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Chapter 1277: Physical Changes

While Slughorn's gathering was going on, Evan, Hermione and Elaine returned to their original compartment.

Ron and Luna were not there, and no one knew where they had gone. The three of them continued to enjoy their interrupted lunch.

"This is your dragon's blood," said Evan, taking out a bottle and handing it to Elaine. He also gave Hermione one of the sandwiches he’d bought from the trolley earlier. “These are our sandwiches. They’re a bit basic, but the taste isn’t bad....

Chapter 1276: Negligence and Petrification

"Or … I wouldn’t bank on an invitation," said Zabini nonchalantly, not sparing Malfoy’s pride. "Look at the people he invited. They all have family connections with the Ministry or are neutral. When I first got there, he asked me about Nott's father. They used to be old friends, apparently, but when he heard he’d been caught at the Ministry he didn’t look happy, and Nott didn’t get an invitation, did he? So, save it. I don't think Slughorn’s interested in Death Eaters."

Ma...

Chapter 1275: Malfoy's Compartment

"It's mad, but there's nothing to be ashamed of. Better reason for inviting someone than because their mother’s famous,” said Harry, scowling at the back of Zabini’s head, “or because their uncle —"

But he broke off. An idea had just occurred to him, a reckless but potentially wonderful idea. ... In a minute’s time, Zabini was going to reenter the Slytherin sixth-year compartment where Malfoy was.

Half an hour ago, he had heard Ron complain that Malfoy was with Zabini ...

Chapter 1274: The Power of Harry

Harry possessed extraordinary power, and Slughorn seemed to have already recognized this.

Everyone else was clearly focused, and they were very interested in the topic. Everyone knew that a few months ago, Voldemort himself had appeared in the Ministry of Magic, which was considered a landmark event of his resurrection and the beginning of the war.

There were many rumors about the Battle of the Ministry of Magic, but all of them mentioned the existence of a mysterious Prophecy Orb...

Chapter 1273: Elaine's Taste

Evan had once asked Elaine whether vampires could eat bread.

The answer was yes, but it would taste strange and the body would instinctively reject it.

If swallowed forcefully, it was also possible and could create a sense of fullness, but it could not replenish magic power.

And, Elaine had never eaten it.

Aside from dragon blood, Blood-flavoured lollipops, and Evan, she ate nothing else.

This child was very picky about her diet; otherwise, she wouldn't have near...

Chapter 1272: Slug Club

In the compartment, a huge round table was transformed and everyone was sitting around it.

“Good to see you, good to see you!" said Slughorn enthusiastically, his eyes sweeping over the group one by one, "So, you must be Mr. Longbottom? Ah, then this lovely lady must be Elaine, a descendant of the Slytherin family. It’s such an honor to have you here. You know, I myself graduated from Slytherin House and was even Head of that House for a time. I love that House, and I greatly admire...

Chapter 1271: Slughorn's Invitation

Malfoy hadn't done anything good since becoming prefect last term.

Not only did he serve the Inquisitorial Squad and cause trouble for Gryffindor, but he also frequently bullied first-year students.

Especially at the beginning of the term, Malfoy led Goyle and Crabbe around the castle, looking for students who violated discipline or deducted points for any reason, or even gave other punishments, excessively using the power of the prefect.

He enjoyed it, proudly displaying hi...

Chapter 1270: The Second Change

Elaine bared her sharp fangs; she always seemed to want to bite Evan and never let go of the thought.

The bad thing about making friends with vampires was that when the desire for blood came, it was difficult for them to resist.

This happened a few times last term. In the classroom, the common room, the library, and other places, in front of many students, she would suddenly put Evan's fingers, arm, neck, or some other part of him in her mouth. Evan could feel the pain of her shar...

Chapter 1269: Vampire Development Plan

A few seconds later, Evan, Hermione and Ron stepped out of the carriage.

Hermione told the two Slytherin students that they could not occupy a carriage alone and asked them to give up their seats.

However, the Slytherins replied that they weren’t hogging the compartment and that they welcomed others to join, but no one dared to...

Indeed, the problem now was that students from the other three Houses dared not approach Slytherin.

This wasn’t a problem with Slytherin...

Chapter 1268: The First Change

Like every opening day of school, the platform was packed with wizards, but this year the atmosphere was noticeably more tense.

Beyond the crowded platform, the scarlet Hogwarts Express stood belching steam.

When Harry and Evan entered, the eyes of the nearby students and parents quickly turned to them, followed by hushed whispers. Given the media’s relentless coverage lately, there were few people who didn’t recognize Evan and Harry.

