Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Yes." Rolf said, "I didn't expect that this book would not be on my bookshelf. Actually, there were two copies originally, but later they accidentally rushed into the fireplace when they were fighting. Grandpa was very sad and didn't buy a new one."

"That's it..."

Wade thought to himself: ...Could it be that Scamander is raising these books as special magical creatures?

"Here, your book."

At this time, the manager also came to his senses, tied up the monster book he had snatched with great difficulty, and handed it to Rolf.

"Thank you."

Rolf paid the money and went to buy other things, so he waved goodbye while picking up the book.

"Did you see that, Vader?"

Only then did Harry suppress his excitement, with an expression of surprise and doubt on his face, and said, "Just now... just for a moment... suddenly..."

"Congratulations." Wade smiled, "This is your first time using a silent spell."

Harry got the confirmation and immediately smiled with pure joy.

He turned to look for Sirius and Lupin to share his joy, but saw only Sirius there.

The man with a slightly haggard look didn't pay much attention to them. He stared at everyone who passed by with his searchlight-like eyes, especially the children with their pet mice. Sirius's eyes could scare them to tears.

Seeing this, Harry sighed slightly, and the joy in his heart suddenly wasn't so strong.

He once again realized that although he was James Potter's son, the pain Sirius felt was far deeper than his.

Harry never had it, so it didn't hurt that much.

"Um...you guys are from Hogwarts too? Are you here to buy books?"

The manager observed for a while, then came over and said gratefully: "Thank you for your help just now. What grade are you in? Let me see the book list."

Harry hurriedly handed him the list of books and said, "Third grade."

"Okay, wait a moment."

The manager glanced down at his bibliography and quickly pulled a few books from the pile next to him and packed them up.

"Wait, we already have the Monster Book of Monsters!" said Harry.

“Oh…” The manager seemed to put the monster book back with some regret, and then quickly finished packing it up.

Then he saw Vader's bibliography and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You took all the courses? That's not easy."

Wade nodded: "I made my choice after careful consideration."

"Well, I knew it..." The manager said enviously, "Not everyone can calm down more than a hundred monster books in one go."

Vader smiled but said nothing.

In fact, Wade was quite surprised that the manager of a magic bookstore couldn't even do this and had to rely on physical means to prevent being bitten.

It can be seen that not everyone who manages books can wisely draw enough nourishment from books.

Wade usually interacted with the best wizards, but seeing this manager made him realize that the magic level of many adult wizards did not improve gradually after graduation, but regressed to a level that was even worse than that of school students.

For example, this manager may have forgotten most of the spells and knowledge about potions, herbs, astronomy, history, etc., except for the spells related to running a bookstore, due to his boring work day after day.

In front of him, any humble words Wade said sounded like mockery.

Not long after, the manager had sorted out Wade's textbooks, and when it came time to settle the bill, he gave him a 50% discount.

The two men came out carrying books, but there was still no sign of Lupin.

"Where's Remus?" Harry couldn't help but ask.

"He seemed to see someone he knew and came back soon," said Sirius.

……

"Remus, something seems to have happened to Will."

The thin blonde girl said sadly: "I can't contact him. I went to his house but couldn't find any trace of him... The workshop said that he hasn't been to work and has been fired... He would never be like this. I know he must, must be..."

The girl whimpered and covered her face with her hands and sobbed quietly.

Lupin was speechless for a moment.

He knew that there were many reasons why a werewolf disappeared from this world, and even reporting it to the Ministry of Magic would not help.

Many people feel that werewolves do not deserve to survive.

"Claire, do you have any clues about his disappearance?" Lupin was silent for a moment and asked without any hope.

But Claire said, "Yes, yes... before he disappeared, he had just received a commission... I heard him say before that this kind of thing is dangerous. I kept persuading him not to go, and I also said that I could take his place... but he disagreed..."

"What commission?" asked Lupin.

"I don't know... He didn't tell me anything..."

Claire said sadly, "But I think the person who entrusted him with the task should be related to Hogwarts..."

"Hogwarts?" Lupin was stunned and asked, "How do you know?"

"Didn't Hogwarts kill a basilisk not long ago? Students were even allowed to watch the snake slough off..."

Claire wiped her tears and said.

"That's right," said Lupin.

