Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

"The Ministry of Magic still cares about this kind of thing?" Dean wondered if he heard wrongly. Do the people in the Ministry of Magic have that much time?

"Who knows how he got through the relationship with the Deputy Minister of Magic." Rolf said dissatisfied.

"Deputy Minister of Magic? Could it be Umbridge?" Dean asked.

"Do you know that woman?" This time it was Rolf's turn to be surprised. He didn't expect that Dean had a wide circle of friends.

"Actually, I just saw her yesterday morning." After Rolf's repeated questioning, Dean told the two of them the interrogation yesterday morning.

"The Ministry of Magic is getting more and more outrageous. They actually interrogate a young wizard over such a trivial matter!" Newt was very dissatisfied after hearing this.

"It's my fault for being too careless." Dean reflected deeply. This was not the first time he had gotten into trouble because of his recklessness.

"So you are also a natural soul master?" Rolf's focus was different, and he said enthusiastically: "Grandma Queenie will definitely be very interested in you, because she is also a natural soul master! "

"I only use Legilimency unconsciously occasionally, how can I be compared with Grandma Queenie?" Dean felt a little guilty.

"You must meet her when you get the chance. Maybe she can teach you a few tricks!" Rolf said with great interest.

"Ahem, lads, you won't let me, an old man, spend the night here with you, right?" Newt coughed a few times, interrupting Rolf who was talking incessantly.

"But Grandpa, Lockhart probably hasn't left yet. If we go home now, we will definitely be blocked by him." Rolf took out a strange pocket watch and looked at it, but he also looked embarrassed.

Dean noticed with sharp eyes that Rolf's pocket watch was very strange. Where the time scale should have been marked on the dial, there were words such as "10 kilometers", "8 kilometers"... "outside the yard" and "outside the gate", and There is no ordinary time hand, but a hand with "Gilderoy Lockhart" written on it, pointing to a scale on the dial marked "Outside the Gate".

"This warning pocket watch was made by my grandfather on the fly. It is a bit crude. But as soon as Lockhart appears near Dorset County, this pocket watch will immediately give a prompt." Rolf saw that Dean was very interested in the warning pocket watch. , specifically explained to him, "Well, you saw that Lockhart has not given up yet and is still staying outside the door of my house."

"Is this warning watch only effective for Lockhart, or is it effective for everyone who wants to approach your home?" Dean asked.

"It only works for Lockhart at the moment, but I think Grandpa has a way to make it work for everyone." Rolf said, turning to Newt, "right, Grandpa?"

"You should ask your grandma about this. She actually made this pocket watch." Newt's answer made Rolf feel embarrassed.

"Master Newt, what should we do now? It's so cold outside, why don't you go back to the suitcase first?" Dean suggested, changing the subject.

"No!" Newt refused flatly, "Lockhart thinks blocking the door will make me submit? What a joke! Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Grandpa, where are we going?" Rolf asked.

"Remember that beach house, right? Let's go there!" Newt pointed to the end of the promontory.

"Are we going to spend Christmas Eve there?" Rolf exclaimed. "It's so shabby. There's almost only a fireplace."

"A fireplace is enough." Newt waved.

"Master Newt, are you planning to use the Floo Network?" Dean asked,

"So smart~" Newt praised without hesitation.

"Grandpa, didn't you say that our fireplace is not connected to the Floo Network?" Rolf asked angrily. He was misled by this information, so he did not think of the Floo Network immediately and let Dean snatch it. First.

"I'm not wrong. Strictly speaking, that beach house is not our home, right?" Newt winked at Rolf mischievously.

"You are so cunning!" Rolf was obviously very angry.

"Hush, this matter needs to be kept secret. Even in the Ministry of Magic, few people know that the beach house is connected to the Floo Network." Newt said.

"How is this possible?" Rolf obviously didn't believe it. "Didn't it mean that all floo networks are under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic?"

"There are always exceptions." Newt winked mischievously, "My rule is legal... Exception - the Ministry of Magic agreed to provide a little convenience for an old wizard who has made some contribution: I can do it if necessary. Temporarily connect a beach house's fireplace to the Floo network without having to ask for permission."

Dean felt extremely embarrassed for the next few minutes of the ride. Rolf was obviously very dissatisfied with Newt hiding such important information from him, and didn't say another word the whole way; Newt seemed unconcerned. He looked like he was enjoying the Christmas Eve scene in a good mood.

"Where are we going via Floo Network?" Rolf asked in a muffled voice until we arrived at the beach house.

Newt tapped the door of the cabin with his wand, led them in, and then replied softly: "The Pig's Head Bar."

……

Dean followed Newt and used floo powder to reach the fireplace of the Hog's Head Bar, when he heard Newt and Aberforth chatting.

"Old man, why did you come to me at this time?"

"I met a clinging guy. In order not to alert him, I had to use the Floo Network instead of apparating."

"Then you should be lucky that my bar is not open today, otherwise you might be hungry tonight."

"Haha, it seems that my luck is good."

At this moment, Aberforth seemed to have just discovered Dean dragging his luggage out of the fireplace: "Why are you the troublemaker again?"

"Boss, no, Mr. Aberforth, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you before." Dean greeted cautiously.

"You told him my name?" Aberforth turned to Newt and asked.

"Yeah, Dean happened to be right next to you when you were using the Patronus to send the message." Newt explained.

Aberforth's beard trembled twice before he said to Dean: "I didn't hear any apology from your tone - I have been cleaning up the damage caused by your recklessness almost all day today. The mess!”

"If possible, I hope I can do something to express my apology." Dean said sincerely.

"I hope you remember your promise. I will let you fulfill your promise when necessary." Aberforth was not polite at all.

At this time, Rolf, who was responsible for the rearrangement, arrived belatedly and appeared in the fireplace.

"Ah ha, Rolf, it's been so long, I thought you were lost~" I don't know if it was intentional, but Aberforth's attitude towards Rolf was obviously much more enthusiastic.

"I can't help it. I have to clean up the traces of our transfer before we can come over." After Rolf complained, when Newt wasn't paying attention, he quietly added: "I recently discovered that grandpa is very forgetful."