ebonymovies Chapter 31: Spying in the shadows, we can't let Charles steal it from us, can we?
Chapter 31: Spying in the shadows, we can't let Charles steal it from us, can we?
Chapter 31: Spying in the shadows, we can't let Charles steal it from us, can we? (Please continue reading)
Upon receiving the mission, Tonks, eager to prove himself, immediately used his powers to transform into a man and then headed from the Auror training grounds to Diagon Alley.
With a loud Apparition sound, Tonks appeared in an open space in Diagon Alley.
Looking at the bustling scene of people crowding Diagon Alley and parents bringing their young wizards to shop, Tonks, who had just graduated from Hogwarts, was filled with emotion.
"Time flies! Another year of new students is enrolling, but I've already graduated."
Just as Tonks was feeling sentimental, she noticed that every store in Diagon Alley seemed to be out of stock this year, with long lines forming in front of them.
At the same time, the shop assistants were carrying boxes that were clearly enchanted with the Unseen Stretching Charm and heading towards the Leaky Cauldron.
Tonks' heart skipped a beat, and she was about to step forward to ask when several wizards dressed in black robes beat her to it and asked the shop assistants with curiosity.
"Did that young wizard Charles also want these?"
"So much stuff, how many Galleons must this have cost?"
"How can he possibly finish all that food and supplies by himself?"
The shop assistants just smiled and shook their heads.
"How would we know? But old Tom from the Leaky Cauldron said that he delivers eighty deluxe meals to that little Shire wizard every day, and they're all gone in less than ten minutes."
"He once suspected that the young wizard of the Shire kept some kind of magical creature with a huge appetite in his room, but that's none of our business. He's rich and so generous, we'll just sell it to him."
After answering these curious questions, the shop clerks continued to deliver goods to Charles.
Upon hearing this conversation, Tonks' eyes revealed a confident expression.
"No wonder they sent me to investigate; there's definitely something fishy about this Charles!"
"He's eating and using all this stuff by himself? How is that possible!"
"It's highly likely that someone was actually guiding him, finding a loophole in the magic protocol and profiting from it."
Tonks' expression turned excited.
In her view, anyone who could find loopholes in the Ministry of Magic's agreements must be a cunning wizard, or perhaps a habitual criminal who has committed magical agreement fraud.
Charles must have been used, becoming a scapegoat pushed onto the stage by those wizards.
This time, we might be able to follow the clues and catch a big fish!
She gripped her wand tightly, feeling her heart pounding.
After seven years of study at Hogwarts, he finally became an apprentice Auror.
Make your mark and achieve great things today!
Tonks strode toward the Leaky Cauldron, intending to stake out Ciel there and see if any suspicious wizards were entering or leaving Ciel's room.
In her excitement, Tonks failed to notice that the black-robed wizards who had questioned the shop assistant earlier had glanced at her back with suspicion in their eyes.
"That man from earlier seemed to have been standing nearby, listening to us try to gather information."
"Now he's headed straight for the Leaky Cauldron. Is he here for Ciel too?"
A dangerous glint appeared in their eyes.
"Companions?"
However, after a moment, disdain appeared in their eyes.
"No way. If they were from the same gang in Flip-Flop Alley, they wouldn't be so careless."
"He's probably a novice who's only interested in money. His intentions are too obvious. He's easy to deal with and poses no threat to us. We just need to keep an eye on him."
Immediately, one of the wizards followed Tonks at a distance.
He would occasionally stroll around the nearby shops, and sometimes greet the young wizards and their parents who came across him, but he always kept a certain distance from Tonks, and finally stopped in an inconspicuous corner outside the Leaky Cauldron.
The other wizards also looked towards the Leaky Cauldron.
As they watched the large crates being delivered into the Leaky Cauldron, their eyes gleamed with barely suppressed greed.
The Shire has been spending money like crazy in Diagon Alley these past two days, probably close to ten thousand Galleons.
Although he used the Ministry of Magic's reimbursement agreement, in other people's eyes, while spending money like water is certainly a skill, being able to get reimbursed is obviously a higher level of ability.
Such a young wizard must have an extraordinary background and background.
In other words, it's extremely precious, possibly even more valuable than gold of the same weight.
If you randomly search one of his money pouches, you might find it filled with more Galleons than you can ever spend!
These black-robed wizards in the alley were quite envious and planned to take down Charles.
After pulling off this heist, who would still want to live a miserable life in the underworld, risking their life?
How much money do they make from dealing in contraband all day?!
"But this Charles is truly despicable. So what if he's rich? Does having money give him the right to disrespect people?"
"He gets the store clerks to deliver goods to him every day. That's exploitation, that's oppression. According to what I've heard from Muggles, he should be hanged from a streetlamp!"
"Would it kill you to come out and collect the goods yourself? It's making it harder for us to kidnap you!"
"He's staying in a room on the second floor of the Leaky Cauldron bar every day. That place is a den of iniquity; tying him up here would be suicide. What should we do?"
After a moment's thought, the leading black wizard came up with an idea.
"Have you noticed that the things this Charles buys are all magical items? He basically doesn't accept ordinary items."
"What does this mean? It means that people have good taste and don't care about ordinary things; they only want magical items."
"If we can produce a rare magical item or material, we might be able to lure him out of the Leaky Cauldron. If we can trick him into Knockturn Alley by evening, then we'll have it all figured out."
"For a few battle-hardened dark wizards like us to subdue a novice wizard who hasn't even started school yet, isn't this a piece of cake?"
The remaining members all nodded in agreement upon hearing this suggestion, and then a crucial question arose.
"Where can we find those rare magical items and materials?"
Do you have it?
"If we could afford that thing, would we need to take such a risk?"
The leading black wizard cut off the railway.
"We don't have that many Galleons right now, but we can scrape together some money to take out a mortgage at Gringotts. We can always mortgage our wands or the house."
"Think about it, as long as we buy rare magical items and materials, lure Sharl out, and pull off this heist, what's a little money?!"
"At worst, if our operation fails, we can just sell the magical items and materials and lose some money."
He said, half-jokingly.
"We can't possibly end up losing everything after a failed kidnapping attempt by Charles, right?"
These words amused the other dark wizards.
After the laughter subsided, a resolute look appeared in their eyes.
"Let's do it!"
"I'm going to get a mortgage loan from Gringotts right now!"
(End of this chapter)