Chapter 85 Barry the House-Elf
"Now Grindelwald has probably infiltrated the Magical Congress of America!"
Passing through the crowd to line up in front of the fireplace, Li Chuan thought about the report in the newspaper he had just glanced at.
If he remembers correctly, after Grindelwald was wanted internationally, he disguised himself as an Auror named Percival Graves, who was also the Director of Magical Security and Director of Magical Law Enforcement at the Magical Congress of the United States.
But this is not what he needs to consider at the moment. What he needs most now is to quickly digest all the magic in Tom Foley's memory and become a qualified wizard first.
During the six months he entered for the first time, his main purpose was to master the basic magic abilities that a wizard should have.
There are two rows of fireplaces diagonally opposite the hall, one goes in on the left and goes out on the right, and Li Chuan is in front of the first fireplace on the right.
The wizards in front disappeared into the fireplace one by one, and soon it was his turn.
Taking a deep breath, according to Tom's memory, he grabbed a handful of shiny silver powder from the fireplace and sprinkled it into the flames of the fireplace. After the flames turned green, he walked into the fireplace and shouted:
"Diagon Alley!"
The green flame instantly expanded and completely enveloped his body, and the next second, he appeared in the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley.
"Hey, Mr. Foley, would you like a glass of sherry? All drinks and food in the bar are free today!"
As soon as he stepped out of the fireplace, Li Chuan was stopped by a young man in his twenties standing at the bar.
Li Chuan turned his head and glanced at the cheering wizards in the bar, smiled and shook his head:
"No, Tom, I just got back from a trip, and now I just want to go home and get a good night's sleep. What's the matter today, everyone seems to be very happy?"
The young man, also named Tom, is the current owner of the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley. He also studied magic at Hufflepuff in Hogwarts before. He was his junior. After graduation, he returned to Diagon Alley to inherit his father's bar.
But usually the bar is not as lively as it is now, and the drinks and food are free. This only happened on Tom's first day as the boss.
Tom laughed and said:
"Mr. Foley, I have good news for you. The Leaky Cauldron doesn't need to be demolished. The Ministry of Magic has decided to use the Oblivion Curse on a large number of Muggle designers and government personnel, so that the Leaky Cauldron will be included in the new road plan." There's a place to stay."
"That was indeed something to celebrate!"
Li Chuan immediately understood.
According to his memory, he knew that two months ago, the Muggle government was planning to build Charing Cross Road. According to the plan of the Muggle government, the Leaky Cauldron would definitely be razed to the ground.
And as the only bar in Diagon Alley, wizards were a safe haven in Muggle society, which of course saddened many wizards.
Especially for Tom, who had just taken over the bar not long ago, it was a very heavy blow.
Fortunately, more than half a month ago, before his original body left to travel, all the wizards felt that the Leaky Cauldron should not be bulldozed like this, so they jointly submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Magic.
It seems that after many considerations, the Ministry of Magic agreed to everyone's suggestions and planned to use the Oblivion Curse directly to let the Muggle government avoid the location of the Leaky Cauldron in urban planning.
The Leaky Cauldron is not only a place for wizards to eat, drink, chat and sleep, it is also the entrance to the Muggle world to the magic street, and it will obviously be troublesome if it is removed.
After bidding farewell to the boss Tom, Li Chuan came to the backyard of the bar and entered Diagon Alley through the magic mechanism here.
There's no way, he hasn't learned how to use apparation yet, so he can only use this method to return to Diagon Alley.
Fortunately, all the wizards were celebrating in the living room of the bar at this time, and no one came to the backyard, otherwise it would be embarrassing.
"Copper, brass, pewter, silver crucibles, complete models, automatic stirring, foldable, retractable, come in and have a look!"
"Grey forest owl, horned owl, bobtail cat, long-haired cat, black-framed toad, golden toad, corn snake, king snake, red rose spider, I have all the pets you want!"
"The fastest flying broom, the sweeping star from the sweeping broom company, the invention of the flying broom across the ages, you deserve it!"
"Dragon liver, bat spleen, eel eyeball, spell book, quill pen, parchment, medicine bottle, moon globe, the price is cheap!"
Walking along the cobbled path to Diagon Alley, he walked past magic shops, and soon he found his own herbal shop—Mr. Foley's herbal shop.
Because the school season has passed, there are not so many wizards in Diagon Alley. They are all adult wizards, and there are basically no young wizards.
He took out the key from the cloth bag and opened the door of the herbal medicine shop. Before he could enter, a little guy in tattered clothes appeared in front of his eyes in an instant.
"Master, you are back!"
"It's Barry. There hasn't been any problem in the store during this time, right?"
Li Chuan looked at the little guy in front of him and knew that she was Barry, the house elf of the Foley family.
House elves are a magical race conquered by wizards in ancient wars. Every house elf must receive servile training from birth, and they are slaves who must serve their masters from generation to generation.
They undertake all housework and are bound by their masters. They cannot disobey their master's orders casually, and must punish themselves if they disobey.
Under normal circumstances, only some ancient wizarding families would have a house-elf to serve them. Although the Foley family has declined, they are also one of the twenty-eight pure-blood saint families, so naturally they also have a house-elf to serve them.
"Dear master, everything in the shop is normal under Barry's watchful eye. Barry will clean the shop twelve times a day to ensure that you will see the cleanest and perfect shop when you come back, master."
Barry nodded quickly, fearing that if she did something wrong, it would make her master Tom unhappy.
Li Chuan smiled:
"Very well, let's make some lunch, I'm hungry."
The house elf is a good thing. She is born to cast spells silently without a stick, and is proficient in all kinds of life magic. She is very loyal and is simply the most perfect housekeeper.
"Yes, my master, please wait a moment, lunch will be ready soon."
Barry bowed respectfully to Li Chuan, and disappeared in place.
Li Chuan walked into the herbal medicine shop, turned on the magic lamp, thought for a while, and then closed the door of the shop again.
The assets of the Foley family are enough for him to squander for a long time, so there is no need for him to waste precious time running the herbal medicine shop, and more time should be spent learning and mastering various magics.
The area of the herbal medicine store is not large, and the types of herbal medicines on the counter are not rich. Even if it is operated, it is estimated that it will not make much money.
After passing through the front hall to the back living area, Li Chuan saw Barry again.
At this time, Barry was performing cooking magic. Under the influence of her magic, various tools and ingredients in the kitchen seemed to have self-awareness, and they were busy.
It didn't take long for a series of delicacies to be cooked, and she controlled them to fly out of the kitchen and land on the dining table.
