Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

Dean successfully met the person who was looking for him outside the gate.

He was a short, fat man with an unshaven beard and wearing a tattered coat. He had two short bow legs, long and messy ginger hair, and a pair of swollen and bloodshot eyes. He exuded a strong smell of tobacco and alcohol. , making him look as sad as a spaniel.

Well, they are no different from the common homeless people on the streets of London, and they even look more miserable.

No wonder Mrs. Thomas didn't invite him into her home.

To be honest, Mrs. Thomas did not choose to call the police immediately, but asked the other party to wait at the door. Dean was already surprised.

"Hello, may I ask..." Dean asked hesitantly, swearing that he had never seen this homeless man before.

After seeing Dean, the homeless man's cloudy eyes brightened up. He spat rudely before giving out an ugly smile: "Aha~ It seems you are Dean Thomas! You are exactly the same as that guy. !”

"That guy? Who?" Dean asked keenly.

"Uh...Snape," the tramp said hesitantly.

"I don't think he and I have anything in common." Dean looked at the homeless man suspiciously.

This man was so suspicious. If he hadn't mentioned Snape's name, Dean would have given him a taste of his iron fist.

"I...I mean...you are exactly as he described..." The tramp said with a sneer, noticing Dean's clenched fists.

He was already starting to regret agreeing to Snape's request to take Dean shopping. If he wasn't afraid of Snape, he really wanted to leave now.

"Really?" Dean asked through gritted teeth, trying to look as fierce as possible.

"Of course, you must have missed it just now." Seeing that Dean's hostility has not subsided, the tramp quickly announced his home: "I am Mundungus, Mundungus Fletcher, Snape I must have mentioned my name to you!”

"No, he didn't!" Dean said with a straight face.

He only vaguely remembered that there was indeed such a number one character in the original work, and he was even a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He seemed to be a coward?He couldn't remember clearly, but to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix, he should at least be trustworthy...right?

"Damn, he must have forgotten!" Mundungus muttered softly, and immediately smiled an ugly smile: "In that case, I'll take my leave!"

"Wait, Snape...what did the professor ask you to do?" Dean quickly stopped him.

After all, Mundungus is also a member of the magic world, and Dean doesn't want to give up the opportunity to harvest wool from him... to trigger the mission.

Seeing that Mundungus had no intention of stopping, Dean quickly added: "I just heard you scolding Professor Snape behind your back. I want to see him next time..."

Dean made no secret of his threats. He had the impression that Mundungus was not a good person. If I remember correctly, Mad-Eye Moody died in battle because of his retreat.

Dean, who receives the "rescue" mission, will certainly not be polite to Mundungus. If nothing happens, he will become an obstacle for Dean to complete the mission of rescuing Moody in the future.

"Okay, I surrender, I admit that I was wrong!" Mundungus raised his hands and turned around helplessly, "Snape asked me to take you to Diagon Alley to buy things you need to prepare for the start of school. "

Was it really sent by Snape?

Dean didn't expect that the letter would really get a response from Snape. Although he didn't come in person, having Mundungus come to his door was enough to show how much Snape valued him. Could this be a way to win over Snape? Benefits after Nap trusts?

Dean was a little hesitant. This was definitely not Snape's style, unless...he had other motives?

Just when Dean felt hesitant, the little owl from the morning appeared in his field of vision and dropped a letter at his head.

Dean grabbed the letter in his hand, and it was indeed from Snape:

"Mr. Thomas:

I've asked Mundungus to take you to Diagon Alley to do some shopping.

Severus Snape

and

......"

Mundungus didn't lie to him!

Although Dean was amazed, he still had some concerns. The impression he had of Mundungus was too unreliable.

"I personally really hope to get your help, but there are two problems that need to be solved: first, I don't have the gold galleons to buy magic world things; second, you have to help my family, and I don't want them to know anything. Something about the wizarding world.”

The upcoming resurgence of Voldemort will make it difficult for most wizards to protect themselves, so Dean hopes to ensure the safety of his family as much as possible.

How can this be achieved?Keeping them away from the magical world is undoubtedly the safest option.

Although Mundungus seems unreliable, Dean has no choice but to ask him for help now.

"Snape has already considered the first problem in advance and has given me enough galleons." Mundungus winked slyly at Dean.

"As for the second problem -" Mundungus took out an old pipe and waved it towards the door, "I think your family will think you are out playing and won't notice you deliberately. whereabouts."

Dean's eyes flickered. He didn't expect that Snape would trust him to such an extent. Not only did he let Mundungus take him to Diagon Alley to make purchases, he was even willing to pay for it.

And listening to Mundungus' confident tone, it seems that like Snape, he also used magic to modify the memory of the Thomas family?

So... Dean's eyes fell on the pipe held tightly by Mundungus. I'm afraid that was his wand!

Dean was not surprised by this. After all, there was already a precedent for Hagrid hiding his wand in the umbrella handle in the original novel. For someone like Mundungus who often smuggled black goods, hiding the wand was indeed a good idea. It is a wise choice for self-protection.

Seeing Dean staring at the pipe thoughtfully, Mundungus quickly stuffed the pipe back into his coat pocket, forced a false smile and asked: "Dean, if you are ready, please hold my arm. "

Dean hesitantly took hold of Mundungus's greasy arm, wondering in his mind: Could it be that he was preparing to take me to Apparition?Isn't he afraid of being seen by others in broad daylight?

Facts have proved that Dean's guess was not wrong. Almost the moment he took hold of Mundungus's arm, he felt that the surroundings became dark and he was being squeezed strongly from all directions. He could not breathe at all, and his chest felt like a It was tightened by several iron hoops, the eyeballs were pushed back into the head, the eardrums were pressed deep into the skull, and then——

He found that he and Mundungus appeared on an ordinary street, crowded with ordinary people, who seemed not to notice that there were two more people around them.

"Aha~ We're here, the famous Leaky Cauldron~" Mundungus pointed to a small, dirty-looking bar in front of him with a somewhat showy tone.

Dean did not have time to appreciate this "famous attraction" in the original work, because he was attracted by a prompt from the system: "It has been detected that the host has experienced 'Follow Appearance', and this skill has been activated."

Well, sometimes surprises just come so suddenly.

More importantly, "Follow Appearance" is also a passive skill, which means Dean does not need to spend precious skill points on it.

Although the actual use of the attendant's appearance is not very great, it does not prevent Dean's mood from becoming brighter.