Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 178 Murder at the Leaky Cauldron

Bourne had long since woken up.

Even for a true prophet, the time for opening the third eye is usually very short.

He felt somewhat relieved that the worst case scenario had not materialized.

From those fleeting memories, he knew that his journey from the Warhammer universe to the world of Harry Potter was definitely not a trick played by Xin Liezhi's strange bird.

It is also basically certain that the subspace in the Warhammer universe, which gradually changes from respectable to formidable, is not linked to the world of Harry Potter.

But while he was relieved, Bourne also had some hidden worries in his heart.

First, although he has figured out the secret of time travel in himself, he still does not understand the terms "namer" and "outsider" spoken by the Eldar Laughing God Qiao Gaoqi, and does not understand them at all. the true meaning of.

Second, the secret that was revealed was just from the Warhammer universe to the Harry Potter world. Why did he travel to the Warhammer universe before? What is the relationship between the two time travels, or is it simply not related at all?

Byrne had no clue.

Third, Bourne has always been unwilling to deceive himself and others, and he cannot pretend to be ignorant of things he clearly knows.

He "saw" clearly that after traveling from the Warhammer universe to the Harry Potter world, the remaining power due to the wrestling of the gods (this may not be particularly accurate) was also attached to the "last page". Along with him at that time, he was thrown to the singularity of origin and future located in the deepest part of the webway.

What inspired him to open his Third Eye state were some soul embers left by a monster full of indulgence.

"There is no escaping responsibility."

Looking at the chain sword that was being maintained in his hand, and then at the wand that had been maintained aside, Bourne murmured softly in his heart.

He has been busy these two days.

He had already removed the gas cylinder from the Kiranduni air rifle he found on the Hydra.

The alchemical notes Nicolés Flamel gave him last Christmas came in handy!

This study notebook written by the greatest alchemist in history is definitely a treasure. Although it is read as "notes", it is actually an alchemy manual "from entry to mastery".

Over the past few months, Bourne taught himself an unknown amount of alchemy knowledge.

It was precisely by relying on this knowledge that he successfully disassembled the cylinder of the Kiranduni air rifle and used the alchemy on it that was made by an unknown master and combined the effects of the "Automatic Refilling Curse" and the "Repairing Curse" The magic component - the conch-mouth substitute on the Hydra only said a "repair spell", and there was almost no error when Bourne dismantled it - was transplanted.

Using this valuable component, combined with Transfiguration, he could directly transform his wand into a bolter with a particularly loyal ammo capacity.

chainsword
Bolter
Power armor
Now Bourne is equipped with the basic three-piece set that guarantees the combat effectiveness of the Astartes warriors.

"it's time."

When Bourne finished maintaining the chain sword and stood up from his seat again, the Hydra had already arrived at the shore of the Dog Island.

Just as he had expected, the "just go" holiday trip proposed by his Grandpa Horace ended up falling apart because of the accident at the Pillars of Hercules.

Even if Dumbledore provided guarantee, the two of them did not have to be taken to the Ministry of Magic for questioning by Aurors like other witnesses, but it seemed inappropriate to continue the voyage as if nothing had happened.

Therefore, Horace could only take Bourne with him and return to London by boat angrily.

As soon as the ship docked, no matter how loudly the "talker" blew the conch, the old man remained unmoved and "packed" the magic ship again, put the shrunken Hydra into a glass bottle, and then gave it to The bottle has a cork stopper.

After doing this, Horace ordered the house elf again: "Momo, take these luggage and the Hydra home first. I will take Bourne to Diagon Alley and collect all the things he will use after school starts. Once you finish shopping, you won’t have to make another trip to London before the holiday is over.”

In this way, Bourne followed his Grandpa Horace from the Isle of Dogs to Charing Cross Street, the center of old London.

They found the Leaky Cauldron easily.

It's really easy.

Because as long as you are a wizard, you can easily see a store on this street with many Muggle pedestrians coming and going. From the front door, the bat door to the door mat, and the brick floor at the door are several shades darker than those of the neighboring businesses. tavern.

