Chapter 128 126. Seclusion
The wizard quickly filled in the information on the form, and then pushed the two forms in front of Dumbledore and Jon.
"Sign and pay. The cross-border use of the Floo network costs 10 Galleons per person, and the two of you have a total of 20 Galleons."
They each signed their pseudonyms on the form, and then Dumbledore took out another twenty gold coins and put them on the desk.
After the money fell on the table, it suddenly disappeared, as if some magic had been attached to the table, allowing the money to be collected by itself.
The wizard helped them open a door behind Room No. 3, behind which there were also two unburned fireplaces.
"The Floo network of the fireplace on the left is connected to the French Floo network, as long as it is a fireplace recorded in the French Ministry of Magic, it can reach it. And don't forget the return entry time you submitted, if you haven't received it after five days Come back, and pay a fine of 12 Sickles for each day of delay."
After explaining all the precautions, the wizard left the room with the fireplace.
Dumbledore and Jon stood together in front of the fireplace on the left, and then Dumbledore handed Jon the Floo powder box on the fireplace and asked him to squeeze out a handful.
"Walking into the fireplace, our destination is [No. 126 Montmartre Square], shout out the name of the place, and then sprinkle the Floo powder down."
Listening to Dumbledore's command, Jon followed the steps he said, and then sprinkled Floo powder in the fireplace.
The next moment, a rising green flame spread from his feet, enveloping his whole body in an instant, and then he disappeared.
In Paris, France, 500 kilometers away in a straight line, at No. 126 Montmartre Square, in a wizard bar, the flame of the fireplace turned from yellow to green, and then Jon's figure appeared here.
Using Floo powder for long-distance travel is not as comfortable as apparition, but at least Jon is used to this feeling, so after landing, he didn't make a fool of himself.
Less than three or four seconds after he walked out of the fireplace, the flame that had turned from green to yellow turned back to green again, and Dumbledore walked out of it right after him.
Their aim was a lively tavern filled with wizards in robes.
The appearance of Dumbledore and Jon did not attract any attention. The atmosphere in the tavern was obviously more relaxed. They sat in an empty seat, and soon a witch holding a plate came over and asked them in French what they needed .
"A baba rum cake, two steaks, a glass of cider and a glass of fruit juice."
"Need some eggs mayonnaise and cream of onion soup?"
"Well, it's a good recommendation, so let's have two. Don't wait for the cake, it can be served with the steak."
"I'll get the kitchen back as soon as possible, sir."
He observed the surrounding environment first, and then expressed his doubts to Dumbledore during the serving time.
"If wizards want to go out from England, shouldn't there be many ways? Even if Floo powder and Portkey are controlled, why don't they just use Apparition to come out? From England to France, use phantom There shouldn't be any accidents with the transfer, right?"
Dumbledore explained to him.
"As long as it is not biased towards places like Scotland and Ireland, it is possible to use Apparition directly from Wales and England to reach the western coast of France, but the use of Apparition within the entire UK can be detected, and the Ministry of Magic will Random spot checks are conducted on these apparition locations. Once a British wizard is found to have smuggled out of the country, his name will be recorded and he will be punished accordingly. The minimum fine is 20 Galleons. At the same time, in Azkaban I was locked up for 3 days."
Jon understood the meaning of this. No matter how strong the Ministry of Magic under Voldemort was to control the entire wizarding world, he couldn't guarantee that he could monitor every wizard's actions at all times.
This is just like the traffic light violations stipulated by the Muggle world. The violations are clearly stipulated. If you run a red light and catch you, you have to admit it. If you are not caught, it can only mean that you are enough this time. Lucky.
Moreover, at the end of the 20th century, the flow of information is far from being as smooth as it will be in the future. Wizards can basically rely on the Daily Prophet for information. Now the Ministry of Magic has fully controlled the Daily Prophet, and it has almost become the default official daily. News about the arrest of a few stowaways is published in the newspaper every day, which will have a strong deterrent effect, preventing British wizards from leaving the country at will without reporting.
But now if you want to report, like Dumbledore and Jon, if you want to leave the country on the day of the report, the bribes and handling fees sent by the two will total 45 Galleons.
One must know that the monthly salary of a regular employee of the Ministry of Magic is only a few tens of Galleons. This is still a middle-level position. It costs so much money to go abroad, which is not acceptable to any wizard.
This is basically equivalent to a semi-mandatory blockade of the British magic world.
Jon can understand Voldemort doing this. After all, his enslavement policy is turning back the wheel of history. If British wizards can still communicate with the outside world as before, there will definitely be many problems within the British wizarding world.
The most intuitive thing is that there must be an outflow of Muggles and half-blood wizards who cannot accept his rule, and once the population decreases, it is definitely not what Voldemort wants to see, so he will make such a move.
As for the way of traveling through Muggles, such as leaving the country by plane, train, and ship, it is estimated that Voldemort and his subordinates will not pay attention to the way of traveling by Muggles at all, unless the phenomenon of fleeing by Muggles is particularly serious. , they will really face up to the problem in this direction.
In fact, in Jon's opinion, this method is very mild compared to the madness shown in Voldemort's original book. After all, if you really want to leave, you can still escape by spending money and bleeding. In fact, you can't even get the money. It is also possible to fly a broom across the country, but it is more dangerous, and the Ministry of Magic cannot fail to think of this.
But if he followed the way he showed in the original book, he might directly ban anyone from leaving the country, which would lead to complete chaos within the British magic circle.
The food they ordered arrived quickly, and although they were close together, the gastronomic gap between Britain and France was as wide as the military power gap between France and Germany in the early 1940s.
No matter in terms of craftsmanship, taste or style, French food can beat British food eight hundred times.
For example, Dumbledore's long-awaited Baba Rum Cake made him very satisfied. He even gave Jon a little cream in the name of wine in the cake, and didn't let him eat too much, so he made it round himself.
Just when they were about to have their fill of wine and food, a quarrel from the neighboring table suddenly caught their attention.
I forgot to send it after I finished writing, and I lost a chapter of the leave note directly, crying with my head in my arms (╥﹏╥)
(end of this chapter)