From Azkaban to Hogwarts.

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The somewhat disorderly but absolutely passionate sounds resounded throughout the private room.

"Wow, quite a full complement of people... All the troublemakers from seventh grade with names and identities are here," William said with a sigh. "So that's why there were students lurking around my booth. Were you spying on the enemy?"

Everyone present was about to argue when William said this, but he stopped them with a rather aggressive look in his eyes. "Alright, since none of you intend to make a move, each of you will tell a story about a dark wizard from abroad. If it's interesting enough, we'll let it go. Anyone who makes it up will have to wait..."

He glanced at the students around him, and amidst their horrified stares, added, "It's probably summer homework delivered by the school's owl..."

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"That really is an old, tired story..."

William yawned, letting the students who were deep in thought go, thus ending their hopes of fighting on the school bus…

He had thought that these children from all sorts of families might be able to offer some interesting tales, but they weren't—so he really needed to think carefully about where to spend his holiday.

"Should we go and explore Greece, a land steeped in Muggle mythology, or should we focus on investigating one of the origins of black magic—voodoo magic…?"

He was genuinely curious about how the local wizards viewed the study of Muggle myths and legends, and whether those legends were related to wizards... After all, Hagrid's three-headed dog, which almost bit off Snape's leg, came from Greece. Based on that alone, William felt that the locals must have many methods for subduing dark wizards...

After Dumbledore explained the Philosopher's Stone incident to them, he remained quite curious about the wizarding world in Greece... and

The latter is related to curses, poisons, and resurrected corpses... all of which are important components of black magic. Dozens of black magic books describe the mysterious Voodoo Cult as one of the gatherings of black wizards. Compared to Durmstrang, if he continues down this path, he should be able to obtain a lot of information related to black magic and further improve his strength.

"What a difficult choice... I can finally understand the dilemma those seventh-graders face when choosing a career..."

He shook his head again and then walked towards his private room.

"Good morning, Professor!"

"Hello, Diggory."

William nodded to Cedric in front of him.

"Can we talk, Professor?"

To William's surprise, Cedric did not leave.

"Ok."

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"So... you have two summer jobs to choose from?"

"One option is to try out for Quidditch and guarantee playing time; the other is to become an adventurer, and then have your travelogue published by a publisher with a pre-arranged contract?"

"It's the same publisher that released the Professor Lockhart series before...they seem quite reputable..."

It seems that winning the Triwizard Tournament brought the contestants more than just honor—Nancy has been accepted into the Ministry of Magic without taking the entrance exam, although her original grades were already a foregone conclusion…

It seems Harry has received more letters from the school administration discussing endorsement deals, but as always, they've been rejected. Even without discussions with the school, it's said his mail volume has increased considerably.

I'm not entirely sure about William Montana, but I imagine he's no less capable than Cedric…

“Well,” William pulled a coin from his bag and handed it to him, “let’s toss a coin…you’ll see which one you hope to choose when you toss it…”

The moment he handed it to Cedric, he smiled—well, he knew what he had to choose now…

Chapter 496 Journey to Greece

"I need to learn some proper methods for dealing with dark wizards... I can't just introduce myself as someone who only knows dark magic in the future..."

On the train, watching Cedric's figure disappear with a sudden realization, William began to ponder...

While using dark magic to fight a dark wizard is perfectly acceptable, and it's quite normal for a professor who teaches self-defense to know a little dark magic, it's not right for him to be entirely skilled in dark magic. He should at least try to appear more like a normal wizard...

"Good morning, Professor!"

Hello.

Several students hurriedly ran past, bowed to William, and then ran off again. This forced William to stop his lazy pace and quickly walk towards his private room.

Summer vacation has arrived, so he won't spoil the fun for those kids; there will be plenty of time next school year.

"Have you caught those troublemakers?"

Lupin looked up from the magazine—a Muggle magazine featuring descriptions of several newly released console games.

"Hmm, sixth graders, they look like they want to fight."

William leaned back in his seat and glanced out the window. "But now they all deeply realize their mistakes."

“I don’t believe it,” Lupin put down the magazine. “But are you really not planning to spend some time on Privet Road this holiday?”

"Let's talk about that later..."

William waved his hand. "I'm not sure how long this will take. To be honest, my original plan was to look at magic in various places and hope to find something helpful to me from the new magic system—which is no easy task."

“Traveling... well, that makes sense... Sirius and I will wait for you on Privet Road for a while—do you need any help?”

“That’s not necessary,” William thought for a moment. Considering the experience of being dug up last year and what he needed to do, he decided not to hide it from Lupin anymore. “I plan to travel to Greece for a while. You need to be careful and keep an eye on them. Make sure none of them leave Privet Road.”

The "they" he was referring to were Sirius Black and Harry—William always felt that something might happen if the two of them were alone together.

Fortunately, it was no longer William's job to look after them; Professor Lupin became the new caregiver who took on the responsibility.

"Yeah, I suspect all they do is play video games in the house all day..."

...

Before you say that, could you please put away the magazine you're holding?

