The Pacifist Necromancer of Hogwarts

Mr. and Mrs. Granger soon took a large pile of small shiny metal coins from the hands of the elf with long fingers and turned them over to study. Hermione and Anthony stood nearby, discussing whether Muggle-born students should still choose Muggle Studies.

After a while, the Weasley family and Harry returned from the vault. The children separated from the adults at the entrance of Gringotts, and agreed to meet at the entrance of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore an hour later.

Harry and Ron hadn't seen Hermione for the whole holiday, and they both wanted to say a lot to her (No, it's not about homework.). Three minutes after Fred and George met Lee Jordan, Guilty abandoned Percy, who was annoyed by them and had a headache, and Percy wanted to buy a new quill. Ginny was being pulled by Mrs. Weasley. They are going to buy robes later.

What are your plans, Henry? Mr. Weasley asked enthusiastically, Would you like to go to the Leaky Cauldron together?

Mr. and Mrs. Granger vaguely agreed to his invitation, and now they seemed a little unsure whether they had made the right choice. They looked almost longingly in the direction Hermione left, but their daughter had already disappeared behind the ice cream shop door with her friends.

Oh, I can't think of it, I just spent three hours there, Anthony said, letting the suitcase float beside him. I'll probably wander around the streets.

…

Harry is such a good boy, isn't he? Mrs. Weasley looked at the three figures appearing in the distance with infinite love.

Harry, Ron and Hermione each held a large ice cream cone and were licking it contentedly. Ron held up his pet mouse, seemingly describing how pathetically Fred and George's owl scared it, while Scabbers held up his nose, trying to sneak a bite of the strawberry peanut butter ice cream.

It's finally time to start school. Mr. Weasley said happily, pushing his way through a group of teenagers lying in front of the broomstick display window. When Elon goes to the Owlery, Ron will probably not be so worried about Scabbers. To be honest, that mouse was as big as a kitten and didn’t look like it would be intimidated by an owl.”

Scabbers is his pet. Mrs. Weasley said understandingly, following the three of them with her eyes, while holding Ginny tightly by her side, Oh, they are going to the Magical Beasts Shop - Fred! George! Don't go to Knockturn Alley! She turned her head sharply and shouted in the other direction.

Several pedestrians stopped and looked around blankly. The Weasley twins and Lee Jordan took off their hats, straightened up, and walked away sullenly.

Knockturn Alley, it's true! Mrs. Weasley and Mr. and Mrs. Granger complained, Everyone is trying their best to get into it, as if there are broomsticks on sale there! Oh, I'm not talking about that. Harry, he's lost - if Hagrid hadn't found Harry, I really don't know what I would have done.

Speaking of which, who does Potter live with? Anthony asked. I know about the tragedy of twelve years ago...but it sounds like he's living at the Burrow now?

Mrs. Weasley's face darkened: His aunt and uncle. Ron wrote letters to Harry throughout the holiday, but he didn't receive a reply-

Hermione too, Mr. Granger added, but I think she got in touch with Ron pretty quickly.

He glanced away from the advertisement for a shop selling special magical stationery (a bouncing quill, spreading ink dots evenly across your parchment) and towards the Shop of Magical Creatures. Several giant purple toads were perched on the store's glass display, displaying their healthy jaws and bellies to all passers-by. A store clerk watered them with a watering can. Mr. Granger looked confused and worried.

Yes, the children soon said that Harry must have been in trouble, otherwise he would not have replied. Mr. Weasley said proudly, Fred, George and Ron drove Harry out. , Oh - Mrs. Weasley stepped off the heel of his shoe, and Mr. Weasley hopped on one foot in the crowd, leaning over to lift the heel while continuing to talk to them, They said Harry's His aunt and uncle locked him up and didn’t let him eat, it was terrible.”

What? How is this possible?

Mr. Weasley stood up, glanced at the Grangers, and explained: His aunt and uncle are the kind of... you know, Henry, the kind of Muggles who don't like magic very much. But Harry said they were He didn’t like him either until he was eleven.”

