Hagrid squeezed his big eyes and said with a smile:

"I forgot to mention that Headmaster Dumbledore told me that this year's Defence Against the Dark Arts professor is Douglas."

After speaking, I saw Douglas's strange smile.

Although I haven't seen each other for a few years, it's still so familiar.

Then he waved his hand to the crowd, immediately turned around, and left without looking back.

On the crowded long street, they consciously avoided him.

The Weasleys grabbed Douglas's hand and said happily:

"Congratulations, I'll just say Headmaster Dumbledore must be a discerning man.

Of course, it's better to work at Hogwarts in the future than to wander around......"

Mr. Weasley emphatically said, "Douglas, that's a tour, not a wandering!" ”

Several of the children had different faces.

The twins looked at each other and smiled, their eyes shining with a spark of revenge.

Harry suddenly felt remorseful for letting the new professor see him walk out of Tumbledown Alley.

Obviously, Hagrid said this was not the place for good people.

Hermione keenly noticed that Percy, who had been unsmiling, also had a somewhat complicated expression.

Soon, however, the crowd parted ways.

The Weasleys, including Hermione, went to Gringotts.

Douglas still arrived as planned, the scrap shop.

The shopkeeper is an old man with half a tooth in his mouth and an inexplicable smell all over his body.

I don't greet anyone when I see someone entering the store.

Of course, you may also feel that it is unnecessary, after all, those who can come to his store are short of money no matter whether they buy or sell.

Even if it looks brightly dressed.

Douglas looked around the store and saw that nothing had changed.

In addition, the tattered wand, the rickety copper balance, etc., the most are old books.

These books have been dedicated.

There are side-by-side bookshelves that can only be passed by one person.

It was filled with a dense collection of old books, as well as some notes.

Of course, they are not classified.

Whatever books you want here, you can find them little by little.

The store owner may not provide a search service.

Except, of course, Hogwarts second-hand textbooks.

That had already been picked out in advance by the shopkeeper and placed next to the counter.

Douglas casually stood by a bookshelf, picked up the book at hand, and probably flipped through it.

The Great Discoveries of Contemporary Magic was published in 1921.

Well, this one is a bit outdated.

Immediately, he noticed that in the corner of the bookstore, there was also a little wizard sitting.

I read the novels he wrote.

He spun around.

On a shelf, I saw quite a few books written by him.

If you look at the dates, they are all early publications, but none of them are from the first edition.

After opening those books, I found that between the lines, there were many comments.

Even those comments were written by more than one person.

In fact, many wizard fans have written to him, but he never reads.

It's all up to Slane to handle it himself.

Looking through those book reviews, there are indeed quite a few interesting ones.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

"Please bring me a set of first-year Hogwarts textbooks, in better condition······"

Douglas walked out from behind the bookshelf and greeted the visitor:

"Hi ma'am, we're seeing each other again so soon······"

Mrs. Weasley, who was looking down at the book she was picking, saw that it was Douglas.

"Oh, it's Douglas, what are you doing here? Are you picking books?

Percy and Ginny studied well with Douglas, and even if they became professors at Hogwarts, they didn't forget to read more. ”

Ginny saw herself buying used books and was seen by the teachers at Hogwarts.

Immediately, his face turned red.

At the same time, I wonder if the professor also buys used books.

Percy greeted at this time:

"Hello, Professor Holmes.

I'm sorry I didn't greet you officially. ”

Douglas raised his eyebrows and said with a smile:

"Talk to me, and still be so angry?

Seeing that you didn't speak just now, do you think you forgot about me, the boss? ”

Percy shook his head:

"No, he hasn't written to me since he graduated.

I thought it was ...... I thought it was ......"

Douglas smiled and said:

"Thought I forgot about you?

Or do you think I don't look down on you?

Do you still have to squirm so much to talk to me?

Have I forgotten all the things I taught you? ”

Percy shook his head like a rattle:

"Of course, I didn't forget, I actually wanted to write a letter......

