Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 165 The Change of the Ageless Witch

After the visiting guests gradually dispersed, Professor Dumbledore and Harry slowly walked outside Merlin's cabin.

The heads of Hogwarts did not travel together. After all, except for Professor McGonagall, everyone else had their own vacation plans and did not live in the school.

Professor Dumbledore turned to Harry and asked, "You go directly back to the Dursleys, right?"

Harry hesitated and told Professor Dumbledore that Aunt Maggie was staying at the Dursleys today.

"So?" Professor Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly, adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his aquiline nose, and there was a hint of expectation in his voice.

"I want to go to the Leaky Cauldron and stay there for a week, and then take the subway home." Harley said softly,

"Aunt Petunia is the only relative I have, and I don't want to embarrass her too much."

When these words were spoken, Harley's spirit suddenly fell into a trance.

She felt as if she had changed. The former immortal witch would never say such words.

Whether this change is good or bad, Harley doesn't know.

But for some reason, the abstinence school and the indulgence school of the Rose School suddenly appeared in Harry's mind.

Professor Dumbledore blinked and suddenly laughed: "Okay, then I will take you to the Leaky Cauldron. Do you still have money on you?"

Harry nodded and grabbed Professor Dumbledore's sleeve.

The old man and the young man disappeared into the moonlight.

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The Leaky Cauldron was not closed yet, and there were wizards lying there at several tables, drunk and unconscious, with disgusting vomit around them.

Several hooded, sneaky old wizards were sitting at a table in the corner, eating raw liver, drinking firewhiskey mixed with water, and quarreling quietly but fiercely.

There was also a faint sound of the collision between Silver Xike and Copper Nat between them.

Old Tom sat behind the counter, already accustomed to the phenomenon in the bar.

While wiping the cup in his hand, he hummed "A Pot of Fiery Love", a love song that is very famous in the wizarding world.

Suddenly, the door to the room reserved for apparitions of guests from far away opened.

Old Tom looked over immediately and saw Professor Dumbledore walking out with Harry.

"Albus!" Old Tom shouted in surprise, and a masked wizard lying next to the drunkard shivered in fright and slid directly under the table.

The quarrel between a few hooded old wizards in the corner also disappeared instantly, and clearly audible "Cheers, my dear old slicker!" and "Let's go after this drink!" were heard clearly. the sound of.

"Albus, do you want a drink? Or are you staying in the hotel?"

Old Tom hurriedly walked out from behind the counter and suddenly noticed Harry behind Professor Dumbledore.

"Ah, isn't this our Potions Champion, Miss Harry Potter? Would you like a glass of lemonade? Or maybe pumpkin juice?"

"It's not necessary for the time being." Professor Dumbledore shook his head, "Give Harry a room, she needs to stay here for a week.

Old Tom nodded, took out the magic wand from his waist and waved it lightly, and a large bunch of keys flew over:

"Both rooms No. 10 and No. 11 on the second floor are vacant. Which one do you choose?"

"Number 10, thank you."

Old Tom took off one of the keys and put it on the table:

"The door is cursed with an anti-Alajo opening and we will be responsible for the safety of our guests.

Please be sure to keep the key safe. If it is lost, you will be compensated for one gold Galleons. "

"Okay, how much is it?" Harley put her hand into her pocket and rummaged through the cowhide bag she used to put the money.

"It's okay, you can wait until you check out." Old Tom grinned, showing his yellow teeth.

"It will include the three meals you eat at my place, and I will give you a 50% discount.

After all, it's an honor for the Potions Champion to live in my shop! You will definitely be able to attract a lot of customers for me! "

"Tom!" Professor Dumbledore reminded in a low voice, "Don't forget that there is a dangerous Death Eater outside!

Do you want your shop to be like the Muggle street it once was, blown up to pieces by a spell? "

Old Tom suddenly trembled, as if he remembered something, and sighed heavily:

"You're right, Albus. I have something to leave for Hannah, so I can't risk it.

But boy, thank you for bringing honor to Britain, so I'll give you a 50% discount anyway. "

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Harley settled in the Leaky Cauldron.

Although judging from the environment in the lobby, the bar was not clean, room 10 was unexpectedly clean and refreshing.

Harley got up early on the first day and after eating, she was ready to go shopping in Diagon Alley.

Before leaving, she asked Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, to help her order a week's worth of the Daily Prophet and the Evening Prophet.

Under normal circumstances, Harry was accustomed to rubbing Hermione's newspapers. When school starts anyway, Hermione will bring all the holiday newspapers with her.

But considering that there was a fugitive outside recently, although Harley was not afraid of him, she also wanted to know more information.

After leaving the Leaky Cauldron, Harley stood on the stone road and took a deep breath.

She originally planned to use this week to disguise herself and go to Knockturn Alley next to Diagon Alley, which was often mentioned by her classmates.

Many classmates mentioned this place when chatting, saying that their parents strictly prohibited them from going there, and that there were dark wizards, werewolves and vampires there.

Considering the existence of those people hiding in the darkness here, Harley thought that she might be able to buy good things there that couldn't be bought on the market.

Unfortunately, when Harry went out on the first day, he keenly noticed that there was always an adult wizard staring at him.

These adult wizards who secretly stalked themselves disguised themselves in different appearances, staring at themselves from multiple angles and scanning the surrounding environment.

Thinking of the news that there was a dangerous Death Eater on the loose, Harry realized that this was probably an Auror sent by the Ministry of Magic.

Although most of the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic cannot kill the basilisk alone, if they join forces to deal with Harley, they will most likely be destroyed by the Witches of Pain.

But for some things, whether you can do it is a matter of strength, and whether you want to do it or not is a matter of attitude.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic still sent Aurors.

Harley didn't care, but her plan to go to Knockturn Alley to find the underground exchange was slightly delayed.

For example, postpone it until evening. Isn’t it the best match between darkness and secrecy, and those things that cannot be seen in the light?

Since Knockturn Alley is not an option, Harry will go to Gringotts first to get some money and study some of the Potter family's collections.

At the same time, Harley also needs to get some more gems representing the apprenticeship field.

She is planning to recreate the pocket in her hand with gemstones.

The bag Harry is using now was made by alchemy master Nico himself, and has the traceless stretching spell and alchemical runes solidified on it.

If it could be reproduced, Harley would definitely gain some knowledge.

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(Thanks to Jiuwei Yanhu for the tip!)