So I finally came back after three months......

Probably because of the relationship that has entered the bottleneck period, I don't know if it's an illusion, and I always feel that HP is completely lacking in the flavor it used to be...... Hey, I really hope this bottleneck period will pass soon.

By the way, from the beginning of this chapter, the plot modification of the brain-supplemented version will begin (Crowd: Did you modify the plot before enough?). You've completely replaced the most basic settings, hey! If you do not accept it, please click X as soon as possible to escape, do not shoot.

Finally, PS: Don't abandon me, God of inspiration! (Thigh-hugging dog's leg)

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Knight (reversed): Means.

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Malfoy Manor, England

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After ending the call with Vivian, Opal, who had complained a little bit about Nagini, dutifully began to continue processing the documents that had been packed and sent.

Although these documents are not particularly complicated, and there are no urgent matters, it can be said that they are within the scope of Opal's processing capacity, but the trouble is that these documents are particularly trivial and take a long time to process.

Opal stayed busy until it was nearly three o'clock in the middle of the night, and he only processed the documents sent by Vivien, almost a third of the amount, so when Pansy came to knock on the door at eight o'clock the next morning, Opal looked deeply sleepy.

This startled Pansy.

"Opar, why don't you look like you're awake? No problem, right? ”

[I slept a little late last night...... I'm sorry. ]

After washing, the drowsiness finally subsided a little, but Opal was very confused to realize that he had forgotten to bring the "Boosting Potion", so he could only yawn while half-covering his mouth while following Pansy to the living room of Malfoy Manor for breakfast.

"What time is it?"

[A little over 3:40.] ]

"It's called a little later......"

The corners of Pansy's mouth twitched.

"At least it's a little later than Brace, who didn't go to bed until five o'clock."

Pansy's answer was Draco, who was dragging Blaise into the living room, "You don't know how I dragged this guy out of bed this morning. ”

"Please, Draco...... You know I didn't go to bed until after five o'clock. ”

Like Opal, a sleepy Brace yawned, and a faint glow of water could be seen out of the corner of his eye, "Then don't you think you dug me out of bed early in the morning...... Isn't it inhumane? ”

"May I ask you two what the hell they're up to? Why do you sleep so late? ”

Pansy put a black thread on her head and helped Opal order a cup of strong coffee from the house-elves.

[I'm working on a file.] ]

Rubbing his eyes, Opal poured down the black coffee at just the right temperature in one go, and then patted his cheek to cheer himself up, [there are still two-thirds of the weight left to finish......]

"Me too."

After muttering, Blaise rubbed his temples, "It's two temporary documents that were sent in urgently, and just writing the contact letter gives me a headache." Draco knew about it - the owl had made quite a fuss when he entered Malfoy Manor. ”

"You two are trying too hard, aren't you?"

Knowing what the situation of these two people was, Draco could only stumble, "I originally said that we would go to Diagon Alley today to buy the textbooks for next semester, or you should just sleep for a while." ”

[…… Don't be that troublesome......]

Opar, who was a little more energetic because of a cup of strong coffee, rubbed his temples, [Draco, do you have a potions room at home?] ]

"Yes, for my godfather. Do you want to use it? ”

Draco was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "But Opal, you're not in good spirits right now, and it's easy to fail if you configure potions." ”

[The success rate of the Booster Potion is already very high, and it doesn't take much time to configure it.] ]

Smiling apologetically at Draco, Opal stood up and raised his hand to tuck the fallen strands of hair behind his ears, [After all, I had already told Draco that we would go buy books together, and I didn't want to miss the appointment.] ]

"You don't have to do that, do you?"

Draco admits that he was happy with Opal's explanation, but he was careful to hide his cocked tail, "And you can't go in the afternoon." What you and Brace need most right now is rest. ”

"Then what did you do?"

