The demon monk in the second dimension

At that moment, a shop assistant came over with a book and quickly helped pack up the monster book.

The young wizards gasped in shock at what they saw.

Looking at these monster books that could bite huge holes in hard wooden sticks, Ron stammered.

"This, this is our textbook? Are you sure it won't bite off our hands?"

"As long as it's not turned on, it's fine."

The bookstore owner tightly wrapped the monster book with the book strap to prevent it from opening its mouth, and gave Ron a bitter smile.

"If you really want to open it, I suggest you book a bed at the school hospital first, or be prepared to lose an arm."

Setting the book aside, the shop owner decided to continue.

At this moment, Xia Zhi walked over and said something to the shop owner's surprised expression.

"This book does have its weaknesses, though. Didn't the supplier mention that when you were ordering it, boss?"

He opened the cage containing the monster books, and the books immediately tried to rush out.

"careful!"

"summer!"

The shop owner's pupils contracted, and he quickly came over to help. Fred, George, and Percy also exclaimed in surprise.

Only Harry, Ron, and Hermione didn't seem to care.

Summer Solstice isn't even afraid of a three-headed dog, so why should I worry about these monster books?

With quick eyes and hands, Xia Zhi slapped the monster books hard with her right hand, knocking them back into the cage, leaving only one.

He gripped the struggling monster book and gently ran his right hand along the spine.

Immediately, the monster books trembled like fish stunned by an electric shock, then fell silent.

Xia Zhi casually flipped through the book on monsters and said to the astonished shop owner.

"Look, all you need to do is stroke the spines of these monster books."

"Free! It has to be free! These four monster books are free of charge!"

With Xia Zhi's guidance, the owner of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore was almost moved to tears.

"Merlin! I have finally found a way to subdue these monster books!"

After buying the books, the group said goodbye to the excited shop owner and went to buy other things.

Meanwhile, the young wizards chattered about what had recently happened in the wizarding world.

"Xia, Professor Lockhart is just like you said, he really is a fraud!"

Hermione said indignantly.

"All those things he did were done by other wizards! He used a forgetting spell to make those wizards forget what they had done, and then impersonated them to do it himself! Now that it's been exposed, he'll probably be going to Azkaban!"

Everyone knows that Lockhart is actually a fraud.

After all, his magic was full of mistakes, and he basically never used it correctly.

I never expected the truth to be like this!

At the same time, Xia Zhi also asked Harry.

"What's going on with Dobby? Is he a house-elf your family left you?"

He was curious how, without his knowledge, Mr. Saviour had turned Dobby of the Malfoys into his own house-elf.

Chapter 315 Why not ask the magical summer solstice?

"It all started from the beginning."

Harry said. But judging from Ron and Hermione's expressions, Xia Zhi already knew about it.

“Last year when school started, Ron and I drove our flying car to Hogwarts and crashed into the Whomping Willow. The wall leading to the platform was blocked off at the time, which Dobby did.”

He said helplessly.

"Dobby said I would be in danger at Hogwarts, so he wanted to stop me from going to school. But he didn't tell me what kind of danger it was."

Dobby can't say! But his former owner did terrible things! Harry Potter will be in danger if he goes to Hogwarts!

Dobby, who had been following the crowd, shook his head in terror and slapped himself hard in the face repeatedly.

"Dobby is talking badly about his former master! Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

Harry rolled his eyes.

"Actually, I wasn't in any danger. Except for having my arm broken by the ball you controlled, and then Lockhart pulling the bones out of my arm."

Xia Zhi thought to himself, "That snake monster was killed by me long ago, and I also devoured the diary. Otherwise, you would have been in big trouble!"

"Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

Hearing Harry say that, Dobby stopped what he was doing.

But the next moment, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard, and his head swelled up and bled after a few kowtows.

Harry then realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly told Dobby to stop.

Hermione, standing beside her, wore an expression of sadness and anger.

"See that? These are house-elves! They're so pitiful! They're practically slaves!"

The Weasley children chuckled awkwardly and remained silent.

After all, in their common sense, this is what house-elves are like.

After stopping Dobby, Harry continued.

"Later I learned that Dobby was actually a house-elf of the Malfoy family. I told Professor Dumbledore about it, and soon Dobby was put in my care."

Summer Solstice: ...

So all you've been saying is that it was Dumbledore who did it!

When Dumbledore came to question him, it was no wonder Malfoy, who had a guilty conscience, was terrified!

He probably immediately distanced himself from Dobby, saying that it was all the damn house-elf's doing and had nothing to do with him, and then gave Dobby a piece of clothing and told him to get lost.

Dumbledore then gave Dobby to Harry, the victim.

After shopping, the young wizards left their books in their room at the Leaky Cauldron and ran off to play in Diagon Alley.

