Chapter 222 Black’s news

"Why are you downstairs? Didn't I remember that I said that I would entertain important guests tonight, so I asked all the guests not to come downstairs?"

Tom slapped his forehead and said half helplessly and half indignantly.

However, Harry looked at Mike in surprise as if he hadn't heard what he said at all, and said to himself:

"Mike?"

Harry was a little unsure whether the blond boy in front of him was Mike. After all, in his impression, Mike had a slender figure, and even if the boy in front of him was wearing a loose wizard robe, Harry could tell that he had a large body. Big muscles.

"Long time no see, Harry." Mike was slightly startled when he saw Harry, but he quickly reacted and asked deliberately, "Aren't you supposed to be at your aunt's house? Why are you here?"

Although Mike had a smile on his face, his brain was running at high speed.

Being familiar with the original novel, he certainly knew what Harry's appearance here meant. This meant that the plot of the third grade had officially begun.

"Is it really you? Oh my god! I miss you so much!"

Mike's answer confirmed Harry's guess, so Harry, who had been locked up at home without seeing his friends for a long time, came to Mike in three steps and two steps at a time, and gave Mike a warm hug.

Tom on the side was a little stunned. He didn't expect that the famous savior Harry Potter would know Mike. After all, they were not from the same college.

But he quickly realized that Harry and Mike seemed to have a very good relationship, so could he use this to please Mike?

As soon as he thought of it, he did it. Tom put on a flattering smile and said to Harry: "Harry, I didn't expect that you are Mr. Townley's friend. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Well, yours I will give you all the accommodation expenses for free! Who told me that Mr. Townley and I are good friends!"

Harry was slightly startled by Tom's impassioned look. He remembered clearly that although the boss Tom in front of him was not a stingy person, he was definitely not generous. Even because he was underage and had no guardian, Tom also asked for an extra amount of money as accommodation fee.

He was just about to say something when he heard Mike say calmly: "Okay Tom, I know what you want. You can talk to Weasley and the others about the specifics of the dealer contract tomorrow. Just say that I have agreed to it in general." . Now, please bring us some food, I need to catch up with my friends. Oh, by the way, give me a copy of the Daily Prophet from the last week."

Hearing this, Tom was overjoyed. He thanked Mike and took small steps to the kitchen.

Today, he was going to cook for the two of them himself.

Taking advantage of this time, Mike also learned the reason for Harry's appearance here. As expected by Mike, it was generally similar to the original work.

"In other words, your uncle's family often bullied you, and then a few days ago you finally couldn't stand it anymore, so you blew your aunt into a big balloon and floated it up. Then when you ran away from home and came to the When we arrived at the Cauldron, the Minister of Magic found you and asked you to stay here first and stop running around?"

"That's right! That's it!"

Harry took a breath and said.

Because he was too excited, he had just described the bizarre events that happened to him in disjointed ways. After he finished speaking, he was still a little worried that Mike wouldn't understand, but he didn't expect that Mike's ability to understand was so strong. All understood.

After telling Mike everything, the anger on Harry's face subsided slightly, but he still couldn't help complaining: "I really don't know what Minister Fudge is thinking. Obviously last year, it was because of the house elf Dobby. They gave me a warning about the incident, saying that if I release magic outside the school again, I would be expelled, and now they tell me that this incident is a trivial matter..."

Harry told Mike a lot of things at once, and Mike could only keep nodding and perfunctory. Maybe for him this was a magical experience, but for Mike it was just a story that he had seen several times. The plot is just that, quite boring.

It was the first time that Mike discovered that Harry, a little boy, was actually a talkative person.

Fortunately, Old Tom had already prepared the supper that Harry wanted and the newspaper that Mike wanted, and brought them to the two of them.

"Okay, Harry. Anyway, they won't fire you now. Isn't it okay if the results are good? Do you still want the Minister to really enforce the law and fire you? Okay, eat quickly, aren't you hungry? "?" Mike pushed the food in front of Harry and said, "Tom, you go to rest first, Harry and I will talk alone."

