Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 164: True Membership Gold Card
Most of those who travel to France will go to the Arc de Triomphe and the Seine River; if they have the opportunity, they will definitely want to taste the famous French cuisine: foie gras and French onion soup...
So?
Would Herb take his family to a French opera?
Albert couldn't understand what Herb was thinking, maybe the budget was sufficient, maybe the opportunity was rare, and it wasn't a big deal anyway.
Before returning to the UK, the Andersons hitch a ride to the Opéra Bastille, ready to cap their trip to France by watching an opera that was scheduled not long ago.
Speaking of which, this opera is actually still known as "Romeo and Juliet" by Albert.
Albert had seen the "Romeo and Juliet" movie in his last life.
As for the opera?
Anyway, I never watched an opera in my last life.
With Albert's "help", Herb managed to get the previously reserved tickets.
After passing the ticket gate at the Opéra Bastille, several people entered the auditorium along the aisle.
The Opera House usually closes early, and the Andersons are among the last of the audience, most of whom are already seated.
The four people walked along the corridor in the middle of the seats, and quickly found their seats through the number on the ticket.
In that row, there are still five empty seats. Except for the Anderson family, there seems to be one other person who did not arrive in time.
Albert's right side is an elderly couple with white hair. Probably aware of Albert's sight, the old man turned his head and smiled at him. Attention returned to the performance brochures issued by the Opera House.
However, the performance brochures were all in French, which only Albert could understand. He whispered the contents to share with his family, and discuss the opera by the way.
Herb and Daisy had seen "Romeo and Juliet" together, but only in an English opera house, and this time in France, the opera's adaptation and style may be slightly different.
The opera "Romeo and Juliet" is divided into five acts and six scenes. Albert didn't tell the content, it was a very unfriendly thing for Nia, who had not seen the drama, to keep the expectation.
While the Andersons whispered about the opera,
The spectator in the vacant seat next to him also rushed over. It was a middle-aged man in his fifties. The suit gave Albert an inexplicable sense of disobedience.
The middle-aged man seemed to know the old couple, and as soon as he whispered a few words, the theater bell rang, which heralded the beginning of the opera.
The entire theater fell silent in an instant, the dimly lit lights went out, and the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness, only there was light on the stage.
"It's very atmospheric."
Albert didn't speak either, focusing all his attention on the stage.
To be honest, Albert, who didn't know anything about opera, after watching the first act "Capulet's House", his understanding of the opera changed to singing and music to explain and express the plot. But I have to say that this opera still has some charm, and I can understand what is being expressed on the stage, which is much better than the concert of the famous Sedina Warbeck in the magic world.
The first act of "Romeo and Juliet" tells the story of Romeo and Juliet meeting and falling in love, only to discover that they are enemies. The period is full of the light, elegant and romantic style unique to France.
Albert glanced at his family in his spare time. Daisy and Herb had entered a state of admiration. Nia, who could not understand the opera very well, was reaching out to cover a yawn.
Probably feel bored!
It's not surprising, if he were just a kid, it would certainly be the case.
Speaking of which, the middle-aged uncle next to Nia actually entered a state of trance. Obviously, he was not interested in operas, but he had to watch operas with his family.
"Their voices are amazing!"
This is Nia's sigh after the curtain fell, which made Albert beside him a little bit laughing, but he still managed to restrain himself from laughing, and just replied softly: "Yeah!"
Romeo and Juliet both belong to the high-pitched type. Like Nia said, the voice is really powerful, and it can produce such a high-pitched voice.
The second act didn't make the audience wait too long, and it was staged very quickly. It took place in the garden outside Juliet's bedroom, and Romeo and Juliet actually secretly agreed for life.
Looking at the French on the performance brochure, Albert explained the general story of the previous scene to Nia in the spare time after the performance and the curtain was lowered
"I dare say, the two of them are definitely not together in the end." Nia said after listening.
"It must be tragic how it is possible for enemies, etc., to be together in the end."
The third act begins with Nia's muttering...
As for the result of "Romeo and Juliet", naturally, as Nia said, it ended in tragedy.
