Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 122 Investigation and Pursuit

The witch looked very old, but she reacted very quickly.

She slapped her body immediately, and a large cloud of dark smoke immediately emerged from the place, making it impossible to see anything.

The teenager and the boy struggled to open their eyes, only to hear a series of crackling noises and spells whizzing through the smoke.

After an unknown amount of time, the smoke was dissipated, and a poor-looking wizard slowly approached, holding a wand.

After the black fog dissipated, two people were revealed...

Or rather... one and a half people.

The wizard was tied tightly to the ground with ropes, his face was swollen, his legs were stuck together, and he couldn't move.

His chest was hit by a Crushing Curse and was covered in blood. His body was also covered with scabies, pustules, and marks that looked like burns.

He could not make a sound, only his eyes were rolling in fear.

The petrification spell on the teenager and the boy was lifted, and he quickly covered his brother's eyes to prevent him from looking around.

Most of the weird witch-like witch disappeared...but the part below her belly remained there.

"What's wrong with her?" he asked in horror.

"They've split." The middle-aged gray-robed wizard who saved them said slowly, "This kind of accident will happen if you're not focused and calm enough when you Apparate."

"Will she die?" the boy asked with a frown.

"Who knows?" The gray-robed wizard said nonchalantly, "I have never split myself."

When the boy saw the wand in his hand, his pupils shrank suddenly.

The grey-robed wizard took out a bottle of potion and poured it all into the wizard's mouth.

The boy stammered to dissuade him: "Um... killing is against the law?"

"Murder?" The gray-robed wizard rolled his eyes at him unhappily. "What are you thinking about? This is the water of life and death."

"Oh..." The boy scratched his face awkwardly, and then he relaxed completely.

The Water of Life and Death is also called the Living Hell Decoction. Although the name means either "death" or "hell", it is actually just a very powerful sleeping pill.

"Come on, I'll take you away."

The gray-robed wizard picked up the paper ball on the ground and stuffed it into the boy's hand, saying, "Also, there is no curse on the letter. You have been deceived."

"Thank you for saving us."

The little boy suddenly pulled his brother's hand off, looked at the man and said:
"I'm Wright from the Mancini family, my brother's name is Theo... What's your name?"

"You can call me Werner."

The grey-robed wizard spoke calmly, while Theo watched him silently beside him.

"Any questions?" Werner asked him.

Theo glanced back and asked, "So those two are just going to be ignored?"

"Of course not." Weiner said, "Who are they? Why did they target you brothers? Do you have any accomplices?"

"These all need to be investigated thoroughly...but the help I can provide ends here."

When he reached the entrance of the alley, he stopped, looked at Theo and said:
"Go find your parents and elders and tell them about this. Whether you report it to the Aurors or investigate it yourself is up to you."

Theo was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I see...what about you?"

"Look at the state of those two guys, can you leave them alone?"

The wizard waved his hand and said, "Hurry up. I will stay here until the person you are looking for arrives."

"it is good."

Theo glanced at him, nodded, and quickly ran towards the drink shop with his brother.

His father, John Mancini, had returned and was standing at the store door looking out.

Seeing the two children running over, he immediately said angrily: "Didn't I tell you two to stay in the store? Why are you running around with your brother?"

Theo quickly recounted the events.

John Mancini's face became uglier and uglier as he listened. Even though the two children were standing right in front of him, he still felt a wave of fear.

He didn't relax until he heard that the two people were rescued.

When he heard that a guy suspected to be a dark wizard was also left behind, his expression changed.

After hearing the whole story, he glared at his son fiercely and said, "Go home and stay at home. Don't go out! I'll deal with you two later!"

Theo's face froze.

Then John pointed his wand at the sticky notes on the side of the counter, and a few pieces of paper flew out, automatically folded into a simple paper airplane, and flew out with a whoosh.

Soon, six or seven wizards and witches came out of other shops. As a pure-blood family, the Mancini family was not as prosperous as the Weasley family, but they had quite a few relatives and friends.

