Chapter 189 Summer Vacation Travel

"You go home first, I'll be back in a while."

On the platform 9 3/4, Lu Yunkai said this to Daphne who was following him.

The Hogwarts Express stopped, and a group of young wizard apprentices jumped off the train like swallows and rushed to their families. Only Daphne was watching Lu Yunkai, who had no one to pick him up, like a prisoner.

That feeling was actually a bit strange.

"You...are going to meet the mysterious man?" Daphne's face was filled with worry.

That's why she was staring at him all the time.

"What else? Some things have to be resolved sooner or later." Lu Yunkai nodded and glanced at the students on the platform, "Don't worry, there won't be any danger. I'll go to your house for dinner tonight."

"...Yeah." Daphne glanced at her sister and mother who were watching from the side, and knew that it was time for her to leave, "See you tonight."

"Okay." Lu Yunkai nodded and smiled, then waved to Hailin from a distance and left the platform by himself.

Flying broom, no words along the way.

"Meow! Why are you here just now!"

At the gate of the castle, Chris, who had been squatting here for a long time, had an impatient look on her face.

Early this morning, before Lu Yunkai got on the train, Chris left Hogwarts by herself.

She ran all the way from faraway Scotland and arrived earlier than Lu Yunkai...

"I was thinking about how to talk to him."

"Don't think about it, let's go home." Chris shook her cat head, "He's not here anymore."

"Ah?" Lu Yunkai was stunned.

"I just went in to check, he's not here, and neither is the snake. Maybe after Crouch Jr. was exposed, he felt it was unsafe to stay here, so he ran away. Of course, it's also possible that Voldemort didn't trust Crouch Jr. from the beginning, so after finding out that he hadn't come for a long time, he felt that he was exposed, and then he ran away."

"What should we do?"

"Just wait! Can you find him with your ability?" Chris shook her head, "If Crouch Jr. really went to Hogwarts undercover without asking Voldemort, then Voldemort would not believe anyone."

"...Forget it, let's go home."

Lu Yunkai sighed.

Suddenly, he felt a little... relieved? ?

Obviously, he wanted to get into Voldemort's inner circle to find out the news, but now that Voldemort is gone, he is actually a little relieved?

But this can't be blamed on him! The days before that when he was worried about being suspected by Voldemort were really too tormenting. Now that Voldemort has avoided him, it may not be a bad thing for him.

Anyway, the Bludger has been thrown to Dumbledore. Whether he decides to shoot or do something else, leave it to him!

It's good to be a small supporting role quietly.

With this idea, Lu Yunkai flew all the way back to London. After saying hello to Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, he returned home with a handful of Floo powder.

On the way, Lu Yunkai got another "good news" from Daphne: her father, Baron Greengrass, had just finished the ruins excavation expedition on the other side of the ocean and returned to England.

Looking at Daphne's excited smile in the communication mirror, Lu Yunkai's mood also improved.

Then a little bit of guilt emerged in his heart: Daphne used the communication mirror to contact him at this time. Compared with telling him a news that he would know tonight, it was actually more important to confirm Lu Yunkai's safety, right?

He also recalled that many people, including Dumbledore, thought that the ritual that Lu Yunkai consulted Furong about last year was to remove the curse from Daphne, but Lu Yunkai was just worried about Voldemort.

To be honest, Daphne was more precious to him than Voldemort! He was so concerned about Voldemort, but when had he ever cared so much about Daphne?

Chris always said that destroying Voldemort was a "serious matter", but making Daphne happy was the serious matter, right?

So, leave the "big matter" to Dumbledore! Just focus on your own "serious matter".

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"Do you really want to go?"

One day after dinner, in the living room, drinking a black carbonated drink brought back from the other side of the ocean (Lu Yunkai actually wanted to tell him that this thing was sold everywhere in London), Baron asked Lu Yunkai with a serious face.

In the living room, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Well. I want to find out what's going on..."

"Curse, blood curse."

"I know! But what kind of curse is it?" Lu Yunkai shook his head and interrupted Baron's interruption, "Why did Daphne's mother get it, but Helin was fine? And Helin was fine, why did Astoria tell me that she was affected? Aren't you curious?"

"The British don't do much research on blood curses." Baron smiled, "I have checked all the books, and I haven't found any explanation for this matter."

