Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

In the end, Sirius bought the ash wand, while Ginny chose a yew wand and Ron's wand was made of willow. However, the cores of the brother and sister's wands were made of unicorn tail hair, which was similar to theirs. The older brother is no different.

"Andre!" After coming out of Ollivander's shop, the group of people heard a clear female voice from behind.

"Hi, Hermione, and Mr. and Mrs. Granger." Andre turned around and saw the little witch who had grown taller and her parents.

Hermione said hello to Harry, the others, and the Weasley family, then walked up to Andre and asked curiously: "Are you going to attend the Wizengamot's investiture ceremony today?"

Andre nodded and said: "Yes, but the time is set in the afternoon. We just met Professor Dumbledore. He is now going to the Ministry of Magic to discuss the arrangements for the afternoon with Minister Fudge."

"Ah! Is that so? It's a pity that we are a little late. My father has always wanted to meet the principal. He admires the legendary wizard in the magical world very much." Hermione said with some annoyance.

Andre was noncommittal about the little witch's statement. He felt that Mr. Granger was only a little curious about Dumbledore at most. As a Muggle who didn't know much about the wizarding world, he was probably far from admiring the principal. This emotion.

However, he still said: "If you have nothing else to do in the afternoon, you can go to the Ministry of Magic with me. The invitation letter sent to me by the Wizengamot stated that I have the right to bring up to fourteen relatives and friends to attend the award ceremony. , and the dinner afterwards, then Mr. Granger can meet Professor Dumbledore."

"Really?" Hermione's little face immediately brightened up. She turned to look at her parents and asked them for advice: "Can we go? That is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in the wizarding world. I have always wanted to I want to go and observe it on site.”

Of course, the Grangers did not refuse. They were also very curious about the magical world where their daughter was.

"Can we go too?" Ron also asked Andre at this time.

"Of course, I think Sirius has no other friends to invite. Counting his quota, we can bring 28 people in." Andre nodded.

Sirius would naturally not object to this. He and Arthur were not only colleagues in the Order of the Phoenix, they were actually relatives, and their relationship with each other was already good.

"I can't go, I have to go home and prepare lunch for Percy." But Mrs. Weasley shook her head with regret and said, "By the way, I remembered that I have to buy a robe for Ginny first. , Arthur, you can go to the bar for a drink with Sirius, Mr. and Mrs. Granger first, and how about we go to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore in an hour?"

"Of course." Mr. Weasley said happily. He had always been fascinated by the Muggle world, although he himself was the director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Articles.

The last time he and Mr. Granger went to visit Sirius, they didn't have much communication because of what happened later about Voldemort's Horcruxes, but at least they were acquainted. This time, they had the opportunity to meet this man again. The dentist asked for Muggle knowledge, which was a rare opportunity for Arthur.

The Grangers did not refuse. They also wanted to talk to adult wizards about how to train a witch.

"What about us? Mom." At this time, George Fei asked obediently.

But Mrs. Weasley obviously knew her son very well, and she warned sternly: "You can take Harry and the others around Diagon Alley, but you must not go to Knockturn Alley, do you understand?"

"We promise not to go there." Fred quickly replied.

Although she was still a little worried, Mrs. Weasley couldn't show it in front of the Grangers. After all, the couple seemed very relieved about the twins taking Hermione to play in Diagon Alley.

Then she took Ginny to the shop that sold old robes. Compared to a brand-new robe, Mrs. Weasley obviously thought it was more cost-effective to buy a second-hand one. This is what a family with too many children must face. of trouble.

Even if Mr. Weasley's salary is actually up to the average level in the wizarding world, or even above it, even excluding Bill and Charlie who have graduated, their family still has five children to raise, which makes Mrs. Weasley had to worry about daily expenses.

After several adults left one after another, the twins immediately revealed their true colors. They didn't have time to go shopping with a few little devils. Last semester, they had many gadgets they made and sold them among the students, and they saved a lot of money. I have little money and am worried about having nowhere to spend it.

"Hey, Andre, the two of us are going to the Jumping Magic Joke Shop. How about you take Ron and the others shopping here?" George was obviously very relieved about Andre, even though he was also a first-year student. But he looks much more mature than the other three.

But Ron was a little dissatisfied: "I also want to go to the joke shop."

"But you don't have enough pocket money, do you?" Fred said, spreading his hands.

"I know you two saved a lot of Galleons last semester," Ron said.

"That's our money, it has nothing to do with you." George broke his brother's fantasy mercilessly, then ignored his brother's muttering behind him and turned around with Fred.

"Then where should we go next?" Hermione was not interested in joke shops or anything like that. She looked at Andre and asked.

"Let's just take a stroll around. After buying textbooks later, we have to leave for the Ministry of Magic." Andre had no suggestions for this. Although he had worked in the Leaky Cauldron for two months, he rarely After passing through the brick wall and entering the largest wizarding business center in the UK, he didn't have many gold galleons in his pocket for him to spend at that time.

A few people strolled along the winding cobbled streets while exchanging information about what happened during the holidays. Harry bought several large strawberry peanut butter ice creams for several friends. To be honest, Andre was not very fond of this kind of food. British chefs, even if they are wizards, are used to adding a lot of sugar to desserts, but this taste is too cloying for him.

During this period, Hermione asked him in a low voice about Norway, which only related to Voldemort, the Free Magical Union and Sophia's disappearance. Andre couldn't tell the little witch completely about it, so he could only vaguely tell him about it. Made up a journey that didn't exist.

Fortunately, Hermione herself didn't know why Andre went to Norway, so she didn't continue to ask.

