The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

Near noon the next day, Link and his party returned to Forlì Castle through the long-range international Floo network.

This time, only Link, Emily, Clay, and Snape returned from Germany. As for Beckman and the other hunters, they were still stationed at Beckman Castle. The situation in Germany has not yet stabilized. Beckman not only needs to Going to Durmstrang to take classes, you still need to stay there to guard the wealth that has just been looted.

It's just this kind of grinding behavior that makes Snape a little dissatisfied.

He dared to use his identity as a potion master to ensure that Link's body was only weaker, and it was far from the stage where he needed to rest overnight before setting off.

Looking at Link and Emily who walked out of the gilded fireplace in Forlì Castle, giggling like they were returning from an outing, Snape curled his lips with a slightly resentful expression.

And Link, who was playing with Emily, seemed to have noticed this look, and turned back to meet Snape.

"Ha ha."

With a slight smile, Link turned his gaze back.

Snape had already told the story as early as last night.

In a nutshell, Harry Potter, the unfortunate child, was staying at his aunt's house and enjoying his not-so-pleasant summer vacation.

Then he and his fat cousin Dudley were attacked by dementors.

Although the relationship between the two of them was not good because Dudley often bullied Harry, Harry still couldn't watch Dudley get killed by the Dementors, so he used the method Lupin had taught him. The Patronus Charm drives away the Dementors.

Then came the most dramatic scene.

Harry's act of saving his Muggle cousin was not rewarded by the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Instead, the Ministry of Magic used Harry as a little wizard to openly use magic in front of Muggles. A letter of notification was issued to Harry on the grounds of the Reasonably Binding Act and the International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act.

He was asked to stand a public trial by the Wizengamore Council, and to punish him according to the outcome of the trial.

And according to what has been mentioned in the notification letter, the punishment results for these two crimes include but are not limited to expulsion from Hogwarts, breaking the wand to deprive the power of casting spells, and Azkaban's life imprisonment...

Harry was about to collapse after receiving this notification letter.

You must know that for Harry, who has enjoyed unfair treatment under people's fences all the year round,

Student life at Hogwarts is his white moonlight, the biggest source of motivation for him to persevere.

Now all of this is going to be taken away because of this little thing!

This made him unacceptable no matter what.

Fortunately, just when he was about to do some extreme acts, the members of the Order of the Phoenix sent by Dumbledore arrived.

They succeeded in moving Harry from his home to 12 Grimmauld Place, the old home of the Black family and the current lair of the Order of the Phoenix, under guardianship.

Things seemed to be calming down here, but Link knew very well that this was just the beginning.

The Dementors who attacked Harry and Dudley were basically spies sent by Voldemort to capture or investigate Harry's situation.

This is not difficult to understand at all, it is only a matter of time before Dementors, as pure dark magic creatures, are recruited by Voldemort, the Dark Lord.

Dumbledore had already warned Fudge in this regard, but it was a pity that the other party completely ignored him.

As for the notification letter Harry received, it was entirely Fudge's masterpiece.

Fudge was slapped in the face by Dumbledore earlier in relation to the attack on the Triwizard Tournament, and must now find a way to get it back.

Harry just happened to give him that chance.

It can be said that Harry's current predicament is entirely the result of the unconscious cooperation between Voldemort and Fudge.

This presents Harry and Dumbledore with a huge problem.

Because they now have to face both Voldemort's possible attack at any time and Fudge's legal blow.

The reason why Dumbledore was so anxious to summon Snape and Link back was because he wanted a 'hard-hearted' existence like Snape to protect Harry, but he wanted Link, the Foley family. The heirs of the Ministry of Magic mobilized forces to help relieve the pressure on the Ministry of Magic.

Link was quite dissatisfied with Dumbledore's random assignment.

In terms of identity, he is Dumbledore's collaborator, not the guys in the Order of the Phoenix who obey Dumbledore.

And this time, Link knew very well that even without the addition of himself and Snape, nothing would happen to Harry, but Dumbledore's ability was enough to solve it.

So when he came back this time, it could be said that it was entirely in the face of Snape and Harry.

Too bad Snape didn't seem to appreciate it at all.

Shaking his head, Link walked out of the teleportation hall with Emily and the others smiling.

Mrs. Foley, Mr. Victoria and the others were already waiting outside. Seeing the appearance of the three of Link, Mr. Victoria's eyes were red, and he couldn't help but quickly stepped forward and hugged Emily.

She cried with tears in her eyes.

This scene is like Link is not his son-in-law, but some criminal who kidnapped his daughter.

On the other hand, although Mrs. Foley misses Link very much, especially when she heard that Link had an accident in the magic spell training room a few days ago, she was very anxious, but at the moment when the two met, Mrs. Foley was unexpectedly restrained. Stand still with a smile on your face.

"Mother, I'm back."

Link ignored Emily's eyes asking for help, and went forward and hugged Mrs. Foley lightly as he spoke.

The two separated quickly. Mrs. Foley took Link's hand and kept looking at Link up and down. After a while, she said in a choked voice:

"You've grown taller and stronger."

Hearing that, Link could only laugh dryly.

He felt that Mrs. Foley's thinking was a little different. If it was an ordinary person who saw the child returning from a long trip, shouldn't the first sentence be "You are suffering outside." Look how thin you are. ' or something?

How could it be reversed after changing to Mrs. Foley?

Mrs. Foley didn't care what Link was thinking now. Now that Link was confirmed to be safe, she quickly turned her attention to Emily, who was hugged tightly by Mr. Victoria.

There was a faint hope in her eyes, and her eyes focused on Emily's lower abdomen and the pace of her legs.

But after just looking at it for a while, this expectation turned into a deep disappointment.