In addition to his father John, there is also his uncle Jason's magic supplies store in Diagon Alley. In addition, his aunt, cousin and other relatives also work in Diagon Alley.

John Mancini explained the whole story to them. They were all furious and quickly headed towards the alley.

Only Theo's cousin stayed behind to watch over the two children, protecting them from further danger.

Theo pretended to be well-behaved and pulled his brother back, whispering to him: "Wright, I have to go out for a while, you attract the attention of your cousin."

"Leave it to me!" Wright said confidently, "I guarantee that the task will be completed!"

Then, he let out an earth-shattering cry: "Wa wah wah..."

"What's wrong?" Cousin Theo was startled and hurried over to comfort him.

“It’s so scary!” Wright grabbed her sleeve and cried loudly: “We were almost captured by the bad guys… wuwuwu…”

"Weren't you afraid just now?" My cousin said helplessly, "Don't cry, I'll perform a magic trick for you, okay..."

While she was trying to coax the child, Theo quietly slipped out of the store.

He quickly ran to the alley, but did not see Werner. He only saw that the wizard had been given the antidote to the water of life and death by his father and had woken up.

"Veritaserum, three drops are enough." Uncle Jason took out a small bottle and said, "It's not easy for me to get this, don't waste it."

John opened the wizard's mouth and poured three drops of clear potion into it.

The wizard's struggle stopped immediately. He looked at the sky with a dazed look and answered whatever was asked.

"Who are you?" John asked.

"I'm Chad Brick, a..." His eyelids fluttered and he whispered, "A werewolf."

The expressions of the Mancini family members suddenly changed.

During the war, children in the wizarding world were often abducted by werewolves and then infected and turned into werewolves.

They were raised to fear and hate wizards, and when they grew up they became part of the werewolf army, following Fenrir Greyback to attack wizards.

There are also children who are bitten and left to their parents, and then they will turn into werewolves every month and attack everyone around them indiscriminately.

This is undoubtedly a devastating disaster for a family.

If the Mancini brothers were taken away by this werewolf, the consequences would be almost self-evident.

But in recent years, this kind of thing has clearly rarely happened.

John took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and asked, "Then why did you attack those two kids? Do you have a grudge against our Mancini family?"

"No." Chad Brick said in a flat tone, "I was in a bad mood, and they bumped into me, and my parents were not around..."

"You bastard!" John threw a punch but was caught by his brother.

"Who is that old witch? Do you have other accomplices?" Jason asked relatively calmly.

"She calls herself Ursula, and I met her at Knockturn Alley."

Chad Brick said: "I don't have any accomplices. She likes children's eyes and nails. When she saw me taking those two children away, she wanted to share some of the benefits..."

"Dirty beast!" John Mancini couldn't help but curse.

Theo didn't listen any more. He thought about the direction Werner originally walked in and how he was dressed, and suddenly thought of something.

There is a street in Diagon Alley that sells only second-hand goods.

Poor wizards often shop there and occasionally buy something that is worth the money, but most of the time they just pick out the less-junk stuff from the junk.

Theo ran over quickly and saw the back of the gray-robed wizard in the distance. He was bending over to check the pile of groceries that the owner had placed outside.

Theo ran over, but suddenly he didn't know what to call him: "That... Mr. Werner..."

"You just went through that and you're running around again." Werner turned around and lectured him, "Are you so careless about your own safety?"

Theo suddenly didn't want to pretend anymore. He said with empty eyes: "Are you going to kidnap me too? Respected Mr. Venal? Or..."

He moved his lips slightly and said silently:

[…Ved.]

Wade raised his eyebrows, but did not deny it. He looked down at his outfit and asked, "Where are the flaws?"

Theo pointed to his sleeve and whispered, "I recognize your wand."

Wade sighed and said, "There's nothing I can do about it because I haven't bought the second one yet."

Theo discovered that what Wade had just been looking at were a few old wands that the owner had placed in a wooden barrel, some of which had even their inner cores exposed.

"There's no good stuff here," Theo said. "Come with me. I know where you can buy a reliable second-hand wand."

(End of this chapter)