Tom, who has owned a bar for so many years, naturally has a high emotional intelligence. After hearing what Mike said about resigning, he retreated to the bedroom upstairs without any intention of eavesdropping.

He knew that sometimes the more you knew, the more dangerous it was.

Harry was really hungry, so when he saw the hot food being served, he swallowed and started fighting. Mike, on the other hand, took advantage of Harry's rare opportunity to be quiet and read the newspaper.

After browsing for a while, Mike saw the information he was looking for. The same news was written on the front page for almost a week...

'Shock! Notorious murderer Blake escapes from prison! For the first time, Azkaban's abilities are questioned. ’

Sirius Black once openly used explosive spells to kill more than a dozen Muggles and the famous anti-Voldemort fighter Peter Pettigrew on the street, and betrayed the famous members of the Order of the Phoenix, the Boy Who Lived, and Harry Potter. Parents James Potter and Lily Potter.

Please note that Sirius Black is extremely dangerous. If you are spotted by the public, please leave the scene immediately and notify the Ministry of Magic.

It is reported that Minister of Magic Fudge has now assured the public that Sirius will be brought to justice, and Minister Fudge also said that Sirius' escape from prison is likely to help his master avenge, and the target of revenge is The Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter!

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic is preparing to cooperate in depth with Hogwarts to capture Black while protecting the safety of Harry Potter.

…

Mike looked through all the newspapers carefully and then put down the newspapers with a sigh of relief.

It's good if Blake escapes. Only if he escapes can Mike take advantage of his familiarity with the plot to maximize his interests.

Speaking of which, Sirius Black is really a tragic figure. He and Harry's father James were inseparable good friends. When Voldemort was looking for Harry because of a prophecy, James and the others decided to use a super powerful Protect yourself with protective magic.

This magic is the Red Bold Loyalty Charm.

As we all know, the Fidelity Loyalty Curse requires a secret keeper. In the original plan, Sirius was James's secret keeper.

However, when things came to a close, Blake came up with a crooked idea to let another friend of theirs, the timid Peter Pettigrew, serve as the secret keeper.

Black felt that no one would have thought that they would choose Peter as the Secret Keeper. Strictly speaking, he was right. The Death Eaters had been looking for Peter for a long time, but he overestimated the friendship between them.

Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters and threw the blame on Black. Afterwards, Black was imprisoned for more than ten years, while Peter hid in the Weasley family and acted as their little pet.

In the original book, the reason why Black escaped from prison was because the Weasley family won the lottery, and their photo was published in the newspaper, and this photo was seen by Black.

He recognized Peter lying in Ron's arms almost immediately, so he broke out of prison, vowing to kill Peter to avenge his best friend.

Of course, this is only the original work. Perhaps because of the butterfly effect, the Weasley family in Mike's world did not win any big prizes this year, but they were in the newspaper because of Rita Skeeter's interview.

Mike was originally worried that Blake would not see this report and would not publish it. Now that he thought about it, the main line of the world still had its inertia, and Blake finally escaped.

In addition, Mike also saw news about Dolphin in this pile of newspapers.

The headline is as shocking as Blake’s report above ‘Shock! The boy suddenly went crazy and killed his entire family! The boy is suspected of being abused by his father for a long time! ’.

However, the location and size of this report are pitifully small compared to the Blake escape case, and it can only be squeezed into a corner. If Mike hadn't been careful, he wouldn't have discovered this report.

Although the final result of the treatment was not stated at the end of the report, it can basically be concluded that Dolphin went crazy due to long-term abuse. The only question everyone is struggling with now is whether to imprison him in Azka. class.

Mike chuckled and put down the newspaper.

Regarding Dolphin, everything was as expected.

Papi the Raven is an extinct magical creature. There are not more than ten people in the world who are familiar with his killing methods. Even the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have not been able to find him.

And the Blake incident has become such a big deal recently, compared to the case of the Dolphin family, it is not that important. This can be seen from the page of this report in the Prophet's forecast.

"What are you looking at?" Harry, who had eaten and drank enough, looked over and asked curiously, "Oh! So it's this! I've seen this news on TV before!"

"Huh? Are you talking about Muggle TV?"