Hermione's Crookshanks kept staring at Ron's Scabbers, which frightened Ron so much that he hid the rat tightly with both hands.

"Banban hasn't been feeling well lately and hasn't been eating much. I need to take it to the vet. Don't bring that other cat over! It'll scare it!"

"Okay. But I guess it's probably reached the end of its lifespan. After all, it's not easy for a mouse to live for more than ten years."

Hermione shrugged and decided to go shopping with Xia Zhi, separating herself from the main group.

The two went to an ice cream shop first and bought a large tub of ice cream, which Xia Zhi carried and fed to Hermione from time to time.

Along the way, the adult wizards watching the two of them all wore knowing, maternal smiles.

As a diligent little witch, Hermione's conversation eventually turned to her studies.

She complained to Xia Zhi.

"There are so many elective courses offered in the third year, and I want to take them all, but I don't have enough time. Xia, could you help me with some suggestions? Which courses are you planning to take?"

"Of course, whatever courses you choose, I'll choose too."

Xia Zhi first made the little witch blush, then fed the passersby a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing a romantic moment), and then helped Hermione analyze the situation.

"First, let's rule out arithmetic divination, divination classes, and Muggle studies. Divination is very particular about lineage, and ordinary people can't learn it. As for wizards' Muggle studies, it's full of errors. Wizards who truly understand Muggles wouldn't come and teach this class to young wizards."

"Divination and Muggle studies? I'm actually quite curious about how wizards view Muggles."

Hermione thought for a moment and made her own decision.

"I've always enjoyed protecting magical creatures, but this year it's become an elective. So I'll just choose another course taught by Professor Victor, Ancient Runes. Looking at it this way, it's not much different from the first and second years, just one more course!"

When the two returned to the Leaky Cauldron, they found that Harry wasn't in a very good mood.

Upon seeing the summer solstice, Harry was startled, then his expression lit up with surprise.

"Xia, come with me for a second!"

Summer Solstice: ? ? ?

Harry pulled her into the room, and Xia Zhi asked him curiously.

"Is there something you need? I'm going to visit Hermione's parents tonight."

"It's about my parents."

Harry didn't hesitate much and asked Xia Zhi directly.

"Xia, do you know Sirius Black?"

Xia Zhi roughly guessed what was going on.

"What's up with him?"

"He escaped from Azkaban!"

Harry said excitedly.

"I knew the mysterious man killed my parents, but I never imagined it was Blake who told him their location, leading to their deaths! And this is the same person who was my godfather?!"

Xia Zhi patted Harry on the shoulder and said.

“Harry, sometimes things aren’t as simple as you hear or see.”

“One thing is certain—Blake has always been in a state of extreme guilt over the death of your parents. Although he bears some responsibility for your parents’ death, it was not he who told the mysterious man their location.”

"not him?"

Harry was very confused after hearing Xia Zhi's words.

"But that's what the Ministry of Magic thinks."

Xia Zhi raised an eyebrow.

"The fact that so many of Voldemort's Death Eaters escaped punishment back then, and that even now there are young wizards who are proud that their family members are Death Eaters, tells you that the Ministry of Magic is really nothing special."

After all, there are only so many wizards in the whole of Britain, and most of them are related or connected.

Do you really expect officials in the Ministry of Magic to send their uncles, brothers-in-law, nephews, and the like to Azkaban?

Only those Death Eaters who are truly heinous, beyond redemption, and insane enough to murder other pure-blood wizards will be sent there.

"That is how the matter?"

After Xia Zhi said that, Harry's mind became even more confused.

"If he didn't betray us, why was he considered a supporter of Voldemort and imprisoned in Azkaban?"

"Because the Black family is pure-blood, and a very radical branch of pure-bloods at that. His brother Regulus and sister Bellatrix are both well-known Death Eaters. So it's no surprise that he also became a Death Eater. And out of remorse, Black, who felt he should be punished, didn't argue."

Xia Zhi thought for a moment and then said to Harry.

“Here’s what we’ll do, Harry. Once we get back to Hogwarts and see Professor Dumbledore, I’ll give you an answer. Until then, please be patient for a few more days.”

Chapter 316 Visiting the Granger Family

Although Harry wasn't entirely satisfied with the answer, he couldn't do anything about Xia Zhi's refusal to tell him.

And there are only a few days left before school starts.

When Hermione came out of Harry's room, she didn't ask them what they were doing.

Since Harry didn't call her, it must be something she shouldn't know.

However, Miss Know-It-All still had doubts.

"You two aren't discussing breaking school rules, are you?"

Xia Zhi grabbed Hermione's hand and smiled slyly.

"As long as you don't get caught, it's not considered a violation of school rules. Just like the birthday celebration I did for you."