In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

Lily's two counterattacks limited the trouble they might encounter in Knockturn Alley to this one time.

Other people who were ready to make a move saw that this mother and son were not easy to mess with.

The Unforgivable Curse is by no means a low-end magic. Not to mention that normal magic schools will not teach higher-level black magic at all. Learning channels are a big problem. Even if there is a way to learn it, there are very few wizards who can actually use it successfully and exert its effect, and most of these people are concentrated among Voldemort's Death Eaters.

Lily, on the other hand, fired the Cruciatus Curse twice without saying a word. Plus, at such an age, she dared to take her child to the notorious Knockturn Alley so boldly. Even a fool would have guessed that this was a difficult problem to be trifled with.

After that, Jon and Lily didn't encounter any more trouble in Knockturn Alley.

Until they came to one end of Knockturn Alley, they reached a section that was as dirty as the wooden shack area in front of them, but had several open shops.

Lily chose one of the most inconspicuous ones, which looked more like a simple wooden shed than a house.

She took Jon and opened the rag that served as the door and walked in. Inside was a small room filled with various bottles, cans, and strange things.

During his time in Durmstrang, in addition to the three unforgivable curses, Jon also studied a lot of other knowledge related to black magic. Coupled with the influence of many forbidden books in the ring, all he had to do after entering the door was , it can be seen at a glance that 80% of the things displayed in this shop are related to black magic.

The remaining 20% ​​is not without problems, but with Jon's current knowledge base, he still can't recognize it.

As he came in, Jon saw the old woman sitting behind the counter. She was wearing a big pointed hat to cover her face, holding a crutch full of knots in her hand, hunched over. Behind that crappy counter.

"A rare visitor, a rare visitor indeed."

She seemed to see who the visitor was through the gap in the wide brim of her hat, and let out a burst of admiration in that ugly voice.

"I didn't expect that you would come to me at this time. Now is your time of success. Why did you take the risk to come to Britain? Or is it what Dumbledore and the current Lord of Britain reached after the Triwizard Tournament? Is peace just a cover-up? Are you planning to make new moves?"

Lily frowned, looked at the hunched old witch, and said coldly.

"You'd better talk to me with your original voice and look, Tom. You should be able to tell that I'm in a bad mood right now."

Hearing the name Tom, Jon couldn't help but look slightly sideways.

In his impression, there are only two people named Tom mentioned in the original book. One is naturally the "Tom Riddle" who hates the name left by his mother, and the other one is according to the normal rules. In the world line, it was supposed to be "Old Tom" the owner of the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley.

After hearing Lily's unkind words, the old witch laughed twice, then she pulled a rope hanging from the ceiling beside her, and then the rag that was used as the door seemed to be caught by the door frame. It was absorbed, sealing the only entrance and exit.

After doing all this, the old witch reached out and took off the pointed hat with a wide brim that she was wearing, and that was the moment the hat left her head.

The old hunched old witch changed her form instantly in front of Jon and Lily. A bald, thin but tall old man stood up from behind the counter.

Sure enough, as Jon expected, Tom, who pretended to be an old witch and hid in Knockturn Alley to open a shop, was the former owner of the Leaky Cauldron.

Now in the Leaky Cauldron under Voldemort's rule, Jon had gone there with Dumbledore during the summer vacation of his first year. The boss there had become Borgin Burke, Voldemort's boss when he was young, and the former Broken Cauldron had Old Tom, the owner of the Cauldron Bar, actually came to Knockturn Alley interchangeably with Borgin Burke, which makes people sigh at the strangeness of fate.

"Long time no see, Mrs. Potter. I heard that you are having a good time in France?"

Old Tom's face was filled with a complimenting smile, and his wrinkled face was as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum. At the same time, he turned to look at Jon.

"Who is this? I've never heard of anyone in the Order of the Phoenix with a child this old?"

Jon stood behind Lily, still holding the corner of her clothes with one hand, pretending to be a scared little boy.

From the current point of view, this old Tom should have some relationship with the Order of the Phoenix, but the obvious relationship is not that deep.

Lily didn't have the slightest intention of greeting him or talking about anything else, and directly stated the reason for her visit.

"Don't care who he is. Check for me now. How many people came to Knockturn Alley through apparation between 9:20 and 9:30? And have these people left yet?"

Hearing Lily's request, the smile on Tom's face suddenly froze, but soon he laughed a little sarcastically again.

"Perhaps you don't understand. Since the end of the Triwizard Tournament and you won the game, the British wizarding world has become a little restless. Just yesterday, Aurors came to Knockturn Alley for inspection, and they are still here permanently. A group of people, if I help you check, then"

Lily just looked at him indifferently and interrupted him.

"Don't forget who helped you get a foothold here, and don't forget the promise you made at that time. Or do you think some words can be ignored over time?"

"No, no, no, of course I didn't mean it, but you have to consider my safety, right?" Old Tom said quickly.

But Lily just stared at him.

"If you really want to be safe, you can go to France now. It may be difficult to go abroad in other places in the UK, but it is not that difficult in Knockturn Alley. You have been staying here, but you just feel The Dark Lord may not really rule the whole of Europe one day, and he has always dreamed of submitting a certificate for his bloodline, right?"

Tom seemed to have his thoughts revealed. The expression on his face was embarrassed and a little scared. He looked at Lily with an almost pleading look.

"I am already like this, Mrs. Potter, Professor Potter. I lost my tavern and my home. The reason why I am still here and lingering in the UK is to regain what is originally mine. Something, so proving that I am a pureblood is the only way to fulfill my wish, not that I want to bully the muggle or anyone else!"

