Chapter 50 Borgin and Burke

The next day, the sun shone on Xielin's buttocks, and Xielin got up lazily - this was a very rare thing for Xielin, who was always diligent and got up early. Even Lucius and Narcissa in the living room couldn't help but whisper, guessing what Xielin had experienced the day before.

Xielin touched his lips, thinking of the touching taste of the passionate kiss before parting last night, and couldn't stop smiling.

Counting the days, the summer vacation will soon be over, and it will be less than a week before school starts.

When they went downstairs for breakfast, Lucius spoke first: "Shaylin, we have an important lunch today with the Parkinson family and the Burke family. Draco and Pansy will also be there. I saw that you seemed a little tired this morning, so I didn't reserve your seat. I think you should rest at home!"

Shaylin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, father. I may go to Diagon Alley to buy the items needed for the start of school later. I will buy Draco's share as well. It's just... I want to know, what are the current views of these two families on the Malfoy family? Father, are you sure you can stabilize them?"

As Shaylin's strength gradually increased, and he heard that he had quietly begun to build connections in the Ministry of Magic, Lucius began to be willing to explain some of the family's affairs to the two brothers.

Lucius said, "Well, it should be fine for now. The old fox Burke has always been a fence-sitter. He runs away faster than anyone else when he sees that the situation is not right. As long as I, Lucius, can still influence the Ministry of Magic, he may be a little shaken, but he will never betray the covenant between the two families. Parkinson will not do that even more, not to mention that the interests of our two families are more closely related-" At this point, Lucius couldn't help but smile on his cold face.

"But I heard that Pansy, that little girl, likes our Draco very much!" Sherin nodded quickly to testify. Draco showed a rare shy expression, and his face flushed.

Sherin has always known that Lucius and Professor Snape have maintained very close contacts. Both of them were Death Eaters, and Lucius obviously knows how important the status of a potion master and the dean of Hogwarts is. So Lucius is not surprised at all that he knows everything about the brothers' behavior in school.

"Then I understand, father. If there is anything I can do, please don't forget to tell Sherin."

Compared to family affairs, Narcissa was obviously more concerned about another matter. She was immediately unhappy when she heard the gossip about Draco and Pansy. Why was she the last one to know? She looked at the father and son angrily, "Put these family affairs aside first, how come I didn't know anything about Draco and Pansy in advance?"

Seeing that the war was about to start, in order to avoid getting burned, Sherin lowered his head and pretended that he was busy eating breakfast.

Seeing that Lucius and Draco were both speechless, Narcissa turned her fire on Sherin, "So, Sherin, what about you? Do you have something to tell Mom? Are you friends with any girl at school?"

Sherin first gave Draco a warning look, then made a "10 Galleons" gesture under the table, and finally shook his head innocently, "How could that be? Mom, you should know from my grades that I spend most of my time studying hard. It's not advisable, not advisable to have a premature love affair that will affect my studies..."

Draco saw that keeping his mouth shut would be profitable, so he naturally testified for Sherin out of loyalty. Although Draco was not short of money, he was still very happy to be able to take advantage of his brother!

Lucius naturally knew that Shaylin and the girl from the Greengrass family and the girl from the Shafik family were inseparable in school. He himself was also happy to see the relationship between Shaylin and the two girls come to fruition - both girls were from the Holy 28 pure-blood families, and they were very outstanding in appearance, knowledge, and family background, and they were worthy of becoming the daughters-in-law of the Malfoy family.

Moreover, the Malfoy family has been too thin in recent generations. He and his father Abraxas Malfoy encountered two wizard wars successively, so there was nothing they could do. Now it is a peaceful era, and it is time for the descendants to spread out.

Since Shaylin was unwilling to make it public, and his son was such a strong-minded person, Lucius would not be so ignorant to reveal his son's secret, so this matter was just exposed.

After his parents and Draco left, Shaylin also hurried to Diagon Alley - he had made an appointment with his family that after the dinner, they would also go to Diagon Alley and take Shaylin home in a Thestral carriage.