"Yes, he is a dangerous murderer. If you see him, you must call the police."

Mike nodded thoughtfully and fell into deep thought again.

He did not expect that a prison escape in the wizarding world would cause the government of the Muggle world to issue a tracing order.

It seems that there must be some degree of cooperation between the higher-ups of the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government, so the wizarding world can use the power of the Muggle world to hunt down Black.

Of course, it is also possible that the Ministry of Magic used magic to control some high-ranking Muggles and modified their memories, making them really think that a murderer named Sirius Black had escaped from prison.

However, Mike still believes in the former. After all, the latter is too troublesome to implement. Once discovered, it will trigger a fierce counterattack from the Muggle top brass.

Mike felt that his trip was worthwhile. Not only was he pretending to be cool, but he also unexpectedly got such important news.

So Mike, who was in a good mood, extended an invitation to Harry.

"Harry, can you come and stay at my house for the rest of the summer vacation? My new home has just been decorated. It's better to live in my place than here."

After speaking, Mike stroked the corner of the bar with his fingers, looked at the fine gray on his hand and shook his hand in disgust.

"You bought a house! Oh my god! You're so young and you bought a house by yourself!" Harry looked at Mike in confusion, "And how did you become so strong? Can you teach me? If I can too If Dali is as strong as you, he won’t dare to bully me anymore (give me one too)”

"It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly when you get to my house."

Harry fell silent. He wanted to go to Mac's house, but Minister Fudge suggested that he stay at the Leaky Cauldron. In the eyes of young Harry, the Minister of Magic is equivalent to the fruit leader. Although he is just a suggestion, Harry still doesn't dare to go against his wishes.

Seeing this, Mike thought that Harry was unwilling to go, so he decided to add another fire.

"Harry, I live in Godric's Hollow now. Maybe you don't know where this place is, but what I want to tell you is that your original home is there." Mike said sincerely, staring into Harry's eyes. , "Moreover, Godric's Hollow is the preferred burial place for many pure-blood families, and your parents are also buried there."

Upon hearing this, Harry's eyes widened instantly and he stared at Mike blankly. Big tears kept falling, but Harry was completely unaware and still looked that stupid.

"Is what you said true?"

A hoarse voice came from Harry's throat, and Mike could hear the sadness in his voice.

"yes."

Harry finally reacted after receiving Mike's confirmation answer. He grabbed Mike's clothes and dragged him towards the bar door without even having time to wipe his tears.

However, with Mike's current strength, especially Harry, an untrained person, he could pull it.

"What are we waiting for! Let's go!"

Seeing Harry's eager look, Mike shook his head helplessly, pulled Harry back and pointed at the fireplace and said:

"We'd better go to the Floo Internet Cafe, it's faster that way."

…

An hour later, Harry stood alone in front of his parents' graves, bowing his head and saying nothing for a long time.

Mike, who was not far away, had a panoramic view of all this and kicked away a piece of gravel on the ground out of boredom.

This is the wizard cemetery in Godric's Hollow, where the bones of a large number of pure-blood wizards are ultimately buried.

This cemetery is located beneath the old church in Godric's Hollow. Perhaps because wizards often come here to worship their ancestors, this church was gradually abandoned by the townspeople due to various bizarre haunting incidents.

Is the Lord’s Church haunted?

This seemed ridiculous to Mike.

But the townspeople obviously don't think so. Of course, maybe they just want a place of faith.

Anyway, after this church was abandoned, the townspeople built a new church for daily use.

And this place has completely become the territory of the wizards.

Another half hour passed, and Mike looked at Harry who was still motionless and sighed helplessly.

The thing he hates the most is waiting for someone. To be honest, he really wants to go up and persuade Harry to come back tomorrow, but the experience brought by two lives tells him that it is best for him to do nothing now, not to comfort Harry. Don't tell Harry to leave.

Just watching him quietly and staying with him is enough.

Sighing again, Mike couldn't bear it anymore.

With a wave of the magic wand, Mike used the transformation technique to conjure a bed, slowly sat on it, and began daily meditation and Occlumency training.