Old Blood at Hogwarts

Early the next morning, Aaron took his schoolbag and came to Diagon Alley through the fireplace in Professor McGonagall's office.

After entering Diagon Alley, Aaron first went to the bookstore to buy textbooks.Before coming to Diagon Alley, Aaron had already looked at his book list. The new textbooks he needed to buy were "Number Divination and Graphics", "Standard Spells (Level [-])", "Clear the Fog and See the Future", "Magic Phonetic Chart", "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes", "Intermediate Transfiguration" and "The Monster Book of Monsters".

Because Professor McGonagall had said before that the school could provide him with some old textbooks, and Aaron also wanted to leave some money to buy mandrake leaves, so he did not buy all the books on the list, only I bought three books: "Intermediate Transfiguration", "Magic Phonetic Chart" and "Monsters' Book of Monsters".As for the other books, Aaron plans to go back to school and ask professors for old textbooks.

After buying the textbooks, Aaron went to the stationery store to replenish some ink and parchment, and then came to a potion material pharmacy called "Slugjigs Pharmacy".This was the first time Aaron walked into this pharmacy. He saw a row of barrels of sticky substance on the floor of the pharmacy, various powders and herbs placed in jars against the wall, and bundles of feathers and fangs. and claws hanging from the ceiling.The smell in the pharmacy smelled like rotten eggs mixed with rotten vegetables. It was very unpleasant.After Aaron pinched his nose and bought three single leaves of mandrake, he rushed out of the pharmacy door.Although the practice of Animagus only required a single leaf of Mandrake, Aaron considered the possibility of failure during the practice, so he bought two more.

After completing the purchase of supplies for the start of school, Aaron did not return to Hogwarts immediately. Instead, he left Diagon Alley and came to the orphanage where he grew up.

Aaron came to the orphanage not to see an old friend or to reminisce about the past, but because he had something to do.When school starts next semester, Aaron will be in third grade.According to Hogwarts regulations, students in third grade and above can go to Hogsmeade village, but only if their parents or guardians sign the application form.And Aaron's guardian is the director of the orphanage.

Everyone in the orphanage was surprised when Aaron appeared.Because he had not come back for two years since he entered Hogwarts, most people in the orphanage thought he would never come back.

After finding the director of the orphanage, Aaron directly explained his purpose.

Looking at the application form in his hand, the dean couldn't help but curiously asked: "Where is Hogsmeade?"

"That's a holiday place next to the school." Aaron couldn't explain in detail to the Muggle orphanage director, so he could only vaguely say, "Students in the third year of Hogwarts and above are allowed to go there on weekends. , but the guardian must sign and agree.”

After listening to Aaron's story, the director of the orphanage still didn't know exactly where Hogsmeade was, but he happily signed it for him.

Taking the application form signed by the orphanage director, Aaron left the orphanage without any pause.He then returned to Diagon Alley and returned to Hogwarts through the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron.

A little more than a week before school started, Aaron received a letter from Ginny Weasley.

Dear Aaron:

Did you have a great holiday?To thank you for saving my life last year, my family would like to invite you to come with us to the Quidditch World Cup.Harry and Hermione will be coming too.

The Quidditch World Cup was on Monday night, and through his connections in the Department of Magical Games and Sports, my dad managed to get some of the best tickets.Alternatively, if you want, you can stay at our house until the end of the summer and then take the train back to school with us.

Hope to hear from you soon and see you soon.

Yours faithfully

Ginny Weasley

After Aaron read the letter, he took the letter to Professor McGonagall and asked her if he could go to the game.

"Of course, of course you can go." After understanding the situation, Professor McGonagall said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The UK has not hosted a cup match in 30 years, and tickets are difficult to get. I hope you can play. joy."

After getting Professor McGonagall's reply, Aaron immediately wrote a reply to Ginny and sent it to her using the school's owl.

In the evening, Aaron received Ginny's letter again.

My dad, Ron, George, and Fred will pick you up at five o'clock on Sunday afternoon. I hope you will be ready in advance and waiting in the common room.

Ginny

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In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday, and before twelve o'clock at noon, Aaron packed up his gifts and moved them to the common room.

Aaron stayed in the common room all afternoon, waiting quietly for the arrival of Mr. Weasley, Ron, George, and Fred.

Soon, the appointed time came.The fireplace in the common room suddenly burst into green flames, and Mr. Weasley stepped out.

"Hello, Aaron." Mr. Weasley said hello to Aaron, who was sitting on the sofa beside him, stunned.

"Hello, Mr. Weasley." Aaron looked at the fireplace next to him, "I never knew the fireplace here was connected to the Floo Network."

