The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 680: Suspicion and News (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)
"Good morning, brother." The next morning, Ryan was awakened by Rose Quartz's clear voice. "I suggest you get up quickly because it's almost time for lunch."

"What? Have I slept for so long?" Ryan quickly sat up and turned his head to look out the window, only to find that the sunlight outside was already very bright. Beams of golden sunlight shone into the bedroom through the gaps in the curtains, forming thin beams of light in the room.

"Maybe I was too tired yesterday." Ryan laughed at himself, then got up from the bed and started to wash and pack. "By the way, little rose. Where is Hermione?"

"She got up half an hour ago. Seeing that you were still asleep, she left the room and went downstairs without disturbing you." Rose Crystal shrugged. "She should be preparing breakfast now."

"Oh, really." Ryan shook his head helplessly and quickly packed up and went downstairs. When he arrived at the restaurant, he saw Hermione sitting at the dining table waiting for him. There were two plates of hearty English breakfast on the table.

"Thank you so much for troubling you." Ryan sat down at the table and said to Hermione apologetically. "You should have pushed me awake when you got up just now. You can't let you do things like making breakfast alone."

"But I didn't actually do anything." Hermione smiled and spread her hands. "This is at home, I don't have to cook for myself. I just need to go to the kitchen and tell Mr. Handy what I want for breakfast."

"So that's how it is." Ryan picked up a piece of bacon with a fork and started eating, then said vaguely, "Since we got this house, we have lived here for a few years, which is why I forgot about it."

"It doesn't matter, these are just some trivial matters." Hermione waved her hand, and then continued. "By the way, I just checked the hostages we rescued yesterday. Their conditions are much better than when they came back yesterday. If there are no accidents, they will wake up in three or four hours."

"That sounds like a really good idea." Ryan said sincerely. "At least I think that the mysterious man must be very important to him for spending so much money to build such a large laboratory, so if we can find out what this laboratory is doing, it should be very useful for us."

"You're right, but there's one thing you might not have thought of." Hermione put down her fork and nodded in agreement. "At least in my opinion, the importance of this laboratory may be beyond your imagination."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Ryan put down his fork and asked curiously. He just thought that a place with so many precious materials and so many people guarding it must be very important, but he didn't have time to think about it seriously. So now after hearing Hermione's analysis, he stopped eating with interest and prepared to listen to her opinions.

"Well, don't you think it's a bit strange that even though there are a lot of guards and they have sufficient magic circles to help them, they are all isolated in front of that iron wall?" Hermione said to Ryan.

"You have to know that the two wand makers we rescued were kidnapped before. Under normal circumstances, we would not let them act without permission. So why is there a wall between the guards and the two wand makers, but no close surveillance?"

"This is indeed a suspicious place." Ryan nodded slightly, because the behavior of the Death Eaters seemed a little unreasonable. Under normal circumstances, such unreliable personnel should at least be monitored by someone. It is really strange for Death Eaters to stand outside the door without going in to take a look. "I think the things in there are either very dangerous or very important to the You-Know-Who."

"It should be very important." Hermione said. "I don't think the You-Know-Who is the kind of person who values ​​other people's lives. Even for his Death Eaters, he doesn't take their lives seriously."

"You make sense." Ryan nodded. "But there's no need for us to speculate on these things. When the two old gentlemen we rescued yesterday wake up, they should know what the mysterious man is doing." After dinner, time was a bit boring, so Ryan turned on the radio on the table to try to listen to any new news. They have been busy these days, and in order to keep it secret, they cast interference spells on themselves to prevent the owls from finding them. Therefore, Ryan and his team were almost cut off from all news after leaving Hogwarts Castle, so they urgently need to know what happened recently.

The first few radio stations were all already there, but now they had all sided with Voldemort. So they either played music that was meant to be peaceful, or someone was reciting various new laws of the Ministry of Magic in a rigid tone. Of course, these laws were full of discrimination.

In addition, there were some wanted posters. Ryan happened to hear his own. His bounty was 1 Galleons, which was added after the last battle in Hogsmeade. Now it was second only to the bounty of Professor Dumbledore, the so-called conspiracy usurper. As the list was read out, they heard a lot of familiar names. For example, Harry was now offered a bounty of 6000 Galleons, while Hermione only had 3000 Galleons.

"It's so boring and illogical." Hermione said as she sat on the sofa after the wanted list was read out. "Let's listen to the radio station here. There's really nothing to listen to from the London Ministry of Magic."

"It's still somewhat useful, at least it lets us know who the Death Eaters are targeting now." Ryan said, tapping the radio with his wand to change the channel. "Of course, the information here may not be accurate. For example, your reward is only half of Harry's, which is unreasonable. At least considering the damage you have done to those Death Eaters, 7000 Galleons is more reasonable."

"I'm not bored enough to compare numbers like this." Hermione said, raising her chin slightly, "I just think that if these wanted amounts are more accurate, I can roughly analyze some of the enemy's movements and issue warnings to our people."

"You have a point, but we can listen to other news now." Ryan finally changed the channel after struggling for a long time, and a familiar voice came from the speaker.

"…It is a pleasure to meet the listeners again. Welcome to the Hogwarts Light Radio. I am Fred Weasley, and next to me is George Weasley. Good afternoon, everyone."

"Good afternoon." George's voice came out, but because the twins' voices were very similar and the radio resolution was not that high, Ryan could not hear the difference between the two.

"First, I need to report a piece of good news." Fred said, "It can be confirmed that the Death Eaters who attacked Hogsmeade and committed the massacre in Boca Village four days ago have all been killed. We hope that this will allow the wizards who are now on the side of the You-Know-Who to wake up from this incident in time and stop slaughtering innocent people."

"In addition, we urge all listeners to provide assistance to nearby Muggles if possible. For example, you can cast a protective spell on the Muggle residence on your street. These simple measures may save many lives."

"Yes, we don't require everyone to be a hero, but sometimes helping others is just a matter of a few words." George added. "Don't believe the so-called wizard first saying that is circulating in the dark. Wizard first is the first step of discrimination. Then it will easily become pure blood first, and finally become evil Death Eaters. Please remember that whether it is wizards, Muggles or any magical creatures, their lives are equal, equally precious, and worthy of protection-"

"It seems that the radio station is doing well. At least it plays a role in publicity." Listening to the content on the radio, Ryan nodded approvingly.

(End of this chapter)