Chapter 4 Rowena Ravenclaw who can’t drive

Knight Bus conductor Stan Sampac's first day on the job was a disaster.

Being unable to sleep on the night shift was already very unpleasant, and he was almost cut in half when he opened the door. After he came to his senses, Sampac was already considering revising his resume and running away with a bucket.

Looking at the two people walking in front of him, Sampaco wanted to grab them by their collars and ask them: What are they crazy about? But after seeing the scale of the ravine on the ground, he decided to pretend that nothing happened. .

Sampac cleared his throat: "Welcome to the Knight Bus, which is an emergency passenger transport for witches or wizards in distress (are guys like you really in trouble? God is really wise), as long as Hold out your magic wand and get in the car and we'll take you wherever you want to go (I'd love to refuse you a ride if possible), my name is Stan Sandpack and I'm yours tonight conductor (I was so unlucky) - so where do you want to go?"

While rumbling in his mind, he completed the opening remarks specified in the work manual, and then Sampac looked at the two of them and asked about their destination.

Rice gave him a meaningful look and told Stan that he and Lupert were going to Diagon Alley.

Sampaco immediately began to calculate the fare for the two of them based on their destinations. Since he was not very proficient in business and was not very good at mathematics, it took him a while to calculate that the two of them had to pay a total of one fare. Galleons and zero and one Sickle.

"But if you pay an extra six cents, you can get two chocolates, and if you pay an extra eight cents, you can get a hot water bottle and a toothbrush in any color." Stan vigorously promoted the small commodities on the car.

Galleons? Sico? It seemed to be the currency used by wizards today. He was very interested in this, because in the era when he was active, the currencies used by wizards were extremely confusing. Some used precious metals directly, and some used Muggle coins. There are also those who make money from the leaves of the Sniffing Fantasy Grass... Galleons and Sickles sound much more reliable than these things.

Similarly, Les was also very interested in the chocolates, toothbrushes, and hot water bottles that Stan mentioned, but Lupet directly said that only two tickets would be enough.

There was no other way, the werewolf was so scared of poverty that he didn't dare to spend more than a knut.

Lupet glanced at Les quietly, and after seeing him standing there motionless, he sighed secretly: Sure enough, it was unrealistic to expect him to pay for the ticket.

She took out a shriveled money bag and poured out the coins one after another.

Les:…

Stan Sampac and the curious glances from deep inside the carriage made his face feel hot. He quickly reached into his money bag and took out two gold coins.

"Take it, it's definitely enough." Throwing the gold coin into Stan's hand, Sly and Rupert walked into the knight bus together.

Stan looked at the gold coins in his hand and was stunned for a moment: There were tourists paying with foreign currencies, but why didn't he recognize the money at all? It’s neither the American trout nor the French Galleons. Could it be the currency from Central Asia or Africa? But after all, it was two gold coins, enough to pay for their fare.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Les couldn't help but take stock of the environment inside: the layout of this carriage was completely different from that of a carriage. There were no seats inside, only six beds with curtains. Some beds had their curtains lowered, and from time to time two loud snores came from behind the curtains.

Stan had no intention of arranging the two of them on the first floor. He took Les and Lupet along the narrow stairs to the third floor. There is no one here, it is absolutely clean, and the two of them can choose a place to sleep that suits their eyes.

Not only did Stan arrange a place to sleep, but he also brought them chocolates, toothbrushes, and hot water bottles - he thought Les had paid enough.

After Stan left quickly, only Les and Lupert were left in the car. Looking at Stan's leaving figure, Lupet whispered: "He seems to be afraid of you."

The corners of Les' lips raised slightly: "Of course."

Before the two of them had even exchanged a word, there was another loud bang from the car. The two of them staggered together and were almost knocked down by the sudden start of the car. Les held onto the brass pillar beside the bed and looked out the dark window. He found that the car had left the Forest of Dean and was driving steadily and quickly along a flat road.

What surprised Les was that there were pillars erected at regular intervals on both sides of the road, and the top of each pillar was actually lit! Looking around, these lampposts stretch all the way to the horizon. There may be thousands of them.

How much lamp oil or candles must be burned this night! Les was secretly stunned in his heart: This is just a deserted road with not many people, but the queen today is so luxurious?

He admitted that he was somewhat particular about ostentation, but he couldn't do it to this extent.

After sharing his shock with Lupet, Lupet looked at Rice with strange eyes.

"Actually, it's not bad, right? I heard that Muggles use 'electricity' for lighting, and it doesn't cost a lot of money." Although Lupett knew little about Muggles, he still knew some common sense about daily life, so he could also provide some information. Les explains a little.

Les: Electric lighting?

He didn't quite understand the principles behind it. He only knew that the world had changed too much and he really needed to make up for it.

The driver of the car didn't seem to be very good at controlling the steering wheel. He tried his best to hit street lights, fences and even oncoming trucks, but in the end he didn't hit anything because those "obstacles" were all blocked when the car came over. Jump out of the way and wait until it passes before returning to its original position.

"Interesting spell, I remember Ravenclaw seemed to have used a similar spell before."

Looking at this familiar scene, the memories sleeping deep in my mind began to come to mind.

"Next time you let me drive the car, I beg you." Godric's face turned pale - just when he was wiping his sword, Rowena drove the car straight and hit a big tree on the side of the road. He The long sword in his hand almost stabbed him through.

"This car is very expensive, Rowena!" After getting out of the car and taking a look at the state of the carriage, Salazar Slytherin's face turned dark.

"I will definitely fix it!" A blush appeared on Rowena's face, and she repeatedly assured him that she could fix Salazar's car in the blink of an eye.

"It's a car that was in an accident even after it was repaired! And my horse is lame!!!"

"I will cure it, but Rowena, you are really not fit to drive." Ravenclaw's good friend, Helga Hufflepuff, stepped forward to smooth things over and began to give the injured horse a hand in the accident. Children are provided with treatment.

After being deprived of the right to drive for two days, Rowena suddenly started to "shake" again. After casting a spell on the carriage, she forcefully grabbed the reins from Gryffindor and started racing as usual.

But this time when the car was about to hit the tree, the tree jumped away on its own as if it had legs.

Rowena smiled proudly.

"I can't hide from the tree, so why don't I just let the tree hide from me?"

"I think there seems to be room for improvement in your spell." Looking at the tree that ran into the middle of the road, Salazar couldn't help but complain.

"I've been too busy these days, let's talk about it later." Ravenclaw said casually and speeded up the car.

Until the day Salazar left, he was unable to see Rowena's optimization of his spell.

Looking at the obstacles that automatically avoided and then returned to their original positions, Les smiled with relief: Rowena, someone has helped you improve this spell.