Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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In Aiwen's memory, he hasn't been so leisurely for a long time.If it weren't for the almost daily reports of people missing or even dying in the newspapers, as well as other bizarre events, this summer vacation could have been very happy and peaceful.

A week after arriving at the Burrow, they finally saw Lupine.

He is no longer working in the "Hogwarts Wizardry", but mixed with werewolves as an undercover agent.

Lupine looked thin, haggard, stern, with a mass of gray in his tan hair, his clothes more ragged and patched than ever, and bearing terrible news that hadn't yet been announced.

"Another Muggle village has been attacked by dementors and werewolves," he announced. The cries of children echoed."

"It's really scary!"

"How could they do that?!"

"Remus, you shouldn't have told them that," said Mrs. Weasley irritably, frowning.

"It's good for them to know more about this kind of thing. They need to know how cruel their enemies are before they can be prepared." Lupine said stubbornly, "And this is not the first attack. There are many more attacks abroad than this one." To the horrors of things, we're in a war."

"Why are there Muggle children left in that village? Didn't the dementors suck their souls?"

"Because Fenrir the werewolf," said Lupine, "was involved in the attack..."

Aiwen suddenly realized that it was this guy again, he was simply a lunatic.

As the most brutal werewolf, Fenrir likes to bite children, infecting them to become werewolves, growing up in pain and hatred, and continuing to retaliate against society. It is because of him that Lupine became a werewolf.

Ivan and Hermione were also attacked by him, and the two sides had a deep hatred.

It is conceivable that Fenrir ordered the dementors to bypass the children, just to make them more miserable.

"He has more than 80 werewolves under him, and he is the strongest force in the underground world." Lupine continued, his voice was calm and terrifying, "He knows me, and I have no way to get involved, so I can only find out information through other werewolves. "

"Can't we just say something happy?" Mrs. Weasley said emphatically.

"Besides this attack, there are several pieces of information." Lupine did not answer Mrs. Weasley, he continued, "Last night, someone found Igor Karkaroff's body in a log cabin in the north. Corpse."

"Karkaroff is dead?"

"Yes, a terrible death, tortured, with the Dark Mark hanging over it. Frankly, I'm surprised he's survived so long," said Lupine, shrugging.

"Enough talk of death!" said Mrs. Weasley firmly.

"By the way, have you heard about Florin Fusco, Remus?" It was Bill who asked, and Fleur was pouring him a glass of wine, "That's the one..."

"The ice cream parlor in Diagon Alley?" Harry interjected, with an uncomfortable feeling of emptiness in his heart, "Evan, remember? He used to give us free ice cream."

Ivan nodded. In the year Sirius escaped from prison, he and Harry spent most of their summer vacation in Diagon Alley.

Fusco takes good care of them, often offers free ice cream and is a nice guy.

"Remember, what happened to him?"

"Judging from the situation in the shop, he was robbed."

"Why?" asked Ron, as Mrs. Weasley was glaring at Bill sternly.

"Who knows? He must have offended them somehow. This Florin, he's a good fellow."

Ivan tried hard to remember, he really couldn't remember the whereabouts of Fusco, maybe he just simply hid.

"Oh, speaking of Diagon Alley," said Mr. Weasley, "it seems Mr. Ollivander has disappeared too."

"The one who makes wands?" Ginny looked surprised.

"It's him, the store is empty, there is no sign of a struggle. No one knows whether he left by himself or was kidnapped." Mr. Weasley sighed and added, "What's the situation now! "

"Wait, what if people want to buy wands if he's gone?"

"We'll have to find another wandmaker," said Lupine sullenly. "But Ollivander is the best, and it would be very bad for us if the other faction took him away."

Yes, Ollivander is much more important than Florin Fusco, who has no impression.

Now that he's in hiding, it proves that Voldemort is investigating the Elder Wand's secrets.

The wand is choosing the wizard, as a wizard's weapon, there are too many mysteries in this humble little stick...

Undoubtedly, Lupine's news made the atmosphere suddenly dull.

They finally remembered that there was a war going on in the wizarding world, and now was not the time to be idle.

The next day, Hogwarts sent them a letter and a new semester book list, which marked the books needed to choose a new course.

There was also good news in Harry's envelope: he had been elected captain of the Quidditch team.

Chapter 1251 Diagon Alley This Holiday

Despite the current tense situation, the Quidditch match is still the most talked about event at Hogwarts.

