Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

But soon, he noticed a more dangerous signal.

Those are the wizards on this street.

They had obviously noticed Harry, the young wizard who suddenly appeared here, and all their eyes were looking over at him.

Their eyes were filled with undisguised malice, and they seemed to be slowly approaching Harry.

Then, a sense of crisis arose in Harry's heart.

He quietly clenched the pocket watch Ryan gave him in his pocket.

"Get out of here, Harry!"

"Stay away from here, kid."

His parents' voices echoed in his mind, which made him feel at peace.

Yes, the dangers of last year were obviously not in vain for Harry - at least now he can still think calmly.

But at this moment...

"Take that path on the left, Harry!"

Besides the sound of the pocket watch, a third voice seemed to ring in Harry's ears.

This took Harry by surprise.

Then, he subconsciously turned his head, and sure enough, he saw a small path on the left - the path was really small and could barely accommodate an adult.

At this moment, Harry saw a black shadow flash by at the end of the road.

But obviously...

"Fight!"

Compared to the dark wizards who gathered here at this moment, he had no choice.

So Harry turned around and was about to leave, but was blocked by someone.

He was a hunched, elderly wizard with greasy hair - in terms of hair quality, he was even comparable to Snape!

"Oh, boy... you just came out of my shop and entering my shop when I'm not there - that's not nice..."

He said in a hoarse voice.

"Let me see you, oh...that scar - are you sure you are Mr. Harry Potter?"

He seemed to recognize Harry and smiled - a very sinister smile.

"Who are you? Do you recognize me?"

Harry remained silent and quietly backed away.

"I'm Caractacus Burke, owner of Borgin and Burke's. Everyone here calls me Mr. Burke."

Caractacus Burke smiled and said, "As for you, of course I recognize you—I have quite a few customers here who have hated you over the years, and I dare say you could fetch a good price from them... You really shouldn't be here."

"Someone here was attacked not long ago, and his wand and food were stolen... So the people in Knockturn Alley hate strangers lately... Very much!"

His words made Harry understand where this place was.

Knockturn Alley—he had heard of it.

Another street at the end of Diagon Alley, but different from Diagon Alley... this is a 'shadow area'.

What's sold here are some black magic items or shameful conspiracies. It is said that you can occasionally see dark wizards here.

so...

"Oh, that sounds a bit regrettable... Expelliarmus!"

Harry launched a sneak attack without hesitation.

After reciting this advanced spell that he had barely learned during special training during the summer vacation, Harry used the spell he was most familiar with in his first year without hesitation!

"Wingardim Leviosa!"

As the levitation spell was used, the dilapidated bricks on the ground flew up and blocked everyone's view.

Harry turned around and ran quickly into the path.

But at this moment...

"Oh, you're so disobedient."

Caractacus Burke casually deflected Harry's spell: "If it were me in my youth, you would definitely be tortured... huh?"

He whispered, but was stunned when he raised his head.

Because at this moment, he clearly saw Harry running into the depths of the trail.

A dark shadow seemed to appear at his feet, and then... he suddenly disappeared.

So, Caractacus Bock froze in his tracks.

The dark wizard with abscesses on his face who was not far away from him let out a low growl.

"Impossible, a wizard of his age can't possibly learn to Apparate..."

Another dark wizard offered an idea: "He must still be in Knockturn Alley! Although his ranking on the black market's wanted list has recently dropped one, he's still very valuable... The pure-blood families will definitely be happy to..."

They discussed this matter with great malice.

At this moment, a dark wizard looked at Caractacus Burke.

"Mr. Burke, with your magical proficiency, how could you let Harry Potter escape...you..."

"boom!"

He was halfway through his words when his body suddenly flew backwards.

The powerful magic blew him away, and he fell directly to the ground and fainted.

And Caractacus Bock just glanced at him.

"Watch your tone, sir."

He said softly, then slowly turned and left.

That's right.

He had no intention of following Harry's trail.

Because he is the owner of the largest store in Knockturn Alley and the largest dark magic props store in the entire wizarding world.

Caractacus Burke was a brilliant and powerful dark wizard in the past, with a long and rich history.

This makes him knowledgeable and wise enough.

So he knew very well that actually capturing Harry Potter was not a good idea.

So, he didn't know how Harry escaped.

But he obviously didn't think it was a bad thing.

"Capture Harry Potter? That would attract Albus Dumbledore... Pure-blood families are good customers, but not enough for me to take such a risk."

He muttered softly and walked towards his shop.

And it was at this moment.

Caractacus Burke heard the growls of dark wizards—or rather, fools—behind him.

"find him!"

"find him!"

"Found him."

Inside the Burrow, Ryan and Friday stood in front of the fireplace.

The rest of the Weasley family had already left - they went to Diagon Alley to confirm Harry's condition as soon as Harry was teleported away and searched for him as soon as possible.

But Ryan chose to split up with them.

because...

"The Floo Network—it's much more complicated than normal Apparition... but it's not untraceable to me."

At this moment, Ryan gently stretched out his hand.

His hands began to flow with magic at this moment.

Lines like tree rings constantly intertwined and changed on his hands, and spatial distortions like apparitions began to appear around his arms.

This is the characteristic of [Rotten Skywood] - this special magical plant is the main ingredient of Floo Powder, and its trunk has the ability to sense and influence space.

And at this moment, what Ryan was doing was to track Harry's location through the characteristics of this tree.

In Ryan's perception, the Floo network centered on the Burrow began to form nodes one after another - that was originally information that only the Ministry of Magic could grasp.

At this moment, at a 'node' quite some distance away from the Burrow, Ryan felt Harry's magic.

so...

"Buzz!"

The next moment, there was an explosion in the air.

Ryan and Friday disappeared from the spot.

Before him, the image of Borgin and Burke's appeared.

And now...

Caractacus Bock, who had just returned to the store and was counting things at the counter, stared at Ryan who came out of the fireplace with wide eyes.

"Oh...another...young wizards these days are so rude!"

He was a little annoyed.

Harry Potter is fine, but now there’s another one. Could it be that the dangerous Knockturn Alley has now become a spring outing spot for young wizards?

"Get out, you little thing!"

He waved his hand at Ryan, and a spell flew out from his hand, trying to throw Ryan out of the store.

but...