Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

"Then I'll trouble you, manager." Ethan nodded.

"Okay, a total of 114 Galleons." Mr. Weeks stopped wrapping the broom and said to Ethan.

"110 Galleons." Alanna next to him suddenly spoke up.

"Ms. Shanans, my price is already an unprofitable deal." Wicks looked at Alanna and his smile froze on his face.

"Mr. Weeks, don't try to fool me. I know your supply channels very well." Alana smiled brightly. "It's just 110 Galleons, no more."

"Okay, okay, 110 Galleons." Mr. Weeks sighed and spread his hands to Ethan. "It's because I'm familiar with Miss Shanans."

Ethan pulled out his purse and took out handfuls of gold galleons, lining them up in stacks of ten on the counter.

As he was paying, Mr. Weeks muttered to him, "Regarding the upgrade of service, you can always come to me if you are interested in it in the future."

"Thanks, I guess I won't need it." Ethan responded with an awkward but polite smile.

After all, there will be many ways to travel in the future, so there is no need to stick to a flying broom.

Well, it’s definitely not because I’m afraid Alanna will be angry if she finds out.

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Chapter 57: Do you like the Auror who uses the big sword as a magic wand and uses physics to faint?

Walking out of the Spin Witch Sporting Necessities store, Ethan stretched and took a deep breath.

The store is filled with the fragrance of various tree branches. Although it smells nice, it is inevitable that you will feel dizzy if you stay there for too long.

It is still necessary to breathe some fresh air.

"Alanna, where are you going to take the things you bought?" Ethan stretched his body and looked back at Alanna who had just walked out of the store.

"It's not far ahead, come with me." Alanna straightened her skirt and walked straight towards the alley they came from.

Ethan followed Alanna as she walked through the alleys back to the main street of Hogsmeade, passing one shop after another, and finally stopped in front of a shop deep in the village.

"Mrs. Martha Wayne's Magical Beauty and Health Salon." Ethan read the sign on the store and immediately understood.

It turns out Alanna came here to buy cosmetics to dress herself up. No wonder she was so shy when I asked her.

Sometimes it's really embarrassing to say this kind of thing out loud.

"Oh, Alanna. I have to go to Honeydukes next door to bring some chocolates to someone, so I won't go in with you." Ethan laughed at Alanna, "Sorry, go in and buy it yourself. I'll wait for you at the door after I finish shopping."

Alanna blinked and watched Ethan retreat into the door of Honeydukes with a wry smile. She let out a long sigh and stepped into Mrs. Wayne's store.

I was a little too excited just now, so I brought Ethan here directly.

Fortunately, Ethan didn't follow in, otherwise it would be quite embarrassing.

He is quite considerate.

Ethan bought a large bag of chocolate balls that Patty wanted at Honeydukes and put it in his purse - the purse had a large capacity, with several hundred gold galleons in it, but it didn't look bulging at all.

After completing the commission, Ethan turned around and came to an empty alley. After looking around to make sure there was no one nearby, he pulled out the magic wand from his sleeve and drew a cross in the air.

"Om-"

A silver-white light curtain quickly unfolded in front of him.

Ethan looked at the light screen in front of him, took a deep breath, and walked in with gritted teeth.

This was the first time he had used this portal after systematically learning ancient magic from a book. Although the book said that it could be accurately positioned, he still felt a little guilty considering that the other side of the light curtain was his home on the other side of the earth.

But fortunately, the ancient magic was indeed powerful enough, and the other side of the light curtain was connected to his own bedroom without any error.

Ethan looked at the thin layer of dust on the countertops and floors at home, frowned, and waved his wand.

"Cleaned up."

The dust disappeared in an instant.

"It's much more pleasing to the eye."

Ethan smiled, turned around, took out a book from the bookshelf, opened it, and pulled out a few four heads from the gap between the spines.

This is the few inheritances left to him by his cheap parents.

In the days before leaving for Hogwarts, he exchanged the small change at home for banknotes of the largest possible denomination, and also took out all the money in the bank. He hid these banknotes in different corners of the house in case of emergency.