Romeo was sentenced to be deported for killing Juliet's cousin. The two sides were going to pretend to be dead. Romeo commits suicide by taking poison under the soft and lyrical tone of sadness. When Juliet wakes up and finds that her lover is dead, she commits suicide by drawing her sword.
The curtain was slowly lowered, and enthusiastic applause broke out in the opera house.
"How about it, isn't the opera not bad?" Herb asked with a smile.
"Not bad." Albert thought for a moment and then said, "but I still think the movie is more suitable for me."
"Where's Nia?" Daisy asked.
"Here, I've been holding her hand." Albert's eyes fell on the empty seat in front of him. The middle-aged man actually left halfway?
When did you not notice it?
"Nia, what are you doing?" Daisy frowned and reminded, "you're leaving, grab Albert's hand and don't go away."
"Follow up." Herb said again, "Don't push, don't be in a hurry, and follow the crowd slowly."
"I know this, go Nia." Albert responded.
After leaving the Bastille Opera, Nia suddenly asked, "Albert, if the messenger could feel it in time, would Romeo and Juliet be together?"
"No!" said Albert calmly.
"Why?" Nia asked, tilting her head.
"Because the messenger is always late, even if not late, Shakespeare will make the messenger late." Albert said lightly.
"Ahem! Albert is saying that Romeo and Juliet are just characters in a play, so their fate is already doomed." Herb was choked by Albert's words and quickly explained.
"What if it was in reality?" Nia asked again.
"They will definitely be together." Daisy preemptively comforted her. She glared at her son and husband in dissatisfaction, telling them to shut up and not spoil the romantic atmosphere here. The girls naturally hope that Romeo To be with Juliet, not to be buried together after death.
"Nia, what were you picking up just now?" Albert changed the subject.
"Oh, by the way, I was just picking this up." Nia handed Herb a gold card in her hand. "Someone in the audience must have lost it."
"What is this?" Herb was also taken aback after reading it. Because this is not a gold card in name, but a real gold card, a gold card made of gold.
"Gold?" Albert frowned slightly as he stared at the gold card.
Actually, they all felt quite speechless. The gold card means that they didn't expect that someone would actually use gold to make a gold card. It would be a pain in the ass.
The world of local tyrants is really incomprehensible?
"You wait here for a while, I'll go and hand it over to the staff of the Opera Bastille." After Herb finished speaking, he was ready to return to the Opera Bastille with the gold card and hand it over to the staff there. .
"Let me read it, the text on it seems a little familiar."
Heb found himself unable to read the text on the gold card. However, I can understand the image, it seems to be a pot and a stick.
When Albert just took the golden card, he suddenly had an accident, and the hand holding the golden card suddenly turned in a certain direction, as if there was a powerful force, ready to take the golden card away.
"What's going on here?"
Albert reacted immediately~IndoMTL.com~ Almost instinctively grabbed the gold card as it was about to slip out of his fingertips and focused his attention on the gold card, offset by the protective bracelet on his wrist The effect of the Flying Curse.
"What happened just now?" Herb was taken aback, he also saw the picture of the golden card almost flying away by himself.
"A wizard is using a spell to summon it," Albert explained casually, "but that **** is really going to get me in trouble."
"What's wrong?" Daisy asked.
"I don't know if the other party will be detained on my head for using the Flying Spell." Albert muttered, he hated that he would somehow become a blamer one day.
That's why I decided to deduct this gold card. As for the armor spell on the protective bracelet?
The magic on the magic item will not be monitored by the Ministry of Magic, just like using a broom, so Albert is not worried at all in this regard.
"You mean..." Nia whispered, "The man who was next to us was a wizard?"
"Stop discussing these things here." Albert warned in a low voice.
"Return this gold card, or give it to the people at the Bastille Opera?" Daisy suggested, she didn't want an unknown wizard to suddenly come to ask for the gold card.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Albert glanced at the rune text on it: Extraordinary Apothecary Association.
If not harassed by Ministry owls, Albert will return this Gold Membership Card to its original owner by other means.
If it is really inexplicable to take the blame, wait for the other party to help resolve the misunderstanding before returning it to the other party.
By the way, are these pharmacists some rich people? It is so extravagant to use gold as a membership card.
Also, this gold membership card is still a magic item?