Settle at Hogwarts

"Boy, you are very good. The guy your professor brought out last time actually dared to drink the pumpkin juice I poured, and his nose was bitten off by the cursed water glass. That kind of curse cannot be lifted, and the cursed person will never grow up. Get a new nose.”

Tabor still kept his mouth closed and did not speak, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at the wine glasses placed in front of him and Slughorn.

He originally wanted to try the butterbeer here, but when he saw that Slughorn had no intention of drinking it, and thinking of Slughorn's instructions just now, he didn't touch the cup in front of him.

Seeing that Tabor ignored him all the time, Mr. Bock was obviously disappointed and muttered: "What a boring kid."

"Okay, this time the stuff is pretty good."

Slughorn took out an equally inconspicuous bag from his arms and placed it on the table.

"let me see......"

Mr. Burke looked quickly, and of course it was possible that there wasn't much in the bag Slughorn gave him.

"You are such a stingy guy. If you do this again next time, we won't be able to continue our deal."

Slughorn obviously heard Burke's dissatisfaction, but he didn't care.

"Come on, don't think I don't know. There's a lot of chaos outside now, and some of the materials can't be sold."

"No matter how valuable the materials over there are, it's definitely not easy to transport them here, especially now that the controls are even stricter. Those crazy dogs from the Ministry of Magic..."

Slughorn ignored Mr. Burke's complaints.He understood that Mr. Bock just wanted to get more benefits from himself.As for not trading with yourself, that is absolutely impossible.

"Okay, I don't have time to chat with you. I will still come over next month."

After Slughorn finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

Tabor also stood up and followed the professor.

After walking out of the tavern and turning a corner, Slughorn said: "The tavern just now was the place where the goblins rebelled. Many smuggled items can be bought there, but remember to hide it before you are absolutely sure. Identity. As well as not being able to talk to strangers, you did a good job just now."

"I just remembered your reminder," Tabor said nonchalantly. He didn't think there was anything praiseworthy about suppressing his curiosity when needed.

"By the way, Professor, what's the name of that tavern?"

"The Goblin Tavern is said to be used to attract customers." Slughorn paused, then lowered his voice and continued to explain: "The effect is not very good. Many wizards regard the goblin rebellion as a provocation to wizards. , I don’t have a good impression of this place and this name. There were also many people in the ministry who objected, so the pub didn’t even have a name.”

Tabor nodded, and he suddenly understood that Aberforth had not yet taken over the tavern.

"Okay, I'm going to go to Two Broomsticks for a drink first. You go back and change your clothes first, and then you can walk around. Come to Two Broomsticks before dinner to meet me and we go back to school."

"Good professor."

Tabor watched Slughorn disappear around the corner, then turned and walked towards Axel Manor.

Most of the transactions that take place in the Goblin Tavern are in the form of barter, and the value of items often depends on personal needs.However, the status of Potions Master is indeed unquestionable, which can be seen from the fact that Slughorn has almost always occupied a relatively active position.

"Tabor, are you back so soon?"

Axel was still in the yard, obviously feeling a little strange when he saw Tabor coming back so soon.

"Yes, after all, the potion doesn't last long."

Axel nodded: "I thought uncle would take you back to Hogwarts directly."

Entering the manor, Tabor approached his father and asked in a low voice about his grandfather.

"I heard it wasn't good, but I didn't go back. I think he didn't want to see me." Axel's mood was a little low.

"Why do you suddenly ask that? Are they, are they trying to force you to do something again?"

Axel looked obviously unnatural for his son talking to him with an unfamiliar face, but he still asked urgently.

"Nothing, it's just that they seem to want me to become a potion master as soon as possible. Moreover, Slughorn asked me to watch him trade with others. Maybe he wanted me to know how potion materials are traded?" Tabor was a little unhappy. replied with certainty.

"Tub, you go back and change first. We need to have a chat later." Axel felt that Tab's transformation was a little unstable, and he really didn't want his son to call him dad with such a face. , and urged him into the house.

Tabor returned to his room and found that the room had been tidied and his school uniforms were neatly stacked on the bedside.

Lying down on the bed, Tabor took off his robe and quietly waited for the effects of the polyjuice potion to wear off.

What is known now is that something went wrong with his grandfather, and no one can take over some of the Prince family's high-end potion orders. Perhaps Professor Slughorn is helping to maintain it for the time being.

Although his uncle is the next head of the family, it is obvious that he is not enough to support the brand of a potion family.

Their original plan may have been to let their grandfather support Eileen until she grew up. By then, even if the Prince family did not have a potion master, they would still be able to occupy a certain general market in the long-term operation.

Perhaps Irene's downfall in the original work was not just due to running away from home.Just imagine, would an only child witch with a good family background really leave everything behind to marry a Muggle?You must know that although the Prince family is not an extreme bloodist, wizards still have a sense of superiority when facing Muggles.

Tabor suddenly felt that his body began to shrink, gradually returning to his 11-year-old appearance.

"Forget it, all this is just speculation on my part, let's just take it one step at a time."

Tabor got out of bed and put on his clothes before walking downstairs.

"Tabor, you're back. I prepared grilled steak and pan-fried salmon. Your grandmother also sent some roast duck."

Inas was obviously very happy to see Tabor, and she kept directing the large and small dishes to float from the kitchen to the table.

"Mom, when did you know I was coming back?"

Axel sat at the table and quietly picked up a small tomato and put it into his mouth: "Of course I knew it yesterday. My uncle told me when he asked me to help you prepare clothes. If your grandmother knows, you should be the one who summoned her. Koko.”

Tabor nodded: "Yes, I originally wanted to give you a surprise."