What's interesting is that it's a serious sign hanging at the door of the bar - an iron sign with a tall, three-legged cauldron inserted into the outer wall of the bar - because it's covered with a thick layer of Dusty, so very difficult to identify.

"Old Tom!"

After entering the bar, Horace took off his hat and said hello to the owner who was wiping the bar counter with a dirty suede rag.

Then, he asked Bourne to take the money and go to the backyard of the bar, go through the secret door to Diagon Alley to buy things needed for the next semester.

"You just let a little wizard go to Diagon Alley by himself? What if he takes a sidetrack and goes to Knockturn Alley?"

Looking at Horace sitting directly on the high chair in front of the bar, Old Tom couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face. In his impression, this old wizard was an extremely protective person when he was a professor at Hogwarts. Dean of the calf.

"The little wizard needs more exercise."

Horace waved his hand indifferently, then took out a few more silver coins and put them on the bar.

"A cold butterbeer, and some pineapple preserves for me."

Since the elder Horace has said this, Old Tom can't comment too much and can only admire the old man's open-mindedness.

However, Old Tom didn't know that what Horace was thinking just now was actually: If Bourne really took the wrong road and entered Knockturn Alley, it can only be said that some people are really unlucky today. They went out without looking at the tea residue. yes……
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It usually takes an ordinary little wizard half a day to purchase the items needed for school, because they are easily distracted by other things.

[Jumping Magic Joke Shop] and [Quidditch Boutique] always have some novel products that make many boys stop;

[Mrs. Primpine's Beauty Potions Store] also has big rewards for future potential customers like little witches every year;
The [Magic Zoo] which sells all kinds of interesting pets and the long-standing [Florin Cold Drinks Shop] are also very popular - not to mention little wizards, even adult wizards are not immune.

Fortunately, Bourne is a determined and resolute person, and today is not a busy time before the start of school.

Therefore, his big purchase does not take half a day. But even so, just running through all the stores according to the shopping list took more than an hour.

During this period, Horace had been waiting patiently in the Leaky Cauldron. Anyway, Old Tom's shop also sold pineapple preserves.

Buying, buying, buying all at once, it was a good thing that Bourne had a shape-shifting lizard skin wallet, otherwise he might have had to turn into a Primaris Astartes to carry all the school supplies he needed for the next semester.

"The owner of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore has such a smile that he could hang a cauldron on his lips..."

Recalling what he had just seen in the bookstore, Bourne couldn't help but feel a little interesting.

“…Next semester’s Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks are actually the autobiographical novels of Gilderoy Lockhart!

Moreover, the textbooks for each grade are the same. You cannot buy them by grade. Instead, you have to buy a set of seven genuine hard-cover books from Little Red Book Publishing Company.

Although it was said that this was to make money, and it was not a shame, but it turned into a forced purchase and sale... that guy was really shameless. "

And while Bourne was imagining what kind of protest the Hogwarts school governors would make this year (they wanted to give subsidies to young wizards), he walked to the Patches Crucible shop closest to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron with his hands in his hands. At that time, he suddenly found that many people had suddenly gathered in this place.

"Patchy's Crucible Shop sells automatic stirring crucibles again? But wasn't the legal sales license for French-made crucibles blocked by the Ministry of Magic a few years ago on the grounds of 'questionable operational safety'? Is it possible? The owner of this store still dares to commit crimes and break the Ministry of Magic’s blockade on French goods?”

Bourne looked around suspiciously, but he didn't see any new product posters posted at the door of the Crucible store.

Bourne was not a person who liked to join in the fun, but if he wanted to get back to the Leaky Cauldron, he had to pass through the crowded crowd. And just as Bourne tried to get deeper into the crowd, some people's conversations also reached the child's ears.

"Did you hear that?"

"I just came here after hearing about it."

"There's something big happening at the Leaky Cauldron. I heard even the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic are here."

"That's not true! Someone drank something here and got poisoned."

