{Outside Leaky Cauldron, Charing Cross Road}
~BANG~
I heard the knight bus hurtle away as I approached the door to the Leaky Cauldron. The once bustling pub had quieted down somewhat as I opened its creaky door. There were a couple of stragglers drinking firewhiskey in the corner, but other than that, only an old man with a hunched back was tending to the bar.
"Hello there, straggler, quite late to be out and about, innit?" He spoke as I walked over. He looked at me curiously, trying to place who I was or where he had seen me. Probably I must have left a faint impression when we passed through in the morning.
"How are you doing, Tom? Can I get a room for the night?" I asked, trying to blend in like a regular customer, but Tom was having none of it. Clearly, one of the requirements of being a barman was to have a pretty good memory for faces.
"Not so quick there. Who are you? I can't exactly let a criminal live here now, can I?" He inquired as he tried to get a good look at my face.
'Alright, nuclear option it is,'
I thought as I pulled my hair back, showing off my scar. "I'm Harry Potter. Can you not tell anyone that I'm here? I don't exactly want a crowd to form in the pub every day."
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Tom stared wide-eyed at my scar before he hurriedly nodded. "Of course. It's an honor to have you here." He fumbled as he looked back at the wall and debated for a moment before pulling off a key from the wall, which he then extended to me.
"It's the only room on the third floor. Watch your head when you go up the flight of stairs," Tom said, getting his nerves in control.
"How much is it?" I asked, rummaging through my pocket to pull out some money, when Tom waved his hand. "How could I take money from you, Mr. Potter?"
"I'm planning to stay here for the summer, Tom. I can't reasonably live here that long without paying anything, now can I?" I asked as he thought about it hard before replying, "It's 1 Galleon a night."
'Huh, that's cheaper than I thought it would be.' I had guessed more, around 4-5 galleons, and I'm thinking that he's probably giving me a huge discount.
"Here, this will cover for today. I'll pay the rest tomorrow,' I said as I waved my hand at him and started walking away.
"If you need anything, just ring the bell on the nightstand and then shout what you want at the bell, I'll be able to hear your requests," He said as I nodded and walked up the stairs. Ducking my head, I walked up the creaking stairs and looked at the 6-7 doors on the first floor before moving on.
The second floor had a similar layout, and only when I reached the third floor did I see it had only one door, locked at the entrance. The bronze key unlocked the door, and I walked into a big open living room.
'Huh, kind of didn't expect the Leaky Cauldron to have a luxury option.' I thought as I looked around the open space and the living room table before I walked up to the bed and collapsed onto it.
I closed my eyes for a moment as I took a deep breath. Soaking in the comfort of my new bed for now, I sank into the pillows, and with a thought, a black leather-bound diary appeared in my hand.
'Let's see, I'm curious about what stats someone like Adorabella has-' I paused as I noticed that Prof. McGonagall's portrait had changed.
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[Professor McGonagall]
[Corruption Level: 0/5 {Strict Professor}]
[Affection Meter: 100/100]
[Inhibition Level: 10/10]
[Inhibition Meter: 0/100]
[Trait unlocked at Level 1: Calm Mind]
[Calm Mind(Blue): A supplementary trait that increases the success chance of a spell by 30%]
[Trait unlocked at Level 2: Locked]
[Trait unlocked at Level 3: Locked]
[Trait unlocked at Level 4: Locked]
[Trait unlocked at Level 5: Locked]
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The image of Professor McGonagall was the same as before, it's just the action in the loop has changed from a simple smile and wave to a smile and wink.
'Kind of makes me feel like I'm playing one of those weird porn games that have changing portraits of the characters based on the corruption stat.'
I stared at Prof. McGonagall's portrait for a moment before I moved on to Hermione and noticed the same thing, except her neutral face from earlier had transformed into a smile and a blush as she shyly waved at me.
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[Hermione Granger]
[Corruption Level: 0/5 {Model Student}]
[Affection Meter: 100/100]
[Inhibition Level: 10/10]
[Inhibition Meter: 0/100]
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'It's kind of interesting, but not exactly what I was focused on,' I thought as I flipped the page and paused. My breath hitched as I brought the diary closer and stared as Adorabella, dressed in intimate white lingerie, turned around, showing off her flawless body with a neutral expression. And a second later, she drops down into a squat and starts to rub her pussy over her panties.
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[Adorabella GIF Stage 3 ]
[Adorabella Greengrass]
[Corruption Level: 2/5 {Hotwife}]
[Affection Meter: 10/100]
[Inhibition Level: 4/10]
[Inhibition Meter: 69/100]
[Trait unlocked at Level 3: Charms Inclination]
[Charms Initiate(Blue): You possess a natural affinity for wanded charm spells.]
[Trait unlocked at Level 4: Locked]
[Trait unlocked at Level 5: Locked]
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I stared at her flawless body as she moved around, how her full breasts swung with her. I could feel my cock start to rise as blood rushed toward my groin. I held the diary in place, my eyes tracking Adorabella's every move as I unbuttoned my pants and my left hand dipped into my underwear.
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'Okay, I'm not exactly proud of this, but I had to see if it was effective or not,' I tried to explain my debauched actions as I tugged myself back in and looked down at the mess I had made on the floor. I stared back at Adorabella's still swinging figure and closed the diary, putting it aside.
Opening my status page, I saw my LP had increased by 4 points, so the experiment was a success. At least I was self-sufficient if it ever came down to it.
'Now to deal with the mess.' I thought as I got my ass off the bed and walked over to the doors that were attached to my new living space, hoping one of them was a bathroom.
AN: I decided against writing the masturbation scene. Still, I needed to do it to confirm it works. A reader asked if I had any intention of letting him use the story to make a Twine game, and I have given permission for now. Let's see if anything comes of it. Next, we'll go to the red-light district in the wizarding world, encounter a familiar face, and start the first real smut scenes in the story.