As deep as the fear of Voldemort wen...

Chapter 1267: The Beginning of the Term

Harry couldn't get Malfoy and werewolves off his mind, but thinking too much about such things really did him no good.

Originally, Evan thought that since neither he, Hermione, nor Ron would mention it, the matter would just pass.

But somewhat unexpectedly, he received a letter from Elaine the day before the end of summer vacation.

In the letter, she told them that she was now back in England and was in the Underworld of Knockturn Alley with her uncle.

The Underground ...

Chapter 1266: Leaving

Wizards’ attitude and common practices towards werewolves were discrimination, hatred and oppression.

In front of wizards, werewolves were a relatively weaker group, often bullied and oppressed. Wizards treated werewolves in the same way as they treated house-elves, calling them dirty, corrupt animals and hairy monsters with low IQ.

Wizards probably never considered that werewolves were once one of them.

But Greyback was the exception. His savagery was infamous throughout ...

Chapter 1265: Greyback Again

"I finally know where Mundungus took all those illegal cauldrons," said Hermione, looking at the variety of cauldrons. "It seems like they are quite popular in this place."

"Not just cauldrons. Anything illegal or of dubious origin is very popular here," said Evan.

The central trading area of ​​the Underworld was essentially a place where stolen goods were sold.

The quality of the items sold here was not guaranteed; it was a mix of good and bad, but the prices were very ...

Chapter 1264: Hidden Identity

First-timers in the Underworld definitely needed a guide, but the prerequisite was that the guide had to be someone they could trust.

Otherwise, things could get a lot more troublesome.

There was no need to say what the consequences would be if you brought a guy with ulterior motives into a dangerous place like that.

Did the bartender want money, or did he have other intentions?

Evan refused his offer directly. Neither he, Harry, Hermione, nor Ron trusted this man. The...

Chapter 1263: Guide

From this, it was clear just how chaotic the management of this place was.

Even the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade, which Evan thought was the dirtiest place he had ever been to, was cleaner than this place.

At the very least, Aberforth would wipe the tables and the drinking glasses clean.

But the owner of this place didn’t care at all and there was garbage everywhere.

Empty bottles and glasses were piled up randomly, some were thrown ruthlessly on the ground and broken...

Chapter 1262: Murderer’s Bar

In the end, Evan had not entered the Underground World.

He had brought a lot of Polyjuice Potion with him, so there was no need to go to the Underground World to buy it. After Delphi transformed into Hermione, they went directly back to the Ministry of Magic and sneaked into the Minister's office to find the Time-Turner...

Although he did not enter the Underground World last time, Evan learned from Delphi how to get in.

It was said that in the basement of a house at the end ...

Chapter 1261: Underground World

Under the Invisibility Cloak, Evan, Harry, Hermione and Ron moved deeper into Knockturn Alley.

However, Malfoy had already vanished. There was only one path in this place; yet they easily lost him.

They carefully observed the dark magic shops on both sides of the alley, searching for any sign of Malfoy. Most of these shops looked scary, decorated in dark colors, and the windows displayed things that would make people feel bad or scary things at a glance.

They didn't walk fas...

Chapter 1260: Deep in Knockturn Alley

By the time Evan also got under the Invisibility Cloak, Hermione had transformed back and was questioning Harry and Ron.

"If you were planning to do anything, you should have informed me and Evan first," said Hermione, displeased.

"Sorry, Hermione, but time was tight," said Harry. "There was no time to find you and Evan."

"No time? This isn't the first time you've acted alone," Hermione snorted.

"It was really too late this time. We saw Malfoy sneaking towards Knocktur...

Chapter 1259: Malfoy and Mr. Borgin

This set of protective clothing did not involve much magic. Its core was the creatures in the middle layer. When hit by Avada Kedavra, these creatures would die in place of the person wearing the protective clothing, thus serving as protection.

‘Research specific protection products based on the characteristics of different spells.’

Evan proposed this idea. They didn't necessarily have to think from the perspective of magic, and the protective products they would crea...

Chapter 1258: Evan's Advice

So many cats dressed in different ways, so many different places, so many different occasions. …

Evan had to ask, who else had ever done like he did?

He had actually done a lot of things, and his progress with Hermione wasn’t as slow as it seemed.

In fact, he was already very fast, and the two of them tried many things, very daringly.

At the very least, among their peers at Hogwarts, no one could compare with himself and Hermione, Evan was sure of that.

Let�...

Chapter 1257: Military Products

Those who lacked understanding of the current situation might never believe that the overall spellcasting level of wizards was so low.

