Chapter 124 Flower Boy

The week-long Hogwarts inspection finally came to an end. The Daily Prophet published a special issue to report the results of this inspection.

Out of curiosity, Lu Yunkai spent money for the first time to buy this newspaper that had long been famous but had never been read.

And he was not the only one who was interested in this report. On the train from London back to school, more than half of the students were reading it.

The report was written in great detail, confirming that Sirius was not in the castle, and found two passages that could lead to Hogwarts from the outside. The Ministry of Magic personnel completely sealed these two secret passages to ensure that no one could sneak into the castle from the outside...

The students on the train were discussing these two secret passages enthusiastically.

"One is behind the Gregory statue, and the other is behind the big mirror on the fifth floor. I knew these two secret passages within less than a month of entering the school, meow!"

Chris, who was squatting on Lu Yunkai's shoulder, also wanted to join the heated discussion, but no one except Lu Yunkai could understand what he was saying.

"I knew you didn't say it earlier!"

"Meow! Sirius definitely didn't enter the school from these two passages." Chris said seriously, "These two roads are not only inaccessible to people, but also animals."

"So what you mean is that the people from the Ministry of Magic have been investigating for a week and found nothing?"

Lu Yunkai looked at Chris speechlessly and asked.

"Are you talking to your cat?" Daphne, who was sitting next to Lu Yunkai and reading a newspaper, was stunned when she heard his words.

"Chris said that these two passages have been abandoned for a long time." Lu Yunkai translated for Daphne beside him.

"Ah? Then...how did Black get into the school? The Ministry of Magic hasn't found out yet?"

"It should be." Lu Yunkai nodded.

But he was not worried. This morning he saw the message that Sirius sent him through the mirror saying that he heard that Voldemort should not be in England now, and had left England to track down the European continent...

The rest of the time at Hogwarts this year should be very peaceful, right?

…

Back at Hogwarts, the welcome party was omitted, and the semester started again.

Although the big black dog that appeared outside the manor during the holiday made Lu Yunkai completely relieved his worries, it was not convenient for him to express this relaxation.

Or, in other words, in the whole school, except for him, no one seemed to be able to fully devote themselves to this relaxation.

All subjects seemed to have adjusted their teaching directions and methods, and what can be learned in class suddenly became very practical. It seems that all professors are worried that students will lack the ability to protect themselves when they suddenly meet Sirius somewhere.

But this worry can't be said, after all, the Ministry of Magic has given an official statement that Hogwarts is now very safe.

Even Hogsmeade, a small town near Hogwarts, is very safe.

So the professors, including Dumbledore, can't say that they must pay attention to safety and prevent being attacked...

Even Sybil Trelawney, who likes to joke about death with students in class and laugh at the panic of students, has changed her style recently and stopped mentioning death prophecies in class.

The atmosphere of the whole school has become a little weird.

Among them, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class seems to be a little bit... exceptional.

After the start of this year, if Lu Yunkai learned the most from which class, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is the well-deserved first (in the Potions class, he is now equivalent to half an assistant, so he is naturally not on this list). Compared with the two unreliable professors in the previous two years, Lupin can be said to be very reliable.

But this professor also has a small problem: he will miss at least one week of class every month.

Of course, for Lu Yunkai, this should have been a good thing. When Lupin couldn't attend class for some reason, the substitute teacher was Snape, and as Snape's most admired student, Lu Yunkai naturally received more care from the Dean of Slytherin in class.

But whether it was when Lupin was in class or when Snape was substituting, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was still as usual, and there was no sign of any stress adjustment.

Lu Yunkai privately thought that maybe it was because Lupin knew Sirius well enough and thought he would not come to Hogwarts to kill people?

God knows.

Anyway, it didn't matter to him.

And this kind of loose appearance and tight inner appearance could not last for too long, just like a string that is always taut, it will naturally loosen over time. And the tense atmosphere maintained for a long time will eventually become numb and relaxed.

For a group of wizard apprentices who can only hear Sirius's "brutal stories" from their parents and teachers, one month is their maximum limit for such things.

And when another Hogsmeade weekend comes, this tension is thrown behind them.

...

"What is this?"

On the train platform in the town of Hogsmeade, Daphne looked at the necklace in Lu Yunkai's hand with a curious expression on her face.

"The necklace with the Confusion Charm."

"...It sounds familiar to me."

"Yes! It's the one that Blaise's mother used to exchange for Phoenix Tears. I exchanged it from my friend during the Halloween holiday with a few bottles of potion." Lu Yunkai nodded.

"Oh..." Daphne reached out to take it.

"But I'm just lending it to you! I can't give it to you!" Lu Yunkai took the necklace back.

"Ah! Stingy!!" Daphne reached out and snatched it away.

"Not stingy! I spent a lot of money to get it..."

"I know! I don't want yours!!" Daphne stuck out her tongue and made a face at Lu Yunkai, "Stingy!"

"Wait until I finish!" Lu Yunkai reached out and patted Daphne lightly, "If you take it now, I won't have anything to give you for Christmas."

"...Hate it!!" Daphne rolled her eyes at Lu Yunkai.

