Founded in the early 16th century, the Leaky Cauldron is one of the favorite meeting places of wizards, and it is also the entrance to Diagon Alley, the only wizarding street in the British wizarding world.

When Diana led Kyle and pushed the door open, the originally noisy bar seemed to be pressed the pause button, and it instantly became silent.

It's quiet like a self-study class in the evening of the third year of high school, and you can hear the pins dropping.

It wasn't until Chris walked in that the eerie atmosphere didn't continue. However, it still hasn't returned to its previous appearance, as if everyone has deliberately lowered their voices.

There are exceptions, though.

Tom, the owner of the bar, walked over with a look of surprise: "Oh, Diana, long time no see, do you want a drink?" I'm in for a treat. ”

"Next time, Tom."

Diana smiled, patted Kyle on the shoulder, and then pointed to the Weasleys who were walking towards here, "We still have to go to Diagon Alley to buy some things, we may not have enough time." ”

"Oh, of course."

Tom suddenly said, "Time is so fast, little Kyle is eleven years old, so this is to buy Hogwarts admission items?" ”

"Yes." Diana smiled and nodded.

"That's a bit nervous, go ahead, you know the location."

Tom turned sideways and gave way behind him, but then he looked down at Kyle and said, "I have to warn you that little Kyle will have to write a letter of complaint to Hogwarts if you move the location of that trash can again this time."

Merlin's beard, do you know what the freshmen were in a hurry to get into Diagon Alley when they found out? You can't always add some completely unnecessary work to an old man with bad legs. ”

Being pointed out to his face the good things he had done, Kyle was still somewhat embarrassed.

Obviously, this isn't the first time he's been to Diagon Alley.

But in good conscience, as a traverser who comes to Diagon Alley without moving the trash can, is that still a traverser?

There's nothing wrong with that.

But in front of his parents, he definitely can't say that, Kyle can only sneer: "Next time, definitely." ”

Hearing this, Tom was fine, but Diana on the side raised an eyebrow and looked down at her son thoughtfully.

Her instincts told her that there was definitely something wrong with this statement.

But since the Weasleys had arrived, she didn't say anything.

"Oh, Kyle, dear."

Mrs. Molly Weasley gave Kyle a big hug and pulled Diana to talk.

Mr. Weasley, on the other hand, naturally walked over to Chris and started talking.

The two families have a good relationship, Molly and Diana are best friends who talk about everything, and Chris and Arthur are close friends. It's hard to say if they're good neighbors because they're good neighbors, or if they're good neighbors because they're good friends.

After all, in the original book, there is no Chris's family in the village of Autry-St. Cachpole, and there is not even a person named Chris.

Butterfly effect?

Kyle doesn't know.

However, because of the relationship between the two adults, Kyle and the Weasleys' children naturally became friends.

No, as soon as the adults left, two arms were placed on his shoulders, one left and one right.

"Hey, Fred, look who this is."

"Of course it's our junior, George."

……

"Call the seniors to listen."

"Call the seniors to listen."

It can only be said that they are worthy of twins, and the exact same tone in their ears is like listening to stereo surround sound.

Kyle ignored the two guys and greeted the other redheads next to him, "Hey, long time no see, Percy, Ron, and Ginny." ”

The other party also nodded at him with a smile on their faces.

"Long time no see, Kyle." *3

Originally, the Weasley family had seven children, but Bill went to Egypt, and Charlie didn't know where he went a month before the holiday, and he wasn't at home, so only five came today.

As they spoke, several people also came to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron, at the entrance to Diagon Alley, and Mr. Weasley, who was walking in the front, found the right brick at a glance, and then stretched out his wand and knocked on it.

At the same time, at the back of the line, the Weasley brothers, who had not received a response for a long time, glanced at each other and raised their eyebrows tacitly, intending to teach a little lesson to a certain elementary school brother who did not know how to be polite.

For example, the hopping powder they just invented, as long as you sprinkle a little bit on your hair, you can experience unprecedented sourness.

They've experimented on themselves, and it's worked so well, but has anyone tried it for 10 days without washing their hair what it feels like?

It's literal.

If you're lucky, you might even be able to trigger a hidden easter egg and experience the unique treatment of middle-aged gentlemen in advance.

Just do it, the brothers took out the jumping powder, and when they were about to start, Chris's voice suddenly came from the front.

"Hagrid? What are you doing in Diagon Alley! ”

The voice was no longer peaceful, but a little wary, which immediately caught the twins' attention.

