Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

The welcoming waiters standing in front of the two huge stone doors of Gringotts were no longer the red elves in the past, but two wizards wearing tuxedos and white gloves.

Cruz's brows frowned slightly.

He didn't have a good impression of greedy creatures like goblins. Now that he saw the waiter turned into a wizard, he thought the goblin hired a wizard to stand at the gate. In his opinion, this behavior was undoubtedly the following crime.

But Cruz did not have an attack. He knew very well that he had no ability to argue with the goblins, so he gave in decisively.

Of course, he himself was unwilling to admit that he was cowardly. He proudly regarded this behavior as the elegance of a noble. After all, nobles would not be as knowledgeable as slaves.

So Cruz raised his head and entered Gringotts with a proud expression as he was escorted by two waiters.

As soon as he entered the Gringotts hall, Cruz's already frowning frown became even tighter.

Because he discovered that not only the waiters at the door had been replaced by wizards, but now even the appraisers who counted various gemstones and gold in the hall and the clerks at the counter had all become wizards.

Not only that, all elements related to goblins in the hall have disappeared. The super-high counters that the goblins set up to be higher than the wizards have been restored to normal heights. The dim oil lamps that the goblins were unwilling to replace due to their stinginess have been replaced. It became a new and bright magic lamp, and many glass windows were opened on the outer wall.

All these changes made the entire Gringotts look brand new, sweeping away the previous gloomy atmosphere and becoming sunny.

Cruz stood in the new hall where people were coming and going, looking a little at a loss about these changes.

At this time, a young man dressed as a waiter came up to him. With a bright smile on his face, he said to Cruz:

"Sir, how can I help you?"

"Um...I'm here to withdraw money."

Cruz didn't react for a moment. He looked at the handsome young man in front of him who exuded a strong sense of confidence in his movements, and even stuttered a bit when he spoke.

When the young man saw him like this, the smile on his face did not change at all, and he said:

"Please come with me, sir. The deposit and withdrawal counter is over here. You came at the right time. If you had waited any longer until around noon, you would have queued up."

While talking, the young waiter led Cruze to a counter, then pulled out a soft chair in front of the counter and let Cruze sit in.

Cruz moved his buttocks, feeling the soft feeling coming from below, and felt a little better.

He turned around and saw a beautiful young woman standing behind the counter. She stood straight, which made her hot figure wrapped in uniform fully visible.

The most important thing is that, like the young waiter, she also has that warm smile on her face.

All of this caused a smile to appear on Cruz's face involuntarily.

Immediately afterwards, before Cruze could speak, the young waiter informed the female clerk of Cruze's request to withdraw money.

The female clerk was also neat and tidy. She asked Cruze for proof of identity and a magic signature in a soft tone, and then completed the withdrawal record in three strokes, five by five, and two. Finally, she handed Cruze a small bag of gold galleons in both hands.

During this period, the young waiter brought Cruz a glass of ice water.

At this moment, Cruz was smiling from ear to ear. This was simply the most pleasant withdrawal experience he had ever had. Those goblins in the past would never have a good face when facing customers like him who came to withdraw money, as if he was... Just like blackmailing those goblins.

Cruz laughed, patted the young waiter next to him on the shoulder and said:

"It's so outstanding! I guess you must come from some big family and come to Gringotts to experience life, right?"

After speaking, Cruz raised his head again, with a look of determination on his face.

But the young man looked at the woman behind the counter, then raised his eyebrows and said:

"I'm sorry, sir, we are not pure-blood wizards. My father and mother are ordinary people, what you call Muggles."

"Uh...how is this possible!" Cruz was stunned for a moment, and then screamed, "How can such outstanding young people like you be mud..."

"Shh!"

Before Cruz finished speaking, the young waiter made a silent gesture to stop him, then looked at him with a dangerous look and said:

"Sir, I advise you not to say that word. Under the latest decree of the great Minister Mike Townley, that word has become a forbidden word. If you say that word in front of us, you may be arrested. Azkaban."

Cruz stopped talking. He stared at the young girl blankly, with a slightly stunned expression on his face.

Because he found that the warm smile on the young girl's face had disappeared at this moment, and was replaced by an indifference that was vaguely arrogant and contemptuous.

Not only that, because his voice was too loud just now, other people at the counter had also noticed the situation here, and were looking at him with the same dangerous eyes as the young girl. Cruz even saw a The old witch, who looked like a Mudblood in tattered clothes, was pointing at him and talking to the security personnel in the hall.

All of this sent shivers down his spine!

He grabbed the money bag on the counter, turned around and ran out of Gringotts as if running away. After making sure that no one was chasing him, he stopped panting. While breathing slowly, he carefully helped his few Lots of hair.

Until now, he still couldn't believe that those two boys and girls were actually Mudbloods!

This is incredible!

Their behavior is simply more aristocratic than Cruze himself, a veteran pure-blood aristocrat!

After sighing about how wonderful the world is, Cruz once again embarked on a journey to the coffee shop. Although such unpleasant things happened to him before, he still had to have a noble day.

Due to his previous experience in Gringotts, Cruz also paid more attention to the shops on both sides as he walked on the road.

You wouldn't know it by looking at it, but Cruze was startled when he saw it.

I saw that the shops on both sides of Diagon Alley had also undergone earth-shaking changes at this time. The strange shapes of the shops in the past had all disappeared, and were replaced by rows of weird buildings that blended fantasy colors and modern atmosphere. This disgusted Cruze, who hated that kind of modern architectural style. In his words, this kind of Muggle architecture was so ugly!

Cruz rubbed his eyes vigorously to make himself forget the annoying scene just now, and then accelerated towards his established goal.

