Chapter 348: Two Traveling Companions (Part 1)
"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Patrick!" the man said with a pleasant face.
Jon took a closer look at the other...... He looked of medium build, wore a dark English tuxedo, a new low tie, and a pair of sheepskin shoes;
"I think so am I, Mr. Smith!" Jon smiled at him and nodded, pointing to the empty seat in front of him, "Sit down." โ
William Smith put his cane aside, sat down gracefully across from Jon, and said casually, "Mr. Patrick, as a Germanic man...... I am amazed at how fluent and excellent your English is. โ
"Because my aunt lives in England, I often visit her!" said Jon, a quiet excuse he had used so many times that his face did not fluctuate when he quoted it.
"Oh, yes!" the other looked stunned: "Then we can be half a fellow?"
"Sort of. Jon took a sip of Albanian olive tea, and glanced at the gentleman named "William Smith" with a deep eye in the corner of his eye: "Mr. Smith, are you from England, so you graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"
"Of course!" Smith nodded without hesitation, "I graduated from Slytherin House at Hogwarts, a symbol of pure blood and nobility!"
"I've heard of it. Jon took another sip of olive tea, "Slytherin's Headmaster, Professor Severus Snape, I've heard he's a very responsible and good Potions expert...... You've been in contact with him for seven years, so you must be familiar with him. โ
"That's natural, you can't imagine a better dean than Professor Snape. Smith nodded again, "And what about you, Mr. Patrick, what school did you graduate from?"
"Durmstrang ......," Jon replied blandly, "but I didn't graduate, and I was fired from them a year ago because of a small accident." โ
He deliberately lowered his pitch, pretending not to mention it.
William Smith was also gentlemanly and didn't speak.
......
The two of them were silent for a moment, and Jon had almost eaten breakfast.
"Oh, yes!" said William-Smith, as if remembering something, "Mr. Patrick, why did you come to Albania?"
"I'm going to Cruja City, and I'm going to do something over there!" Jon replied briefly.
"Oh my God...... Crua City!" Smith looked surprised: "I didn't expect that, Mr. Patrick...... We were going to the same destination, and I happened to be heading to the city of Kruja. โ
"Really?" Jon was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "That's a coincidence!"
"Why don't we drop by...... With a companion and some care, the Muggles in Albania are very hostile to wizards. Smith suggested.
"Of course, I'd love to!" Jon nodded without hesitation.
"Then I'll go back to my room and pack my things, and we'll meet right here, and we'll go together?" Smith began.
"I'm waiting for you right here. Jon said, gesturing to his suitcase, "I've got everything to prepare." โ
William Smith has already run away in small steps...... And Jon's eyes were once again focused on the book "Arlene Shafiq Takes You Around Europe" in his hand.
He wasn't lying, the city of Kruja, located in central Albania, was exactly the destination of his trip. A week ago in the village of Badley-Barberton, he got the name from the mouth of Horace-Slughorn...... There's something out there that's important for making Horcruxes.
So if you want to make a Horcrux, you have to make a trip here.
But just now, in Alen-Shafiq's description of the country of Albania, he saw the name again...... It was only the sudden appearance of Mr. William Smith that interrupted his thoughts.
Jon flipped the book to that page againโ
"Albania's national hero, George Skanderbeg, who proclaimed the independence of Albania in the city of Kruja...... After that, Skanderbeg repelled three sieges by the Ottoman sultans of the city of Kru...... Legend has it that Skanderbeg was able to turn into a giant eagle, which is why he won every battle......
During the fourth siege of the city of Kruja by the Ottoman sultans, they used long arrows with magic to shoot the Skanderbeg, who had turned into a giant eagle, from the sky...... After the death of Skanderbeg in battle, the city of Krua also fell, and some Albanians fled to southern Italy, while the rest were forced to convert to the Ottoman ......"
"Coincidentally, the city of Kruja is the place where Skanderbeg rebelled and died in battle. Jon muttered, frowning and thinking about something.
Is there any connection between the two...... Jon distinctly remembered that Professor Binns had said in his first History of Magic class that much of Muggle history was actually a continuation of wizarding history.
As he pondered, Jon closed the book again and tucked it away in his suitcase.
Suddenly, his face changed, and he quickly pulled his wand out of his pocketโ
......
Another man appeared in front of Jon Hart.
It wasn't the English gentleman, Mr. William Smith, but the weirdo at the next table, who Jon vividly remembered ordering a pot of lamb stew for breakfast and angrily scolding the inn for its poor cooking.
A closer look at each other obviously made it clearer...... The other party's hair was unkempt and looked like it hadn't been washed for many days, the facial features on his face were not coordinated at all, it was very ugly, and his nails were still pointy......
"You're going to Kruya?" the other party asked in a gruff as he saw Jon's wand in his hand, taking a few steps back in fear.
"That's right. Jon looked at him with interest and nodded.
"Cruja, I'm going there too...... We can all go together!" the strange man smiled and looked hideous.
"You're going to Kruja too?" Jon only thought it was more interesting.
The weirdo nodded.
"Mr. Patrick...... Mr. Patrick...... "At this moment, William Smith rushed over with his suitcase, and looked at Jon and the strange man in front of Jon with some consternation: "What's going on?"
"I think ......," Jon said calmly, "we're going to have one more traveling companion!"