Chapter 293 Death Omen Before School Starts
As the opening date of Hogwarts drew closer, Harry Potter's work became increasingly heavy, but Aaron considered himself a kind capitalist and gave him a small bonus in a very humane way.
Harry would go out at noon every day and come back on time at two o'clock, but he looked a little absent-minded.
"What's wrong with you?" Aaron asked curiously, "You haven't been feeling right since a few days ago."
"Firebolt." Harry said after a moment of hesitation, "I've never seen such a magnificent broom in the Quidditch boutique. It can accelerate from standstill to 150 miles per hour in ten seconds."
Aaron raised his eyebrows, "Do you want it?"
"Of course I do." Harry said subconsciously, but a hint of frustration soon flashed across his face, "But I can't afford it. The product description says the price is negotiable."
"Very self-aware." Aaron nodded, "Unless you empty out the inheritance your parents left you now, it will take at least ten years to buy it at your current rate of earning money."
"So long?"
"You have to go without food and drink."
Harry couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. No matter how much he loves Quidditch, he can't go without food and drink for ten years.
I hope he can find a high-paying job after graduation, otherwise he will never have a chance to fly a broomstick in his life.
"It's not that there are no ways to make money quickly." Aaron said, stuffing today's Daily Prophet into Harry's hand, "Take a closer look."
"Sirius Black?" Harry looked at the photo in the newspaper and looked at Aaron in surprise, "Wait, you're not talking about a bounty, are you?"
"If you catch him, the Ministry of Magic will give a large sum of money, and Firebolts are naturally not a problem."
"Forget it!" Harry felt sympathetic, "It's best not to meet him forever. If he kills me, it would be too unfair."
Hearing him say this, Aaron nodded with satisfaction.
It's good to be afraid. The Ministry of Magic is now particularly worried that Sirius will seek revenge on Harry Potter. He has also sounded the alarm for Harry in advance.
"By the way, I have to take a few hours off." Harry said a little embarrassedly, "School is about to start, but I haven't bought my wizard robes and textbooks yet."
"Got it." Aaron waved his hand sympathetically, then handed the store to Jins, and took Abe to the back room to study.
During this period, he has been focusing on the carving of advanced magic circles. His proficiency is constantly rising, and the time required is getting shorter and shorter. He can almost finish it in one or two seconds. He is confident that he can do it instantly before breaking through to the Grand Mage. In the future, he can easily release elemental magic comparable to high-difficulty spells. Just thinking about it is exciting.
Moreover, he has mastered the elementary and intermediate magic circles by heart, and can release them at will, without even carving the magic circles.
It’s just that releasing multiple magic circles at once is still a little difficult for him, and he can only make continuous progress through practice.
In the afternoon, Harry came back with the textbooks and daily necessities needed for the new school year, but he was in a very heavy mood, as if he was possessed by the god of bad luck.
"Mr. Jins, you are knowledgeable, do you know the omen of death?" Harry asked nervously.
"Why are you asking this?" Jins frowned.
"I saw a book cover in Flourish and Blotts with a black dog as big as a bear on it, and I seemed to see the same creature the night I left Privet Drive."
"That might be a coincidence!" Jins said indifferently, "Maybe you just saw a stray dog."
Huh!
Harry breathed a sigh of relief. Although it might be a bit self-deception, he thought so in his heart.
But Jins' next sentence made him suppress that fluke mentality again.
"There is another possibility. Maybe the death you encounter next is related to the stray dog.
But there is no need to think so much, otherwise all wizards who see stray dogs have a sign of death."
Harry smiled far-fetchedly, "It seems to be the case."
"Where is Aaron?"
"Still inside." Jins pointed to the door behind the store, "The young master may be finishing his homework, so it's better for us not to disturb him."
"But he seems to be in there for seven or eight hours a day. Isn't he bored?" Harry asked worriedly.
"The young master is sensible. He knows what he is doing. I have no doubt about that.
In addition, there is a professional doctor at home who will ensure the young master's mental health."
Aaron just walked out of the room at this time, "You are back. Have you bought everything you need?"
"I bought it, but I found that my salary is not enough." Harry showed an innocent look, "I even went to Gringotts for this."
"That can't be helped." Aaron said confidently, "You have spent a lot of money on enjoying life these days, magic story books, wizard toys, and the most excessive thing is that you even arranged a nutritional meal for Hedwig.
Haha! Harry Potter, do you think you are rich?"
"Uh..."
Harry scratched his head embarrassedly, not knowing how to explain.
This was the first time he ran away from home, and he was unexpectedly successful.
