Chapter 149 The Snake's Master

"You don't want to hire me?"

"I don't think you are willing to work for a brat like me, right? Besides, I can't give you much money."

"I heard Erin Hill's salary is quite high."

"Well, but that position is just a position..."

"I'm a pure-blood witch. I think I'm more qualified than her."

"I am indeed a Slytherin student, and I take blood matters very seriously, but what I value even more is Muggle-born wizards."

Lu Yunkai looked calm.

It's already mid-July, and a quarter of the summer vacation is over.

That day, Chris left her promise to Old Eli to Lu Yunkai, but after struggling for a while, Lu Yunkai still went to Knockturn Alley to find the old man and made it clear that he did not intend to accept his granddaughter as his employee.

I don't want to support someone who looks down on me.

Lu Yunkai's reasons left Old Eli at a loss as to what else to say.

Therefore, this matter should have been left alone.

But a week later, Chris brought back news from Knockturn Alley, saying that Old Eli still wanted to talk to Lu Yunkai again.

And when Lu Yunkai came to Knockturn Alley again, he met Jorkins.

And the reason this witch gave him for applying for a job made his dislike of this fat witch reach a peak.

Are bloodlines a factor when applying for a job?

The reason why he was willing to take care of Irene in this way, apart from her kindness to Lu Yunkai when they first met in Diagon Alley, was because he felt that Muggle-born wizards were not welcome in the magical world, so they had to help each other.

Qiaojins encountered a reverse scale from Lu Yunkai.

So, ignoring the embarrassed old Eli's attempts to lighten the atmosphere, Lu Yunkai turned around and left the shop.

"Wait a moment!!"

"I don't think we have anything else to say." Lu Yunkai looked at Jorkins coldly, his face still expressionless, "I really didn't expect that someone born in Gryffindor would be so concerned about blood. The wizard who cares.”

"Then you should be able to understand what I just said, and I just hope to get this job from you, right?" Jorkins had a stubborn look on his face, as if he didn't intend to give up at all.

"I'm sorry, you can't get it." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "I don't need someone who talks and doesn't hold the door to work for me."

"Does the work of growing herbal medicines still need to be kept confidential?"

"Amnesia is theoretically a herb prohibited by the Ministry of Magic. And even if it's not needed, this job certainly has nothing to do with you." Lu Yunkai's impatience was written on his face, "You don't have to bother me anymore."

"Aren't you afraid that I will go directly to the Ministry of Magic to report you?"

"...Go ahead!!" Lu Yunkai was happy when he heard this, "No matter whether the Ministry of Magic can find out from me or not, Barty Crouch will definitely be the first to know about this. Come on!"

After saying that, ignoring the witch who seemed to want to say something else, Lu Yunkai went directly to the Floo fireplace in Knockturn Alley, took a handful of Floo powder, and returned home.

"...Eh? Are you back?"

"...What, you have something to leave?"

"Well, I'm going to attend a friend's birthday party..."

"……oh."

Lu Yunkai jumped out of the fireplace a little embarrassed.

And Erin, who was still in the fireplace, was even more embarrassed.

The two of them just bumped into each other...

"Then I'm leaving... By the way, the snake outside seems to be very excited today. I don't know what's going on. It's been swimming around the house." Irene blushed and said to Lu Yunkai, Then he left with a handful of floo powder.

"Broken snake!"

Lu Yunkai nagged angrily.

"Meow, why did you come back so fast?"

"……roll."

"That Joggins recruited you again? That's none of my business, meow!!"

"If it weren't for you making random promises for me, would I still have to meet that idiot?" Lu Yunkai glared at Chris and walked out of the hall.

"Meow, I've known Eli for so many years, and this is the first time he's asked me for help! Why am I so embarrassed not to agree! What did the witch say? Why are you so angry!"

Chris chased out with a little worry.

This was the first time it saw Lu Yunkai get so angry at it.

"...What on earth does that broken snake want to do?"

Lu Yunkai really didn't want to talk about what happened just now, and in front of the wall in the front yard, he also saw the crazy snake that Irene was talking about.

"God knows." Seeing that Lu Yunkai didn't want to mention Jorgins anymore, Chris quickly changed the subject, "Meow, why don't you go along and see what it's going to do?"

"Isn't this the same day when you came back and told me that it suddenly couldn't come into the yard, probably because it had a new owner?" Lu Yun gave Chris a blank look, "Why should I go with it? Meet its new owner. ”

"Meow, I've been thinking these past few days, why does such a snake with a human soul suddenly recognize its master? Before you used the Imperius Curse on it, it didn't recognize you as its master!"

"...You obviously thought of it because you saw that I was in a bad mood and wanted to change the subject, right?"

"It's much better for you to be angry because of this broken snake than because of me." Chris nodded without hesitation.

"..."

Lu Yunkai smiled helplessly and sighed.

"But if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is no problem." Seeing that Lu Yunkai finally stopped frowning, Chris continued: "Daphne still can't make her golden python obey her completely. This snake has been waiting for you here for half a month... Maybe the owner of this snake is Voldemort!"

"... I'm not angry with you, you don't need to try so hard to change the subject. Why bring up Voldemort!" Lu Yunkai finally laughed.

"Meow, then tell me what Jorkins said to you?"