There's no way, they've listened too much to their vigilant tone, and they're reflexive.

"No, nothing."

After seeing Chris, Hagrid, a three-meter-tall and two-meter-thick half-blood giant, unconsciously shuddered, and his eyes were a little erratic.

But then, he seemed to think of something, and the whole person instantly relaxed a lot, took out a small package from his pocket and said: "Harry Potter will come to Hogwarts next year, as a welcome gift, I want to make him a birthday cake with my own hands, so I came to buy some berry seeds." ”

"Really?"

Chris's tone didn't relax much, and he looked at the small package warily: "If I remember correctly, with the ingredients in the Hogwarts canteen, it should be enough to make ten cakes." ”

To be honest, Chris's tone is somewhat aggressive, and if an uninformed person sees this, he must be regarded as a villain.

But Kyle, the twins, and even the Weasleys, who had a good relationship with Hagrid, didn't say anything after seeing this, and even their expressions didn't change, as if everything was supposed to be like this.

And so it is.

As the deputy director of the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control, and the director of the Beasts Office, Chris is all too familiar with Hagrid.

Let's put it this way, if Chris had to choose the person he didn't want to see the least, it would definitely be the Hogwarts key keeper in front of him, the famous half-blood giant Rubeus Hagrid didn't run away.

Merlin's beard, the trouble he made up alone, accounted for more than a tenth of Chris's annual workload.

Especially the hybrid magical beasts he drummed up, which made Chris a little crazy.

By the way, what was it last time, by the way, the snake-bodied swallow-tail, a two-tailed snake that was crossed between a swallow-tailed dog and a runi snake.

God knows what Hagrid got from so many magical beasts, they couldn't all be from the Forbidden Forest, and Chris doesn't remember that there were rune snakes in the Forbidden Forest when he was in school.

And as a traditional Magizoologist, this kind of human-meddled hybridization is simply heretical in his opinion, and it is an evil act to be absolutely forbidden.

Unfortunately, this is not illegal, and he has submitted several drafts of the bill without receiving any response. After Cornelius Fudge took office some time ago, he also went to the minister's office for this purpose, but he was delayed again and again by the other party with superb and muddy methods, and finally failed.

Obviously, in the eyes of their new minister, the value of this bill on magical beasts is too low, and with this time, it is better to visit the Hogwarts Headmaster's office a few more times, at least this will give him a lot of peace of mind, and can also improve his image and personality in the hearts of the masses.

So, Chris can't do anything with Hagrid either.

What's more, those magical beasts that were crumbled up by him are also a new life, so you can't just throw it away.

Chris had to bite the bullet and observe, record, and sort.

Over time, Chris's resentment towards Hagrid has long exploded, and he didn't do it directly when they met, purely because he still had children by his side.

Otherwise, he'd beat Hagrid for everything, even if Dumbledore was around.

Don't be surprised, although he is the deputy director, Chris is still on the front line of dealing with magical beasts all year round, and he still has the strength.

It's hard to say about a pure-blooded giant, but a half-blood giant, and a half-blood giant without a wand, Chris is still very confident.

Hagrid also knew that he was wrong, and consciously opened the package, which contained only a bunch of unknown seeds.

"In Dumbledore's name, I'm really just coming to Diagon Alley to buy some seeds."

Hearing Hagrid say this, Chris's frowning brows relaxed a lot, and he didn't continue to interrogate, and after a few simple words, he let Hagrid leave.

With Hagrid's respect for Dumbledore, it was impossible to lie about such a thing.

Kyle, on the other hand, turned his head thoughtfully to glance at Hagrid's back as he left.

"Not this time", but what about other times?

Kyle remembers that the three-headed dog Louwe, who appears in the first part, was bought by Hagrid from a Greek in the bar. Whether this bar is a pig's head bar or a leaky cauldron bar, I don't know.

Don't think that the Leaky Cauldron Bar is formal, there are more gray transactions, and it is the only place that provides accommodation, or the kind that does not check ID cards, so there are many smugglers who do not have many goods and have no criminal record will choose to settle here.

Less goods means convenience, just find a box and stuff it, basically no one can see it.

It's normal to have a deal with a customer while you're out for a meal.

Hogwarts has a hunting ground warden who loves magical beasts, and this is already well known in broker circles.

It was not difficult to inquire about him.

"Tsk, who said that Hagrid is honest, he has a lot of eyes."

Kyle reckoned that his dad didn't know about Lu Wei at this time, but he didn't plan to make a small report.

After all, who can say no to a three-headed dog.