Chapter 540

Diagon Alley.

This long cobblestone street was filled with the most tempting wizard shops in the world.

At this moment, it was bustling with people, exceptionally prosperous.

"Go to Gringotts."

In November, the cold wind was howling, and Xiang Xien's voice came mixed with the wind.

"Okay."

Lupin nodded.

He was wearing an extremely shabby wizard robe, with patches in several places.

Carrying a box in his hand. The box was ragged, and a label "R. J. Lipin" was printed on one corner, with the handwriting somewhat peeling off.

The box was also tied with many ropes, barely maintaining it from falling apart.

"Mr. Lupin, are you carrying the box so you can move at any time?"

Walking in the noisy Diagon Alley, Xiang Xien asked as if curious.

"Has anyone ever told you that your observation is too keen?"

Lupin sighed gently.

He remembered this child's description of his wand, accurate to the inch.

"Headmaster Buliduo and Professor Taila said so."

Xiang Xien replied.

Lupin laughed dumbly... he wasn't asking a question either...

So his sickly, exhausted look improved a little.

"Yes, for a... werewolf, being homeless is a common thing."

Lupin said with a slight smile, but it was still a bit forced.

The cold wind blew again, and Lupin tightened his robe again; his patched robe and ragged box were particularly abrupt in Diagon Alley.

Even if he couldn't realize this, the strange looks from those wizards would make him understand.

"I'll advance you your first month's salary; you should go and change into decent clothes, and, Mr. Lupin, your box is about to fall apart."

Passing by a noisy dwarf in Diagon Alley, Xiang Xien pointed his wand forward, and the cracks in Lupin's suitcase filled themselves.

Those ropes, they twisted themselves and became part of the box.

"Amazing level of Transfiguration..."

Lupin looked at the changes in the box, and his eyes became a little sharper.

He was even more curious; where did this child come from? And advancing salary...

"What if I take the money and run? This wasn't written in the contract."

Lupin said with a smile.

"Um... then I hope next time I see you, you won't be freezing anymore, Mr. Lupin. The weather in Scotland is always cold and damp."

Xiang Xien said, his gaze turning to the grand Gringotts lobby,

"I'm going to get some things; if you are not prepared to run, you can wait for me here for a while."

Lupin was stunned for a long time; he had never seen such a little wizard.

Xiang Xien took out many gold coins from the vault, filling the Undetectable Extension Bag given by Headmaster Buliduo.

The location of his vault was also about to change; a goblin named Geli hoped to move his vault to the dragon-guarded area.

Xiang Xien didn't agree; he didn't have time to watch the vault transfer, so the time was set for Christmas.

"Your advance payment, Mr. Lupin."

Coming out of the vault, Xiang Xien threw a bag to Lupin; the heavy Galleons made Lupin feel like he had swindled a child.

"This..."

Lupin instinctively wanted to refuse.

"The store manager's poor image will ruin the shop's business."

Xiang Xien stared at his patched clothes, and then said,

"The bookstore will soon vacate the attic area for living; you will also live in the bookstore, Mr. Lupin, working until dark every day."

After Xiang Xien finished speaking, he felt a bit emotional that he had actually become a black-hearted capitalist.

"I understand."

Lupin's eyes no longer looked at the noisy street; he seemed to be stripped out of the street in an instant, and a complex and indescribable emotion collided in his chest, making him a bit dazed.

After a long time, he seemed to have a place to stay.

"For the recent period, you can stay at the Leaky Cauldron first, um, you also need an owl to contact me."

After Xiang Xien finished speaking, he crossed the road with Lupin towards the Magical Menagerie.

The shop was very small, the walls were densely hung with cages, there was a stench in the air, and it was noisy, because the guys in the cages were squeaking, chirping, or making hissing sounds.

The witch behind the counter was telling a wizard how to take care of a double-ended salamander; when Lupin bought an owl, Xiang Xien was looking at the Veritaserum in his hand.

He prepared a recording brooch to ask himself questions.

Leaky Cauldron.

Second floor.

Xiang Xien and Lupin followed Tang Mu up a beautiful wooden staircase to a door with the brass number fourteen on it.

This was Xiang Xien's first time coming to the second-floor living area of the Leaky Cauldron.

It looked pretty good.

Inside was a bed that looked very comfortable at a glance, several gleaming oak furniture pieces, and a crackling, joyful fire burning in the fireplace.

"Put down your luggage, we have to go back to Hogsmeade, Mr. Lupin."

Xiang Xien said.

Lupin put the box next to the oak wardrobe; the little wizard seemed to be particularly trustworthy in Tang Mu's eyes, and the boss Tang Mu even cleared a room for them first without collecting Galleons.

The Niffler-like cloth bag reluctantly spat out a few gold Galleons, and Tang Mu walked away happily:

"Mr. Green, welcome next time."

Lupin once thought he was out of touch with the current wizarding world; the little wizard seemed to be very famous in Diagon Alley.

"I have some shops in Diagon Alley."

Xiang Xien seemed to see through Lupin's confusion and explained.

"A promising child... then, grab my hand."

Lupin reached out, watching Xiang Xien drink a strange potion, which seemed to alleviate the discomfort of Apparition... a very special potion, he had never seen it before.

Xiang Xien left Hogsmeade, and the Green Bookstore also welcomed its store manager.

Under that huge holly tree, covered with blue and green ribbons, Lupin gazed for a long time in the direction the little wizard left.

There, snowflakes were drifting, and the chimney of the Three Broomsticks pub was emitting heat like a steam train.

The little wizard left some footprints in the snow; even walking alone, he revealed an exceptionally eye-catching temperament.

Perhaps it was the truly restrained, elegant robe, perhaps it was that face that little witches secretly stared at...

Regardless, Lupin would admit that this was an exceptionally special wizard.