"I've told you a long time ago that the food safety issues in Old Tom's store have always been worrying, and I never buy drinks from his house!"

"Are you worried about food safety? I don't hesitate to say that. Isn't it because Old Tom is unwilling to give you credit anymore? When the Leaky Cauldron holds the Gamp Aged Whiskey Challenge every year, then It’s a terrible thing to drink, but I haven’t seen you absent from it in any year.”

"Merlin's hairy underwear! You are slandering, you are slandering, I want to fight a wizard duel with you!"

"Stop, stop, stop, let's all calm down for a while. There is no food safety problem in the Leaky Cauldron. The person who was poisoned was Professor Slughorn - he was once the dean of our college. It is impossible for a potions master to Food poisoning - he was..."

And just when the last person was about to continue saying something, his words couldn't help but come to an abrupt end, because this person was squeezed back several steps by a huge force.

Among the crowded crowd, a tall figure more than three meters tall, like a rock separating the sea, suddenly separated the onlookers on the left and right.

"Is that person Hagrid?" "I didn't see clearly, but the person's hair and clothes don't look alike."

"Are you confused? Apart from Hagrid, who else have you seen grow so big?"

When the figure squeezed through the crowd like a gust of wind and passed through the secret passage in the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron, someone in the crowd started talking again.

However, these discussions have nothing to do with Bourne. He is only concerned about what happened to his Grandpa Horace. ——
Time goes back one hour.

Horace was reading today's latest Daily Prophet handed over by Old Tom while drinking ice-cold butterbeer.

From time to time, he would use a double-headed fork to skewer pieces of pineapple preserves from the plate on the bar, and throw them into his mouth to savor the sweet taste.

"Two portions of fresh raw liver, pack them up and I'll take them away."

An old woman with a tall wizard's hat on her head and a gray gauze veil on her face reached out and threw four silver coins onto the bar, making a jingling sound.

Old Tom took the silver coins away with a suede rag without leaving a trace, and swept them all into the magic money box under the bar.

“Ding-dong, ding-dong—!”

Listening to the special sound coming from the magic money box, Old Tom confirmed their authenticity.

Soon, he prepared what the old woman ordered, packed it and put it on the bar. The old woman put the oil paper bag containing two large raw livers into the picnic basket slung on her arm, and then walked out of the Leaky Cauldron.

In this transaction, neither the buyer nor the buyer said a word, let alone any physical contact.

"You never go too far wrong."

When the old woman walked out of the bar, Horace nodded and agreed with Old Tom's approach.

Then, the old wizard took out his wand and drew a circle on the food and drinks in front of him, lifting the blockade that had been quietly set for them at some point.

Old Tom also took his magic wand and cast a "clean up" on the suede rag.

"Who says it's not..."

After doing this, he took over the words that Horace had just handed over.

"...Who likes to eat raw liver?
That old witch is either an old hag with the blood of a hag, or simply a hag who has become a human.

They are professionals when it comes to playing with poison. "

At this time, there was a sound of brisk footsteps and a burst of hearty laughter from the stairs of the tavern.

Soon, a classic smile matching the laughter also appeared in front of the two old men. The owner of this smile did indeed have a majestic face.

"Good day, Mr. Lockhart."

Old Tom greeted his tenants.

In the past few days, because Gilderoy Lockhart, a famous person, was staying in his room in the tavern, his business at night was much better than before.

There were many people who admired this witch who had won the "Most Charming Smile Award" from "Wizard Weekly" many times. They got the news from nowhere and went to the Leaky Cauldron Bar to have a few drinks when they had nothing to do.

"Good day, Mr. Abbott."

Lockhart said with a smile on his face.

"I just heard you guys talking about dominatrixes. I have quite a lot of research on that kind of dark creature.

You can buy the book "Holidays with Dominatrixes" written by me, which records in detail the living habits of dominatrixes and how to get along with them safely.