But once again he was disappointed.

The cafe he often went to, which only dealt with pure-blood wizards, was gone now, replaced by a barbecue restaurant.

Their kitchen is open, and Cruz can clearly see through the window that the young chef wearing a chef's hat is skillfully making barbecue with a fire-breathing wand. The business in their store is also very popular, and customers are even queuing up. The queue stretched outside the store.

The smell of barbecue continued to come from the open door of the store. Cruz swallowed instinctively, but he had no intention of entering the store.

Because this is inconsistent with his status as a pure-blood noble!

On the street, Cruz stood blankly with a pale face.

Looking at the constant flow of people around him and the lively scenes of various stores holding events in front of their doors, Cruz couldn't help but have a terrible idea in his mind.

‘Could it be that... times have changed? ’

…

In the clock tower on the top floor of Gringotts, Mike was looking at the lively streets below through the huge brown glass.

A jet-black raven landed in front of him, turning its head and looking curiously at this uninvited guest who suddenly appeared in its home.

Its appearance also attracted Mike's attention. Mike smiled and stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the raven's smooth feathers.

Seeing this, a glint flashed in the raven's eyes. This smart little guy knew exactly what Mike was going to do. He had been living in Diagon Alley for a long time, and there were often people who wanted to touch him.

Of course, those people usually bribe it with some food before touching it, sometimes some bread crumbs, sometimes half a grilled fish.

And now Mike actually wants to have sex for free!

Of course this is not allowed!

So the raven raised its head slightly, and waited for the hand to get closer before giving it to the ignorant hairless monkey in front of it!

However, before it could launch an attack, it suddenly found that its body froze. Then the big hand grabbed it, took it into its arms and stroked it slowly.

The raven was fat and comfortable to Mike's touch.

As he touched it, he continued to look at Diagon Alley below, and the smile in the corner of his eyes became a little stronger.

As he expected, the Muggle wizarding community had potential, especially those who had lived in the Muggle world for a long time.

These guys have the powers of wizards, but also have open minds and bright brains.

After Mike untied the expectations that were bound to Muggle wizards, they naturally poured into all walks of life in the wizarding world and gradually began to shine.

The first thing that works is business.

In the past, the wizarding world of the country used to look down on all Muggle products, thinking that they were things belonging to the lowly Mudbloods, and did not bother to make and use them.

But some Muggle products are really useful, the most classic ones being food and clothing.

Wizards crave these things but are unwilling to obtain them from the Muggle world.

How to do it?

The answer is to go to an open country like France to buy imitations made by wizards. This not only satisfies their sense of superiority over wizards, but also allows them to use useful Muggle creations.

But the problem is that these things are very expensive in France.

After Mike came to power and promulgated a series of decrees, those smart wizards seized this opportunity and began to slightly improve various things from the Muggle world and transport them back to Diagon Alley.

Not surprisingly, these cheap and useful things have exploded! The economy of the magic world in the country also miraculously recovered quickly after the war.

For example, the previous barbecue restaurant was actually an ordinary American BBQ restaurant. Mike's poor cooking skills couldn't eat it at all, but because the chef was a wizard, he also integrated the magic spell into the barbecue making process. , and thus became a popular restaurant in Diagon Alley.

Therefore, sometimes you really can’t figure out the thoughts of consumers!

This is just business feedback. As the days slowly pass, Mike believes that there will be more surprises waiting for him elsewhere in the future.

After all, the most valuable resource in wizarding society is talent. In the past, Muggle wizards were stupidly sealed away by the Ministry of Magic. Now they are suddenly re-invested in society, which will naturally cause great feedback.

This can be regarded as a special population welfare in a sense.

After sighing, Mike let go of the raven in his arms and prepared to return to the Ministry of Magic to continue working.

As soon as the unlucky raven escaped from Mike's arms, it found that its body could move again. It flew to the huge pointer not far away in terror, and screamed loudly at Mike.

Mike, on the other hand, ignored him. With a flick of his wand, the whole person turned into an afterimage and disappeared into the bell tower, leaving only the confused raven.

At the same time, Tonks was lying on a wooden rocking chair.

Although it was summer, Tonks was still wearing long soft fur pajamas, with a brown blanket covering her belly.

Looking at the blanket, Tonks sighed deeply, with helplessness on her face.

She didn't want to be so twisted, but this was what Lupine asked for.

The reason why Lupine did this was also very simple, that is, Tonks was pregnant.

This was something he only knew not long ago. At that time, Lupine was going crazy with joy. He didn't care about the fruits and vegetables growing in the fields, and just wandered around Tonks all day long, fearing that Tonks would be cold or hungry. .

Sometimes Tonks would be half awake in the middle of the night, and Lupine would be taken care of before she woke up. Then she would look at Tonks in panic, and would not go back to sleep until she was sure that Tonks was okay.

Tonks admitted that Lupine's overly caring behavior did make her feel a little uncomfortable.

But she understands Lupine's behavior very well. After all, he is a werewolf. Children born from werewolves and ordinary wizards have a high probability of being werewolves, and only a very small probability will be normal people.

This made Lupine worried and guilty.

At the same time, Tonks actually enjoyed Lupine's meticulous care, which made her fully feel Lupine's love for her.

Recalling all the ugliness Lupine made while taking care of her, and his clumsy movements, Tonks gently stroked her belly with a bright smile on her face, her ever-changing colors Her hair turned directly into a soft pink.

While Tonks was still immersed in happiness, in the living room outside the sun room, two men, Lupine and Black, sat in front of the extinguished fireplace with sad faces, silent for a long time.