Incredible, unimaginable — many wizards were merely Muggles holding small sticks...

Especially in the field of combat magic, there were too many wizards who had never dueled in their entire lives, nor learned the relevant spells. They could not even use simple spells at the level of second or third-year Hogwarts students, such as the Impediment J...

Chapter 1256: The Loyalty of House-Elves

Hermione glared at him and walked towards the house-elf closest to them in the room.

She kindly asked about their current living conditions and encouraged them to demand wages and vacations and safeguard their own rights.

She was already experienced in this area and knew how to communicate with house-elves.

Evan was still pondering whether this matter had anything to do with Voldemort, as well as the crucial treasure of Hufflepuff.

He speculated that the clues to the t...

Chapter 1255: The Treasure of the House-Elves

“How can there be house-elves without masters?” Hermione pressed. “Were they all cast out by their original families? Or did they free themselves, like Dobby?"

She looked excited, and Evan knew why. Hermione was thrilled by the idea of house-elves without masters.

After all, even though there was no progress, she had never given up on S.P.E.W.

Hermione would never give up as long as she had the chance.

She campaigned for house-elf rights, wrote articles for the n...

Chapter 1254: House-Elves Without Masters

"Correct, this is an improved version of Dream Potion and Sleeping Draught," said a voice behind them. “We added a few herbs to the original recipe to make it more interesting."

Evan and Hermione looked up and saw a beaming Fred standing before them, wearing a set of magenta robes that clashed magnificently with his flaming hair.

Fred had changed a lot in the few months since they had last seen him.

If they weren’t so familiar with him, Evan might have thought he’d ste...

Chapter 1253: Fred and George's Shop

When it came to Malfoy, Harry had a particular obsession. He was convinced that Malfoy knew something.

In fact, he even believed that Malfoy had joined Voldemort's army and become a Death Eater.

There was no reason or basis for this suspicion, but that was what Harry thought. He suggested investigating Malfoy, using Polyjuice Potion to transform into Goyle and Crabbe, sneaking into the Slytherin common room to extract information, or using the Invisibility Cloak...

"We need ...

Chapter 1252: An Interesting New Term

"Molly, it doesn’t make sense for all of us to go to Madam Malkin's," said Mr. Weasley. "Why don't those five go with Hagrid, and the two of us can go to Flourish and Blotts and get everyone's schoolbooks?"

"I don't know," said Mrs. Weasley anxiously, clearly torn between a desire to finish the shopping quickly and the wish to stick together in a pack. "Hagrid, do you think —?"

"Don' fret, they'll be fine with me, Molly," said Hagrid soothingly, waving an airy hand the size of...

Chapter 1251: Birthday and Adulthood

Harry had already stowed his Invisibility Cloak in his backpack and felt that, if that was good enough for Dumbledore, it ought to be good enough for the Ministry, so it would be a wise choice to carry the Invisibility Cloak with him. It might come in handy. But now that he came to think of it, he was not sure the Ministry knew about his Invisibility Cloak.

Then he thought that there shouldn't be any danger in going to Diagon Alley, as Voldemort and the Death Eaters would not appear ope...

Chapter 1250: Diagon Alley This Holiday

Although the current situation was tense, Quidditch matches remained the most highly anticipated event within Hogwarts.

It was a good thing for Harry to be the captain. As Hermione put it, he could now use the prefects' bathroom and other things with them, but it was undeniable that the pressure on his shoulders was also great.

As Captain, it was his responsibility to lead the team to victory and win the Quidditch Cup.

Gryffindor had been the champion for many years in a row...

Chapter 1249: Bad News

"What's wrong?" Ginny asked, looking at Hermione. "Did you not do well in the exams?"

"Oh, come off it," Ron wailed, striding over to Hermione and whipping her results out of her hand to lay them flat on the table. "Blimey, twelve ‘Outstandings’ … and you're actually disappointed, aren't you?"

Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise as they stared at the results. Hermione shook her head.

Mrs. Weasley was originally quite satisfied with Ron's results, which were better th...

Chapter 1248: No Comparison

"What is that?"

"They're definitely owls," said Ron hoarsely. "And there are four of them, for sure."

"One for each of us," said Hermione in a terrified whisper. "Oh no … oh no..."

She gripped Evan's arm tightly, using a lot of force.

The owls were flying directly at the Burrow, four handsome tawnies, each of which, it became clear as they flew lower over the path leading up to the house, was carrying a large square envelope, and everyone was nervous.

To be hon...