Alchemy professor at Hogwarts

Chapter 163 Ace Auror
"Damn it, I dare to swear, I never thought it would be like this!" After apologizing to the other guests, Daniel Button walked towards Charlie and his handkerchief.

"Welcome! My old friend!" Daniel Barton gave Charlie a rather greasy hug.

Although the other party was wearing an exquisite high-end dress, his exaggerated belly was holding up the buttons high up, ready to burst and fly out at any moment.

"Oh--"

Taking a few steps back, Daniel Barton noticed Hardy beside him, "Is this your illegitimate child? Ah, I should have thought of it earlier, you can't hide it from me!"

He proudly wiped the sweat from his forehead, but was soon interrupted by Charlie who couldn't help but laugh.

"You have to forgive him, Hardy." Charlie looked at the young man in front of him with pursed lips, and then patted Button on the shoulder. "My children are far worse than Hardy."

"What? You mean—"

"He's a distant relative of mine."

Barton suddenly realized and nodded, "Dear relatives, of course, yes, think about it, you two are not very similar, I was just wondering if there would be a woman wearing it for you outside..."

Charlie coughed violently, motioning for Barton to end this terrible topic immediately.

After seeing the security personnel subdue the crazy hyena and take it away, the latter finally clapped his hands and ordered someone to open the gate of the museum.

"Everyone—"

He shouted loudly: "Today's auction is about to start!"

When the guests by the fountain poured into the museum one after another, Hardy quietly walked to the side of the blond waiter.

"Hey, how did you find me?" Before Hardy could speak, an expression of surprise suddenly appeared on the other party's face.

This time it was Hardy's turn to stare.

He hasn't done anything yet, hasn't said anything yet.

"Aha, don't be so surprised, you still want to pretend to be a stranger to talk to me, don't you? I've seen through everything."

The blond waiter proudly put away the tray, and before Hardy could speak, he revealed his identity.

Brayden Smith.

"You saw through me, and I saw through you too. This time we are considered a tie." Braden blinked.

At this moment, Hardy has completely seen the other party's disguise after using the compound decoction.

"Why are you here? I received the letter I sent you? To be honest, your situation is not very good now."

"Hey, please forgive me, I can't answer all your questions at once." Braden scratched his hair with some headaches.

He looked around, and then pretended to lead Hardy into the museum.

Under the huge spotlight, a stage covered with blue velvet cloth has been set up in the open space in the center of the museum, and the seats below are crowded with people.

Leaning against the exhibition glass at the back, Braden asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here? I thought you would stay at Hogwarts to protect Harry Potter."

He sighed, "Although I don't want to admit it, the cunning Sirius Black does have some skills. We haven't caught him yet."

"There are quite a few excellent professors staying in Hogwarts, and Harry Potter is safe enough."

"But you are the ace Auror of our British Ministry of Magic, and no one knows how to protect another person better than you."

Hardy interrupted the other party suddenly, "Wait, I'm the ace Auror of the British Ministry of Magic? When did this happen? Why don't I know."

"Ah, nothing can hide it from me. I know that you have been hiding your identity, and even became the alchemy professor at Hogwarts. You are performing special tasks, right?"

"Don't worry, I won't ask, I know the code of confidentiality better than anyone else," Braden patted Hardy on the shoulder, "You can't imagine, when I told Director Scrimgeour, the look on his face What an unbelievable expression."

"An ace Auror with a secret that even the head of the Auror office doesn't know!"

Knowing this absurd statement from Braden, Hardy's lips tightened even more.

"The director of your Auror office believes it?" His voice was trembling.

"Of course, although he was quite surprised at first, he soon figured it out. This is definitely Minister Fudge's handwriting!"

"You don't have to tell me the truth, you don't have to make excuses, I know it all," Brayden said.

Hardy: "..."

He had to admire Brayden's brain power.

With his ability to fool himself and others, he is a strong contender for the next Minister of Magic.

"I like you."

Hardy suddenly patted the other party's shoulder with some emotion, and Brayden's face was full of confusion.

Under the spotlight, the private auction officially started.

The first thing to be pushed onto the stage was a statue of the goddess of love from Greece, with some mutilated and cracked faces.

After the host's brief introduction, the guests in the audience raised their signs and started bidding.

Hardy in the corner continued to chat with Braden in a low voice.

"I have received your letter, but I have to finish my work here first." Braden held a glass of champagne for himself. "Just the day before yesterday, one of our colleagues disappeared near here."

"Missing Aurors?" Hardy asked.

"Yes." Braden's expression became serious. "There is speculation in the Ministry that it may be related to the recent disappearance of wizards. This time Aurors are involved, and things have become even more troublesome."

Braden imitated Cornelius Fudge's action at the Ministry of Magic office meeting and became furious.

"This is a serious provocation to the British Ministry of Magic!" He pulled his throat and imitated his voice high-pitched and thin.

"So you're here?"

"Of course, the museum around here is quite suspicious. Although I haven't noticed any magic fluctuations yet, I guess those cunning guys have all mastered magic silence."

After hearing Brayden's information, Hardy immediately expressed his own analysis.

"You just subdued that crazy hyena, and there is a high probability that you have exposed yourself."

He blinked, "Maybe after this auction is over, someone will find you."

Braden opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end no sound came out.

A few minutes later, he suddenly sighed, "Old man, judging from the current situation, it seems that I have also implicated you."

"If someone has already set their sights on me, then they will not let you go."

"That's why it's necessary to cast the Bewitching Curse when we first came into contact." Hardy smiled.

Braden's expression was stunned, "I don't understand what you mean, you have already cast the enchantment spell? But I didn't see you take out your wand at all—"

Suddenly, his mouth snapped shut.

The phrase "casting spells without a staff" suddenly popped out of his mind.

"you--"

"It's not that difficult to learn, but in terms of power, it's definitely not as good as using a magic wand."

(End of this chapter)