Scabior

// THIS IS AN OLD CHAPTER. THE NEW CHAPTERS ARE IN VOLUME 2. YOU CAN READ THESE CHAPTERS IF YOU WANT SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN LATER BUT SOME EVENTS CAN BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW CHAPTERS.

The next day, I am back in Mr. Burgin's store, but I find a closed door with a closed sign hanging on it. I knock anyway, just in case, since I warned the owner that I would pass today. After a minute, I can see Mr. Burgin accompanied by a man I do not know.

"Ha, I was looking forward to seeing you." He lets me walk through the door of his shop. I can see some brand-new items that weren't there when I walked in yesterday. "Let me introduce you to my partner and notorious magical object collector, Caractacus Burke."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Burke."

"It's great that you were able to come today because my partner has just returned with the creature you were looking for. A young man also came by yesterday with a young girl, they put a number of books aside as well as a dagger in your name. Does that ring a bell? "

"Yes, I know, I was here for this, but I am delighted to see this creature arrive. Where is it?"

"In a Muggle warehouse on the outskirts of town, I've created a portkey to make it easier for us to get there. The poachers I've hired are there, monitoring the merchandise. We can get there as soon as you want. "

I pay for the books and put them away in my suitcase before following the owners into their back room. They lead me to a disgusting old sock in the corner of the room that we all touch at the same time.

A second later, we are in front of an old warehouse along the Tamise. But my sixth sense activated, warning me of a danger. In front of the warehouse, there are six wizards watching us.

"Is it normal that there are so many guards near the entrance?"

"No, there were only four wizards in the warehouse when I left." This whole story feels like a trap, but it's a bit late to back off now.

We walk inside the warehouse where five other men are waiting for us, one of them with a wand in his hand. I recognize the one who must be the leader of the gang because I have seen him in the films, Scabior, the snatcher. Right next to him is a crate.

"Hello gentlemen, I am delighted to be able to close this deal."

"So we are. Here is your client for today." Scabior approaches us with his hand outstretched in greeting. I squeeze it and he force my arm in my back, I let him do it and feel the tip of his wand land on my neck.

"However, I'm sorry to tell you that my fees have changed, I have lost two men to bring this beast back to you, so its price just increased to ten million Galleon. Consider this the price of your lives."

"What?! But that's a hundred times more than what we originally agreed!"

"This is business, Mister Burke. I lost a lot to ensure your safety and bring this monster back to British territory and my men and I are not going to leave without a little bonus." Well, it is clear that Scabior will not be reasonable. It's time to stop this farce. I free myself from the poacher's weak grip before snatching his wand from his hand and digging my teeth into his neck, injecting my venom at the same time.

Scabior crumbles to the ground screaming, seeing the amount of venom I injected he must have more or less five minutes to live. The mercenaries are shocked by the speed at which their boss has collapsed to the ground and I take this opportunity to kill the one who already has his wand out. A green flash escapes from the tips of my fingers reaching out in his direction and the man falls dead on the concrete floor of the warehouse.

The guards pull themselves together when they see the spell fuse and draw their wands. We run with Barjow and Beurk to hide in the shelves full of boxes.

"So what do we do now?"

"Well first, let's calm down. There are nine people still looking for us but luckily the warehouse is quite large, they will have to separate. I suggest that we ambush one of the groups afterward. we could try to sneak back to the portkey to get out of here. "

Scabior's cries still echo through the warehouse as we sink deeper into it. Once we find a promising intersection, I climb on one of the shelves full of crates to hide high up while waiting for a group to pass while my two companions of misfortune hide to the left and right of the intersection, waiting for my signal to act.

Three men finally come with their wands raised in our direction when I give the signal. We all three come out of our hiding place and I cast a killing spell at the same time as my two companions. The three men collapse dead before they know what happened to them and we move forward discreetly in the direction from which our attackers were coming.

We end up finding the entrance to the warehouse where Scabior lies on the ground. He is still alive but not for much longer, foam escapes from his mouth and weak spasms agitate his body. I put the crate containing the nundu in my suitcase before we escape from the warehouse. As we arrive at the portkey, Burke turns around and raises his wand to throw a fiendfire at the warehouse. The absolutely uncontrolled spell ravages the building as we escape through the portkey.

When we are back in the room, Burgin and Burkes sit down for a moment to catch their breath.

"What was that fiendfire for?"

"The traces had to be erased, if the Muggles come across bodies of men armed with sticks, they might ask some questions. And the ministry will not be able to use the rewind spell if there is nothing left to throw it at. " He's not wrong, it was better to take the time to destroy the evidence. "

"How much do I owe you for the Nundu?" I guess part of the one hundred thousand Galeon I had to pay was going to their pockets.

"You can keep it. We were terrible traders for hiring this man. He had promised us far cheaper prices than our usual partner. Consider this as our compensation for your inconvenience in hoping to still do business with you at the to come up." Mister Burgin seems sad to have lost a supplier much cheaper than the previous one.

"Of course, speaking of business. I wish you could find me a demiguise, the quicker the better." Burgin smiles delightedly to see that I am still ready to do business with them despite the incident.

"Of course, demiguises are unusual creatures but they can still be obtained without too much problem. I should have received it by the end of the month if my usual partner takes care of it."