Xielin was alone. He grabbed a handful of Floo powder, sprinkled it in the fireplace, shouted "The Leaky Cauldron", and came to Diagon Alley.

Xielin did not rush into Diagon Alley, but cast a simple Transfiguration spell on himself in a corner where no one noticed to increase his height. The Supreme Wizard Robe turned into a set of black cloaks that looked mysterious with Xielin's thoughts. After carefully checking several times to make sure there were no flaws, Xielin turned into Knockturn Alley at the intersection in front of Gringotts.

This was Xielin's second time to Knockturn Alley. Last time, because he was with Lucius and Draco, he did not have the opportunity to explore everywhere. This time, he just wanted to expand his horizons. Xielin wrapped his robe tightly, put his hands in his pockets, and walked aimlessly in Knockturn Alley. Along the way, many people with strange figures passed by him. Most of them were hidden in their cloaks and their faces could not be seen clearly.

Xie Lin glanced at the largest store in Knockturn Alley - Bojin Bock Magic Shop, thought for a moment, and walked in.

When I pushed the door open, the wind chime on the door rang. A man hunched over the counter, combing the greasy hair hanging down his face with his hands. He glanced at Xie Lin who came in, showed a sinister smile, and said, "Buy something or trade?"

This man is Mr. Bojin, the owner of Bojinbok Magic Store.

As far as Schelling knows, the Bock shop was established by the Bock family at the end of the 18th century. The young head of the family at that time, Caractacus Bock, was determined to compete with another alchemical family, the Nott family, in the field of alchemy. , so he boldly established this shop in Knockturn Alley to facilitate his collection and contact with alchemical items related to black magic.

Under his careful management, this store quickly became the largest store in Knockturn Alley. Later, he also absorbed the Bojin family into his vassal family. As a result, Mr. Bojin was able to invest in the store, and after Old Bok retired, he became the store manager. The meal Lucius was talking about this morning was with old Burke and Mr. Parkinson.

This shop mainly sells ancient magic items, but in fact it mostly sells dark magic items. This place can also be used as a pawn shop. Mr. Borgin likes dark magic items with strange uses and unpredictable power.

"Let me take a look first." Xie Lin used a voice-changing spell to change his voice in advance and said roughly.

After hearing this, Mr. Borgin suddenly lost interest in his face. He sat back behind the counter and wiped the surface of the glass box.

Xie Lin glanced at it and saw that the glass box contained a withered human hand on a cushion. It was the glorious hand he had seen when he followed Lucius here last year. After putting the candle on it, The candlelight illuminates only the bearer. Xie Lin shook his head and continued reading.

On the counter were various human bones, a playing card stained with blood, and a glass eyeball that was always staring at people. Masks with terrifying expressions hung on the walls, and strings of rusty, long, sharp instruments hung from the ceiling. Xie Lin's magic eyes can see that these items are filled with dangerous magic fluctuations.

"That's the Mask of Pain. It has a deterrent and intimidating effect, and it's a kind of weak soul magic." He glanced at Mr. Borgin at Schelling out of the corner of his eye and saw that he was obviously interested in the mask hanging on the wall, so he explained.

"Bring me a mask. How much does it cost?" The soul magic Mr. Borkin mentioned aroused Schelling's interest, and he pointed to one of the ghost faces and said.

"Twenty-nine galleons, guest." Mr. Borkin glanced at the wall and said. Xie Lin didn't bargain, he happily counted 29 galleons and put them on the counter.

Seeing that the customer was so happy, Mr. Bo Jin's eyes flashed with an imperceptible cold light, but his mouth was filled with a sincere smile and he said: "Dear guest, there is another family heirloom in our store. Is the guest interested? have a look?"

Seeing Xie Lin nod, Mr. Borgin took out a long box. When he opened it, he found a beautiful opal necklace.

He did not touch the necklace, just pointed at it and said, "This is the magic necklace passed down from the ancestors of my Bojin family. There is magical magic on the necklace, which can speed up the growth of magic power. You also know that everyone's magic power can only increase with the speed of magic. Age grows slowly, and with this necklace, you can speed up the process..."

