Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

I practiced a few more times and succeeded every time.

"Conte, you go back to the castle first, I'll be back later."

"Yes, sir." Conte bowed respectfully and disappeared with a crackling sound.

After practicing several times to make sure there were no problems, he prepared to go to Knockturn Alley via Diagon Alley, but suddenly it occurred to him that the Hog's Head Inn seemed to be a mixed place.

Hagrid could meet the three-headed dog there, so maybe someone there has the Hand of Glory.

How about trying your luck there?

Just do it if you think of it!

He wrapped himself up in a nightgown like a dumpling, and then covered himself with an invisibility cloak, just in case. Even if someone could see through the invisibility cloak, they would not be able to see his face.

"Oh, today is Saturday. Let's see where the professors are. Don't be unlucky enough to run into Old Deng there. That would be awkward."

He took out the Marauder's Map, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!"

Huh? Dumbledore isn't at school again!

Snape stayed in his office, and Professor McGonagall went to the greenhouse? Could it be that she went to chat with her headmaster?

Oh, Professor Flitwick and the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor are not at school?

There are no classes today, so they are not in school. There is a high possibility that they are in Hogsmeade. Fortunately, the most likely place they are going to is the Three Broomsticks.

I don’t know if these professors can see through the invisibility cloak, so it’s better to be careful.

Not only them, but Dumbledore might also be in Hogsmeade, or even in the Hog's Head Inn!

From this perspective, it was not a wise decision to go out rashly today. In fact, I should have gone out on a weekday. I was a little inconsiderate.

What to do?

To go or not to go?

Or should we just go to Knockturn Alley?

Forget it, I won’t go to the Hog’s Head Bar!

He still did not forget the purpose of his actions and would rather go slower than take risks.

Apparating directly to Diagon Alley?

It was too risky to cross such a long distance when I had just mastered the Apparition technique.

Or how about just taking the Knight Bus as usual?

This is all we can do.

He actually didn't want to take the bus because he was afraid of being recognized by the conductor.

However, time waits for no one. Even if you do not act today, you will have to act sooner or later. Sooner or later, this will happen.

No matter how well prepared you are, unexpected situations may occur.

"Damn it, done!"

He came to a secluded street in Hogsmeade, revealed himself, took out the Mahua and held it in the air. He named the wand that felt like a loach twisting in his hand Mahua.

After a while, the Knight Bus appeared in front of him.

"The Knight Bus is at your service, my wizard friend!"

Kirill Mayo looked at the tall figure in front of him in confusion. The figure was shrouded in a pure black cloak and wearing a strange metal mask.

Very good, the old conductor did not recognize him. Saiens breathed a sigh of relief, and then laughed in his heart, "If I were wearing high-heeled shoes and this set of Sith equipment, and you could still recognize me, I would...you can just become an Auror."

After he got in the car, he said "Diagon Alley" in a muffled voice and stopped talking.

He handed over a gold coin, waved his hand to indicate that no change was needed, and turned his head away arrogantly, as if he didn't want to look at the dirty ticket seller any more.

The old ticket seller said thank you loudly without noticing anything, then turned and left without a care in the world.

After getting off the car, find a place away from people to restore your invisibility, put on the invisibility cloak, and cast the Disillusionment Spell!

He didn't believe it. How could anyone see through this?

Knockturn Alley is connected to Diagon Alley. Enter through a winding alley next to Gringotts, which is located at the innermost side, and walk a distance to reach it.

Sainz floated in ten centimeters above the ground without a trace or a sound.

As a gathering place for sewer rats, don't expect anyone to be kind enough to take care of the surrounding environment.

From Sainz's perspective, Diagon Alley is already dirty and messy enough, not to mention Knockturn Alley!

All the shops along the street were dusty and dirty, only the glass of the windows used to display goods was wiped clean and shiny, probably by magic.

The tiles on the street were all black and covered with a layer of dirty oil. He couldn't help but ask, don't they feel sticky when they walk on them?

I floated back and forth along the short street and saw the Bogin and Bock store at No. 13b.

He didn't dare to go in rashly. It would be impossible to open a century-old shop in an alley full of dark wizards without something special.

The same thing happened with the other stores, except that I looked in through the windows from outside.

There were those who sold poison, those who sold poisoned candles, and those who sold tattooed faces—that is, shrunken Maori heads.

There are also shops selling all kinds of poisonous and harmful creatures. One store even placed a cage full of big black spiders directly outside its door.

The tattoo is the one that Harry saw hanging on the rearview mirror on the Knight Bus in the movie. Of course, there was also one hanging in the same position on the Knight Bus that Sainz was riding.

The significance of this shrunken human head is to defeat the enemy. Cutting off the head of an important enemy figure and preserving it after processing it with witchcraft represents victory.

In witchcraft, it represents victory and luck, so one is hung on the bus to protect safety.

However, in this peaceful era, these witchcraft products are still too barbaric, desolate, and uncivilized, and have gradually withdrawn from the sunny market.

In fact, as long as we ignore its origin and production process, and simply look at it as a witchcraft item, its function is not evil at all.

Instead, it can provide warnings and time for the owner, chat with the owner to relieve boredom, and can also be used as a gate guard for some less important places without consuming extra money or food.

Come to think of it, it’s kind of cute. What the hell, am I a pervert?

He had been hiding in Knockturn Alley for eight hours, from ten in the morning until six in the afternoon.

Finally, he selected a suitable one from among the wizards coming and going, and she seemed easy to handle, and followed her into a dark doorway.

After Sainz's observation, he found that the old witch was a frequent visitor here. She often came here to buy things, but she didn't communicate much with others and didn't seem to be very familiar with anyone.

This kind of person is just right. His purchases will not arouse suspicion, and he is not familiar with anyone, so even if he behaves a little abnormally, no one will care too much.

He followed the old witch lightly, and when he saw no one around, he seized the opportunity and pointed his wand, "Move your eyes and pounce on Rio (soul leaving the body)!"

Just in case, he used almost all his concentration, and it turned out that he was right. The old witch walking in front of him paused and was stunned for a moment. The next moment, he knew that he had succeeded. He could feel that now he could make the old witch do things according to his ideas.

It can be seen that the old witch in front is not an unsuspecting newbie. At the moment she was cursed, an alchemical item on her body was activated, but it was useless.

Sainz used all his concentration!

There is another reason why the Imperius Curse became one of the three unforgivable curses. Apart from blocking it with physical objects, other spells have almost no protective effect.

You can only rely on your own ability to dodge or endure it.

The Imperius Curse can be resisted. In order to prevent any unforeseen consequences, Sainz threw a small bag of Galleons at her feet, quickly gave her an order to purchase supplies, and asked her to return the purchased supplies here.

The old witch picked up the purse from the ground and returned to Knockturn Alley.

As expected, people who are familiar with the environment are efficient. In less than half an hour, the old witch bought all the items that Sainz needed.

He finally couldn't help himself. It was not easy to take a risk. In addition to the Hand of Glory, he also bought some other things, including some poisons, poison candles, and three shrunken Maori tattooed faces.

The old witch threw the purchased supplies and money bag on the ground at the doorway, followed the instructions of Sainz in her mind, walked straight through the doorway, and went home without looking back.

Sainz had been following the witch and knew that no one else was targeting her. After she left, he quickly collected the supplies on the ground and prepared to evacuate.

Before evacuating, there is one more thing to take care of.

Remove traces of spells from your wand!