Chapter 145 Diagon Alley
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Rui Chen 3499
When Connor brought Creevey and his son to the door of the Leaky Cauldron, Allen showed a puzzled look.
"Mr. Kong, don't you wizards also buy books in ordinary bookstores? I have been to this place a few times... It seems that there is nothing special, do you need a code?"
Kong Nuo looked at Colin and asked, "Colin, can you see that bar?"
Colin's eyes widened, and he nodded hesitantly, "Is that the shabby, dirty-looking Leaky Cauldron?"
"Colin, what are you talking about? Where is there a bar here?" Allen asked in surprise.
"Is that really the case?" Kong Nuo walked in front and ordered, "Colin took your father's hand and came with me. Diagon Alley is behind the Leaky Cauldron, and we still have to walk some distance."
"Eh...this is actually a wizard's bar?" Alan's tone revealed a sense of disillusionment.
The Leaky Cauldron Bar can be regarded as the same on the outside, both the store and the interior decoration are very dilapidated, everywhere is dark, and it is illuminated by the small chandelier on the ceiling.
Especially in the corner where there are wizards who are smoking clouds, or talking foul words while drinking sherry, it looks like a mixed place.
The bald old Tom also appeared at the right time, giving the Leaky Cauldron a bit of a sleazy atmosphere, "Mr. Kong! I don't know what's the reason for your sudden visit?"
Old Tom knew how to be a boss. When Connor often went back and forth with Nicole Flamel and the others to the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron, his attitude changed 360 degrees and became respectful.
"These two are freshmen and parents, understand?" Kong Nuo said succinctly.
Old Tom nodded again and again, "Time flies! School is about to start again! Please come with me! Behind is the entrance to Diagon Alley."
Under the guidance of old Tom, go through the bar and come to the small patio behind the Leaky Cauldron.
He took out his wand and tapped and said, "Remember this brick, the trash can counts three up and two across... Welcome to Diagonal!"
Allen slapped himself hard, "God! This... this is magic! I'm definitely not high! God! I feel like I'm inspired again now! I have to record it! I have to record it !"
As he said that, he picked up the video recorder hanging around his neck, fiddled with it for a while, and suddenly exclaimed, "Why is this machine broken! I've kept it in the box all the time! It must have never been bumped!"
Old Tom glanced at the video recorder in Allen's hand. As a bar owner, he had seen too many similar things. He sneered and said, "The wizarding world naturally rejects all kinds of items from your Muggles."
"So it's a normal thing that this kind of video recorder that uses electricity as energy can't be used. After you leave the Leaky Cauldron, I think the video recorder should be back to normal."
He pointed to the old-fashioned camera hanging around Colin's neck and said, "This camera can be used."
"But if you want the pictures inside to move, you have to use the correct formula for the developing potion."
Creevey and his son were very curious about everything they saw, and Colin almost never stopped taking pictures, and there was a sound of "click, click, click" all the way.
Their first stop was Gringotts, and Kong Nuo was now considered a major client of Gringotts because of the purchase of textbooks from the Ministry of Magic.
The courteous attitude of those goblins made it easy to apply for the bursary. In less than 10 minutes, the bursary containing [-] gold coins had been received.
Although the money was not much in Kong Nuo's opinion, when the goblins came over with the money bag, there was obvious pain on their faces.
Kong Nuo threw the money bag to Allen, "One gold coin can be exchanged for five pounds. If there is any leftover after buying those school supplies, you can exchange some of them into pounds to solve life problems."
"After Colin enters school, you don't need to worry. Hogwarts is a full-time school. Except for long holidays like Christmas, you can only stay in school at ordinary times. You won't die of hunger!"
After reserving the seven gold coins needed to buy the wand, Creevey and his son began to purchase various consumables according to the requirements on the list.
Compared with various potion materials, stationery such as parchment is actually quite cheap.
Although the unit price of potion materials seems to be very low, most of the materials need to be calculated in ounces (imperial weight unit) or by the volume of a teaspoon, so the total price is a little higher than expected.
