Wade: Dad, if you determine during the interview that he is someone trustworthy, please tell him—I'll meet him this Saturday morning at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade Village.
Ferdinand: You can leave the school?
Wade: I have a way.
Ferdinand: Is it safe?
Wade: Don't worry. Hogsmeade has always been under Mr. Dumbledore's watch.
Tucked between the open pages was an animated magical photo—the love in the parents' eyes and the happy smile on the child's face had both been captured forever by the camera.
Ferdinand stared at it for a long time before closing the Book of Friends.
Though the words had vanished from the paper, they had already been etched into his mind.
At the station farewell, father and son had vaguely peeled back a layer of the facade known as "keeping up appearances." From then on, Wade gradually began writing in the Book of Friends about facts he had once kept from them.
For instance, Slytherin still revered pure-blood supremacy and frequently clashed with Gryffindor; for instance, he was preparing to practice more difficult Spells with several classmates, making preparations for the future.
Wade had also asked Ferdinand to help place a recruitment advertisement in the Daily Prophet. The mailing address was a guest room at The Leaky Cauldron—Ferdinand had rented the room for a month and checked the letters received there every day after work. Tom, the pub owner, looked difficult to get along with, but he was actually a warmhearted man. Every day, he helped sort through all the job applications.
The requirements listed in the advertisement were harsh, while the pay was merely average. Even so, many letters arrived every day from all directions. Wade had specifically warned him that some wizards might include curses or harmful Potions in their letters, telling him