After all, it is easy to deposit money but difficult to withdraw it, so it is better to withdraw it in advance and keep it as a reserve, as you never know when you may need the money urgently.

But I didn't expect that I would be able to come back so soon.

Ethan took out a four-head bill and put it in his pocket, stuffed the rest of the money back into the spine of the book, closed the book and put it back on the bookshelf, then walked out of his bedroom and came to the security door of his home.

"Araho Cave is open."

The door of the house, which had been locked before leaving, opened with a click.

"I have to say it's quite convenient." Ethan pushed open the security door and walked outside, then turned around and waved his wand at the closed door again.

"Colloportus."

Ethan listened to the sound of the door lock automatically tightening, felt relieved, went downstairs and ran towards the nearby farmer's market.

It's a good opportunity to buy the plant seeds that Professor Garrick promised to buy.

Well, let's get some spices, such as bean paste, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc., and improve the food when we get back.

Not long after, Ethan, carrying his finally bulging wallet, came to a sparsely populated unfinished building, opened the portal again, and returned to Hogsmeade.

Ethan stepped out of the light curtain and returned to the alley where he came from. He looked back and watched the light curtain quickly close and disappear in front of him.

Isn't this thing much better than Apparition?

However, you still have to learn Apparition. After all, the richer the skill list, the better.

Da da da--

Almost at the same time as the light curtain closed, Ethan heard a chaotic sound of footsteps behind him, along with the sound of several people talking.

"Is it this way?"

"That should be correct. The source of the energy fluctuation is nearby."

As if by reflex, Ethan instantly cast an Disillusionment Spell on himself, slipped behind the corner of the alley, and peeked at what was going on in the alley.

Several people in black robes came running from the other end of the alley, stood where Ethan had just landed, and looked around vigilantly.

There was a red pattern embroidered on the sleeves of their robes, and the sharp-eyed Ethan could tell at a glance that it was a snake spitting out its tongue.

It's the Fire Snake Party.

"Damn it, where's the guy?" The leader, a brown-haired Fire Snake, was very angry and growled while gritting his teeth. "We finally waited for the target to leave Hogwarts, but he escaped again?"

"Boss, do you want us to spread out and search?" a blond-haired younger brother beside him asked attentively. "Anyway, we all know the target's appearance - a white-haired old man or a black-haired young man of 17 or 18 years old. We can just search the entire Hogsmeade."

"No, we lost a lot of people in Terminig before, so we have to be cautious now." The leader of the Fire Snake Party hammered the wall, furious and helpless, "That damn Auror was so cruel. He started slashing people with a knife without saying a word when he met us. Doesn't the Ministry of Magic care about his style?"

"Brother, calm down." Seeing that their leader was almost out of control, the younger brothers hurried to calm him down. "At least you rescued the remaining brothers, which is already very impressive. Didn't the boss praise you for this?"

"Well, let's not talk about these sad things." The Fire Snake leader shook his head, restrained his emotions, turned around and asked a younger brother behind him, "Agnus, is your tracker correct?"

Agnes was a burly man with a ponytail and a monocle on his left eye. He fiddled with a small object in his hand for a while, then looked up and said to the leader, "No problem, the energy fluctuations are indeed coming from here, and they came again just before we arrived."

"Well, the Aurors may have noticed us. This is not going to be easy... Let's do this," the Salamander leader paced back and forth in the alley and made up his mind, "Let's withdraw from Hogsmeade first. Agnus, you take the brothers to wait in the woods west of the village. I'll go find that gentleman and then discuss what to do next."

"Yes!" the younger brothers answered in unison.

Ethan pressed close to the wall, and watched Agnes leading a group of people running past him from the fork in the road. At the same time, he could also see clearly what the detector in his hand looked like.

It is square, with a semicircular display area in the upper half, and a thin pointer pointing to the far left.

Oh boy, a multimeter?

Chapter 58 Neil, please do it, don’t let me look down on you!

After they ran far away, Ethan lifted the Disillusionment Spell and crawled out of the alley, thinking as he walked.

