Chapter 3 Dreaming about Diagon Alley
"Wait!" Mammy was a little surprised, "You mean, the school that teaches magic? You really aren't in..."
Mammy didn't say "just kidding" later. After all, Professor McGonagall's aura and expression make people feel a lot more respectful.
This is the aura of the dean who has served for many years.
Professor McGonagall had an extra wand in his hand, pointed at Mammy lightly, and seemed to read a series of vague pronunciations.
Then Mammy's attitude changed: "Oh, welcome Professor McGonagall, I hope little Ted can enter your school. That would be great. You chat, I'll make you tea." Then she walked away up.
Ted looked at the wand in Professor McGonagall's hand, "Is this magic? It won't have a bad influence on Mammy, right?"
Professor McGonagall's expression was rarely relaxed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, "Don't worry, Mr. Epifani, this magic won't have a bad effect on her. She will only think that you entered a very good school , will be very relieved."
She tapped the plate on the coffee table with her magic wand again, and the plate suddenly turned into a sparrow, flew around the room, and landed on the coffee table again to become a plate.
Ted showed a look of surprise and joy, "Wow~ amazing!"
Professor McGonagall nodded, "Mr. Epiphany, you have special abilities that other children don't have, do you?"
Ted looked at the guitar on the side - it shouldn't be about my singing.
"You mean this?" Ted held out his hand to the cup on the table.
The cup started to shake and flew into his hand.
"Oh~ well done." Professor McGonagall looked at Ted again.
Few little wizards are able to control their magical powers before they receive education.
This is a very talented kid.
"Then, come with me, and I'll take you to buy some necessary things."
"Professor, I want to speak to Mammy."
Professor McGonagall waved his hand, "No need, after all, you can't explain this kind of thing to Muggles too clearly, she will think you were admitted by us..."
If you are a parent of a little Muggle wizard, it is necessary to let them know where their children have gone.
They have this power, even under secrecy laws.
But if it's a nanny in an orphanage, that's another matter. She couldn't be considered Tad's guardian, so that's why she did it—she used a confusion spell.
Ted hurriedly asked: "Then should I bring my luggage?"
"No, no need, you have to come back after shopping, and there are still two months before school starts."
…
Walking out the door, Ted said: "That...Professor McGonagall, I have no money. I only have 22 pounds and 16 pence all over my body. Is it enough?"
Professor McGonagall: "Mr. Epiphany, I don't think you need to worry about this."
"Just call me Ted."
"Okay, Ted..."
It turns out that Hogwarts has prepared an annual interest-free student loan for special students like Ted.
Although certainly not much, but finishing school is no problem. It can be repaid after graduation.
Conscience!
Wait, the last one who received a student loan was Tom, right?
Professor McGonagall brought Ted to a nearby alley, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his expression a bit subtle.
"Ted, in order to save time, we need to use magic to get to our destination. It may be uncomfortable, so bear with it."
"OK."
"Then, take my hand... Apparate!"
Ted suddenly felt himself being spun up and squeezed into a narrow pipe, and it took a lot of tossing before he stopped.
When his feet hit the ground again, he almost fell down. The stomach churned even more, and it took more than ten seconds to stop the nausea.
Professor McGonagall on one side is not unusual, but is looking at Ted: I didn't expect him to be quite adaptable.
Now Ted has serious doubts, and he has been retaliated against!
In fact, this is indeed the case. Normally, you should come by car.
But who told Professor McGonagall to let little Ted feel the charm of magic in advance? Let him know that some cats can't rua!
This older cat girl is not very smart.
Ted: Did you do it on purpose, or did you accidentally?
Professor McGonagall: On purpose!
Ted: Then I'd better not go to Gryffindor and fall into your hands.
But to be honest, he really wants to try it once! Then I'll be like this, and then that, and then this...
The little expert couldn't help but start the spiritual victory method.
The system seems to feel something—
"Ding ~ trigger task:
【You can do it again and again, lick her! (green)】.
What's wrong with petting a cat? What's wrong with petting a cat? If you become a hedgehog, won't I stop masturbating? !
Target: Professor McGonagall in rua Animagus state again.
Reward: 250 experience, +lv1 transfiguration.
Damn it, **** her! "
This...I, I'm just kidding! Why are you still serious? !
How to do this? ! !
"Okay, Ted, here we are. The Leaky Cauldron Bar on Charing Cross Road." Professor McGonagall looked at Ted in a daze, and felt that his preschool education was very effective.
Ted looked up and saw a very small door, probably not much bigger than a door.
An iron rod protruded from the door plaque, and a wooden sign was hung. There was no writing on it, but a picture of a leaking cauldron. It is so big that it can stew a child.
It's located between a large bookstore and a record store, and although it's quirky and eye-catching, people passing by don't even look at it.
Professor McGonagall pushed open the door first, and walked in with Ted.
The inside of the bar was a little dark, and there were oil lamps on, no wonder it was so dark that it looked like a nightclub.
