Chapter 7: The Beginning of the Life of a Quasi-Wizard
Bruce didn't know what Ollivander had done, but Tom didn't suspect him, and even invited him to come here next time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Could it be that Ollivander used an amnesia spell on Tom?" Bruce secretly guessed.
But now he doesn't know much about wizards, so he can't think of a clue. Anyway, things are perfectly resolved, and he doesn't care about these minor things at all.
Every adult wizard, especially those with heads and faces, seems to have a legal identity in the Muggle world, though they don't have to. But even Ollivanders, who couldn't go out once a year, had Muggle documents such as ID cards.
After coming to the orphanage and verifying Ollivander's identity and the conditions of adoption, the formalities were quickly completed. So Bruce finally left the orphanage where he had lived for six years.
On the way back, Bruce was very excited, he had finally obtained a "temporary residence permit" in the wizarding world, and a wonderful world was beckoning to him.
However, at this time, Ollivander suddenly said something that Bruce did not expect.
"Bruce, though you left the orphanage! But I can't take you in! Ollivander said.
"What?" Bruce was surprised and said, "No! Mr. Ollivander, you don't really intend me to be a beggar in Diagon Alley, do you! ”
Ollivander shook his head and said, "Of course not, I've already agreed with Tom that he'll arrange a room for you at the Leaky Cauldron where you can stay." And I told the Ministry of Magic about you, and although they are stingy, I think they will give you a grant! ”
Although Ollivander arranged it well, Bruce was about to burst into tears. You must know that almost all of the words he said to Ollivander before were made up, and any Death Eater wizard was fake, if the Ministry of Magic found out that he was lying......
Bruce didn't dare to think about it anymore!
Worried, Bruce and Ollivander returned to the Leaky Cauldron, and Tom stopped them as soon as they entered the Leaky Cauldron.
"Mr. Ollivander, Bruce, welcome back!" Tom smiled and said, "Mr. Ollivanders, your owl brought you a letter just now!" ”
As he spoke, Tom took the letter out of his pocket and handed it to Ollivander, and Bruce stared at the letter with small eyes, and his heart was pounding.
In Bruce's opinion, this letter is a turning point, either he will live in the Leaky Cauldron and become a wizard from now on, or he will say goodbye to the good life he imagined.
Ollivander opened the envelope and looked at it, and Bruce was eager to see something in his expression. But it's a pity that Ollivander has always maintained his usual dead face, and he can't see what the letter says.
A minute later, but it felt like a whole day of waiting for Bruce, Ollivander handed the letter to Bruce and said, "The Ministry of Magic has approved your pension, and you will receive 20 Galleons a month!" ”
"Whew!" Hearing this, Bruce breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was about to suffocate under the water and suddenly breathed fresh air. God at all...... Oh no! Finally, Merlin is not thin on him, and his life is finally developing in the "right" direction!
In fact, if you think about it, no matter what people say, it is also a ZF department, how can it be because of an orphan to go to the investigation in a big way.
The thing he cared about the most was solved, and Bruce began to care about his future life, he is just a child now, although he doesn't know if it is a crime to hire child labor in the wizarding world, but he can't do anything even if he doesn't break the law with his small body. Also, almost everything is done by magic here, and it doesn't seem like you need to hire anyone!
"Mr. Ollivanders, I would like to ask how much is 20 Galleons?" Bruce asked.
Tom smiled and said, "I'll tell you!" According to Gringotts' exchange rate, Muggle £5 can be exchanged for a Galleon! ”
Bruce calculated in his mind: "That means I have £100 a month for living expenses!" Damn, no! ”
Bruce was very dissatisfied with this subsidy, even at the exchange rate of 100 pounds before his rebirth, it was less than 1,000 soft girl coins!
Bruce was now crying without tears, and said in his heart: "Nima! This ...... Don't they all say that the welfare in the UK is very good? Why is there such a big difference in welfare in the wizarding world? Ollivander is right, the Ministry of Magic really slammed the door, and deserved to be beaten by Voldemort!
But after thinking about it, now that I am an orphan with this small body, I have no right to speak.
At this point, Bruce said to Tom, "Mr. Tom, I'm staying with you!" How many Galleons you will have to pay each month! ”
"Huh!" Tom said, "Bruce, don't worry! I'll just charge you two Galleons a month! ”
Hearing this "reasonable" rent, Bruce was finally a little relieved, but still said, "This ...... This...... Excuse me, why don't you charge more!? ”
In fact, I thought to myself: "Nima, if you really dare to rise, labor and management will smash the glass of your house tomorrow!" ”
Tom smiled and said, "No, it's a good price!" Of course, if you need to eat, you'll have to clean up for me every night, but you don't have to worry about how little you have to do! ”
Bruce nodded and said, "Thank you very much!" Mr. Tom! ”
"No thanks!" Tom said with a smile, and then said to Ollivander dissatisfied: "The people at the Ministry of Magic are so stingy, I really don't know what they are doing with so many Galleons?" ”
Ollivander nodded sympathetically, and then said, "We can't control these things!" Bruce, since you have no relatives so Tom and I are your guardians, I hope you don't get us in trouble! ”
Bruce smiled and said, "Mr. Ollivanders, Mr. Tom!" Thank you again, and rest assured that I will not let you have any unnecessary trouble! ”
The matter about Bruce is over, and Ollivander returns to his shop, with Bruce staying at the Leaky Cauldron, of course.
Tom's room for Bruce was a storage room in the attic, a little small, but well stocked. And unlike the bar downstairs, it's very clean!
Sitting on the bed, Bruce sighed, "At least it's much better than that stairwell in Harry Potter!" ”
It was already dark, and Bruce simply cleaned up and lay down on the bed. But he was so excited at this time that he couldn't sleep at all!
"I'm finally on the right track, and I'm going to think about the future!"
Obviously, the most important thing for Bruce to think about right now is his life. Although children don't spend much money, they don't want to live a poor life for the rest of their lives.
"I'm too young to do anything else, so let's go to Ollivander early tomorrow morning and see if I can be an apprentice with him, so I can earn money and learn to make wands!"