Hogwarts Life Guide

"Then... where are my parents?" Tangning asked stammering. He was suddenly afraid of hearing the same answer as Sirius.

Mrs. Tonks put away the newspaper in her hand and comforted Tangning: "There is no news about them in the newspaper. They should still be in Azkaban. There is not much useful information in the newspaper. We can ask Ni in the evening." Dude, there are always some secrets in the Ministry of Magic that others don't know."

Mrs. Tonks did not let Tangning read more newspapers, but the sharp-eyed Tangning still saw the black and white photo on the front page of the "Daily Prophet". A slovenly and embarrassed man was roaring hysterically, and he had seen Sirius when he was young. Different from the handsome photos of Sirius, the photo of Sirius in the newspaper was obviously taken after he was imprisoned. There was a thick and messy beard around his mouth that was not there before, and the whole face looked very thin.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Tonks accompanied Tangning to Diagon Alley. "The Monster Book of Monsters" was just like their name. When the staff of the bookstore learned that Tangning was here to buy books for the new semester, he brought Thick gloves and a thick wooden staff approached an iron cage in which books kept opening their mouths and tearing at everything they could get their hands on.

Tang Ning saw with her own eyes that one book had opened a gap in another book. All the books were like sharks that had seen blood, going crazy and biting each other. Before the bookstore clerk had time to put his cane in, The book that stopped them in the cage would have been torn to pieces.

The clerk complained angrily that he shouldn't buy these books, "Do you see the bite marks on the gloves? God knows why Hogwarts uses this book as a teaching material..."

"Have you ever tried any magic spell? For example, the levitation spell or the petrification spell?" Tangning asked.

"It didn't work!" the clerk said frustratedly, "I used all the magic spells I could think of..."

After Tangning took the monster book from the clerk who looked pained (really...), he had no hope for the Care of Magical Creatures class in the new semester. He only hoped that the new professor would be better than Loha. Be extra reliable!

In the evening, Cousin Tonks came back with some gossip from the Ministry of Magic - Sirius was probably back for Harry Potter!

At least everyone in the Auror office knows why Sirius chose to escape at this point in time: In order to show off the results of his work, Fudge, the Minister of Magic, took the Auror bodyguard to Azkaban for inspection a while ago. At Black's request, he gave His latest newspaper.

"Now, this is it..." Cousin Tonks took out a neatly stacked newspaper from her pocket. On the front page of the newspaper it was written: Ministry of Magic staff won a grand prize, and the Ministry of Magic prohibits the misuse of Muggle items. Division Director Arthur Weasley received the Daily Prophet's annual Galleon Award.An elated Mr Weasley told the Daily Prophet: "We will spend the money on a summer trip to Egypt, where our eldest son Bill does spell-breaking work for Gringotts Wizarding Bank."

The Weasleys will be staying in Egypt for a month, returning before Hogwarts starts.Currently, there are five children of the Weasley family going to school there. According to their own introductions, the youngest son of the Weasley family is also the roommate and good friend of the famous Harry Potter...

Tangning saw that the last sentence in the newspaper was specially circled in red pen.

At the back of the article, there are also photos of the Weasley family smiling, as well as Scabbers, the pet mouse, on Ron's shoulders.

After reading the newspaper, Tangning's first thought was none other than - "Sure enough, there is a reason why the Weasley family is so poor..." He also said it in passing. After all, the grand prize was a full seven hundred dollars. Galleons.

Then Mrs. Tonks gave him a symbolic hit on the forehead, "Don't talk about your elders like that!" Mrs. Tonks reminded, but judging from her strength, she might have the same idea as Tangning. .

After this short interlude, Cousin Tonks continued: "According to the prisoners who lived near Sirius, after the day Fudge went to Azkaban, Sirius often talked in his sleep at night, and the most common one was ' He's there! He's there!', and everyone in the Ministry of Magic thought that Sirius wanted to get rid of Harry for You-Know-Who..."

"But, I believe him, I believe he won't do this!" Cousin Tonks looked at Mrs. Tonks solemnly, "Do you think so too, Mom?"

But Mrs. Tonks avoided Cousin Tonks's gaze and said nothing.

Tangning felt a little strange and asked, "Didn't Sirius get imprisoned in Azkaban because he betrayed the Potters to Voldemort? I read the newspapers from that year and Dumbledore personally confirmed that Sirius was the Potters." Is he the secret keeper of the couple's loyalty curse? Moreover, he brutally killed Peter Pettigrew who came to question him and bombed a Muggle street. It is said that many Muggles died..."

