The man behind Hogwarts

"There is a shop in Knockturn Alley called the Full Moon Store. It is now the most popular store in Knockturn Alley. It sells sun bracelets, magic materials, alchemy items, magic potions, etc."

Professor McGonagall said amusingly and mysteriously: "Hermione, do you know who the employees in the store are?"

Hermione's eyes gleamed, "Who are they? Are they not humans..."

"You can't be rude, Hermione!" Mr. Granger stopped Hermione. "Sorry, Professor, she has read a lot of fairy tales recently. Children just like to think wildly."

Professor McGonagall didn't care at all, but said paradoxically:

"What Hermione said is not completely wrong. The employees in the store are human beings, that's for sure. But they are very different from ordinary humans. In the wizarding world, their official title is - werewolves!"

what?

Hermione was stunned, her little mouth opened into an O shape, with a 'you're not kidding me' expression.

The Grangers were also in disbelief. Mrs. Granger nervously grabbed her husband's hand. They heard that werewolves are ferocious and are evil creatures like vampires. Is this true?

Oh my god, could it be that I personally sent my daughter into the devil's cave...

In an instant, Mrs. Granger was on the verge of tears.

"Don't worry Mrs. Granger." Professor McGonagall continued: "Although they are werewolves, you don't have to worry about them harming you, because these werewolves are William's employees.

Oh, I forgot to introduce him.

The owner of the Full Moon Store is named William Sides. He is also a student at Hogwarts, and is Hermione's senior, so there is no need to be afraid. "

With that said, Professor McGonagall led the three of them towards the entrance of Knockturn Alley.

Hermione became interested and followed McGonagall's footsteps, "Professor, do we want to go in?" With McGonagall by her side, she was not afraid, but rather eager to try.

"Yes, I might be able to find you a tour guide, if he's at home."

Mrs. Granger held her husband's arm, her eyes hesitant, especially when she saw Hermione following into Knockturn Alley without hesitation. Her worries for many days came to her mind... Her husband patted her hand and whispered a few words calmly. , and then the two followed.

Several people entered Knockturn Alley, and Hermione immediately felt nervous.

There was nothing special about it from the outside. Only when she came in did she realize the difference between this place and Diagon Alley.

It was dark and mysterious. Looking through the shop window, she could still see a bunch of sinister eyes. Hermione felt that everyone was staring at her with malicious intent, as if they were debating whether to steam or braise...

"Professor..." Hermione whispered nervously, and McGonagall turned around to signal not to be nervous.

Professor McGonagall walked in front with her head held high, paying no attention to the gazes around her.

Although Diagon Alley is dangerous, it still needs to be divided into people. An ignorant wizard approached Hermione and wanted to say something, but McGonagall glared back.

Walking straight along Knockturn Alley, in just ten minutes, it seemed like several hours had passed for Hermione and the others.

The wizard who came up to talk just now frightened Hermione.

The man was very old, hunched over, with layers of wrinkles on his face.

He stretched out his hand towards Hermione from the store, revealing his yellow and black teeth. From his eyes, Hermione seemed to see dead bodies, blood and other horrible sights.

Professor McGonagall held Hermione's hand, "Don't be afraid, don't scare yourself. Although dark wizards may appear here, it is not a gathering place for murderers. Don't be deceived by your own eyes."

"Thank you, Professor." Hermione forced a smile.

There are many customers in the Yuanyue store.

Some came to inquire about sun bracelets, while others came to buy magic potions and alchemical items.

The potions that Laura refines are indeed of high quality, and she also refines potions that are unique to the United States, so there is an endless stream of people asking to buy them. Her potions have become another sign of Yuanyue Store.

As for the alchemy items, several people obtained them from the ruins, and William selected some of them for sale.

Mag stretched out his hand to summon a werewolf clerk, "Is William here?"

"Who are you?" the werewolf asked cautiously, holding the wand in his sleeve quietly. Fandel said that there might be a dark wizard coming to cause trouble, and they were always on guard.

"My name is Minerva McGonagall, and I am a professor at Hogwarts."

The clerk immediately became more respectful and quickly informed William, who quickly came out to greet him a few seconds later.

