A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 126 School starts

The study room, which is simply and neatly decorated, is lit by dim yellow lights, and the ink bottles and book covers on the desk reflect the bright light. Outside the window is a dark and narrow alley, and the patter of rain washes the dark road.

The whole world was so quiet that only the sound of rain fell.

Owen sat in the armchair behind the desk, rubbing his eyebrows with his fingers, looking at Natasha standing opposite him with a headache. Natasha rolled a strand of long red hair hanging on her chest with her right hand.

He looked at him with a somewhat proud and excited expression, like a child who expects to be praised by his parents after getting a perfect score in the exam.

Standing next to her was a man in gray clothes. The tattered robe was relatively clean, with many traces of mending. The man looked young, but his light brown hair was already a bit gray, and his face looked pale.

He looked very sick, as if he was about to collapse at any moment.

At this time, the man was also looking at Owen calmly. After showing a hint of surprise when he first saw that the owner of the bookstore was a child, he has always had such an expression that is neither humble nor overbearing. He looks gentle and humble like a gentle man.

A scholar, but his clothes are extremely poor.

Owen slapped his eyes. Didn't he want to open this bookstore as a secret base that he could freely control? He recruited this person because he didn't have more channels to understand him, or because he felt that he had

Not enough going on?

"Mr. Remus Lupin, right?" He breathed softly, crossed his hands on his chest, and smiled politely and distantly, "As an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, you have such talents.

, why do you have to settle for being a clerk in this small bookstore like mine?"

Hearing the rejection contained in Owen's words, Lupine, who had experienced similar scenes countless times, said with a melancholy and calm expression: "Because of my identity, no one is willing to work with a werewolf."

"With all due respect, Mr. Lupin, you knew you would be rejected if you revealed your identity, so why didn't you conceal it?" Owen raised his eyebrows.

Lu Ping smiled bitterly and said in a hoarse voice: "I have tried it before, but this kind of deception cannot last long and can easily cause danger to others. So I have never stayed in one place for a long time in these years, and I can't beat anyone everywhere.

A monthly odd job." He glanced at Natasha: "I didn't expect Miss Valente to hire me after knowing my identity..."

"Call me Natasha, Lupin." Natasha scratched her hair irritably. She hated the surname inherited from her father.

"They're all busy with their own business," Ginny said nonchalantly.

"No, he is a security consultant. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not him, but a hero who has been resurrected from the dead..." The smile at the corner of Owen's mouth slowly widened, "I remember his name is... Pettigrew

Peter.”

The family talked for a while until the train whistled loudly. Owen then stepped onto the train with his suitcase, waved goodbye to his parents, and then walked along the aisle looking for empty carriages. As the departure time approached, there were empty carriages.

Not much left.

"Hello, hello. I'm Owen Shafik. Like Neville, I'm a sophomore." Owen coughed slightly and said.

The speed of the car began to increase, and the scenery outside the window was quickly thrown behind. The four people in the car chatted, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious. Although Ginny cast a strange look when Owen told him the college he was in, but

He can always make himself very popular if he wants to.

Owen blinked his eyes and looked a little serious. The Weasley twins were in conflict, Ron was mysterious, and Percy was weird. Although it didn't sound too abnormal, but combined with the missing diadem... the Weasley family

This is going to God.

"Okay, Miss Natasha." Lupine said apologetically, and then restored his usual calmness, waiting for himself to be rejected and driven away as before. In fact, after seeing that the owner of this bookstore was a little wizard

Finally, he knew he shouldn't be here.

As soon as it got dark, Owen was woken up by the alarm clock. He sat on the bed and was confused for a while, and then got up to wash and dress like a sleepwalker.

"I know, that famous writer, I think his name is Logit, is your new black magic professor?" Natasha thought for a while and said.

Owen listened indifferently, but began to wander in his mind. He did not think that Lupine came here under Dumbledore's instructions. That was not necessary at all. In other words, Lupine's behavior was completely voluntary.

Being able to accept such a salary and contract, it seems that he has been really miserable these years.

Lu Ping's brows furrowed even more tightly. He looked out the window at the narrow alley with no sky in sight, as if he could see a distant place through the dark wall.

"Oh, the Ministry of Magic's ability never disappoints." Natasha sarcastically said, and then she no longer cared about such things.

