The Knight Bus stopped outside the Leaky Cauldron.

After getting off, Vader pushed open the door and walked inside.

He greeted Tom the innkeeper before heading into the courtyard behind the pub.

He tapped the correct section of the brick wall with his wand, and a wide archway leading to Diagon Alley gradually appeared.

At the same time, Vader's appearance began to change.

He grew a few centimeters taller, his hair turned blonde, and his face became almost eighty percent similar to Gilderoy Lockhart's.

Vader strode through the bustling crowd with a clear destination in mind.

The tall white marble building on the northern side of Diagon Alley—

Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

He skillfully passed through the bronze doors and entered the inner hall, then went through another silver door into the marble banking chamber.

Vader looked around and found a goblin who seemed relatively free.

"Gilderoy Lockhart sent me here to withdraw some money. I'm his twin brother."

The goblin looked up at him expressionlessly.

"Do you have the key?"

"Yes."

Vader took a golden key from his pocket and handed it over.

"Follow me."

Vader followed the goblin into a narrow, dimly lit stone passage.

They climbed into a small cart and sped through the underground tunnels of London along a winding railway.

A few minutes later, they arrived in front of a vault.

The goblin used the key to unlock the door.

Vader glanced inside, and the corners of his mouth instinctively curled upward.

The vault wasn't particularly large, but it was packed with gold coins.

There were only Galleons—no Sickles or Knuts.

A rough estimate put the total at more than ten thousand coins.

Vader didn't waste any time.

He collected every single Galleon into his pocket.

However, as he turned to leave, he suddenly felt that this was a little too ruthless.

So he took a Knut from his own pocket and tossed it into the vault.

If Lockhart was ever released from Azkaban and came to Gringotts to withdraw his money, at least he wouldn't leave completely empty-handed.

A consolation prize, if nothing else.

After leaving Gringotts, Vader returned to his original appearance and went back to the Leaky Cauldron.

He gave Tom a Galleon before heading directly upstairs to his room.

He couldn't wait to count Lockhart's fortune.

He started around noon and didn't finish until the afternoon.

"27,315 Galleons."

Vader clicked his tongue in surprise.

"He's pretty rich."

"But it might still not be enough."

The Sequence 5 potion formula cost ten thousand Galleons.

One main ingredient cost another ten thousand, while one auxiliary ingredient cost one thousand.

So far, he had only collected three auxiliary ingredients and hadn't obtained a single main ingredient.

If brewing the potion required two main ingredients, he would need at least thirty thousand Galleons just to gather those materials.

And that didn't even include the auxiliary ingredients.

"Forget it. There's no point thinking about it right now."

"The main priority is still digesting the potion."

"As for money... I'll find another opportunity to earn some."

The next day.

Vader left the Leaky Cauldron.

While passing through a secluded alley in the Muggle world, he transformed into Enzo's appearance and quickly changed into a fresh set of clothes.

He then took out one of the spoils he had obtained when he first entered Knockturn Alley and played robber against robber—a yew wand.

Bang!

With a deafening explosion, the bright purple Knight Bus came speeding toward him.

"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus! I'm your conductor, Stan Shunpike."

"Hello, Mr. Shunpike."

Vader's voice was gentle and polite.

"I'd like to go to Dorset."

"Eleven Sickles. Hop aboard!"

Vader paid the fare and climbed onto the bus, casually choosing a seat.

He quietly watched the scenery rushing past the windows.

The violent jolting of the bus didn't seem to affect him at all.

"Huh! That's interesting."

Stan looked at him with fascination.

"It's rare to see someone stay this calm on the Knight Bus."

"But I met one yesterday, and now there's another one today."

"That's about as likely as winning the lottery twice in a row."

"What's your name?"

"Enzo."

After an unknown amount of time, Ernie suddenly slammed on the brakes and brought the Knight Bus to a stop beside a pavement.

"Enzo, we've reached Dorset."

Vader stepped off the bus and took a deep breath of the relatively fresh air.

The Fool had given him excellent balance and physical coordination, but that didn't mean he enjoyed riding such an extremely bumpy form of transportation.

He took a cane and a copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from his pocket.

He transformed the book into a silver chain and wrapped it around the cane.

Then he gripped the cane and held it vertically against the ground.

The location of Newt Scamander.

Vader silently repeated the divination phrase in his mind and entered a semi-meditative state.

The instant he released his hand, the cane fell forward.

Vader followed the direction indicated by the dowsing rod, passing through one street after another and periodically using the rod again to locate his target and correct his course.

Several hours later, Vader stopped in front of a terraced house in the suburbs.

Hmm.

"This doesn't seem quite like the scene I saw during the divination."

In his vision, Newt Scamander's residence should have had blue skies, white clouds, a wide lawn, and a peaceful lake.

There was nothing about this place that seemed to match.

But Vader didn't pay much attention to the discrepancy.

Anything was possible in the magical world.

Besides, Newt Scamander could transform a suitcase into a zoo capable of housing all kinds of magical creatures.

Modifying his home should be child's play for him.

The real problem was getting inside.

Scamander's residence had definitely been enchanted.

It was hidden somewhere in this area, but as an uninvited stranger, Vader probably wouldn't even be able to open the door.

Vader blinked and quietly activated his Spirit Vision.

In his sight, the row of terraced houses still looked completely ordinary.

However, between the two houses on the far left, a long, faint-blue spatial crack had appeared.

Unfortunately, Spirit Vision could only reveal the crack.

He couldn't see beyond it.

"Found it."

"Too bad I can't get inside."

Vader sighed helplessly.

His Sequence was still too low.

If he were a demigod, then even if he couldn't enter directly, he would at least be able to use Spirit Vision to see what lay beyond that spatial rift.

"Showing up uninvited is admittedly a little rude."

"But they probably won't mind too much."

Vader drew the yew wand and cast a spell to block the surrounding Muggles' line of sight.

He then transformed the silver chain around his cane back into Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The book floated high in the air, completely invisible to the Muggles below.

"My name is Enzo. I've come specifically to visit Mr. Newt Scamander."

Vader used his wand to write a conspicuous line of glowing red text in midair.

The message floated directly beneath Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

"Now all I have to do is wait."

"But what if they can't see it?"

"Perhaps I should... find a way to ring the doorbell first."

"At least that would let them know there's a wizard outside."

Vader pondered for a moment before looking up at the sky.

He was considering whether he should launch a few Hufflepuff fireworks to announce his arrival when the faint-blue spatial crack suddenly began to tremble.