"Professor McGonagall, why are you here?" William asked with a smile, "Do you want to buy something? Just tell me directly. Why bother to make such a trip."

After exchanging a few words, Mag spoke up.

"As a tour guide?" William looked at Hermione in surprise, no wonder he looked very familiar. It turned out to be Hermione Granger, "No problem, leave it to me."

After getting William's permission,

Professor McGonagall left with peace of mind.

William invited Hermione and the others to sit in the store for a while while he arranged things in the store for the clerks.

Hermione sat on the stool, watching William's commanding speech, and unconsciously became a little curious about this senior. She found that the werewolf clerks looked no different from ordinary people, with no beast characteristics at all, and the uneasiness in her heart was a little less.

……

"William, you were actually born in the world of ordinary people?"

Mr. Granger asked happily: "It's a pity that I haven't been to Plymouth, otherwise we might still be able to meet."

After learning about William's family background, they became completely warm.

William is good at communication, and he is independent in everything he says and does. His clear eyes look calm and calm. In addition, the Grangers intend to deepen communication, so the atmosphere is harmonious along the way.

When asked why William opened a store in Knockturn Alley, William was vague.

The main reason why William chose Knockturn Alley was because of the sun bracelet.

The main customers of the Sun Bracelet are werewolves, and werewolves have always been unpopular in the wizarding world. The wizards in Diagon Alley are definitely not welcome, but the dark Knockturn Alley can accommodate them.

Walking towards Diagon Alley while chatting.

Hermione showed her curious and studious character, and asked a question from time to time. No matter what the question was, William could always give a concise and clear answer.

Whether it was issues in the magical world or knowledge in the ordinary world, William knew everything.

The brilliance in Hermione's eyes became more and more intense. It was the first time she met such a knowledgeable person. She admired him but was a little unconvinced at the same time.

'Obviously he is only one year older than me, but he talks to my father as if he were the same person... No, he has a more majestic temperament than my father, which is really strange. ’

Hermione sneaked up next to William and found that she only reached his chest.

‘It’s so high! ’

'Is he really only one year older than me? Could he have repeated a grade? ’

But remembering that he was the owner of the Full Moon Store, Hermione probably understood why this was the case.

"Let's go to Gringotts first."

William walked forward, "The money used in the wizarding world is not pounds or other currencies, but the gold galleons system unique to wizards."

Mr Granger also exchanged pounds for gold galleons.

He is a dentist and belongs to the upper-middle-income group in the UK, which is enough to provide Hermione with good learning conditions, at least much better than Ron.

Hermione doesn't use second-hand goods, everything is first-hand.

One thing I have to mention is that some wizarding families in the wizarding world may not buy new wands for their children, but let them use the wands passed down by their parents, even if the family has money.

Because some wands identify more than one person, it is a custom for families to pass down wands.

What impressed William deeply was Cedric's wand——

Made of ash wood and unicorn tail hair, his wand is a typical recognition wand. It only recognizes one person in its life. Even Cedric's children and relatives cannot use it.

Ollivander's Wand Shop;

Madam Malkin's Robe Shop;

Partridge's Crucible Shop;

Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore...

After wandering from store to store, Hermione became completely fascinated by the magical world, and the various strange magical items opened everyone's eyes.

Hermione's wand is made of grapevine wood and has a dragon heartstring core.

Mr. Ollivander said: Grapevine wands are a rare breed, and their owners are almost always those wizards and wizards who have noble pursuits, have extraordinary vision, and always shock those friends who think they understand them.

It has to be said that the wand can indeed embody part of the qualities of a wizard.

After purchasing all the supplies, Mr. Granger invited William to have lunch with him, but William declined politely.

Before leaving, William looked at Hermione with a smile and said in a gentle voice:

"Welcome to the magical world!"

Looking at his smile, Hermione blushed instantly.

"Don't look, everyone is gone." Mrs. Granger joked.

Hermione stamped her foot and said, "I didn't look."

Mr. Granger also looked back and shook his head with emotion. He clearly felt in William today what it means that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and talents emerge in large numbers.

