Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 176 St. Mungo's Hospital for Wizardry

The next day, on the sunny streets of London.

Su Ze held up his phone, checking the map on the screen while telling Constantine and Rocket Raccoon not to run around.

"Didn't Dumbledore say that someone would wait for us here? How come no one has come over to talk to us in such a long time?" Rocket Raccoon looked around, watching passers-by passing by, and couldn't help but speak.

In order to allow Rocket Raccoon to appear reasonably in the Muggle world, Professor McGonagall personally cast a disfigurement spell for him. In the eyes of Suze and others, Rocket is still Rocket, but in the eyes of ordinary Muggles, Rocket is a Labrador with bright hair.

And even if Rocket Raccoon spoke, passers-by would subconsciously ignore it, commonly known as "selective deafness."

From this we can see how terrifying the suppression power of wizards is when facing Muggles. It is almost no different from that of "Gods".

After hearing what Rocket Raccoon said, Su Ze looked down at the map again.

"This should be the right place. If there is any accident, Dumbledore should send an owl to pass the message. I think that guy is late. Let's wait a little longer."

At this moment, Su Ze suddenly felt someone touching his arm. He looked back and saw Constantine pointing at an ice cream cabinet not far away.

"Kaiya, I want to eat that."

Su Ze took a look and found that the thing was said to be ice cream, but it was actually ice cream with strong liquor poured on it. It was a bit similar to the Moutai ice cream before the time travel, but this one was a bit harder.

"Stop it, Constantine. We're going to St. Mungo's Hospital soon, and I don't want you to be drunk by then." Su Ze said casually.

The entrance to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is London's Cleaning Department Store, an old-fashioned red brick department store that looks out of place with the surrounding buildings.

When ordinary Muggles pass by here, they can only see a sign that says "Temporarily Closed", but wizards can go directly to the door and talk to an ugly doll.

As long as you state your purpose and confirm that there is a wizard among your companions, the doll will react and reveal a glass window that allows you to enter the hospital.

And because the companions need to be accompanied by wizards, Su Ze and others are waiting here for the people arranged by Dumbledore to come and receive them.

Although on the surface it seems that the configuration of Suze, Constantine and Rocket Raccoon is very similar to two wizards plus an Animagus or a magical beast, in fact, the magic of Suze and Constantine is completely different from this world, and Rocket is also an intelligent life transformed from a biological being.

So even if everyone found the entrance to St. Mungo's Hospital, they would not be able to enter, just like Su Ze could not pass through Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

The two men and the raccoon continued to wait for nearly half an hour. Finally, a short-haired girl ran over from a distance and greeted them.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm late because of some personal matters. I'm really sorry." The short-haired girl looked enthusiastic and outgoing.

The girl looked young, about eighteen or nineteen years old. She had purple hair and her clothes were not much different from those of Muggles. If she hadn't spoken, Su Ze would have thought she was just an ordinary college student.

"It's okay. I don't have classes this afternoon, so it's a good opportunity to enjoy the streets of London." Suze smiled politely and introduced himself. "Dumbledore should have mentioned us to you. I'm Suze, you can call me Kaia, and these two are John Constantine and Rocket."

The purple-haired girl greeted Suze, then turned to look at Constantine and Rocket Raccoon.

Constantine was still wearing his khaki windbreaker at this time. Although the world was extremely hot, he didn't feel anything special. Noticing the girl's gaze, Constantine smiled and nodded, then licked the ice cream in his hand.

"You are the one whose memory was traumatized." The girl nodded, then looked at Su Ze. "Nice to meet you, Professor Su. I'm Tonks, a trainee Auror, and I used to be a student at Hogwarts."

Tonks.

Su Ze's eyes moved, and he already knew who the girl in front of him was.

Nymphadora Tonks, a professional Dark wizard catcher, is also a natural Metamorphmagus. She can change her appearance at will, which makes her an expert in disguise. She is also an Auror and a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

But that should all be a matter of the future. Right now, Tonks is just a kid who just graduated from Hogwarts and is probably currently undergoing Auror training at the Ministry of Magic.

Nymphadora really doesn't like her own name, nor does she like others calling her by it, so generally speaking people call her Tonks. This might be the reason why she didn't introduce her first name just now but her last name instead.