"What do you think, Natasha?" Owen had a thoughtful expression on his face, looking at Natasha as if he were looking at a red-haired husky.

Ginny glanced at him sympathetically: "You'd better be busy playing pranks." She held her chin and looked out the car window with some distress, like a mother worried about her children: "They seem to be having conflicts recently, this is really

A strange thing, right?"

"They...will have a conflict?" Owen raised his eyebrows.

"Peter Pettigrew...resurrected from the dead?" Natasha asked Lupine's question.

Luna on the side seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and laughed like no one else, laughing until tears came out. The remaining three people looked at her, and after a long time, she stopped laughing and raised her head.

Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, he took out a copy of "The Quibbler" and covered his face.

Owen tapped the table with his index finger. Just as he was considering the pros and cons, he heard Natasha say to Lupine with a gentle face: "Lupin, can you go to the store first? I'll talk to the boss for a while.

.”

"That's it." Owen said. Now that everyone has been recruited, he has no intention of driving them away. At most, he can just take it easy when using black magic in the store in the future. He can recruit a professor-level employee at a bargain price.

Doesn’t it smell good? The most important thing is that you have a high moral level and don’t have any bad intentions.

At this time, the door of the box was pushed open again, and a red-haired head stuck in and asked breathlessly: "Hi, can I sit here?"

"Lupin was selected from many applicants. After all, the salary you offered is very generous." Natasha's crimson eyes flashed shrewdly, "He is very powerful, I can't beat him."

, I even think he didn’t use his full strength. And he’s good at arithmetic, which is a rare skill here in Knockturn Alley.”

"Do you need me to take you out of this alley?" Lu Ping came back to his senses and asked in a gentle tone.

Owen came to the outside of the next car and looked in through the window on the door. Daphne and Pansy were sitting inside, next to Millicent Burst, who was in the same grade, and two unfamiliar girls.

Natasha nodded with understanding and said, "I understand."

When the train began to move forward slowly, he found that Luna was still looking at him, with a hint of confusion and surprise in her eyes, as if she was about to fall asleep. Then he spoke softly, breaking the silence in the carriage.

Awkward silence: “Excuse me, is there something on my face?”

As she said that, she pulled out a thick paper contract from the desk and pushed it in front of Owen: "So, we can sign him for only 35 Galleons, saving 15 Galleons...

And you don’t have to worry about food! In fact, I think the pressure can be lower, since there is not much work in the bookstore after all.”

She picked up the quill pen on the table, added a line to the contract in her own ugly font, and then took it to the first floor with a soft smile on her face again. Such a useful clerk

, you have to appease the other party’s mentality.

Natasha turned to Owen and said, "Are you going back?"

Well, my hands are a little itchy, and I want to find a magic spell to tidy them up.

"I've seen a lot of werewolves and so on. They are actually not as scary as the legends say. They only turn into irrational beasts on full moon nights." Natasha once again had a trace of pride on her face.

"Precisely because he is a werewolf, he can accept a lower salary than ordinary people and is willing to sign a more demanding contract..."

"How's Ron doing?" Owen continued to ask, seemingly caring about his friend sincerely.

Don't think I don't have memories of that time... Owen skillfully avoided his father's hand and remembered the unbearable past. When he was just a baby, he was stabbed with his beard without any resistance and kneaded like dough by his father.

, tossed up and down like a basketball, which made him suspect that he was being used as a stress reliever.

…

"Hello, I'm Luna Lovegood, a freshman." The little girl's silver eyes were still staring at him without blinking, and she said in a daze.

Owen wiped his face and looked at Neville.

"Thank you." The girl brushed her hair away from her ears, sat opposite Owen, and introduced herself: "Ginny Weasley."

"The contract stipulates that he must stay away from the bookstore on the night of the full moon every month. If the bookstore suffers any losses due to his own situation or negligence, he needs to compensate according to the amount of the loss.

Deducted directly from salary..."

"I can go back by myself." Owen turned around and smiled, recited a magic spell to himself, and disappeared into the air with an umbrella, and then walked into the gray rain curtain.

"Who has a problem? Or, in other words, they all have a problem?" He tapped the table gently, and a card rolled smoothly in his hand. The suit kept changing with the ups and downs of his thoughts, sometimes spades.

