Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 222 Blake's News
"Why did you come downstairs? Didn't I say that I would entertain important guests tonight, so all the guests were asked not to come downstairs?"

Tom slapped his forehead and said half helplessly and half indignantly.

However, Harry looked at Mike in surprise as if he hadn't heard what he said at all, and said to himself:

"Mike?"

Harry was a little unsure whether the blond boy in front of him was Mike. After all, in his impression, Mike was tall and thin, but even though the boy in front of him was wearing a loose wizard robe, Harry could still see the large muscles on his body.

"Long time no see, Harry." Mike was slightly stunned when he saw Harry, but he quickly reacted and deliberately asked, "Shouldn't you be at your aunt's house? Why are you here?"

Although Mike had a smile on his face, his brain was working at high speed.

As a person who is familiar with the original work, he certainly knows what Harry's appearance here means. It means that the plot of the third grade has officially begun.

"Is it really you? Oh my god! I missed you so much!"

Mike's answer confirmed Harry's guess, so Harry, who had been locked up at home for a long time and had not seen his friends, walked quickly to Mike and gave him a warm hug.

Tom on the side was a little stunned. He didn't expect that the famous savior Harry Potter would know Mike. After all, they were not from the same college.

But he quickly realized that it seemed that Harry and Mike had a very good relationship, so could he use this to please Mike?
Tom changed his face and put on a flattering smile and said to Harry, "I didn't expect that you are Mr. Townley's friend, Harry. Why didn't you tell me earlier? How about this? I will waive all your accommodation fees! After all, Mr. Townley and I are good friends!"

Harry was slightly stunned by Tom's impassioned look. He remembered clearly that although Tom was not a stingy person, he was definitely not generous. In fact, because Harry was a minor and had no guardian, Tom even asked for an extra sum of money as accommodation fee.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard Mike say calmly, "Okay, Tom, I know what you want. You can talk to Weasley and the others about the details of the dealer contract tomorrow. Just tell them that I have generally agreed. Now, please serve us some food. I need to catch up with my friends. Oh, and bring me a copy of the Daily Prophet for the past week."

Tom was overjoyed when he heard that. He thanked Mike and walked to the kitchen in small steps.

Today, he plans to cook for the two of them himself.

While taking this opportunity, Mike also learned the reason why Harry appeared here. As Mike expected, it was basically the same as the original.

"In other words, your uncle and his family often bullied you, and a few days ago you finally couldn't stand it anymore, so you blew your aunt into a big balloon and floated away. Then when you ran away from home and came to the Leaky Cauldron, the Minister of Magic found you and asked you to stay here first and not run around?"

"That's right! That's it!"

Harry breathed a sigh of relief and said so.

Because he was too excited, he just described the bizarre events that happened to him during this period in a fragmented manner. After he finished speaking, he was still a little worried that Mike would not be able to understand, but he did not expect that Mike's ability to comprehension was so strong that he understood it all.

After telling Mike everything, Harry's anger faded a little, but he still couldn't help complaining, "I really don't know what Minister Fudge is thinking. Last year, he gave me a warning because of the house-elf Dobby, saying that he would expel me if I cast magic outside of school again. Now he tells me that this is a trivial matter..."

Harry told Mike a lot of things in one go, and Mike could only nod his head perfunctorily. Maybe this was a magical experience for him, but for Mike it was just a plot that he had seen several times and was quite boring.

It was the first time that Mike discovered that Harry, the little bottom, was actually a chatterbox.

Fortunately, Old Tom had already prepared the midnight snack that Harry wanted and the newspaper that Mike wanted, and brought them to the two of them.

"Okay, Harry. Anyway, they won't fire you now, so isn't the result good enough? Do you still want the minister to really enforce the law impartially and fire you? Okay, eat quickly, aren't you hungry?" Mike pushed the food in front of Harry and said, "Tom, go and rest first. Harry and I will talk alone."

Tom has run the bar for so many years, so his EQ is naturally high. After hearing Mike's goodbye, he retreated to the bedroom upstairs without any intention of eavesdropping.