Wait, his aunt and uncle are Muggles? Anthony asked in shock, Don't they know this is illegal?

Mrs Granger also said: That poor child! What are the staff in their community doing!

Do Muggles have any relevant regulations? Mrs. Weasley asked in surprise.

Anthony confirmed that Harry Potter's relatives were at least still on British soil (I forgot, probably in Surrey - Ron must have known.), and then joined the Grangers to ask the Weasleys Explain what requirements the British Muggle community has for child guardians.

Muggle rules are really different from ours! Don't leave children alone at home! How is this possible?! Mrs. Weasley lowered her head and said to Ginny, Imagine if every time you buy something, it's like today... …”

Ginny whispered: If Fred and George hadn't gone to feed Elon—

They can't keep Elon locked up and not give him food! Mrs. Weasley said, quickly pushing through the pedestrians on the side. Ginny was held tightly by her hand and trotted behind her, Then What’s the difference between what happened to Harry!”

They passed Madam Malkin's robe shop, which was filled with Hogwarts students. The freshmen who came to buy school uniforms stood on the stools stiffly, waiting for the ruler to measure their sizes. Seniors who needed new robes chatted and laughed with each other, relaxing against the walls.

Anthony glanced over and saw Cedric hesitantly comparing two brown robes. After a holiday, he has grown a lot taller. Roger and Tracey Davis were also in the store. Tracy held up various high-collar robes and gestured next to Roger, as if studying which one could better cover the light red scar on his neck.

Ginny glanced over there a few times, but Mrs. Weasley had been in a hurry and recommending some of her favorite books to the Grangers, so she simply grabbed her beside her and pointed towards the opposite corner. Walk to the shop selling second-hand robes at the other end of the alley.

Mr. Weasley pulled Mr. and Mrs. Granger to the Leaky Cauldron and recommended their mead and pancakes. Before they left, Mrs. Weasley said eagerly: If you want to understand the wizarding world, I would recommend Gilderoy Lockhart's books——

We will definitely read it. Hermione said that his books are on the list of textbooks to buy this year. Mrs. Granger assured her.

Mr. Weasley sighed: That Gilderoy Lockhart must be a male Veela, girls go crazy when they meet him. He soon laughed again, looked into the bar, and said happily , Ha, I saw Hagrid! We should go and have a drink with him - Hermione and the others mentioned Hagrid, right? I think they are friends!

The Grangers were dragged into the dark and rundown bar.

See you in an hour. Anthony waved to them, put his hands in his pockets, and slowly admired the lively scene on the street.

His suitcase floats behind him, and some passers-by will cast curious glances at the suitcase, or look at Anthony with respect, trying to identify who he is. At the same time, the skeleton cat, who had dismantled himself into bones, was sleeping in the suitcase, while Anthony controlled the bones to fly in the air and follow him.

The wraith rat was in his pocket and honestly didn't poke its head out. There are too many people in Diagon Alley, and the undead pets don't like this situation very much.

He saw the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan in the Magic Joke Shop. They were surrounding the clerk and seemed to be haggling. The joke shop is crowded with students, and Anthony secretly worries if there will be students after seeing an ink that ignites itself over time (Write your thoughts and nothing will be left but magic and ashes). Use this to write a paper.

The entrance of the coffee shop is full of couples and tired travelers, while inside there are students hurriedly catching up on their homework. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass window with floral writing on it, Anthony saw Angelina sitting with several of her friends, taking out a large roll of parchment from her backpack and exchanging it with each other.

Angelina even accidentally dipped her quill into the cappuccino next to her. She jumped up to clean the milk foam, but it fell onto the parchment. The owner of the coffee shop stood behind the counter and looked at them angrily.

Harry, Ron and Hermione were inside the Fantastic Beasts Shop. The clerk held Banban in his hand, raised one of the mouse's front paws, and said something to them. An owl tried to land on Hermione's fluffy hair, but she frowned and waved it away.

