Self-cultivation of the traveler of the world

"Tobia!!!"

The ear-piercing screams resounded through the sky, not only Wang Xuebin and Mr. Snape were taken aback, but the scattered neighbors were also startled by the sound, and they all poked their heads out to find the source of the sound.

Looking around at the neighbors who were watching, Mrs. Prince grabbed Mr. Snape's hair like an angry lion, and pulled him through the door before he could resist.

"Professor, don't listen to the idiotic words of this Bichi raiser!"

Mrs. Prince tried her best to squeeze a flattering smile on her gloomy cheeks, lowered her head slightly, and said softly:

"Severus will definitely go to Hogwarts to go to school, I've known for a long time, this brat has this talent..."

Mrs. Prince said, looked at Wang Xuebin hesitantly, and asked a little more carefully:

"...By the way, are you..."

'clatter! '

Wang Xuebin let go of little Lupin, and snapped his fingers crisply. All the neighbors who were wondering why the Snape family had a well-dressed person visiting seemed to have remembered something, and turned back to the house.

The Muggle Repelling Spell is indeed very useful...

"My name is Ancient One, and I am in charge of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course at Hogwarts..."

"...Oh, Mr. Gu Yi..."

In order not to arouse the disgust of Professor Hogwarts, Mrs. Prince suppressed her usual sarcastic tone, and said in a tired voice:

"...Mr. Gu Yi, I was also a student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Slytherin. Is the current headmaster still Dumbledore?

And... the Head of Slytherin House, or Professor Horace Slughorn..."

Seeing Mrs. Prince asking questions carefully, for fear of accidentally offending him, Wang Xuebin sighed softly and lied.

"Yes, the two professors are in good health. They mentioned you to me a while ago, saying that you were also a naughty child when you were in school..."

"Oh! Really..."

When Mrs. Prince heard this, she was so excited that she couldn't help herself. She clutched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, and tears of regret and shame overflowed from her eyes.

"Oh...no...I...I mean...nice...nice..."

Mrs. Prince grinned and shed tears. She couldn't tell whether she was crying or laughing, but her emotions were extremely complicated anyway.

"...Yes...Yes...Tuition fees..."

Mrs. Prince, who was crying, seemed to have thought of something, wiped her face casually, took small steps, and ran towards the house. When passing by Mr. Snape who was dragged down by her, she still He kicked in frustration.

In just a moment, Prince ran out out of breath, ignoring Mr. Snape who fell on the ground humming, came to the door, and handed the box in his hand to Wang Xuebin who was still standing at the door.

"Ancient...Professor Guyi...this...this is...Severus' tuition...and the money to buy school supplies...may...please..."

Looking at Mrs. Prince who was out of breath, Wang Xuebin nodded slightly, took the box and opened it.

I saw a silver ring inlaid with an emerald 'gem' lying quietly in the box. The 'gem' was shining brightly and seemed to be worth a lot of money.

"Please sell it at Gringotts, and use the money to pay that brat's tuition, and buy him a textbook wand and a beautiful dress for him with the rest.

He is my mother's seed, I can't let him embarrass my mother in front of the Slytherin gang..."

Looking at Mrs. Prince, whose eyes were shining brightly, Wang Xuebin gently closed the box containing the emerald 'jewel' ring, pondered for a while, and raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Mrs. Prince, why don't you accompany Severus to Diagon Alley..."

Hearing Wang Xuebin's words, Mrs. Prince looked at her clothes subconsciously, the light in her eyes gradually disappeared, she lowered her head and said pretending not to care:

"...My mother has raised that kid for 11 years, and it's time for him to handle his own affairs. If my mother has to worry about everything, then what's the use of him!"

"...Okay...I will take him to buy the items needed for admission, and as for the rest of the money from selling the ring, I will return it to you..."

"No...I mean...you accept..."

"No need..."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Wang Xuebin waved his hand to interrupt, put the ring box in his pocket, looked at Mrs. Prince and said:

"...Don't worry, I will treat every student equally. By the way...where is Severus now?"

"exist..."

Seeing Wang Xuebin's firm expression, Mrs. Prince seemed a little disappointed, but also relieved. She looked back at the house where Severus was not present, and said with a frown:

"Now he...should be playing with the little...little girl from the Evans family, walking east, about two miles, there is a freshwater lake, and the Evans family is by the lake...I Go and call him back..."

"Evans..."

Hearing the familiar name, Wang Xuebin's heart moved slightly, he raised his head and said:

"Don't bother...I'll go find him...Farewell, Mrs. Prince..."

Chapter 464 Snape and Lily

"Professor, the ring that lady gave you just now...is it really a gemstone ring?"

"Why do you ask?"

In Cocoworth County, Wang Xuebin took little Lupin's hand and walked through a factory that had been abandoned for some time.

Because of the large demand for water, the factory was purposely built in a place not far from the lake, and on the opposite side of the lake was the home of that Lily Evans.

"...because...because..."

Little Lupine complained for a long time, but he couldn't describe the reason he wanted to say.

"...I... just feel..."

Seeing little Luping frowning and summing up the reasons, Wang Xuebin laughed, stroked his soft short brown hair, and said with a smile:

"Haha, did you notice that when I took over Mrs. Prince's ring, my mood fluctuated at that moment?"

"Uh-huh!"

Hearing Wang Xuebin's words, little Lu Ping quickly nodded his head and said:

"That's right! That's right, that's it..."

"Ha ha..."

