There are no Dementors.
very good.
After Albert stepped into Hogsmeade, he found that this former wizarding village had changed a lot.
The original shops have become stores selling black magic items, and the streets are full of stalls selling all kinds of strange items, and all kinds of hawking sounds can be heard.
However, this place did not give him the same feeling as shopping in Diagon Alley. The pedestrians on the street all had a sinister aura of "I am not a good person".
Fortunately, there is never a shortage of guys who hide their heads and show their tails here, otherwise even if Albert's dress is not out of place, he may be directly classified as not being a dark wizard.
After all, he didn't give people a gloomy feeling.
"How much is this?"
Albert stopped at a stall selling runespoor snake eggs and looked at the genuine ones in amazement.
Yes, the real thing.
There were real runes snake eggs on the stall.
Albert couldn't help but suspect that the black wizard in front of him was from Burkina Faso.
The black vendor looked up at Albert but said nothing. I wonder if he didn't understand English.
Albert pointed to the runespoor egg and said again in French, "I want this. How many Galleons?"
This time, the black man responded and raised his hand to gesture towards Albert, probably meaning that he would not sell it individually.
Good job!
Was this an intended robbery
Can't you see that you are not only black in skin, but also black in heart.
Albert looked the black wizard up and down, and when he saw that he was uncomfortable, he said calmly, "I want this kind. If you are willing to sell it, the price can be negotiated. If not, forget it."
If the black man is willing to do business with him normally, that's fine. If he is not willing, he doesn't have the habit of being a sucker.
After seeing the black man shaking his head, Albert prepared to leave.
He could tell from the other person's eyes that he was just trying to fool people.
Runespoor eggs are very rare. Only a few people have actually seen them, let alone easily identified. Moreover, given that the black man is from Burkina Faso, it is not surprising that he sold the so-called Runespoor eggs on the stall at a sky-high price.
Unfortunately, the guy in front of him was not the so-called black man from Burkina Faso at all. He was just a speculator who had used compound medicine.
Naturally, people like Albert who know the goods are not welcome.
Otherwise, how can you cheat others of their money
Albert took a deep look at the stall owner selling runespoof snake eggs and continued to stroll on the street. He had a feeling that he would have unexpected gains today.
The items sold in the stalls are basically rare and contraband items. Not only are various black magic items everywhere, but you can also see a lot of materials from rare magical animals.
Unfortunately, the only problem is that the prices are extremely high, so outrageous that Albert wonders if these vendors are really here to sell items
Albert even thought of robbing it. As long as he could get those precious materials, he wouldn't have to worry about those contraband raw materials in the next few years.
However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, Albert suppressed it. He certainly would not do such a thing, but... it was not certain about the Death Eaters. Maybe they had originally planned to do that.
There's no benefit, and Yaxley won't do it.
After crossing the busy block, Albert stopped at the door of the noisy Hog's Head Pub. He found Ludo Bagman playing cards with someone at the table to the right of the counter and walked over.
"I heard that you have a batch of fairy silver that you are eager to get rid of." Albert stated his purpose straight away.
"I do have some goblin silver I want to get rid of. Are you interested?"
Ludo Bagman looked up at the strange man in front of him. He didn't know him, but that was not unusual here.
"I need to see the goods first." Albert said.
"Oh, of course."
Ludo Bagman looked nonchalant. "But you know goblin silver isn't cheap."
"As long as the product satisfies me, the price is not a problem?"
This attracted a lot of prying eyes.
No one doesn't like a big dog owner.
If it were anywhere else, something unpleasant would have probably happened.
"This isn't the right place, let's go to the empty room upstairs."
Ludo Bagman dropped his cards and spoke in a low voice.
After giving his accomplices a look that said "leave it to me", he stood up and went to the counter to ask the boss Aberforth to borrow the empty room upstairs for a private transaction.
Walking up the creaking stairs to the second floor, Ludo Bagman pushed open the first room on the left, smiled and invited Albert in, then said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get the stuff," and disappeared.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
The next moment, the door was pushed open, and four wizards walked in one after another, using the Imperius Curse on the people in the room.
Unfortunately, there was no one in the room.
Is this a case of black eating black
How dare Ludo Bagman!
Albert, who was standing nearby, looked calmly at the four stunned dark wizards, raised his wand and controlled them one by one from behind.
A minute later, Ludo Bagman came in with goblin silver. Naturally, he wanted to trade with the other party, but the price... He just turned his head and saw the stranger pointing his wand at him.
And his four accomplices also pointed their wands at him.
Failed
This ridiculous thought popped into Ludo Bagman's head, and before he could reveal his identity as a Death Eater to intimidate the other party, he felt light-headed.
“It’s a good choice, but it’s too expensive.”
It is not uncommon for a piece of goblin silver to be sold for thousands of Galleons.
Of course, it would be normal even if it was only sold for a few dozen Galleons.
“…Neither of them are what I want.”
Albert looked at the silver plate and knife and fork in front of him and fell into a brief silence.
"That's the only price I'll offer." Albert gestured to Ludo Bagman, "If you agree, we can work together for a long time."
Ludo Bagman seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally nodded his agreement and sold Albert the goblin's items, which included a set of cutlery, an accurate silver wine glass, a silver mirror that might have been enchanted, and an exquisite silver glove, for one hundred galleons.
Next, Albert spent another five Galleons to buy a dagger from Bagman, which was used by goblins for self-defense. According to his judgment, the entire dagger should be made of goblin iron.
After Ludo Bagman divided the wealth with his four other accomplices in front of Albert, he took the newly acquired Galleons and went to the streets outside to buy a bunch of "materials" that he would need for the next goblin robbery. He then used those materials to exchange with Albert for a batch of "props" that would come in handy.
Both parties were satisfied with the deal.
Before leaving, Ludo Bagman patted his chest and promised to give Albert what he needed next time he did business.
Looking at the backs of the five people leaving, Albert collected the pile of rare materials on the table one by one and went downstairs. He left the Pig's Head Bar under the pointing and comment of everyone.
"I'm a little looking forward to it." Albert murmured.
He found that he was better adapted to this chaotic era than the Death Eaters.
"If I become the Dark Lord one day, there will be no need for Voldemort." Albert couldn't help but complain. He even had the idea of using the Imperius Curse to control all the Death Eaters and make Voldemort a lonely man.
A complete set of ideas gradually took shape in Albert's mind.
Of course he couldn't do it alone, but... he had the Elder Wand, so this ridiculous plan might actually come true.
Looking at the new task that appeared on the panel, Albert couldn't help but complain: "Are you asking me to be the big boss behind the scenes?"
Albert has no interest in being the boss behind the scenes.
There are too many calculations to make, it’s too tiring.
It was just a thought just now, and Voldemort was not a fool. Once a large number of core Death Eaters were controlled by the Imperius Curse, it would be easy to find the flaws.
If you think about it carefully, the Imperius Curse is indeed quite scary. No wonder it is classified as an unforgivable curse.
Albert suddenly looked forward to the battle between the dark wizards and the Death Eaters.
Anyway, neither side is a good person, so if they die, they die.