Chapter 4 Diagon Alley and Unexpected Acquaintances
After breakfast the next day, Mr. Lambert took Lane to Charing Cross Street by subway, which was only about half an hour away from their home.
On the way, Ryan kept thinking about the world of Harry Potter.
In the novel, the magical world is not that kind of world where demigods are as numerous as dogs, lichs roam everywhere, and extraordinary beings dominate. But from some perspectives, the extraordinary side of this world is not that simple either.
For example, in the life domain, there is a magic stone that can make people live forever. In the time domain, there is a time converter that a little girl can use. In the space domain, there are space expansion spells and teleportation popular among adult wizards. It is even possible.
Lucky potions that affect cause and effect and destiny. These things, especially some popular spells about space and soul, can be said to be hundreds of years ahead of the world's technological side.
The magic in this world is probably not as simple as imagined. After all, Rowling writes fairy tales, which are only part of the wizarding world.
As for the issue of wizards' combat effectiveness, even Peter Pettigrew, a wizard who is considered a bit lame, can blow up half a street. This can only show that the wizarding world is not lacking in combat effectiveness, but that many things related to combat have been deleted from school education. This knowledge
It can only be passed down through the family.
Thinking of this, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he has a Wanjie grocery store, which should be able to make up for the shortcomings of an ordinary person who lacks certain knowledge. After all, he went to school in the same year as the savior. If you think about the original text of the novel, you will know this
It will definitely not be stable for a few years.
It seems that the previous life plan needs to be changed. Now the main goal is to improve strength. After all, strength is the foundation of the magic world. Otherwise, why would Dumbledore be the leader of wizards instead of Fudge.
Just as I was thinking about it, Mr. Lambert, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.
"Here we are, this is No. 24 Charing Cross Street... No. 28, hey, why isn't there No. 26?"
Ryan raised his head and saw an old and dilapidated bar in front of him, with a wooden sign hanging above it saying Leaky Cauldron Bar, between a record store and a bookstore.
"Dad, hold my hand." Ryan pulled his father and pushed open the door of the bar.
"This is amazing." Mr. Lambert exclaimed as he looked at the room in front of him. It was a medieval-style bar that didn't look very tidy, the lights were a bit dark, and some people in robes were drinking or playing dice.
Maybe they stood at the door for a long time, and a man with almost all his hair and a look like a shriveled walnut appeared in front of them quietly: "I am Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron. It seems that you need help.
After speaking, he looked at Ryan: "Is this your first time at Hogwarts?"
"Yes," Ryan said. "We have never been exposed to magic before. How do I get to Diagon Alley? I need to buy things for school."
The boss Tom showed an ugly smile: "Diagon Alley, come with me." After saying that, he took the Ryans and his son to the backyard. Tom took out his wand and pointed it at the back wall, "Count three dollars on top of the trash can, and then count two horizontally.
Block…knock three times!”
As Tom tapped, the wall shook and began to move, and finally a wide archway appeared, leading to a winding cobbled street with no end in sight.
"You'd better go to Gringotts first. Just go straight and see the tallest white building to exchange wizard currency." After saying that, Tom put away his wand and left.
The father and son walked along the cobblestone street towards Gringotts. The sounds of bargaining and some strange animal sounds came from the shops on both sides of the street. Mr. Lambert showed the curiosity of a writer. It took Ryan some effort to let him know.
He did not lie down on the glass and look at the exquisite gold-plated astronomical model.
Soon, they came to a snow-white building that towered over the surrounding shops. Next to the shiny bronze door, stood a goblin wearing a scarlet and gold uniform (Mr. Lambert complained in Chinese: "This
Is it a goblin? It's obviously a Goblin that looks like a human."). The goblin raised his eyes and looked at them, and then said feebly: "Are you a new student at Hogwarts? Go to the special window to exchange money. There are signs there to remind you.
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Entering the golden hall of Gringotts, there is indeed a Hogwarts freshman currency exchange sign hanging on a counter in the corner of the hall.
"Hello." Ryan walked to the counter and greeted the goblin.
"New student, tell me your name."
"Lian Liang"
"Confirm, you are on the list." The goblin took a piece of parchment and looked at it.
"Freshmen can redeem up to 200 galleons each year." After saying that, he handed over a pocket. Mr. Lambert took out a stack of 50-pound banknotes that he took out from the bank last night and handed them to the goblin at the counter. Then he said to Ryan: "
This is a bit like China. Your cousin told me last time that there is a quota for each person to exchange pounds, and a lot of documents have to be written."
After exchanging the money, the two decided to start buying familiar things first, so they went to various shops and bought magic robes, textbooks, crucibles, scales, potions, crystal bottles and other items listed on the list. Of course, Ryan arrived
On the excuse that he was in a strange place and might need all his energy to cope with the new environment, he declined Mr. Lambert's suggestion to give him a pet.
Everything went well during the shopping process. However, thinking about spending a large sum of money to buy a liar's novel next year, Ryan felt a little depressed.
Finally, they came to the door of a small and shabby shop, with the gold-lettered sign on the door peeling off. The sign read, Ollivander: Making exquisite wands since 382 BC. The dusty sign beside the door
In the window, a solitary wand sat on a faded purple cushion.
Pushing open the store door, Ryan found a man in a suit and his daughter trying out a wand. Their backs looked familiar.
Before he could think of how he had seen his back before, Mr. Lambert stepped forward and greeted softly: "Mr. Granger, I didn't expect to see you here."
Ryan suddenly remembered that Mr. Granger was a dentist, and his clinic was not far from his home. He had also gone to his clinic to check his teeth. The most important thing was that his daughter was in the same school and grade as him, but they were not in the same grade.
A class always ranks second in the grade in school examinations (Lane: "College students should not be proud of taking first place in elementary school, but should be humble.").
Suddenly, Ryan froze. Granger, a dentist, a girl with brown curly hair, went to Hogwarts in 1991. It was easy for him to guess who this girl was. He had never known it before. On the one hand, he thought this was an ordinary world.
, didn’t think in that direction. On the one hand, Miss Granger’s appearance was a little different from that of the actress. The most important thing was that the pronunciation of the name of the young lady he heard at school should be close to Hermione, which was far different from the Chinese pronunciation of Hermione.
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Ryan felt the world's malice toward him, an outsider, and it seemed that his seven-year plan was about to be revised again.