He knew that sometimes the more you know, the more dangerous it is.

Harry was really hungry, so when he saw the hot food being served, he swallowed his saliva and started fighting. Mike took advantage of Harry's rare quiet time to read the newspaper.

After flipping through the pages for a while, Mike found the information he was looking for. He saw that the same news had been written on the front page for almost a week...

'Shock! Notorious murderer Black escapes from prison! For the first time, the competence of Azkaban is questioned.'

Sirius Black once used an explosive spell to openly kill more than a dozen Muggles and the famous anti-Voldemort fighter Peter Pettigrew on the street, and betrayed the famous Order of the Phoenix member, the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter's parents James Potter and Lily Potter.

Please note that Sirius Black is extremely dangerous. If anyone sees him, please leave the scene immediately and notify the Ministry of Magic.

It is reported that now the Minister of Magic Fudge has assured the public that Sirius will be brought to justice, and Minister Fudge also said that Sirius's escape from prison this time is likely to avenge his master, and the target of revenge is the boy who survived the disaster, Harry Potter!
Therefore, the Ministry of Magic is preparing to cooperate closely with Hogwarts to capture Black while protecting Harry Potter's safety.

……

Mike looked through all the newspapers carefully, then heaved a sigh of relief and put them down.

It's good that Blake escapes. Only when he escapes can Mike use his advantage of being familiar with the plot to maximize his benefits.

Sirius Black is really a tragic character. He and Harry's father James were inseparable good friends. When Voldemort was looking for Harry because of a prophecy, James and his friends decided to use a super protective magic to protect themselves.

This magic is the Fidelius Charm.

As we all know, the Fidelius Charm requires a secret-keeper. In the original plan, Sirius was the secret-keeper for James and the others.

However, when the time came, Black came up with a crooked idea and asked their other friend, the timid Peter Pettigrew, to be the secret keeper.

Black felt that no one would have thought that they would choose Peter as the secret keeper. Strictly speaking, he was right. The Death Eaters searched for Peter for a long time but couldn't find him. However, he overestimated the friendship between them.

Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters and put the blame on Black. Subsequently, Black was imprisoned for more than ten years, while Peter hid in the Weasley family and acted as their little pet.

In the original book, the reason why Black escaped from prison was because the Weasley family won the lottery, and their photo was published in the newspaper, and this photo was seen by Black.

He recognized Peter lying in Ron's arms almost immediately, so he broke out of prison and vowed to kill Peter to avenge his best friend.

Of course, this is only the original work. Perhaps because of the butterfly effect, the Weasley family in the world where Mike lives did not win any big prizes this year, but they were on the newspaper because of Rita Skeeter's interview.

Mike was originally worried that Blake wouldn't be able to see the report and wouldn't be able to publish it, but now it seems that the main storyline of the world does have inertia, and Blake finally escaped.

In addition, Mike also saw news about Dolphin in this pile of newspapers.

The title was as shocking as the report on Blake above: "Shock! Boy suddenly went crazy and killed his whole family! Boy suspected of being abused by his father for a long time!" However, the location and size of this report were pitifully small compared to the Blake jailbreak case, and could only be squeezed into a corner. If Mike hadn't been careful, he wouldn't have found this report.

Although the final outcome was not stated at the end of the report, it was basically determined that Thorfinn had gone mad due to long-term abuse. The only issue that everyone was concerned about now was whether or not to put him in Azkaban.

Mike chuckled and put the newspaper down.

As for Dolphin, this was all as he had expected.

Pappy the Raven is a magical creature that has long been extinct. There are no more than ten people in the world who are familiar with his way of killing. Even the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic cannot find the cause.

The recent Blake incident has caused such a big stir that the Dolphin family's case is not that important in comparison. This can be seen from the placement of this report in the Prophet's forecast.

"What are you watching?" Harry, who had eaten and drunk his fill, leaned over and asked curiously, "Oh! So that's it! I saw this news on TV before!"

"Hmm? You mean Muggle TV?"

"Yes, he is a dangerous murderer. If you see him, you must call the police."