"It's..."

Lu Yunkai relayed to Chris what the fat witch had just said to him.

Then...

"Don't worry about it." Chris was also very angry about Lu Yunkai's story.

"That's it!" Lu Yunkai took a look at the big snake and planned to go back to the house.

"Meow, are you really not going to go with this snake to see what's going on? Daphne isn't home today anyway..."

"...Can you please stop being bored and causing trouble?"

"But the more I think about it, the more I feel that this matter might really be related to Voldemort!" Chris said seriously, "Think about it! Wasn't it the time when Voldemort returned to England when it ran away? Voldemort can speak Parseltongue, so he has no problem communicating with snakes...If Voldemort really came to you for help through the snake, then this is a great opportunity for you to find out why he didn't die!!"

"You don't really think Voldemort will come to me for help? Wouldn't it be better for him to ask Lucius? Isn't Lucius in contact with some Death Eaters who haven't been imprisoned yet..."

"Lucius was not imprisoned in Azkaban! Do you think Voldemort really trusts him?" Chris shook her head, "If it were me, I wouldn't trust him."

"That's better than someone like me, right?"

"It's much easier to bewitch a child."

"... Can you stop forcing excuses here? I've already said I don't blame you." Lu Yunkai sighed.

"Then smile. Smile and I won't rush you."

"... Dead cat."

Lu Yunkai turned around and walked back to the house.

...

"This broken snake runs really fast."

"Meow, I've already said it, it's not an ordinary snake!"

"Okay! Okay! I understand!" Lu Yunkai sighed helplessly and pressed his body against the flying broom.

What would it be like when a bad cat is determined to annoy you? Lu Yunkai experienced it today.

The cat's cry rang in his ears for an hour. It was difficult to hit it, it didn't listen to scolding, and it was impossible to catch it...

Lu Yunkai now felt that he was hallucinating.

In the end, he could only use his actions to show that he was not angry with the bad cat, just following the snake and taking a walk.

As for what Chris said about Voldemort, Lu Yunkai didn't take it to heart at all.

He didn't believe that Voldemort, who had finally escaped Sirius's pursuit and escaped back to England, would come to find him.

According to Chris, the soul of Voldemort in the Chamber of Secrets, which was attached to the notebook and tried to rob Ginny's body, had been swallowed by it. Even if there was Voldemort's soul somewhere else, it should be like the one in the dungeon before, and there was no connection between it and the one in the Chamber of Secrets.

So how did it know that he might help it?

What's more, he let the snake lead Lu Yunkai to his hiding place instead of going directly to Lu Yunkai. If he was rejected, he would have nowhere to run!

Just like that, riding on a broom in the air, following the big snake flying forward on the ground, Lu Yunkai flew northwest for an unknown period of time.

"Meow! It seems we've arrived! The snake has entered the castle."

Chris pointed to a castle not far ahead that looked a bit like the Malfoys and said to Lu Yunkai.

"... Well, it seems so." Lu Yunkai nodded, "Okay, now that we know where it is, let's go back..."

"Meow? Since we're here, why don't we go in and take a look?"

"The castle is not in the wild. What if it's a trap? Once you go in, you can't get out!" Lu Yunkai shook his head firmly.

"It's not that serious! Meow! I feel like there's something familiar in this castle."

"Familiar? Have you been here?"

"No. But this feeling is very strong. It seems like... how should I put it, meow, it's probably the feeling of going home." Chris said to Lu Yunkai seriously.

"Home?" Lu Yunkai laughed, "Okay! I'll listen to you! Just don't yell at me anymore."

"Meow, don't worry! I'll protect you!" Chris continued seriously.

Lu Yunkai controlled the broom and landed at the gate of the castle.

It was an ordinary door that only one person could enter, which seemed a bit inconsistent with this castle that looked quite large. And under the door there was a small door hole that should be for pet cats and dogs to enter and exit. The big snake should have entered from here just now.

But the door was locked from the outside.

"There can't be anyone in here? If there is anyone, it won't be locked from the outside!" Lu Yunkai pointed to the padlock on the door and said to Chris.

"Use a spell to open it! Do you still need to find a key?"

"...Open it with a spell!" Lu Yunkai could only smile helplessly and cast a spell.

The door lock fell off and Lu Yunkai opened the door.

A damp air with a rotten smell came out of the door. There was also a faint fishy smell in it.

Lu Yunkai frowned, and then instinctively cast a protective spell on himself.

The big snake was now coiled in the door, looking in the direction of the door. Seeing Lu Yunkai open the door, it continued to walk inside.

Lu Yunkai followed it. Along the dim corridor, he came to the stairs, went upstairs, and came to a dim small room.

There was a shabby sofa in the room.

The big snake naturally wrapped around the back of the sofa.

"You are finally here."

A faint voice came from the sofa.

Lu Yunkai was stunned.

From his angle, he could only see the side of the armrest sofa, but he could not see anyone inside at all! !

He walked into the room a few steps.

Then he was startled.

There was a monster that looked like a baby lying on the sofa. Lu Yunkai would never forget that ugly face.

Is it really Voldemort? ?

Who gave you the courage to send a snake directly to me?

Good fellow... I haven't figured out how to trick you into accepting me as your follower!

This is trouble!