By the way, it seems that the magic world cannot use electrical appliances.
Then how much do you get a magic lamp? Oil lamps and candlesticks are too outdated.
Some long or square or round wooden tables are placed around in a mess. Some weird-looking wizards in fancy clothes were drinking and chatting.
Many people took the initiative to say hello to Professor McGonagall.
The bald boss behind the bar, Tom Abbott, put down his glass and greeted Professor McGonagall, "Oh, Professor McGonagall, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you going to pick up this year's newborn?"
Professor McGonagall nodded, "Yes. I'll take him to Diagon Alley for shopping."
"Oh, that's great. My granddaughter is also a freshman this year."
After a few pleasantries, Professor McGonagall led Ted out through the back door of the Leaky Cauldron, which seemed to be a dead end. There is a litter box against the wall.
"Remember how to open it." Professor McGonagall said, "use the wand, start from the trash can, count up to three pieces, and then count down to two pieces. Tap~"
Immediately afterwards, the very thick brick wall began to change. Amidst the gurgling sound, the bricks began to recede and overlap, and an arched door appeared.
Inside the gate is an alley about four or five meters wide. The cobblestone ground has been ground to a smooth level, and there are strange shops on both sides.
There are all kinds of incomprehensible goods on the street, wizards wearing wizard robes come in and out of the shops on the street, and many owls are flying around...
This is Diagon Alley, the starting point of the magical world!
Even Ted, who has watched it many times in movies and videos, was still shocked by this scene. Even the system in his mind was almost ignored.
"Ding ~ trigger task:
【Explore Diagon Alley (Green)】.
The most famous wizarding commercial street in Great Britain, why not go shopping here? Every store can't miss it!
Goal: Complete 100% exploration of Diagon Alley.
Progress: 1%.
Reward: 100 experience, random cards.
Battle is much more interesting than shopping~”
Looking at the stunned Ted, Professor McGonagall smiled slightly, "Okay Ted, I'll have a lot of time to surprise you in the future. Let's get the money first. You have a lot to buy..."
Professor McGonagall's pace was not slow, and he pulled Ted forward.
Ted looked left and right and couldn't see at all. Dazzled, he could only walk forward.
After walking for five or six minutes, the two came to a fork in the road, and Professor McGonagall finally stopped.
Opposite the fork in the road is a three-story white building.
Other shops have up to two floors, and most of them are made of wood, but this building is made of white stone, which looks quite impressive from a distance.
Of course, it is limited to looking from a distance.
Because if you look closely, you will find: My God! The white marble columns outside Gringotts are actually crooked!
And the crooked ones have their own characteristics. The pillars on the first, second and third floors are not in the same line, they are not in the same direction!
As a construction bull who used to run away with buckets, this scene hurt too much!
Ted had the urge to run over and straighten the pillar!
On both sides of the bronze gate of Gringotts, there stood proud goblin guards in scarlet gold-rimmed uniforms, their eyes were not very pleasant.
Going further inside is a silver door with a row of bold characters engraved on it:
Come in, stranger, but beware what happens to greed.
Blindly demanding and getting something for nothing will be punished most severely.
If you want to take from our underground vaults a fortune that was never yours.
Thou thief, thou hast been warned, beware not of treasure, but of evil.
Ted curled his lips and said, "They seem to be very insecure."
Professor McGonagall nodded after hearing the words: "Indeed."
When ordinary people see this, they probably think that goblins have a bad attitude towards wizards.
But Ted saw the viciousness of the goblins.
They are guilty and afraid, but greed and pride make them hold their face.
Professor McGonagall quickly took the Ted student loan from the tall counters on both sides of the hall.
In order to highlight their condescension, those goblins set up chairs with a height of 1.5 meters behind the counter. It is estimated that you have to step on a small ladder to get up and down.
Actually, they should be considered a type of goblin?
In the early years, the West was very uneducated and had a limited vocabulary. Many similar things were called Goblin.
This leads to goblins, goblins, goblins, gnomes, silly and confused.
The appearance of the goblin is really far away from the aesthetics of human beings, and the long ones really can't be on the stage. In Ted's view, calling a monster is more appropriate than a goblin.
There is a poem that proves that: the body is like a dwarf and five centimeters thin, and the body is three inches tall, with a broad face, concave nose, amber eyes, sharp ears and poisonous teeth hanging down to the knees, fists, hammers shake the sun and the moon, wolf walks through and weeps ghosts and gods, brothers are everywhere in Kyushu, The nickname is Goblin.
Their concept is very special. They think that what they make is their own, and the fees paid to them are regarded as rent. As long as the first generation owner dies, they have the right to take things back.
Gryffindor entrusted the goblins to make swords, but they were blackmailed by them, and they were beaten badly.
Ted: Don’t force me to be a Goblin Slayer~
Wand in hand, follow me~ Kill goblins, grab Gringotts!
(end of this chapter)