It's just ......"

Douglas looked at Percy's cramped appearance and handed over a book in his hand.

"If you don't mind, you can keep calling me Boss.

Bill wrote to me earlier saying that there is another prefect in the family, congratulations!

This book is for you, and I think you'll love it. ”

Percy takes the book from Douglas - "How Prefects Gain Power".

Immediately, his face was ruddy, and he looked at Douglas with adoration.

"Thanks, Boss!

Actually, I wanted to write to the boss before, but Bill said you're busy traveling the world······"

This eldest brother's friend has always had the status of a future mentor in his heart.

When he was still in his first year, Douglas didn't care about the difference between grades and colleges.

Always tell yourself some very wise stories, and teach yourself some tricks.

He will also tell a lot of big truths, telling himself that no matter what kind of person he becomes, don't forget the importance of his family.

and the only one, after hearing a first-year student say that his dream in the future is to be the Minister of Magic,

Not only did not ridicule, but also gave encouragement to the people.

Tell yourself that the prince will have a kind of Xiangning, this ancient oriental story.

When Percy was in second grade, Bill was the president of the boys' student council, and Charlie was the Gryffindor prefect.

Douglas often asked Percy to help him deliver fruit to the professors and the prefects of the various colleges.

During that time, he also taught him a lot of tricks in dealing with people.

It was the first time Ginny had seen her third brother like this.

But Mrs. Weasley was not surprised, and she also knew how good Douglas had been with Bill when he was at school.

He is very good to his second son and third son.

It's just like another big brother of theirs.

Douglas turned back to Mrs. Weasley, who was about to pick up a set of second-hand books in good condition:

"Madame, Ginny's textbook I have ready, it is my gift to her new school.

As you know, I told everyone that whoever enrolls in the future will get a gift from me.

Although missed, George, Fred and Ron's.

But I still don't want to miss the Weasley princess......

Bill didn't write to me a lot......

And I'm ready, don't let me sell it second-hand.

If you refuse, I'll be embarrassed to accept a gift from my wife. ”

Weasley's face paused.

A new set of Hogwarts textbooks is not cheap, almost a month's salary for Arthur.

If it weren't for Bill, Douglas would have been a monopoly in both the Muggle world and the wizarding world.

It's just that it's usually more low-key.

Maybe Douglas's sentence is ready.

In addition, he had just experienced the embarrassment of only one gold galleon in the vault in Gringotts.

In the end, he nodded and did not refuse Douglas's kindness.

After all, she is such a daughter, and she also wants to spoil her.

This isn't the first time Douglas has delivered books, either.

When Percy first went to school, it was a new textbook sent by Douglas.

Mrs. Weasley stopped what she was doing, turned her head and said:

"Well, it's up to you.

But you're coming home this Christmas, and I'm going to give you some of the dishes I've researched.

Ginny, don't hurry up to thank Douglas, he's Bill's best friend.

When I was a child, he didn't tell you a lot of stories......

Although you may not remember it anymore. ”

Ginny blushed and whispered thank you.

She really didn't remember Douglas, who was only five or six years old at the time.

The main impression also comes from the usual chats at home.

Douglas smiled and rubbed her hair and said politely.

Then, pay the unhappy shopkeeper for the copy of "How Prefects Gain Power".

After walking out of the shop, Mrs. Weasley asked:

"Douglais, do you have any other arrangements?

Why don't you go to the Blotted Bookstore, today is the signing of Gilderoy Lockhart's "I Can Magic". ”

Douglas nodded:

"Let's go together, I'm just going to visit the Blotted Bookstore."

Mrs. Weasley quickly shook her head:

"I'm sorry Douglas, I can't get over for now.

I need to take Ginny to buy a gown and other supplies.

I mean, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go for a walk or talk to Arthur at the Leaky Cauldron.

Meet at the Blotted Bookstore an hour later.

Then, in the evening, everyone has a meal together to celebrate your becoming a Hogwarts professor······"