Seven days later, in the secret chamber of the Ravenclaw Temple in the north of the Hogwarts Commercial Square.
In front of the window, Allen was carving a new wand with tools on the table. It looked dark and different from the metal material Allen liked to use, it was made of wood. After finishing the last stroke, Hao Ren used a pair of pliers to carefully pick up some dark animal hair and put it on the back of the wand. These ominous looking black things opened automatically as if they were alive and connected to the patterns on the inner wall of the wand with the tips of the hair.
After that, Allen covered the end of the wand. He did not immediately finish the job of applying the protective fluid on the new wand. Instead, he stopped because of the noise outside the window. Allen looked up through the half-open window and looked at the noisy scene outside. He frowned and waved his hand to turn the noise in the room into a small buzzing sound. On the other side of the secret chamber, on the double bed, covered with a small blanket, Luna was sleeping soundly on the recliner. Her face was peaceful, and her hand was resting on her belly.
On the other side of the temple, other than the commercial square, which had gradually taken shape and was no longer as empty as before, on the wide steps outside Harris Bank, which had just opened not long ago. Although the situation inside the bank could not be seen, the flow of people going in and out of the door was enough to show the current popularity of the wizard bank.
Now, all kinds of transactions in the floating city of Hogwarts could not be done without the participation of the bank. Unlike the previous transactions in the wizarding world, which relied on cash, with the participation of the Ravenclaw Temple, the Omniscient Eye pendant launched by the bank had a similar function as a Muggle deposit and payment. As long as the owners of the two necklaces made eye contact with each other, the transaction would be completed. Just like in front of the Florin Ice Cream Shop next to the bank, the wizards who came to buy ice cream were constantly asking the boss whether he wanted to buy ice cream or not.
Now, the spirits of the wizards in Hogwarts were completely different from when the economy was in recession and many people were unemployed. The wizards were pursuing personal improvement and career development, feeling that everything was full of hope and vitality.
However, as before, some wizards were still marching in the commercial square and distributing leaflets with their ideas. Allen smiled. He knew that they were denouncing the suppression of the United Kingdom by the foreign magic forces. They were shouting for the British Ministry of Magic to fight back and take revenge.
Alan stretched his body and put his magic wand in his pocket. He didn't care about the tools on the table and the sleeping Luna. Instead, he found a telescope that Luna used to peep at the living beings below when she was bored. He walked to the window on the other side of the wall and looked at it.
The Ravenclaw Temple was the tallest building in the commercial square, and their secret room was located at the highest point of the temple. Through the window, near the corner of the Hogwarts University, some of the Hogwarts expansion during the summer vacation had been restored. Many new workshops were being modified with the help of Dementors and construction wizards. Through the tall signboards, most of these were basically the products of heavy industry in the wizarding world.
Then, Allen heard footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw Luna barefoot, holding a blanket and walking to the mirror and began to tidy up her messy hair. Allen frowned, took a pair of slippers, and leaned over to help Luna put them on. "It's cold. Don't run around barefoot!" Allen stood up and muttered to Luna, "We can't delay any longer. I have to tell the family about your pregnancy. We have to get a professional to take care of you."
"It's not big enough." Luna's ethereal voice sounded, accompanied by the sound of her belly patting.
"I said I'm not going to be beaten up alone!" Allen said impatiently. "And maybe they'll be happy."
"But you took so long to tell them. Of course, they won't be happy …" Luna said in a serious tone, which was rare for her. "You take the beating, and I'll take care of Hermione and Penello."
Upon hearing this, Allen confirmed his previous conjecture. "What's wrong? Is it similar to the Soul Seizing Spell? "
"Oh, of course not. It's more like a smokescreen, creating some blind spots in their thinking, making them ignore some extreme options to avoid trouble." Luna's light silver eyes met with Allen's. "Don't worry. Other than that, they're still themselves. They'll still be angry at you … There's no such thing as breaking the curse and changing their personality. Is it similar to Helena's situation? But now, if we suddenly have to force your mother not to beat us up, you and I can do it, but it'll be like me controlling Barro. This isn't a long-term guidance. When it's naturally formed and forcefully controlled, the nature will change … And you'll still care about this now … "
"You know that I'm worried about you …" At this moment, Alan thought that the words that he should have said were stuck in his throat, but he could not say it out loud. In the end, it turned into a muffled voice. "You asked me to take back Harry's invisibility cloak. I noticed that you haven't touched it in this room?"
"I already have two items. If I touch the invisibility cloak, the Grim Reaper will know. I'm just using a loophole to give us more time. He won't be able to find out too much through the Underworld." Luna's bulging eyes continued to stare at Allen. "I know. That's why I'm doing this. It'll save us a lot of trouble, won't it?"
In the silent secret room, a head suddenly popped out from the mirror behind Luna. Her long hair fell to her face. This sudden and strange scene made the Ravenclaw Academy headmaster's heart skip a beat. Helena passed through the mirror and landed on the ground. She looked at Allen with joy at being able to help. "Father, Dumbledore came to Hogwarts to look for you."
"Next time, remember to knock on the door … I mean, knock on the mirror. You know … your mother doesn't like to wear clothes recently …" Allen did not want to appear timid in front of his daughter. He pretended to be calm and kept a straight face. "Then you stay here and take care of your mother. I'll go check on him."
After saying that, Allen stepped into the shadow beside the cabinet and returned to the headmaster's office in Castle Hogwarts in the next second.
In the headmaster's office in Hogwarts, the damage caused by the fight between Sirius and Snape had been completely repaired. Ahn-Kha was standing on its own perch. Its black beady eyes were vigilantly looking at Dumbledore, who was bending over and arm-wrestling Pinky in front of the desk. It was as if Dumbledore was not a visitor but a burglar who might steal something.
Branch Hat, who was complaining to Dumbledore about Sirius's vandalism, immediately shut his mouth when he saw Allen. Although Allen did not forbid him from talking to Dumbledore normally.
"Ah … Allen, you're here … I thought it would take a while …" Dumbledore took the initiative to relax his grip and let Pinky take his hand down. Ignoring Pinky's jumping fingers, he stood up straight. "No wonder I heard that you can find Tom at any time …"
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