"So, I think it's necessary to go to the place where the curse was triggered to take a look." Lu Yunkai glanced at Daphne with a strange expression, "Anyway, we don't want to stay in England during the summer vacation. Since we want to go out to play... the Middle East is not impossible."

"It's better not to. There are Muggles fighting there recently, it's a mess..."

"If it's just Muggles, we still have the ability to protect ourselves." Lu Yunkai smiled and shook his head, "I am the champion of the Triwizard Tournament after all. If I can't even protect my girlfriend, what kind of eternal glory is that!"

"But..."

"Compared to England, I think the Middle East is much safer."

Silence.

Baron then remembered the shadow hiding behind the smiling young man in front of him.

For a while.

"I'll go to the Ministry of Magic to file a report tomorrow and leave the day after tomorrow." Baron made a decision.

"Dad!! I want to go too!" Astoria, who had not interrupted, said hurriedly.

"What are you going to do! You..."

"What? I also have that curse on me! Why can't I go!" Astoria said confidently.

Baron was stunned. Then he looked at his wife with a guilty conscience.

"I won't go. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if I get into trouble even though I'm fine." Helin smiled, "I'm relieved that Leah will go with Yunkai."

What he said...

Lu Yunkai was a little powerless to complain.

What do you mean by "you can rest assured if they follow me"? That means they follow your husband and her father!!

"That's fine." Baron sighed softly, "Then let's just think of it as me taking them to the Middle East for a trip!"

"Okay." Helin smiled, "It just so happens that I'll make an appointment with my friends to go to Valencia for a trip."

"Yeah."

...

"Daphne, I want to ask you something, don't be angry!"

"What should I be angry about?" Daphne rolled her eyes at Lu Yunkai coquettishly, "Say it!"

Just now you looked like you were going to take risks for me... How could I be angry with you!

"What's the relationship between your father and your mother like?" Lu Yunkai glanced at the distance.

He is still in Greengrass's house. Although he is in front of the fireplace, he still has to be careful when speaking.

"It's fine! What's wrong?"

"...Nothing. Well, you should be prepared. Remember to bring all the fire-proof rings I gave you before. This trip to the Middle East is really not a trip."

Lu Yunkai changed the subject.

Good relationship? I feel that your parents are just barely getting along with each other!

Otherwise, how can you take your daughter out for a trip without your wife? Isn't this unreasonable?

"Oh! I understand! You will protect me!!"

"...Okay." Lu Yunkai smiled and patted Daphne's shoulder, "Then I'll go back first. Tomorrow... I won't come. I have to go to Diagon Alley to deal with something."

"What about the communication mirror?"

"Well, I have to meet Blaise's mother during the holiday. There are still some things to explain."

"Okay." Daphne nodded, "Aren't you going to go to Gringotts to discuss business with Fleur? Solve it together?"

"I plan to leave that to Madam Zabini... But it will be solved tomorrow anyway."

"Then I won't come to see you tomorrow. See you the day after tomorrow?"

"Okay!"

...

The next morning, Lu Yunkai came to Diagon Alley, Zabini Magic Item Store.

In the window at the door, a piece of magic-set glass repeatedly played the advertisement of the mirror.

"Are you still worried about the owl not coming back for a long time? When you..."

Lu Yunkai did not stop in front of the store door, but pushed the door and walked in.

There was no one in the store. On the left hand side of the glass, which was similar to the window, was playing the introduction of the communication mirror made by Mrs. Zabini. On the other side of the glass, the shadow of Irene, which appeared on the other glass, thanked the customers who walked into the store for their patronage and reminded them that they could write their names on a piece of parchment next to them. When the latest mirror arrived, they would be notified by the owl to pick it up...

Lu Yunkai thought the unmanned vending system was great.

But he did not rush to leave, but just found a stool in the store and sat down.

While watching the mirror instructions playing there in a loop.

Not long.

"You came quite early!" Mrs. Zabini, who pushed open the door of the store, seemed a little sleepy.

She looked like she had a good drink last night...

"Didn't I give you a batch of mirrors? Not enough to sell?" Lu Yunkai pointed to the appointment parchment next to him and dragged the conversation straight to the point.