The two father and son felt novelty about the magical world, and this novelty was temporarily suppressed when purchasing potion materials.
Whether it was the beetle eyes packed in jars and the price was calculated according to the volume of a teaspoon, or the dragon liver and dragon blood that exuded a strong bloody smell, they could make the father and son turn blue and almost vomit.
Even if the price of learning consumables is expensive, it cannot compare with the price of this year's textbooks.
There is a banner hanging above the Lihen Bookstore, which reads, "The Autobiography of Gilderoy Lockhart - "I Can Magic" is on sale!"
There was a vicious fight in the bookstore a few days ago, so the bookstore recruited a few temporary workers to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
Regular textbooks such as "Standard Spells, Elementary", "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" and "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" only cost one or two gold coins, but the complete set of textbooks for Defense Against the Dark Arts costs 35 gold coins to buy all.
Konno learned from Dumbledore that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was called Gilderoy Lockhart, and these designated Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks were also written by this professor.
This made him doubt whether Lockhart came here to teach or to sell books. There are so many people in a school, and everyone buys seven books. It doesn't take a complete count to know that it is a huge sum of money.
The name Lockhart has appeared quite frequently recently, and even on the train that went to Sulian to have fun, I have encountered a wizard mentioning this name.
After buying all kinds of things, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon. Kong Nuo yawned and said, "Let's go! Next is the last stop."
"After buying the wand, you just need to wait for the school to start. Don't lose the train ticket in the middle of the admission notice. You will need to use it to enter platform nine and three-quarters."
"Platform nine and three-quarters?" Alan repeated the words, "Where is the train station? Is it also a place like the Leaky Cauldron? That is, a place I can't get in?"
Connor nodded, "Yes, at King's Cross Station, platform nine and platform ten share a pillar, and you only need to bump into the pillar to get in."
Allen's job is to be a director and screenwriter. He adapted to these magical settings very quickly without even asking any questions.
Kong Nuo was also happy to see this situation, and he pushed the door directly to the Ollivander Wand Shop.
"Mr. Kong, don't you wizards also buy books in ordinary bookstores? I have been to this place a few times... It seems that there is nothing special, do you need a code?"
Kong Nuo looked at Colin and asked, "Colin, can you see that bar?"
Colin's eyes widened, and he nodded hesitantly, "Is that the shabby, dirty-looking Leaky Cauldron?"
"Colin, what are you talking about? Where is there a bar here?" Allen asked in surprise.
"Is that really the case?" Kong Nuo walked in front and ordered, "Colin took your father's hand and came with me. Diagon Alley is behind the Leaky Cauldron, and we still have to walk some distance."
"Eh...this is actually a wizard's bar?" Alan's tone revealed a sense of disillusionment.
The Leaky Cauldron Bar can be regarded as the same on the outside, both the store and the interior decoration are very dilapidated, everywhere is dark, and it is illuminated by the small chandelier on the ceiling.
Especially in the corner where there are wizards who are smoking clouds, or talking foul words while drinking sherry, it looks like a mixed place.
The bald old Tom also appeared at the right time, giving the Leaky Cauldron a bit of a sleazy atmosphere, "Mr. Kong! I don't know what's the reason for your sudden visit?"
Old Tom knew how to be a boss. When Connor often went back and forth with Nicole Flamel and the others to the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron, his attitude changed 360 degrees and became respectful.
"These two are freshmen and parents, understand?" Kong Nuo said succinctly.
Old Tom nodded again and again, "Time flies! School is about to start again! Please come with me! Behind is the entrance to Diagon Alley."
Under the guidance of old Tom, go through the bar and come to the small patio behind the Leaky Cauldron.
He took out his wand and tapped and said, "Remember this brick, the trash can counts three up and two across... Welcome to Diagonal!"
Allen slapped himself hard, "God! This... this is magic! I'm definitely not high! God! I feel like I'm inspired again now! I have to record it! I have to record it !"
