As they reached their destination, Harry looked nervous, his right hand holding his wand trembling slightly. The reason is that the gate of the courtyard has obviously been broken and hung on the deadbolt, and at a glance it is clear that something very bad has happened here.

Dumbledore glanced around vigilantly, then whispered, "Prepare your wands and follow me carefully." ”

They walked quickly and silently along the path of the vegetable garden, and after slowly pushing open the front door of the house, Dumbledore raised his wand.

"Fluorescent flickering. Dumbledore whispered, the tip of his staff lit up, illuminating a narrow doorway. To the left of the porch is another open door. Dumbledore raised his glowing wand and walked slowly, while Louis and Harry followed cautiously behind him.

What followed was a mess, starting with a huge chandelier crashing to the ground and shattering, and the hands of an old-fashioned table clock flying out.

Fragments of glass and vases were everywhere, as if they had been broken in by a group of robbers and rubbed them. But the average bandit doesn't have the means to defeat a wizard, and the only wizards who can do so are now Death Eaters.

"Looks like something dangerous is going on here, right?" Harry whispered to Louis, "I think the guy has been captured by the Death Eaters, so we'd better be careful, there may be some Death Eaters hiding here." ”

Dumbledore crouched down, carefully examined the debris, then looked at the only intact armchair and said, "I don't think so, maybe there's another explanation." ”

"You mean, he's not taken here?" asked Harry, a little incredulous.

Looking at the situation here, it was clear that after a fierce battle, if the man had not been captured, the ruined house would have been restored from new, after all, Harry did not think that the person they had invited would be a person who liked to live in such a ruined place.

Without warning, Dumbledore suddenly made a move. He didn't use a spell, though, just poked his wand hard against the armchair.

"Oops. The armchair suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Good evening, Slughorn. Dumbledore smiled as he took a small step back.

What should have been an armchair suddenly changed to a fat, balding old man crouching, rubbing his belly with his hands, his watery eyes glancing up at Dumbledore.

"Even if you want me to show up, there's no need to poke me so hard, Dumbledore. The bald old man grumbled at Dumbledore as he rubbed his belly.

"I'm sorry. Dumbledore said unapologetically.

"So, can you tell me what went wrong with my transfiguration this time?" Slughorn didn't seem surprised that Dumbledore had seen through his tricks, and it sounded like his little tricks had been uncovered by Dumbledore many times.

"Dear Slughorn, you've forgotten the Dark Mark of the Dark Lord. Dumbledore said with a smile, he seemed to be in a good mood, "If the Death Eaters visit here, whether they succeed in their purpose or not, the Dark Mark will definitely not forget." ”

"I knew something was missing....... Slughorn muttered, "I was actually about to close the hole when you came in, but you came in too quickly. ”

"Can I clean up for you as compensation for the interruption?" asked Dumbledore politely.

"Of course, it's because of you guys. Slughorn didn't look polite at all.

Dumbledore smiled and waved his wand, and everything that had been shattered to the ground slowly returned to its original state, and then returned to its place.

"By the way, what is the blood stain made of?" Dumbledore asked curiously.

"Dragon's Blood ......," Slughorn said, shaking the clear glass bottle in his hand, "it looks like it's got some dust, and hopefully it will continue to come in handy, this is my last collection." ”

"Allow me to introduce you to it. Dumbledore walked up to Louis and Harry, "This is Harry, Harry Potter. ”

"Aha!" Slughorn looked at the lightning-bolt scar on Harry's head as if he had seen some cherished animal, "Harry Potter!"

Dumbledore was still smiling, and he looked like he had a chance of winning.

"Do you think that's going to move me, Dumbledore?" Slughorn asked, half-squinting.

"Oh, of course not, in fact, allow me to introduce you to this one. Dumbledore looked at Louis with a smile, "Louis Pendragon, the heir of the Pendragon family. ”

"Pendragon?"

Louis felt that Slughorn's eyes were glowing, and he felt goosebumps all over his body as he was stared at by Slughorn. If Dumbledore hadn't been here, he would have been overwhelmed with a spell.

"Hello. Louis greeted with a reluctant smile, he now felt that Slughorn must have had the same special sexual interests as Dumbledore.

"Your parents are among the best of all the students I've ever taught, and they're arguably my proudest students. Slughorn smiled for the first time, "There's a student in their next class, Dirk, and the Elf Liaison Department that I asked them to make him, and they can be said to be an important link between me and all the students. ”

"I think you should know, though not everything can be solved with Galleons. But without Galleon, you'll find that you can't do anything. Slughorn laughed like a bald profiteer, "They took my advice and invested in many of the students I taught......... Of course, I didn't let them lose a single Galleon. Slughorn looked proud, and then he snapped his fingers and conjured a bottle with the Pendragon family logo on it, "This bottle was given to me by your father two years ago, and I think we can try it." ”

"That's amazing. Dumbledore waved his wand and conjured four wine glasses, "I've always wanted to try the Pendragon wines. Unfortunately, the Pendragon family seems to have misunderstood me, and they may have thought that I was an old-fashioned old man who would not accept small gifts. So unfortunately, I never tasted it. ”

After that, Dumbledore also glanced at Louis deliberately, and almost said that he would let Louis bring him wine.