Chapter 39: On the eve of the opening plan for Diagon Alley

For some in the Ministry of Magic, approving the 'Diagon Alley Centennial Land Use Rights' would be much simpler than the Sirius Retrial.

"It's just a hundred years of use, and it's not just a sale, but the ownership is still in the hands of the government."

That's what most of the Ministry of Magic staff thinks.

The Slytherin nobles who had lent money to Daniel Black were also unaware of the problem, and they looked at each other and smiled.

Guess their psychological activities, and it should be roughly as follows: 'Little Blake, a loser, also said that he could buy Diagon Alley, but such a large sum of money was only a hundred years of use. In comparison, the 'perpetual ownership of the Black Family's Prairie Ranch' that he mortgaged was obviously more valuable, and the act of losing the watermelon and picking up sesame seeds was a big joke in the wizarding world.

Despite all the discord, Daniel's Diagon Alley project is still well underway.

In fact, long before this day, wizards had become aware of some of the new changes in Diagon Alley.

For example, in the gradually clean and tidy streets, green cylindrical garbage bins began to appear on both sides of the street, and all the shops seemed to have started corresponding renovations at the same time, and some houses with closed doors that seemed to be new ones......

Because change is subtle, when Daniel announced the arrival of the 'Diagon Alley opening plan', people suddenly realized: it turned out that the change started so early.

Mrs. Weasley is dressed in full costume today.

For this 'housewife', she prefers an easy-to-move outfit to a dress that is too formal.

But today is different, it's not just the Diagon Alley Opening Plan, it's also the first day of the Weasley Housekeeping Company.

And her first big business was 'Diagon Alley cleaning, tidying, planning' commissioned by Daniel.

Due to the importance of Diagon Alley in the wizarding world, Daniel managed to manage to secure a day and a night of closure (thankfully it wasn't the beginning of Hogwarts).

Mrs. Weasley, a very admirable woman who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, gritted her teeth and took on the job under such grim circumstances.

She led her own staff (remember the other five wizards who were hired?). They brought in more unemployed wizards and joined the housekeeping company), about twenty or thirty people, and they were busy all day, and they stayed up all night to thoroughly clean Diagon Alley again and again.

(There's also a little bit like this in between:

A certain wizard who is accustomed to using magic looked at a tile in Diagon Alley and asked with a stern face: "I've cleaned it up three times, but I can't get rid of this oil stain, what should I do?" ’

Another wizard said, 'I know a spell, the oil is gone, damn it, it's useless, it's still useless!' ’

The third wizard said heavily, 'Probably...... The only way to do this is to replace this floor tile. ’

However, when Mrs. Weasley noticed them, she angrily spoke, 'Are you lazy, boys?' ’

The three wizards hurriedly defended: No, ma'am. We are seriously discussing the problem of this oil stain, which cannot be removed at all, and it affects the overall aesthetics.

Mrs. Weasley glanced down, then looked up, glancing at the three of them with a blank look of contempt.

She lifted her skirt and knelt on the ground without hesitation (a position that is not aesthetically pleasing to a woman), and she poured the degreasing cleaner for the wizarding world onto the floor tiles and wiped it vigorously with a rag.

"Alright." She stood up, clapped her hands, and said, "It's not just about standing up and casting spells. Remember, don't be afraid of getting dirty, bend down, and move your hands when the spell doesn't work.

The three wizards were instantly in awe of the chubby lady, but they were inevitably embarrassed by the ridicule.

So, they hurriedly scattered and walked away. ）

When the first rays of sunlight shone into Diagon Alley, these wizards had exhausted their magic and squeezed out the last of their energy and lay on the ground.

They were exhausted, but they couldn't help but smile at the sun.

Work - get paid - satisfaction and happiness.

This simplest logic is the eternal truth of life in people's lives.

But while others could rest, Mrs. Weasley had to carry her heavy body from one end of the street to the other, and her conscientious and responsible appearance was simply amazing.

In addition, she has to change into her best and neatest clothes, and prepare to show her face at the 'Diagon Alley Opening Plan', both to promote her housekeeping company and to act as a helper for 'Kind Mr. Daniel'.

For this 'big day', Mr. Weasley deliberately tied a lace band over the wizard's robes.

And, for the sake of his wife's career, he has been taking care of the children at home recently, and he is also doing housework.

In addition, because he felt sorry for his wife's hard work of staying up late, he came to Diagon Alley early in the morning with a nutritious and loving breakfast to feed his wife.

"Honey, if you're too tired, take a break, the work is always unfinished." He always couldn't help but persuade his wife.

However, Molly Weasley replied frankly: "It's true that the work is not done, but today is different." ”

She stood on tiptoe, kissed her husband, and comforted him, "Just once, Arthur." I have to be worthy of the salary that Mr. Daniel paid me, and that trust. Of course, money can be dispensed without, but the trust of others should never be disappointed. ”

Arthur Weasley smiled helplessly, he looked at his capable wife with distress but pride, as if he had returned to the hot love period when he was in school, and his heart was beating out of his throat.

