Thales Manuscript

The crowded Diagon Alley, Mu En reappeared and immediately saw Harry, who had returned from shopping, both children holding Assorted Flavor Ice Cream Cones from Flourish and Blotts Ice Cream Parlor.

Harry led the way, spotted Mu En in the crowd, and waved repeatedly, "Uncle Mu En, where did you go?"

"Met a friend and got some gifts for me," Mu En said, handing Harry a parchment-wrapped box.

Harry took out the Golden Thread Cloth Bag from Gringotts and stuffed the box inside.

"Mr. Jones, do you have any other business? If you have time, how about a casual meal in London?" Chris said, standing up.

"Of course, but I need to go to the Potions Shop to buy some materials," Mu En nodded, not refusing. The Granger family seemed easy to get along with.

Afterward, Mu En went to the potions shop and bought many things that seemed... strange to the Granger family. Then the group returned the way they came from The Leaky Cauldron.

The two adults also visited a record store next to The Leaky Cauldron.

In a French restaurant on Charing Cross Road, the group chatted casually. Chris clearly wanted to know more about the wizarding world. Perhaps because it concerned his precious daughter, he seemed a bit anxious.

As for Hermione, she didn't think that much. She was unhappy because Diagon Alley didn't accept Pounds Sterling, so she saw many books she liked but had no money to buy.

It was also at this time that Mu En learned that there were restrictions on exchanging Pounds Sterling for Galleons. It was a welfare policy exclusively for Hogwarts students, and there was an exchange limit.

After getting Mu En's permission, Harry excitedly shared interesting stories that happened in Moonlight Castle with Hermione. Before long, Hermione didn't mind the Diagon Alley situation as much.

Although she also had a strong curiosity about magic, it was indeed not as important as the upcoming final year of primary school.

At least, that's what Hermione thought...

It was here that the Granger family learned Harry Potter's real name but did not explain why his name was hidden.

After dinner, Chris learned that they lived in Surrey and even offered to drive Mu En home, but Mu En politely declined.

He also performed Apparition for them.

Back in Moonlight Castle, Mu En lay lazily on the sofa, feeling completely comfortable.

It had been a long time since he had gone out for a walk like this.

"Harry, give me that Ancient Greek Manuscript," Mu En said lazily.

When he saw the manuscript in Borgin's shop before, he immediately recognized its uniqueness.

Some of the Runes in that notebook had too many similarities to the Runes on the Trident of Poseidon he had seized from Blackbeard in the Caribbean Sea.

Mu En currently had two main research directions, both originating from the Caribbean Sea.

One was from the Trident of Poseidon seized from Blackbeard. The other was a Trident obtained from the deep sea.

He didn't care about curses, divine artifacts, or even Davy Jones's power at sea.

All a true wizard needed was the Occultism knowledge behind these curses or divine artifact powers.

As long as he could successfully decipher it, he could take another step forward.

Based on this, he had taken the book out of the display case at that time. He then discovered that although this manuscript was only a fragment, it came from one of the Seven Sages of Ancient Greece—Thales.

Although Mu En could not confirm if it came from Thales himself or a later imitation by his followers.

It was unbelievable that a notebook of this caliber would end up in a Dark Magic Items Shop.

Just then, Harry handed the manuscript to Mu En.

Seeing the expression on Harry's face, Mu En curiously asked, "Why are you so happy today?"

Harry smiled awkwardly, "No... I just... Okay, Hermione is my first friend."

After speaking, Harry seemed a bit unsure, "Uncle Mu En, does this count as a friend?"

Harry had never had friends before. At school, he was always the one being bullied, and no one wanted to be friends with him because it meant making an enemy of Dudley.

This led to Harry now... not even knowing what constituted a friend.

"I think it definitely counts as a friend," Mu En thought for a moment and nodded.

A smile immediately appeared on Harry's face, and Mu En turned to ask, "How long until your school starts?"

"Half a month," Harry replied.

Mu En nodded, "Then, if you have nothing else to do, you can go out more. The work on the castle is almost done, so there's no need to stay cooped up here every day."

Harry was a little happy, then suddenly thought of something and shook his head, "Forget it, it's no use for me to go out. Dudley and the others will cause trouble for me if they see me outside..."

By studying history thoroughly, he already knew that wizards had to hide among ordinary people now. He no longer had the idea of retaliating against Dudley after learning magic.

Mu En stood up, "As you wish, or you could go up the mountain and ride a Flying Broomstick or something."

"Really?" Harry looked excitedly at the Flying Broomstick, Meteor.

Mu En said without looking back, "Just be careful. By the way, the next spell is [Scouring Charm], get familiar with it within a week."

"Okay!" Harry quickly nodded.

Seeing Mu En go down to the basement, Harry looked at Meteor, who was hopping towards him, and excitedly grabbed its broom handle.

It was clearly restless too. As a Flying Broomstick, it could only end up sweeping the floor at home every day.

Just when Meteor thought they could finally go out for a good flight, it didn't expect Harry to suddenly let go.

"I'm sorry, Meteor," Harry said apologetically. "I think I should get my work done first.

Let's clean up, then I'll learn the spells Uncle Mu En mentioned, and after that, we can go out and play."

The handle of Meteor's broom drooped, limp as a noodle, expressing its disappointment.

Then, the broom head rustled and moved back to the corner, leaning against the wall with a dejected air.

Harry gave an awkward laugh, then went upstairs to the closet. He still hadn't folded the clothes he'd put away that morning...

Knock, knock, knock—

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Lucifer's sleepy eyes appeared from the fireplace. "From Privet Drive," he drawled.

Then, he retreated back inside to sleep.

Harry hurried over. Ding! The dial on the door pointed to Privet Drive, and then he opened it.

Outside the door was a familiar face: Mrs. Hudson, who lived next door.

"Oh, little Potter, what are you doing here? I remember you lived at Number 4, Privet Drive," Mrs. Hudson exclaimed softly.

"Hello, Mrs. Hudson. I'm... playing here," Harry said casually. "Is there something you need?"

Mrs. Hudson replied, "Oh, nothing much. I wanted to ask if you have a lawnmower here? My lawnmower broke down halfway through use, and I don't know why. I wanted to borrow it from the homeowner so I can finish mowing the lawn."

A lawnmower...

Harry thought for a moment and shook his head. "Sorry, Uncle Mu En doesn't have a lawnmower."

Hearing this, Mrs. Hudson sighed. "Well, I guess I'll have to ask other neighbors. Have fun, little Potter."

"Thank you, Mrs. Hudson," Harry replied with a smile. Watching Mrs. Hudson's retreating back, a thought suddenly struck him.

Perhaps he could subtly change things with magic, just like before.

It was just that he couldn't control it before, but now he could, and even do it better...

"Mrs. Hudson, if you don't mind, could I take a look at the lawnmower?"