Seeing Little Luping's stupid and cute look, Wang Xuebin couldn't help shaking his head and smiling again. Why did he look at Little Lupine differently?

Isn't it because he saw the shadow of himself in this child?

The same lack of security, the same sensitivity, the same scruples about other people's opinions and feelings...

It was in little Lupine that he saw the shadow of himself, that he sincerely hoped that little Lupine would have a bright future.

I hope that his future will not become like that recorded in HP's original book, scribbling through a sad life.

"of course it's true..."

"Eh?"

When little Luping heard this, he looked at Wang Xuebin in surprise. He had heard Wang Xuebin say that just now, and he thought his guess was correct.

"...The reason why I hesitated just now was because that ring was too expensive..."

As Wang Xuebin said, he stretched out his hand and lifted little Lupine aside who was about to step into the sewer.

"Look at the road!"

Little Lu Ping, who had lingering fears, hurriedly took two steps after hearing the words, followed behind Wang Xuebin, and took the initiative to hold Wang Xuebin's hand.

"professor..."

"Okay, don't worry about being cheated on me, just take care of yourself!"

As he said that, he waved his other hand, and in the factory covered with debris and weeds, a small path that was not considered wide, but enough for two people to walk side by side suddenly appeared.

"Let's go, there is the last freshman, try to finish it today, and you will start school soon, and there are still some tedious tasks waiting for me to deal with before school starts!"

"...Okay, Professor!"

For Wang Xuebin, whether the ring is real or not is not that important, what matters is that Mrs. Prince thinks it is real, and that is enough.

enough...

......

Lake Korster is 500 meters in size. Compared with some wide water systems, its area is definitely not large, and it is not even as spacious as some small artificial reservoirs.

However, it is a major source of water in this industrial zone, not for anything else, but because of the rich and complex waterways and underground rivers at the bottom of the lake, which provide it with an endless source of water!

During the busiest period in Cocoworth County, almost every year, children fell into the water and died in this lake, but the bodies were never found.

The adults also know the reason, so this place has also become the habitat of the water monsters in the mouths of the adults in every household in the small county.

Gradually, the young and timid children did not dare to come here to play alone.

Of course, it's just the young and timid ones, the older ones, or the bold ones, never have such scruples, they play as they should, and die as they should.

But whether it is playing or dying, after all, it is only a scene when Cocoworth County is prosperous. After the decline of the small county, there are very few children playing here.

One is that there are fewer children, and the other is that the children can hardly even eat enough to eat, so how can they have the energy to play in the water?

As a result, this place has become a dating paradise for children whose family conditions are still enough to eat!

That's right, it's about Severus Snape and Lily Evans!

Snape, whose father is the director of a textile factory, and Lily Evans, whose father is a mechanical engineer, are one of the best families in this small county.

At least in a small county where starvation was the norm, although Snape didn't eat well, he could barely eat enough.

And as the serious middle-class Evans family, in this declining small county, they can definitely be regarded as the number one rich family!

Not only can the meals be full, but there are even beautiful clothes to wear!

As the most favored young girl in the Evans wealthy family, Lily Evans is even more like a heavenly girl.

Ordinary children will feel inferior when they look at her, and only Snape, who has the same talent for wizards as her and has a little understanding of the wizarding world, can play with her!

Of course, Snape may only know if he has feelings of inferiority in his heart!

A pair of golden boys and girls lay on the grass by the small lake, looking at the sky and white clouds, playing with wild hibiscus flowers picked from nowhere.

The two exchanged a few words briefly from time to time. Although they didn't talk much, neither of them felt bored. Instead, they enjoyed this comfortable and tacit atmosphere.

"Sifu, do you really think there will be people from Hogwarts recruiting me?"

"...Of course, we are wizards, of course there will be wizards to recruit us..."

"Then...then why haven't they come yet?"

"...This...should...it should be that the owl got lost. I remember what I told you. The School of Magic uses owls to deliver letters. Owls...surely no one can be trusted..."

"So... what if the owl keeps getting lost?"

"No! No... My mother Prince is also a graduate of the School of Magic. If she doesn't come in two days, I will ask my mother to write to the headmaster of Hogwarts... Anyway, someone will definitely come Recruit our..."

"...hope they come sooner..."

"...don't worry, it will happen!"

Snape, who was lying on the grass, said something he didn't know the truth in an extremely confident tone, and stared at the sky obsessively.

Lily was anxiously waiting for the letter from Hogwarts, so why wasn't he?

Now he can only hope that his guess is true, that some stupid owl is really lost, otherwise, what can he do in the future...

'Plop la la la...'

An owl flew by at a low altitude and dropped two feathers. Seeing this scene, Lily got up with a whoosh, patted the blades of grass on her buttocks, and looked at the owl expectantly.

"Sfusfer! Is that the owl you said came to deliver the letter?"

Lily was very excited, and Snape jumped up like a deer in his heart.

"That...that's..."

After observing for a while, I found that the owl did not seem to be a messenger, but more like an ordinary bird that went out to look for food.

I saw that owl with a live mouse in its mouth, stopped on a branch of a tree, tilted its head, and looked at them like a fool.

"This...should...shouldn't be... owl messengers all carry letters in their mouths, how could they eat mice..."

"No way, my owl is a bit unreliable. Although it doesn't eat mice, it likes to give it to its owner as a gift!"

Hearing an unfamiliar voice behind them, Lily and Snape suddenly turned around, looking excitedly at the tall figure behind them.

"You...you are..."