Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 189 Prison Break
It was afternoon, and under the leadership of Tonks, Suze entered Knockturn Alley, which had always been despised by most wizards.

The name of Knockturn Alley is a homophone of "night", and perhaps it also has the meaning of contrasting with light. At least compared to Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade Village, Knockturn Alley seems much darker.

"Be careful. I heard that most of the wizards here are dark wizards who kill without blinking an eye." Tonks stuck close to Su Ze and reminded him in a low voice.

At this time, Tonks did not keep her original appearance, but turned into a blonde woman with freckles on her face, looking more mature and charming.

Tonks's original face would easily attract some people's attention in Knockturn Alley. Don't underestimate the intelligence methods of the dark wizards. They will pay special attention to Aurors, even trainee Aurors.

As one of the outstanding graduates from Hogwarts who entered the Auror industry, Tonks was bound to come into the sight of some dark wizards, so in order to avoid trouble, Tonks could only temporarily change her identity.

Thanks to her natural ability to transform into a Metamorphosis, she did not attract anyone's attention along the way.

Su Ze, on the other hand, gave her a strange look. "Did you hear that? This isn't your first time in Knockturn Alley."

"How is that possible!" Tonks screamed, then spoke weakly, "I, I came here once before, secretly."

"Don't tell me you just changed your face and ran over here." Su Ze looked at Tonks' expression and blinked.

Originally, Su Ze wanted Tonks to take him around this notorious place, but judging from Tonks's reaction, she was not particularly familiar with it.

This is normal. After all, Tonks is just a trainee Auror now. She is not yet a member of the Order of the Phoenix. It is estimated that this girl may not have been on many missions so far.

When you step into Knockturn Alley, the first thing you feel is an unpleasant smell, a burnt smell that hits you in the face. Looking in the direction where the smell comes from, you can see purple smoke coming out of the drainage ditch on the side of the road.

The stone road under my feet was bumpy and the road surface was uneven. It was clearly uphill, but the houses not far away were built tilted downward.

The style of these buildings is weird and unique, which is completely different from Hogsmeade village. The color of the walls is mottled and peeling, some wooden boards still smell of decay, and the signs are crooked and look like they will fall off at any time.

As we walked deeper into the cave, we saw more wizards on the road.

These wizards were all wearing ancient black robes. Not only were their clothes retro, but most of them also covered their faces, as if they were deliberately hiding their identities.

Noticing this scene, Su Ze couldn't help but think of the legendary ghost market.

It seemed that they noticed that there were two new faces in Knockturn Alley, and that their clothes and temperament were out of place here, so from time to time a few eyes would fall on Suze and Tonks.

Su Ze did not resist these extremely prying gazes. He just silently stared back at them.

Tonks shrank her neck, her hands placed on the wand at her waist, looking ready to fight at any time.

Su Ze felt that Knockturn Alley's bad reputation had been exaggerated.

It is not as chaotic as imagined here. Although the environment and the wizards living here give people a depressing feeling, it is not the kind of place where people will start fighting at the slightest disagreement.

Walking on the streets of Knockturn Alley, Su Ze's eyes kept scanning the shops on both sides.

Almost all the shops here are related to black magic. In addition to some potion materials, there are also many rare materials that are not available on the market.

Even Su Ze heard the growls of some wild beasts. Apparently, there was illegal magical animal trading going on here.

To put it simply, this place is like a large "underground trading market" for wizards, and almost everything sold here is shady.

Now Suze knew where Hagrid got all those magical creatures stuff from.

After walking a little further, Su Ze's eyes were fixed on an inconspicuous-looking shop - Boggin and Burke's.

Bockin-Bock Store.

A dark magic shop that is extremely prestigious in the industry, and it is also the place where Tom Riddle worked as a slave before he became Voldemort.

Su Ze paused for a moment, a smile flashed across his face, and then he turned around and walked towards the Boggin and Burke shop.

Tonks, feeling a little nervous, almost bumped into Su Ze who suddenly stopped. After reacting, she quickly caught up with Su Ze's pace.

"You know this place?"

"I've heard of it." Su Ze didn't say much, but raised his hand and pushed open the door.

Ever since he learned that scarlet words usually appear on items related to the original work, Su Ze has set his sights on these things. If he wants to find these items in Knockturn Alley, Borgin and Burke's is naturally the best place.

