The guests at the Hog's Head are mostly eccentric wizards, and of course, even close to Hogwarts, there are smugglers, alchemists, and petty thieves who come here from time to time.
Sean had also heard Hagrid say that if there was a connector code, you could even get some contraband at the Hog's Head Bar - not just at Hogwarts, but at the Ministry of Magic as well.
He suspected that Hagrid had secretly traded at the Pig's Head Bar many times. After all, in Hagrid's mouth, "there is a group of funny guys in the Pig's Head Bar."
However, this is not what Sean came here for today. He looked towards the bar, but did not find Aberforth or Aurelius, but saw another person.
The other party was not wearing a bartender's clothes, but a thick black cloak, and he seemed to be in the same group as the strange customers here.
But Sean recognized the other at once, because she didn't deliberately cover her face.
Nagini.
Sean walked over with a bit of surprise. Aurelius said before that Nagini was still recuperating, but he didn't expect that after a summer vacation, he could actually come to work as a waiter.
Nagini also saw Sean, she showed a very excited look, but immediately put her hands on her chest to suppress it.
"Hey, nice to see you, ma'am." Sean sat down at the bar and greeted with a smile.
Nagini took a deep breath and said in a low voice and excitedly, "Mr. Wallop, I am so happy to meet you! However, I have to suppress my fluctuating emotions, I hope you can understand."
"Of course, your body is important. In addition, just call me Sean."
Nagini was actually over a hundred years old, but because she had maintained the form of a blood-cursed orc for a long time, she was not much different from a young man in her twenties in terms of appearance and mentality.
Nagini, who has experienced many major events, is actually very mature, but when he sees Sean, the savior, he suddenly gets excited and looks like a little girl.
Soon, she returned to her elegant and rational appearance, but there was still a smile on the corner of her mouth.
"It seems that you are recovering well, congratulations, ma'am." Sean sincerely wished.
"Thank you for this, and also thank you Albus. I really don't know how to repay. Also, please call me Nagini." Nagini actually picked up the edge of the cloak and paid tribute to Sean one time.
"Nagini, you are too kind."
After a few chats, the two of them who only met on one side got to know each other a lot, but Hermione on the side was a little surprised. Sean didn't tell her about Nagini, and she didn't know when Sean met such a mature beauty.
"Butterbeer?" Nagini asked.
"Oh yes, thanks a lot."
Hearing Sean's answer, Nagini took out two clean bottles of Butterbeer from under the bar, in stark contrast to the dirty glasses on the other guests' tables.
Acquaintances are preferential treatment, it seems that I don't need to take out the cup I brought... Sean took the drink and asked, "How much?"
"Of course I invited it." Nagini smiled gracefully, she took four silver sikos from her pocket, and put them into an old wooden cash drawer.
The wooden drawer automatically swallowed the money, shuddered twice as if after the event, and then calmed down again.
Sean was not polite. After thanking him, he took a sip of butter beer and asked, "What about Ori and the others?"
"Are you here to find Ori and Mr. Dumbledore?" Nagini looked apologetic. "The two of them have something to go out, so let me take care of them. They may not be back until evening."
"Oh, it's alright, I'm just asking."
Hearing that the two were not there, Sean, who wanted to give some news, was slightly disappointed, but he quickly put it behind him, and he had expected it before coming.
Taking another sip, he smiled and said, "It's great that they can give you the job with confidence."
Sean is sincerely happy for the other party. He and Little White Flower Daisy are familiar with each other. Naturally, he deeply understands the pain that the blood curse will bring to the cursed.
There were outsiders in the bar, so it was inconvenient to discuss in detail, but Nagini naturally understood what Sean meant, and she smiled lightly: "Yes, it feels good."
Only Hermione was confused. Sean obviously spent most of the time with her and Daisy. How could he know so many people?
However, Sean quickly introduced Hermione to Nagini. After the slightly unfamiliar greeting, Hermione was surprised to find that she just mentioned a few words, but this man was obviously only in his twenties. Madam Nagini is extremely knowledgeable about the history of magic a hundred years ago!