"There are not many wizards who are qualified to receive Auror training right after graduation. I think you must be very outstanding in school." Su Ze said with a smile.

"Haha, if you had taught me, I wouldn't have said that. I'm clumsy and often break things. I even dropped a cauldron in a Potions class once, and Professor Snape deducted many points for that."

Tonks stuck out her tongue, then continued, "Let's talk while we walk. Moody only gave me five hours, and I still have to go back to training."

"You are training under Moody now, the Mad-Eye Moody?" Suze was stunned. "Yes, Moody is a very good person, but sometimes he is crazy. It is said that when he fought against the Death Eaters in his early years, his brain was damaged and he had paranoia. He always felt that there was danger around him. I don't know if it's true or not." Tonks replied.

What Tonks said was indeed right, Mad-Eye Moody was indeed a good man, but he was also a pitiful man.

During the years when Voldemort was rampant, Moody, as one of the elders of the Order of the Phoenix, had faced battles against dark wizards countless times.

There was no courtesy in the wars at that time, and it was not an ordinary wizard duel. Assassination, poisoning, curse, all kinds of unscrupulous means emerged as long as they could kill the opponent.

Moody survived those dark days, which caused him to suffer from PTSD and severe anxiety disorder. Even after Voldemort's downfall and the return of peace to the wizarding world, he still felt that there were dangers everywhere.

This symptom also made him more and more crazy. Some of his old friends did not dare to contact him for fear that he would take out his wand and destroy things at any time.

As they walked and talked with Tonks, they soon arrived at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Sorrow.

Given Tonks's wizarding identity, the doll at the door had no intention of blocking her and directly opened the entrance, an entrance that even Muggles could enter.

The interior of St. Mungo's Hospital for Wizardry is very large, most likely due to the effect of the Infinite Reach Charm. The first floor is the Instrument Accident Department, or the 'Injury Surgery Department', which generally rescues those injured by accidental wand discharges or broom collisions.

Under Tonks's guidance, everyone soon arrived at the reception area, where a receptionist wearing a dark green robe sat.

It is worth mentioning that all the staff here are wearing dark green wizard robes, which look like the white coats of medical workers.

"Hello, we are here to see a doctor. Dumbledore has already greeted us." Tonks quickly came to the reception desk and spoke excitedly.

The receptionist was a plump blonde witch. When she heard Tonks's voice getting louder, she wanted to remind her to lower her voice, but when she realized that this was the patient Dumbledore had mentioned before, she stood up quickly.

"You are the people Dumbledore was talking about. Where is the patient?"

"I am." Constantine raised his hand.

The fat woman took a look at Constantine. His high nose bridge and gloomy and deep eyes showed that he was definitely a handsome man when he was young, but now, the years had left a mark on his face.

But because of this, he also has another temperament that makes people want to get close to him and understand him.

"Oh poor fellow." The fat woman's eyes were almost glued to Constantine. After muttering something, she reluctantly looked away. "You should go to the fifth floor, the Spell Damage Department. We have prepared a room in advance."

"The fifth floor, right? Thank you very much."

Tonks thanked them, then hurriedly pulled Suze and Constantine towards the elevator.

Constantine subconsciously looked back, but saw that the fat woman at the information desk was still staring at him, which made him shiver.

Su Ze also noticed this and chuckled. "It seems that you are really popular. If you could come here earlier, the award for the most charming smile would have nothing to do with Lockhart."

"Lockhart? Gilderoy Lockhart." Tonks heard Suze's words and came over.

"You know him too?" Su Ze asked casually.

"Oh, that guy is an idiot and a liar. I heard that people from the Ministry of Magic have been keeping an eye on him for a long time. Did you know that those books he wrote were all stolen from other wizards?" Tonks said indignantly.

Su Ze was a little surprised. "Since the Ministry of Magic already knew that Lockhart was a liar, why didn't the Aurors arrest him?"

"Because he has so many fans. Do you know how many wizards around the world are his fans? Not only in the British wizarding world, but most female wizards in Europe are obsessed with him. Those fans are like crazy people."

Tonks rolled her eyes, then sighed.

"Plus, we have no substantial evidence, so we have been unable to do anything to him. Although he is a liar, it is undeniable that he is truly a master of memory magic."

Ding.

Just then, the elevator reached the fifth floor.

(End of this chapter)