After leaving Knockturn Alley, Rolf and Shirley spent the whole day wandering around Diagon Alley.
During Christmas, Diagon Alley becomes even more lively. There are so many wizards everywhere that you can’t even squeeze in.
Major stores also launch many special events:
Ollivander's Wand Shop had a banner that read...Old wands for kitchen knives;
Madam Malkin's Robe Store offers a 25% discount on three robes;
Flowers and Blotts gives you a Merlin-shaped doll when you buy a book, which looks like Santa Claus;
There are also broomstick stores that launch various promotions, especially the Nimbus 2001, which has only been on the market for half a year, has experienced a significant price reduction, which is even worse than the price of the Nimbus 2000.
But the party can wait a little longer. After all, with the current trend, the price will only become more close to the people. The party said that he cried and fainted in the toilet...
Even Gringotts has launched special edition Christmas coins, which can be exchanged for Galleons on a one-to-one basis, but they cannot be used as real Galleons... According to the goblins, they have extremely high collection value.
At night, Diagon Alley becomes even more lively, with fireworks everywhere, and the flames of magical creatures such as fire dragons and unicorns blooming above everyone's heads.
Tonks came again, delivering a reward for capturing the old witch. However, it was clearly a reward of 1,000, but it was only 700 Galleons, and the Ministry of Magic deducted 300... This 300 Galleons is enough.
Shameless.
But seven hundred galleons was enough for today's splurge. Rove took Shirley shopping in Diagon Alley until late at night.
It was too late, so they naturally did not go back to Hogwarts and stayed one night in the Leaky Cauldron.
The Leaky Cauldron also launched a Christmas three-day and two-night special package for a king-size bed room, which also comes with breakfast... Of course, this has nothing to do with Rove and Shirley, they are still booking two rooms.
The next morning, Rolf took Shirley back to Hogwarts.
When I arrived, I took the Knight Bus. When I returned, Shirley firmly resisted this mode of transportation.
She would rather ride a broomstick back to Hogwarts than experience that bad trip again.
Of course you can't fly. There are many ways to return to Hogwarts, but the easiest and most convenient way is to use the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron and head to Hogsmeade first.
So the two of them used floo powder and got out of the fireplace of the Pig's Head pub.
The Hog's Head pub is still closed, and Aberforth hasn't been working recently. However, although he is closed, he is still wearing an apron and making mutton rolls in the kitchen.
On Christmas Day, Rolf heard from Dumbledore that this was the signature dish of the Pig's Head Bar...it tasted extremely delicious and was a must-try.
But it was only then that Rolf realized something was wrong. Aberforth was a man who had a special affection for goats. Even his patron saint was a goat.
Aberforth was also accused by the Ministry of Magic of using improper magic on goats. It is not clear how illegal it was.
Anyway, how could he possibly make lamb rolls?!
It's like a dog lover, how could he eat dog meat hot pot?
Sure enough, after observing for a while, Luo Fu discovered the problem. The so-called mutton rolls are duck meat marinated in mutton oil and then seasoned with mutton essence...
As expected of you Aberforth, you used low-priced vinegar at the door of the Hufflepuff lounge, and used duck meat to make up for the mutton... Is this your special way of retaliating against society?
Duck lovers strongly condemn!
Aberforth was a bachelor, and he was very calm when Rolf and Shirley found him. He even asked Rolf to help bring "added" duck meat to his brother for breakfast.
Luo Fu seriously suspected that those "added" duck meat was like Hualaishi, which would cause diarrhea after eating it. After all, normal people would not sprinkle mud into the sauce... Guanyin soil, right?
It can only be said that the two Dumbledore brothers are really... brothers and sisters.
After bidding farewell to Aberforth, they returned to Hogwarts. Shirley was still carrying a large bag of duck meat and asked:
"So, do we still need to send these to Professor Dumbledore?"
"I won't give it away. After eating this duck meat, the principal will definitely have diarrhea. Then it will still be our problem." Luo Fu said decisively:
"Rinse off all the sauce on it and make it into food for the swallow-tailed dogs. You can also save a little money on dog food."
"..."
Shirley glanced at the boy with her small eyes. It was Luo Fu who knew how to live a good life and was more economical than her!
Rolf handed the box to Shirley, separated from her, and went to look for... the disappearing cabinet alone.
That's right, there is another disappearing cabinet corresponding to the disappearing cabinet in Borgin-Bock store, which is in Hogwarts.
If this were not the case, Luofu would not have bought a disappearing cabinet. After all, a single cabinet would be too ugly to use as a bedside table.
Rove finally found the cabinet in Filch's office.
On Halloween a few months ago, Harry was captured by Filch and imprisoned. Nico asked Peeves to drop the Vanishing Cabinet from the second floor, attracting Filch's attention and rescuing Harry.
But unfortunately, the cabinet was also damaged. If you want to use it again, it must be repaired.
The repair of this precious magic item is a difficult problem, and one must understand alchemy.
Although Rolf followed Nico's advice and learned runes, it was just a language, and his current foundation in alchemy was still zero.
Fortunately, this is not a big problem. Rove can contact Nico and ask him to teach him step by step.
…
…
black leather suitcase,
cabin,
The boiling crucible made a gurgling sound, and on the shelves on both sides of the wall were various magic materials and potions that had been put into bottles.
Rolf was sitting at a table, holding a two-way mirror, chatting with Nico.
This was a gift from Nico at Christmas to facilitate daily communication between the two.
Rolf now has two mirrors, and one was a gift from his sister Margery. He only used it a few times and then threw it away in the cabinet.
Ralph looked at Nico in the mirror, first mentioned the recent investigation to the old man, and then talked about yesterday's trip to Knockturn Alley.
Nico was very happy that the young man had been investigating the four prophecies in the Book of Abraham. After listening to it, he smiled and said, "The progress has been very fast."
"But Borgin refused to reveal the information about the wizard who bought the portrait." Rolf said softly.
"It's okay." The old man picked up a pipe made of oak. After rubbing it for a long time, the pipe exuded a round and vermilion luster.
"Albus and I will go to Borgin's and Burke's and give Borgin a reason he can't refuse."
Rolf nodded lightly. With him and Dumbledore taking action, at least there would be no trouble in Britain!
"As for this disappearing cabinet, it is not troublesome to repair. I will guide you now, and you can repair it this Christmas." Nico said softly:
"But that's meaningless. I still suggest you learn the basics of alchemy first, and make several alchemical items according to the alchemy book I wrote.
In the process, you will gradually become familiar with the operation...you will soon be able to repair the disappearing cabinet by yourself, without my guidance at all."
