HP solves the mystery

Tom looked at the man and woman outside the door warily. Seeing that the young man was asking about this trivial matter, he nodded without hesitation.

"They wanted to rob me and said that if I didn't obey, they would bury me in the snow." He blinked and looked at Severus with the innocence of a child, "I hate them, they are bad guys."

Okay, having said that, there’s nothing else I don’t understand.

Severus did not blame Tom. Instead, he touched his head distressedly and looked at the people outside the door helplessly.

My child was acting in self-defense, so you can just fine him.

"The kids did a great job, but next time you encounter something like this, remember to tell your parents." The woman smiled and encouraged, and then continued, "The fine can be waived, but our hard work is unavoidable. This is the Ministry of Magic I think you will understand the newly released manual." As she spoke, she took out a palm-sized booklet from her bag and handed it to the young man.

Severus took it and took a look, good fellow, the Ministry of Magic is about to grow.

He paid the woman three galleons according to the fee stipulated in the manual and recognized their work.

If such a responsible organization had appeared earlier, many tragedies would not have happened.

After those two people left, Severus turned his attention to the good boy Tom again.

"What's wrong, Sev?" Tom raised his head and looked at the young man. He suddenly had a bad feeling.

Severus didn't say anything, turned around and walked to the sofa, patting the empty space beside him for the child to sit.

Tom sat over without knowing why, his red eyes full of doubts.

"Do you know that it is dangerous to use magic power indiscriminately? It can only be used under the guidance of an adult, and why don't you tell me if you are in trouble? This makes me sad." The young man pinched the child's white cheeks, sighed and continued , "If you are not careful, you will become silent, and the experience is not a pleasant one."

Seeing that the child was still confused, he briefly explained the Obscurus and the Obscurus.

"When the time comes, you won't be able to go to Hogwarts to study, and bad guys will arrest you and take you to the Ministry of Magic for trial, and finally throw you into Azkaban." The young man said seriously.

Tom nodded thoughtfully, "I'll be careful."

Be careful not to let others see, he added in his mind.

Severus smiled when he heard this. What bad intentions could the cat have? However, he was still prepared to impose a little punishment, otherwise the little boy would be in trouble.

"Because Haierbo is not good for your supervision, for the next week, your TV viewing time will be reduced by one hour, and your snacks will be halved." He smiled gently, but the words in his mouth were like a cold arrow.

The basilisk nestled in front of the fireplace listened to the whole thing for a while, and then was shocked to the core. It twisted its head to argue, but was ruthlessly suppressed in the end.

The snowflakes were falling and the north wind was blowing. The basilisk looked at the neon lights outside the window, with tears of regret in its eyes. Oh, it deserved to die. It should have rushed up and bit the two human children to death, and then devoured it and destroyed it. The corpse is gone.

Fortunately, Severus didn't know what the basilisk was thinking, otherwise ideological education classes would have to be put on the agenda.

Tom looked at the basilisk, then at the limited edition cheese stick made by Severus in his hand, and decided to use it to coax back his personal bodyguard.

"Helpo, I'm sorry. It's me who stopped you from watching TV and eating snacks. I'll give you mine." Tom said sincerely and helped the basilisk open the roasted dried mango.

"It's not your fault, it's just that I didn't protect you." The basilisk recalled the scene of galloping on the battlefield with Salazar thousands of years ago. It shook its head in frustration, stretched out its tail, hugged all the snacks to its side, and started eating.

Now that things have happened, let's turn our grief and anger into appetite.

When Tom saw that the basilisk had regained its energy, he couldn't help but think of Nagini in the manor, the poor snake who inherited the blood curse and lost its human body and memory. He didn't know how it was doing now.

Nagini, who was happily chasing goblins in Voldemort's manor, suddenly stopped and sneezed. During this distraction, the little goblin got into the hole. Nagini shook her head and continued to chase the goblins.

Although Nagini wondered why Tom hadn't come to see her for a long time, there was food, drink and play in the manor. She would occasionally think about Tom, but that was only after eating the lamb.

The weather in London is unpredictable. The sun is shining one second, and it’s raining heavily the next.

