Chapter 113 Boarding Inspection

"That's what happened."

Lu Yunkai told Hermione what he had heard about Sirius from Daphne's father.

The Leaky Cauldron was full of people, and the two people hiding in the corner were not very eye-catching, especially because Hermione used a spell to ensure that people around them would not hear their conversation.

"This man is so hateful." Hermione's face was full of resentment, "Harry's father trusted him so much, but he betrayed Mr. Potter's trust!"

"So Harry must not know about this! With his violent temper..." Lu Yunkai sighed, "I'm afraid he might really stand on the street and shout Black to kill him."

"..."Hearing Lu Yunkai's words, Hermione sighed speechlessly.

Lu Yunkai's worry made sense. No wonder Ron's father told Ron so much!

Seeing that Hermione didn't seem to have anything else to ask, Lu Yunkai apologized and stood up.

Although Daphne ran very fast when she left just now, Lu Yunkai guessed that the girl was probably waiting for him at her home.

If he really stayed with Hermione here for a whole day, even if she didn't say anything, Astoria would not let him go.

The fireplace flooed pink, familiar with the road.

"Brother-in-law, you came back very quickly!"

"... Nonsense!"

Lu Yunkai rolled his eyes at Astoria, who had a small golden snake wrapped around her neck and looked at her with a smile.

"You are smart! If it takes too long..." Astoria smiled and touched the head of the golden python, "Elsa, say hello!"

The golden python looked in the direction of Lu Yunkai and spit out its tongue.

"...Where is your sister?"

"In the study." Astoria saw that Lu Yunkai seemed a little afraid of his snake, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. She reached out and touched the snake's head, and then left with a proud face.

Actually, I'm not really afraid of it. I'm just worried that it will be eaten by Chris...

Lu Yunkai took a look at the snake and turned away.

...

Hermione didn't tell Harry about the incident that made her so angry that she banged the table. After struggling for a week and exchanging two letters with Lu Yunkai, she also moved to the Leaky Cauldron to spend the rest of the summer vacation.

In fact, Lu Yunkai didn't recommend her to do this.

But apart from him, it seems that no one thinks that Black dares to enter the Leaky Cauldron with so many Aurors on duty, so even Daphne, after taking her sister to Diagon Alley, no longer cares about Lu Yunkai's warnings and starts to run to the bar every day to play with him.

And Ron also moved in after seeking his father's consent.

The Leaky Cauldron, which was originally a little deserted, suddenly became lively.

And after having a new playmate, Harry no longer came to stick with Lu Yunkai every day like before.

Slytherin and Gryffindor also began to be clearly divided in the Leaky Cauldron...

In this way, the remaining month passed quietly, and finally, the new semester arrived.

A large group of people in the Leaky Cauldron followed Harry's "security" and came to King's Cross Station in a mighty manner. Astoria, who was riding a train here for the first time, was so excited that she almost overturned the cart...

But fortunately, Lu Yunkai, who was already familiar with the route, calmly helped her handle everything. After greeting Harry and the other three, he took the curious little girl on the train with Malfoy and the others.

The carriage was very lively, and a group of students were chatting about their summer vacation experiences and travels.

It was at this time that Lu Yunkai learned that except for him and Daphne, Malfoy who was grounded by his father, and Blaise and the other four who had to stay at home because of their father's death, almost no other students had their summer vacation arrangements affected by Black's affairs.

The Bermuda cruise that Lu Yunkai and Daphne did not go on for some reason happened to be on Millicent's schedule.

Listening to Millicent's story about the wizard gathering on the cruise ship, Daphne was extremely envious.

Just like that, the train moved forward all the way.

"Why is it raining so hard today?"

Not really wanting to hear Pansy tell the story of how she pestered her mother to get a necklace from a famous wizard that was said to increase luck, Blaise whispered to Lu Yunkai sitting opposite.

It's not that he has any opinion on Pansy, but he has guessed that the necklace will most likely be given to Malfoy as a gift in the end...

Blaise is so sensitive to the sour smell of love.

"I don't know. It was sunny when I was in London just now." Lu Yunkai also looked out the window.

The rain in the sky was pouring down like a bucket, and the thick clouds pressed the sky dark, giving people a feeling of being unable to breathe.

"I hope the rain will stop before we get to school." Blaise sighed softly.

"I think it's bad." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "By the way, I didn't see your mother send you to the station today..."

"What?" Blaise rolled his eyes at Lu Yunkai. "I really advise you to stay away from her. Your life is not as tough as you think!"

"...I want to ask her when Knockturn Alley will reopen. I am still counting on selling potions in the store!" Lu Yunkai rolled his eyes at Blaise.

"It's hanging." Blaise whispered again about the Ministry of Magic's warning to the shops in Knockturn Alley not to open.

"It seems that I have to save money at school this year!" Lu Yunkai sighed with a smile.

