The bustling daytime activity of Diagon Alley had faded into the quiet and desolation of night.
On the street, the middle-aged dark wizard led Charle to the entrance of a nearby alley.
The signs and warnings at the alley entrance had been temporarily removed, making it look like countless other unremarkable alleys at first glance, only appearing particularly deep and dark.
But if some experienced wizards were to come here, they would likely turn pale at the sight of this alley.
This was the place where various illegal transactions in the wizarding world occurred, and also a frequent haunt of dark wizards—Knockturn Alley.
Some wizards who stumbled in here saw nothing and left safely, while others had close calls.
But there were also some who completely vanished without a trace.
At this moment, the middle-aged dark wizard had brought Charle here and was trying his best to persuade Charle to go in with him.
"Mr. Charle, my family is waiting for the Galleons to buy my daughter a wand and robes."
"You wouldn't want to see your future classmate, a sweet little girl, go to school wearing old robes that people laugh at, would you?"
Charle shrugged at this and said leisurely,
"Is it possible that in the future, I'll be one of the people laughing at her?"
The middle-aged dark wizard choked, then laughed awkwardly.
"How could that be? Mr. Charle is kind-hearted, you're a good person."
At these words, Charle finally nodded with satisfaction.
"You do have good judgment."
"Since you've said so, fine, I'll take a loss and take your things."
Immediately, Charle drew his wand.
The middle-aged dark wizard's heart skipped a beat.
"Mr. Charle, what are you taking out your wand for?"
Charle chuckled and chanted the spell.
"Luminosity Flicker."
A soft glow erupted from the tip of his wand, illuminating the path ahead.
He said with a smile,
"The road ahead is so dark, I'll use a Luminosity spell to light the way."
"I dare to go into an alley like this with you, you're not afraid of a little wizard like me, are you?"
The middle-aged dark wizard thought about it and agreed.
A little wizard who hadn't even started studying at Hogwarts could at most cast a Luminosity spell. How could he be a match for a vicious dark wizard like himself?
He probably thought that just hearing the words "dark wizard" would make this little wizard wet his pants.
So he grinned and complimented Charle.
"Mr. Charle is indeed from a prestigious family. You can use the Luminosity spell so skillfully before even starting school. Your future is limitless."
Immediately, he led Charle, step by step, into Knockturn Alley.
Meanwhile, in the shadows not far away, Tonks saw this scene and heard the conversation between Charle and the dark wizard. Her heart was filled with anxiety.
She was an Auror trainee, after all, and of course, she knew what kind of place the alley Charle had entered was.
It was Knockturn Alley, a place that most wizards in the wizarding world turned pale at the mention of.
This was also the result of a compromise between the Ministry of Magic and the dark wizards, allowing the dark wizards a place to trade. There were anti-detection spells inside, so it didn't matter if dark wizards double-crossed each other in there.
As long as they didn't use Unforgivable Curses or conduct any horrific experiments, the Ministry of Magic would turn a blind eye and pretend nothing had happened.
After all, the group of dark wizards had always existed in the wizarding world and were impossible to completely eliminate.
If they were to cut them off completely, leaving them with no place to trade or make a living, so many dark wizards would be scattered throughout Britain, and the Ministry of Magic wouldn't have enough manpower to handle it.
Therefore, once inside Knockturn Alley, due to the anti-detection spells, if Charle were to be kidnapped by these dark wizards, it wouldn't be so easy to find him.
And these dark wizards had gone to great lengths to trick Charle over, so their intentions were naturally not simple.
Thinking of this, whether out of her own mission or her innate sense of justice, Tonks could not stand by and watch all this happen.
Immediately, Tonks drew her wand and prepared to rush into Knockturn Alley to rescue Charle.
But the next moment, a Binding Charm flew from behind Tonks, hitting the unsuspecting Tonks.
The dark wizard who had been tracking Tonks earlier sneered as he watched Tonks fall to the ground.
"Idiot, so green and trying to stake out?"
"Today is your unlucky day!"
As he waved his wand, Tonks's wand flew to the side, and ropes also wrapped around Tonks.
A look of regret appeared on Tonks's face.
She had never expected that she had been discovered long ago and was being secretly watched by a dark wizard.
This is the end of the line. Forget saving Charle, I might even get dragged down with him!
...
At this moment, Charle, who had entered first, had his retreat cut off by the middle-aged dark wizard behind him, while two other wizards in black robes appeared in front.
His eyes showed a strange look, and he asked faintly.
"The things I want to collect, have you brought them?"
