Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

Andre took the address Tom gave him and walked to Knockturn Alley alone.In order to avoid trouble, he also used human body transformation to change his appearance to make himself look more mature.

He expected that he couldn't get a cross-border door key in Diagon Alley. Normally, British wizards use floo network, apparation, flying broomsticks, knight buses, etc. to travel, but these are usually short distances in their own country. travel.

When it comes to cross-border long-distance travel, there are only two commonly used methods, portkeys and Muggle transportation.

Because the Floo Network and Knight Bus can only be used in the home country, Apparition can only go to places that have been visited, and the distance depends on the level of magic power.

Not to mention flying broomsticks. Flying long distances is inherently uncomfortable, and it is not an easy thing to do without being seen by Muggles.

For formal cross-border portkeys, an application must be submitted in advance to the Portkey Office of the Ministry of Magic. After obtaining permission from the Ministry of Magic of the destination country, you have to pay a large sum of gold Galleons to have the portkey delivered.

Not to mention that the price is much more expensive than the unregistered door keys mass-produced by black market merchants. Given Andre's 11-year-old age, it is impossible for him to successfully apply without a guardian's signature.

Walking through a dark doorway next to Gringotts, passing through a winding alley, you arrive at Knockturn Alley, the largest collection and distribution center for dark magic products in the UK.The reality is sometimes so ridiculous. This place that sells and purchases large amounts of contraband is actually well known.

It was the first time for Andre to come here. It was pretty much what he had imagined. The dilapidated facades lined both sides of the alley, and gloomy-looking wizards could be seen hurriedly passing by everywhere.

Based on Andre's Chinese thinking in his previous life, it was difficult to imagine that the Ministry of Magic could tolerate a black magic product distribution center opening on the edge of Diagon Alley. However, after seeing the British government's control over the city, the Ministry of Magic's inaction was not enough. No surprise.

After all, as long as it does not affect the political future of senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, few law enforcement employees will risk their lives to manage illegal incidents in Knockturn Alley.

The largest store here is Burke-Bogin, where Voldemort once worked. Through the display window, you can see that it is filled with dark magic items.

But Andre's destination was not here. He continued walking deeper into the alley, and finally stopped in front of a store labeled Wizard Convenient Travel Agency.

After looking at the furnishings in the store, there were a bunch of tattered items, which were obviously carriers for making door keys.

Andre walked into the store. A man wearing a dirty black robe was sitting on the only armchair in the store.

"Mr. Randolph?" Andre asked.

"It's me, who introduced you?" Jack Randolph raised his head.

"Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron."

"Where are you going? When?"

"Paris, it's best to make the trip today."

"You are lucky. A door key will be activated in half an hour. Thirty gold galleons. If you agree, please pay a deposit of ten gold galleons in advance."

Andre learned about the transaction method here from Tom. The deposit is paid first, and then Jack Rendall will give the address where the door key is located. The buyer will go to the address on his own, and someone will be there waiting for the final payment.

"I'll add one galleons. Mr. Rendall will apparate and take me there in half an hour, okay?" After handing ten gold galleons to Rendall, Andre continued.

He didn't want to find the location of the portkey by himself - in order to avoid being accidentally touched by Muggles and to prevent the Ministry of Magic from discovering it, black market portkeys were always hidden in very hidden places.

Jack Rendall glanced at Andre in surprise, nodded and said, "Of course."

Very few customers made such a request, but he still nodded in agreement. It was also a pleasant thing to earn an extra gold galleon.Anyway, even if Andre didn't need him to take him with him, he still had to collect the balance.

Seeing that Jack Rendall agreed to his request, Andre waved his magic wand and turned a wooden barrel in the corner of the shop into a comfortable armchair, and then sat down, where he planned to spend the rest of the day. half an hour.

"Good transfiguration." Jack Rendall praised.

"It's just a trivial trick. By the way, Mr. Rendall, have you ever heard of the surname Adrian?" Andre waved his hand modestly and asked about his grandfather, whom he had never met.

"This is an old French family, said to have migrated from Wales." Rendall glanced at Andre.

Unexpectedly, this black market portkey merchant actually knew. Andre searched for information in the Hogwarts library for a long time, but could not find any records about the Adrian family.

"Then do you know if there are any other descendants of this family in France?" Andre continued to ask.

Rendall shook his head: "The only thing I know about the Adrian family is the words just now, which I heard from a friend when I was young."

Okay, at least I know a little bit of information.

Half an hour passed quickly, and there were only 2 minutes left before four o'clock. Rendall stood up and walked to Andre: "Grab my arm."

Andre immediately held the opponent's thin arm. After a while, the world was spinning, and they had arrived in a dense forest.

"That is the door key to Paris. Now give me the remaining 21 gold galleons." Rendall pointed to a broken iron bucket, and then stretched out his hand to Andre.

Andre eased the discomfort caused by the apparation, then took out the few remaining gold coins from his empty bag in space and handed it to the other party.

"Twenty seconds left. Grab the portkey. When the time is up you will be transported to Paris."

Andre followed the instructions and grabbed the iron bucket and counted down for 20 seconds. A more serious spin than before ensued.

A moment later, Andre fell directly from half a meter in the air. The aftermath of the violent rotation made him hold on to the ground and retched for a long time.

When he finally regained his composure, he realized that he was in an abandoned construction site.

Forgot to ask where the portkey teleports!Only then did Andre remember that he had forgotten such an important thing, and slapped his forehead hard.

Fortunately, after leaving the UK, he can use magic with confidence and boldness. The trace wires implanted by the British Ministry of Magic into wizards under the age of 17 can only monitor the British Isles.

Next he's off to Paris' version of Diagon Alley - the hiding place.This place is located in a small alley in the Montmartre district of Paris. The entrance is a bronze goddess sculpture.Judging from the entrance arrangement, the French are indeed much more romantic than the British.