Severus had to suspend his plans to go out and instead went to Diagon Alley to buy potion ingredients instead of reading a book with Tom at home.

"Little Tom, do you want to go to kindergarten? There are many children the same age as you. You can play together then." He looked at the lonely child, took out the flyer he had received before and read it, "Leaving Home Recently, the teacher resources are abundant, and the predecessor was a royal manor..."

"Kindergarten? Royal Manor?" Tom rummaged through the memories in his mind. He had no impression of the word, but from the propaganda, he knew it was a good place to spend money to get an education. But he didn't know who the Royal Manor was compared to Hogwarts. Even better.

Severus nodded and turned the brochure to the beautiful playground page.

"A place for children aged 3 to 6 to make friends, learn and play. I think you will like it there." He pointed to the large playground and canteen with rich meals above.

Tom frowned unhappily, children were the most troublesome.

"I don't want to go to kindergarten. I know all these things." He pointed to a piece of text on it and read, "Besides, I am already where I like it."

Severus sighed at the child's intelligence, and felt a warm feeling in his heart after hearing what he said.

So, he decided to let Tom take the skipping exam and go directly to elementary school if possible.

"Sev, but I will go to Hogwarts to study when I am 11 years old," Tom repeated what the young man said a few days ago, and added, "Besides, my magic power is not stable."

After hearing this, Severus remembered another reason why wizard children were self-study at home. Their control over magic was too weak and accidents were prone to happen.

"Then I'll hire a tutor for you. Well, no, the house is not suitable for outsiders to come in." He frowned and thought, temporarily giving up the idea of ​​hiring a tutor.

But do I need to get a birth certificate for this child? Although he will go to the magical world in the future, he still has to live in the Muggle world, otherwise it will be inconvenient to do anything.

But Severus apparently forgot that Tom was not a real child, he was half a magical creature, and how could the age of a magical creature be calculated based on that of a normal person?

Although young people have given up the idea of ​​sending their children to school and hiring tutors, it is still necessary to take them out to see the world.

"Oh, Sev, are you serious?" Tom asked in disbelief, pulling on the strap on his shoulder.

The young man straightened the child's hair, fixed the small tie, and nodded affirmatively.

"I bought a ticket for the science and technology exhibition. There's nothing wrong with going together to see it." Severus put on his coat and cast a thermal and wind-proof charm before continuing, "Tom, I know you are very smart. , you will go to Hogwarts to study after you turn 11, but you have to remember that Muggle things are not weaker than magic."

For example, tanks, planes, cannons and atomic bombs. If the Muggles want to eliminate wizards, they can just use machine guns and artillery to surround them, even the atomic bombs are omitted.

You must know that the wizard will be hungry and tired, and his magic power will be exhausted; but the bullets are unlimited, as long as the weapon is still there, another soldier can still use it.

Severus didn't expect Tom to know everything, but he just hoped that he could learn some useful knowledge and not be so disdainful of Muggles that he ended up being tricked by Muggles.

Tom didn't know the young man's worries, but he knew that he had to go to the science and technology park, otherwise the young man would not stop talking about it.

When they went downstairs, Zhang Mingyuan had already driven there for a while.

"Little Tom is so handsome today." Zhang Mingyuan put out the cigarette in his hand, looked at the black-haired boy in a small suit and praised him.

Tom smiled politely, then opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

Severus sat next to Tom. Seeing that there were only three of them in the car, he couldn't help but asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you brought your daughter here? Why are you alone here?"

Zhang Mingyuan drove the car steadily and glanced at the rearview mirror after hearing this.

"She was picked up by her third uncle to go to France for a few days, and her mother also went with her. No, she called me this morning to tell me that her third uncle had taken her to eat roasted chestnuts under the Eiffel Tower, and asked me to fry them. I can also make chestnuts, but now I only have two gangsters at home with me." He said with resentment, and a sour smell suddenly filled the car.

Severus certainly wouldn't ask stupid questions about why you didn't go. He smiled and changed the subject, "Do you have any appointments later? Like going fishing or something?"