, sometimes it is a heart, and in a blink of an eye it turns into a diamond and a club.

"Of course." She said in a sleepy tone, her slightly bulging light-colored eyes staring intently at Owen's face, as if she was a little surprised.

After hearing the footsteps go away, the kind expression on Natasha's face instantly turned cunning, looking like a cunning little fox. She raised her eyebrows at Owen proudly, as if to say: I

Awesome, right?

Her expression immediately became serious: "The most important thing is that he is quite honest and has not had any evil intentions. He is barely worthy of initial trust. He is not as evil and violent as the group of evil-doing werewolves hiding in the gutter.

.If he hides his identity from me, I will definitely drive him away, and I can smell the werewolf smell on him from afar."

"The boss is very optimistic about you, Lupin. This is the contract. If you have no objection, just sign it." Natasha shook the paper in her hand.

"Lupin, what's wrong with you?" Natasha looked at him suspiciously.

"Okay." Owen can only say that she is indeed a crazy girl, and her brain circuit is indeed different from ordinary people.

"His mouse was lost, and he was very sad during this period... I guess." Ginny seemed a little angry and started talking more, "She kept herself locked in the room mysteriously all day long. And Percy.

, I write letters every day, and I feel weird when I see people... The atmosphere at home has become extremely weird recently because of this."

Am I really being taken advantage of? Owen thought with wandering eyes.

"Okay, that makes sense." Albert curled his lips.

Natasha explained the strict contract to Owen with a smile, looking like a smart and capable housekeeper. She was used to living in poverty and was only thinking about saving money. She would like to split a copper nut in half and spend it.

She knew how to squeeze employees without any teacher.

Lu Ping walked out calmly, closed the door gently, and went down the wooden escalator to the first floor.

"Ahem...when will they get rid of this cumbersome big iron lump?" Mr. Albert was choked and coughed, "Obviously, using floo powder only takes a moment."

"This is also the first time I've met. They've been as good as the same person since they were little, but their relationship has become a little weird recently." Ginny pretended to be a mature little adult and sighed deeply, "Maybe

Just like dad said, they are finally starting to grow up."

Owen sat next to Neville, smiling and nodding towards the girl across from him, his eyes quietly passing over the butterbeer cork necklace hanging around her neck and the orange radish earrings on her ears, and finally stopped at her.

On that long blond hair that was messier than Hermione's.

Luna's eyes were fixed above the magazine, staring at the movements of Owen's hands without blinking, and she suddenly said: "This is not magic."

"Black." Luna said lightly, then looked away and turned to look out the car window.

Lu Ping was silent for a moment, took the contract and struggled to read the dog-like font on it, then looked up at the little wizard who was slowly going downstairs, and said hoarsely: "Thank you."

"Remember what you said today, you will regret it, Owen." Albert raised his hand to pinch Owen's cheek, but was dodged as expected. He continued to stretch out his hand reluctantly: "Not yet.

Would you like me to squeeze you? I remember when you were very young, you liked me to hold you the most..."

Owen glanced at her in confusion, not understanding what she understood. He didn't want to ask more questions, he just leaned back lazily on the chair, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Ask him more about magic. This is a free man."

Where’s my personal trainer?”

He continued walking forward and saw Neville sitting in a carriage with a strange little girl. He knocked on the door and then asked, "Can I sit over here?"

"There's nothing." Neville honestly searched Owen's face several times, then raised his hand to assure him.

Natasha nodded seriously and said sincerely: "Lupin is so useful."

"Add another clause in the contract to keep the store secret, especially about me. Natasha, don't tell him too much about me." Owen warned, "Also, he is not

A dark wizard."

"So I have to devote my limited time to unlimited learning." Owen replied with a smile.

"It's cheap, easy to fight, and hard-working. One person can be used as three persons." She said with her fingers. "If you miss this kind of shop assistant, you won't be able to find it."

The crimson Hogwarts Express train was parked next to the platform, and the billowing smoke of the steam locomotive filled the air. The platform was crowded with chattering people, cats of various colors shuttled under people's feet, and owls screeched.

The ground chirped.

"It's late, Owen." Albert sighed, "Every minute and second of a young man's time is extremely precious and must not be wasted."

