Hogsmeade, the only magical village in the whole of Britain made up entirely of wizards, is also the most desirable place for students from the third grade of Hogwarts onwards.

Not only are there delicious sweets and butterbeers, but there is also Jokowi's Joke Shop, which sells magic props for pranks, and Screaming Shack, which is said to be the scariest haunted house in the UK.

It can be said that both adult wizards and underage children can find their own happiness in Hogsmeade.

Almost no one will notice that just off the side of the side road from the post office on Central Street, there is a small bar that looks shabby.

Not only does it exude a strong smell of mutton, but there is also a severed pig's head hanging on the shelf, giving people an unusually eerie feeling.

As for the sparse guests inside, it's even more weird. Almost everyone has their faces tightly covered, and there is an unusual vigilance in their eyes, which can trigger a violent reaction at the slightest movement.

In fact, Aberforth Dumbledore, the owner of the "Hog's Head Bar", didn't care how much money he could make.

His main purpose was to use the guests of the Sect to find out the news of his brother, who was not on good terms, and to keep an eye on the movements of Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

In order to do so, he even ignored and connived at many illegal trades, such as where the half-giant Hagrid once bought a Norwegian Ridgeback egg from a disguised Quirrell.

No one knows the identities of the strange customers who come out of nowhere, only that they often sell and buy things that are hard to come by, and over time form a very private circle.

If you're in dire need of rare magic materials that can't be obtained through normal channels, you can't wait to try your luck at the Hog's Head Bar.

As usual, Aberforth was doing his job as a bartender while carefully eavesdropping on the conversations between the guests.

Just as he tried to approach a man in a gray cloak, a young girl suddenly flashed outside the door.

Although the sky had completely darkened, he couldn't see each other's appearance clearly, but the extremely familiar appearance and timid temperament all reminded him of his long-dead sister - Ariana.

"Damn! am I too old and tired to be dazzled?" Aberforth hurriedly shook his head vigorously, trying to clear the unrealistic illusion out of his mind.

But unfortunately, when he raised his head again, there happened to be a bright light shining on the face of the girl at the door, reflecting a somewhat unfamiliar but extremely familiar face.

Next Second......

The girl's lips suddenly moved!

Although she didn't make a sound, she could make out by the shape of her mouth that she was shouting the English word "brother".

"Ah...... Ariana?!"

Aberforth stammered his sister's name in a trembling voice, and then rushed out like crazy, trying to catch the other and ask for an explanation.

But before he could take two steps, the girl turned around and fled quickly outside Hogsmeade, like a frightened rabbit.

In this way, the two chased and fled, and they were in a stalemate for more than 20 minutes, until they were completely away from the crowds.

Gasp!

Violent wheezing!

Aberforth couldn't remember the last time he had run so fast, but he knew he had to never stop, or he would lose and miss out on the most precious thing in his life.

The girl seemed to sense that the old man's physical strength was about to be exhausted, and finally stopped, quickly hid behind a young oriental man, and only poked out half of her head to stare at him.

"Good evening, dear Mr. Aberforth. "The young man was polite and owed.

"It's you?!" the old man's pupils contracted suddenly.

Obviously, the person who came was none other than Zhang Cheng, who had come from the secret underground laboratory of Hogwarts.

And the girl hiding behind her is naturally a replica synthesized by using gene cloning technology and the power of creativity - Ariana Dumbledore.

Because most of her childhood memories are perfectly implanted, she is in a way equivalent to the real Arianna.

Appreciating the other party's feelings full of torment and contradictions, Zhang Cheng nodded with a smile: "That's right, it's me." I'm sure your brother must have mentioned me, so I won't introduce myself much. How's it going, aren't you very excited to see your long-dead sister come back to life?"

"No! no one can bring the dead back to life!" Aberforth tried to deny the girl in front of him who had made her almost lose her mind.

Because he knew that the young man standing in front of him was already regarded by Albus as the most difficult opponent to deal with, even more terrible than Voldemort.

"Hehe, don't be so nervous. There's a saying in my hometown that facts speak louder than words. Come, Ariana, come and say hello to your brother. Zhang Cheng turned around and gently touched the girl's head.

With his encouragement, the latter finally mustered up the courage and asked in an extremely subtle voice: "Brother Afu, don't you remember me?"

Rumble!

Moment!

The memories of his sister hidden in the deepest part of his heart suddenly filled Aberforth's brain like a tidal wave.

Because the title of Ah Fu is the nickname that Ariana gave herself when she was a child, it is a little secret that only belongs to the two of them, and even his brother Albus does not know about it.

Astound!

Agitated!

Joy!

Loss!

Fear!

......

For a moment, even he didn't know what kind of complicated mood he was in at the moment, and slowly stretched out his right hand to touch the other party's immature face that stayed at the age of fourteen, and tears couldn't stop flowing out.

In the end, the family affection that comes from the blood finally triumphs over reason.

The old man took his sister in his arms and cried bitterly, muttering to himself while crying: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Ariana! It's all my fault! I killed you! Forgive me......"

Seeing that the other party's psychological defense line completely collapsed, a hint of amusement flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes, and it took a full five minutes before he said meaningfully: "Remember, Mr. Aberforth, everything in this world needs to pay a corresponding price, especially such a thing as resurrection. You should have a good idea of what I want, and you also have three days to think about it. If I don't get an affirmative answer after three days, then the lovely Ariana will return to the world of the dead. Also, don't try to contact Albus, or I'm sure you'll regret it for the rest of your life. ”

The words just fell!

He directly cast the teleportation magic and disappeared in place, not giving the other party any chance to bargain at all.

According to the weakness of human nature, the more things are lost and regained, the more they will cherish and fear losing again......