From Azkaban to Hogwarts

From Azkaban to Hogwarts Chapter 26

2021-04-05

Chapter 26 What a joke about getting out of prison

"Old Tom? Are you behind?"

A voice so thick that it was almost oppressive sounded from the bar in front, and then William saw a person nearly four meters tall walking towards them through the back door of the bar.

In front of this visitor, the old Tom, who was not very tall at first, looked like a primary school student, and William's side was not very easy-compared to the current one, he was taller than a primary school student. Not much better.

Giant - The word flashed across William's mind for a moment.

But in the blink of an eye he denied his idea.

The group of giants is not protected by wizards, impossible appears in the normal Wizard Society-magic circle Some people take pleasure in hunting giant dragons or giants, and Azkaban keeps a few of them.

Compared to giants, it is more likely that the opponent has had some dangerous black magic or curse.

Thinking of this, William calmed down a bit - since the other party knew old Tom, there would obviously be no conflict between them, so naturally this huge size should not be a warning sign of danger.

“Hagrid, why are you here so early today?”

Old Tom moved towards the other party very enthusiastically and greeted him, and this title reminded William all of a sudden the identity of the other party.

Before, William had a hard time noticing the other person's face because he was too tall, but now when old Tom said it, he had a hard time recognizing the familiar place from the other person's furry face.

Well, all the previous guesses are cancelled, the other party is a giant, but a half-giant, a hybrid of a human and a giant.

Although William seems to have heard a similar topic somewhere - but now is obviously not the time to study this.

Before he could figure out how to say hello, he was taken aback by Hagrid's gesture of greeting.

The half-giant bent down and patted his four-times-sized palm on Old Tom's shoulder -- William swears he saw Old Tom's legs quivering. All moved.

"I'm going to Diagon Alley to see the hair softener. The centaurs commissioned me to go. They're about to have a banquet, and a few young men don't think their tails are elegant enough."

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As expected of an expert who can raise a Blast-Ended Skrewt, the relationship with the centaur is so good - the inmate will probably cry with envy when he knows it.

"Then drink a little first?"

Old Tom straightened up again.

"No, I'll go shopping first, and then I'll talk about it when I find the softener - the last time I forgot, I was complained by those young men for three days."

"That's fine. By the way, I'll introduce you to someone who may be your future colleague. He will also work for Hogwarts in the next year."

"Oh? The new professor? ?" He looked at William and held out his hand.

"I'm Hagrid, Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper at Hogwarts."

William looked at the big hand in front of him, and he stretched out his own.

"Lee (lee) William, not yet in office, as a wizard self-defense magic study class professor."

Hagrid shook William's hand gently - but it was also William felt like a schoolboy - scratching his head with his other hand.

"Oh, wizard self-defense -- I remember, Dumbledore said, I remember you, and Dumbledore said you were probably the best professor in this class for the last five years."

Such a high rating?

William feels that if he survives his first year, the risk of being fired is virtually nonexistent.

Of course, this is also related to the high probability that the school cannot find a new teacher.

Without a modest remark from William, Hagrid has taken up his own words each minding their own business:

"Dumbledore says you're the best professor, so no I doubt you are the best professor, I have to go buy potion, we can have a good drink when we come back."

Hagrid was already a few seconds before William could say yes or no. Stepped to the entrance of Diagon Alley, turned back and waved to them and moved towards Diagon Alley.

"He's always like this, energetic and bustling, but he's not bad, you'll know it after you've known him for a long time."

"I agree with the first half of your sentence, but the latter Let me think about it - after all, the wizard self-defense professor at Hogwarts is a consumable."

William stammered before saying the current name of the course, but he would never take the initiative to mention the original name.

"Okay, but I really hope you'll stay longer. Professor at Hogwarts is a good job, and there aren't many industries that accept wizards from Azkaban - I don't want you to continue smuggling."

"Relax, I can still buy and sell potions to support myself," William waved, preparing to go back to his room.

It's almost time to relax, he should go back to those books.

But he was directly held back by old Tom.

"Enough reading time, I finally learned Disapparation today, you should also take a good vacation, go to Diagon Alley, if you really want to relax, next to Knockturn Alley That alley is a good place to go."

Old Tom had a thief look on his face, but his desire to stop him was firm.

This made William give up the return to house to continue reading books - the combination of work and rest is not a bad thing, if it really goes on like this, maybe he will eventually be exhausted and paralyzed.

It's also a good idea to take advantage of this time to customize a dress.

Although the dress is only a suggestion, William feels that he can stay in Hogwarts for a few festivals, and it is necessary to do as the locals do.

In addition, it is also very necessary to wear a serious robe - his face is tender, and he is better at dealing with lower-class students. If it is on the side of upper-class students, this face is indeed a bit unreasonable.

He has no experience in Hogwarts, so he can only use ordinary high school students of the same age as these students as a reference template.

From the age of eleven to seventeen or eighteen, the span is really wide, naughty, rebellious, second-year, pretending to be mature - students in this age range are the most troublesome.

Wand opened Diagon Alley's entrance, William's head froze.

I didn't think about it when I was thinking about it before, but now I think about it, it's not much easier to deal with these students than to deal with that curse - it's a terrible job.

"Well, why am I rushing to get out of jail? Obediently and honestly with the dementor—forget it, I'd rather deal with the big trouble than the dementor."

Thinking of dementor, William shivered.

Compared to those dementors, the difficulties in front of him are nothing - at least he can see hope here, and stay with the dementor, even if it is only for the few minutes when the dementor eats, a A normal wizard loses all joy and hope.

"I hope teaching won't be too difficult, otherwise I will tell what a joke in front of all the students when I am scheduled to be sentenced."

William shook the head, Dispelling the memories in my mind, thinking of what a joke about the release from prison, I couldn't help laughing.

(end of this chapter)