"Oh right, Greece... that name sounds like..."

Lupin suddenly grinned mischievously as he spoke, "Well... I'm afraid Professor Snape wouldn't like that side of the road..."

"This has little to do with that Luwei. Although I promised Hagrid that I would look after it if I went there, this trip to Greece has absolutely nothing to do with Nat."

Lupin gave him a knowing smile, and William looked back with a straight face, but soon the box was filled with joyful laughter.

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"Greece…"

"Your exit procedures have been completed, Professor William."

"I hope you have a pleasant trip."

The Ministry of Magic staff quickly completed the paperwork and handed it to William—which gave William a somewhat surreal feeling…

For some reason, he now has a feeling that I could actually leave the country with legal documents.

However, it's not a big problem... The staff has already subtly hinted to him that because of his identity and letter of introduction, he doesn't need to undergo the necessary package declaration and inspection, both on his trips, unless a major case occurs...

While this might be a little unsettling, Dumbledore's letter of introduction was indeed useful—he had informed Dumbledore of his itinerary before departure, mainly so that it would be easier to call for backup in case of any unusual circumstances…

'It's a bit of a shame about the other letter of introduction…'

William, lost in a jumble of thoughts, began to line up in front of the fireplace, waiting to use the Floo Network to reach the border, and then use wizarding methods to cross the border and report again.

About an hour later, he successfully obtained the key to the gate and registered with the Greek authorities. The series of formal procedures left William completely bewildered. He only needed a temporary false identity as cover before he began searching for a place to stay in the Muggle world, eventually settling in and starting to plan his itinerary…

"The official procedures were handled way too quickly... I originally planned to settle everything en route, but then the door key teleported over..."

He took a quill and began to scribble and draw on the parchment.

First, go see Hagrid's dog... This is also part of the letter of introduction and must be completed as soon as possible...

[Investigating the Horcruxes—the first wizard to create a Horcrux, the despicable Helbo, was born here, so…]

[Investigate the Basilisk's whereabouts—the first Basilisk was also bred here. Considering that the notebook is a Horcrux, although the chances are slim, it's still worth checking out.]

[The invincible Andros—the guardian of giants and the master of staffless spellcasting—it's all written on the Chocolate Frog card. I need to see for myself what this staffless spellcasting and so-called guardian of giants are all about, especially the latter…it's supposedly a symbol of power, is it an enhanced version of the guardian?]

...

[Greek mythology—are there any signs of wizarding involvement? It's quite common for wizards to be intertwined with legends and myths; let's see if there are any interesting connections.]

The black market in Greece is so rampant that even dangerous creatures like the Cerberus can be sold freely. I suspect that with enough Galleons, you can get your hands on any magical item…

William wrote a long and detailed account, which surprised even himself – was this task really that demanding?

It's unbelievable—if he'd known this would happen, he would have tricked Lupin into coming and working with him. Anyway, he'd probably spend most of his time on Privet Drive playing video games with Sirius and the others…

Moody is definitely out of the question. As a renowned Auror, if Moody were with him, the Greek Ministry of Magic would have to send at least a group of enforcers to keep an eye on them. As for the black market, forget about it—unless he never intended to ever go to the black market again, he'd be crazy enough to take Moody there…

"Let's get the letter of introduction from Dumbledore sorted out first—although we definitely can't fool anyone coming to Greece, we still need to stay hidden to avoid potential pursuit..."

“However…” he said, cleaning his writing desk with a potion to prevent prophecies and recollections, “I always feel that the Dark Lord doesn’t need to resort to infiltration anymore…”

"The distance over there, in the magical sense, is just too far... Even with Hogwarts on summer vacation, you can't buy information on the black market in America..."

Chapter 497 The Holiday Begins

"What is Remus doing?"

On the second day of summer vacation, after a game ended, Sirius looked around mysteriously and then secretly asked Harry.

"Professor Lupin? Didn't he say he was going to take a shower?"

Harry looked at Sirius with a puzzled expression, wondering what Sirius was up to with all this sudden shuffling around.

However, Sirius Black suddenly stood up from the sofa, a mischievous grin on his face. "That would be perfect, Harry—"

"Quick, quick, come with me!"

He lowered his voice and spoke hurriedly. Harry was quite puzzled, but he still started to follow him and went up to the bedroom on the second floor.

"Here, suck on this."

Sirius plucked a leaf from the greenery by the window, handed it to Harry, and gestured for him to put it in his mouth and press it under his tongue. Although Harry was confused about what he was trying to do, he obediently did as he was told.

"Try speaking."

Sirius looked at Harry and encouraged him.

This was not an easy thing to do; Harry felt his tongue was getting all twisted, but he managed to get used to speaking with it after a few minutes.

"That's great! I knew you could do it, Harry!"

Sirius patted Harry on the shoulder, a clear look of delight on his face. "Try eating something else!"

This action was even more difficult, but Harry still managed to do it—however, he looked at Sirius with a puzzled expression. What was Sirius trying to do all of a sudden?