"What are you afraid of! I heard from my mother that you asked her to help hire someone to grow herbs for you..."

"Grow herbs? Why did you start doing this kind of work?" Malfoy, who was not very interested in the story told by Pansy, interrupted.

Compared to Lu Yunkai, who would rather stay in the Leaky Cauldron for his own safety, Malfoy really couldn't understand why his father didn't let him go out, and naturally, he couldn't listen to what Pansy said.

Even he himself guessed that the things Pansy said that she had worked so hard to get would be given to him in the end...

"I thought that since potion refining consumes a lot of raw materials of herbs, it's better to grow some that consume more." Lu Yunkai explained to Malfoy with a smile.

"Then you have no place to sell potions now, what should you do with these herbs?"

"You can also sell the herbs directly to the shops in Diagon Alley!" Lu Yunkai smiled, "I have already talked to the owner of the pharmacy, Giggs, and he agreed to accept the herbs from me."

"That's too much of a loss, right? Can you earn back the labor costs?" Malfoy was a little worried.

"Of course! We can't compare to Lu Yunkai in making money." Speaking of this, Blaise was convinced by Lu Yunkai.

He knew the details of the lucky bag sales plan.

"But it doesn't make much money, it's just a basic expense... Eh? Why did the train stop?"

Before Lu Yunkai finished speaking, the Hogwarts Express, which was moving forward, suddenly stopped.

"It's not the station yet!" Daphne, who was sitting by the window, looked outside.

The Hogwarts platform did not appear.

At this moment, the lights in the carriage suddenly flickered, and after a few flashes, it was completely dark.

The sky outside the car was originally as dark as the bottom of a pot. Now that the lights went out, it seemed that everyone in the car fell into the night.

Lu Yunkai clearly felt that Astoria, who was sitting next to him, hugged his arms.

This little girl was scared... Well, it's not her fault. Daphne on the other side did exactly the same thing as her sister.

"It's okay, maybe there's a minor problem with the train?" Lu Yunkai calmly pulled out his wand and waved it.

Immediately, the carriage followed suit and a "flickering" sound was heard.

"You're really calm! Don't you think this is scary?" Malfoy said to Lu Yunkai with a wand in his hand.

"What's there to be afraid of! No one will die." Lu Yunkai shook his head.

"Ah! Brother-in-law!! Look at the window..."

"How many times have I told you not to call him like that at school!" Daphne on the other side didn't care about being afraid anymore, and jumped up to teach her sister a lesson.

"... Daphne, you and Lu Yunkai..." Pansy's tone was somewhat envious.

"No, don't get me wrong..."

...

However, Lu Yunkai didn't care about getting involved in the little drama of these girls, and his eyes fell on the lathe.

The raindrops fell on the window to form a thin layer of water film, and then instantly... froze into ice. Lu Yunkai even saw the breath coming out of Daphne's mouth when she was teaching Astoria a lesson.

It's only September! Is it so cold?

Lu Yunkai reached out and pressed Daphne, who was standing up and holding her sister's ears, on the seat, and then gently pushed her behind him.

Daphne, who was angry and embarrassed, calmed down instantly.

She was very familiar with this action. A few months ago, in the Forbidden Forest, when facing the Soul-Eating Lynx and the Eight-eyed Giant Spider... Well, now the Soul-Eating Lynx is lying on Lu Yunkai's legs and sleeping.

"Is there danger?"

"There is something strange." Lu Yunkai said softly, and Astoria, who was still crying there, was silent all of a sudden.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly flew past the car window.

"What is that? A ghost?" Malfoy, who saw it first, exclaimed.

"Don't be afraid! It's not like you haven't seen ghosts before." Lu Yunkai's words calmed down the panicked Malfoy.

Indeed, the Bloody Baron, Nearly Headless Nick... there are a lot of ghosts in Hogwarts.

But.

There was a bang at the door of the carriage.

The door opened.

Something got on the train...

The group of wizard apprentices in the carriage suddenly became nervous again.

Then Lu Yunkai saw a huge black rag floating in from the direction of the door.

The carriage was instantly silent.

The rag was seen floating slowly, and the face that was exposed in the rag, which seemed to have been soaked in water for hundreds of years and had rotted and had no facial features, was shaking left and right, as if looking for something.

It floated very slowly, making everyone in the carriage feel as if time had stopped.

After a while, it finally came to the place where Lu Yunkai and his group gathered.

Its eyes swept over everyone.

Lu Yunkai suddenly felt that when it looked at him, a familiar and strange feeling came to his heart.

That belonged to the little Lu Yunkai in the past... It seemed that there was no hope or happiness in this world, only endless despair.

And the little fluctuation in his heart seemed to be keenly noticed by the monster.

Its body turned towards Lu Yunkai and stared at him.

At this moment.

"Meow~~"

Chris, who had been sleeping on Lu Yunkai's legs, suddenly called out.

The monster stood up, turned around, and left the car.

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