blogombal Chapter 203 Return to Diagon Alley (End of this volume)
Chapter 203 Return to Diagon Alley (End of this volume)
Chapter 203 Return to Diagon Alley (End of this volume)
Everyone gathered together and returned to Gringotts.As soon as Lu Ren entered the door, he saw Hermione's parents standing awkwardly by the counter that spanned the entire marble hall, waiting for Hermione to introduce them.
Lu Ren was the first to say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Granger.
"Mr. Granger, Mrs. Granger, hello, I'm Lu Ren."
The Grangers recognized Lu Ren, relaxed a little, and had a brief conversation with Lu Ren, but were immediately interrupted by Mr. Arthur: he was very excited, because the Grangers were full of feelings that he felt. object of interest.Of course, Lu Ren also found an excuse for his behavior: Mr. Weasley is an avid collector, and he likes to collect all non-magical objects.
This made it much easier for the Grangers to understand, they were crazy collectors after all.Lu Ren led Alice behind the Hermiones, while the Weasleys and Harry were directly led by another goblin to their own underground vault.
The Hermiones are here to exchange Galleons.Obviously, this kind of behavior is extremely disgusted by goblins. If it weren't for the Ministry of Magic's strict order to give little Muggle-born wizards a little exchange amount every semester, they would have long ago turned this pair of Muggle-born wizards who tried to exchange waste paper for gold galleons. The Melons kicked out, but looked at the Wizarding Overseer sitting in the corner of the hall - since being forced to sell 51% of the shares, the Ministry of Magic has set up a permanent monitoring office in Gringotts, Gringotts All large-scale economic activity must be reported to the Ministry of Magic.They still suppressed the irritability in their hearts.
'Muggle currency... huh. There was undisguised contempt in the eyes of the goblin in front of the counter. For goblins in the wizarding world, they can get as much of this kind of paper as they want. When the pound was linked to gold a century ago, the money could still be sold Call it "currency", the pound sterling is now worthless paper to the goblins.In other words, any currency that is not linked to gold is useless paper to them.
Now someone wants to take gold from them with waste paper, which is very unacceptable to the goblin Galie Victor.
"This is the gold galleons that have been exchanged." It was about to push a small bag of gold galleons to the Grangers with a blank face. "It's 50 galleons in total. Please count them. I will not be responsible for leaving the cabinet."
Hermione made some calculations. This year, she will buy a set of Professor Lockhart's textbooks. The budget may not be enough, so she asked Viktor Gary: "Can I exchange some more? I remember last year's can be exchanged for 70 Gallon."
"This year's new regulations. The quota has dropped." Victor Garyje rolled Hermione's eyes, "I forgot if you didn't tell me, do you have a Muggle certificate issued by the Ministry of Magic? Without this certificate, I I can't exchange pounds for galleons for you."
With that said, it took back the bag containing the Galleon.
"Proof? How could there be such a certificate?" Hermione was shocked, "I didn't ask for it last year!" Hermione couldn't imagine that there would be such a requirement. This kind of certificate is too humiliating.
"That's my colleague's negligence. According to the Ministry of Magic's 1763 Promulgation of the "Policy for the Currency Exchange of Hemp Seed Wizards", you need this certificate." Victor Garyje remembered a long time no one used it but it hadn't been abolished yet. The regulations, happily moved it out.
The goblins around had no intention of stopping it at all, they were all watching: there was too much bad news recently, and it was one of their few pleasures to make fun of little Muggle-born wizards.
"I see." Mr. Granger walked over and took off the gold watch in his hand, "It's pure gold, it should be exchanged for some money."
"Not enough." Viktor Garyye narrowed his eyes.
Then the Grangers took down the gold necklace and the gold bracelet, but Gary Victor was not satisfied, and his eyes were fixed on the ring on Mrs. Granger's index finger.
"That's enough." Lu Ren couldn't stand it any longer. This behavior irritated him, "Mr. Granger, I have some Galleons here, you can exchange them with me—I really need pounds." He grabbed the gold watch on his wrist, but how could Victor Galilei let go of the fat that came to his door? It grabbed Lu Ren's wrist at once, and the long nails left a mark on Lu Ren's hand. A few bloodstains.
"Bastard! Someone get him out!" Garye Victor began to call out to the guards, while Lu Ren drew out his wand.
"Thunderbolt explosion!" A scorching curse whizzed past Lu Ren's ear, directly blasting half of Viktor Garyje's body to pieces.All the goblins around were stunned: it was the first time someone did such a crazy thing in Gringotts.
