Hogwarts: I am the White Demon King
#152 - Chapter 152 Practical Lesson in Knockturn Alley
Hearing this, Harry's smile faltered.
Why didn't he continue?
He also wanted to hear about what sixty and seventy were like.
As for what he learned today...
Harry hesitated, at a loss for words for a moment.
After about half a minute, he finally choked out a sentence: "Knockturn Alley is very dangerous, young wizards absolutely can't come here."
Sebastian smiled knowingly and guided Harry: "Think about why you were targeted by those guys first."
Why was he targeted?
There's no reasoning with that!
Did dark wizards need a reason to rob someone?
He hadn't done anything, just walking along nicely, and suddenly someone grabbed his arm.
Seeing Harry's confused expression, Sebastian stopped and prompted Harry.
"Observe, what do other people look like when they come to Knockturn Alley?"
What do other people look like?
Harry stopped and observed for a while, gradually noticing that the pedestrians here were completely different from Diagon Alley.
Not only were there fewer wizards here, but most of them were in a hurry, with clear purposes, and didn't look like they were sightseeing at all.
Whether male or female wizards, they all wore wary expressions, while tightly gripping their wands in their hands, looking very unapproachable.
Even more, some wizards were completely covered in wizard robes, only revealing a pair of eyes, looking extremely mysterious.
Recalling his every move since entering Knockturn Alley, Harry gradually understood.
"Mr. Jack, was my behavior after entering very much like a newbie, looking particularly easy to bully?"
"So, that's why those people targeted me."
"Quick reaction!" Sebastian praised.
He really wanted to ruffle Harry's hair like before, but after seeing that chubby, completely unfamiliar face, he decisively dismissed the idea.
"Whenever you go to a strange place, remember to always be vigilant and never act like a newbie."
"Otherwise, those dark wizards will be like hyenas, swarming around at the scent."
"Our Knockturn Alley is still okay, the atmosphere here is very oppressive, and people will involuntarily become more vigilant when they enter."
"But in many countries' wizarding communities, dark wizards and ordinary wizards are mixed together, and they specifically target those unfamiliar guys who look like newbies."
"Once targeted, at best you lose money, at worst you lose your life."
"By the way," Sebastian asked with a smile, "What do you think a dark wizard looks like?"
"Next time you see one, can you tell the difference at a glance?"
Identify dark wizards?
That's simple!
After walking for so long, he had already memorized the images of the wizards in Knockturn Alley.
Harry said confidently: "I think it's no problem!"
"Most of those dark wizards are a bit ragged and have ferocious expressions, looking unapproachable at a glance."
Hearing this, Sebastian smiled helplessly: "According to your standards, almost all the wizards in Knockturn Alley can be judged as dark wizards."
Isn't that so?
Harry looked at Sebastian in surprise, wanting to hear where he was wrong.
"In fact, most of those ragged wizards are ordinary wizards who are poor and struggling."
"They only choose to live here because the housing prices are cheap."
"Due to the characteristics of Knockturn Alley, they have to act unapproachable, otherwise it wouldn't be safe to stay here."
Sebastian pointed to a few wizards floating behind them and said to Harry.
"These are just some third-rate thugs, the real dark wizards often look like good people."
"And they never drag their feet when they strike, unlike these guys who take the initiative to yell, which looks very amateurish."
"So, when facing strangers, you must always be vigilant!"
"Next question," Sebastian continued to walk forward with Harry, "What should you do if you encounter the situation just now again?"
"Directly draw my wand and warn them to stay away?" Harry hesitated to give his answer.
"How do you draw your wand? Do you remember which hand was grabbed?"
"Right hand!" Harry blurted out.
He definitely wouldn't remember that wrong, his right arm still hurt a bit.
Why ask such a simple question?
Harry was a little puzzled, but after seeing Sebastian's half-smiling expression, he gradually realized.
It seemed like there was a problem!
His right arm was grabbed, and it seemed like he couldn't draw his wand.
Harry smiled sheepishly: "Mr. Jack, I don't know what to do when someone has control of my right hand."
"In the face of this extreme situation, the best way is to learn wandless magic."
"Or train your left hand so that your left hand can also use a wand to cast spells."
"Of course, the safest situation is to be vigilant and not let others touch you."
Harry nodded, going over the response plan in his mind.
If you go to a strange place, first you can't act like a newbie, you have to be fierce and make yourself look unapproachable.
Secondly, you must always be vigilant and not let strangers get close to you casually.
If you feel something is wrong, then draw your wand and serve them with a spell.
"Mr. Jack," Harry looked at Sebastian and asked the question in his mind, "Why does the Ministry of Magic allow Knockturn Alley to exist?"
"No matter what, there are too many dark wizards here."
Hearing this, Sebastian sighed softly.
"This is a very cruel reality, the Ministry of Magic does not have the ability to govern Knockturn Alley like Diagon Alley."
"In other words, the Ministry of Magic needs the existence of Knockturn Alley."
Why is this so?
Harry was full of incomprehension, he looked at Sebastian, hoping that Sebastian could give some reasonable explanation.
"Obviously, as a famous gray area in the wizarding world, it provides some services and items that the Ministry of Magic has difficulty tracking, and even some Ministry of Magic employees will use the resources here."
"On the other hand, the existence of Knockturn Alley concentrates most of the dark forces in one place, preventing these forces from spreading throughout the wizarding world."
"This implicit 'balance' makes the Ministry of Magic hesitant when governing Knockturn Alley."
"After all, dark wizards can't be caught completely. If Knockturn Alley is governed today, a Flip Alley or Twisted Alley will emerge in an unknown corner tomorrow."
"So, the Ministry of Magic chooses to let Knockturn Alley exist, only sending Aurors here to sort things out when there is a need."
"The last point," Sebastian said meaningfully, "Take a look at the shops around you."
"Although they are unassuming, each shop has the shadow of pure-blood families behind it, and these shops can bring a lot of wealth to those pure-blood families."
"If you want to govern Knockturn Alley, those pure-blood families would probably be the first to jump out and object."
So that's how it is!
Hearing Sebastian's explanation, Harry suddenly understood.
He didn't expect that the small Knockturn Alley had so many twists and turns behind it.
It seemed that he had thought about the problem too simply!
Suddenly, Harry saw Sebastian stop and stand in front of a dim magic shop.
Had they reached their destination?
Harry looked up, carefully identifying the words on the dilapidated sign.
"This is, Borgin and Burkes?"
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