I recite the Analects of Confucius at Hogwarts

The journey was not too long, but within half an hour, the Thestral carrying the two people slowly and consciously descended. The grass that seemed to be low in the sky gradually became clearer at this moment, revealing a large number of branches and leaves. It looks like a lush forest.As the Thestral stopped steadily on the grass, Draco turned over and jumped down, while reaching out his hand to Kong Yun.

I always feel like something is wrong

Kong Yun frowned slightly, thought about it, but didn't take it too seriously after all. He just shook his head and declined the other party's kindness. He held up his hands and turned over neatly and jumped down.

Although he had heard of this underground trading place specially prepared for wizards for a long time, it was really the first time for Kong Yun to come here.When Helga usually asked him for help, she usually used Hogwarts campus and some places that were sure to be relatively safe as her activity venues, unlike Salazar.

Thinking of this, when he turned his head and looked over, Draco was approaching the Thestral and whispered something to it. The latter called out softly, then suddenly spread its wings and jumped into the clouds and disappeared. .

After finishing this matter with ease, Draco came closer. He stretched out his hand to help Kong Yun pull up the black hood, lowered his head slightly, and naturally helped him tidy up his clothes that were a little messy in the wind. He picked up the collar, and finally rubbed his fair and delicate neck seemingly inadvertently.

There was no such thing as an intimate relationship between boys, so Kong Yun didn't feel anything at all at this moment. He obediently let him tidy up while curiously looking at the woods behind him: "Let's go in from here."

Draco nodded.

At a rough glance, the entire forest floor is covered with flowers and grasses of varying depths, and there is no trace of the road. After stepping onto the grass, you will see similar trees in all directions, making you feel like you are lost. But Draco was obviously very familiar with the environment here, his steps were neither hasty nor slow, but there was no hesitation at all.

The two walked for less than a minute, but there were no traces of strange magic. A cobblestone path miraculously appeared in the woods where there was no road. They walked along the path for more than ten steps and bypassed the last tree. With the big tree, the road in front of you suddenly becomes clearer.

Kong Yun has been to Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, but Knockturn Alley has only been known by name. Compared with the first two places that are basically open to students, Knockturn Alley has been repeatedly warned by adults. Although this is a forbidden area, it is not the Knockturn Alley that will be adjacent to Diagon Alley in later generations, but in terms of style, it is obviously not much different.

Different from the lively and lively Diagon Alley, although there are people coming and going in the streets and alleys in front of you, they are all wearing black wizard robes and hiding most of their faces under their hoods hurriedly coming and going. Wizards.

No one spoke, let alone jokes. Even the exquisitely and elegantly decorated shops on both sides looked more and more lifeless because of the silence. They looked like a haunted house left over the years.

He remembered how Delacorte had neatly taken care of his hood before he came in, and subconsciously turned his head to look for the other person's figure. However, what caught his eyes at this moment were the same black robes and black hats. , a strange wizard with no face. He only hesitated for a moment. When he felt someone approaching, he subconsciously ducked to one side, but the other person seemed to have expected it and easily grabbed his hand. .

The two have been together for many years, and now they are so close to each other that they naturally cannot recognize each other.

"Where are we going?" There was no need to confirm. Considering the crowds and the fact that the wizards were all dressed in the same uniform and unrecognizable, Kong Yun did not break away from the other party's hand. He only lowered his voice and asked this question.

"Let's take a stroll first, and I'll take you to a place later."

The shops in Knockturn Alley are generally extremely quiet, and there is no such thing as loud propaganda in Diagon Alley to attract customers. Kong Yun turned slightly sideways and carefully looked at each shop they passed by at the moment. He was selling goods in a shop. He stopped in front of the potion ingredients shop. He intuitively felt the momentum coming from the other side. He was about to dodge sideways. The next second, the person holding him moved in his direction.

This happened quickly and urgently. When the black-haired Hufflepuff reacted, he could only see the figure that almost hit him disappearing from the corner of the street, and another figure chasing after him with a low curse.

"It's okay"

When Draco asked, Kong Yun realized that because of the accident just now, he was almost half-embraced in the other person's arms and face to face again. The distance between them was so close that he could clearly hear the sound of breathing. .