It was a good thing Harry was able to be the captain. In Hermione's words, he could also use the prefects' bathroom and other things with them, but it was undeniable that there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

As captain, he has the responsibility to lead the team to victory and win the Quidditch Cup.

Gryffindor had been champions for many years in a row, and people were used to winning.

But the current situation is very different from previous years. This team is in the most difficult moment.

The performance of the Gryffindor team last semester was very average. In the end, they won the Quidditch Cup by counting small points.

Things get worse this term, with Angelina, Katie and Aaliyah graduating and changing suitors.

Except for Harry, the rest are all young players, inexperienced, and Ron's state is very unstable.

Not to mention, many outstanding Quidditch players have emerged from other colleges in the past two years.

"We need a plan and new player selection," he said. "Ron, Ginny, you two have to go back, and the Frobisher brothers and sisters also need to convince them both. As for the rest, I think……"

"Now is not the time to study these, since you have received them." Mrs. Weasley looked down at Ron's book list and sighed, "We can't delay any longer. We must hurry up and go to Diagon Alley. As long as you My father doesn’t work overtime, so we go on Saturdays. I wouldn’t go there without him.”

"Dumbledore said the Ministry of Magic would send someone to accompany us."

"Yeah, he agreed to let you go to Diagon Alley to show your face, I really don't think..."

"Mom, do you really think that the mysterious person is hiding behind a row of bookshelves in Lihen Bookstore?" Ron said.

"Fusco and Ollivander are on vacation, aren't they?" Mrs. Weasley immediately got angry and said, "If you think the security issue is a joke, you can stay at home and I'll go and replace it." You buy something!"

"No, I'm going, I also want to see Fred and George's shop!" Ron said quickly.

"Then raise your awareness quickly, young man, lest I think you are too immature to come with us!" said Mrs. Weasley angrily, grabbing her big clock and placing it on a pile of freshly washed towels The nine needles on the clock still pointed to mortal danger, "Remember, the same goes for going back to Hogwarts!"

Ron turned and stared at them in disbelief as his mother picked up the laundry basket and stormed out of the room, the big clock dangling on top of it.

"My God, you can't even joke around in this house!"

In the later days of the week, however, Ron became careful not to mention Voldemort again.

Mrs Weasley hadn't lost her temper until Saturday morning, but she seemed very nervous at breakfast.

Bill stayed home with Fleur, and he handed Harry a full purse across the table.

"Where's mine?" Ron asked immediately, eyes wide.

"It's all Harry's, you fool." Bill said, "Harry, I took it out of the vault for you. At present, the goblins have stepped up security and are heavily guarded. It takes about five dollars for ordinary people to withdraw money." Hours. Not too long ago, Archie Philpott stuck an honesty probe in his... well, believe it or not, like that..."

"Thank you, Bill," said Harry, pocketing the money.

"He's always so thoughtful," whispered Fleur affectionately, stroking Bill's nose.

Behind her, Ginny gagged at the bowl of cereal, and Ron sprayed it all over the place.

"Ivan, Hermione, what about the two of you? Do you need to exchange money?" Bill continued to ask, "The exchange rate is getting lower and lower now. Because of fear of war, many wizards want to exchange gold Galleons for Muggle money. If you two want to change, don't go to the goblin, I know a few people outside Gringotts, they can offer a higher price."

"Then I still..." Hermione said, her parents gave her the tuition fees in advance.

"No, the two of us have money. I asked Dobby to send me the latest income from the newspaper last week, which is enough for Hermione and me." Seeing what Hermione wanted to say, Ivan continued, "Don't worry. , Hermione, this is your reward for helping the newspaper, and it's all your own money."

"But..." Hermione still had some concerns, she didn't want to spend Ivan's money on this.

"This is the reward that was agreed at the beginning. You don't want to ask for it, do you? By the way, there is still a part of it that belongs to Ginny, and I haven't paid it to you all the time." He said, took out a money bag and handed it to Jin Ni.

Ron stared wide-eyed, watching Ginny count the money enviously.

Ivan approached Hermione and whispered, "As for your money, keep it with me, don't you mind?"

Hermione shook her head, mind what?She puts almost everything in Aiwen's place now, not to mention the money, she goes to Aiwen's pockets to find her clothes every day, and her movements are becoming more and more proficient...

