Hogwarts, where the stars shine

The waves in the sky are easy to thank, but the heat is hard to stay.As the Hogwarts owls flap their wings, August arrives in a blink of an eye.

Mesa's life did not change much because of the visit to Blake. Everything was still going on as planned.

Although Cassiopeia provided private funding, Mesa would not pin all her hopes on her.What if one day the old lady turns her back on him and refuses to let go of her "pure blood" again?

So Mesa continued to repeat its previous life.On the streets of Charing Cross at night, you can still see handsome young men showing off their smiles.Ah bah...it's a busking figure.

Of course, not everything has changed, at least Mesa has one more place to go.

During this time, Mesa was invited to Andromeda's home.Mesa was warmly received by her cousin-in-law Ted Tonks, but the behavior of the new niece Nymphadora Tonks was not very friendly.

Probably because of the sudden drop in seniority, Tonks, who used to be lively and cheerful, looked like a resentful woman when they met again.Especially when Mesa deliberately called Andromeda her cousin, she felt a vague murderous intention.

During dinner, watching Tonks cutting the fried meat with frowning eyes, Mesa deeply suspected that she thought the fried meat was herself.

Fortunately, Tonks had no intention of finding a job at St. Mungo's after graduation, otherwise she wouldn't have stabbed Mesa with "36 knives and minor injuries"!

Wait, badgers are omnivores, do they have snakes in their diet?In the vast African continent, are there still badgers who regard venomous snakes as spicy sticks?

Weak, pitiful and helpless... Mesa could only lower her head and be a serious worker, trying not to look into the eyes of the murderous Tonks.

It was a wonderful dinner, but Mesa was on pins and needles after eating it, which was really a bit scary.

On a cloudless morning in the first week of August, Mesa received her letter from Hogwarts.It's still a yellow parchment envelope with emerald green writing.

I glanced at the list of items and found that there weren't many things to buy for the new school year. Only one copy of "Standard Spells Level [-]" was a necessity.

Although it is still unclear who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is, Mesa is more fond of him because he uses the textbook from last school year, "Dark Powers: A Guide to Self-Defense" written by Quentin Trimble. .

With nothing to do, and he happened to receive a letter from Hogwarts, Mesa rushed to Diagon Alley without stopping and plunged into the nearest store, Partridge's Crucible.

Although the crucible Mesa bought last year has a thin bottom, it has survived a year and has not broken down yet.However, in order to prevent Lilia from complaining about her anymore, Mesa decided to reluctantly replace it.

However, when Mesa saw the price of the size 2 brass crucible, he fell silent - 25 gold galleons, a full 25 gold galleons!Why didn’t the store grab it?

Even a No. 2 standard size pewter crucible costs 15 gold galleons.Mrs. Partridge's crucible, is the skin made of gold or the inner pot is made of gold?

The price of the crucible was prohibitive for Mesa, and he completely lost his desire to buy it.How about being thick-skinned and sitting in Lilia's crucible for another year?

Mesa walked out of the Crucible Shop with his head down, turned around and threw himself into Madam Malkin's arms.Most Hogwarts students buy their school uniforms from her.

In the past year, Mesa has eaten well and slept well, which has made him grow taller. Last year's second-hand robe no longer fits him.

Madam Malkin was a short, plump witch with a pleasant smile and a kind face.Mrs. Malkin entertained every guest warmly, and even put a robe on Mesa herself, using pins to fit his length.

Thanks to Andromeda's help and Cassiopeia's funding, Mesa was able to order brand new school robes here.

Feeling the soft and comfortable fabric on the body and the tailored size, the haze caused by the high price of the crucible is swept away.Mesa paid her clothing bill feeling refreshed.

Then, Mesa went to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, which he visited every day, and bought a copy of "Standard Spells Level [-]" under the surprised and disbelieving eyes of the store clerks.

In this way, Mesa can be regarded as ending his prostitution career.

If they were not short of money, how many people would like to use second-hand textbooks?

The yellowed and old pages are unpleasant, and the previous owner's scribblings are even more annoying. The densely packed class notes are not bad, but the errors and omissions that appear from time to time in the notes are equally unbearable.

Still, Mesa bought just one new book instead of replacing all his textbooks.Ride a shooting star broomstick to the Leaky Cauldron, where you can save money and spend time.

In the early afternoon, Mesa walked into a junk shop filled with tattered wands, rickety copper scales, and old cloaks stained with medicine.

As a regular bookstore, Flourish and Blotts Books naturally had serious books on its shelves. If he wanted to find some less serious books, Mesa had no choice but to go shopping at this thrift store.

However, Mesa was not very lucky today. Instead of finding any useful and unorthodox books, he found a few old and yellowed books that made people blush.

Critically, Mesa read for a moment intently.

Mainly...well...he had a friend named Shawn Hart who wanted to know more about this.

Reluctantly putting down the yellowing book with illustrations, Mesa sighed at the magic of magic (the illustrations in the book would move) and walked towards the pile of tattered wands.

The battle with Steele Martin at the end of the school year made Mesa realize one thing: when his own strength is not enough to challenge the rules, he must learn to hide his capabilities and bide his time.

That's why Mesa was eyeing the pile of old wands.Although my ebony wand is easy to use, for now, it has too many limitations.

Not to mention that Zong Si still hasn't figured out the working principle, just a flashback spell brings great limitations.If someone gets hold of Mesa's wand, they can easily find out what magic he has used before.

If Mesa used some dark curse, then he would probably really be invisible.

Another thing worth noting is that the old wand-maker Ollivander has an extraordinary memory. He can remember each of his guests and can accurately tell the material and size of the guest's wand.

That's why Mesa wanted a wand that had nothing to do with him, a wand that had neither an owner nor any record of it.

But what is disappointing is that although second-hand wands are sold in thrift stores, they are so shabby that it is unbearable to look at them.Picking a wand here is like picking through a garbage dump.

The best-looking wand among them was probably made of aspen wood, but Mesa didn't take out his wallet.He felt like he was at a loss even if he spent a copper nut on this rubbish wand.

Aspen is a white, fine-grained wood that has an ivory-like beauty and can exhibit excellent enchantment abilities.

But the texture of the wand's body has long been blurred, and the tip of the wand looks more like it has been eaten by a mouse, revealing the core of unicorn hair embedded inside.

Holding this old aspen wood wand, Mesa didn't even dare to cast the fluorescent spell, for fear that the wand would backfire and send him to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.

It seems that second-hand wands are no longer feasible. Buying second-hand wands is tantamount to killing eight hundred enemies and losing one thousand.

If you must choose a second-hand wand, you should buy some insurance at the same time.Otherwise, Mesa wouldn't even be able to get the money for his own funeral.

However, even if there was an insurance industry in the magic world, they probably wouldn't sell any insurance to Mesa, because Mesa's suspicion of insurance fraud is so obvious.

When Mesa walked out of the thrift store, she felt as heavy as visiting a grave.It seemed that if he wanted to own an unmarked wand, he would have to try his luck in Knockturn Alley.