Chapter 113: Hog’s Head Inn

    The Hog''s Head is a seedy tavern in Hogsmeade.

    The first impression people get here is that it is shabby. The wooden sign at the door is broken, the bracket is broken, the door is broken, and even the tables as well as the chairs are damaged, not to mention the tableware in the bar is not complete.

    Perhaps for the bartender at the Hog''s Head Inn, brokenness is considered an aesthetic.

    What''s worse than being dilapidated is the filthiness. Not to mention the bloody wild boar''s head that''s been hanging at the door for who knows how many years.

    The whole bar exudes a very strong smell of mutton, and thick layers of scum accumulate on the windows.

    There is so much dust that the sunlight from the outside can barely penetrate.

    What looked like compacted mud beneath one''s feet was actually centuries of dirt paving the stone floor.

    Its location is also very remote, far away from the central avenue of Hogsmeade and at the intersection of a path.

    It''s hard to say whether such a pub could exist in the Muggle world, but in the British wizarding world, the Hog''s Head Inn is second only to the Three Broomsticks in popularity.

    Because this is the only bar that doesn''t exclude dark wizards at all.

    Every dark wizard knows that the bartender at the Hog''s Head Inn is not a nosy person. As long as you drink and pay and don''t cause trouble, he doesn''t care what you do here.

    Who did the customers make a deal with, what magical animals were smuggled in, and what evil plans they had...

    No one cares.

    At first, this place was just a place for dark wizards to relax and have a drink, but slowly, it evolved into a gathering place for dark wizards. Many dark wizards like to meet here.

    Tonks had flaxen hair today.

    To be honest, Cyrus had never seen her hair color so low-key.

    "Isn''t it because of the commotion you made in front of the Ministry? As a result, you and I were assigned to other tasks." Tonks lowered her voice and said unhappily.

    Although in the Ministry of Magic, Cyrus revealed that Rita Skeeter was an illegal Animagus, solving the crisis of public opinion. It also gave the Ministry of Magic the opportunity to use this incident to divert public attention from the attack.

    A dark wizard who was inexperienced in the world was like a piece of fragrant cooked meat placed in front of their group of wolves who had been hungry for a long time. Although Cyrus and Tonks had only entered the bar not long ago, some dark wizards were already planning to attack Tonks on the road after they left.

    As for Cyrus, he doesn''t look like a newbie, and they''re not willing to take any chances.

    Cyrus didn''t care at all about these looks. After all, they are just a bunch of people. Most of the dark wizards are not as powerful as Aurors. If he wanted to, he could wipe out all the dark wizards in the Hog''s Head with a random spell.

    He sat on the seat, looking only at Tonks, but in fact, he had already activated the Supersensory Charm, and every move in the bar was under his surveillance.

    The effect of Supersensory Charm is like opening up a small-scale God''s perspective, allowing him to clearly understand everything around him even without looking.

    Of course, generally speaking, the supersensory spells cast by ordinary wizards do not have this effect. They cannot see clear portraits and colors, and the scenes they see are actually similar to thermal imaging.

    And the ancient magic mastered by Cyrus——

    Yes, just like the fire dragon''s skin contains ancient magic, the Thunderbird also has ancient magic. The two ancient magics that Cyrus now masters are "controlling thunder and lightning" and "enhancing vision."

    The latter not only strengthened his physical vision, but also gave him a magical vision. This allows him to clearly construct the original colors and details when casting some perception-based spells.

    Just like now, he can clearly see every corner of the bar:

    Aberforth picked up two cups that seemed to have never been washed and poured wine into them with an impatient look.

    About seven dark wizards never took their eyes off Tonks as of now.

    A few of them immediately gave up their suspicions. Some also lost interest in them.

    There is also a rickety old wizard with a beard who has been looking at "The Quibbler" in his hand nonchalantly since the beginning. He has been smiling non-stop, showing his mouth with only one tooth left.

    Cyrus didn''t expect to see someone reading this newspaper in a place like this.

    He took a curious look and found that "Fudge''s ''Rotten Tooth'' Plan" written by Lovegood was published in the newspaper.

    Lovegood also wrote that the five defeated Aurors were proof that they were defeated by Tom Riddle alone because of toothache.

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