Admiral of Hogwarts

"By the way, Harry, have you ever figured out why the house elf named Dobby stopped you from going to school?" After chatting with the Weasley twins, Hugo walked up to Harry and had a fight with him. Said after greeting.

In any case, as a relatively close acquaintance, if you encounter such a thing that you can't contact someone for a long time, you must ask a few questions.

"I haven't figured out the reason yet, but Ron told me that house elves are only owned by very wealthy and ancient families, so it's probably a Slytherin student who wants to prevent me from going to school through this method." Harry said as he spread his hands helplessly.

In the previous exchange of letters between everyone, Hugo also learned that Dobby was trying to prevent Harry from going to Hogwarts this time, just like the original text of the novel. In other words, Lucius Malfoy will also plan to get rid of the diary given to him by Voldemort in this school year just like in the original text.

Now Harry seems to have the same reaction as in the original article and does not understand the reason for this incident. He even thinks that Dobby was instructed by some Slytherin students to prevent him from going to Hogwarts.

But it's a good thing that he thinks this way, at least he won't take the initiative to cause trouble like last year.

Thinking of this, Hugo immediately relaxed a lot, and then chatted with Harry about his summer vacation. Harry and Ron next to him were obviously very interested in Hugo's summer trip, and said that if they had the chance, they would also like to travel abroad and see scenery that was different from the UK.

While everyone was chatting, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley walked out of Gringotts. Then a large group of people started shopping on the street.

Because they don't need to buy five sets of Lockhart's books at once, the Weasleys are obviously much looser this year than in the novels.

This also allows them to buy slightly better things for their children this year, such as buying a new robe for each of several children instead of an old robe, or for their youngest daughter Jin who will go to Hogwarts this year. Ni bought a new wand instead of the second-hand wands like his brothers.

At this point, Hugo also saw the unity within the Weasley family. At least knowing that Ginny would be the only one among the junior Weasleys present who could get a new wand when she entered school, all the Weasleys present expressed their support, even the most jealous ones. Ron is no exception.

Because of the large number of people, the time required for everyone to purchase has also been shortened significantly. After all, except for things like buying clothes or buying a wand, which must be done in person, most things can actually be done separately. For example, buy books, replenish potion raw materials, or paper and pens.

During the purchasing process, Hugo and the others saw Hagrid and came up to say hello. After all, unlike other people, it is difficult for a half-giant like Hagrid to ignore this big guy no matter where he appears.

"Hagrid, nice to meet you." As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, Mr. Weasley naturally knew Hagrid, so he greeted him as soon as he saw him. "Did you come to Diagon Alley to purchase some things, or do you have some work to do?"

"No, of course I don't have a job. I'm still on vacation, so I just wanted to come here today to have a rest and look for any medicine that can deal with carnivorous slugs."

Hagrid smiled and said, "You know, once these bugs find the right place, they multiply quickly. And I recently found several carnivorous slugs in the vegetable patch. If they are not controlled quickly, they will kill my cabbage." Eat them all..."

"That does sound a little bad." Mr. Weasley shook his head and said as soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Weasley next to him said immediately.

"Are you talking about carnivorous slugs? I used to have those bugs in my vegetable garden, but I got rid of them with Mrs. Newt's insecticide."

"Yes, although the old brand of insecticide is a bit toxic when it is first sprayed, it is very effective against many bugs. The most important thing is that the residual time of this pesticide is very short. After spraying in the morning, the vegetables in the afternoon can be Eat it. It’s a pity that this potion was discontinued the year before last.”

As someone who has been planting various plants next to his hut before, Hagrid naturally encountered all kinds of nasty pests when planting those crops, so he accumulated a lot of experience in this area.

It's a pity that the most effective potion has been discontinued, so Hagrid felt that he might need to go to Knockturn Alley to buy some less legal potions to deal with these bugs.

"By the way, Hagrid, how are the sales of your new book going now?" After the topic about carnivorous slugs was over, Harry couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked Hagrid. If he remembered correctly, Hagrid's letter to him stated that with the help of Miss Hood's friends, the book had been successfully printed and put into the market.

"The sales were mediocre, but at least it was much better than I imagined." After hearing Harry ask about the sales of his book, Hagrid suddenly became excited. "21 copies. I really didn't expect that my book would actually sell 21 copies in a month or so."

Although this number is very small, considering that Hagrid basically did not give him any recommendations due to his status and the first printing was only 150 copies, plus this book should be considered an unpopular book.

In this case, being able to sell 21 books in a month can be considered very good.

"Of course, I must thank you for the success of this book." At this point, Hagrid looked at Hugo and the others very excitedly and said. "I also know how good my writing is. If it weren't for your full help, I don't think it would be possible for my book to be published, let alone achieve the success it has now."

"We just did something we should do." Veneto said with a smile, "In fact, we are honored to participate in the creation of such a work. After all, the core of this work is the knowledge you possess. And we just did something that anyone could do—"

"When did a new store open here? I remember this was supposed to be a store selling drinks and wine." Just as everyone was chatting and preparing to leave, Mr. Weasley said with a puzzled look. Then he pointed to a newly opened shop not far from the exit of Diagon Alley.

"It must have been last month. Mr. Hans, who originally opened the store here, retired. So he sold the store to a few British people who came back from abroad." As a bachelor, Hagrid often comes to this place. Hang around so know what's going on in this store.

"Did they open a store here because of their reputation?" Looking at the blue anchor mark on the sign, Hugo immediately recognized what this store was about, and then asked through the Admiral's network.

"Of course, we can go in and hang out later." Hood said. “I remember they’ve been getting a lot of interesting merchandise recently.”