Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 132 23. Merlin. Kid King 【55100】

Merlin walked back to the cabin with two cans of drinks. He saw the thin young man Harry Potter sitting on the sofa a little restlessly, looking around.

The child seemed very unaccustomed to the high-altitude flight of the plane, and even the slightest vibration would make him very uneasy.

Merlin stepped forward, put a can of drink in front of him, and then sat on the sofa next to Harry. He said to Harry:

"Mr. Porter, I just had a chat with the pilot. We will stop in Canada for a few 10 minutes and then fly directly to New York. The journey is about 9 hours, so if you are tired, you can go to the room and rest first, or Take a hot bath or something and let yourself relax."

"Muggles... er, I mean, is this how normal people fly?"

Harry picked up the drink in front of him, took a sip, and had a strange expression on his face. He looked around at the furnishings in the cabin, and the young man asked curiously:

"This seems to be different from the plane cabin that Dali described to me. Shouldn't there be many seats and many passengers here?"

"Oh, that's a civilian flight."

Merlin explained:

"This is the official plane of S.H.I.E.L.D., and it is only used by agents on missions. With the Ministry of Magic paying attention to you, I dare not take you back to New York on a civil airliner. It would be too conspicuous."

"Speaking of which, Mr. Potter, is this your first time flying?"

"Ah."

Harry nodded, he stretched out his hand to push his own black, round, simple eyes, and he said to Merlin:

"The farthest door I have ever traveled since I was a child is from London to Hogwarts, but I went by train. I heard from Hagrid that wizards don't like Muggle technology products very much, just Even the train to Hogwarts was decided to be built by the Ministry of Magic after a dozen discussions."

"Is that so?"

Merlin nodded knowingly.

Although he can be regarded as a half wizard, the wizards he has seen are extremely limited.

And the wizards he had the deepest contact with were Little Hermione and Mr. Arthur. Little Hermione was interested in all new things, while Mr. Arthur was very curious about various technological products in the Muggle world.

However, judging from Harry's answer, the current wizarding world is quite closed as a whole.

"How does it feel, Mr. Potter."

Merlin leaned back on the sofa, and he chatted with Harry, in this way to ease the tension of the young man.He looked at Harry with a smile, and said:

"Which is better, the feeling of flying into the sky on a dozen tons of steel, or the feeling of flying on a broomstick?"

"Uh... a broom."

Harry scratched his hair, looked left and right, and said to Merlin:

"To be honest, Mr. Merlin, I am sitting here, worrying every minute whether this steel plane will suddenly fall... Especially when it took off just now, the terrible vibration made me very nervous. Fear."

"Ha ha ha ha"

Merlin let out a good-natured laugh, took a sip of his drink, and said to Harry:

"The same happened to me when I first flew on a plane. Let me think about it, it should have been 3 years ago. I took such a business jet from New York to Europe, and then jumped from a height of about 3000 meters on the open sea. Down."

Merlin stretched out his hand and made a jumping motion, he said:

"It was a secret mission, and my companions and I needed to jump from a flying plane into the sea, where a cargo ship was waiting for us. It was my first long-distance flight and my first real skydive. , I was also very nervous. My companion landed on the deck of the cargo ship with precision, and I... unlucky, I plunged into the sea."

Merlin shrugged:

"I'll never forget that terrible feeling."

"Falling into the water really sucks, that feeling of suffocation is always extremely daunting."

Harry also started sharing his own story.

The young man gradually got rid of his uneasy emotions, and a 15-year-old child would not have too much vigilance. Under the guidance of the gentle Merlin, Harry began to tell his story at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"That was last year, during the Triwizard Tournament, I represented Hogwarts in the Goblet of Fire competition."

While drinking his drink, Harry said to Merlin:

"The first item is to get the golden egg from the dragon, and the second item is to rescue my friends at the bottom of Blackwood Lake surrounded by murlocs and naga."

The young man waved his hand and said with an exaggerated expression:

"I can't swim at all, but I was forced to jump into the freezing water, and I almost felt suffocated. But fortunately, my friend Neville gave me gill grass in advance, so I grew fish in the water The gills and webs, like real fish, can breathe freely in the water. But even then, it is still very difficult."

"It wasn't until the last second that I rescued Ron and the other girl. I thought I had failed, but then I found out, I was No.2."

Harry recalled what happened last year, he said to Merlin:

"That game and what happened in that game, I guess I will never forget it in my life."

Speaking of this, Harry seemed to recall some bad things again, and his original high spirits became depressed.

"What's the matter? Mr. Potter, are you feeling unwell?"

Merlin noticed Harry's pale expression, and he asked with concern.

Harry shook his head. After a moment of silence, he said to Merlin:

"Mr. Merlin, I'm sorry, but I wanted to take a break. I just, just remembered something bad. Someone died because of me, and I feel guilty...I feel sorry for them."

After finishing speaking, the young man took off his glasses and wiped his red eyes. He tried his best to smile at Merlin, and said:

"Also, just call me Harry, Mr. Merlin."

"It's okay, it's okay, kid."

Merlin felt Harry's unfeigned sadness, he reached out and patted Harry's shoulder, he said:

"It's normal to have sad things. This world is not always full of happiness, and this world also allows us to be sad. I believe that as a child of destiny, you must have endured and experienced much more than your peers."

"I am not Destiny's Child, Mr. Merlin."

Harry raised his head and said to Merlin seriously:

"I don't want to be the Destiny's Child. Others praise my parents as heroes. But I don't want them to be heroes. For me, it means that I have lost them since I was a child...I hope my parents can Stay with me."

"Yes."

