Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

Dean stood at the corner opposite Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, constantly looking in the direction of the store door.

"Mr. White, please come to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore as soon as possible. I have something urgent."

This was the hint given by the chess piece that Lu Qi handed to Dean.

After Dean arrived at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore as promised, he didn't rush in. Instead, he replied with a chess piece to wait for him here.

The last time Dean took Aesop to sweep up the bookstore at Flourish and Blotts is still talked about by the wizards in Diagon Alley. After all, such a large-scale book purchase operation is unprecedented in the history of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.

After Dean fully experienced the pleasure of being a rich man, he also left extremely serious sequelae. As long as he dared to show up at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, he would definitely be surrounded by clerks who rushed to recommend books to him - the last scan The commission alone has probably made Lu Qi a lot of money, and it is impossible not to arouse the jealousy of other store employees.

This led to the fact that if Dean met Lu Qi in a bookstore, he would have no choice but to attract attention.

Fortunately, it was almost closing time, so Dean only waited for a short while, and Lu Qi, who had changed into normal clothes, walked out of the bookstore in a hurry.

"Mr. White, please follow me." When Lu Qi passed by Dean, he left a word and walked towards Knockturn Alley without stopping.

Is this because you don't want to attract attention?

Dean was stunned for a moment. Lu Qi's idea coincided with his, so he stopped and did not follow immediately. Instead, he slowed down and followed in the distance.

Soon Lu Qi led Dean to an inconspicuous residence deep in Knockturn Alley - Dean had never been so deep into Knockturn Alley, and he did not expect that there were wizards living here.

"Mr. White, please come in. This place is a bit shabby. Please forgive me." Lu Qi let Dean into a palm-sized small room - even if the infinite extension spell is used, this room is definitely not spacious, only about ten square meters. The size shows the landlord's perfunctory attitude.

"Sorry, the rent here is too expensive. My salary can only rent such a small room." Lu Qi said apologetically.

"The rent here is very expensive." Dean simply commented, "But I think you can live elsewhere and there is no need to spend this unjust money."

"There is no way." Lu Qi said with a grimace: "You should be able to see that I have part of the blood of elves, so the Ministry of Magic has very strict requirements on me, so that I must always be under their eyes and cannot move in private. "

"Let me guess, does the Ministry of Magic also classify you as a magical creature?"

"The classification level is XXXX, which is equivalent to that of a centaur." Lu Qi smiled bitterly.

"It's not surprising." Dean expressed understanding, "But this is the first time I have seen a half-elf. From the perspective of scarcity, the Ministry of Magic's rating is still a little low."

No matter how rare the centaurs are, they still appear in groups, and half-elves... Dean has only seen one like this!

"It's not important!" Lu Qi shook his head, "If I didn't have the last resort, I wouldn't have entered the wizarding world."

"Is it because of apathy?" Dean thought of the last time they met.

"You guessed it right." Lu Qi said eagerly: "My sister also suffers from apathy, but we are helpless, so I can only venture into the wizarding world to find a cure."

"You work at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore. Could it be that there are so many books here that you might find clues to the cure for Amania?" Dean guessed.

"You are so smart. This is what I planned!" Lu Qi said with admiration: "I spend almost all my free time reading books. Unfortunately, I have read almost all the books here, but I have never found a clue. .”

"It's normal. Aphansia is definitely a difficult disease in the magic world. As far as I know, not many wizards get it." Dean said.

"There are few cases and there are few treatment samples available, so I almost didn't find out about any effective treatments." Lu Qi said frustratedly.

"I heard there is a magic hospital, why don't you try your luck?" Dean suggested.

The reputation of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magic is impressive in later generations. Although it was founded not long ago in this era, Mungo Bonham is still alive and its medical capabilities are definitely not bad.

"I've been there, but the doctors there insist on seeing the patient in person before they can diagnose and treat the patient." Lu Qi clenched his fists unconsciously.

"This is normal." Dean felt that the Magic Hospital's request was not excessive.

"I will never let my sister enter the magic world easily before I am sure that she can be cured. Your requirements for us are too harsh." Lu Qi said with resentment.

From Lu Qi's performance, Dean can completely imagine the price Lu Qi paid to enter the magical world and how many unequal treaties he signed with the Ministry of Magic.

"So you thought of me?"

Dean remembered that he had given Lu Qi a bottle of soul-warming potion. He didn't know if he had the guts to let his sister take it, let alone how effective it would be. But now that Lu Qi suddenly contacted him, the result must have been achieved.

"You are the only wizard I have ever seen who is confident enough to take out magic potion and let my sister try it. I believe you must have research in this area." Lu Qi avoided talking about the effect of the medicine, which made Dean feel a little strange. .

"You didn't let your sister try to take the potion I gave you?" Dean couldn't help but ask.

"I've tried to find a way to send the potion back, but I haven't heard back yet about the specific results." Lu Qi said a little uneasily.

Dean suddenly realized that the place where the half-elves lived must be very remote, and in order not to be exposed, the way to deliver the news was also very tortuous.

"Since you're not sure yet about the efficacy of the medicine, the reason you're in such a hurry to find me is-" Dean said confused.

"I asked a friend for help and posted a reward to find a solution to the soul-losing syndrome." Lu Qi said a little embarrassed, "I just got the news not long ago that someone responded. I can't be sure what the other party provided. Is the method effective, so I would like to ask you to help verify it.”

After hearing this, Dean's expression became serious: "Lucci, I do have a magic potion to treat apathy, but there is no guarantee that it will be effective for your sister, so if the solution given by the other party is a magic potion, I will The most I can do is help you see if the potion is suitable for your symptoms. If you want to truly solve the problem, I'm afraid you have to see your sister in person."

"But I don't want my sister to enter the magic world." Lu Qi said awkwardly.

"Maybe you can try asking someone to come to where your sister lives for treatment." Dean suggested.

Lu Qi looked at Dean in horror: "Our residence must not be exposed to outsiders, otherwise it will be a disaster for us."

"Sorry, I didn't think well." Dean immediately realized his mistake and apologized quickly, "I didn't intend to inquire about your place of residence, and I didn't mean any harm. Please believe me."

"Okay... okay, I believe you did it unintentionally." Lu Qi said reluctantly.

After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively asked: "Then are you still willing to help me verify that method?"