This guy has such a dirty mind. No wonder he can open a store here and it is the store with the best business. Xie Lin felt angry in his heart and said with a half-smile: "You can put it on and let me see, Mr. Borgin?"

Seeing the cold gleam in Xie Lin's eyes and the obvious chill in his voice, Mr. Bojin's mood suddenly changed. He decided not to offend this unknown guest and bowed to put away the necklace. "I'm sorry, distinguished guest, maybe I made a mistake," he walked into a small room and came out with an ancient cloak in his hand.

"To express our apology, you can take a look at our store's treasure. Although this cloak is not a family heirloom, it is also very valuable. It can block a high-intensity curse for you at a critical moment. Only The Death Curse can break through its defenses."

Mr. Borgin's expression was sincere. This time, he sincerely wanted to make a deal. But Xie Lin already had Night Star with high magic resistance, so this cloak seemed a bit redundant, so he politely declined.

After seeing the treasure of the store, Xie Lin lost interest in continuing to shop and walked out of the store without looking back.

【Get the Mask of Pain! 】

A few steps further into Knockturn Alley, a small shop called "Giant Spider" was opening its door. There seemed to be many strange creatures in cages. Xie Lin thought that he might be able to find himself here. The phantom sniffing grass was needed and walked in.

"Welcome, distinguished guest." In the back of the store, a Hag wearing a wide-brimmed peaked hat whispered in a sinister and hoarse voice, "Please take a look."

(Note: The creature hag has multiple translations in different volumes and chapters of the original People’s Society version: witch, old witch, banshee, old witch, hag. This is very unprofessional. This book is uniformly translated as hag )

Xie Lin glanced at the dominatrix a few times, and then looked at the creatures in the cages on both sides one by one. This is indeed Knockturn Alley, and Xie Lin saw many rare and dangerous creatures here, such as niger snakes, horned water snakes, ash snakes, motley rats, etc. After sighing inwardly, Xie Lin asked seemingly casually, "Are there any phantom-smelling grasses sold here?"

The dominatrix stared at Xie Lin closely, her eyes full of coldness. "I'm afraid the guest is joking. Phantom Smell Grass is a Class A prohibited trade item. Even in Knockturn Alley, no one dares to openly trade it. How can I have it here?" This kind of thing?"

Xie Lin sneered and said, "I'm not kidding, I just believe that in this world, as long as there is enough interest, there is nothing that cannot be traded." After that, he turned around and left.

The dominatrix said in a low voice that was difficult to hear, "If the customer really wants it, you can find someone. He is my supplier. He has many connections. Maybe he can help you..."

Xie Lin took out two gold galleons and slapped them on the counter, and said coldly, "Give me his name and contact information."

The dominatrix calmly put the gold galleons into the drawer, then slowly took out a piece of paper and wrote the name "Nicholas" and a name located somewhere in the Black Forest of Germany. Coordinates, "Guest, he is a professional smuggler. His name has been cast with multiple profound and complex shielding spells. The owl cannot find him. I must trouble you to make a trip yourself."

"The Black Forest?" Xie Lin murmured to himself. It seems that this task requires Dobby to take him to Apparition himself. When dealing with these characters living in the shadows, Xie Lin really can't trust too much. Than that poor IQ.

After finding the clues he needed about the Phantom Smell Grass, Xie Lin looked at the time and was too lazy to continue wandering in Knockturn Alley. He recalled Dobby - Dobby had repaired the secret passage on the fifth floor a few days ago, and Xie Lin happened to give him His new mission required him to go to the Black Forest to find the location of Nicholas. After finding the location, he would come back and take himself to Apparition there.

Thinking that he would have to apparate all the way from the UK to Germany in the future, the spinning way of travel made Schelling a little frightened. It seemed that it was time to put on the agenda the development of an anti-sickness bracelet that could overcome the stun caused by various magical apparations.

(Note: Magical Apparition includes Floo powder, Apparition, and Portkey)

Xie Lin changed into his usual clothes and returned to Diagon Alley. Thinking of his experience in Knockturn Alley, it seemed as if he had experienced two completely different worlds.