"I didn't know it before, but a friend of mine in the Floo Management Group told me."

While they were talking, there was a flash of fire in the fireplace, and George and Fred walked out of it.

George Weasley looked around and said excitedly to his brother: "Maybe next time we can go to and from home and school through here."

"Don't even think about it." Before Fred could speak, Mr. Weasley shouted, "Today is just a special case. You can only come to school on the Hogwarts Express from now on."

At this time, Ron also walked out of the fireplace.He looked at the common room in front of him and said with the same surprise: "I really didn't expect that the school's fireplace is also connected to the floo network."

"Okay, let's talk about it when we go home. We have to pick up Harry." Mr. Weasley said, "Aaron, have you packed everything?"

"It's all here." Aaron patted the box next to him.

"Very well, let's set off now to pick up Harry and then go home." Mr. Weasley said, "Aaron, can you use Floo powder?"

"Yes, I can use it." Aaron said, "Professor McGonagall once taught me."

"That's good. Later, I'll be the first one, then Fred, George, Aaron, and Ron will be the last one." Mr. Weasley said, "Remember, the address is No. 4 Privet Drive. .”

Mr. Weasley took out a small bag with a drawstring from his pocket, opened it, pinched a little powder from it and threw it into the fireplace. The flames in the fireplace immediately turned green.Then, he took a few steps forward, walked straight into the flames, and said: "No. 4 Privet Drive." There was a whoosh, and Mr. Weasley disappeared.

Following Mr. Weasley, Fred also walked into the fire and shouted: "No. 4 Privet Drive." There was another whoosh, and Fred also disappeared.

Then came George, and then it was Aaron's turn.

Aaron carried the box, walked into the flames, and shouted: "No. 4, Privet Drive." Then he spun rapidly in the blazing green flames.

Aaron felt like he was spinning faster and faster, and countless fireplaces flashed past so fast that he couldn't even see clearly.Finally he felt sick and closed his eyes.

After a while, the spinning finally stopped.Aaron was about to open his eyes, but suddenly felt his body tense up. At the same time, he heard Mr. Weasley shouting in his ears: "Oh! No, Aaron, there is no room for more people here. Go back and tell Ron -"

Aaron opened his eyes and saw darkness all around him, and his body was squeezed between an arm and a wall.He couldn't help but asked quickly: "What's going on?"

"I don't know," said Mr. Weasley. "That's what happened when I came here."

"Dad, maybe Harry can hear us?" Aaron heard Fred say, "Maybe he can let us out?"

Aaron also roughly understood his situation at this time. He, George, Fred, and Mr. Weasley seemed to be squeezed into a small space by four walls.So, everyone pounded the surrounding walls with their fists and shouted at the same time: "Harry? Harry, can you hear me?"

Suddenly a voice came from behind a wall: "Weasley...? Can you...me...?"

"Shh!" Mr. Weasley quickly stopped everyone from smashing the wall.

The voice from outside came in more clearly: "Mr. Weasley, this is Harry...the fireplace is sealed. You can't come out from here."

"Damn it!" said Mr. Weasley, "Why would they seal up a good fireplace?"

"They got an electric stove," Harry explained.

"Really?" Mr. Weasley's voice became excited, "You mean, live? Is there a plug? That's great, I must see it... Let me see... Ouch, Ron! "

At this time, Ron also came over, so the surroundings became even more crowded.

"What are we doing here? What happened?" Ron asked.

"Oh, it's okay, Ron," Fred said in a sarcastic tone, "Nothing's wrong, this is exactly where we came from."

"Oh, we are all wasting time here." George's voice was muffled, as if he was pressed against the wall.

"Children, children..." Mr. Weasley said in a muffled voice, "I'm thinking about what to do...well...this is the only thing...Harry, stand back."

Bang!

The wall where Harry's voice came through suddenly exploded, and Aaron, Ron, George, Fred and Mr. Weasley fell forward along with a pile of rubble.

Aaron took two steps forward and regained his footing.He looked around and found himself in a living room.Harry was standing in front of the sofa across from the living room, looking at everyone with a smile.There was also a white couple standing in the middle of the living room.Aaron knew that Harry had been living at his aunt's house, so these two people should be Harry's uncle and aunt.

Harry's uncle was a tall, burly man, so fat that he almost had no neck, but he had a big beard.He was wearing a suit, but now it was covered with white dust, including his hair and beard.Harry's aunt, a thin blonde woman with a neck nearly twice as long as a normal person, was slumped backwards on a coffee table with a look of horror on her face.