Hermione, who was eager to learn, immediately turned into a curious baby, and Nagini naturally had a good impression of Sean's friends. When asked, he knew everything.
Sean, who was drinking butter beer on the side, was also relaxed, and listening to the exchange of knowledge between two beauties, one big and one small, was a good pastime.
While drinking beer leisurely, Sean's face suddenly became slightly weird. He pretended not to care and bent a little, letting the front hem of his robe hang down.
The butter beer held in the right hand was naturally handed over to the left hand, and then slowly moved down the bar, and then suddenly grabbed into the robe!
Sean's hand immediately felt a heavy grip, and the slippery and soft fur twisted and twisted in the palm of his hand.
He lowered his head strangely and saw the magical animal in his hand.
A fat sniff.
It was covered with black fluff and had a long snout. At this time, it was struggling, while using its small nimble claws to shove Jin Galleon, which had just been touched from Sean's bag, into its abdominal pocket.
Cute as this little thing is, it has an extreme preference for anything that glows, and as a magical beast, its peculiar abilities make it extremely difficult to detect when it steals. If it wasn't for Sean being very sensitive to the operation of all magical powers, coupled with Dave's little report from the bio-alarm, I'm afraid that the gold Galleons in his pockets would be taken away.
"Little guy, it's a thief..." Sean patted the sniff, the ring he was wearing on his hand had been picked up to the tip of his finger, and he didn't even notice much, he just thought about it for a while. related information.
The most important thing is that the sniffle in front of you is not Newt's one. Newt's sniffle has stolen more than ten gold Galleons from Sean, five decorative buttons on the cloak belt, and nothing else. Countless copper nut - although Newt gave everything back to Sean after teaching Sniff a lesson, Sean and that little cutie were already familiar with each other.
As for the sniffle in front of him, although the appearance is not much different from Newt's, the difference is still quite large when it comes to the means of committing the crime.
Hermione and Nagini, who were talking, also saw Sniff in Sean's hand.
"Sean, where did Sniff come from?" Hermione recognized it at a glance.
"I don't know where this little thief came from, Nagini, do you have any impression?" Sean shook the sniff in his hand.
Nagini leaned over to look at the sniffles, then shook his head: "I've only seen one sniffle, but that was a long time ago."
"This guy doesn't look wild..." Sean held his chin and stared at Sniffle.
As if thinking of something, Nagini leaned a little closer on the bar, and she whispered, "It may be a pet kept by some magical animal dealer. This bar often receives guests of various origins."
"Oh? Are you staring at my fat sheep?"
Nagini pondered for a while and said: "I'm not sure, maybe I didn't shut up the sniff, after all, this little guy's ability to run is extraordinary, and this is Hogsmeade after all, within the range of Hogwarts. , Ordinary wizards don't dare to steal here. However, I'm not sure, maybe it's not Mr. Dumbledore watching the shop today, seeing that they are students who are easy to bully, so I want to make some extra money."
"Makes sense..." Hermione agreed. She wanted to turn her head to look at the customers in the bar, but she stopped abruptly.
When Sean arrested Sniff, he had been sitting bowed, blocked by a robe, and the customers behind should not have seen it.
She moved to Sean's side, naturally blocking the remaining gap, and then whispered, "Then what should I do?"
"Speak in another place..." Nagini stood up straight, walked out from the bar, and invited the two of them, "There is a seat upstairs."
Very skilled... Sean grabbed Sniff in one hand and hid it in his robe, grabbed the beer in the other, and walked towards the second floor with Hermione.
The second floor of the pig's head bar is a hotel, where the corridor is dim and no one can see it.
Nagini, who came up from behind, opened a door across the two of them, and then waved them in.
When Sean and Hermione went in, Nagini closed the door and smiled: "This room is generally not rented out, and there is magic when the door is closed, so you can conspire out loud."
Sean's eyes lit up, he put down the butter beer, picked up the sniff with both hands and turned it upside down.
After a while of shaking, a lot of things that didn't fit sniff's body at all fell out of the belly bag.
All are shiny things.
