[Comprehensive British and American] Painting ghosts

Hogsmeade Village is one of the favorite places for Hogwarts students to go. It is summer vacation, there are still many young wizards playing around here, and of course there are many adult wizards who come to shop.

The early summer sun was shining lazily on the long streets of Hogsmeade Village. The streets smelled of desserts and candies, which obviously made Lao Deng very happy.

"I haven't been to Hogsmeade for a long time." Dumbledore said with a smile. "On weekdays, when I buy sweets, I ask Mr. Ambrosio to let his owl deliver them to me... Oh, since I became the principal, I have less and less free time."

Shen Yanzhou smiled and said, "Maybe you can recommend some sweets to me."

"Of course, you are asking the right person," said Dumbledore.

The two walked into the Honeydukes candy store one after the other. The counter was full of candies and chocolates, and there were even many small animals made of candy running around on the counter.

Not only that, Shen Yanzhou also saw an acquaintance here.

"Godfather!" A childish voice sounded. Shen Yanzhou heard the familiar voice and looked towards the source of the voice. James Potter was holding a long strip of candy by the counter, looking at him and smiling.

Behind him, the Potters looked at Shen Yanzhou in surprise: "What a coincidence? Professor, you are here too! Ah, Principal Dumbledore is also here!"

"Godfather, I'll eat it for you, this is delicious!" James ran to Shen Yanzhou's side with his short legs, his black hair was messy. "Last time, the crybaby at Fergus's house bought a lot of this candy, but I snatched one and cried for a long time, hehe, I didn't even know this candy was so delicious if he wasn't so sad."

Shen Yanzhou stroked James' messy hair with some dumbfounding, and it became even more messy after touching it: "How many times have I told you, don't bully other children."

"Who made him cry so much." James said with his little head held high.

……

The few people I met by chance greeted each other for a while, and then they met in the bar next to them, drinking beer and chatting.

Shen Yanzhou and James sat on the side chatting about their recent life.

On the side, the Potters, who were also from Gryffindor, and Old Deng also had a good chat, talking about James with great interest.

"This kid will definitely become a Gryffindor in the future." Old Potter said, with a proud tone as if James had already graduated from Gryffindor.

"Oh, of course, he must be a very good boy." Dumbledore said with a smile.

Shen Yanzhou glanced at the three old men who were chatting happily, and then at James who was looking at him with big glowing black eyes, quite dumbfounded.Old people seem to like to talk about children together, but children like relatively younger people - although Shen Yanzhou himself is also an old man who is nearly 50 years old, at least his face looks very young.

"Oh, by the way, yesterday I found a new potion. I heard that it can cure the sequelae of the Unforgivable Curse. I was thinking of giving it to Professor Shen." Old Potter slapped his head, saying yes Said Shen Yanzhou. "Almost forgot, alas, I am old and my brain is not working well."

"Then why are you still dazed, bring it here quickly." Mrs. Potter said.

A smile appeared on Old Potter's wrinkled face: "Come right away."

With that, he apparated away, and in the blink of an eye, he reappeared in front of everyone, holding a potion bottle in his hand, which contained a dark and strange potion.

Shen Yanzhou looked at the bottle of potion that looked suspicious at first glance, and fell silent.

"I heard it's very useful!" Old Potter acted like a salesman, trying his best to sell this bottle of Sanwu potion to Shen Yanzhou. "Don't look at it as unreliable, but it was made by a master, and it has a miraculous effect on curing the Unforgivable Curse! Try it!"

Dumbledore didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and said with a smile: "Yan Zhou, don't disappoint Mr. Potter's kindness."

Shen Yanzhou glared at Lao Deng, and then took the potion bottle with an embarrassed but polite smile: "Thank you, Mr. Potter. However, I have tried many similar potions, except for my taste buds and stomach. Apart from discomfort, there is not much use..."

The old Potter scratched his head: "This should not be possible, I bought it for [-] Galleons, and that person kept telling me that it was a magical potion that the Ministry of Magic was desperately looking for. "

Shen Yanzhou: "..."

James seemed to understand what the adults were saying, he pulled Shen Yanzhou by the corner of his clothes and said, "Godfather, you can't stop taking medicine just because you're afraid of suffering!"

Shen Yanzhou: "..."

Well, even if it was to set a good example for little James, he would go all out today!

Shen Yanzhou opened the cap of the potion bottle, and a strange smell of rotten mud mixed with vomit came out. Shen Yanzhou felt a noise around him, and when he turned around, he found that James had quickly retreated ten meters away, away from the poison circle.