"I believe he wouldn't do this!" Cousin Tonks looked a little at a loss for words, but after a moment she became excited, "There must be some misunderstanding in this! The Ministry of Magic didn't even hold a trial. Immediately imprisoned him in Azkaban. Moreover, mother, you didn't say a word for him at that time, but he is the person with the best relationship with you in the Black family!"

Mrs. Tonks sighed deeply. She took Cousin Tonks's hand and tried to calm her down. Her face was very tangled. After a while, she finally said: "I didn't expect you to still be here." Remember this, Nido. When it first happened, I didn't believe that Sirius would do such a thing, but the fact is here! The house of Mr. and Mrs. Potter was cast under the Fidelity Charm. You know the effect of this spell, As long as Sirius, as the secret keeper, does not reveal the location of the house, even someone as powerful as You-Know-Who can't find the location of the house. But in the end, You-Know-Who killed the Potters and was defeated by Harry Potter."

"I know what you are thinking, Nido." Mrs. Tonks continued, "There is only one Sirius in the entire Black family who supports my marriage to Ted. I also understand that you had a lot of interactions with him when you were a child..." Mrs. Tonks seemed to be lost in memories, "He was just a big boy when you were born. I remember that he could always make you laugh easily, as if he was born knowing how to get along with children..."

"But Nido, today is different from the past. If he is really innocent, why did he just laugh wildly when he was arrested?" Mrs. Tonks grabbed cousin Tonks' hand and said solemnly. , "Promise me, Nido! If you meet Sirius, if you can't capture him, don't be deceived by him, protect yourself, I believe you can do it!"

After hesitating for a while, Cousin Tonks nodded solemnly.

Then Tangning, who had been watching silently, was suddenly targeted by Mrs. Tonks - "Sirius's target is probably Harry Potter. At this stage, the Ministry of Magic will definitely send someone to protect Potter. If the people still can't catch Sirius, he will probably go to Hogwarts with him. Don't get into trouble when you go to Hogwarts this year!" After saying that, Mrs. Tonks hesitated, "I have some problems now. I’m still hesitating whether to sign your consent form to visit Hogsmeade…”

"Don't, I promise not to cause trouble. Even Harry, I will stay away!" Tangning quickly assured that Hogwarts allowed third grade wizards to go to the nearby Hogsmeade wizard on a few specific weekends. Tang Ning has never been to this village before!But he had already heard the names of many shops there, such as Honeydukes Candy Shop, Zuko's Magic Joke Shop, and the Three Broomsticks Bar... He didn't want to be left alone at school while his roommates went out to play.

After saying this promise, Tangning smiled sheepishly and scratched her head in the face of Mrs. Tonks' narrow smile. Obviously, Mrs. Tonks had no real intention not to sign.

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Sirius Black's escape from prison was a big deal, and almost all the Aurors were mobilized, except for cousin Tonks.After all, there is a level of kinship, and even the magical world, which has imperfect laws, knows how to avoid suspicion.

Therefore, Cousin Tonks could do nothing but occasionally complain about her immediate boss Scrimgeour in front of Tangning.According to her, she was sitting in the Auror office all day long, drinking tea and reading newspapers... Tangning listened silently. What he didn't say was that this was actually his dream job...

As the days passed, the Ministry of Magic only occasionally heard from Sirius, but when the Aurors arrived, they could find no trace.

Tangning's life is far less free than before, because he can no longer go shopping in Diagon Alley alone, and if he is with Mrs. Tonks, it is difficult to tell who is shopping.Tangning had no choice but to put his extra energy into his broomstick. Perhaps because of his accumulated experience, his flying level had improved a lot. Of course, he was still far behind the level of the Hogwarts Quidditch players.

But Tang Ning is already very satisfied with this. He can now easily experience the feeling of flying through the air instead of flying slowly like before. What he is best at is dashing (mainly because he can't turn when flying at high speed). The two footrests on the Nimbus 2001 really gave Tangning a sense of security when flying.

School was about to start soon, and Hermione also returned from vacation in France. She told Tangning that she had only read three of the books she borrowed from the library, and the little girl was very dissatisfied.

What else could Tangning say?Throughout the summer vacation, he didn't read a single book...