"Firebolt————!" The shrill screams resounded throughout the street. The tearful face and the cry full of despair made those who heard it cry with sadness.
Ivey rode away from the crowd, dodged countless surprised glances, and finally entered a corner of Knockturn Alley.
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"Harry! As the savior, you must understand the burden you carry."
"Quidditch is not everything in your life, it can only be used as a means of entertainment."
At this moment, Ivey was giving Harry a serious lecture. His idea was very simple. If you, Harry Potter, don't work hard to save the world, wouldn't it be my turn to be the villain? Let me run around with nothing to do.
Looking for a Horcrux? We don’t have the time to spare~
Harry was wilting like an eggplant beaten by frost, listening to the instructions honestly. He had already withdrawn from that crazy state, after all, it was just a whim.
"You two have had enough trouble, so hurry up and leave. There are still a lot of things I haven't bought." Betty was already used to this. She stood aside and calmly petted the cat.
"Oh! That's right~ I almost forgot about the real thing." Ivy slapped his head and realized, "Let's go, Harry. If you go shopping for a while, you can forget about that damn broom."
He pulled Harry out of the corner, but Harry still looked dejected.
In fact, it's not that Ivy is stingy. Money is something he has no shortage of since he was born. It's just that Black will give Harry one in the future, so there is no need to waste money. You must know that the Firebolt has just been launched, and it will cost at least five dollars to buy it.
One hundred gold galleons. What is the concept? Best only costs a thousand dollars! You have to buy a broom with more than half the price of Best! Black is crazy, but he is not crazy.
"Hey! Little guys, this is not the place you should come to." Four smelly homeless people stood in front of the three of them.
"Bang!"--
Not seeing any movement from Ivey, the four homeless men took off directly on the spot and hit the walls on both sides.
"Stay out of the way, gentlemen"
Ignoring the little incident just now, the three of them quickly returned to Diagon Alley, and Harry had already forgotten about the broom. When they arrived at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, there were not many people inside. After a while, a clerk came to greet them.
"From Hogwarts?" He said in a normal tone, his hands were covered with bandages. "Come to buy new books?"
"Yes" Ivey replied
"Oh my God! - Come with me." He put on his gloves, picked up a stick shaped like a dead wood, and walked towards the cage filled with monster books.
"Stop fighting! You beasts!" As soon as he knocked open two books that were biting each other with a stick, a pile of monster books came to bite them.
"Hey! Do you want three copies?" the shopkeeper rounded his stick and asked while dancing.
"Five books," Ivey said kindly, seeing how hard he was working.
"What are you three doing with five books? You want to laugh at me!" The clerk struggled with the monster books, then turned his head and looked at them with an evil look on his face.
"Hey! Be careful!" Harry suddenly pointed behind the clerk and shouted.
A monster book jumped up along the wooden stick and bit the clerk hard on the arm.
"Oh! Fuck! Fuck! Bastard! Get out of here!" The clerk let go of the wooden stick and swung his arms wildly.
The other monster books took the opportunity to rush out of the cage.
"Damn! Whose monster book is this!"
"Fuck! Something bit my ass!"
"—Staff!—Staff! No one cares!"
...
The bookstore was in chaos and there were screams.
"Idiot" looked at the funny scene in front of her, and Betty was quite speechless.
Ivey took advantage of the chaos to pull a section of the chain, grabbed five monster books, tied them up, and led the three of them out of this place of right and wrong quickly.
"Hey, guest! You haven't paid yet! It's two gold galleons in total," the busy waiter didn't forget to shout.
"It's on your desk!"
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"Avi, we still have a lot of books we haven't bought." After they came out, the three of them were hanging out with an ice cream each.
"Then you go back"
"Uh--let's wait until Ron and Hermione are together." Thinking of the monster books all over the floor, Harry gave up decisively.
"Harry, do you know about Sirius Black's escape from prison?" Ivy asked
"I know, Minister Fudge told me."
"I also heard that Hogwarts will be guarded by dementors next semester. You can tell Hermione and Ron later and tell them to be careful."
"Dementors? What is that?"
"I can't explain it to you in detail. You just need to know that it is a very scary monster that will suck away your happy memories. When you find that your heart is full of despair, it will be very close to you."
"Ah! What should I do? There aren't many things that make me happy."
"I'll teach you a spell. With your talent, you can master it even after practicing it for a year and a half."
"Are you looking down on me? What kind of spell takes so long?" Harry winked.
"The conditions for casting this spell are quite special. If I hadn't hit you, Ron might be stronger than you."
"Okay, what's the spell?"
“Patronus Charm—I’ll teach you it at the bar after I finish shopping.”
One week later, school starts
Ivey and the others made an appointment to meet at Kingdom Cross Station.