Mike nodded thoughtfully and fell into deep thought again.

He didn't expect that a prison escape in the wizarding world would lead to the government of the Muggle world also issuing a manhunt warrant.

It seems that there must be some degree of cooperation between the top brass of the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government, so the magical world can use the power of the Muggle world to hunt down Black.

Of course, it is also possible that the Ministry of Magic used a spell to control certain powerful Muggles and modified their memories, making them really believe that a murderer named Sirius Black had escaped from prison.

However, Mike still believes more in the former. After all, the latter is too troublesome to implement, and once discovered, it will cause a fierce counterattack from the Muggle high-level officials.

Mike felt that his trip was worthwhile. Not only did he show off, but he also unexpectedly got such important news.

So Mike, in a good mood, invited Harry.

"Harry, why don't you stay at my house for the rest of the summer vacation? My new home has already been furnished, and it would be better for you to stay at my house than here."

After saying that, Mike ran his fingers over the corner of the bar, looked at the fine dust on his hands and shook them off in disgust.

"You bought a house! Oh my God! How old are you and you bought a house by yourself!" Harry looked at Mike in confusion, "And how did you become so strong? Can you teach me? If I can be as strong as you, Dali won't dare to bully me anymore (give me one too)"

"This is a long story. I'll tell you slowly when you get to my house."

Harry fell silent. He wanted to go to Mac's house, but Minister of Magic Fudge suggested that he live in the Leaky Cauldron. In the eyes of young Harry, the Minister of Magic was equivalent to the leader of the fruit market. Although he was just suggesting it, Harry still didn't dare to go against his wishes.

Seeing this, Mike thought Harry was unwilling to go, so he decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Harry, I live in Godric's Hollow now. Maybe you don't know what this place is, but I want to tell you that your original home is there." Mike stared into Harry's eyes and said sincerely, "Also, Godric's Hollow is the burial place of choice for many pure-blood families. Your parents are also buried there."

Hearing that, Harry's eyes instantly widened and he stared at Mike blankly, tears as big as beans kept falling from his eyes, but Harry was completely unaware and still looked stupid.

"Is what you said true?"

A hoarse voice came from Harry's throat, and Mike could hear the sadness he was feeling from his voice.

"Yes."

After getting Mike's affirmative answer, Harry finally reacted. Without even having time to wipe away his tears, he grabbed Mike's clothes and dragged him towards the bar door.

However, with Mike's current strength, especially Harry, who has no training, can pull it.

"What are we waiting for! Let's go!"

Seeing Harry's anxious look, Mike shook his head helplessly, pulled Harry back and pointed at the fireplace and said:

"Let's just go through the Floo, it'll be faster that way."

……

An hour later, Harry stood alone in front of his parents' grave, bowed his head and remained silent for a long time.

Mike, who was not far away, saw all of this and kicked a piece of gravel on the ground out of boredom.

This is the wizard cemetery in Godric's Hollow, where a large number of pure-blood wizards are ultimately buried.

This cemetery is located underground in the old church in Godric's Hollow. Perhaps because wizards often come here to worship their ancestors, this church has gradually been abandoned by the townspeople due to various bizarre haunted incidents.

Is it possible that the Lord's church is haunted?
This seemed hilarious to Mike.

But the townspeople obviously don't think so. Of course, maybe they just want a place to put their faith.

Anyway, in any case, after this church was abandoned, the townspeople built a new church for daily use.

And this place has completely become the territory of wizards.

Another half an hour passed, and Mike sighed helplessly as he looked at Harry who was still motionless.

The thing he hated most was waiting for people. To be honest, he really wanted to go up and persuade Harry to come back tomorrow, but the experience gained from two lives told him that it was better for him to do nothing now, neither comfort Harry nor persuade Harry to leave.

Just watching him quietly and accompanying him is enough.

Mike sighed again, he couldn't bear it anymore.

With a wave of his wand, Mike used Transfiguration to conjure up a bed, slowly sat on it, and began his daily meditation and brain-blocking spell training.

(End of this chapter)