"Someone is robbing the bank!" An old goblin stood up tremblingly and shouted loudly.
"According to the provisions of No. 1631 'Guidelines of Defense' of the "Guidelines for the Use of Wands" passed by the Wizarding Council in 14, when any magical species other than wizards actively attacks a wizard, the wizard can obtain unlimited self-defense rights!" Alice shouted loudly One word made all the approaching fairies stop.
"Ridiculous! The Wizarding Council no longer exists!" A goblin began to accuse.
"But this law has been used to this day. You should be familiar with the third prohibition in the Code: It is forbidden for people other than wizards (including house elves and goblins) to possess wands. This is still in use today. !" Alice's voice became stronger.
These are what Alice learned from her grandpa.Her grandfather taught her since she was a child not to show any mercy to non-human magical species, but to be vigilant at all times. At the same time, she also taught her a set of rhetoric, which can keep her innocent.
The goblins were speechless.
When this set of guidelines was born, wizards were much more cruel than they are now.You know, wizards weren't such a good thing to begin with - and wizards' bad reputation among Muggles wasn't all made up.The ancestor of the Malfoy family, Nicholas Malfoy, killed many Muggle tenants in the 14s, and later attributed their deaths to the Black Death.The Wizarding Council didn't even bother to condemn.
The reason why medieval wizards were so cruel is also very simple: the pressure of survival is huge.They have just established their dominance in the magic world, and their relationship with the non-magic world is generally tense. They can only fight hard against the troubled times.
And this set of laws has been handed down from generation to generation.Even if the Wizarding Council is replaced by the Ministry of Magic, generations of Ministers of Magic with different standpoints will all retain and implement this set of bills without exception.
This is the legacy left by the ancestors of wizards to future generations.
All the goblins fell silent: Alice was right.Even if they got into the Wizengamot, Alice would be acquitted, and the goblins couldn't even attend the sentencing.
At this time, the Weasleys and Harry had finished withdrawing their money and came out of their respective underground vaults.When they returned to the hall, they happened to see this tense situation.
"What happened?" Arthur's face was full of shock: They had only left for a few minutes, why did there be a bloody conflict?
At this time, the employees of the Ministry of Magic who were stationed here also spoke: "There is indeed such a law, and just now Victor Garyye really did it first..."
Witnesses and laws and regulations were complete, and Alice was acquitted on the spot.She and Lu Ren left the scene with the stunned Hermione family and the confused Weasley family.
After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Mr. Weasley didn't say anything, but said that these goblins were too greedy, and Mrs. Weasley patiently helped Lu Ren clean up the blood splashed on his body.
After withdrawing the money, everyone has their own arrangements.Mr. Weasley insisted on inviting the Granger family to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink, while the Fred brothers got together with their friend Jordan, and the three seemed to have some tricks.Percy muttered about buying a new quill, but he blushed so unnaturally that Ron thought he had a fever.Mrs. Weasley needs to buy some second-hand school supplies for Ginny.
Lu Ren bought a batch of prank toys from Fred and George while there was no one around. This was one of the few ways he could help the Weasleys. He hoped that the two older brothers could take care of their younger sister. Help Ginny as much as possible—how can a girl use second-hand goods all the time, it will make her isolated by her classmates.I hope these two live treasures can think of this.
Lu Ren was going to take Alice to buy all kinds of necessities for her new semester, and Hermione, Harry, and Ron naturally went with him.
"Gather at Lihen Bookstore in an hour, and I'll buy you textbooks." Mrs. Weasley explained, and left with Ginny. "Don't go to Knockturn Alley! Otherwise, you won't be able to eat!" She glanced at the backs of Fred and the three of them, and suddenly felt a little uneasy, so she added.
The five of them strolled along the cobbled streets.Among the five people, Lu Ren, Harry and Alice are not short of money. The three of them can even buy a front shop directly with the cash on their bodies, so they gradually have a lot of things in their hands: ice cream, candy and various other gadgets.
However, Hermione still looked sullen, a few steps behind, Lu Ren also slowed down, and moved close to Hermione's ear, a pleasant fragrance wafted directly into Lu Ren's nose.
"It smells so good, whose shampoo do you use?"
A blush appeared on Hermione's cheeks: "Doffin... If you like it, I'll give you some back."
"That's great, I just forgot to buy shampoo, so I'll borrow it from you!" Lu Ren smiled and got to the point: "Are you still feeling bad about what happened to Gringotts just now?"
