Chapter 4, the ruined cauldron bar that sleeps day and night

Seeing the date, Bruce thought of a way, April 14th, that is, tomorrow is the anniversary of Angel's Orphanage. On this day www.biquge.info, the orphanage will hold a celebration ceremony in the morning, and caring people from the community will come here to gather with the children.

Anniversaries used to be of little concern to Bruce, but now they're different. Because this may be the opportunity for him to leave!

Bruce stayed in his room all day, perfecting his "escape" plan, and didn't go to sleep until just over 1 a.m. The next morning, before the nurse arrived, Bruce woke up and got dressed.

At nine o'clock, the ceremony began with everyone gathering in the cafeteria to distribute gifts to the children. Then came the show time, and everyone watched the show with relish. But no one noticed that a skinny figure had "sneakily" left through the back door.

As soon as he got out of the orphanage, Bruce's two little short legs ran quickly, aiming directly at the Leaky Cauldron Bar!

The orphanage was some distance from the Leaky Cauldron, which was a bit of a struggle for Bruce, a six-year-old. But the excitement in his heart drove him to persevere.

An hour and a half later, Bruce was panting and standing in the door of the tiny bar, a smug smile on his little face.

Pushing the door in, the bar is dimly lit, and the lighting is only candles. Some strangely dressed people sat around the bar chatting and drinking.

As soon as Bruce entered, everyone focused their attention on him, after all, it was certain that a little guy would suddenly appear here and arouse suspicion

At this moment, an old man with a "Mediterranean" head and dressed in a retro waiter costume walked up to Bruce.

"Son, why are you here?" The man asked with concern.

If it is an ordinary child, they will answer that they have made a mistake, or they will simply be too frightened to speak. But who is Bruce, that is a member of the army of rebirth! He had thought of a solution to deal with it last night.

Bruce looked at the man pitifully and said, "Sir, my parents and I accompanied my sister to buy supplies for Hogwarts school, and I got separated from them!" ”

"Oh! What a poor boy! The old man said with concern: "But it doesn't matter, you can wait here for them to come to you!" ”

"Holy! Can I wait? Bruce thought helplessly, he looked at the old man, and cried and said, "No, no! I'm going to find Mom and Dad! ”

Looking at the crying child in front of him, the old man asked helplessly, "Do you know where your parents are, that child?" ”

Bruce waited for that, he "thought about it" and said, "Daddy said he was going to buy a wand for his sister!" ”

"Oh! That's Ollivander there. The old man immediately said, "All right! Kid, I'll send you to Diagon Alley! ”

(PS: Don't ask me why I chose the Ollivanders wand shop, because I will make a note of this wand shop after watching the whole series of movies!!) οΌ‰

Bruce's little head kept nodding and said, "Eun, thank you!" Grandpa, you're so nice! ”

Children say thank you and praise someone sincerely, at least ordinary children. The old man was very helpful to Bruce's praise of "politeness", and smiled kindly: "Hehe, you're welcome! What a lovely kid! ”

Then he took Bruce's little hand and walked to the small patio behind the Leaky Cauldron. There is nothing here but a garbage can and some weeds.

The old man came to the dumpster and said to Bruce, "Kid, go back!" ”

Bruce hurriedly took a step back, and the old man drew his wand and tapped it on the bricks on the wall a few times, saying, "Count up to threeβ€”and then two to the sideβ€”"

He tapped his wand on the wall three times.

The brick he had struck shook and began to move, and a small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole grew larger and larger, and in a short time a wide archway appeared in front of them, leading to a cobbled street that winded and had no end in sight.

Diagon Alley, a famous place in the wizarding world. Where Bruce had been dreaming about day and night, and now he was here.

"Kid! Let's go! The old man said to Bruce.

Bruce nodded and followed him closely, Bruce had already seen Diagon Alley in the movie, but when he actually came here, he realized that the scenes in the movie were really shabby.

There are "retro" houses as far as the eye can see, and it is easy to feel like you have stepped back in time when you are surrounded by shops.

Bruce looked around, trying to see everything through: all the shops, the objects in front of them, the people who shopped.

A fat woman stood outside the drugstore, and as they passed, she shook her head and said, "Dragon's liver, seventeen sircos an ounce, they're crazy!" ”

A low, soft whine came from a dark shop, and the sign in front of the door read: Bella Owl Store - Grey Owl, Horn Owl, Grass Owl, Brown Owl, Snow Owl.

There are also shops that sell robes, while others sell binoculars and strange silverware that you have never seen. Other windows were filled with baskets of bat spleens and eel eyes, and were piled with spellbooks, quills, rolls of parchment, medicine bottles, and lunar globes

However, Bruce didn't see the "broom shop" he wanted to see the most.

Bruce looked around like a hillbilly who had never seen the market and entered the city for the first time, and everything here was fresh to him.

And his appearance also aroused the old man's confusion, and he asked, "Child, what is your name?" ”

"Bruce Stirling!" Bruce replied, then asked, "Sir, may I ask your name?" ”

"Oh! Call me Tom! Tom replied, and then he couldn't imagine that the last name of the magical family was Sterling, and Tom asked a little puzzled, "Boy, are you a Muggle?" ”

Bruce smiled lightly in his heart, pretending to be very excited, and said, "Oh! I knew Muggles, my mother told me that my dad was a Muggle! ”

Hearing this, Tom leaked a look of sudden realization, and said in his heart: "It turns out that this kid is a mixed race!" ”

"Kid, Hogwarts starts on the first of September, can you come buy things now?" Tom asked.

Bruce smiled innocently and said, "That's because my sister and I want to come here, and my mom used to tell us that Diagon Alley was fun, and the Butterbeer at the Leaky Cauldron was the best drink!" ”

"Eun!" Tom nodded proudly, the folds of his face were almost squeezed together, it was obvious that Bruce's sycophants were in place, and he smiled and said, "That's right! Your mom is so right! ”

Bruce didn't want to continue the discussion on his "family", so he immediately changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Tom, when will I be able to go to Hogwarts like my sister?" ”

Tom smiled and said, "Don't worry about the kid! By the time you are 11 years old, you will receive your admission letter, and I am sure that you will be a good wizard! ”

Bruce's "plot" succeeded, and he immediately climbed up the pole and began to inquire about Hogwarts. Movies are one thing, reality is another, Hogwarts shown in the movie is only a small part, not to mention that Cheng Ren has only watched one movie, and he knows even less pitiful!

At this time, Bruce's years of suppressed ability to make friends are revealed, and he chats happily with Tom along the way. During the chat, Tom also told Bruce a lot of things he didn't know, and after about ten minutes, the two stopped in front of a shop.