The middle-aged dark wizard behind him showed a mocking expression. He didn't expect Charle to still not react to this situation and was still thinking about collecting things.
The two black-robed wizards also laughed.
"Brought them, brought them, our young master Charle, please take a look."
Then, the two black-robed wizards took out two packages.
One package contained a glass bottle, and inside the glass bottle was a green liquid.
The other package contained a shriveled, persimmon-shaped object, but it was the size of a football.
Charle narrowed his eyes, recognized the two items, and an uncontrollable look of fervor appeared on his face.
The glass bottle contained Acromantula venom, and quite a bit of it, which was an extremely rare magical material.
The football-sized, persimmon-shaped object was a shriveled dragon heart.
Although a long time had indeed passed and it was not in a fresh state, and there was definitely not a drop of dragon blood left, the value of a dragon heart was still quite high.
These were precious materials that were difficult to buy through normal channels. Besides Knockturn Alley, it would be hard to find them even if you searched the entire Diagon Alley!
Charle licked his lips and said.
"A bottle of unknown spider blood, it's quite disgusting, give me twelve Sickles."
"And that, tsk, shriveled animal entrails, you even brought this for me to buy?"
"Forget it, who told me I'm kind-hearted, one Galleon."
"Adding the two together, I'll round it up for you, I'll take both for two Galleons."
As he spoke, Charle took out two Galleons and smiled.
"You don't need to thank me, it's only right to help people in need."
This time, besides the middle-aged dark wizard who had seen Charle's face before, the other two dark wizards were also stunned.
"Damn, this is Acromantula venom, how did it become unknown spider blood?"
"Twelve silver Sickles? Do you know how many Galleons a pint of this stuff is?!"
"And this is a dragon heart, how can you have the nerve to say it's shriveled animal entrails?"
"You're only giving two Galleons for both? How can your heart be so dark at such a young age!"
Charle spread his hands and said.
"How can this be a dark heart? I warn you, you are insulting my character."
"Originally, if someone else insulted me like this, I would definitely argue with him to the end and demand mental compensation."
"But you are already in difficulty, if I were to do such a thing again, would I still be human?"
"I am just kind-hearted, I don't need compensation, you just need to leave the things."
In Knockturn Alley, silence echoed.
The three dark wizards looked at Charle, feeling a sense of gnashing teeth, as if ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping through their hearts.
This is called kind-hearted?
This is simply being obsessed with money!
The middle-aged dark wizard who brought Charle over could no longer bear it, drew his wand, and roared.
"You damned little wizard, parasite, vampire, you even dare to say you're kind-hearted, I've tolerated you for a long time!"
"To tell you the truth, this is Knockturn Alley, hehe, we specifically tricked you here, you didn't think we were really going to give you things, did you!"
"Just wait and see how I deal with you!"
Just then, at the entrance of Knockturn Alley, Tonks, who was tied up, was also dragged in by the dark wizard who was keeping watch.
The dark wizard said disdainfully.
"I've subdued this idiot, this fool was still completely bewildered when I knocked her down!"
Tonks looked at the total of four dark wizards in Knockturn Alley, and the look of despair in her eyes grew stronger. She couldn't even maintain the effect of her Accio, and returned to her original appearance.
Her pink hair and youthful, beautiful face were extremely eye-catching in Knockturn Alley.
The four dark wizards were stunned for a moment when they saw Tonks' true face, and then they all laughed.
"Good, we thought it was a man, but it turned out to be a witch?"
Several greedy gazes lingered on Tonks.
"This is really tender and young, just graduated from Hogwarts, right?"
"Tsk tsk, it must taste good. After we've had our fun, the parts of your body can sell for quite a few Galleons."
"Merlin's beard, you really favor us. Today is truly our lucky day!"
Listening to their chilling words, Tonks couldn't help but show a look of terror in her eyes.
If she were to fall into such a situation, she would rather be hit by a Killing Curse!
But just as the few dark wizards couldn't help but laugh wildly with smugness, Charle looked at Tonks, whose hair color and appearance were changing, as if he had seen something that surprised him.
With these characteristics, she was definitely a Metamorphmagus.
This was an important material indicated by the deep blue system, which could greatly reduce the points required for the subsequent deduction of Animagus transformation!
Charle had originally planned to find Tonks later, but unexpectedly, by some strange coincidence, Tonks was actually here!
He couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"First a unicorn horn, then Acromantula venom and a dragon heart, and now a Metamorphmagus?"
"Merlin's beard, I don't know if today is your lucky day, but it's definitely mine!"
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