Harry Potter and the Old Ones

Hagrid counted the bricks by the trash can

"Remember, Harry, Tierra, if you want to enter Diagon Alley in the future, take your wand and count three dollars up—and two across—" he whispered. "Okay, stand back, Harry, and mention... um, Tiera, when did you stand so back?"

Hagrid's umbrella head tapped three times on the wall.

The brick he had knocked shuddered and began to move, and a small hole appeared in the middle. The hole became bigger and bigger. Before long, there was an archway wide enough for Hagrid to pass, leading to a winding The winding, unending cobblestone streets.

"Welcome," said Hagrid. "Welcome to Diagon Alley."

After saying that, Hagrid walked along the archway. After Tiera and Harry followed Hagrid through the archway, the wall behind them became the original solid wall again.

Harry was surprised by the magical change of the wall, while Tiera stood there dumbfounded.

Although he had seen countless times in his dreams and imagination in movies and books in his previous life, when he was really in Diagon Alley, he was still deprived of all his mind by this magical scene.

The dazzling sun shone on a stack of pots outside the nearest store. Hanging above the pot is a large pot made of copper—brass—tin plating—silver, with complete models, automatic stirring—foldable.

A fat woman stood outside the pharmacy, shook her head angrily and said: "Dragon liver, seventeen ciccs an ounce, they are crazy... They are absolutely crazy, Merlin's beard, this version of the drugstore **** must be killed by himself The potion has gone crazy"

A low, soft whining sound came from a dimly lit shop, and the sign in front of the door read: Eila Owl Shop—Grey Forest Owl, Horned Horn Owl, Grass Owl, Brown Owl, Snow Owl.

Several boys of the same age as Harry and Tierra had their noses pressed against the window glass, which had broomsticks. "Look," Harry heard a boy say, "that's the new Nimbus 2000—top speed—"

On the other corner of the street there is a shop selling robes. The sign of the shop is a golden scissors cutting a piece of shiny metallic powder cloth. The powder cloth is written in golden words - Mrs. Mokin's Robe Shop.

Some sold binoculars and weird silverware that Harry had never seen.

There are also display windows filled with baskets of bat spleens and eel eyeballs, piled with spell books, quill pens, rolls of parchment, medicine bottles, lunar instruments...

"Let's go, boys, you will have time to watch in the future. Today we have to hurry up, you have a lot of things to buy." Hagrid patted Harry and Tiera on the shoulders proudly.

"But Hagrid, I, I have no money." As soon as he heard the purchase, Harry instantly remembered the fact that he had no money, and woke up embarrassed from the wonderful scene, "Uncle Vernon said that he would not spend a Pay me to go to school."

"Giggle, Harry, don't you think your parents really left you nothing?" Hagrid said with a smile.

"But you said they didn't even have a house..."

"Wizards don't keep money at home, we have a special bank." Hagrid interrupted Harry, "This is our first stop - Gringotts, we have to get what Harry's parents left him. Money, and Gringotts student loans for struggling students."

"Student loans?" Tiera couldn't think of his business here.

"Yes, the goblins at Gringotts are greedy, but fortunately they haven't lost their minds and know their responsibilities as a member of the wizarding society." Hagrid's tone was acerbic when talking about goblins. When he got up, it seemed that the half-giant didn't like the money-loving goblins in Gringotts.

"Approved by Hogwarts, the loans issued by Gringotts will provide students who cannot afford the tuition fees with one hundred Galleons per year student loans, no interest, but will require those students who receive their assistance to Pay off the loan within 5 years, or work for them for five years.”

Hagrid thought for a while and said, "In addition, they will also open Muggle currency exchange for gold Galleons for Muggle-born children. It seems that five Muggle currencies can be exchanged for one Galleon, and the limit is one. Hundred Galleons, Tierra, if you have Muggle currency, I suggest you exchange a little extra Galleons for a while. On the Hogwarts Express, Mrs. Nancy's licorice bar is very good, you should buy it Taste a little."

Suddenly, Hagrid stopped outside a strangely shaped candy store, staring at the fire dragon sausage at the door of the store like a child.

"Oh, Merlin's beard." Hagrid said excitedly, "Great, the fire dragon sausages here are not sold out yet, Harry, Tiera, you must try it."

After speaking, Hagrid excitedly squeezed into the candy store. UU came back from reading www.uukanshu.com with three sausages and a bag of dark candy in his hand.

When Hagrid handed the sausage to Harry and Tiera, they seemed to see the pile of black candy squirming in the clear plastic bag.

"Oh, this." Hagrid explained with a smile when he saw Harry seemed frightened, "This is a lemon cockroach ball, Principal Dumbledore's favorite dessert, Mr. Principal only likes lemons from this store. Cockroach balls, every time he comes to Diagon Alley, he asks me to bring him a bag. They don't look like cockroaches, but they are actually made of lemon juice, honey syrup and licorice. Do you want some? I don't think Headmaster Dumbledore would mind a buck or two off his snacks."

Harry shook his head quickly.

Tiera originally wanted to refuse, but in the end she and Harry made the opposite decision.

"One, thank you." Tiera passed the black cockroach ball through Hagrid's thick fingers, carefully peeled off the outer wrapping paper, and put the pale yellow candy inside that looked like a baby cockroach into her mouth inside.

Tiera could clearly feel that the cockroach ball, which was still alive and kicking, immediately calmed down as soon as it touched his tongue. It turned into a slightly sour sweetness and flowed into his stomach along his saliva.

"It's delicious." Tiera smiled.

Despite what Tiera said, Harry still didn't have the idea to try it, just eating the dragon sausage quietly while looking at the dazzling array of goods in Diagon Alley with eight eyes.

"We're here," said Hagrid.

They came to a snow-white building towering over the surrounding shops.

The building had a shiny bronze door, and beside the door stood a figure in a scarlet-gold uniform.

"That is…"