Chapter 733: Public Safety
Seeing his mother's inquiry, Penelo's tone was full of pride: "Although Alan has not yet graduated, he also worked in the Ministry of Magic at the beginning of the summer vacation, and the Ministry of Magic is equivalent to our government, and his position is similar to that of a scientist in the human world. In addition to being a professor at Hogwarts, he is also a Seeker for the English Quidditch national team, and won the World Cup in his last tournament, which is equivalent to the top star in the world today......"
But unlike Penelope's thoughts, Mrs. Cryvaert had a completely different feeling when she heard these titles, and as far as she knew, this Ellen? Harris is still an underage student, and he has to do so many professions, and so does his daughter, not only in the profession of a supposedly respected agent, but also in a pharmaceutical company in the wizarding world, which makes Letizia's favor in the wizarding world decline faster, and the female lawyer glanced at her daughter's clothes with pity, remembering the uniform that has basically not changed since Penelope joined the work, and she mistakenly understood that even the so-called wizarding elite in the wizarding world need to work multiple jobs to maintain a more decent lifeLetizia now even suspects that the luxurious classic car they are riding in now is rented by the underage boy in front of him for the sake of decency.
"Also, Alan's father, Owen Harris, is the new Minister of Magic at the British Ministry of Magic, who is our Prime Minister. Penelope continues to prove in front of his parents that his boyfriend and his family are good, "and the rest of his family members also hold important positions in the Ministry of Magic, so you can understand that the current British wizarding world is controlled by Alan and his family. ”
Mr. Kerrywatt's eyes flashed, remembering his daughter's introduction to the wizarding world, compared to his own society, the population of the wizarding world is much smaller, and a student who has not yet graduated can occupy a place in their government, and even hold several important jobs at the same time, plus now hearing that a family can control the wizarding world so much, then the wizarding world may not sound formal and rigorous, it is like a child messing around at home.
"In this case, Mr. Harris's family seems to be a famous family in the wizarding world......" Mr. Crivat calmly tentatively, secretly disdainful in his heart, unlike himself and his wife who have achieved today's status through hard work, the hairy boy in front of him who has not yet graduated can obtain so many titles, mostly relying on the strength of the family.
Penelope was not accustomed to using the Guardian Mind on her family, and she didn't realize the meaning of her father's words, so she just continued to introduce proudly: "The umbrella company that is the most popular in the wizarding world, that is, the company where I work part-time, is actually a family business that belongs to the Harris family, and the umbrella company produces many products, many of which are in a monopoly position in the wizarding world. ”
"The Umbrella Company relies on everyone's hard work, and as for my own profession, although the income from each job is quite good in the wizarding world, it doesn't really matter to me...... Because I'm the only wizard after Nick Lemay to make the Philosopher's Stone. As he spoke, Alan took out an omniscient collar badge from his pocket, pressed the eye in the middle and said, "We are about to arrive, please take it for your Excellency." ”
"Nick Lemay...... Mr. Harris, you mean you can turn a stone into gold?" Mr. Kerry Watt was surprised to match the legend in his mind with reality, only to find that Alan had already begun to drive the car down.
Mr. Kerivat turned his head to look out the window, watching the car pass through the clouds, directly over the large black iron gate, and into the courtyard of a Georgian building, and the iconic black brick wall and the simple black wooden door, in front of which there was a chandelier, and a lion's head knocking knocker on the door, embellished with white Arabic numeral "10", looking at the familiar scene, he anxiously shouted: "10 Downing Street? It's not something you can just go into, leave quickly, you'll be detained, and our profession must not be stained. ”
But then he kept his mouth shut, for Mr. Kerry Watt noticed that the policemen standing in front of the gate were guarding the gate as if they had not seen such a car trespassing, but they had turned a blind eye to them.
The car came to a complete stop, and Alan got out of the car, opened the door in the back seat, and snapped his fingers behind him, and in the direction of Mr. Crivat, who had just gotten out of the door, the guard who had just reached his waist and looked at it twisted his head back, as if these people who suddenly appeared in the yard should be like this, and there was nothing strange about it.
And when the Kerrywats followed Allen to the Prime Minister's residence, they saw the man standing on the front steps of the door waiting with a smile, their breath became short, and they exchanged a look with each other in disbelief. "Felipe ......" Mrs. Crivat pointed to the man on the steps to her husband, only to feel that her heart was beating faster, the place where Alan Harris invited her to eat turned out to be the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was closed to ordinary people most of the time, and only the most powerful people in her and her husband's employers were allowed to enter this place, but fortunately, the professionalism she had cultivated had made her back straighter and straighter in this situation.
Mr. Krivat frowned and lowered his head, and whispered to his wife beside him, "Letizia, this may be magically manipulated. ”
But before Mrs. Crivat could respond, the Prime Minister had already walked down the steps and walked in front of them.
"Mr. Alan Harris, it's an honor to see you again. The Prime Minister smiled and extended his hand to Allen, who shook hands and introduced Penelope and Kerivat to the Prime Minister, "It's a pleasure to see you again, Your Excellency." This is Penelo Crivat, and that's her parents, Mr. Felipe Crivat, Mrs. Letizia Roccassolano Crivat. ”
"It's an honor to have lunch with all of you. "The Prime Minister immediately reached out to them. Seeing the Muggle Prime Minister in front of him, Penelope, who understood Allen's intentions, smiled at the Prime Minister against his usual cold attitude towards strangers.
"It is an honor to meet you, Your Excellency. Mr. Crivat leaned forward slightly, regretting that he had not put on his coat just now, and that it was not very dignified to put it on the crook of his arm. Mrs. Crivat, on the other hand, had the most modest smile she had ever practiced in front of the mirror countless times.
