Chapter 2 Shopping in Diagon Alley

Who is Wade Gray?

Although he is a descendant of wizards, his parents are both squibs, and he is no different from a Muggle in the eyes of a real wizard.

Ferdinand told Vader in detail about the wars caused by Grindelwald in modern times and the brutal killings caused by the second-generation Dark Lord.

Even the last news they received about the magical world was that their parents were killed one after another because of the war.

"Vade, you are very good and always make me and your mother proud. But you have to know that in the wizarding world, the first thing people value is origin."

"Pure-blood, mixed-blood, and Muggle-born are naturally divided into three, six, and nine levels in the eyes of many people. About ten years ago, the most powerful dark wizard at that time, the mysterious man, highly praised [bloodline theory]. He and his followers brutally murdered many Muggles and Muggle-born wizards, as well as purebloods who opposed him."

"My mother and I were also forced to completely cut off contact with the wizarding world at that time... Even if peace is restored now, there must be many wizards who believe that pure blood is supreme, and I have no doubt that they will combine this prejudice with Malice passed on to their children..."

"Vade, I'm worried... Hogwarts may not be as beautiful as we thought..."

Ferdinand said worriedly.

After hearing this, Wade smiled quietly.

"Don't worry, Dad. There must be classmates with the same background as me in the school. As long as I have enough friends around me, others won't dare to cause trouble for me easily, right?"

He paused and then said: "And...no matter where you are, absolute strength can crush any prejudice. I will study hard and try to become the best one."

After hearing this, Ferdinand was not very relaxed. He thought sadly: But my son... you have never shown any magic ability. Maybe your magic power is only slightly stronger than that of a squib...

How can there be any strength in this?

But to protect the young man's self-esteem, Ferdinand did not speak out his thoughts.

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Minerva McGonagall arrived faster than Vader expected.

The day after receiving the letter, when the Wade family was having breakfast, they suddenly heard a knock on the door. Wade put down his knife and fork and opened the door. The moment he saw the person, he immediately recognized her identity.

It's not that she looks exactly like the one in the movie - Vader has almost forgotten the plot of the movie he saw many years ago, and the image of the actor will not leave much memory;

It's not because the serious-looking lady in front of her is wearing a conspicuous green robe. Ordinary people wouldn't dress like this at all.

It's because there is a string of handwritten names above her head——

【Minerva McGonagall】.

Vader was silent, and doubts arose in his heart again - is all this true?

Or is it not the world of "Harry Potter" that he traveled through, but the game world called "Harry Potter"? I am just an NPC who has awakened his past life memories and self-awareness...

"Hello, Mr. Grey."

While Vader was thinking wildly, Minerva McGonagall tried her best to smile gently, but she still looked serious.

"I am Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and Professor of Transfiguration."

Wade hurriedly retracted his wandering thoughts: "Welcome, Professor McGonagall, please come in and have a cup of tea."

The Gray couple heard the sound and hurried out. They looked in awe at this wizard who seemed to be mysterious and difficult to get along with. For a moment, they couldn't find their own voice and stammered:

“Yes, welcome—welcome—professor, madam, please come in and sit down!”

Ferdinand smiled warmly and glanced hastily at his son, as if he was worried that he would be cursed by the wizard.

Wade was much more calm, because he knew that this lady was an extremely decent and kind-hearted person.

He controlled his gaze not to look at the other person's head, and opened the door sideways to invite the other person to come in.

Mag came here this time, firstly, to prove the authenticity of the magic school and persuade the couple to allow their children to go to school; secondly, to take Wade to buy school supplies.

She has met many Muggle families who don't believe in magic, suspect that she wants to capture their children for secret experiments, or prefer that their children go to Muggle schools, so she has prepared several tricks in advance.

However, this family did not question magic too much. Instead, they were more concerned about the reading environment, which made her complete the previous task very easy.

So not long after, the group arrived at Charing Cross Road in London, and Professor McGonagall took them into the dirty and small Leaky Cauldron pub.

Probably because it was too early, there were not many customers in the bar. A hunchbacked man who was cleaning the table said hello: "Good morning, Professor McGonagall."

He glanced at the family of three dressed as Muggles, focusing on Vader, who was much shorter than the others, and said casually: "Is this kid the new student at Hogwarts this year?"

"Good morning, Tom." Professor McGonagall said, "I brought Mr. Gray here to buy the things he needs for admission."

Several people walked through the bar and walked to the small patio at the back. Professor McGonagall stood next to the trash can and took out his wand and pointed: "Mr. Grey, please remember this place. If you want to enter Diagon Alley, you need to go through here." Pass. Three pieces on the top and two pieces on the side..."

The wand tapped three times on a wall tile.

The bricks on the wall all moved, as if an invisible hand was adjusting their shape. In the blink of an eye, a wide arch appeared on the wall, and noisy voices rushed in.

"Wow--"

The Gray family couldn't help but exclaimed.

In front of them was a winding street, with shops on both sides full of dazzling goods, selling all kinds of strange things.

People wearing wizard robes came and went, bargaining, children and parents acting coquettish, chasing and playing, giving people an extremely noisy and lively feeling.

McGonagall led the three of them through many shops and came to Gringotts. Ferdinand had already prepared the money to be exchanged. He took out a large bag of jingling pounds and exchanged it for fifty gold galleons.

Before leaving, Professor McGonagall reminded them that the number of Muggle banknotes that could be exchanged in Gringotts was limited, but there was no limit on metal coins or gold, jewelry, etc.

Then, under the guidance of Professor McGonagall, they bought uniforms, textbooks, scales, cauldrons, wands and other items for school, and finally bought an owl as a pet.

Accompanied by Professor McGonagall of Hogwarts, the shopkeepers were polite even when they saw them wearing Muggle clothes.

By the way, Wade's wand is made of poplar wood with unicorn hair, twelve inches (about 30 cm) long. Poplar wood symbolizes rebirth, and Wade felt very wonderful.

It was as if his secrets were seen through by this wand.