Knockturn Alley is a gathering place for dark wizards, located next to Diagon Alley, the largest shopping street in the British magical world.
However, although the two streets are adjacent, few people in Knockturn Alley want to enter, even during the day.
Today is Christmas, and all the shops in Diagon Alley are decorated with Christmas ornaments. The entire street is full of joy. However, at the crossroads of Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley, it can be seen that the streets of Knockturn Alley are as empty as usual, but the two streets form a stark contrast.
"Come on, follow me," said Lynn, extending his left hand to Irina behind him.
Irina gently took Lynn's hand and walked toward Knockturn Alley with him.
Upon entering Knockturn Alley, both of them could clearly feel that the atmosphere around them had become darker. The wizards in black robes around them looked at them with ill intentions.
The surroundings were eerie, and even Irina, who was usually very brave, couldn't help but shrink her neck as they walked through the streets of Knockturn Alley.
"Lost, dear?" A nasty voice suddenly rang out not far from them.
They saw an old witch standing not too far from Lynn and Irina, holding a plate that seemed to contain the nail of a dead man in her hand. She looked at them sideways, revealing her moss-covered teeth.
"Rictusempra!"
Lynn looked coldly at the old witch, raised his wand, and cast a "Reducio", shattering the plate in her hand.
The dead nails on the plate fell onto her feet one after another. These nails seemed to have a corrosive curse effect, and when they fell onto the old witch's feet, bursts of black gas emerged, and the miserable screams of the old witch could be heard in the alley.
"Crucio..."
When the old witch saw that these second- and third-year wizards dared to attack her, enraged, she drew her wand and pointed it at Lynn.
But before the old witch could cast the spell, Irina raised her hand and cast a silent freezing spell without a wand, softly saying "Glacius", freezing her into an ice sculpture.
"Diffindo"
Lynn raised his wand again and cast a slicing spell, shattering the ice sculpture the old witch had turned into, killing her completely.
Seeing this scene, the dark wizards around them, who had wanted to approach with ill intentions, stopped, turned around, and walked in other directions.
Although Lynn and Irina seemed to be just second- and third-year wizards, and appeared immature and easy to deceive, their behavior of killing someone as soon as they disagreed made these dark wizards, who had been lurking in Knockturn Alley, avoid them.
In fact, Lynn didn't want to kill anyone, but he knew the jungle laws of Knockturn Alley, a gathering place for dark wizards. If he didn't show his threatening nature, but appeared too harmless, even if he was very powerful, a group of dark wizards could knock him unconscious and then devour him alive.
Although Irina felt a little nauseous after the old witch's death, she didn't throw up like before; instead, she endured the nausea after the last time she killed the dark wizard in Hogsmeade Village.
Knockturn Alley isn't small, but it's not large either.
After walking for a while, they saw a shop called "Magical Plants and Curses."
This shop specializes in selling dangerous magical plants that are prohibited by the Ministry of Magic, as well as materials for processing magical plants. This was the destination of Lynn and Irina's trip.
Lynn lowered his hood and entered the shop first.
The moment he stepped inside, the powerful intuition of the alchemist allowed him to sense the large number of offensive alchemy sets and curse-type alchemy sets arranged in the store.
If someone tried to rob this shop or attack the owner, the activated alchemy circles could kill the intruder in an instant.
It seems that those who can open a shop in a place like Knockturn Alley, a gathering place for dark wizards, must have two skills!
Lynn looked surprised at the old scarred wizard behind the counter.
"A bag of venomous tentacles and Chinese cabbage seeds, thanks!" Lynn said calmly.
Each seed bag in this store contains ten seeds of the corresponding magical plants, and the text on the bag explains the type of magical plant seeds stored in the bag.
"Cave Inimicum fifty galleons," the old wizard said, taking two bags of seeds from behind the counter and placing them in front of Lynn, speaking gravely.
Lynn sneered, "Two galleons for a seed? Why don't you go rob Gringotts, old man?!"
The old wizard also sneered and replied, "How can you make money that fast robbing Gringotts? Just tell me if you want them or not. These are magical plants whose private cultivation is prohibited by the Ministry of Magic. Go ask about them. Who else, besides me, dares to sell them in Knockturn Alley?"
Lynn said indifferently, "Fifteen galleons."
The old wizard's eyes widened, and he growled, "Wow, that's not how you negotiate! Do you still want to earn fifteen galleons?! Forty galleons, no less!"
Upon hearing this, Lynn turned around and started to leave.
But before Lynn could leave the store, the old wizard called out, "Wait, kid, please add more. I'm taking the risk of selling these prohibited magical plants, alright?"
Lynn gave him a sidelong glance, "Take the risk? Not many people who can open a shop here care about the Ministry of Magic. It's just fifteen galleons, and you can't sell them without saying a word!"
After saying that, Lynn moved to leave.
In the end, the old wizard relented. He looked at Lynn helplessly and said, "Alright, today I'll give you a great deal!"
Lynn simply sneered, placed fifteen galleons on the counter, and then took the two bags of seeds.
Unlike in Hogsmeade Village, most shops in Knockturn Alley are scamming customers, so Lynn, naturally, won't pay the bill without saying anything like in the shops of Hogsmeade Village, but will cut them ruthlessly.
However, he saw a trace of joy on the old wizard's face after accepting the galleons.
Lynn felt like he had still lost a bit.
After leaving the shop, Lynn tossed the two bags of seeds into Irina's arms.
Irina carefully put the two bags of seeds away and looked at Lynn, wanting to say something.
But before Irina could speak, Lynn waved his hand and said, "You don't need to pay. Take it as my Christmas gift to you, along with the magical plant bag."
Upon hearing this, Irina had no choice but to give up and happily followed Lynn.
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