Infected by Harry's words, Merlin raised his head and looked at the top of the plane. He took a sip of his drink and said softly:

"What orphan doesn't wish his parents were still alive?"

He lowered his head and smiled at Harry:

"I'm an orphan too..."

"One month after I was born, my parents died in a disaster. Believe me, Harry, I have experienced everything you feel, but I am luckier than you, my adoptive parents, to A hundred times friendlier than the Dursleys. It's hard to live with people like that for ten years, isn't it?"

"Actually it's fine."

Harry shrugged and said to Merlin:

"Uncle and aunt are pretty good to me. They even gave me Dali's small bedroom, and they won't let me go hungry."

"I can understand their thoughts. After all, for ordinary people, magic is always novel and scary. Moreover, I heard that when my mother was alive, the relationship with my aunt was not good. After my parents died, my aunt Being able to adopt me shows that she is actually a kind person."

"Well, you're a little angel."

Merlin frowned, looked at Harry's mended old suit, and said:

"After getting off the plane, I have to buy you a new set of clothes."

"No, that's all right, Mr. Merlin."

Harry hastily stopped:

"I can't let you spend money."

"Don't be silly, kid."

Merlin stood up, patted Harry on the head, and said:

"You're going to be disguised as a Muggle for 7 days, and it's too eye-catching to wear this old clothes. It's for your safety and mine. Now, go to sleep, it's late at night. Wait for you By the time we woke up, we'd be almost in New York."

Merlin looked at his watch and pointed Harry to his room, who stood up, thanked Merlin again, and went back into the room.

Merlin walked to the edge of the cabin. On the table there was a birdcage with a white owl inside.

It's called Hedwig, and it's Harry's pet.

Merlin took out a pack of pet food from his pocket, and fed it to this very intelligent and human bird. He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Gartler, we've left European airspace. Are you safe there?"

"Merlin, who did you take away?"

The level 5 agent Gartler on the other side of the phone asked back with some headaches:

"Just now, our base in London was invaded by an unknown gang! A dozen of our agents were attacked, and I'm dealing with the mess here. The bad thing is, they all seem to have forgotten what just happened, just It's like the memory has been wiped out. An unlucky guy even forgot his own name...it's not normal!"

"They didn't hurt anyone, did they?"

Merlin asked.

"It's true that no one was hurt, but our archives were compromised."

Agent Gartler's words also reveal a doubt, he said:

"To be honest, I don't understand. Since those people can invade the base, why don't they turn on the computer... Instead, they go to the warehouse where the paper materials are hidden. Your itinerary is stored in the computer, but the computer has no No sign of turning on, hell."

"So we have tradition to thank."

Merlin made a strange remark. He said to Gartler:

"In short, there is no need to worry, Gatler. These things are over here, and I will tell you the truth when it is convenient in the future. This matter is related to a powerful supernatural force."

"Well, well, since that's the case, I won't ask."

Gartler said on the phone:

"There are also three air tickets from London to New York that you asked me to help you. I have already thrown them into the designated mailbox."

"Then thank you, Gartler, next time I come to Europe, I will definitely treat you to a big meal."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Merlin hung up the phone.

He looked at the gloomy sky outside the cabin, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The British Ministry of Magic reacted quickly enough, but they were misled by the message Merlin deliberately left behind.It took a lot of effort to invade the London branch, but missed the best chance to hunt down Merlin and Harry.

By the time they found the really useful news, Merlin and Harry had already arrived in the North American continent.

"It's also fortunate that those old-fashioned people don't use computers..."

Merlin snorted, he reached out and touched the white owl in the cage, and then walked towards his room.

Five hours later, in the duty-free shop at Kennedy International Airport.

Harry Potter was dazzled by the clothes hanging all over the windows. This child, who had been abused by his uncle and aunt, felt a little overwhelmed by the dazzling array of products.

Seeing him standing in the store with an owl in his hand, Merlin couldn't stand it anymore. He walked to the counter and said to the lovely young lady at the front desk:

"This one, that one, and that one, and another watch, and the last casual suit."

He glanced at Harry's figure, and said to the young lady:

"Can you try on clothes?"

"All of them, sir."

The lady introduced it very professionally.

Merlin nodded, then waved to Harry, reached out to take the birdcage in his hand, and pointed to the fitting room:

"Go, I'll wait for you here."

Ten minutes later, a freshly dressed Mr. Potter came out of the fitting room.

He was wearing a blue casual suit, probably the same style as Merlin's gray suit, and his messy hair was also taken care of, and he looked refreshed all of a sudden.

It was at this moment that Merlin noticed that there was a black lightning-shaped scar on the left side of Harry's forehead.But it wasn't scary, on the contrary, it added a sense of mystery to the young man.

Merlin hugged his shoulders and looked up and down at the brand-new Harry. He nodded in satisfaction:

"Yes, that's fine."

He took out his wallet, paid, and, pointing to some shopping bags on the counter, said to Harry:

"Carrying these things, let's pick up your friends."

"what?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Harry's face, and he said:

"You mean, Ron and Hermione are coming too?"

"of course."

Merlin pushed his glasses and said to the young man in front of him:

"Since it's a trip, how can I let you travel alone?"

"Come on, don't miss their flight."

Merlin walked out of the duty-free shop carrying the birdcage, and Harry followed behind him. A moment later, at the arrival gate in the lobby, Harry waved excitedly to the three young men dragging their luggage:

"Hi, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, I'm here! Come on!"

Merlin stood further back. He looked at the four chattering young people, and thought of Eric in his own family. He frowned and said to himself:

"5 young people, my God, if I don't pay attention, I will become the king of children."

(About the wrong chapter just now, it was my mistake. In order to compensate everyone, I will add 2 more updates next month, SORRY.)

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