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After Lily and Snape left, Callan waited quietly.
He was sitting in the empty study. The cauldron on the table was still steaming under the heat of the flames. It contained the polyjuice potion that was still brewing.
In the light smoke, Karan took the previously glowing magic coin into his hand, and now it revealed a time point near midnight, with a small line of numbers underneath.
Karan gently rubbed the coin, not knowing what he was thinking.
Finally, the time is almost up.
Karan stood up, changed his attire and covered his face, and walked out of the room.
In the dark night, Karan followed the deserted path and quickly walked to a closed shop.
This is the Hog's Head Pub.
Karan then knocked on the door.
Not long after, the door was opened. Aberforth looked at the mysterious Karan and muttered in a low voice: "Quite on time."
In his hand, he also held a magic coin.
Karan didn't say anything. He walked directly to the bar and sat down at a table.
This was only the second meeting between the two since the Acromantula venom deal was completed.
During their first meeting, Kahlan handed Aberforth a magic coin and made a request.
Perhaps because he had made a lot of money, Aberforth did not refuse.
Now, this requirement has finally been fulfilled.
Aberforth also didn't talk nonsense. He even looked like he wanted Karan to leave quickly.He walked behind the dirty bar, took out a package, and threw it directly in front of Karan.
Karan silently opened the package. Inside was something that flowed like a liquid.
"A decent quality invisibility cloak."
Aberforth stood behind the bar and said: "Although it's not the best, it's not that common either. A very clever disembodiment spell has been cast on it, which should be enough for you to use for a while."
Karan nodded silently. Although he could use the Disguise Curse on the magic line, he was far from being so powerful.
Moreover, the invisibility cloak itself is difficult to buy. A legendary Auror like Moody only has two pieces, and even the quality is not exactly the same.After his best one was borrowed by Podmore, he could only find a way to find a spare invisibility cloak. (Chapter 9 of the fifth part of the original work)
Otherwise, there would be no need for Karan to ask Aberforth for help.
After checking, Karan threw a bag full of gold coins towards Aberforth. The number of gold coins happened to be the second line of numbers on the previous magic coin.
Aberforth weighed it twice, then waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, let's go quickly."
But Karan didn't move.
He stared directly into Aberforth's eyes, which reminded him of Dumbledore. They had the same eye color, both bright blue.
Afterwards, Karan took off the bandage that was covering his face little by little, revealing his young, even immature appearance.
Aberforth frowned and looked at Karan. He was not surprised at all. He had obviously known Karan's identity for a long time.
The two suddenly fell into a silent confrontation.
"What do you think you're doing?!"
Aberforth's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he asked rudely: "Damn fool, where do you think this is?!"
"The Hog's Head," Callan said.
"I saw it clearly before I came in."
"Then this is not the place where you should appear!" Aberforth strode over angrily. He forcibly pulled Karan up and wrapped the bandage around Karan's face again with rough hands and feet.
"A kid who is about to enter second grade suddenly appears at the Pig Head Bar? Do you want to get me shut down?"
He pulled Karan's collar and tried to push him out.
"Come on!"
He said angrily: "Get out of here quickly! Take your ridiculous coin with you! You will never be welcome here again!"
Karan's reckless behavior had completely angered him.
But after Karan took the coin, he quickly placed it again on a table next to him.
Then, before Aberforth became even more angry, he grabbed the package containing the invisibility cloak and ran away without looking back.
On the way, he loosened the tight bandage on his face and blinked inexplicably.
When she first visited the Meadows, she had no idea how much Callan's venom had been sold for.
One of Callan's original guesses was that Aberforth did not tell Dumbledore about the transaction.
After all, this matter involves Hagrid to some extent, and Aberforth had good reasons for choosing to conceal it.
But now it seems that Aberforth knows Callan's true identity, which at least shows that he has contacted Dumbledore.
At the same time, this also confirmed another suspicion of Karan.
Meadows didn't know how much the venom was sold for simply because Dumbledore didn't tell her the whole story.
Dumbledore had always had reservations about Callan.
The reason why Karan took off the bandage in front of Aberforth was to know this.
This involves Dumbledore's attitude towards him.
This is crucial.
Karan never forgot this.
Because Myrtle Warren is not dead.
This is not a good thing for Karan.
In this strange world, in front of this confusing unknown.
He must become more cautious.
Be more cautious.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the holiday has passed.
On this day, Callan, Lily, and Snape gathered in the study again.
They stared at a crucible on the table, all three little faces looking serious.
Black smoke is now seeping out of the crucible. Fortunately, the house itself is located on the edge of the residential area, and the nearest house is far away, so it will not attract attention.
It was also because Karan valued this that he bought it without hesitation.
He waved his wand repeatedly, driving the black smoke from the house, revealing a bubbling, syrup-thick decoction in the cauldron.
"How's it going?" Karan asked, tilting his head.
Lily couldn't care less about pretending to be cold anymore. She looked back and forth between the potion in the crucible and the "Book of Potions" in her hand.
"It looks just like the book says it does and has all the features."
After checking again, she whispered: "We should have succeeded."
No cheers, no applause.
The silence in the study was eerie, completely different from the previous scene when they successfully prepared the potion.
Lily was even more worried, she was afraid of knowing the outcome that she least wanted to see.
Snape couldn't even help but silently take a few steps back. His body was so stiff that he almost fell to the ground, and his chair tilted on the carpet.
Only Karan stepped forward, stirred the potion in the crucible a few times, and turned back to the two of them.
"it's time."
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