The years of welding at Hogwarts

1980, UK.

This is the ninth year since Tom Riddle, a former student of Dumbledore who calls himself "Voldemort", launched the Wizarding War in the British wizarding world.

As Voldemort's teacher, he also defeated the first Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald in the last wizarding war and is known as the greatest white magician in the wizarding world today, Albus Dumbledore.

He had to gather people again to rebuild the "Order of the Phoenix", a secret society that fought against the Dark Lord, and raised the banner of resistance against the Dark Lord.

Now is the critical period of this wizard war.

But Dumbledore was old.

In recent years, he gradually felt powerless in his confrontation with Voldemort. After all, even a man as strong as Whitebeard could not resist the erosion of time.

If the war continues to stalemate...

Time is on Voldemort's side.

In the village of Hogsmeade, in a small, dark, dirty bar that smelled strongly of sheep.

"The one with the power to defeat the Dark Lord is approaching..."

"I will be born into a family that has resisted him three times, at the end of July of that year..."

The white-haired Dumbledore stared at the somewhat nervous woman in front of him and listened carefully to her whispering that sounded almost like a dream.

"The Dark Lord has marked him as his greatest enemy, but he possesses powers unknown to the Dark Lord..."

"One of them will die at the hand of the other, for they cannot both live and only one survive..."

"The one who can defeat the Dark Lord will be born at the end of the seventh month."

The woman in front of me, Sybill Trelawney, is the descendant of Cassandra Trelawney, a famous prophet in the magic world. It is said that she has inherited Cassandra's

The gift of prophecy.

However, Dumbledore still had some doubts about the accuracy of her predictions.

Outside the door, a burst of commotion interrupted their conversation.

The door was opened, and a black-haired young man who looked a little panicked and suspicious appeared outside the door. Realizing that he was caught eavesdropping, he seemed a little at a loss for a moment.

But soon, the black-haired young man created chaos and successfully escaped from the chaotic crowd.

What happened next was that the prophecy was known to Voldemort.

The Dark Lord targeted the child born in July, to the Potters, as his archenemy.

And killed him the following year at their home in Godric's Hollow, but as the prophecy said, Voldemort disappeared under the rebound of the Avada Kedavra Curse.

Trelawney confirmed the accuracy of her prediction.

But what she did not and could not have mentioned in her prophecy was that, due to the fluttering of a butterfly's wings, the Potters gave birth to not just a little boy, but twins, a boy and a girl.

In other words, the prophesied savior of the British wizarding world, the boy who survived a disaster, Harry Potter, also has a twin sister, Anne Potter.

However, in order to protect her, the Potters spent great perseverance and made a decision for Harry without authorization: to conceal the existence of their daughter from the outside world and let Harry, as the brother, attract Voldemort's attention.

After all, a brother always has to protect his sister.

After the death of the Potters, the black-haired young man who eavesdropped on part of the prophecy at the Hog's Head and told Voldemort was the first to arrive.

Severus Snape.

Lily Potter's childhood sweetheart, he was deeply in love with Lily, but in the end due to some misunderstanding, he was unable to be with Lily, and instead watched her fall into the arms of James Potter.

He had also begged Voldemort to spare Lily's life, but in the end...

No one knows what kind of remorse Snape felt in the end, or what kind of motivation drove him to come to Godric's Hollow.

But one thing is certain.

When Snape saw the baby girl who inherited Lily's appearance in the messy house, lying in the cradle with tear marks on her face, and seemed to have fallen asleep from crying herself tired, he impulsively took her away.

From then on, Severus Snape, the seemingly cold professor of Potions at Hogwarts, had a goddaughter named Shirley Snape.

Ah, Shirley...

Although Snape kept the matter secret very well, even several of his colleagues who worked with him day and night at Hogwarts did not know about the existence of his goddaughter.

But for Dumbledore, it was impossible to hide such a thing from him.

……

Now, Anne, also known as Shirley, is 11 years old and it is time for her to attend Hogwarts.

Snape didn't think he could hide this from Dumbledore unless he sent Anne to Beauxbatons in France or Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Germany.

But he was unwilling to do so. After all, that would mean he would have to be separated from his beloved daughter for half a year every year.

Only during the Christmas holidays and the summer vacation at the end of the school year can the father and daughter be reunited.

So Snape admitted it quite generously and made his request to Dumbledore.

"It's not impossible to be a guardian, but I have a few conditions."

Snape spoke slowly in a cold tone without any emotion, "First, Anne must enter Slytherin House."

"Even if it's the principal..."

Dumbledore was still smiling, his eyes slightly shifted to a tattered wizard's hat on the shelf behind the huge table with claw-shaped legs next to him.

"It is also impossible to manipulate the Sorting Hat to influence the sorting result of a freshman."

His tone was very serious. "This is the authority granted to the Sorting Hat by the four founders. The headmaster cannot overstep his authority and interfere with the results of the sorting made by the Sorting Hat."

Snape's expression didn't seem to have changed at all compared to just now. He still had the same expressionless look, but it seemed as if he had a little more disdain than before.

Dumbledore's statement that he had no power to manipulate the sorting of students was pure bullshit.

He stated his conditions without hesitation, "Second, I want the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

"Unless someone..."