Because of someone's absolute "forgetting friends" behavior, Brace couldn't help but roll his eyes and leaned back in his chair, "Pansy, I kind of realize what it means to be 'alien and inhuman', Draco, you don't know how much this guy didn't recognize when he dug me out of bed before." ”

"It's all because of your looks."

Pansy leaned over with a look of "I don't know you" and then glanced up and down at Brace, "And gender." ”

"That's right."

Draco was in a good mood, "If Blaise doesn't mind if I look at you like a girl, I'm fine." ”

"Hey, hey, hey!"

The corners of Brace's mouth twitched.

Pansy taunted him, he's used to it anyway, but Draco, what are you making a fuss about?!

Even if he remembered that he danced with Opal last night, it wouldn't be like this! You bastard who stabs a friend in both ribs and a friend in the ribs for his girlfriend! Watch out for him telling Opal about it!

And Opal, who was taking a sip of strong coffee, said calmly that because it was none of her business, she had a good time watching the play.

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Diagon Alley, England

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After preparing the Booster Potion, Opal and Blaise finally regained their spirits, so they immediately made their way to Diagon Alley with Drake and Pansy through Floo Powder.

[Hmm......]

Although this is not the first time he has used Floo Powder, Opal admits that he prefers to use the "Shifting Phantom" for his journeys.

"Opal, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Draco first noticed that Opal's face was not very good, and after frowning, he took out a sniffer from his sleeve and threw it over, "Hurry up, don't waste our time." ”

"Poof!" X2

Two sneers caused Draco to quickly turn his head, only to find that Pansy and Brace, who were the most suspects, looked at the sky and the ground with a calm expression.

[Thanks, Draco.] ]

After using the sniffer bottle, Opal smiled and returned it to Draco, with a big smile in passing, [So what are we going to buy first?] ]

"Blaise and I wanted to buy broomsticks first, after all, we are now in the second grade, and the ban on the first grade has been lifted automatically. Opal, what are you and Pansy going to buy first? ”

"Broomstick, it's really only you boys who are interested in it."

Pansy pouted, "Opal and I have no interest in this, so let's go buy something for the girls first." It's good to act separately. ”

"Okay, then Draco and I will buy the equipment for next semester, and similarly, please bring the clothes for next semester."

Brace nodded, "I have a lot of trust in your and Opal's vision. ”

"Don't worry, I'll definitely let you dress like a 'rat', and Yushu will be 'crazy'."

Although Pansy's words are normal, how that tone sounds weird.

“…… Can I say I don't need to bother you? ”

Brace shook straight and began to retreat.

"It's late."

"How can this be! Having said that, don't bother you! ”

"I'm glad to do it, you care about me!"

Brace and Pansy were in a big fight, and Opal and Draco on the other side looked at each other and sighed.

[Draco, I'd better go buy a broomstick with you first.] ]

Rubbing his temples, Opal whispered, [Looks like Pansy and Brace are still arguing, don't get down to business.] ]

"Well, I'm fine."

At this moment, Draco, who was arguing with joy and didn't even have the idea of complaining, immediately responded, but still hesitated slightly, "But Opal, you don't seem to be interested in broomsticks at all, right?" ”

[But I'm not interested in being a candle either.] ]

“……”

After a speechless glance at a noisy and selfless pair of happy enemies, Draco realized that he couldn't refute it completely, so he readily complied with Opal's proposal and quickly flashed.

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"Wait, Opal! That's not the right direction! ”

Gleefully buying the latest broomstick he had always dreamed of, the Halo 2001, Draco happily analysed with Opal how the Halo 2001 was superior to last year's Halo 2000, and fantasized about a "bright" future in which he would defeat someone after joining the Slytherin team.

Then, as he stopped to find out where the drink stalls in Diagon Alley were, Draco realized that Opal, who had walked in front of him at some point, was heading in the wrong direction.

Directly in that direction is Knockturn.Alley, a dirty lane lined with somber shops.

