The trip to the Forbidden Forest did not bring him any substantive information. Instead, it caused the Ministry of Magic to once again strengthen its surveillance on him.
Of course, in addition to the Ministry of Magic, he was also wary of Ali Shafiq's private investigation.
All in all, after returning from the Forbidden Forest, his life could be described as "colorful". Fortunately, there was some good news from Dumbledore.
The Ministry of Magic found out the identity of the werewolf - Randolph Tomaszewski. Thug, murderer, dark wizard...
Just about any crime you can think of could apply to him, a notorious fugitive from Belarus who made his fortune through human trafficking.
During the vigorous suppression and crackdown by local Aurors in 1983, Randolph Tomaszewski mysteriously disappeared.
There were rumors that he had fled to East Asia, and some said that he had fled to the United States. But who would have thought that this former crime boss would be hiding in the UK and even pretending to be a country tourist on an express train.
Things began to become clearer, but not to the extent that the truth was revealed. The whereabouts of the woman who took the train with him are still unknown.
There has been no news from Edwin and Reko since they parted ways in the Forbidden Forest. Xing Ze is not worried that they will not show up. After all, they have the same goal, and sooner or later they will meet him again.
Another good news is that the Mirror of Erised was transported from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and Dumbledore temporarily placed it in an abandoned classroom.
Activate the magic mirror, put the magic stone in, and add the necessary spells. This is a big project, and even Dumbledore has to spend a lot of time.
What's more, there are so many places that need him, including the Order of the Phoenix, Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic, the School Council, etc. Xing Ze has always felt that it is unscientific for this old wizard to have long gray hair.
Think of Weber, even hair-restoring potions couldn't restore his scalp to glory.
Fortunately, Nicoléme's magic stone is still safely underground in the restricted area.
As for Quirrell, Dumbledore still kept his old rhetoric. Without conclusive evidence, he did not want to investigate the Hogwarts lecturer.
Xing Ze believed that Snape would be willing to ask Dumbledore to investigate Quirrell more than once. It can only be said that everyone has their own principles and bottom lines.
Or maybe Dumbledore has already started investigating, but just didn't tell him clearly. Considering his past experience, this is not impossible.
The change of situation occurred before the school Quidditch competition, that is, in late November. Bluebeak did not send back a warning for three or four days, which meant that the Ministry of Magic withdrew the people monitoring him.
This is a good sign. Since the winery incident, Xing Ze has wasted too much time and the investigation has stalled. The only thing he can do now is to study the "Key to the Door".
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Although the plague has been effectively controlled, the Ministry of Magic still wants Hogwarts to inspect the audience one by one.
This tedious work fell to several idle teachers, such as Muggle Studies teacher, Divination teacher, Rune teacher, etc.
In Scotland in November, the weather had turned cold. On the day of the Quidditch match, Xing Ze and Ben stood at the door, each holding an entry checklist to check people.
Although it is only an internal competition within Hogwarts, it also attracts many wizards from outside the school to watch. Of course, vendors from all over the world will not let go of such a good opportunity to make money.
They have set up their own stalls and tents outside the venue. The competition will only last until the afternoon, but the colorful activities outside the venue will continue until midnight.
When everyone entered the venue, Ben ran to Xing Ze and complained: "It's so boring. I can't believe the Ministry of Magic would make such a request."
"It's always right to be careful." Xing Ze comforted, "After all, in addition to the teachers and students of our school, there are also many outside wizards. Who knows if there are Death Eaters among them."
"Death Eaters?" Ben shrank, "Don't be ridiculous, Xing Ze, no matter how bold those Death Eaters are, they won't come here. Dumbledore is here."
Yes, yes, they don't have the guts to come here. Xing Ze thought to himself, but it's not them I'm worried about, but another group of lunatics.
He looked down at the audience list, and Jamie Avery's name was clearly on it.
"Shall we go in too, Xing Ze?" Ben said, "The game is about to start. I bet on a wave of Hufflepuffs. They have a high demand for winning the championship this year."
"No, I want to go to the market and have something to eat. I haven't even had a sip of hot water since I was so busy in the morning."
"Okay, then remember to bring me a bottle of beer. I didn't drink anything either."
"Okay." Xing Ze responded, and then walked towards the market outside.
Jamie Avery did not enter the game venue. He might have wandered around the market. Xing Ze wanted to try his luck.
After being in this world for so long, he had only seen the members of the Everly family in the photos in "The Key to the Door".
The popularity of the market has not diminished at all because of the arrival of the audience, or it is more lively than before.
Those stalls and tents formed a larger circle around the arena. Xing Ze estimated that there must be at least a hundred stalls here.
In addition to the merchants in Hogsmeade, he also saw merchants from Diagon Alley and many from Glastonbury.
"Why does it feel like going to a fair in the countryside?" He muttered and began to walk slowly on the reserved road that was not spacious.
Xing Ze sold a croissant at a bread stall. The stall owner tried his best to ensure that these breads were all handmade by him without using any magic. For this reason, he accepted a croissant from Xing Ze, and the ordinary croissant
Just ten kats.
After browsing a quarter of the stalls, he finished the piece of croissant, and then found a simple tent with a divination sign next to a stall selling perfume.
Driven by curiosity, Xing Ze opened the curtain of the tent and looked inside. The owner cast a traceless expansion spell on the tent, and the space inside was quite spacious.
"Come in, distinguished guest, come in and take a look." A female voice came from inside.
Xing Ze smiled. He just came to satisfy his curiosity and see if Jamie Avery was inside.
"Next time, ma'am," he said, and just as he was about to pull away, the voice sounded again.
"You are haunted by nightmares. Something is troubling you. Come on, sir, I can help you solve the doubts in your mind."
"How much is it?"
The woman behind the bead curtain was obviously stunned, and then reported a number: "Two Kexi."
"Aha, with two Kexi, I can buy a lot of sleeping potions, which can also keep me away from nightmares."
Although he said that, Xing Ze still walked in because the voice coming from inside was very familiar.
He opened the beaded curtain and saw clearly the person inside, who was the divination teacher Sybill Trelawney.