Fusco tries to tempt Anthony to buy a new ice cream (flavored with blood, salty with tears and rich with butter), but Anthony laughs and refuses. Judging from the situation in the ice cream bucket, he probably only sold one or two, and the caramel and chocolate flavors on the side were almost empty.

Don't you want to try something new, Professor Anthony? Fusco asked, That's not like you.

No, after you sold me that salmon mustard flavored ice cream, I decided to be a traditional person. Anthony said, A vanilla ice cream, thank you.

…

He ate ice cream and arrived at the entrance of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore, only to be surprised to find that the road ahead was almost blocked. People were so crowded that Anthony had to let the suitcase float high above his head to ensure that it would not be knocked around by the wizards. People kept walking out of the bookstore with books in their arms, their steps trembling, their cheeks flushed, and their eyes shining with a strange light.

Daniel, what's going on here? Anthony's sharp eyes found the clerk he was familiar with among the crowd. He was standing at the door, looking tired, and said: Please don't crowd...be careful about the books over there...

His voice was drowned out by a chorus of screams and cheers. Daniel was silent for a while and continued to repeat mechanically: Please don't crowd and keep quiet...

Daniel! Anthony shouted, seeing Mrs. Weasley and Harry coming from two directions with his peripheral vision, and raised his hand to wave.

Daniel turned his head, glanced at him through the crowd, pointed to the upstairs of the bookstore without saying a word, and continued: Please be quiet, ladies...

Anthony let the box fly up a little more and looked up. On the upper floor of the bookstore is a huge banner that reads: Gilderoy Lockhart's autobiography Magical Me is on sale for autographs...

Daniel glanced at him again, smiled weakly at him, and pointed to the photo of Gilderoy Lockhart beside him. That was what Anthony saw in the warehouse when he and the Joneses came to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore before, but it was larger than the largest one at the time and carefully framed in a gold picture frame.

You're really good at naming names. Mr. Weasley said breathlessly, squeezing closer to Anthony, 'Magical Me', just like there are a few wizards who can't do magic... Don't tell Molly what I said. He ordered to Anthony and the Grangers, watching Mrs. Weasley struggle to squeeze in next to them.

Where's Percy? Where's Fred and George? Where's Ron, Harry and Hermione? she asked.

Ginny was holding a pile of school supplies in her hands, and the cauldrons were stacked high, almost above her head. Anthony made everything smaller for her and put it into a bag.

Thank you, Henry, you are so thoughtful. Mrs. Weasley said, looking around, Why are there so many people here?

Of course it's because a big star is here. Mr. Weasley said sourly, watching Mrs. Weasley's eyes fixed on Lockhart's picture.

I think I see Hermione, said Mrs. Granger, standing on tiptoe.

Anthony saw it too and waved at them along with the others. But they were so short that their greetings could not be seen in the crowd.

Anthony let his box float over the heads of the three of them, and they looked around without realizing it until Ron, the tallest one, was lightly hit by the box.

Oh, what - Ron yelled, and together they followed the trunk and squeezed in next to Mrs. Weasley. The Weasley twins announced through the crowd that they were leaving, wished everyone good luck, and then slipped away to who knows where.

I'm going to see those two boys. I'll bring them to you later. Mr. Weasley said, then squeezed out, and grabbed Mr. and Mrs. Granger along the way.

He glanced at Anthony, then at Daniel, and seemed to decide that he could be of some help standing there, so he left him behind. Both Mr. Weasley and Mr. and Mrs. Granger looked very grateful to be away from the crazy crowd.

Why are there so many people here? Hermione said dissatisfiedly, and then saw the big shiny banner, The book signing! It's today! Oh my God, we can meet him - I mean, his book There are books written by him all over the list! He must be amazing!

Mrs. Weasley said kindly, Yes, he's quite remarkable.