Due to the rapid expansion of the scale and the recruitment of many new employees, the recent expenses of the newspaper office are very large, and there is not much balance, but the money is more than enough for the purchases of Ivan, Hermione, and Ginny before the start of school. The largest part of the expense Nothing more than new textbooks and robes.

There is also a part of Colin's reward, and Ivan also asked Dobby the house elf to send it to him.

In fact, the materials he needs for magic research, ordering magic books and various materials are the real big ones.

These things are expensive and require a lot of Galleons to buy.

Aiwen has long-term purchase contracts with many merchants. In addition to the income of the newspaper office, he also needs to regularly sell his own potions and other alchemy products to make ends meet, and often cannot make ends meet.

So, he has been short of money.

Last time at Fairy Zuo Sai's place, Aiwen got a lot of priceless ancient relics. He wanted to exchange these things for Gold Galleons, but he couldn't find a suitable buyer...

After breakfast, at the urging of Mrs. Weasley, they set off early.

When everyone came out of the house wrapped in cloaks, a special Ministry car was waiting in the front yard.

"Fortunately, Dad can send us a car again." Ron said happily, stretching his limbs comfortably.

They got into the car one by one and sat in the spacious and comfortable back seat.

"Don't get used to it, it's just for Harry." Mr. Weasley said, turning his head. He sat in front with Mrs. Weasley and the driver of the Ministry of Magic. , but also to strengthen our security."

"I know that Harry is the savior of the wizarding world." Ron said jokingly, "Ivan is the star of hope, and I sit with two stars."

This joke made everyone laugh, and Harry smiled reluctantly. To be honest, when he really didn't want to buy something, there were a large number of Aurors around him...

Chapter 1252 Birthday and Adulthood

Harry had already stuffed the Invisibility Cloak in his backpack. He had thought that since Dumbledore did not object and the Ministry of Magic would not object, it would be a wise choice to carry the Invisibility Cloak with him, and he might use it, but now Come to think of it, he wasn't sure the Ministry knew he had an Invisibility Cloak.

Immediately afterwards, he thought that there should be no danger in going to Diagon Alley, and Voldemort and Death Eaters would not appear openly.

Besides, there are so many Aurors accompanying him, and Aiwen is also there. He is even more powerful than those Aurors.

Harry's attention shifted quickly, and he didn't worry about these things for long.

Mrs Weasley remained silent all the way, and her nervousness seemed to be contagious to the others.Mr. Weasley kept saying that he recounted to them the contents of the Ministry of Magic's safety protection manual, telling them what to do when encountering various dangers, which invisibly increased the tension.

Harry and Ron were still thinking about Quidditch, and they were studying how to form a new team.

Hermione and Ginny also whispered together, and Ivan heard that the two of them were going to buy new clothes.

Speaking of which, because of the tight conditions at home, most of Ginny's clothes were bought second-hand.

Her first new robe was given to her by Aiwen.

Now that she has money, this girl naturally wants to buy new clothes and other things that girls like.

Watching her discussion with Hermione, Ivan realized that Ginny is no longer the little girl who was held by Mrs. Weasley and ran around. She has grown up, matured a lot, and is a beautiful big girl. .

And Hermione didn't seem too young anymore.

After her birthday on September 17 this year, she seems to be [-] years old.

In the wizarding world, turning 17 means becoming an adult, you can do many things that you couldn't do before, and end a memorable first time.

Ai Wen thought so, there are not a few days until September [-]th, when Hermione becomes an adult...

Although he is not yet of age, but who cares, whether a man is an adult is not measured by age.

Hagrid's younger brother Gropp fully proved this point. Men value responsibility and experience more.

"You are here." At this moment, the old driver in front said.

These were the first words he said as he slowed down Charing Cross and stopped outside the Leaky Cauldron.

"I'll wait for you to come back, do you know how long it will take?"

"About two hours," said Mr. Weasley. "Oh, great, he's here!"

They looked out the car window like Mr. Weasley did, and saw a familiar figure.

There were no Aurors waiting outside the pub, but a huge, black-bearded Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts gamekeeper, in a long beaver coat with a With a joyful smile, he waved vigorously to a few of them, ignoring the surprised eyes of the passing Muggles.

"Harry, Ivan, Hermione, Ron, Ginny!" He said in a rough voice, rushed over, and hugged Harry, who was the first to get off the car, into his arms, crushing his bones "How was your summer vacation? Nice to meet you, you have no idea how much Grapp misses you guys..."

"Oh, how has he been?"