Chapter 75: At Flourish and Blotts Fortunately, Bruce's worries did not come true. He was now back in London in the Harry Potter world, and in front of him was an office building. It's not the orphanage you imagine. however-- Bruce looked around and found that the place looked more and more familiar. "Katum!!!" He roared, "Isn't this the former Wu's Orphanage? How dare you say you didn't arrange this!" It’s not like I’m going to a new world, so I don’t need to arrange a new identity! Katum had already flown high into the sky and loudly defended himself: "Don't spit blood on me. The first two times were really not arranged by me!"
He felt a little regretful that he had miscalculated. Who would have thought that just one year later, the Wu Orphanage would be demolished. The plan wasn't perfect. Bruce was furious and insisted that everything was arranged by Katum. But Katum's next words left him no time to remain angry. "Stop standing there stupidly." The owl suddenly said, "You said you would bring gifts for those friends. Have you brought them yet?" Bruce was suddenly stunned. He asked back, "Didn't you loot so many things?" "Those are my treasures, how could I let you give them away!" The owl sighed and pointed with its wing at a gift shop on the side of the road. "Go buy it there. As long as you remember to remove the label, no one will notice." …… Bruce returned to his aunt's house carrying a lot of bags. When he opened the door, Hermione immediately came over to give him a warm hug. "Welcome home!" On the other side, Mrs. Granger had a reproachful look on her face as she took the shopping bag from Bruce. "Why bring home a present? Aren't you just wasting money?" Bruce waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I just picked these randomly in the United States. They didn't cost much!" He emphasized "in America." Katum sneered twice. If he hadn't reminded him, who knows what the little bat would do this time.
When it comes to social skills, Bruce still has to rely on him! …… Bruce's travel this time basically took up the entire summer vacation. When he returned, it was almost time for the new term at Hogwarts. It was the new school year and new textbooks needed to be purchased, so Hermione made an appointment with him to go shopping in Diagon Alley together. Bruce was fine with that. Time flies. Early in the morning, Bruce and Hermione went out together, and Mr. Granger was already waiting outside the door in his car. "Where's Katoom?" Hermione noticed that the owl did not come out with Bruce. "It's okay, he'll be out soon." As Bruce finished his words, he saw an owl fly out of the window. He was so excited that he shouted to Bruce from a distance: "Hoho, your dad is here!" Bruce covered his forehead and pretended he heard nothing. All the problems started with the word "Godfather" he called last time. At first Katum didn't realize anything, but when he came to his senses, he became like this. I don’t know when it will stop. When the family got in the car, the two children were still sitting in the back seat. Hermione enthusiastically told Bruce the information she had learned about Hogwarts during the summer vacation. "I've been writing letters to my friends, like Harry and Ron. By the way, do you know them?" Bruce nodded, "I know them." "That's good!" Hermione went on, "Ron's father works in the Ministry of Magic, so he knows some inside information. He told me that Dumbledore often went to the Ministry of Magic this summer and seemed to be submitting some application." Hearing this, Bruce became interested. "What application?" "I'm not sure about this, it seems to be related to teaching." Hermione recalled the contents of the letter, "It seems that Dumbledore wants to open a few more courses at Hogwarts." "Then what's there to apply for?" Bruce shook his head. The Ministry of Magic had limited influence in Hogwarts. Dumbledore didn't need the Ministry's approval to start teaching. There must be another reason.
He raised his head and asked the owl, "Katum, what do you think is the reason?" “Isn’t this simple?” Katoom said directly, "Such a big thing happened last school year, the Ministry of Magic can't be indifferent. Maybe Dumbledore will be laid off this year. He went to the Ministry of Magic to plead for mercy." I'm listening to your nonsense! Bruce could tell immediately that Katum was talking nonsense. Although he was not completely on Dumbledore's side, he also believed that it was impossible for Hogwarts to change the headmaster at this time. Forget it, there is too little information now and any guess is unreliable. You'll know when school starts. …… It’s still the same old route, passing the Leaky Cauldron and arriving at Diagon Alley. When they entered Diagon Alley, they went to Gringotts to exchange money first. When they walked out of Gringotts, Hermione's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she waved and shouted - "Harry! Harry! Come here!" She spotted her friends and ran down to greet them, her fluffy brown hair flying behind her. The person who came was Harry Potter, covered in dust, and looked like he had just crawled out of a fireplace. No one knew what he had done. Next to him was the big Hagrid, with a sullen look on his face. He was just listening to Harry's tragic story about his summer vacation. "Harry, let me introduce you!" Hermione brought Harry over, "This is my cousin Bruce Wayne, Bruce, this is Harry!" "Hello!" Bruce shook hands with Harry. "Hello!" said Harry timidly. In fact, they already knew each other in school, but they had never formally met. Harry knew even more clearly that Wayne was an extremely outstanding student, and every professor spoke highly of him. Just then, the Weasleys came running from a distance. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Harry. "Harry!" gasped Mr. Weasley. "Molly's frantic - she'll be here in a minute." The people behind him were chattering, and Bruce roughly understood what had just happened. Harry used the Floo powder and pronounced the wrong destination. After some chaos, Bruce officially got to know the Weasley family.
After everyone finished dealing with their various matters, they decided to go to Flourish and Blotts together. When they arrived at their destination, they were surprised to find a large crowd outside the store, all wanting to go in. A large banner was hung in front of an upstairs window: Gilderoy Lockhart, autographed copies for sale, my autobiography, The Magical Me. "I heard that Mr. Lockhart has something important to announce today!" Hermione said excitedly, making no secret of the fact that she was a Lockhart fan. The bookstore was difficult to enter, so Bruce had to wait in line outside. At this moment, Katum suddenly said in his ear: "Bruce, look at that man!" Which person? Bruce turned around and saw an old wizard, looking impatient, waiting at the door of the bookstore. He was muttering something, as if he wanted to cast a spell to drive everyone away, but in the end he forced himself to endure it. The old wizard's appearance is very memorable. His two eyes are different colors, as if there are two souls living in his body. The suitcase in his hand was the same one used by professors at Hogwarts. Bruce saw the name on the suitcase. "Gail Green." (End of this chapter)