When entering the store, the air was filled with decay and oldness. Someone was about to leave the store and met Su Ze face to face.

The man was tall and strong, with an eye-catching hooked nose and eyes full of vigilance and gloom. When he saw Su Ze suddenly enter, he was slightly stunned.

As their eyes met, Su Ze took the initiative to move aside.

The gloomy man didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, then quickly walked around Suze and Tonks and left in a hurry.

After staring at the man's back for a while, Su Ze slowly withdrew his gaze.

Turning his head to look inside the shop, Mr. Borkin was standing at the counter, fiddling with the bone-like objects in front of him, putting them into wooden boxes one by one. "Business is booming, Mr. Borkin."

Su Ze took a step forward and spoke with a faint smile.

Borgin and Burke's has a long history. The owner is an old man named Caractacus Burke. He is a little hunchbacked and his exact age is unknown. Everyone who comes here calls him Mr. Borgin.

Listening to Su Ze's words, Mr. Bogin smiled sinisterly.

He first closed the wooden box on the counter, then slowly placed it in the drawer behind him before replying.

"Booming business isn't the right word here, young man."

"Oh?" Su Ze came to the counter. "As a businessman, is there any business that you can't do well?"

In Suze's eyes, Mr. Borgin was a very stingy guy. After all, he had used ten Galleons to buy Slytherin's locket and didn't care about Tom's mother's life or death at that time.

Mr. Borgin just shook his head. "The better the business, the worse the world is."

Hearing this, Su Ze's eyes moved.

"What news have you heard?"

Mr. Borgin gave Suze a mysterious look and kept his mouth shut.

Seeing this, Su Ze also understood what the other party meant. He took out a bag of money and gently threw it on the counter.

The gold coins fell on the counter with a crisp sound, but Mr. Borkin didn't move his eyes and continued to stare at Su Ze.

Instead of staring at each other quietly, Su Ze paused for a moment, then speechlessly took out another bag of money, put it on the counter, and pushed it in front of Mr. Bogin.

"It's just a piece of news."

Mr. Borgin looked Suze up and down, then glanced at Tonks behind him, put away the two bags of money in silence, and then spoke.

"There are very few wizards from the East here. You must have just arrived here. I heard that there is a new professor from the East at Hogwarts."

"You know this is not what I want to hear." Su Ze's expression remained unchanged.

"If I were you, leave here immediately, leave the country, and never come back." Mr. Bogin looked straight into Suze's eyes.

"What's the reason?" Su Ze asked.

Mr. Borgin licked his teeth with his tongue, then he said thoughtfully, "It is rumored that someone has escaped from Azkaban. I don't need to tell you what that place is."

"impossible!"

Before Su Ze could speak, Tonks at the side couldn't help but speak.

"Azkaban is the safest place in the world. It is impossible for a criminal to escape from that place."

Interrupted by Tonks' voice, Mr. Borgin and Suze both looked at her subconsciously, and no one spoke for a while.

Azkaban, located on an isolated island in the North Sea, is also one of the highest-level wizard prisons in the world.

Originally, there lived an extremely powerful dark wizard on this island. The hidden magic he cast directly wiped the island out from the world. Neither Muggles nor wizards knew where this place was.

It was not until the dark wizard died and the concealment magic gradually lost its effectiveness that the Ministry of Magic discovered this place. When the investigating Aurors arrived there, they found that the island had become a lair of Dementors.

Originally, the wizards wanted to destroy the island, but because they were not sure how much trouble would be caused by destroying the Dementors' lair, the proposal was shelved.

After several years of changes, it was finally converted into a prison and renamed Azkaban.

And those Dementors became the jailers of the prison, responsible for watching over the wizards imprisoned there and feeding on their happiness.

Logically speaking, as a wizard prison of the highest standards, it is impossible for a wizard to escape here.

But Su Ze was not surprised by this situation. After all, he actually knew a guy who escaped from here.

But soon, Mr. Bokin's words made Su Ze's face become solemn.

"Don't be so sure, girl."

Mr. Borgin looked at Tonks with complicated eyes, then sneered.

"You have to know that those who are closed there are not easy to deal with. During this period of time, I have met with old customers more than once."

(End of this chapter)