposes had to fight when they met.

It can only be said that chess meets opponents and generals meet talents!

After letting the rain go back first, Zhang Xiao enjoyed a delicious grilled fish, extinguished the bonfire, and got into the carriage.

Sleep!

Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles, is also the third largest island in Europe.

Because the whole island is covered by lush green forests, it is often called the "Emerald Island".

Even with such a view, Zhang Xiao had no intention of appreciating it. He pulled the hat on his forehead to protect his forehead from the sun, feeling a little helpless.

The clues given by Dumbledore were very abstract. They didn't seem to be directly obtained, but more like he had deduced them himself.

An ancient castle by the water

The problem is that Zhang Xiao didn't know until he got here that there are more than 30,000 ancient castles in Ireland!

The area is almost the same size as JS Province. How can I find it?

No wonder Dumbledore asked me to find it. If it was easy to find, I guess Old Dumbledore would have flown here himself. Anyway, it's not far from Hogwarts!

Zhang Xiao sat on a bench next to the park. The population on the island is not large, only more than 4 million people. The vast land and sparse population look extremely empty.

There were not many people in the park. It was midsummer at this moment, and the lush forest looked pleasing to the eye.

Seeing that there was no one, Zhang Xiao simply took out a lounge chair, made a pot of tea, and rested in the shade of the tree holding the teapot.

It's definitely not possible to find it like this. Dumbledore meant that this was the hiding place where Voldemort stayed the longest.

Since he stayed there for a long time, Voldemort must have spent a lot of energy and hid it very well.

Maybe even if we find the place, we need to go in and carefully identify it before we can find it.

But the problem is that there are more than 30,000 castles!

Zhang Xiao raised the teapot and sucked a big gulp from the spout of the teapot. Maybe we should find a way to identify the castles that meet the conditions?

Then carefully explore?

This requires.

Zhang Xiao sat up suddenly, his eyes shining. Can't we find an agent for this?

He hurriedly took the things back, just glanced at it, and chose a store.

It's you!

"You mean, you want to buy a castle?"

Zhang Xiao nodded, his eyes swept across the work card on his chest:

"Yes, Mr. Gerard, I like Ireland very much, and I want to buy a castle as a family property."

He paused and added a very important sentence:

"Of course, money is not a problem!"

Gerald's smile suddenly increased a little. As a real estate agent, the most favorite thing to hear is that money is not a problem.

After all, selling those small houses only costs a few agency fees?

There is still profit in the castle villa!

"I agree with your vision very much, and I am happy that you like Ireland."

While he said the compliment, he quickly flipped through the brochure:

"I have to say that it is a very correct thing for you to find our company. Shirley Fitzgerald is the largest agency in Ireland, and only we have the most complete castle information!"

Zhang Xiao smiled and nodded. He came here because he found out that you are the largest.

"By the way, sir, do you have any requirements for the castle?"

"Close to the water, that's the only requirement."

Close to the water? Gerard nodded, saying that it was worthy of being the largest agency. He quickly found a thick brochure.

Looking at the exquisite interior photos with the shooting time marked inside, Zhang Xiao suddenly realized a problem:

"Mr. Gerard, have you ever been inside these castles?"

"Of course, as a responsible company, we will inspect and take photos of every castle listed for sale."

Zhang Xiao's eyebrows knitted. Although Voldemort unexpectedly borrowed the power of Muggles at the Metropolitan Stadium, before that, he absolutely looked down on Muggles.

According to Dumbledore, that was where Voldemort hid when he was young. Although he didn't say what time period it was, Zhang Xiao guessed that it was the period after he obtained the Gold Cup.

In other words, Voldemort will never allow Muggles to set foot in his place, maybe not even close!

"Mr. Gerald, I don't need an inhabited, abandoned place."

Abandoned castle? Did you also specify the time?

Gerald's face became serious, and he asked tentatively:

"Sir, many abandoned castles are prohibited from purchase or have status restrictions."

"Hold on!"

Zhang Xiao took out a piece of white paper from his pocket and snapped his fingers very skillfully: [Confusion Curse]

Gerald took the white paper with a confused look on his face and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Sir, you turned out to be a noble earl?"

The corner of Zhang Xiao's mouth twitched slightly. What the confusion spell confuses depends on their imagination. God knows what they will come up with.

"That's no problem. Most families who own abandoned castles are happy to deal with people of your status."

Gerald's attitude immediately became more attentive. He greeted other employees loudly and assigned tasks amidst their confused faces.

Finally, it took several hours to sort out a thick pile of information, all of which were abandoned castles that met the requirements.

There are approximately more than 400 castles. Compared with the more than 30,000 ancient castles that exist in the world, it can only be said that the workload is greatly reduced.

"Thanks, that's just what I needed."

Zhang Xiao looked at the information in his hand with satisfaction and put a thick wad of pounds into Gerald's hand without any explanation.

With a confused look on his face, Gerald looked at the pound in his hand, and then at the 'Lord Earl' who had already walked out of the door.

Do you want to buy this?

Zhang Xiao looked at the address of the castle on the first page of the information, and compared the direction with the map. His whole body quietly disappeared, floating in the air and speeding away into the distance.

His speed was unintentionally much faster, and his figure almost disappeared in the air as he floated in the air and phantomed within his sight range.

This consumption and physical burden are almost nothing to mention for Zhang Xiao now. After turning on the golden light spell, he can't even feel the shock of phantom.

The color pages were turned over quickly. By the afternoon, Zhang Xiao had visited almost 200 castles.

After waiting for the moon to rise and running through dozens of castles, Zhang Xiao's body also felt extremely tired.

When he fell from the sky and landed on an island in the middle of the lake, he suddenly felt a faint strangeness.

Opening his eyes and looking at a lonely castle not far away, a smile slowly appeared on Zhang Xiao's tired face.

found it!

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