Professor of Pharmacy at Hogwarts

"How do we get there?"

The day before Christmas, early in the morning, Harry ran over to find Alexis, chattering and asking questions, just like a child traveling with his parents for the first time.

Alexis shaved carefully in front of the mirror, pointed to the piles of books stacked in the corner, and stuffed them into a leather bag under Harry's puzzled gaze.

"Let's go to London first, I have a... um... book signing there? Maybe."

Alexis packed her leather bag, put on her windbreaker, took a hat from the hanger and put it on, then turned around in a circle and gracefully extended her hand to Harry.

"Okay, dear Mr. Potter, the Christmas journey to London-Azkaban is about to begin. Are you ready?"

With excitement on his face, Harry nodded fiercely and responded loudly, "Ready!!"

"Let's go then!"

Alexis grabbed Harry, walked all the way to the eighth floor, said hello to the gargoyle, and skillfully spoke the names of a bunch of snacks through the gargoyle.

"Looks like Dumbledore isn't up yet."

Alexis looked around the empty principal's office, placed a small gift box on the table, then greeted the portraits and came to a fireplace.

Pulling out her wand and lighting the fireplace, Alexis grabbed a handful of Floo powder and explained to Harry how to use the Floo network and Floo powder.

"Grab a handful of Floo powder, have a place in mind where you want to go, then walk into the fireplace, throw out the Floo powder, and shout the name of where you want to go."

"like this!"

Alexis walked into the fireplace, fluttered the floo powder in her hand, and shouted

"The Leaky Cauldron"

The warm yellow flame turned into emerald green, and the flames surged, engulfing Alexis in Harry's exclamation. The next moment, the flames fell back, and Alexis disappeared in place.

……

The Leaky Cauldron.

Alexis got out of the fireplace and took a moment to look around the surrounding environment. Old Tom was still standing behind the bar. There were a few hungover wizards scattered in the bar. They were dazed and looked at the Floo Network. I was already used to it, so I wasn’t surprised by Alexis’s appearance.

"Alexis! Why are you here!"

Tom exclaimed and put down the glass in his hand. The exclamation quickly turned into an embarrassed smile.

"I mean, hello, Alexis!"

Alexis nodded, and the flames in the fireplace behind him turned emerald green again, and Harry got out of it a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Harry Potter!"

Tom nodded earnestly to Harry.

Harry was still a little embarrassed and returned the greeting to Tom, but Alexis had already pulled Harry and walked outside.

"We're in the Leaky Cauldron?"

Harry asked, looking up.

Alexis nodded, walked into Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore, took out her wallet and handed it to the boss.

"I still have things to do and may not be able to hold a book signing. This is a book that has already been signed."

After a brief explanation, Alexis had already pulled Harry out of the bookstore before the other party could speak.

"Okay, now let's go to London for breakfast and then rush to Azkaban."

Alexis breathed a sigh of relief after finally delivering the book.

He didn't understand why Lockhart was so keen on autograph signings. He was extremely nervous every time he signed autographs, especially when people came to the scene and gathered around him to get his autograph. He was so embarrassed that he died of embarrassment. .

In order to avoid embarrassment this time, he simply found a date to hold the autograph session that coincided with his trip to Azkaban, and then canceled the autograph session temporarily on the pretext of something else.

The two left Diagon Alley and came to the streets of London.

"Want something to eat?"

Standing in the bustling street where people were coming and going, Alexis breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile.

"I don't know, sir." Although he had witnessed many shocking scenes at Hogwarts, standing on the streets of London, Harry was still inexplicably excited. "Maybe that restaurant has good breakfast?"

Harry asked, pointing his head up at a busy breakfast shop across the street.

"Let's go then."

……

After breakfast, Alexis and Harry left the shop and walked into a deserted alley.

"Sir, I've always wanted to ask, how many people will go to Azkaban?"

Harry asked hesitantly.

Alexis took out her wand, remembering the scene when she almost got into a fight with Moody at the Hog's Head Bar that day, and her face looked a little ugly.

"There will be a lot of people. So, don't worry, Harry."

"You must remember, Harry, when you see dementors attacking in Azkaban, you must use the Patronus Charm to drive them away immediately, otherwise you will be in great pain."

Alexis gave one last warning, grabbed Harry, waved the wand in his hand, and the two disappeared from the spot.

When they appeared again, the two of them had arrived at the beach, and a small boat had already docked on the shore, as if waiting for them.

"Azkaban is built in the sea. It is an island that seems to be isolated." Alexis jumped on the boat and swayed back and forth with the water. After feeling it for a while, he returned to the shore.

"There is special magic around it that makes it unplottable. It also prevents ordinary people from seeing its existence."

Alexis briefly explained the existence of Azkaban to Harry.

Although he highly doubted that Harry had looked up information about Azkaban in the library, he had also read those materials, and they did not fully describe Azkaban.

If you have never been to Azkaban and seen the dementors, you will never be able to truly understand the cruelty and terror of Azkaban.

"This thing is too slow. Let's just go right over there."

Alexis pointed to the boat.

The Ministry of Magic is still using this outdated human-powered rowing boat to reach Azkaban. They have to arrive tomorrow.

It's so cold now, and he doesn't want to sit in this damn boat and blow the sea breeze.

Alexis grabbed Harry's arm and took out an exquisite and strange-shaped pendant from his arms. It looked more like a model weapon.

"This is a 'flying broomstick' from the Far East, where wizards used them as transportation."

Feeling Harry's curious gaze, Alexis explained.

He threw the pendant into the air, mouth moving as he recited a few difficult words, and the pendant grew bigger in the wind.

"Come on, Harry, come up."

Alexis jumped on the pendant and pulled Harry up with her hand.

"Stand still. Of course, you can also sit down."

Alexis ordered, controlled the weapon to rise into the sky, and flew away quickly.

Harry was startled. He didn't expect it to be so fast. He quickly wrapped his robes tightly around him subconsciously. But what surprised Harry was that the pendant seemed to form a cover when flying, isolating the cold wind. , they stood inside and did not feel the cold.

They couldn't even feel the wind.

After just a moment, they could no longer see the land. Looking around, they were surrounded by the deep blue ocean.

The pendant was still moving forward at a high speed, and soon, wisps of black smoke-like creatures appeared in sight.

"That's Azkaban"

Alexis' voice rang in her ears.