Dumbledore waved his hand, and an invisible barrier enveloped him and Snape, preventing the content of their conversation from being leaked.

"Cast a strong Confounding Charm on the Sorting Hat."

After saying this, without giving Snape any chance to speak, Dumbledore stood up, walked past him, and walked out the door, muttering to himself, "It seems I drank a little too much water this morning."

In the huge headmaster's office, only Snape was left, staring at the tattered wizard hat behind the desk with a thoughtful expression.

Sorting Hat, Danger!

Chapter 10: The Royal Club? Very cruel!

Three days flew by.

Charing Cross Road, London.

This is an ordinary street filled with ordinary people.

Noah's eyes fell on a large bookstore across the street.

The shop was located in a dingy bar between a record store and a pub.

There were many people coming and going on the street, but no one looked at it.

Even when passing by the door of a bar, they would suddenly become hurried and their pace would unexpectedly speed up.

It's as if there is some magic there that makes people avoid it.

But those people didn't notice anything unusual.

At a street corner not far away, Albus Dumbledore was observing Noah's every move with interest. He turned his head to look at the black man in a navy blue robe next to him.

"Kingsley, did you find anything?"

The black man next to Dumbledore was also looking at the young man in the distance. Hearing Dumbledore's question, he shook his head.

"I didn't notice anything unusual. He behaved very well yesterday and followed your advice in handling his property in the Muggle world."

Kingsley's answer did not make Dumbledore let down his guard against Noah. He knew that this freshman was not as innocent and submissive as he seemed.

"I see. Thank you for your assistance."

"You're welcome," Kingsley replied with a smile, "It's my pleasure to help you."

He glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky. "It's getting late. I have to go back to the Ministry. The Auror Department is very busy these days. Those bastards in Knockturn Alley are causing trouble again..."

"I have heard about this matter."

Dumbledore waved at Kingsley and said, "I'll take you to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink next time I get a chance."

When leaving, Kingsley couldn't help but turned back and asked, "Professor Dumbledore, I don't understand. He is just a child..."

"This matter is actually very complicated..."

Dumbledore smacked his lips. For a moment, he didn't know where to start complaining, so he could only change the subject abruptly.

"Don't treat him as an ordinary child, even if he is Grindelwald..."

When mentioning this name, Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking, a complicated look flashed in his blue eyes, and his expression became a little stiff.

"Anyway, just be on high alert against him. I should also go to my appointment."

……

Just as Noah was thinking about whether he should go into the Leaky Cauldron, which is the first check-in point for every traveler to the wizarding world.

A tall shadow approaching from behind suddenly covered his figure.

Dumbledore appeared beside Noah at some point.

"I just remembered that I seemed to have forgotten to agree on a time and place to meet you a few days ago."

Noah turned around and looked at the old man standing behind him. "This is nothing to you. Even if I run around everywhere, you are capable of finding me, right?"

He used a question, but his meaning was positive.

Dumbledore nodded slightly, "There are many magics in the wizarding world that can be used to find people's traces."

"But I didn't expect," he looked at Noah with a bit of surprise in his eyes, "that you could find this place by yourself without anyone leading you."

"There should be some magic in the magic world that can drive away ordinary people, right?"

Noah spoke calmly about his analysis.

"There is a very strange blank in the London municipal planning map. This is a very unusual thing. I think it may be related to the hidden wizarding world."

“So I found myself here.”

Dumbledore showed admiration on his face, "What a keen insight."

"You're too kind," Noah said without any boasting in his tone, "If you observe carefully, you can easily see the abnormality here."

"Since you are here, it would save some time. I was planning to take you to Diagon Alley to buy your school supplies for Hogwarts."

Seeing that Noah's eyes were fixed on the dilapidated door of the Leaky Cauldron, which was full of the vicissitudes of time, Dumbledore introduced with a smile:

"This is the Leaky Cauldron. In order to avoid being discovered by Muggles, it has been cast with a Muggle-repelling charm. Only wizards can notice its existence."

"It is the oldest pub in London and is very popular among wizards in the wizarding world. I really like the mead brewed in this pub."

Noah felt nothing in his heart, and even felt a little disgusted.

Occupying a prime location at the entrance of Diagon Alley, the most prosperous commercial street in the wizarding world, how could this bar develop into such a mess?

The dirty and messy business environment, the dilapidated infrastructure, and the pitiful customer flow that is completely disproportionate to the flow of people in Diagon Alley...

If Noah became the boss, not to mention this bar, the entire street behind it would have to be renamed Leaky Cauldron Entertainment City in just three months.

First, the most basic business item of the bar - wine - is used as the basis of the business content, and then the catering and accommodation businesses are developed on this basis.

From now on, the Leaky Cauldron can be renamed the Leaky Cauldron Hotel.

But these businesses are only the most basic and least profitable businesses for a hotel.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the four basic needs of human beings. Even a wizard, as long as he is a human being, cannot survive independently without these four basic needs.

Excluding the two items of "clothing" and "travel", the hotel is not

After the business scope is too related, when food and accommodation are met, people will start to consider higher-level needs.

As the saying goes, when you are well fed, you will think...

Uh, that's pretty much it.

Based on their nature, human needs can be divided into two aspects: physiological and psychological.