The Ministry of Magic did not hold him responsible for anything, and arranged him to the Leaky Cauldron, which completely got rid of the Dursleys for three weeks.
This kind of opportunity doesn't always come, and this is the well-known Diagon Alley in the wizarding world. He has to seize the time to have fun, and he can't avoid spending money.
"This is your own business, I don't care, just don't forget your work."
Harry nodded hurriedly and immediately got into work.
......
Time soon came to the last day of summer vacation.
Aaron gave Harry a day off in advance and asked him to pack his suitcase. If he couldn't catch the train tomorrow, he might not have the luck he had last semester.
"Master, it's lunch time." Genes knocked on the door.
Boom!
A strong hurricane suddenly came from the room, but the wind was separated to both sides when it blew in front of Genes, and it didn't affect him at all.
"It's true." Aaron walked out helplessly, "It seems that you still have a long way to go to defeat the butler!"
"Master, you can definitely do it before you become an adult." Genes smiled.
Aaron rolled his eyes, but didn't deny what Genes said.
He was still very confident in himself. He might not reach the level of a holy mage before graduation, but he must be the best among the great mage.
"Aaron, we are here to see you."
Harry Potter's voice sounded in his ears. He turned his head and saw him walking over with Ron and Hermione.
"Thank God, you haven't left yet." Harry said to the two people beside him, "I said he must still be here."
"How did you three get together?" Aaron asked with some surprise.
"My dad said he lived in the Leaky Cauldron." Ron said carelessly, "My family just came back from a trip to Egypt and happened to stay at the Leaky Cauldron."
"I came this morning and ran into them when I entered the Leaky Cauldron." Hermione said with some joy, "But I didn't expect you to be here too.
Harry said you stayed in the store for a month. I didn't see you when I came to Diagon Alley before."
"That's half of the summer vacation." Aaron smiled. He completed a trip to another world to get the remaining free time for the holiday, but he definitely couldn't avoid the cram school next year.
"Have you bought everything you need for school?" Ron asked. "My dad won the Daily Prophet's grand prize. He bought brand new textbooks for my brother and me, and also bought me a brand new wand, made of willow wood, with a unicorn tail hair as the core."
"Congratulations." Aaron closed the store door. "I'm just about to have lunch. If you come a few minutes later, you may not see me."
"That's great. We can go to the Leaky Cauldron together." Harry suggested. "The Weasleys will be very happy to see you."
"Ah, this..." Aaron turned his head and gave Jeans a look: Don't follow me in this kind of occasion.
Jeans hesitated for a moment and nodded.
The young master is now quite powerful, and he doesn't need him to follow him all the time.
Besides, this is Diagon Alley, and there are two magicians protecting him in secret, so safety is guaranteed.
After walking out of the store, Aaron suddenly felt relieved. Although there were still two sticky candies in secret, he barely took off the largest one.
"We have to go to the Magical Creatures Shop first." Hermione said calmly, "My parents left me ten Galleons to buy myself a birthday present in advance. I plan to buy an owl."
"Should we prepare a present for you as well?" Aaron asked, but Harry and Ron felt a little headache. Gifts for girls need to be carefully considered, and their wallets have never been full.
A blush flashed across Hermione's face, "Let's wait until the birthday!"
Huh!
Harry and Ron both breathed a sigh of relief, but then met Hermione's resentful eyes: What do you mean? Is it difficult to prepare a present for me?
Sensing the death question in Hermione's eyes, Harry immediately laughed and led the way, "The Magical Creatures Shop is just ahead, I'm very familiar with it."
Ron also mentioned his rat Scabbers, "I was just planning to take it there for a checkup. Scabbers seemed to have trouble adapting to the climate in Egypt. After returning, he was thinner than before and couldn't even eat."
Hermione rolled her eyes in disdain, silently lamenting in her heart that she had made the wrong friends, and then pulled Aaron to follow behind.
"Where did you go during the summer vacation?" Hermione asked curiously, "When I called you, your mother said you went traveling."
"It was indeed a meaningful trip." Aaron said with emotion, but soon realized something, his heart skipped a beat, and his expression became unnatural, "My mother didn't say anything else?"
"No, she was just a little too enthusiastic. She also asked about some of my preferences." Hermione said, counting on her fingers, "Including the food I like to eat, the colors I like, the scenery I like, and the things I like..."
As she spoke, she found that Aaron's face was particularly wonderful, "Any questions?"
"No, not at all." Aaron wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought of the fiancée his parents arranged for him before he left. He refused it sternly at the time, but he didn't expect Lisanna to be so unethical. But he was more worried that his mother had contacted more than one girl. It's not that she can't do such a thing.