A day at Hogwarts

At 3 Privet Drive, Jack went to London to attend a charity party, and there were only a group of wizards at home.

Dumbledore, Black and Lupin all looked solemn after listening to Harry's story about what he saw and heard in Knockturn Alley today.

Black slapped the armrest of the sofa and said angrily: "The Malfoy family is a nest of Death Eaters. The big ones are Death Eaters, and the small ones must be Death Eaters too!"

"I think it's better to arrest little Malfoy and ask him!"

Lupin remained silent. Although he felt that this was wrong, this was the only way to solve the problem at the moment, unless another useful Death Eater could be found.

Dumbledore thought for a long time.

Now that the Death Eaters in Azkaban have escaped from prison and are all missing, and the Quidditch World Cup is being held again, Dumbledore is also afraid that they will do something big.

That's why he first held a training class for Grindelwald in Hogwarts to reduce an uncertain factor.

Although there was no evidence, he vaguely felt that Grindelwald was planning a big event, and it was no less noisy than before.

It is more likely that Grindelwald and Voldemort are in cahoots.

Dumbledore finally shook his head and said, "I don't think Malfoy is working for Voldemort."

Based on his understanding of Voldemort, Voldemort must have hidden himself tightly if he wanted to, and the Death Eaters who contacted the outside world must be capable and loyal, and it is impossible to find a 14-year-old child like Draco Malfoy.

Even those Death Eaters who did not go to Azkaban that year could not be activated at this time. Who knows if they are still loyal.

Now it seems that the Malfoy family is indeed Voldemort's diehard fans. After all, Voldemort gave the Horcrux to Lucius Malfoy for safekeeping. The disappearance of the Malfoys and the house must be related to Voldemort.

But this does not mean that Draco Malfoy is related to Voldemort. He is more likely to be a chess piece thrown out to disturb the sight.

Dumbledore expressed his thoughts, but Black still did not believe it and continued to think that Malfoy was helping Voldemort.

The next night, Dumbledore had to go out to do something, and Black called Harry upstairs and said he was going out to play.

Now Black lived in Harry's room, and Harry went back to 4 Privet Drive to sleep at night.

Black took out two cloaks and asked Harry to put on one.

After Harry put them on, he felt that he had not changed much, but when he looked down, he saw that the figure shown on the cloak was the same as Dudley.

He turned his head and found that Black looked thin and tall after putting on the cloak, and his head almost touched the ceiling.

Harry asked: "Where are we going?"

He found that his voice became very shrill, just like Aunt Petunia saw a cockroach in the kitchen.

Black replied in a dull voice: "A place where a good child should not go, but I think we should go there and do some investigation."

"When you go, you just need to sit down, can't touch anything, and don't talk."

Harry nodded, and was very curious about where this "place where a good child should not go" was. Could it be the place mentioned in the books under Charles' bed?

He was a little nervous and expectant.

As a result, Black took him to Knockturn Alley with a "biu".

Knockturn Alley was gloomy at night, with only the moonlight in the sky. Several shadows stood on the roadside. When the two walked by, they would ask, "Want anything?"

Black did not answer, and took Harry to the door of Borgin and Burke's Antique Shop.

The shop was dark and seemed to be closed.

Black kicked the door rhythmically a few times, and soon the back door opened.

Several candlesticks were lit in the shop, and the dim flames did not bring much light. The surroundings were wide and dim, and some strange sounds came from time to time.

A wizard stood behind the counter, not tall, and as thin as a skeleton.

Two chairs appeared in front of the counter, and Black took Harry to sit down, and then said, "Good morning, Mr. Burke."

"Good morning." Burke said, "What do you want?"

Black asked, "Have you found anything interesting recently?"

As he spoke, he took out a purse full of Galleons from his sleeve, and when he threw it on the counter, the levitation spell was lifted, making a heavy sound.

Burke picked up a slightly bent wand and tapped the tray next to the counter.

The tray flew around the dim shop and came back with three things on it.

A gold ring, a wine glass inlaid with many gems, and a silver dagger.

Burke introduced the three things: "The cursed ring, after it is put on a person, only the person who wears it can take it off, and it can be used to torture people unless the finger is cut off."

"The wine glass of the enemy, when necessary, the wine inside can be made poisonous."

"The silver dagger that bleeds continuously, when necessary, it can make the wound unable to heal."

Harry understood that the items sold here are all black magic items, which are extremely dangerous.

Black looked at the silver dagger seriously, bent down and almost put his face close to it.

Five minutes later, he said, "I want this."

Borke said, "Fifty Galleons."

Black said calmly, "This is the property of the Lestrange family. The Lestranges are both in Azkaban."

His meaning was obvious. This silver dagger was not a normal pawn, but a stolen item, so he had to pay less.

Borke said, "Twenty Galleons."

Black said, "Deal."

"I think you have more than one Lestrange family item here."

Borke nodded. Things from famous families have always been popular, and wealthy wizards like to collect them.

The tray kept bringing back the Lestrange family's stuff. At first, a few fake items were mixed in, but all were discovered by Black.

Burke realized that the other party was an expert, and then he stopped doing these tricks.

Black almost accepted all the orders, and spent a thousand galleons just like that.

He asked again: "Are there any Malfoy family items?"

The Malfoy family's old house has been a hot topic since the debt disappeared. Outsiders know that Draco Malfoy later paid off the debt, but they don't know that he used Dobby to pay off the debt, and they think that he sold a lot of things.

Some families hide valuable things in order to deal with possible changes, so they think that the Malfoy family will do the same.

In recent years, many wizards have been looking for things sold by the Malfoy family in the market, but they haven't found them.

Burke said: "Unfortunately, we are also looking for the Malfoy family's collection, but we can't find it."

Then he showed a weird smile on his face: "Master Malfoy, do you want to buy it?"

Burke thought he told a joke.

Although Knockturn Alley is a gathering place for dark wizards and often sells dangerous goods, it is always under the watch of the Ministry of Magic, and they will not do things like kidnapping and sending people to Azkaban.

Other regular customers knew it was a joke, but Black didn't laugh. Instead, he asked thoughtfully, "How much?"