Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 115: Life in Diagon Alley

Latest website: Lihen Bookstore was sealed up in this way, and all the things inside were removed by the staff of the Law Enforcement Department to conduct a detailed investigation; there are now Aurors guarding the door.

Thus, Matthew Wakefield was also able to leave the dark, damp and mosquito-infested cabin in the basement.

Matthew himself naturally has no opinion on this; although his pet toad, may have a different opinion on this.

In fact, Matthew now no longer needs to find a shop and work as a "temporary worker" during the summer.

Because he already has a lot of Galleons in his pocket——

Including some money given to him by Draco Malfoy last semester (so when Matthew said the name Lucius Malfoy in front of Minister Millicent Barnold, there was a little guilt).

As well as the salary advanced to him by Mr. Shafik, the manager of Lihen Bookstore, and the "stolen money" involved in smuggling (the Ministry of Magic did not recover the money).

Of course, there was also an award from Minister Millicent Barnold representing the Ministry of Magic, which was almost fifty Galleons.

These sums are more than enough, enough for Matthew to live a fulfilling life in Diagon Alley for two months before returning to Hogwarts in September.

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Soon, Matthew got used to such a free life.

Wake up when you want, go where you want, eat whatever you want...as long as you don't violate the wizarding world's restrictions on underage Muggle wizards like him, don't go out of the Leaky Cauldron, Get in touch with the Muggle world, you can do anything!

Matthew has been living in the Leaky Cauldron during this time. Coincidentally, he is still in Room 13 where he lived a year ago.

Each morning he ate breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron, checking out the other patrons: weird-looking witches from the country; rowdy dwarfs; A fiercely debated, seemingly unkempt wizard...

And after breakfast, sometimes he would choose to go back to room 13 to read a book; or he would go into the backyard, take out his wand, and tap on the piece that counts sixteen on the horizontal and twelve on the top from the bottom left Magic Stone Bricks, and stepped back, watching the gate to Diagon Alley burst open in the wall.

And some interesting shops in Diagon Alley quickly attracted Matthew's attention——

For example, a "horror tour" wizard travel agency, their office is located at 59 Diagon Alley.

The travel itineraries they launched include: renting the Vampire Castle in Transylvania, following the "zombie trail" tour, meeting the living dead face to face, taking a cruise through the Bermuda Triangle, etc. The price of the trip is not expensive, and it can even be called "good value for money"; however, unlike Muggles, Tours of Horrors is not liable for any accidental death or personal injury.

As well as the Hop and Go Magic Joke Shop, which sells all sorts of hilarious and hilarious products.

But most of them are not practical gadgets. Here, Matthew had seen the George/Fred Weasley brothers who were about to enter the fourth grade of Gryffindor College. They were buying a magic firecracker called "Fireworks" at the time; according to reports , this kind of firecracker only needs to touch a little water to be ignited.

And, of course, the ever-popular "Quidditch Boutique".

This store is displaying the latest version of the fastest "Nimbus 2001" broomstick in the window during this time, so it has attracted countless spectators.

Although flying lessons are no longer a formal course in Hogwarts now, and there is no Quidditch competition held in the school, but this does not prevent Quidditch from being still a very popular sport; of course , Flying broom is also a very practical means of transportation in many cases.

Matthew once also planned to buy a flying broom for his own sake... It doesn't have to be the latest model like "Nimulator 2001".

But when he looked at the price, he immediately dismissed the idea.

Even the cheapest "Comet 260" model has a price tag as high as 150 Galleons, which is far beyond what Matthew can afford.

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During these long, sunny days, Matthew visited the whole of Diagon Alley, except of course the forbidden Knockturn Alley.

He likes to read a book and sip ice cream under the brightly colored sun umbrella outside the "Florin's Cold Drink Shop". Mr. Florin Fusco's ice cream tastes great and he claims it doesn't contain any sugar so you won't get fat.

At the same time, he was also secretly listening to the wizards around him, eagerly discussing the two recent big cases, the "Smuggling Case of Lihen Bookstore" and the "Azkaban Prison Escape Case"——

"I've seen it since I was here, Shafiq, that black-hearted guy, is definitely not a good thing!"

"The Lihen Bookstore has been seized, so what about the students of Hogwarts, you must know that they bought their textbooks there."

"I'm also worried about this problem, and Shafik seems to have a daughter, whose name seems to be 'Elaine', and she seems to have reached the age to go to Hogwarts!"

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"It is said that three prisoners escaped at once. It is terrible. This has never happened before in Azkaban."

"As far as I am concerned, this is too dangerous. If the three prisoners do not return to Azkaban, I will never allow my children to go out alone before then."

"The gossip said that the three escaped prisoners were actually black wizards...and they didn't escape by themselves, but were picked up by someone..."

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Days go by.

The start of school is getting closer and closer, and the Galleon ~IndoMTL.com~ in Matthew's wallet is slowly bottoming out.

More and more Hogwarts students can be seen in Diagon Alley.

In the Quidditch boutique, Matthew once saw Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle staring at the "Nimbus 2001" in the window, their eyes shining; Outside the Lihen Bookstore, Matthew saw the real Harry Evans alone, looking at the closed door, a little at a loss; and at the door of Madam Malkin’s robe store, Matthew saw Penelope Clearwater, who is trying on a new robe...

Soon, there are only a few days until the end of the summer vacation.

He is already in Room 13 of the Leaky Cauldron, and has packed his suitcase.

When Matthew Wakefield put down his "Standard Spells Level 2" (he almost read this textbook several times during a summer vacation), when he walked out of the room and down the stairs, he was thinking When I want to eat something at noon——

"Matthew! Matthew!"

Someone shouted his name loudly.