"What's the hurry? Isn't this what you taught me? Take your time, sell a little bit at a time, and you can still get a good price..." Madam Zabini yawned and sat on the chair, looking lazy, "So why did you ask me to come here?"

"I told you before about the cooperation with Gringotts."

"I don't think it's necessary." Madam Zabini shook her head, "Those who can't even afford a few hundred gold Galleons are not our target customer group."

"You! You thought I sold the mirrors too expensive before, but now you turn around and look down on those who can't afford it? I think you've been blinded by those thousand mirrors!" Lu Yunkai sighed, "This must be done. I want to strive to let all wizards in England have a communication mirror within five years. For those who can't afford it, I can only think of this method to solve it."

"Within five years?" Madam Zabini smiled speechlessly.

"If possible, I even hope to do it within three years, before I graduate from Hogwarts." Lu Yunkai nodded, "But I know it's a bit difficult."

"More than a bit difficult!!" Madam Zabini shook her head, "Anyway, I don't agree with your method of us paying the interest."

"Then you go and talk to Gringotts and see what they offer." Lu Yunkai said indifferently, "Low interest or no interest, it's all fine. Anyway, I have only one idea, let more wizards buy mirrors as soon as possible, and then we start pushing advertisements."

"Do I still need to arrange this kind of restricted sales here?" Madam Zabini pointed to the parchment.

"I suggest gradually canceling it." Lu Yunkai thought about it and said seriously, "The first batch of reservations will be settled before the summer vacation, and then the second batch will be placed before Christmas. Full sales will start next spring, and at the same time support Gringotts' loan sales."

"Can you take out so many mirrors? Don't just look at the two thousand mirrors in my hand. I tell you, they will be gone in two days!" Madam Zabini seems to be concerned not about not being able to sell them, but not enough to sell.

To be honest, since the sale of the 1,000 mirrors, she has not worried about the sales of this thing at all, so now she looks so calm.

"I can make 100,000 mirrors for you before the end of summer vacation. Is it enough?"

"...There are not so many wizards in the whole of England!!" Madam Zabini was happy, "How did your production increase so quickly?"

"I'm familiar with it." Lu Yunkai said casually, "I'll leave the matter of discussing with Gringotts to you. Remember one thing, let those who need to borrow money to buy mirrors get the mirrors as cheaply as possible."

"This is very difficult!" After hearing Lu Yunkai's estimated production, Madam Zabini also understood Lu Yunkai's determination to promote magic mirrors, "After all, if some wizards really don't pay back the money, Gringotts can't do anything to them..."

"If they don't pay back the money, we will stop the service. His advance payment is equivalent to buying an ordinary mirror. Gringotts will no longer provide services to them. Look, he still doesn't pay it back." Lu Yunkai rolled his eyes at Madam Zabini, "These are not reasons!"

"Okay!" Madam Zabini saw that she couldn't refuse, so she had to agree.

"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll leave first." Lu Yunkai stood up directly.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Do you think I'm so annoying now?" Mrs. Zabini grumbled, a little unhappy.

"I'm going to the Middle East tomorrow." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "I have some other things to deal with today."

"Middle East? What... Oh!! Go check the curse on your girlfriend? I heard from Blaise that you studied some forbidden alchemy in school to help your girlfriend remove the curse and were warned by Dumbledore..."

"... When did Blaise's tongue become so long?" Lu Yunkai frowned speechlessly.

"I'm praising you! Good job!" Mrs. Zabini smiled and sighed, "If I could have met someone like you who treated me like this, I wouldn't have lived like this now..."

"I'm leaving."

Lu Yunkai didn't want to respond to Mrs. Zabini's words.

I see you are quite satisfied with your current life...

Walking out of the store quickly, Lu Yunkai glanced around.

There were quite a few people, and it was summer vacation after all, so many Hogwarts students were killing time here. Some people who saw Lu Yunkai waved to him.

Yes, Knockturn Alley, Old Eli.

During the time when Lu Yunkai was in the Middle East, he had to ask him to help look after Chris. After all, the night before, when he learned that Lu Yunkai was going to leave Voldemort behind and go to solve Daphne's curse, the cat was in a very bad mood.

God knows if it will impulsively cause trouble during the time when Lu Yunkai was away.

But last year, Lu Yunkai refused to help her granddaughter arrange a job, and I don't know if Old Eli will do him this favor again...