In addition to the currency, there are piles of gemstones of various colors. In addition, ornamental shields inlaid with worthless glass, peculiarly shaped medieval crowns, necklaces of gemstones tangled in one piece, a lot of things are bunched together— Sean even saw a pair of earrings, which should be the pair bought by his roommate Terry Boot? He seems to be going to give it to a girl today...
"Look if you two lost anything." Sean said to the two of them.
Hermione looked and shook her head to say no, and Nagini dug out a bunch of shiny jeweled buttons.
"If I remember correctly, this seems to be from Feng Ya Pai wizard clothing store. They display a lot of gorgeous robes and cloaks in their cabinets. These are buttons for decoration..."
Nagini shook the two buttons that were clearly a pair, and G and W appeared on the surface, which was the symbol of Fengya's wizard's clothing.
Sean patted the sniff, this guy was hanging upside down with the gem necklace that he didn't forget to shove into his pocket.
"Is it coming after stealing around?" Sean shook and sniffed again, then reached in and took out, making sure there was nothing left, and threw it directly into the ring.
He doesn't have to worry about sniffling in the ring and destroying it. The xxxxx dangerous and agile magical animal cat and leopard with hypnotizing ability is such a troublemaker.
Sean looked at the treasures that Sniff had collected and said, "It must be domesticated. Wild sniffs have more inventory than this, and they are a lot more messy."
Nagini nodded: "When I sent Ori away this morning, the clothes in the window at Fengya were still in good condition."
"Interesting..." A sly light flashed in Sean's eyes.
He was acquainted with Newt, and naturally knew a lot of wizards who dealt with magical beasts.
Although the danger of this kind of creature is very low, it does not like to recognize the owner, and the ability to steal is not particularly good. Newt's sniffle was an exception, probably a well-known thief, while the one caught by Sean wasn't as good, but it was a good one among sniffers.
The wizards who can tame this kind of sniffing are generally quite capable, and it is hard to say whether they are strong or not, but there must be a lot of good things hidden in their hands.
Yes, Sean suddenly had a crooked mind.
Such a sniff, its owner will not give up easily, and Sean is ready to talk to the other party about bargaining.
If Niu Niu ran out by himself, then trade normally and be a friend. If that person deliberately let Niu Niu come out to touch things, tsk, then don't blame Sean Lion for opening his mouth.
Diagon Alley through Owl is still a lot of inconvenience, and if you can get some good stuff in the hands of that unknown guy, that's fine.
Moreover, there is a looking glass there is Silent, there is Dave, there is a phantom body curse, and still within the range of Hogwarts, Sean is not worried about the other party jumping over the wall.
After casually talking to Hermione Nagini about her plan, Hermione was stunned: "You are so black..."
Although the girl is smart, she still has the mentality of a student in the ivory tower, but Sean's way of acting is no different from that of a social person.
Nagini agrees very much: "It makes sense, it is illegal to steal sniffs and steals privately, even if they are not closed by care, that person needs to be responsible. Sean is also very reasonable to ask for a discount on buying things. "
Sean smiled and said a few words to Hermione, then walked out of the room alone.
In the pig head bar, a cloaked wizard sitting at the door looked anxiously at the stairs, and when there were footsteps coming from the stairs, he saw the two young boys and girls walked out of the bar.
The wizard waited a moment, then immediately went out and followed.
On the stone road in Hogsmeade, Sean and Hermione were on the left and right, the two occasionally said a few words, and they were walking towards the school.
The wizard who walked out of the bar entered the corner, the air twisted slightly, and his figure disappeared.
The invisible wizard followed Sean and Hermione in front of him unhurriedly, and even hid in the shadows when they got close to the Three Broomsticks - Hogwarts professors often go to the Three Broomsticks to drink on their off days. Have a cup.
Suddenly, the two people in front of him stopped and started talking under the window on the second floor of Three Broomsticks.
The wizard was anxious, but he had nothing to do. He could only hope that the two children would leave quickly, and don't go into the three brooms and wander around again. Click to download this site APP, massive novels, free to read!