"Tell me, what happened?"
After removing the curse from Alex and waking him up, Murphy asked about what happened before.
"Mr. Parker, I'm sorry!" Alex Wood burst into tears, and he seemed to be very scared. "He tortured me, I, I'm sorry…"
After a lot of effort, Alex calmed down and told Murphy about his miserable experience today.
The process was similar to what Murphy had guessed. The bald wizard, whose name was Paped, suddenly grabbed him when he was about to come back after buying materials, and went back to the barn with him, and then tortured him with the Cruciatus Curse, forcing him to tell the name of Peter Parker.
Then he was forced to call Murphy.
After listening, Murphy patted Wood on the shoulder and handed him a cup of hot chocolate. "Forget it, it's not your fault."
Wood was obviously a standard ordinary wizard who had never thought about fighting, so his fighting ability was almost zero. Facing a dark wizard who could use the Cruciatus Curse on people at will, he had no ability to resist.
Moreover, it was very difficult to keep a secret when facing a wizard. Even if he could resist the Cruciatus Curse, the other party might have truth serum or be able to use Legilimency.
Murphy would not blame the other party for being forced to say a fake name.
"However, this place cannot be used again."
Although the person who came this time was a fool and did not discover Murphy's core secret, when he returned, he might find a few smart partners to come.
Even Malfoy might directly call the police and ask the Aurors to go out. At that time, he would not be able to hide the fact that he violated the Wizarding Confidentiality Act and sold potions to Muggles.
Thinking of this, Murphy threw a bag to Wood, "Are you feeling better? If you are, help me pack up everything here."
After everything was packed, Murphy checked the barn one last time to make sure there were no useful traces left. He took out his magic wand and waved it, and several barrels of prepared gasoline were sprinkled all over the barn.
Then, "The flames are blazing!"
When the flames completely engulfed the barn, Murphy grabbed Wood's arm, "Empty your mind. Apparate!"
Murphy took Wood to the old house of Darkholme, "You can't go to Diagon Alley anymore, and don't even go home recently. That guy has remembered your face and your name. If you continue to appear in the wizarding world, they will find you sooner or later."
Alex was panicked, "Then, what should I do? Can I report to the Aurors? Will they protect me?"
Murphy looked at Alex in surprise, "Your name is Harry Potter, or is your father the Minister of Magic?"
Alex was confused, "What?"
"Forget it, how many Aurors are there? For a small person like you, unless there is solid evidence, it is impossible for them to go out just for you."
"What should I do?" Alex was distressed and began to regret accepting this job.
"I can protect you." Murphy said, "I beat that guy half to death, he probably doesn't dare to trouble me."
But Malfoy may not be sure.
But Alex doesn't need to know this.
"Really?" Alex breathed a sigh of relief. If Mr. Parker can defeat the dark wizard, then there is no need to worry about safety when following him.
"But, there is a prerequisite." Murphy said, "You need to say goodbye to the wizard world temporarily. I don't have time to follow you all the time, so you can only be safe if you leave the wizard world temporarily. I have some power in the Muggle society and will guarantee your life here."
"No, no, no, no, I haven't been in contact with Muggles, they will find me, I will be burned to death..."
Alex shook his head hurriedly.
He grew up in the wizard world since he was a child and has never lived in the Muggle society. Leaving the wizard world to the Muggle society feels to Alex like throwing an African native into the London Metropolis, which makes him full of panic.
"Burn to death! It's the 20th century, brother, who would burn you to death? Forget it, I don't care, do whatever you want, if you want to die, go back, I won't stop you."
Alex hesitated, thinking about the terrifying bald black wizard today, thinking about the pain of the Cruciatus Curse, he wavered,
"How long will it take? How long will it take before I can go home?"
"One or two years at the shortest, three or four years at the longest, it won't be too long." Murphy said. By then, maybe he will have the power to compete with the Wizarding Statute, and maybe he won't need to be sneaky anymore.
"So long?" Alex frowned bitterly, and asked aggrievedly after a while, "Then, can I write a letter to my mother?"
"Nonsense! Write it quickly! By the way, you can't reveal any news about me, and don't say you were threatened, so as not to worry the old lady. Just say you went on a trip, it's easier."
"I, I'm not stupid!"
"Heh."
In the Muggle society, you have been fooled to the waist of northern Myanmar, aren't you stupid?
This time, a Muggle barn was lost, but a wizard was kidnapped back, it seems... not a loss?
But how to buy materials in the future has become a problem.
There are only a few potion shops in Diagon Alley, and the amount of materials you need is huge. No matter where you buy them, you may be targeted.
Hogsmeade?
To be honest, Murphy knows only a few wizard gathering places.
Although the original body was born in a wizard family, his parents had been in prison long ago, and he did not enjoy the benefits of intelligence at all. Murphy's understanding of the wizard world was even worse than Alex in some aspects.
Thinking of this, Murphy found Alex who was about to write a letter, "Besides Diagon Alley, where can I buy a lot of potion materials?"
"This... Knockturn Alley?"
Oh? Murphy has never been to Knockturn Alley.
It is said that dark wizards are rampant there, and he has no special needs, so he naturally does not need to deal with such a dangerous place.
But since it is a lawless place, it must be difficult to be controlled by official forces-such as Aurors. For Murphy now, it may be safer than Diagon Alley.
After all, people like Malfoy are just jumping clowns. What Murphy is really worried about is that the violation of the Wizarding Confidentiality Act will be known by the authorities.
Maybe I should find time to go to Knockturn Alley to take a look.
Besides, maybe he should open a potion shop to cover up his tracks.
This time, Malfoy discovered something unusual. Even if he buys materials in Knockturn Alley in the future, he may not be noticed and investigated.
If he can have a potion shop and buy materials in the name of a potion shop, many things will be easier to explain.
As for the location, it is better to choose Knockturn Alley. The supervision is much less than Diagon Alley, and there are probably not many customers. It is very suitable for him who just wants to make a cover.
Do it if you want to.
Murphy told Alex, "Stay here and don't move. I'll go buy some oranges... Ahem, anyway, you stay here recently and I'll find you a place."
"If you have anything, call me..."
After thinking about it, it seems that there is no fixed phone installed in the old house, and this big mobile phone feels a bit ominous. It's not a good thing to answer the phone. Murphy is almost in a shadow.
"Forget it, I have something to hold back. I'll talk to you when I come back."
Alex: "?"
(End of this chapter)