As expected, the Fire Snake Gang has a close connection with ancient magic, and they are also planning to target him and Professor Figo.

But how do they know their physical features?

"Is it him?" Ethan instantly remembered the strange goblin guard in Gringotts.

The only ones who knew that they were related to Vault No. 12 were the goblin banker who received them and the goblin guard. Not to mention that the guard had a red light on his armband that only he could see, so if nothing unexpected happened, it was basically certain that it was him.

And God, I’m only seventeen or eighteen years old, do I look that old?

Ethan looked through the store window at his own reflection in the glass.

Well, it's understandable that he is considered old because he is so burly.

Things are getting more and more serious. Not only the Fire Snake Party, but also the goblins have got involved. Who knows what big shots are waiting for him.

It couldn't possibly be Voldemort, could it? Mr. Nose was still on the back of Quirrell's head.

In any case, now is not the time to reveal my identity in front of them, their strength is still unknown. Although I know ancient magic, it is hard to say whether they have countermeasures.

I'm afraid that if I fail to send out a humiliating ray, the other side will be unharmed. That would be very embarrassing.

(Here is a manual @ a giant of light with big pectoral muscles)

Just stay alive, it’s better to be a coward than to be a fool.

And I have to be more cautious when using ancient magic in the future. Apart from anything else, they actually developed an instrument that can detect traces of ancient magic. Fortunately, I reacted quickly this time, otherwise I would have been caught by them.

I just don't know how accurate the detector is and what level of ancient magic it can detect.

If only I had come here alone today, I could have gone over and stolen the detector to test it out.

“But at least I changed my clothes today.” Ethan smacked his lips and looked at the coat he was wearing.

If you really come wearing that robe, it would be like saying that you are a student of Hogwarts, and your target would be too obvious.

Praise Claire, thanks Patty, Arigato Chrisan.

"I have to report this to Professor Figo when I get back." Ethan clicked his tongue, returned to the main road, and walked quickly towards Mrs. Wayne's potion shop.

I didn't expect so many things to happen on this trip. It also took quite a while. I can't let Alanna wait too long.

"Get out of here, get out of here!"

A familiar voice came into his ears, and before Ethan could remember where he had heard this voice, he felt a strong force hit his shoulder.

"Hey, I'll go!"

Ethan was caught off guard and staggered. He took a few steps back, rubbed his shoulders, and looked back at the person who came.

The man seemed surprised that someone didn't give way. He stopped with his back to Ethan, slowly turned around and looked at Ethan: "Are you looking for death? Didn't you hear me tell you to get out of the way?"

When Ethan saw the familiar face opposite him, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

I'm super, a psychopath!

The person who came was none other than Neil Drakman Rosier, the man Ethan had been dreaming of hurting.

Ethan stared at the mental transformation... Neil, his eyes as kind as if he had found his long-lost son.

As expected, life always gives you unexpected surprises when you least expect it.

I was originally worrying about how to make my appearance seem less deliberate and abrupt, but he came over and had a conflict with me.

Tell me, haven't you just brought this upon yourself?

Ethan tried hard to suppress the smile on his face, looking innocent: "What do you mean? It was obviously you who didn't look at the road and hit someone first, why are you scolding me?"

"You deserve to be scolded for blocking my way. What are you looking at? Get out of here now! If you keep pushing me, I'll find someone to skin you alive!" Neil spat unceremoniously.

I have to say, this speech has the flavor of a playboy.

But more importantly, this forces people to take the bait!

Ethan raised his eyebrows, frowned and responded with the most classic challenge: "What are you looking at?"

Since you were the one who contradicted me first and swore at me unreasonably, don't blame me for being unsportsmanlike.

Next, we will give the British people a little shock of their national quintessence.

Neil on the other side frowned, as if he had not expected someone to dare to refute him in public. He looked Ethan up and down, trying to find some clues to his identity from his clothes.

"who are you?"

"Damn it!" Ethan sneered, his breath starting to stink. "You little bastard, you don't look where you're going, do you? You see your daddy here and you're still bumping into him. Be careful, beep, beep, beep!"