This wasn't the first time such an action happened. At least they had similar postures when they were on the Ye Qi. But at this moment, Kong Yun instinctively felt a little awkward. He shook his head and was about to speak. Say something, and when your eyes noticed the other party's half-blocking and half-protecting movements, your heart moved slightly.

This is indeed a very familiar action.

Because generally speaking, when there are women around him

When walking together, Kong Yun would also stand at the same angle and position, standing on the side close to the street as a protector, providing a relatively safe open space for those around him.

In the past, Kong Yun did this out of love for his female companions, but if he was the one being protected, he might not be happy.

The black-haired Hufflepuff pursed her lips, frowned slightly, and took two steps back.

Noticing the obvious resistance in this action, Draco's eyes flashed slightly and he remained silent.Kong Yun wasn't angry for this reason, but he was feeling a little depressed at the moment: "I thought you should understand that I don't need this."

Perhaps because his appearance and body shape are so deceptive, and because he has always been docile and easy to talk to others, he always looks easy to handle, so Kong Yun often receives special care and help from many people around him: Hands When the things he moved were slightly larger, someone would ask for help. His friends who were also Hufflepuffs were also very protective of him, as if he would be bullied if they were not careful.

Kong Yun was grateful for this, but more than anything, he was dumbfounded. He believed that his strength, intelligence, and even strength were no worse than those of his peers, but the people around him always regarded him as something fragile, and he could easily fall into pieces. Put him in the position of the protected one.

But he doesn't need it.

"I know."

At this moment, Kong Yun took a few steps back. While the two distanced themselves, he was able to look directly at each other more clearly. Due to the hood, he couldn't actually see the expression on the other person's face, but he could clearly see it. He felt the right hand holding him tighten, and then the other party's voice sounded unhurriedly:

"But you don't need it, and me wanting to take care of you are two different things."

Kong Yun was slightly startled.

The depression in his heart was gone, but another unspeakable troublesome feeling popped up for no reason. He felt vaguely that something was wrong, but for a moment he couldn't explain why. He hesitated for so long. , Draco had already pulled him into one of the shops.

He had something on his mind, and when he turned his eyes to the shop in front of him, he felt a little absent-minded.

It's bright outside, but the light in the store is a little dim, like the afterglow of the sky at dusk, which casts a blood-colored brilliance on the transparent display window.He glanced casually and realized that this seemed to be a jewelry store. Most of the items displayed in the window were rings, bracelets and other items.

It stands to reason that any jewelry store should have sufficient lighting to highlight the special style and temperament of the jewelry, but this store seems to be the complete opposite.

Across the display window, Kong Yun felt the faint magic power in the jewelry that seemed to be overflowing at any time. Obviously, for this store, the selling point of the jewelry mainly lies in the magic power and special spells contained in it. The appearance and Style is secondary.

He casually looked at the ornaments in the window for a while, and soon lost interest in them. These things are precious, but after all, the Kong family has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are many more precious and rare things in the house. These magic things in front of him Objects do not arouse his interest.

After roughly scanning the entire store, the black-haired Hufflepuff stood aside with a lack of interest, staring at the street with people coming and going outside.A few strands of hair accidentally slipped out from the wide hood, making his already half-covered face even more obscure and vague.

When Draco came back from taking the items, he saw this scene.

In order not to leak personal information, every wizard who comes here chooses a uniform black robe without any decoration, and has the one that can just cover his face. Kong Yun will change it now. The same goes for the wizard's robe.In addition, he was standing in the corner of the store, and the store was dimly lit. It was impossible for anyone standing here to see the expression on his face through the layers of darkness and hood.

But Draco just knew that the other person was not happy now, a little confused, and a little overwhelmed. Even he himself didn't know what caused this emotion.

And sooner or later he would know.

For a moment, Draco even felt like he had no patience at all and didn't want to wait any longer and take things step by step.I want to hold the person in front of me firmly in my hands regardless of any external constraints and influences.

But no.

The two have been together for five years, and no one knows better than him that Kong Yun's style of relationships, being too eager for success, will only push him further away.

The naturally hanging palms closed tightly and slowly opened. Draco closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his gray-blue eyes were calm and calm again. When he reached the black-haired man, Next to Chipachi, he looked the same as usual.

"Let's go to the last place."