"Fishing, oh, don't think about it. Thank God my dad doesn't let me kill fish in the kitchen." Zhang Mingyuan wailed and honked the horn as if to vent his anger.

Tom listened to their sterile conversation and yawned a little. He was picked up and dressed by Severus before dawn in the morning. This was too cruel for a child.

It happened that the location of the science and technology exhibition was not far from New Diagon Alley. After Zhang Mingyuan sent them to the entrance of the exhibition hall, he quickly entered New Diagon Alley, euphemistically calling it "seeing new things."

Severus took Tom to look around the exhibition hall, and finally bought a model airplane for the child as a finishing touch.

"As you can see, Muggle technology is constantly developing. With the thermal imaging camera, it is possible to find hidden people within a certain range. And as long as the location is determined, and the plane flies over and drops the bomb, those people will not be able to escape even if they want to. ." Severus said seriously, "Don't underestimate anyone, not even children."

Tom nodded with a serious face. It seemed that those Muggle scholars were hiding something from him, and what Lucius had developed was too childish for the rapidly developing Muggle society. Why couldn't they just use what was already available?

"That's more in my hands, but I'll be gentler," he replied.

"What?" Severus asked in confusion, not hearing what Tom said clearly.

"Nothing, Sev, I want to ask, are you scared?" Tom raised his head and batted his long eyelashes.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course I will be afraid. Before the Dark Lord disappeared, I was extremely worried." He squeezed the back of the child's white and tender hand and continued, "Actually, he is not that A cruel and powerful leader who prevents his subordinates from killing Muggles and wizards is loved by everyone..."

He was talking to himself, not noticing the child's knotted brow at all.

The two walked into New Diagon Alley, Severus ordered a batch of medicine for the owl to deliver home, and then took Tom to the Quidditch Boutique branch.

Now it not only sells things related to Quidditch, but also flying carpets and flying motorcycles. Severus bought children's broomsticks and children's motorcycles and paid some money to have the store deliver them to his door.

"How about going to the robe shop to customize some clothes for you? Mrs. Malkin advertised in the Rumors magazine that there is a 50% discount on seasonal clothes." The young man heard the comments from the people around him and suggested to Tom in a low voice, "And you can let her Add a self-ironing and self-healing charm to it.”

Tom recalled the scenes of buying old robes and second-hand books in thrift stores when he was a student, and then looked at the affluent life now, and he cried bitter tears for himself.

"Okay, would you like to buy some socks for Hyerbo? He said he likes orange." Tom did not forget his snake bodyguard and took the opportunity to make the Basilisk's little request.

Of course, Severus had no reason to refute, so he smiled and stuffed him with a few galleons, "You choose some styles for him, and the rest is your pocket money." After that, he led the people into the robe shop. .

Lucius, who saw this scene not far away, touched his chin. The black hair and red eyes still resembled Uncle Voldemort in his memory. This could not be the reason why Voldemort disappeared, but the age did not match.

Moreover, the child looked four or five years old, so he was a bit older.

Lucius just wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but the child disappeared. He could only look at the sky and sigh. Maybe he was hallucinating due to being tortured by the mission given by Voldemort. Everyone looked like Voldemort.

After reflecting on himself for a while, he went into the dessert shop and bought some of Narcissa's favorite pastries.

As for why Malfoy, as a noble, would come to New Diagon Alley to buy things in person, it is of course to experience life and inspect the shops, not to mention that it is still a new street that will be recorded in history.

The two people who got into Zhang Mingyuan's car to go home sneezed together. How did they know that a certain platinum nobleman had such a big idea.

"So, you have a cold? Are all wizards really brittle?" Zhang Mingyuan asked with concern, planning to strengthen her physical training when Nannan comes back.

Severus wiped his nose with a handkerchief and replied angrily, "My nose suddenly felt itchy. Are you saying bad things about me in your heart?"

Zhang Mingyuan cried out that he was wronged, and in order to "apologise", he could only drive the two of them to the restaurant and cook a feast for them himself.

The basilisk, who was alone at home, received one owl delivery after another. He was so tired that his tail was almost cramping, but he still didn't see the two people coming back.