Instead, Harry began to talk about his life after leaving Privet Drive last week and living in the Black family's old house.

Because he helped Kreacher destroy Slytherin's locket last time, the house elf's attitude towards Harry has changed 180 degrees, and it is almost as if he regards him as a substitute for Regulus Black. This makes Harry, who had never experienced such service before, was very uncomfortable.

But after hearing what he said, Andre felt that this was a good thing. Maybe Kreacher would stop betraying Sirius because of Harry. Of course, you can't just place your hopes on the house elf in this regard. Before something happens, he will naturally prepare certain preventive measures.

An hour later, they returned to the place where they had parted. Mrs. Weasley finally took her daughter to buy the robe. But judging from Ginny's face, it was not difficult to guess that she was not very satisfied with her new clothes. Not many girls like to wear second-hand clothes all the time.

Arranged for Ron to go to the Broken Ax Bar to call Arthur and several other adults, and then George and Fred also walked over from the other end of the street.

Because the two of them were carrying the space pockets that Andre gave them, it was impossible to tell how many things they bought, but according to the twins' personalities, there would definitely be no shortage of those prank products.

The business of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore is very good today. Every time the owls at Hogwarts start delivering letters to students' homes, this bookstore will have a busy season for several days. As an officially designated textbook purchasing point, Andre doubts that this place The boss must have a close relationship with the school director.

It's just that Lockhart, the best-selling author, is not here to sign books and sell books this year. Compared with the huge crowds in the original plot, there are still many fewer customers.

It didn't take much effort for Andre and the others to walk into the door of the store. However, Sirius following behind them caused a sensation. His photo was published in the "Daily Prophet" not long ago. A man who was imprisoned in Azkaban for 11 years. His bizarre and tortuous story is obviously the hottest topic in the wizarding world recently.

I didn't feel much at the bar. Most of the customers there were adult wizards. Even if they had some admiration or curiosity about Sirius, they could still maintain their sanity to some extent. But there were not only a lot of Hoggs in the bookstore. Watts students, as well as housewives who came with their children to buy textbooks.

This group of people was obviously much more fanatical than the ones in the bar. They screamed and gathered in front of everyone.

"I'm lucky that the Daily Prophet didn't publish my photo. This kind of treatment is not what I want to enjoy." Andre said to the little witch, somewhat dumbfounded.

The excitement lasted for a long time, until with the help of the shop assistants, Sirius got rid of the witches in disgrace.

"Oh, look who this is, the disgrace of the Black family, the scum of pure-blood wizards, Sirius?" Just as everyone finally got rid of the crowd, a harsh and harsh word suddenly sounded.

"Lucius," Sirius, who turned around and obviously recognized the man who spoke, said disgustedly: "What, do you want a fight?"

"Ah, I forgot that some people are frequent visitors to Azkaban. Such a threat does scare me a bit." Leaning on a cane inlaid with gems, Lucius Malfoy had a trace of sneer on his face. , beside him, there was a person whom Andre and the others were very familiar with—Draco Malfoy. His expression was exactly the same as that of his father, full of disdain and arrogance.

Because he was afraid that the impulsive Sirius would take out his wand regardless, Arthur quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm, then frowned and said to Lucius: "Lucius, you'd better mind your own trouble first. , the recent inspection of dark magic items by the Ministry has caused you to lose a lot of items, right?"

"Ah, Arthur Weasley." Lucius laughed exaggeratedly. He suddenly reached out and took out a tattered "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" from Ginny's cauldron, "Yeah, I heard You have been very busy with work recently. With so much inspection work, I think they didn't pay you overtime, right? After all, most people don't prepare shabby textbooks for their daughters. I really can't figure it out. If you don't even get a good salary, If you can’t even get it, what’s the benefit of being a scum among wizards?”

Such sarcasm made all the members of the Weasley family blush.

"We have completely different views on what is a scum among wizards." Arthur gritted his teeth and said while suppressing his anger.

"Of course," Lucius's light-colored eyes rolled, and his gaze fell on the Grangers who were watching them with fear: "Look at the friends you have made, Weasley, I thought your family had fallen to the limit. It’s over.”

After hearing these words, even Andre couldn't help but want to cast a Cruciatus Curse on Lucius, but before he could make a move, Arthur took action first.

However, he did not use the fighting method of wizards, but chose to fight directly.

The situation of the two grown men wrestling on the ground was obviously not a good one. Only George and Fred cheered Arthur loudly: "Hit him, beat him, dad!"

As for Mrs. Weasley, she screamed: "Don't do this, Arthur, don't do this!"

The crowd gathered around and backed away in panic, causing more bookshelves in the store to be knocked to the ground.

The clerks covered their faces and wailed: "Okay, gentlemen, okay!"

It was not Sirius who stopped this fight between men. At this moment, he wished he could join in so that he could give the cousin-in-law whom he had always despised a hard punch.

It was Hagrid who suddenly appeared in the bookstore. This hybrid giant used his huge body to squeeze through the onlookers at the door, and then pulled Arthur and Lucius away.

Without the use of magic, it was obvious that neither of them could compete with Hagrid's huge strength.

Judging from the final result, the two were evenly matched. Mr. Weasley's lip was broken, while Mr. Malfoy's eye was hit by a fallen book and turned a little black.

In addition, Lucius still held Ginny's old Transfiguration textbook in his hand. Before leaving, the self-proclaimed noble pure-blood wizard thrust the book into Ginny's hand, with a vicious look in his eyes. Ray: "No, little girl, take your book. This is the best thing your father can give you."

After saying that, he struggled to free himself from Hagrid's arm, waved to Draco, and rushed out of the shop.