Claire said: "My sense of smell is different from that of ordinary people. Even if several days have passed, even if I have taken a shower, I can still smell the fishy smell of the basilisk. And that day... I also smelled that smell from the person who was looking for Will..."

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Chapter 320: The Gray family is in Spider's End Alley?

Lupin was stunned for a moment before asking, "When did that happen?"

"July 7th," Claire said affirmatively, obviously impressed by the date.

Lupin remembered that they were also in Diagon Alley that day, and they met Will.

It was the day when the Flow Mirror was on sale, and Diagon Alley was crowded with buyers from all over.

Thinking of Will's enthusiastic smile at that time, Lupin felt a little depressed.

He asked hoarsely, "Then, Claire...how many days can you smell at most? How long do you think that person has been smelling this?"

Claire thought for a moment and said, "If it's been more than a week, the smell will be very faint and hard to distinguish... As for that person, the time he was in contact with the snake skin... should not have been more than three days."

“…Are you sure?”

"Yes, I'm sure."

That is to say, one of the people who stayed in Hogwarts between July 7 and July 16 was the one who gave Will the commission.

He may not have caused Will's disappearance, but he certainly knows something.

Moreover, it was a holiday, and there were no students in the school, and even few professors stayed in the school. Generally speaking, except for Dumbledore, Filch and Hagrid, everyone would go home and enjoy the holiday.

However, some professors feel that living in school is more convenient than going home for both daily life and magic research; or they feel that they have no family and regard school as their home.

Dumbledore would not forbid professors from staying at school during holidays.

Lupin lowered his eyes to think for a moment, then looked up and saw Claire staring at him nervously. He said gently:

"I'll ask around for you...Maybe Will just had something urgent to do, so he couldn't come back in time."

Claire nodded hesitantly: "I hope... that's the case..."

The two exchanged friends' contacts. Claire found a job organizing a warehouse, and she had to go back to work, so she could only say goodbye in a hurry.

Lupin watched the blonde girl trot away, lifting her skirt. Her dry hair looked fluffy and golden in the sunlight.

There were several patches sewn on her washed-out skirt. When she passed by, some passers-by would subconsciously frown and cover their mouths, as if she was emitting a foul odor.

Lupin was silent for a while, then turned back to look for Sirius and the others.

At a small table outside Fusco's Ice Cream Shop, a large and two small ones ordered nut ice cream and were eating it slowly under the parasol.

Harry was saying something in high spirits, and Sirius had a faint smile on his face, as if to say "Good boy, you're amazing"; and Wade had already seen Lupin and waved his hand to say hello.

A smile appeared on Lupin's face, and he subconsciously quickened his pace and walked towards that side.

……

For the next period of time, Wade lived a surprisingly peaceful life.

Harry was fascinated by the new Firebolt, and in order to let him enjoy the fun of flying freely, Lupin moved him back to Hogsmeade.

Wade felt that Lupin seemed to have something on his mind recently, but since he didn't say it on his own initiative, no one asked any further questions.

Sirius found some clues about Lockhart from somewhere and hurriedly set out to track down Peter.

After Wade handed the bearded Donovan over to Dumbledore, he never planned to see that man again.

He originally thought that Dumbledore would investigate the matter thoroughly and then hand the person over to the Ministry of Magic for detention, but he didn't expect that a few days later, he heard an unexpected statement from Dumbledore.

"He has left. If you run into him on the street in the future, remember to pretend you don't know him."

Wade said in surprise: "Professor, you mean..."

Dumbledore nodded slightly, sighed and said, "He will do something brave and walk a lonely and fearless path... It must be said that hatred has a very terrible driving force, enough to make people sacrifice their lives..."

Wade guessed that he must be thinking of Snape at this time.

On the tree-lined path, the tall maple trees on both sides cast shadows, and the mottled gaps form scattered bright spots.

This was a small road near Wade's home, and at the moment, there were only two of them on the road.

Wade was silent for a while, then asked, "Will the Ministry of Magic be involved in this matter?"

"Oh, Fudge already knows. But neither he nor Scrimgeour wants it to be made public..."

Dumbledore said patiently, "Of course, I can understand their thoughts. The three people who escaped from prison have not been caught yet. If this kind of news appears again, the image of the British Ministry of Magic will definitely plummet. Especially since Fudge is preparing for a big event recently, he will do his best to maintain the glorious image of the Ministry of Magic."

Vader glanced up.