Chapter 65 64 Smith

Chapter 65 64. Smith

Dumbledore left with the boy named Randy Smith.

In addition to Fox's feather and Polyjuice Potion, he also left a handful of hair cut from Smith's head.

The boy's character was not known to be born that way or because of something else. He accepted everything he experienced and did not ask anything even if he was about to be taken away.

But perhaps thinking about it, it is also possible that the year he lived in the Hogwarts castle has made him completely numb to the future. The previous life was desperate enough, and the rest, no matter how bad it is, is just death.

It is a bit scary to think about a 12-year-old boy who already has such a mentality.

This is the first time that Jon has officially come into contact with students from another Hogwarts. It was only this time that he had a very significant impression of the "school" that was also named Hogwarts.

Before, he only heard from Lily that she called the castle the Taming Field. Only now did he realize that this name might not be an exaggeration at all.

After Dumbledore left, Jon drank the polyjuice potion with Smith's hair. It didn't taste good, like drinking a bottle of bitter melon water. His appearance and identity had also changed.

Jon in the carriage would disappear for a year, and a mudblood student in Hogwarts Castle was replaced by a brand new person.

He needed to help Dumbledore find something in the castle.

After Voldemort occupied the original Hogwarts, perhaps because of Dumbledore's previous experience of refusing him to work here, he had an almost paranoid desire to control the school.

All the faculty and staff in the castle were replaced by his closest subordinates. In the Ministry of Magic, he only had an honorary title of a lifetime minister, but he personally served as the principal of Hogwarts Castle, although he basically would not stay in the castle.

The inspection inside the castle was also extremely strict, even higher than the martial law inside the Ministry of Magic. Dumbledore and John reminded them that they had tried to have adult wizards drink polyjuice potion and disguise themselves as students to enter the castle, but they were discovered by a spell that could detect age. The wizard named Dedalus Digg was eventually captured and put on a prison island called Azkaban.

Because dividing bloodlines and conducting class rule is the basic policy of Voldemort's government, they have very precise management of the identity of every pure-blood and half-blood student. In addition, these students are not oppressed objects, and they have their own families. It is difficult for the Order of the Phoenix to create an identity of a half-blood or pure-blood student for John.

In comparison, the "mudbloods" have almost all become orphans since the day they were brought into the castle.

The beautiful family has become a thing of the past. Even if they try their best to stand in front of their parents, their parents will only think that it is strange for this strange child to cry to them.

When the half-blood and pure-blood students go home on vacation, they have to work for free in shops all over the magic world. As long as they are not starved to death, no matter what kind of persecution they have suffered in the meantime, Hogwarts Castle and the Ministry of Magic will not ask.

"Mudbloods" have never been treated as human beings in the current magic world, which makes it more difficult for Jon to carry out some actions in Hogwarts Castle, while also providing him with safe protection.

Because they are as humble as soil, the noble people who step on the soil rarely pay attention to whether the soil under their feet has changed from black soil to yellow mud.

The cellar is cold and damp, and it is not a place suitable for people to live.

But Jon, lying on a musty bed, doesn't care much about this place. He has lived in a worse living environment than this before, at least he still has a bed to lie on.

It's not that Ikemo doesn't want to provide Smith, who originally lived here, with a good treatment, but in today's social atmosphere, his kindness will not only not bring any improvement to Smith's life, but it is very likely to harm him.

And now, as he said, after Jon replaced Smith's identity, Ikemo used the forgetfulness spell to clear all his memories of Jon and Dumbledore coming here today, so that even if there is any accident here in the future, it will not affect Jon in Hogwarts Castle.

From now on, the only person in the world who knows where Jon went and what he did is Dumbledore, and the rest of his life depends on Jon himself.

In the dim light of the cellar, he carefully read the records of Smith's character and habits in his hand. Even if no one would pay special attention to a "mudblood", he should try not to do anything that is inconsistent with Smith's character.

The night gradually deepened, and the first night of the change of identity passed in a dull manner.

Early the next morning, when it was just dawn, Jon got up and put on the worn linen robe, washed up simply, and then drank a bottle of polyjuice potion with a dose that was enough to last for 12 hours, and then climbed up to the potion shop from the cellar.

The store door was not open yet, and Aikmer had not gotten up yet, but usually at this time, it was the time for Smith to start work.

He filled half a bucket of water at the sink, then picked up a mop that was almost as tall as his whole body and began to wet the floor of the potion shop with water. After that, he had to clean the shelves where the potions were placed, as well as the windows and the cash register.

Normally, these cleaning tasks can be completely done by wizards with just a cleaning spell, but for "mudbloods" without wands, they must do it themselves, even though Smith is only 12 years old now.

It was past seven o'clock, the time when the store was officially open for business, when Ekmo came out of the bedroom inside. At this time, Jon had already cleaned the floor and shelves and was preparing to clean the windows.

"Good morning, Mr. Ekmo." Jon greeted him in a somewhat timid tone like Smith.

Ekmo, who no longer had the memory of Jon and the real Smith, did not find anything unusual. He looked at Jon and nodded as a response, and then opened the door of the store.

Jon's work cannot stop, especially during the business hours of the potion shop. If he is seen by customers who come to the door with any laziness, these people may write to Hogwarts Castle to inform the school.

These behaviors will be recorded by a special person. After the school starts, the castle administrator will hang up the "mudblood" who made the mistake in public and whip him with a whip as punishment according to the number of "complaints".

The duration of the effect of the polyjuice potion varies depending on the level of the brewer, and the longest is 12 hours or even more. In the original book, the effect of Hermione's first brew lasted for more than an hour.

It's already 2:30 when I finished writing this chapter. I really can't bear it anymore. I promised to write the next chapter when I wake up during the day. I feel my waist is aching. If I don't sleep, I will be useless.

Good night.