Harry Potter’s Book of Sin Chapter 3: Disturbance in Knapped Alley
Generally speaking, Maca doesn't have much interest in the Weasleys. As I said before, he doesn't like this kind of lively scene very much.
is just Ron as a member of the future trio, and there are too many stories involving him. Although Maca could not remember many details, it did not prevent him from wanting to get to know Ron. In his opinion, this was the closest breakthrough to making friends with Harry, Hermione and others.
Of course, it doesn’t need to be too deep.
On that day, Maca and Luna had lunch at Weasley’s house, then spent the afternoon at the Burrow, and then returned to Lovegood’s house again.
It’s worth mentioning that he has made an appointment with Mrs. Weasley. They will go to Diagon Alley together at the end of next month to purchase the necessities needed for enrollment-Ron has also received Hogg Woz's letter of admission.
The days at Lovegood’s house passed very quickly. Maca talked with Luna every day. Sometimes the conversation topic might be a little bit awkward, but most of the time they talked very quickly.
It’s just that happy days always seem short, time passed quickly, and soon it was the date agreed with Mrs. Weasley. That morning, Maca said goodbye to Luna and his daughter, and then stepped into Lovegood's fireplace again with his suitcase.
has been living at Luna’s house for nearly a month, no matter how cheeky, Maca also thinks it’s time to say goodbye. Of course, before leaving, Maca helped Mr. Lovegood repair the damaged fence, which left him a good impression.
At the last parting, Luna showed a sad expression for the first time. Maca wondered, is this a fairly good start? To be honest, he still has a good impression of this sometimes smart and sometimes off-line girl, although not to the degree that he likes it.
"Boom!"
Just when Maca arrived in Diagon Alley, Luna and her father were staring at the empty fireplace. Obviously, this time someone finally discovered the vision of Maca using Floo powder-they were taken aback.
The green tongue of flame rushed past their eyes and almost licked Mr. Lovegood's ragged robe. If he stood closer, he would probably go to Diagon Alley with Maca.
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The place where Maca and Mrs. Weasley made an appointment is the Partage Crucible Shop, which is just behind the Broken Cauldron Bar. According to Ron, he didn't need to buy anything because he was going to use second-hand goods that Charlie had used.
"Except for a new crucible, because Charlie's mouth leaked underneath." Ron, who was saying this at the time, seemed reluctant, "I would rather miss a copy of "Standard Spells, Elementary". The one is more expensive and doesn’t look so stupid."
But when Maca stood at the entrance of the cauldron and looked in for a few times, he found that he was probably a little earlier.
"Let's go to Gringotts first!" Maca looked around and decided to act according to the original plan.
Gringotts is the only bank in the wizarding world. It is run by a fairy and has branches all over the world. The fairies provide related businesses of depositing money and renting out the vault. Of course, there are also corners and corners such as currency exchange.
Under the bow of a few fairies at the door, Maca walked into the marble hall of Gringotts. As soon as he entered, he was stunned by the busy but orderly scene inside.
About a hundred or so fairies are sitting on high stools behind a long row of counters. Some use copper balances to weigh coins, and some use eyepieces to check gems, while registering them on a large ledger. There are countless doors in the hall, leading to different places, and many goblins guide customers in and out of these doorways.
Seriously, this kind of scene is rare. Maca stood by the door and watched for a while, and then walked over to the counter pinned to the nameplate of the "Muggle Currency Exchange."
"Time is money, my friend," Maca looked at a young goblin on a high stool, couldn't help but drew a famous saying, and then asked, "What is the exchange rate for the pound?"
"Oh—yes, yes," the goblin at the counter suddenly lit up when he heard the words, as if he had heard some plausible sayings, he examined Maca carefully, and then he answered, "Today's The pound exchange rate is 5.01, distinguished guest, do you need to exchange it? The handling fee is 1.5 points."
Maca quickly took out most of his money from the suitcase, and after going through the exchange procedures, he deposited all of it in Gringotts, leaving only 100 gold gallons with him for future use .
"It's a pleasure to serve you, Sir, I wish you a lot of money!" At the end, the fairy happily said to him with a sharp voice.
Just when Maca walked to the gate, he vaguely heard a familiar cry from behind him.
"Time is money, my friend!"
"It's touching." Maca grinned and left here with a cheerful pace.
"Okay, where do you go next? Or just go around first?"