[Huh?] Isn't it in the right direction? ]

After stopping in some accidents, Opal deliberately took out a simple map from his arms, [Tumbledown Alley should be in this direction, isn't it?] ]

I said...... Do you know what Tumbledown Alley is?! ”

For a moment, Draco thought he had misheard.

[Dark magic and contraband alley.] ]

Opal's answer was taken for granted, giving Draco almost the illusion that Opal was just going to a very ordinary place—but then he put the idea behind him.

"Since you know everything, you still ......"

[Because some of the things I want to buy can only be bought from there.] ]

Opal pulled out a list from his sleeve, along with a small vial of sparkling potion, [Someone has already made up for my bad knowledge about Tumbledown Alley.] ]

"Age-enhancing potion?!"

Draco's eyes lit up immediately after seeing the small sticker on the flask, "Is there a backup?" Give me a bottle! ”

[Sorry, it's only one bottle.] ]

Opal shrugged his shoulders, then walked into a wizard's cloakroom on the edge of Diagon Alley with Draco's pitiful gaze.

A moment later, a slender woman dressed in a wide black wizard's cloak, wrapped around her entire body, but still recognizable as a slender woman, walked out of the shop.

The only thing that stood out was the badge of a golden bat embedded in a silver rose pinned to the chest of the black wizard's cloak.

“…… Opa ...... You? ”

Having seen the style of the ring on Opal's hand that was used as a seal, and seeing the silver hair hanging from the hood of the cloak, Draco was still a little unsure.

[It's me.] ]

Lifted his hood slightly, revealing a warm and delicate face, Opal slightly hooked the corners of his lips, [Why is that uncertain tone, don't you have confidence in yourself?] ]

"Not really!"

Obviously, he was used to seeing his face, but the line outline was a little older, but for some reason, Draco just had a feeling that he couldn't face those incomparably clear pigeon-blood red eyes, so he could only look away, "It's just, it's just a little unaccustomed to looking up at your perspective." ”

[Okay, okay, that's it.] ]

It's a little strange why Draco's roots are a little red, but Opal just shrugged his shoulders, [Speaking of which, Draco wants to go in with me to have a look?] ]

"Hey, hey! What do you mean by that?! ”

The corners of Draco's mouth twitched, but curiosity prevailed, "Is it okay for me to go in with you?" ”

[It's just one more person, I should still take care of it.] ]

Opal looked relaxed and said that he was not stressed at all, but this sentence was a little wrong in Draco's ears.

"You mean, I'm a burden?"

[Huh?] Nope! ]

Looking at those completely innocent pigeon blood red eyes, Draco originally thought that he was just thinking too much, but after hearing the second half of Opal's sentence, he was completely speechless, [Because Draco can't beat me in the first place, so it's natural to take care of Draco!] ]

“……”

Are you sarcastic about me, or sarcastic about me, or sarcastic about me?!

The corners of Draco's mouth twitched.

After all, who takes care of whom in life! You're getting the concept wrong, hey!

[Okay, do you want to go in?] ]

Opal pointed to Tumbledown Alley, which looked a little eerie, and Draco was about to say something when the two-way mirror on his body suddenly sounded, and it was from Pansy and Brace's connection.

[Doesn't seem to ask.] Help me explain it to them. ]

After smiling, Opal nodded at Draco, [This age booster I use has a time limit, so I'll go straight to the Blotted Bookstore to find you later.] ]

"OK, remember to come over quickly."

Draco waved absentmindedly as he dealt with the teasing from Pansy and Blaise about his and Opal's "lack of righteousness" - although he himself wanted to follow Opal in to see the "forbidden ground" for young wizards, his proud pride still made him unable to accept the fact that he was being protected by a girl younger than him.

So, he had to follow the two-way mirror to make his way down the stairs, though he knew that Opal, who had always been sensitive, knew all about it.

Next time...... He's going to have to win this freak at least once!

Remembering his glorious record of total defeat, Draco burst into tears in his heart.