"Well, school is about to start, and I have to go back and pack my things." Owen glanced at Lupine and raised his lips slightly, "Speaking of which, there are two more professors with unusual backgrounds in the school this year."

As soon as he walked down the stairs, he saw Mr. Albert stuffing a large bag of coins into his suitcase. Judging from the weight, it must have been thousands of galleons.

Lupine suddenly raised his head, his pupils trembling violently. He squeezed the contract in his hand tightly, crinkling the thick parchment.

Neville was holding his toad Leif. He nodded quickly after seeing Owen, and then looked at the girl sitting opposite. The girl who had been facing the aisle finally turned around, and Owen saw clearly that she was just sitting there.

Breathe into the car window and draw pictures on the window glass.

He saw Draco, Blaise, Crabbe and Goyle sitting in a carriage. There were no empty seats inside. Blaise spread his hands towards him and pointed to the carriage next door.

Owen briefly told what happened eleven years ago, and then said: "Anyway, he came back, sought asylum at the Ministry of Magic, and told everyone that he just lost his memory these years..."

"Ginny, why aren't you with your brothers?" Owen asked casually when the atmosphere was right.

When the time was almost up, they arrived at King's Cross Station together, passed through the partition wall between platforms nine and ten, and arrived at platform nine and three-quarters.

"Aren't you afraid that he will bite you if he loses control?" Owen said with a smile.

"Owen, what do you think?" Natasha said until her mouth went dry before she stopped. She licked her thick lips with the tip of her tongue, waiting for Owen to make a decision. If he didn't agree to let Lupine stay, then

She could only resolutely ask the other party to leave. At most, she felt a little regretful. After all, such cheap and useful employees were not easy to find.

"I'm only twelve years old, dad." Owen said calmly. Let him attack a girl around twelve years old? He is not an animal. As for finding an older girlfriend... is she an animal? She actually gave him a ten.

The two-year-old boy took action!

"Remember, Owen, if anything happens again in school this year, you must write to us. Don't take risks." Adeline put her right hand on Owen's shoulder and warned seriously.

None of the three had any objections, and Luna enthusiastically walked over and helped carry the girl's luggage in.

"Nothing." Lu Ping handed her the signed contract, but his brows furrowed tightly, and his pale and haggard face looked even worse.

"I will, Mom." Owen nodded obediently.

"Your pocket money." Albert winked at him, "There is no need to save it for me, especially since you are at the age of having a girlfriend now."

"What are Fred and George busy with? They convinced me to invest in their business last year, but I lost all my money." Owen said with a smile, as if he had a good relationship with them.

He suddenly fell silent. It seemed that 35 galleons was the average salary for shop assistants in Diagon Alley. There were not many customers in the bookstore in Knockturn Alley, and the work was leisurely. Although there was a certain degree of danger, it was still a good idea for the homeless people.

For Lu Ping, who has to do odd jobs here and there to make a living, this is already a pie-in-the-sky job...

Ms. Adeline leaned against the door and stroked her chin with her hand, smiling as she watched the father and son playing around, and then helped Owen straighten his robe that was askew due to the playing.

Owen let her look at it, then turned to look at the painting the other party had painted on the car window. Well, stream of consciousness, abstraction, he couldn't understand it.

"I'm leaving first, bye." Owen recited a water-avoiding spell to himself, and then opened the black umbrella in his hand.

The little girl seemed to be aware of it and raised her hands to straighten her hair, which made it even more messy.

"Then they have to spend a longer time looking for those little guys who accidentally or deliberately said the wrong destination." Ms. Adeline said with a smile in her gentle words.

Owen looked up at her in surprise. After a moment, he suddenly grabbed the cards in his hand, clenched his fist and then suddenly released it. A white rose appeared in his hand. He handed the flower to Luna,

Under the stunned gazes of Ginny and Neville, she said: "I like you." She was the first person in the world who could tell at a glance that Owen's magic was not magic. Such a child is indeed more lovable.

"Thank you." Luna took the flower very naturally and pinned it to her left ear.

Owen nodded politely and continued the unfinished topic. Luna raised the magazine in her hand again and read it calmly and intently.

Ginny and Neville exchanged glances, and they suddenly felt that the two people's brain circuits were equally weird.

Thank you book friend 20180127183357667 for the 1,000 starting coins, thank you boss~

(End of chapter)