As he said that, he picked up the video recorder hanging around his neck, fiddled with it for a while, and suddenly exclaimed, "Why is this machine broken! I've kept it in the box all the time! It must have never been bumped!"
Old Tom glanced at the video recorder in Allen's hand. As a bar owner, he had seen too many similar things. He sneered and said, "The wizarding world naturally rejects all kinds of items from your Muggles."
"So it's a normal thing that this kind of video recorder that uses electricity as energy can't be used. After you leave the Leaky Cauldron, I think the video recorder should be back to normal."
He pointed to the old-fashioned camera hanging around Colin's neck and said, "This camera can be used."
"But if you want the pictures inside to move, you have to use the correct formula for the developing potion."
Creevey and his son were very curious about everything they saw, and Colin almost never stopped taking pictures, and there was a sound of "click, click, click" all the way.
Their first stop was Gringotts, and Kong Nuo was now considered a major client of Gringotts because of the purchase of textbooks from the Ministry of Magic.
The courteous attitude of those goblins made it easy to apply for the bursary. In less than 10 minutes, the bursary containing [-] gold coins had been received.
Although the money was not much in Kong Nuo's opinion, when the goblins came over with the money bag, there was obvious pain on their faces.
Kong Nuo threw the money bag to Allen, "One gold coin can be exchanged for five pounds. If there is any leftover after buying those school supplies, you can exchange some of them into pounds to solve life problems."
"After Colin enters school, you don't need to worry. Hogwarts is a full-time school. Except for long holidays like Christmas, you can only stay in school at ordinary times. You won't die of hunger!"
After reserving the seven gold coins needed to buy the wand, Creevey and his son began to purchase various consumables according to the requirements on the list.
Compared with various potion materials, stationery such as parchment is actually quite cheap.
Although the unit price of potion materials seems to be very low, most of the materials need to be calculated in ounces (imperial weight unit) or by the volume of a teaspoon, so the total price is a little higher than expected.
The two father and son felt novelty about the magical world, and this novelty was temporarily suppressed when purchasing potion materials.
Whether it was the beetle eyes packed in jars and the price was calculated according to the volume of a teaspoon, or the dragon liver and dragon blood that exuded a strong bloody smell, they could make the father and son turn blue and almost vomit.
Even if the price of learning consumables is expensive, it cannot compare with the price of this year's textbooks.
There is a banner hanging above the Lihen Bookstore, which reads, "The Autobiography of Gilderoy Lockhart - "I Can Magic" is on sale!"
There was a vicious fight in the bookstore a few days ago, so the bookstore recruited a few temporary workers to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
Regular textbooks such as "Standard Spells, Elementary", "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" and "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" only cost one or two gold coins, but the complete set of textbooks for Defense Against the Dark Arts costs 35 gold coins to buy all.
Konno learned from Dumbledore that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was called Gilderoy Lockhart, and these designated Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks were also written by this professor.
This made him doubt whether Lockhart came here to teach or to sell books. There are so many people in a school, and everyone buys seven books. It doesn't take a complete count to know that it is a huge sum of money.
The name Lockhart has appeared quite frequently recently, and even on the train that went to Sulian to have fun, I have encountered a wizard mentioning this name.
After buying all kinds of things, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon. Kong Nuo yawned and said, "Let's go! Next is the last stop."
"After buying the wand, you just need to wait for the school to start. Don't lose the train ticket in the middle of the admission notice. You will need to use it to enter platform nine and three-quarters."
"Platform nine and three-quarters?" Alan repeated the words, "Where is the train station? Is it also a place like the Leaky Cauldron? That is, a place I can't get in?"
Connor nodded, "Yes, at King's Cross Station, platform nine and platform ten share a pillar, and you only need to bump into the pillar to get in."
Allen's job is to be a director and screenwriter. He adapted to these magical settings very quickly without even asking any questions.
Kong Nuo was also happy to see this situation, and he pushed the door directly to the Ollivander Wand Shop.