"When you were kicked out of the Leaky Cauldron, you broke your wand and lived on the streets almost starving to death. It was Dumbledore who saved you. You didn't want to hang out with us, and it was he who helped you find a piece of Knockturn Alley. A place to stay. Why didn't you say at that time that you just wanted to get your things back? Why did you promise at that time that you would not refuse anyone in the Order of the Phoenix who needed your help in the future?"

Lily took out her wand and pointed it at Old Tom's forehead.

"Now you only have two choices, either you come, or I find a way from your brain, and I find the person myself!"

Old Tom was frightened.

His pleading and mournful face disappeared at this moment. He originally thought that he had a good grasp of the psychology of Dumbledore's people. These people are typically soft-hearted and not hard-edged. As long as he behaves softly enough now, he will No need to take that risk again.

But it was obvious that Lily's current performance was completely beyond his expectations!

This "Mrs. Potter" didn't act like she was on the side of justice at all. On the contrary, she was even more of a Death Eater than a Death Eater. She turned against anyone without even saying a few words, and her wand was about to hit Old Tom's forehead. Exposed!

Old Tom saw that the widow in front of him was not joking. Her calm face seemed to be suppressed, as if it was not surprising that she would go crazy any time!

"Don't get excited! I'll check! I'm just checking!"

He was trembling, not daring to hesitate any longer, reaching out to rummage through the broken cabinet at the back, and took out a transparent ball.

The glass ball looked extremely dirty, the surface was covered with dust, and some areas seemed to have been chipped and covered with black mud.

The wand in Lily's hand had not yet been put down, and was still pointed at Old Tom's head, just staring at him and stroking the dirty ball, and then the whole ball lit up with a gray light.

"Three. There were three people who apparated to Knockturn Alley in those ten minutes."

Before Old Tom finished speaking, a red light lit up at the tip of Lily's staff. The next moment, Old Tom's body went limp and he fell to the ground.

The glass ball in his hand also rolled down and rolled under the cabinet.

Jon blinked, and for a moment he didn't understand why Lily would take action when Old Tom was about to tell the location of these three people. Then he saw Lily waving the wand again, looking at Old Tom's greasy eyes. Bald.

"Legilimency."

The silver thread of memory followed Lily's wand as a bridge and appeared in her mind. All the information that Old Tom had just obtained from the glass ball was truly and unmistakably obtained by her.

"If you can't trust someone, be suspicious of everything they say and do."

Lily didn't know if she was teaching Jon or explaining her behavior. While speaking, she turned and walked towards the street outside, as if she had determined that at this time, through phantom movement, Xing arrived at the location of everyone in Knockturn Alley.

Jon glanced at Old Tom who was lying unconscious on the ground, and then he quickly followed Lily's pace.

After coming out of Old Tom's shop, Lily turned around and cast a sealing spell on the entrance.

Of course, this approach is not simply to protect the safety of the unconscious old Tom, but the greater purpose is to protect their own whereabouts.

Lily didn't say anything more to Jon. After getting the information about the time when Snape escaped from France and the Apparition that appeared in Knockturn Alley, she seemed to have already made her own judgment in her mind. , leading Jon to walk quickly in the other direction of the street.

Soon they crossed most of the street and came to an area that was obviously cleaner and neater than other places. Of course, this was also within the scope of Knockturn Alley, but the wizards who could open a shop here were obviously better than those in other places. More capable or more background.

They came to a store marked "Hancock" and then opened the door and walked in.

This store looked like it specialized in selling some illegal potions. Jon even saw the price of a love potion clearly marked on a sign hidden in the corner.

The shopkeeper was a tall black man. When Lily brought Jon in, he keenly noticed Lily's extraordinaryness.

"Good morning, this elegant and beautiful lady, I wonder what you need?"

He has a rare courtesy that most wizards in Knockturn Alley don't have.

Even if Knockturn Alley has been reorganized and turned into a place where pure-blood families and some rich mixed-race families sell stolen goods and conduct some dirty transactions, not everyone may serve these noble people. This magic shop The shop owner obviously has seen the world. The way Lily dressed up and brought such a young child to a street that can be called a garbage dump in the magical world, it is obvious that only some families of pure-blood lunatics can do this.

"You can call me Mrs. Nott." Lily said in a cold and arrogant voice.

Jon also twisted his neck and tugged at the bow Lily had tied in front of him. He raised his head proudly, pretending to be the brat of some noble pure-blood family, no, the young master. .

"Mom, it really stinks here. It makes my nose and eyes dirty! When can we go home?"

Seeing that Lily was planning to take a detour, Jon also showed a face full of disgust and disgust.

"Shut up! I told you to keep the Knott family upbringing!"

She lowered her head and scolded Jon sharply, then blinked and then looked at the black shopkeeper again.

Hearing their conversation, the store owner relaxed a little. He dealt with these pure-blooded men all day long, so he naturally knew that they had such bad tempers.

"Ah, it turns out it's the Madam and Young Master of the Nott family, you guys"

"All petrified!"

The shop owner's attention was always on Lily when he was talking, and he didn't expect that Jon, who looked like he was only six years old, suddenly took out a wand and cast a spell!

Not surprisingly, his eyes widened and he could no longer control his already stiff body.

After doing this, Jon didn't stop and immediately locked the door of the store. Lily had already begun to extract the relevant memories from the store owner's mind about the wizard who had apparated to this store.

Obviously, the code of conduct that both Jon and Lily now adhere to is that they will never push too hard if they can do it, and they will never cause more trouble to themselves if they can solve things with magic!