"I'm serious! I didn't want to give it to you now, but I didn't expect you to go with me today..."

"I just want to broaden my horizons!" Daphne snorted, "Come on, help me put on the necklace!"

"..."

Lu Yunkai sighed softly.

Forget it, it seems that the Christmas gift has to be prepared again.

Although he is not short of money, choosing a gift is really troublesome!

With some emotion, Lu Yunkai put on a mask with a confounding spell.

In Lu Yunkai's eyes, Daphne, who wore the necklace, now became a beautiful adult witch who was no less beautiful than Irene and Mrs. Zabini, but Lu Yunkai himself was still an ordinary adult wizard.

After all, the uses were different! Lu Yunkai could understand.

The two walked into Hogsmeade together. The destination was naturally the Hog's Head Pub, which Lu Yunkai had been thinking about for a while.

It was still the old rules, with a cup and a glass of butter beer.

"You should wear a veil or something." Lu Yunkai glanced at Daphne and whispered.

"What for?" Daphne's face was lightly pink, and her voice became much softer.

Of course she knew why, because now almost everyone in the bar was looking at her...

This feeling of being the center of attention was really great.

"Forget it." Lu Yunkai sighed softly, and without saying anything more, he took out the things he had prepared today from the space bag.

A rose and six or seven bottles of potion.

"What is this flower? Did you give it to me... Oh! I know, just sell it." Daphne looked aggrieved.

She was glared at by Lu Yunkai.

"I used this flower to test whether the Pig's Head Bar can sell things!"

"Oh..." Daphne was a little aggrieved and didn't say anything.

"If you really like it, wait until you grow it again, and I'll let Sister Irene give you one." Lu Yunkai couldn't bear to see Daphne's aggrieved look.

Although this rose was not grown in the house at all, but he took it out from the system.

Five hundred gold galleons a flower.

The two sat there, chatting in a low voice, and the people in the entire Pig's Head Bar seemed to be staring at them.

And the things in front of them.

After a long time, a wizard with a gray tattered linen hood on his head came to sit opposite Lu Yunkai and Daphne with his own wine glass.

"Are you here to sell things?"

The wizard's voice sounded hoarse, even a little bit unhuman.

"Not selling, but exchanging." Lu Yunkai smiled and replied: "Maybe you have something I'm interested in? Of course, gold galleons are also something I'm interested in."

His voice sounded very low, and the choice of words made it difficult for the other party to guess his age.

"Is this rose also? Or are you giving it to this charming witch?"

"If you are interested, it is of course." Lu Yunkai smiled, "You came here for it too, right?"

"Eternal Rose, it has not appeared for many years."

"Know the goods. Then you should also know its value, right?" Lu Yunkai smiled, "If you use gold galleons as an exchange, it may cost a lot!"

"Oh? How much do you offer?"

"One hundred thousand gold galleons." Lu Yunkai smiled and quoted his price.

Then he felt Daphne's hand tightening around his arm.

"Although the Eternal Rose is said to be eternal, it can only bloom for less than three years." The wizard laughed, "One hundred thousand gold galleons, enough for me to buy one hundred roses every day for three consecutive years."

Lu Yunkai smiled, ignored the wizard, and looked at Daphne beside him.

"I heard there is a shop in town that makes delicious sausages. Should we go and try it?"

"... Is there? I haven't heard of it."

Daphne felt her face stiffen.

She already understood what Lu Yunkai meant. He didn't intend to bargain with the other party at all!

But just selling a rose for one hundred thousand gold galleons, are you kidding? ?

The wizard opposite the two was obviously a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Lu Yunkai didn't even give him a chance to bargain.

Buy it if you want.

Lu Yunkai has the confidence to do so.

The rose he was selling at the Pig's Head Bar today was carefully selected by him after he spent several nights flipping through a thick book called "List of Endangered Rare Magical Plants and Animals".

Plants. Absolutely rare. Consumables.

The Eternal Rose, which has been extinct in Britain for more than a hundred years and is only occasionally found in the mountains of Europe, is undoubtedly the best choice.

More importantly, this thing was once a must-have item for wizards when proposing marriage two hundred years ago, so Lu Yunkai was not worried about its sales.

What he was worried about was that the price of 100,000 gold Galleons was too low.

A wizard who would buy the Eternal Rose to propose marriage would not mind whether it was 100,000 or 500,000 gold Galleons...

Sure enough.

"100,000 gold Galleons? OK."

The wizard sighed softly, took out a withdrawal voucher from Gringotts, filled in the number of 100,000 gold Galleons on it, and handed it to Lu Yunkai.

"Use the Spring Spell once every three days and the Cleansing Spell once a week for maintenance. The Eternal Rose can be maintained forever, just like love, it needs to be cared for at all times." Lu Yunkai smiled and accepted the money.

"...Thank you." The wizard was stunned when he heard Lu Yunkai's words, then nodded, took the flower and left with a smile.

Lu Yunkai looked at the man mumbling and smiled.

This man wouldn't use this sentence to propose marriage, right?

Will this work? ?

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