Just when Maca was thinking about going there, his eyes were attracted by another fork in the road opposite Gringotts.
The shops in Diagon Alley are already crowded enough, but it looks obviously narrower over there, and even the light is mostly blocked by the weird-shaped buildings, which makes people feel a bit gloomy.
Maca hesitated for a moment, then walked over there.
The doors of the three shops at the intersection of are all closed, and the windows are all tightly drawn with heavy flannel curtains, and the name of the shop on the forehead is not clear, obviously it has been abandoned for some years.
Going a few steps further inside, a small shop called "Giant Spider" is opening its door. It seems that there are many strange creatures locked in cages, which reminds him of the items on the shopping list. One piece of content-students can bring an owl or a cat or a toad.
Maybe it’s good to go in and take a look, anyway, he came too early today and there is still a lot of time.
"Welcome, young customer." In the innermost part of the shop, an old witch wearing a wide-brimmed peaked hat whispered in a dark, hoarse voice, "...please take a look."
Maca glanced over there a few times, then looked at the creatures in the cages on both sides one by one.
To put it bluntly, he just took a look. Most of the creatures inside did not know him, but this did not hinder his curiosity.
Suddenly, he saw a black owl. It looked very big, at least two times larger than the breed in the "Ewl Owl Store" that I passed by before.
"What kind of owl is this?" Maca turned his head and asked the old witch inside.
"Long-eared Talisman Owl (xiao), born in Sumatra, is good at hunting and alerting, and good at predicting the arrival of earthquakes and tsunamis." The old witch said gloomily, her dry and chapped lips opening and closing. The crooked and missing yellow teeth are clearly visible.
Maca looked at the owl in the cage again, and saw that it was looking at him quietly, and couldn't help but ask: "How much is it?"
The old witch grinned, her stiff smile made people horrified, "Twenty Jin Jialong, my husband."
Maca glanced at the old witch, her expression unchanged, "Come on, ma'am, I'm not the gangsters of Hogwarts."
The old witch looked up and down the Maca hesitantly, then slightly raised her arched back, and her voice became louder, "Well, sir, fifteen golden gallons are not worth the price. "
This time Maca didn't even look at her, turned around and walked out, walking fast as if she was fleeing from some filth.
"Wait, wait sir, ten, no... eight, at least eight!" The old witch suddenly shouted when she saw this.
Maca turned around when he heard the words, and didn't cut down. He estimated that although there must be a lot of profit at this price, it is almost the same, and he will not be able to buy it even if he wants to bargain.
"Deal." Maca took out eight Jin Jialong and placed it on the counter, then picked up the cage and walked out of the shop.
"Wait! The price of the cage needs to be calculated separately!" The old witch chased to the door, only to find that Maca had long since disappeared from the crowd on the street.
At this time, she stood at the door and was surprised to find ~IndoMTL.com~ This old witch is actually two meters tall!
"Damn! What a nasty little boy, just like that bunch of vampires in America!" The old witch couldn't find her target, so she went back cursingly.
Maca didn't run very far, of course, he just walked two quick steps, and then went all the way into a shop called "Meluo Qiwuguan".
"Welcome to the Meiluo Wonders and Treasures Museum, there are everything here, you can choose slowly!" A little man who was shorter than Maca suddenly popped out from behind a shelf, his sharp voice was stronger than Gulin Pavilion's fairy is even half a key high.
"I just look and see."
Maca said casually, and drew a...oh no, half a wand from the big basket next to the shelf. The half of the wand was scarred, and there were several deep scratches on the wand, and even the dirty core of the wand could be seen at the fracture.
"Is this a rare treasure?" Maca looked at the half of the stick in his hand, with a strange expression on his face.
But the short wizard seemed to think it was a treasure. He waved his hands and exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, yes, yes! The magic wand used by Greenward as a student, the yew wood, the heart key of the dragon So, fourteen and three-quarters inches...I mean once."
Maca sighed and threw the half of the wand back into the basket.
, Maca picked up a few gadgets on the shelf and looked at it, while the dwarf danced around him, telling a series of stories that sounded fake enough, seeming to be counting on the cause of Maca note.
Just when Maca put down the things in his hand and was about to leave, he suddenly caught sight of his eyes, and an unremarkable blue light flashed in the gap of the shelf!
Maca immediately looked away, pretending to squat down to check other goods, but he was concerned.