There are seven ways! A total of seven kinds! "

Lockhart stretched out his two palms and made the number "5" with the "2+7" gesture. The corners of his raised mouth never dropped when he spoke.

However, when he discovered that Old Tom was just smiling—expressing the minimum expression of approval—Lockhart suddenly felt a little bored.

He cast his eyes on the other person sitting in front of the bar, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly: "Dean Slughorn! What a coincidence today, I met you again in the Leaky Cauldron!"

Yes, it was "again" - he met Horace once in the Pillars of Hercules Commercial Street a few days ago.

However, because the situation at that time was relatively chaotic, Dumbledore and Horace were busy suppressing the rioting magical animals, so no one paid much attention to this star writer in the wizarding world.

Later, Lockhart went to the Ministry of Magic with the hurried Aurors, while Horace and Bourne left the Pillars of Hercules directly with Dumbledore as guarantee, so they never met again. .

"Did you just come out of the Ministry of Magic?
They all blame me, I should have told Director Scrimgeour a long time ago.

I should tell him not to make anything special, but to ask me to leave first after asking me to understand the situation, and then leave other witnesses there to continue questioning..."

He thought that Horace had just come out of the Ministry of Magic's office, and because he had been questioned for several days, he went to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink to relieve his fatigue.

This tape contains a serious self-blame and self-blame, which makes Horace feel a little embarrassed for a moment. Fortunately, the old wizard's face had more flesh, and there was no stiffness at all.

He didn't explain much either.

Moreover, because he already knew that the other party was going to Hogwarts this year to serve as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Horace was relatively polite to Lockhart. After all, Bourne still had to attend Hogwarts.

"Who says it's not?

……

I could tell when you were at Hogwarts that you were a warm-hearted little wizard.

And you don't lack a sense of justice, but you also have courage, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to experience so many wonderful adventures over the years.

……

I have heard Albus say that you will be teaching at Hogwarts this year, and I believe this will be the beginning of a more exciting adventure in your life. "

After Horace's deliberate pandering to him with his "human touch", Lockhart's mood became even better than eating a whole ice cream ball. He was so happy that he almost floated off the ground.

(Note: Sorbet balls are a type of candy sold at Honeydukes Candy Store. When you suck on the filling inside, they can float several inches off the ground. The reason for this effect is because the candy is made of Billy Will. trace venom of the checkworm)

"You are really good at judging people!"

Lockhart smiled even brighter, and he hurriedly said to the bar owner Old Tom: "Mr. Abbott, please take out the bottle of Old Fire Whiskey I keep here. I want to drink it with Professor Slughorn." One cup.”

After speaking, he winked at Horace again.

"The Ministry of Magic has a ban, and wizards under the age of 17 are not allowed to drink highly potent alcoholic beverages such as Firewhiskey.

Thinking back to when I was at Hogwarts, the first adventure of my life was probably that I secretly drank Firewhiskey more than once without telling Dean Flitwick and other professors, including you.

I remember that even the Gryffindor students at that time only secretly bought a glass of Butterbeer and drank it when they went to Hogsmeade for entertainment.

Of course, I won't admit to anyone but you that I secretly drank Firewhiskey in school.

Ha ha ha ha--"

Amidst his cheerful laughter, Old Tom took out the unopened bottle of old flame whiskey and two glasses specially designed for drinking whiskey.

Lockhart opened the cap of the bottle, poured a glass of wine for Horace, and then said enthusiastically: "Try it, this is not an ordinary aged fire whiskey, but Ogden aged fire whiskey." .

Two days ago, one of my enthusiastic readers specially sent it to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, and asked the bookstore owner to collect it on his behalf and forward it to me.

You know, I have so many fans and readers now that I don't even dare let them know where I live.

Even living here in Old Tom, there are still many readers who come to see me and write to me from time to time. "

Horace raised his glass with a smile and said, "Of course I remember that you often received letters from others when you were in school.

Every holiday, the food consumption in the Owlery will be several times higher than before, just because there are many little witches using owls to send you greeting cards and love letters..."

(End of this chapter)