……

Night falls,

Light cuts through the darkness.

The Granger family of three were sitting on the sofa, each holding a book about the wizarding world.

He knew that Hermione liked to read, so in addition to buying the prescribed textbooks, he also bought some extracurricular books. After returning home, the family of three opened the books curiously.

Although Professor McGonagall said that only Hermione had magical talent, ordinary people couldn't see talent.

And Hermione is their daughter,

Maybe Hermione's magical talent was inherited from her parents.

The Grangers also found it difficult to resist the temptation of magic. They did not open any business when they returned home, so they opened books on magic and read them in fascination.

It wasn't until the moon was in the sky that the Grangers closed the book in disappointment. They were disappointed to find that they were really Muggles, with no magic power at all, and there was no response to any spell they chanted.

In sharp contrast to them is his own daughter.

Hermione tried to learn a first-year elementary spell. Although it was unsuccessful, there was indeed a fluctuation in magic power.

The Grangers were devastated.

‘Why does our daughter have magical talent but we don’t? How did she get her magical talent? ’

They didn't understand this question and could only watch Hermione learn magic with envy.

"Hermione, your senior said that he is a student of Ravenclaw. You'd better choose Ravenclaw, so you might still be able to take care of him. A student who is still in school actually runs a magic shop. He must be a very powerful person.”

"I want to, but it's not up to me..."

Hermione shrugged and said, "The books say that Hogwarts has a unique sorting ceremony. Although it doesn't say how it is sorted, it certainly doesn't let me choose."

"By the way, how many colleges does your school have? Do each college learn different knowledge?" Mrs. Granger asked.

She had been reading books on spells all day today, and she didn't know anything about the magical world.

Mr. Granger smiled and said: "There are four academies in total, and the knowledge they learn is the same. Don't worry about that. What I'm worried about is that the book says that wizards seem to pay some attention to bloodline..."

"What? Bloodline?" The wife asked in surprise: "Is it the bloodline theory of the royal family? Wizards also pay attention to this?"

Hermione frowned upon hearing this.

She also discovered this problem, and felt a little hazy in her heart.

Her family members are all ordinary people. For wizards, they must be people with low bloodline...

Mr. Granger stroked Hermione's hair sympathetically. He was worried that his daughter would be bullied. She also had a strong temper... Seeing that school was about to start in September, his mind was inevitably filled with thoughts.

Hermione smiled obediently and said, "It will be okay. William's situation is the same as mine, and he is still an orphan. He is living a good life, so I must be fine too."

"I hope so."

The wife thought of something and said, "It's strange, William is obviously not very old, but he seems to be very famous in Corner Alley."

"I also discovered it." Mr. Granger said; "Every shop we visited, the shop owner knew him, and kept congratulating him, as if he had won some kind of medal..."

"The Order of Merlin!" Hermione added.

As she said this, she found a thin book with "The Story of the Order of Merlin" written on it.

Turning straight to the last page, there was William's message on it.

The Grangers felt like they had found a treasure, and they read it together. The total content was only one page, but the information above made them speechless...

The Order of Merlin is the highest honor awarded by the Ministry of Magic.

William was the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, an Order of Merlin Second Class.

Not many people in the entire wizarding world have received this medal, which shows how valuable this honor is.

"Oh my god, is this really just a student?"

"incredible!"

Hermione bit her lip. After her parents finished reading, she turned the page forward, "That's not all. There was someone who won the award at the same time as William. Do you know who that person was - the Minister of Magic!"

Seeing that her parents were a little confused, Hermione explained the meaning of the Ministry of Magic.

The highest organization in the wizarding world is equivalent to the official power of wizards, and the Minister of Magic is equivalent to...

Before they finished speaking, the Grangers were already horrified.

"Hermione, you must have a good relationship with him, preferably as a friend, so that he can protect you from being bullied."

The wife’s first thought was to make money for her daughter.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

Mr. Granger also agreed with this suggestion. He was worried about his daughter's school life when William appeared, like a ray of light.

Hermione: "..."

She sighed like a brat and agreed to her parents' suggestions sensibly. It was not clear what she was thinking in her heart.