"Looks like you didn't gain anything from this trip to Germany."

Mrs. Foley sighed, and even let go of Link's hand when she spoke, obviously very disappointed with Link.

Now Link couldn't even hold back his dry smile, and was speechless to the extreme.

You must know that they took over the entire Beckman family on this trip, and they also took advantage of the collapse of the Despicable Alliance to get a lot of benefits.

Although Link had all the power to handle these matters, he was still surprised when he finally checked the accounts. After this battle, the wealth of the Foley family had almost doubled!

This is nothing, after the integration of the Beckman family, the Foley family's power and influence in Europe have also been greatly increased.

If Mrs. Foley's hard work for so many years has resulted in the growth of the Foley family from a small family that was on the verge of collapse after being purged by the Ministry of Magic, it has grown into a local snake in the magical world of the country.

Then, the result of Link's trip to Germany this time is to transform the Foley family from a smuggler whose influence is basically limited to the country to a ruthless character that is well-known throughout Europe and cannot be underestimated.

It is impossible to say which of the two has achieved more, but it must not be regarded as no gain.

Link secretly glanced at Old Kled.

Old Kled was a little unhappy with Mrs. Foley because of the previous incident. Now Mrs. Foley has directly denied the results of his work in Germany. Link estimated that with Old Kled's temper, it should be about to explode now. edge off.

However, contrary to his expectations, old Clay, who heard Mrs. Foley's evaluation, not only was not angry, but lowered his head in embarrassment.

Obviously, Old Clay quite agreed with Mrs. Foley's words, and completely blamed the fault on himself.

"That's a good thing!"

At this moment, Mr. Victoria spoke suddenly.

His voice was weak, it sounded hesitant, but his body was firmly blocked between Emily, Link and the others, like an old hen protecting her cubs.

As soon as this remark came out, both Mrs. Foley and Old Clay glared at him.

Especially old Kled, his expression was so grim as if he was going to go up and tear up Mr. Victoria in the next moment.

"Don't you think you're too greedy? Mr. Victoria!" Old Klie gritted his teeth and said, "We gave you a full 10% of the revenue in Germany this time. This is the hush money for you. I think you should That's enough!"

Mr. Victoria's face changed when he heard the words, and he quickly defended:

"I don't want that money, you forced it to..."

Mr. Victoria's words were interrupted by the sneer of old Clay and Mrs. Foley.

Seeing this, Link cast a pitying look at him.

From what he knew about Mr. Victoria, although he still had a bunch of Squibs to feed on his estate, he should be telling the truth.

Link sighed silently, guessing that Mr. Victoria would be tortured very badly by Mrs. Foley and old Clay.

The two were already going mad for what Little Foley wanted, and anyone who tried to stop them would be met with their fiercest revenge.

At this time, Snape, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said:

"I said, have you had enough. Dumbledore and Harry are still waiting for us, Link, we've been delayed for too long, it's time to pass."

Hearing that, Link's expression suddenly returned to indifference, and said lightly:

"As far as I know, their situation is far less critical than you say."

"Yeah, Severus," Mrs. Foley helped, "my poor boy just came back, don't you want him to see me and just leave again?"

Snape took a deep breath and said:

"Since that's the case, then please do it yourself, I'll go first!"

After saying that, Snape turned around and was about to leave, but before he could go far, he heard Link say lightly:

"I said, Professor Snape, don't worry. The situation on their side is far less dangerous than you think. You will only make people look down on you and think you are being cheap, which is not in line with you. The character design will make you more exposed.

Anyway, let's stay and have lunch together, and then we'll go there together.

By the way, mother, lunch should be ready, right? I miss the little button pumpkin pot. "

"Of course, come with me."

Mrs. Foley said with a smile, and then led Link, Emily and the others to the restaurant happily.

Seeing this, Snape froze in place, hesitated for a while, and then followed Link and the others with a gloomy face.

The first meal a wanderer returns home is always a sumptuous one, regardless of nationality or race, it is basically the same in every family in the world.

Along with it, of course, is the innumerable concern and conversation of parents.

Mrs Foley did just that.

He completely ignored Snape, who was eagerly watching, and held Link's hand and chatted with Emily for an afternoon.

To be honest, this made Link a little regretful that he didn't go to Harry and Dumbledore with Snape as soon as he came back.

Because the main idea of ​​Mrs. Foley's speech is - you better have a baby soon.

Emily was fine in this regard, generally speaking, she showed a shy but welcoming attitude.

But for Link, it was all torture.

In his previous life, he was afraid of marriage and childbirth because of the severe social environment. After crossing the road, he met Emily, who he really liked, and finally overcame his fear of marriage. In the end, it didn't take long for Mrs. Foley to ask him to have a child. .

Link was really scared.

He can be said to know nothing about parenting. If you ask him to swing his wand and fight with the Ministry of Magic or Voldemort, he may readily agree, but if you ask him to have children, he is really a little scared.

It was not until the evening that Link finally freed himself from the combined persuasion of Mrs. Foley and old Clay, and brought Emily to Grimmauld Place under the leadership of Snape.

Link, who came to this important location in the original book in person, felt disappointed.

Because Grimmauld Square looks small and broken, its central location is not the fountains or statues common in other squares, but an overgrown wasteland.

Even during the rush hour close to dinner time, the traffic in this small square is not too much.

Apart from the passing vehicles and pedestrians, there are only a few homeless people in tattered clothes lying casually on the road that has become uneven due to frequent repairs, with gray and black as if it is covered with patches.

Not only that.

Perhaps because the big chimneys not far away were spewing thick smoke, the entire sky here was gray.

After such a combination of sky and road, the entire area is covered with a gray and run-down feeling.