Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

I thought you were away from home this year too, so Molly prepared a birthday present for you, but she didn’t send it in the end!”

Mr. Weasley's words were like machine guns, leaving Douglas no chance to respond, and the two of them gave each other a big hug.

Before Douglas could answer, two strange voices suddenly came.

"Oh, it's Doug~"

"Lasier~"

Mr. Weasley said angrily:

"Shut up, both of you. I've already told you that Douglas didn't cheat you out of your money..."

Douglas suddenly remembered why these two guys were so sarcastic.

He walked up to them without hesitation and ruffled their hair.

"Haha, it turns out you two still remember it, Mr. Weasley, it's okay, after all, they did remember the lesson that time.

By the way, although I can’t tell whether it was George or Fred who was driving that day, he was a pretty good driver!

When George and Fred heard what Douglas said, they blushed, which was unusual for them.

Then they looked at each other and suddenly thought of something.

"how do you know?"

"I'm talking about driving skills!"

Douglas really couldn't tell who was who between the two, but he had a high level of attainment in name magic.

As long as you silently recite the names of the two people, the corresponding feelings will appear.

He explained with a smile:

"It was one night in early August when I accidentally saw a car flying across the moon..."

Having said that, Douglas turned around and said to Mr. Weasley:

"Mr. Weasley, your craftsmanship is indeed good, but I still have some small opinions..."

Hearing Douglas's suggestion, Mr. Weasley immediately became alert:

"Oh, yes, yes, I have wanted to ask you for advice for a long time. After all, this was done at your suggestion."

The children looked at each other. They didn't expect that they would be discovered so late that night.

Ron leaned over to Percy and asked quietly:

"Percy, do you know this Mr. Holmes? What's going on between him, Fred, and George?"

George and Fred rushed between Percy and Ron respectively, and separated the two with laughter.

"Oh... Harry... God, darling, where have you been, what are you..."

I saw a fat woman, pulling a little girl, running towards me, panting.

After seeing the person coming, Douglas subconsciously stepped back. He still remembered how enthusiastic Mrs. Weasley was.

Especially after hearing that his parents had passed away.

After Mrs. Weasley noticed the soot that was dirty on Harry.

He pulled a coat brush from his bag and began to brush the soot off Harry.

Mr. Weasley then noticed that Harry's glasses were broken.

He quickly took the glasses off his face and pointed his wand at it.

"Restored to the original condition!"

The glasses instantly looked like new.

Mrs. Weasley asked as she dusted:

"Oh, kid, where have you been?"

Hagrid said sternly, "Knockturn Alley!"

"That's great!" George and Fred exclaimed at the same time.

Ron also said enviously:

"The adults never let us go!"

They didn't notice that Mrs. Weasley had stopped what she was doing.

His face was frighteningly pale.

Douglas first said to the children seriously:

"I really hope you never go there."

Then he smiled and said to Mrs. Weasley:

"Ma'am, don't be nervous, Hagrid has brought Harry out in time..."

Mrs. Weasley turned her head blankly at first, but when she saw Douglas, her eyes changed from confusion to shock.

“Yes, you are right…you are?…Douglas?

When did you return to the UK?

Why don't you come to the Burrow?"

Douglas smiled and nodded:

"I've been back for half a year, and I've been busy in the Muggle world!"

Just as the adults were chatting, Ron slapped his head.

"Oh my god, I remember who he is! Douglas Haggis!"

Harry and Hermione came over and asked quietly:

"Do you all know this gentleman? And he said he discovered the flying car that night. Will he go to the Ministry of Magic to complain?"

Percy shook his head and said:

“No, old…Mr. Holmes is not only a good friend of Bill, but also has a good relationship with the whole family.

Besides, it was at his suggestion that Dad modified the car.”

At this moment, Hagrid suddenly said:

"I have to go, I have a lot of work to do today...

By the way, Douglas, when you return to Hogwarts, remember to find me by the Forbidden Forest.

I haven't planted some of the seeds you sent me before."

Douglas saw Hagrid's expression and immediately thought that he was afraid that he would ask him more questions about what he was doing in Knockturn Alley.

In front of so many people, he couldn't answer the real reason.

At the same time, Douglas also glanced at Percy who had been standing behind everyone.

Tsk tsk, the little boy has grown up and now we are strangers.

Hermione raised her hand subconsciously and asked:

"Normally, doesn't Hogwarts allow wizards from outside the school to enter at will?"

Chapter 9 Percy: Boss, long time no see

Hagrid winked at his big eyes and said with a smile:

"I forgot to mention it just now. Headmaster Dumbledore told me that Douglas is the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts this year."

After saying that, he saw Douglas's strange smile.

Although I haven't seen you for a few years, you still feel so familiar.

Then he waved to everyone, turned around and left without looking back.

On the crowded street, people consciously gave way to him.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley each grabbed Douglas's hand and said happily:

"Congratulations, I always say that Headmaster Dumbledore must have a good eye for talent.

Of course, being able to work at Hogwarts in the future is better than wandering around..."

Mr. Weasley said emphatically: "Douglas, that's traveling, not wandering!"

The children had different expressions.

The twins smiled at each other, with a spark of revenge in their eyes.

Harry suddenly felt very sorry for letting the new professor see him coming out of Knockturn Alley.

Clearly, Hagrid said, this was no place for good people.

Hermione keenly noticed that Percy, who had always been serious, also showed a complicated expression.

But soon, everyone went their separate ways.

The Weasleys, including Hermione, went to Gringotts.

Douglas arrived at the junk shop as planned.

The owner of the shop was an old man with half of his teeth missing and an inexplicable smell emanating from his body.

He doesn't even greet people when he sees them entering the store.

Of course, he may also feel that it is unnecessary. After all, those who come to his store, whether buying or selling, are people who are short of money.

Even if it looks brightly dressed.

Douglas looked around the store and found that not much had changed.

Apart from tattered wands, wobbly copper scales, etc., the most common thing is old books.

A special space has been set aside for these books.

There were bookshelves placed side by side, only enough for one person to pass through.

It was filled with densely packed old books and some notes.

Of course, they are not classified.

Whatever book you want here, you have to find it yourself bit by bit.

The store owner may not provide search services.

Except for the second-hand Hogwarts textbooks, of course.

That had been picked out by the owner in advance and placed next to the counter.

Douglas casually stood beside a bookshelf, picked up the book at hand and flipped through it.

The Greatest Discoveries in Contemporary Magic was published in 1921.

Well, this is indeed a bit outdated.

Then he noticed that there was a little wizard sitting in the corner of the bookstore.

I was reading a novel written by him.

He turned around.

I saw quite a few books written by him on a bookshelf.

Looking at the dates, they are all early publications, but not the first editions.

After opening those books, I found a lot of comments between the lines.

Even those comments were written by more than one person.

In fact, many Wizards fans have written to him, but he never reads them.

Let Slaine handle it himself.

Looking through those book reviews, there are indeed quite a few interesting ones.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came to my ears.