"A little bit," Hermione nodded, "I didn't expect the wizarding world to be like this...I thought that only a small number of wizards would have this...unfriendly attitude, but I didn't expect that there was such a relationship between goblins and wizards." a contradiction..."
Lu Ren spread his hands: "You are a girl from a good family. You have never experienced many things. If you are from the Central Plains like me, you may be more aware of prejudice and discrimination."
"Is that so?" Hermione's eyes widened. "I have no idea!"
"If you don't know, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Many times, people will walk on the street and suddenly ask us, do you eat dog meat or something, and some people will raise the corners of their eyes when they see us. Hidden discrimination in school and employment... As long as there is a difference, prejudice exists like a maggot attached to the bone."
Hermione covered her mouth: she couldn't imagine how Lu Ren got through it, what happened to her just now was just an occasional episode in life, but for Lu Ren, it was most likely a daily occurrence.
"Do you still feel a little bit sorry for that goblin? Do you think it deserves death?" Lu Ren asked another question.
Hermione thought about it, then nodded.
"Then let me give you two sentences. These two sentences were summed up by the people of the Central Plains with hundreds of years of blood and tears. The first sentence is: People who are not of our race must have different hearts, and the second sentence is: If you lag behind, you must be different." Get beaten."
Hermione frowned and thought about it for a while: "These two sentences feel so absolute... Take the first sentence as an example, to be honest, you are also a 'foreign race', but I get along very well with you... . . . " Halfway through, Hermione's face began to flush again.
Lu Ren just smiled and didn't answer.Even he himself doesn't know what choice he will make if one day he is faced with a choice between national interests and personal feelings.
"It's fine if you don't believe me, but we have personally practiced the second sentence." Seeing that Hermione's mood recovered, Lu Ren didn't want to go any further on this issue.He stood behind Hermione, brushed her hair, and pulled out a rubber band to tie her hair into a ponytail.
"Look, it's much more refreshing this way, but I only know how to wear ponytails." After finishing the work, Lu Ren took a closer look and was very satisfied with his craftsmanship.
"It's okay, it's fine..." Hermione lowered her head so that Lu Ren could not see her face clearly.
Then they went shopping and shopping in Diagon Alley, and helped Alice buy the items needed for the first grade by the way.
"Just take that ordinary crucible." Hermione took a pure gold crucible from Alice's hand, "We don't need such a luxurious crucible..."
Next, they stayed in front of the window of the Quidditch boutique for a while, analyzed the current situation of this year's Gryffindor competitors in the College Cup, and discussed the prospects of qualifying for the Quidditch teams they supported. Min took them to a nearby shop to buy ink and parchment...
Soon, as the items on the letter were crossed out one by one, the only thing Alice wanted to buy was a pet.
"So have you decided what to buy?" Lu Ren asked.
"Can't you really buy a fire dragon or a unicorn? No matter how bad it is, a tiger can also—" Alice begged, and the expressions of the other people present became weird.
"No!" Lu Ren firmly refused, "Tiger is still possible, I can take you to try your luck..."
"Hmph!" Alice glared at Lu Ren angrily, "Then I'd better buy an owl! My family's owl is not enough because someone wrote letters to other girls during the summer vacation!"
"How can you insult people's innocence out of thin air!" Lu Ren's eyes widened, "Where did you come from!"
Although she said she wanted to buy an owl, Alice honestly searched for the "Siberian Gold Gradation" in the store. Unfortunately, this time there is no such pet in the Fantastic Beasts Store.Disappointed, Alice can only go to the Yila Owl Shop to pick an owl that suits her.
In order to make the life of the owls more comfortable, a layer of black curtains surrounds the outside of the store, which blocks most of the sunlight.There was the rustling sound of owls flapping their wings inside, and there was also a "bird smell" coming from the door.
When Lu Ren and the others passed by a dark owl, it suddenly flapped its wings and opened its beak, screaming: "Huh, huh, ha-ha-ha--" startled Lu Ren and the others.
"I'm sorry for scaring you." The clerk hurried over, "These are a little strange horned owls. Their calls have been strange since they were young."
Alice looked at the owl for a while and made a decision: "When I passed by it, it hooted loudly. Maybe I have a relationship with it, so let it be."
So in a short while, Alice had an owl cage in her hand, and inside it squatted a sensual owl that looked ordinary but was a little cute.And Harry also bought a large box of owl nuts for Hedwig here.