"Let's go in first. He first put his hand on the lion's head knocker and knocked on the door with him, and then explained to Alan and his party apologetically, "The door can only be opened from the inside of the house, and the person who answers it can only open the door." ”
The attendants behind the door opened the door, and the people entered the prime minister's residence, and the prime minister led them up to the stone grand staircase, and the yellow walls next to the stone staircase were covered with portraits of the prime ministers in chronological order, "MacMillan's wife removed all the portraits, but Wilson reverted to the old tradition in 1964." In 1979, Callahan hung a color portrait for a time, but it was soon restored. When I step down, my portrait will be hung here. The Prime Minister clasped his hands in front of him, took the lead in the front, and introduced enthusiastically with his body half-sided.
Going upstairs and moving on, the Prime Minister said to Allen with some flattery: "The Pillar Hall, one of the three living rooms of this mansion, which is usually used for official events such as signing ceremonies, is often haunted, and my wife once saw a female ghost in a long dress and jewels here, and she has rarely stayed here since. But there's been no trouble since Christopher Lee came here. ”
As soon as the Prime Minister finished speaking, his new secretary, with the long eyes of Christopher Lee, appeared in front of them quickly, bowed slightly to Allen, and said to the Prime Minister: "Your Excellency, the diner has prepared the feast. ”
"Okay, let's get over here. The Prime Minister nodded and held out his hand to Allen, "Everyone, please come with me." ”
As they went, assistants and advisers passing through the Prime Minister's mansion nodded to the Prime Minister and Allen, and the Kerrywats walked steadily behind the Prime Minister, looking at the faces that often appeared in the newspaper headlines, and becoming more cautious about their posture at this time.
Finally, under the leadership of Long Eye, everyone entered a small dining room with a white ceiling and walls all decorated with wooden walls, this room was not large, and the same all-wooden tables and chairs could seat up to 8 people.
"Originally called the 'Breakfast Room', it was converted into a small dining room in 1826 – the State Dining Room is accessible through the double doors, but it's too big for me to choose this more private place to entertain you. With that, the Prime Minister took the initiative to pull out two chairs and extended his hand to Penelope and Mrs. Kerry Watt and invited, "Ladies first." ”
Smiling and thanking her, Mrs. Clearwatt smoothed her skirt and sat down. Penelope also nodded to the prime minister and thanked him, and his eyes wandered to take in the environment of the small dining room, and he also sat next to his mother. Allen sat to the left of the Prime Minister, and Mr. Kerry Watt sat to the right of the Prime Minister.
As lunch progressed and everyone became familiar with each other, their conversation was not as restrained as it had been at first, under the mutual understanding and deliberate guidance of the Muggle Prime Minister.
"Mr. Kerryvat, so your law firm is also in London? Then we can communicate and practice more, and many of the parliamentarians around me need lawyer friends like you, and we can get together in private a few more times to help each other. "The Prime Minister raised his glass to Mr. Crivat, and with the acumen of a politician, the shrewd Prime Minister had seen through the purpose of Allen's arrival this time, and was very cooperative and hospitable - it was rare to have the opportunity to curry favor with the Savior with just one meal and these little things.
The Prime Minister's words undoubtedly provided a platform for the Kerrywatts to further engage with the real upper class, and even the full beard could not stop the red light on Mr. Kerivat's face, and the refreshed lawyer replied: "I am honored, thank you for your support." ”
"You're welcome, Mr. Alan Harris is an important figure in our country, and you must have known about the recent chaos in other countries, I don't know if you know the inside story, but if it weren't for Mr. Harris, I'm afraid I would have been in the same anxious situation at this time. As our most valuable friends, the two people who were so ceremoniously introduced by Mr. Alan Harris will naturally be my friends and guests at the Prime Minister's residence. The Prime Minister went out of his way to compliment Allen, and the Kerrywats could tell that the Prime Minister was speaking these words with a very natural expression, unlike the mechanical faces of the guards who had presumably been controlled by their minds, and it was by no means a hypocritical polite remark, which changed their perception of wizarding and wizarding - the wizarding world had more influence on the Muggle world than they had previously imagined.
The guests and hosts of this banquet were happy, and the high-standard service and exquisite meals were secondary, and the harmonious relationship forged at the banquet was the focus of everyone's attention. So at last when Bentley 8 Litre stopped in front of the law firm, and Alan politely said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Crewatt at the door, Mrs. Clearwatt stopped him: "If you are not in a hurry, Mr. Harris might as well come up and sit down." ”
"Thank you for the invitation, Mrs. Crivat, but I beg your pardon, you know that the new term is about to begin, and I will have to prepare for the afternoon, and if I can, we will meet again during the holidays. Alan declined with an apologetic expression.
At this time, Mr. Crivat handed a delicate black business card to Allen: "Mr. Harris, this is my business card, although I think you wizards have many ways to solve many things, but you can call me at any time if you need to." ”
Penelope was quite quiet at this time, she just looked sideways at her parents, her mouth was a little disgusted with their snobbery, and she felt a little embarrassed in front of Allen, but she couldn't help but be a little happy when she thought about all this that Allen arranged for her today.
Alan took the business card with both hands and put it in the pocket of his suit: "Oh, thank you so much, I think in a few years, if my family's umbrella company can come to the Muggle world to develop its business, I will definitely ask Mr. Crivat to help with these things, you know, we wizards don't know much about Muggle law......"
Later, in the London sky, inside the Bentley 8-liter classic car, Alan raised an eyebrow at Penelope: "How is it, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"
Penelope looked at Allen, who had a pleading expression on her face, she licked her red lips, and her eyes lit up: "I'm going to commit a crime against public safety." ”
"What?...... Ahh
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