Ignoring the love between the old husband and wife, the Black family's house-elf Kreacher was not idle.

As soon as dawn broke, it came to Diagon Alley, which was in the process of tidying up, with a large bag in its arms.

It commanded, "Spread this all over the street." ”

The wizards were accustomed to the house-elf's tone of voice, and Daniel had explained to them that 'Kreacher had a problem with his brain,' so they didn't pay much attention to the commanding offense.

However, when the bag was opened, many wizards were shocked.

They shouted in unison: "Merlin, is this brocade?" Oh my God, such a big piece of brocade! How much does that cost! ”

Kreacher raised his head triumphantly, and said proudly: "Money can't buy it, this is the top...... The collection of the head of the De Black family. Look at the workmanship, how beautiful it is! The family crest of the Blake family embroidered with gold and silver thread is mighty and gorgeous, but it was sewn by hand with a needle at that time, where is anyone still doing this kind of craftsmanship now? Moreover, it has also been added to stabilize the dìng love xù and help the wizard's magic cycle, which can be said to be an extremely rare and rare magic item, although the shape does not quite fit the streets of Diagon Alley, but a few transfigurations can solve it. ”

Finally, it proudly concluded in a bullfrog-like voice: "Our Black family is the oldest and most noble family in the wizarding world!" ”

This time, it was rare that the wizards did not refute its words.

In fact, everyone has always known that 'the Black family is the oldest and noblest family in the wizarding world', but everyone has always felt that it is probably just what they call themselves...... But this time, when they faced the true heritage of an ancient family for the first time, they finally felt that that sentence was not a lie, it was really a true truth.

Money, indeed, can't buy a qiē; But there are some things that can be embodied through guò money.

As a result, no wizard would be stupid enough to ask questions like, 'Why do you need to clean the floor tiles when you have to lay carpets?'

Although they didn't say anything on their faces, they couldn't help but have a little awe of this 'deep-bodied, almost luxurious' Black family, similar to 'the aristocracy's practices, probably have their own exquisiteness'.

An hour before the opening at eight o'clock in the morning, the tired housekeeping employees finally got up from the floor and changed into their Blake uniforms (silver-green) because they were going to attend the opening plan organized by Mr. Blake Jr. later.

A Gryffindor wizard grimaced and said, "This is the first time I've ever worn silver-green." ”

But before that, there is one more important step.

Once again, the capable house-elf Kreacher came out of nowhere.

It energetically drove a group of fantastic animals that looked like dogs, but with ears like antlers and collars around their necks, to Diagon Alley.

It clutched a handful of reins in its hand, but the animals were as excited as the huskies, and ran in all directions, so that its little body was pulled and swayed, and at last it was almost half-floating in the air, like a kite being flown on.

Its angry face was deformed, and the big bat ears were almost turned out, revealing the white fur inside, and it gritted its teeth and kept shouting in its ugly bullfrog voice: "You stupid deer dogs, don't run around, give me serious work!" Damn dirty brainless animals! ”

Yes, this dog-like creature is called a deer dog.

In addition to being more lively like 'huskies', they have a very good ability, which is to 'perceive danger'.

These animals have a peculiar sixth sense, which allows them to always perceive malice and danger, so they will use it to detect unsafe things before they are re-dà.

Of course, they are difficult to raise, difficult to reproduce, and are rare species, so that the price of renting them is also very expensive.

After the war ended, few wizards would have foolishly spent this money to rent them for work.

Most of the time, wizards prefer to fend for themselves, and a few detection spells are enough. Only those ancient wizards would like to use this ancient way.

Because of the rarity, at first, everyone looked curiously and sternly at this group of 'legendary deer dogs' to check the streets.

But poor Kreacher was pulled to the east and west all at once, and his little body fluttered in mid-air like a flying kite, accompanied by its very characteristic big curse sound, which suddenly made the tired everyone no longer control the strict expression, but laughed from ear to ear.

But despite this, the deer dogs do offer good value for money.

These cute little animals are very powerful, and in just half an hour, they found several magic props that were not very dangerous, but did have some small prank effects.

However, at the end of the inspection, there was another mess, and they crouched collectively at the door of the 'Jumping and Frolicking Magic Joke Shop', with a pair of big curious eyes and a constant alarm sound.

The bald little boss of the jumping and frolicking magic joke shop could only stand helplessly at the door, for fear of being bitten, and some distance, he waved his hand, trying to drive them away: "Go...... Walk...... I'm the store of prank products...... No need to clean up, go...... Let's go! Damn Merlin...... Walk! ”

When the onlookers saw this scene, they couldn't stop laughing.