An hour passed quickly, and they walked towards Lihen Bookstore, but when they came to the door of the bookstore, they found that there were as many people as the K Ji experience store that hosted Yuanshen activities.A large banner was pulled out in front of the upstairs window:
Gilderoy Lockhart
autobiography for sale
"I Can Magic"
12:30pm to 4:30pm today
"I seem to understand why mother only left us an hour of free time..." Fred muttered to himself.
"We can meet Lockhart in person!" Hermione exclaimed, but she immediately realized her gaffe. "I mean, almost all the books on the list are written by him!"
Lu Ren felt so annoying to death, he hated the crowded flow of people, because it meant waiting and queuing.
"Lu Ren, aren't you also a fan of Lockhart? You gave me a book of his for Christmas last semester!" Hermione said excitedly.
As soon as these words were said, Fred and the others looked at Lu Ren's expression as if a boy found out that his brother in the same dormitory had secretly bought a fan book written by Xiao Cuthou.Their expressions were as if they had seen a ghost.
"George, we have a traitor among us!"
"What a tragedy!"
"I think, uh, it's a misunderstanding..."
Lockhart was sitting behind a desk at this moment, surrounded by large photographs of himself, all faces winking at the crowd, their dazzling white teeth gleaming.He was wearing a blue robe that resembled a forget-me-not flower, and a wizard hat with a peaked tip playfully tilted on one side.It has to be said that his appearance is very good.
Lockhart's blue eyes moved slightly: he saw two extraordinary people.He quickly stood up and shouted: "Harry Potter! And Lu Ren! Ha, I knew you two would come here!"
As he stood up, the crowd parted ways, and then Lu Ren and Harry were grabbed by him, and he pulled them to the front. He held hands with them and took a picture, accompanied by a dazzling flash With puffs of purple smoke, the images of the three people were preserved like this.
"We'll definitely make the headlines!" Lockhart showed off his shiny teeth—it's a shame he didn't endorse toothpaste, "The savior who defeated the Dark Lord and the winner of the Medal of Courage and Order of Merlin, Third Class , and the gathering of the three of me, Lockhart!"
Lu Ren wanted to escape, but couldn't.And worse things are yet to come.
"Ladies and gentlemen," cried Lockhart when the silence had subsided, "what an extraordinary moment this is! I would like to take this wonderful occasion to make a small announcement which I Has been suppressed for some days, has not said.
Lu Ren, the youngest recipient of the third class of the Order of Merlin in history, is actually a fan of my book, and he even sent me a letter last year! "Then he took out a letter from his pocket—the "Pornography" written by Lu Ren, and read it aloud.
At this time, if the memory of everyone present can be erased, Lu Ren is willing to pay any price.
After reading Lu Ren's letter, Lockhart said that such a book fan should not be let down, and then he presented Lu Ren with a set of his own books - signed ones.
After lulling Lu Ren's enthusiasm, he changed the topic and mentioned Harry. In his mouth, Harry is naturally his book fan, and he came here today to buy his autobiography.He announced at the end: He will be the sacrifice of Hogwarts this September - the teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class!
Lu Ren and Harry each walked out of the crowd holding Gilderoy Lockhart's complete set of works, and returned to the Weasleys.
"Know people, know faces, but don't know your heart!" Fred shook Lu Ren's shoulder.
Lu Ren: "..."
"That's fake news, I've never sent such a letter..." Finally, he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.He made up his mind and categorically denied the existence of that letter.
"Lu Ren!" A familiar voice sounded in Lu Ren's ear, it was Malfoy.
"Can you get headlines when you go into a bookstore?" He joked, "And you're as much a Lockhart fan as my mother."
"It was an accident." Lu Ren really didn't want to continue explaining, "It's too messy here, let's go out and talk about it?"
"Draco?" A hand appeared on Malfoy's shoulder, it was Lucius Malfoy.He quickly looked around the people present, and when he saw Lu Ren, his eyes lit up: "You are Lu Ren, right? Thanks to you for taking care of Draco at school."
To everyone's surprise, the notorious Lucius was quite kind today.After talking with Lu Ren for a few words, he dragged Malfoy away, and he even invited Lu Ren to visit his manor during the holiday.
In the chaos, Lu Ren caught a glimpse of a black notebook in Ginny's cauldron, and his heart beat suddenly quickened: Never come again!So he held out his hand...
got it!
Lu Ren stole the black notebook without attracting other people's attention!His heart was racing like a small motor, but he still put the book into his shopping bag as expressionlessly as possible.
This little trick was hardly noticed by anyone but one person.
Lu Ren's new semester is about to start.
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