He held his breath, looked at Old Deng and the Porter couple—

hateful!Don't think that you are pretending to smile naturally, but you have already sealed your sense of taste with magic!Don't think I can't see it!

Shen Yanzhou, whose mentality was exploding, pinched his nose resignedly, and poured the bottle of weird bubbling liquid into his stomach with his eyes closed.

At that moment, he felt that he was braver than the bravest Gryffindor!

That mysterious liquid from hell slid down Shen Yanzhou's throat like a slimy snake—when Shen Yanzhou thought of the metaphor of a snake, he immediately told himself not to think about it!Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll spit it out immediately, which would be very embarrassing, especially in front of James!

Of course, the consequence of forcing yourself to be handsome is——

Shen Yanzhou collapsed on the chair, his mouth and nose smelled of rotten mud and vomit.Limbs were weak, as if he could become a fairy in the next second.

"Is this medicine useful..." Mrs. Potter said worriedly. "Why does the professor look weaker than before?"

"..." Old Potter was also taken aback, and he was stunned for a long time before saying, "This...maybe it's because the medicine is working?"

Old Deng who was sitting by the side couldn't stand it anymore, he still had that kind of smile on his face, but Shen Yanzhou could see a trace of gloating.However, Old Deng was still kind, he took a piece of candy and stuffed it into Shen Yanzhou's mouth.

"Albus, I knew you still love me." Shen Yanzhou was almost moved to tears, and felt that Lao Deng's old face was so kind and lovely for the first time.

James was dumbfounded when he saw that Shen Yanzhou had really swallowed the medicine, and Mrs. Potter quickly took the opportunity to educate him: "James, look at how brave Professor Shen is, you don't even dare to drink cold medicine at ordinary times. !"

Old Potter was concerned about whether his fifteen hundred gold Galleons had any effect: "Professor, how do you feel?"

Shen Yanzhou smiled weakly: "Very good...very good."

Good enough to go to heaven anytime.

James' starry eyes twinkled: "The godfather is really amazing!"

Shen Yanzhou looked indifferent: Then, do you want to be on par with the godfather, and also have some hell potion?

While talking, the door of the tavern was suddenly opened, and the sunlight shone on the old wooden floor of the tavern, but it was far less bright than the two shining people standing at the door.

"Oh, it's Malfoy again." The old Potter who was flashed frowned.Their Potter family has always been very low-key. Although they are both pure-blood families, they are very different from the Malfoy family. Although they are not hostile to each other, they don't have much affection.

The two people standing at the door were Abraxas and his son. They had pale golden hair, which was also their shining light source.They both had the same haughty expression on their faces, even walking in the same posture, looking at people with their heads held high and nostrils up, which is the legendary posture that would get beaten when walking on the road.

"That's Abraxas Malfoy?" Mrs. Potter asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Old Potter also said in a low voice, and the two of them sneaked around like underground party joints.

"I hear he's a Death Eater!" said Mrs. Potter viciously.

"That's what it said, but there's no evidence to prove it, so he's been living a good life." Old Potter shrugged.

Shen Yanzhou still has a little impression of Abraxas with his own luminous physique. He seems to be a student who was very close to Tom Riddle back then.

Thinking of the student he had died, Shen Yanzhou felt his heart tighten, as if he had returned to that bloody night five years ago, when he was pierced by the Death Curse.

He hated him so much that he ignored all the friendships, and wanted to kill him as a funeral without hesitation.And the picture of Tom being killed by Dumbledore in front of him often appeared in his dreams, and such pictures were often accompanied by endless heartache and helplessness—even if he hated his style of doing things, it was always his With students for more than ten years.How many decades are there in life?

Fortunately, such painful memories did not last long. Abraxas walked to their table and said in a tone that was arrogant but respectful, and his attitude could not be faulted: "Good day, Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor Shen, and these two are... Oh, Mr. Potter and Mrs. Potter, forgive me for my faux pas."

"Good day, Mr. Malfoy." Mrs. Potter said rather angrily, quite dissatisfied with Abraxas' behavior of deliberately threatening people.The old Potter glanced at the little Malfoy next to Abraxas, and asked, "Good day, sir. Is this your child?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, please allow me to introduce you." Abraxas said with a very poor aria. "Lucius, my only son."

Lucius, who seemed to be only ten years old, gave an elegant salute, with pale blonde hair and a worrying hairline at a young age.

"Good day, gentlemen," he said, with the same aria as his father, different voice, same slap.

"Lucius is an admirer of Professor Shen." Abraxas raised his chin slightly and said with a smile. "He has always hoped to ask the professor some questions about art."

James on the side heard this and immediately became vigilant like a little wolf dog!