In fact, after Ron and the others came back, they also invited them to stay one night at the Leaky Cauldron and leave together the next day. However, Ivy didn't agree. He had a date with Rebel in the evening, so how could he find a few idiots there?
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On the platform, Ivy and Betty waited quietly. Best was no longer invisible now, and had been lying in Betty's arms. Luwei was not treated so well, and he lay at their feet and rolled back and forth.
"It's a bit strange," Betty said after looking around for a while.
At various entrances and exits of the station and along the aisles, there were more guys wearing black suits and top hats. Although they were holding newspapers and magazines, they kept looking at the passers-by.
"Catch fugitives! These people are either from the Ministry of Magic or from a special Muggle agency." With Ivey's strong mental power, he had already discovered these people.
"How caring. Even the Muggles are making such a big move. Who is this Black?" Betty asked curiously. Ivy hasn't told her about Black yet.
"It's mainly related to Harry. I'll tell you the details when I have time." There were too many people here, so Ivy didn't elaborate.
"Ivy~Betty~"
Harry, Hermione and the Weasley family also arrived on time. Hermione and Ron ran over first, while Harry was talking to Mr. Weasley behind.
As Harry appeared, Ivey clearly felt that the plainclothes people around him became nervous.
"Hey, long time no see. Did you enjoy your trip?" Ivey greeted the two people who came over.
"Avi! Didn't you see that the Egyptian wizard only used a piece of animal liver to divine that we are British wizards! There is also a pharaoh's golden coffin made of a ton of gold! A living mummy!..." Luo
Well, I said a lot of things
Betty noticed that Hermione was holding a ginger cat in her arms.
"Hermione, the pet you bought?" she asked
"Hmm~ Its name is Crookshanks, isn't it beautiful?" Hermione lifted the orange cat
"Humph, that's an ugly piece of shit," Ron snorted.
"You-" Ivey looked helpless
"She insists on buying this cat. Look at my Scabbers." Ron took out the mouse Scabbers from his pocket. This mouse was not beautiful to begin with, and now it is even more bumpy and bald. "I was a little acclimatized after going to Egypt.
After the results came back, you bought a cat and kept scaring it."
"Hey - kids! I know you haven't seen each other for a long time, but please let's talk after we get in the car, okay~" Mrs. Molly came over with the other children.
"Hello, madam" x2
Greetings from Ivy and Betty
"Hi, Ivy, Betty, how are you?" Mrs. Molly stepped forward and hugged the two of them.
"Get in the car quickly and find a good seat." After instructing everyone, he shouted to Mr. Weasley in the back, "Arthur! Why are you dawdling!"
"Let's go up first"
Several people boarded the train and looked for seats separately. Ivey was lucky enough to find an empty carriage.
"It seems that we can live in a world of two," he smiled.
"You didn't have enough yesterday," Betty mocked back.
"Hehe~" He did not retort, but sat down with Betty in his arms.
The train started moving slowly, and the noise inside the car was much less. The weather today was not very good, it was gloomy, and there was a bit of drizzle. However, the scenery outside the window looked very interesting with the weather. Ivy and Betty were quiet.
Sitting on the ground, eating snacks, and chatting from time to time.
At this time, the carriage door was opened
"You guys are here." The trio came over.
"What's wrong? No food left?" Ivey teased
"It doesn't matter." Ron said it didn't matter. He filled his mouth as soon as he sat down.
"We have something to discuss with you." Harry and Hermione also sat down.
Offer them juice and say, "Well, tell me slowly."
"Mr. Weasley told me that Black came to me. But I don't know him at all. Why did Black come to me? Do you know the reason?" Harry asked directly
"I think it's because of Voldemort." Hermione hugged Crookshanks. "After all, Voldemort disappeared because of you, and we ruined his chances of resurrection twice. As a Death Eater, it's normal for Black to come to you for revenge."
"
"You don't have to wait until today if you want revenge." Ivy denied Hermione's statement. "Azkaban doesn't have the conditions for people to prepare patiently."
Having said this, he glanced at Harry, "I do know why he is looking for you, but the truth may not be comfortable for you. Are you sure you want to know?"
Harry thought for a while, "When I first got in the car, Mr. Weasley told me to promise him not to go looking for Black. But I have never interacted with Black, so why should I go looking for him!"
"You didn't answer my question, Harry," Ivy said lightly. "They didn't tell you the truth. They really wanted to protect you. Their intention was good. But we have experienced a lot together in the past two years. The performance of the three of you,
I see it all. Although you are only thirteen or fourteen years old, your mind and courage are stronger than some adults, so I am willing to respect your own choice, if you want to know."
With an indifferent tone and some serious words, the trio all became serious.
"Harry -" Hermione looked at him worriedly. From Ivy's tone, she knew that the truth was definitely not a good thing and would even cause psychological harm to Harry.