Parents of Hogwarts

"Why are your eyes red?"

On the streets of Spider End Alley, Karan took a bite of the apple in his hand, handed one to Snape, and asked him at the same time: "Did your father beat you or did your parents quarrel again?"

"You don't have to worry about it." Snape bit off a large piece of pulp, not knowing what he was venting.

Karan did not take Snape's attitude to heart, but murmured in confusion: "Does wizard puberty come so early?"

"What did you say?" Snape replied subconsciously. Although he didn't hear clearly, he always felt that Karan didn't say anything good.

"Nothing." Karan said casually: "By the way, you should know where the Leaky Cauldron is, right?"

"I know." Snape said reluctantly, as if he was still worried about Callan's whisper: "Between 48 Charing Cross Street and 12 Great Newport Street, Muggles cannot see of."

"It's good to know where it is."

At this time, the two of them had walked out of the spider's tail alley, and Karan was standing on the roadside, looking around.

Snape had to stop together. He threw the apple core into the trash can and asked Karan with a frown: "Why did you stop? If you don't leave quickly, you will miss the time agreed with Lily." ”

"Go," Karan repeated in a funny tone, "walk a few miles, wherever you want to go."

"Then what are you going to do?" Snape's face was still downcast, as if he didn't think it was funny, but it didn't take long before his eyes widened in surprise.

Karan magically took out a wad of pounds, even in large denominations. He smiled slightly and said, "We won't walk, we will take a taxi."

Snape was still in deep shock when he got out of the car. Compared with Callan, the pounds in his pocket were only a fraction.

"Where did you get so much money? You are not an orphan..." Snape frowned, but in the end he still did not say the word orphan completely. Under Lily's long-term influence, at least Snape Nap would not take the initiative to bring this matter up.

"Oh" Karan raised his eyebrows, but did not answer the question directly: "It seems that I am not only better than you, but also richer than you."

Snape's face was downcast and he didn't speak, but his hands in his pockets clenched unconsciously.

"Let's go quickly, don't waste time." Karan said with a smile as if he didn't notice.

As Snape said, the Leaky Cauldron cannot be seen by Muggles. Even if they know that there is such a blank spot on the map, Muggles cannot find it.

However, it seems that due to the notice of the start of school, some parents will occasionally bring their children to the Leaky Cauldron, but a combination like Callan and Snape, which is composed entirely of children, is Very rare.

Callan ignored the scrutinizing eyes and walked into the Leaky Cauldron with Snape.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Karan couldn't help but feel a little disgusted by the bad environment here.As an extremely famous place, it is too dark and dirty to deserve the title of the entrance to Diagon Alley.Especially for Muggle families who are visiting the wizarding world for the first time, this environment is not really friendly.

At this time, the young version of the boss Tom was far less unsightly than when he was older. Judging from his slightly sparse hair, he was at most a middle-aged man.Tom was standing behind the counter and chatting with an elderly man about something: "Fremont Porter retired too early. What's the use of instant smoothing hair spray? Who can use it for people without hair?" If you get this kind of thing, I would say the profit from hair restorer is much greater."

As he spoke, Tom smoothed his hair with his fingers in a somewhat sad manner, while the old man opposite nodded in agreement.

After noticing the special combination of Callan and Snape, which was composed entirely of children, Tom immediately ran out from behind the counter and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Merlin's beard, children, are you the parents of the new students?" Didn’t I bring you here with me?”

"Yes, we came here alone." Karan didn't explain the reason, but just replied politely.

"Is that so?" Tom understood and didn't ask further. Although there weren't too many students with this kind of background, there were some.He remembered that during the period when he had more hair, he met a new kid with the same tragic life experience. Interestingly, that kid also had the same name as him, both named Tom.

Tom looked at the two children with pity in his eyes, wondering whether he should give them some free drinks. This made Snape wonder whether he should explain more or say nothing at all.

Fortunately, before Snape could hesitate for too long, Karan took the lead and said, "We plan to go to Diagon Alley, please, sir."

"Oh, okay, no problem." Tom enthusiastically led the two of them across the bar to the small patio surrounded by walls.There is nothing here except a trash can and some weeds.

At this time, Karan suddenly asked: "Excuse me, there is Gamp social wine for sale here, right?"

"Of course, kid." Tom replied kindly: "This beer is named after the first Minister of Magic, Ulric Gamp, in order to thank him for allowing the Leaky Cauldron to continue to exist after the implementation of the International Statute of Secrecy. Although the price is not cheap and requires a full galleons, as long as you can drink a pint of this beer, you can get a bonus of 100 galleons. However, "

Tom obviously noticed Snape's strangeness and said to him with a smile: "This kind of wine is unusually unpleasant to drink. Since the 18th century, no one has been able to accomplish this feat."

After finishing speaking, Tom added emphatically: "Not one."

Callan glanced at Snape with the same smile, and then paid careful attention to Tom's actions.

"Pay attention, kid." Tom took out his wand, put it against the trash can, and said patiently: "Starting from the trash can, count three pieces upward, and then count two pieces horizontally. But it doesn't matter if you can't remember. , you can ask me for help at any time."

With that Tom knocked three times on the wall.

The brick he knocked on shook and began to move. A small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole became larger and larger.Not long after, a wide archway appeared in front of them, leading to a winding cobbled street with no end in sight.

"Welcome." Tom turned around, smiled and said to the two of them, "Welcome to Diagon Alley."