002 After the funeral
Everything about the funeral was back on track, a dark cloud obscured the sun, and Mr. Master of Ceremonies was finally able to step on the podium, but Lawrence didn't listen to what he had to say, and after the Lemay and his wife were buried, the Ministers of Magic of the two countries began to carry out the transfer of property in the will, and Lawrence also got a two-way mirror in an old wooden box,
Lawrence opened the box, and there were two identical mirrors and two small black leather bags lying inside, and the leather bags were cast with a non-marking stretching charm, which was obviously designed to make it easy for the user to carry the lenses.
"Pretty magical, isn't it?" "It's a pity that the main material used to make it has disappeared in the last century."
"It's a precious item," Lawrence said, closing the box, "but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to use it yet."
"It's hard to say," Dunburidor blinked, "Miss Delacour seems to be curious about you."
Lawrence shrugged, and there was a commotion not far from the venue, and several people were arguing about what was going on. Fudge looked helpless, and so did the French Minister of Magic on the side,
"Oh," Deng Bulido glanced at it and shook his head, "reallyβ"
"What happened to them?" Lawrence asked, puzzled,
"Rumor has it that Nicol has a secret estate in Devon, England, where he has lived for the last few years." "They say that Nicol left the way the Philosopher's Stone was made there, and even though the higher-ups in the wizarding world know that the truth about the Philosopher's Stone is so cruel, there are still people who tirelessly pursue that kind of thing."
"It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the will?" Lawrence asked, "Is there really that manor?"
"Yes, there really is, but there are some wills that Nicol doesn't want to make public, and he hasn't even told the Ministry of Magic," Deng Bulido replied, "In fact, the transfer of a wizard's estate only needs to be notarized by a third wizard, but now almost all the ministries of magic of various countries act as this third-party witness, do you know why?"
"The Justifiable Confiscation Decree gives the magical authorities of each country the ability to confiscate the estates of wizards in order to prevent the transmission of dark magic objects." Lawrence replied,
"Exactly," Deng Bulido nodded, "Nicol's will did not have that manor, which disappointed those who wanted it."
"Do you know who Mr. Nicol gave that manor to?" Lawrence asked curiously,
"About thisβ" Deng Bullido smiled meaningfully, but did not answer, "Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to visit France?"
"Uh-no."
"Then please hold my left hand, it may be a little uncomfortable to move long distances across borders."
Lawrence put on Dunburydo's left hand, and then Dunburlido seemed to say something, but Lawrence couldn't hear clearly, it was pitch black all around, invisible forces squeezed from all directions, Lawrence gasped for breath, he was glad that he didn't eat too much breakfast today,
"Are you alright?" Deng Buli asked,
"It's okay, it's a little too long." Lawrence shook his head to clear his head, and he found that they had returned to Hogsmeade, not far from Hogwarts, (Note 1)
"It's a bit of a hassle not to take your luggage with you, isn't it?" Deng Bulido said happily, "pop" A flash of fire, Fox appeared with Lawrence's luggage,
"Where do you want me to send you?" Deng Buli asked,
"Diagon Alley," Lawrence replied, "I suppose I don't have to go back to the orphanage, right?"
Dunbury stared at him, and from his expression, Lawrence had no idea what he was thinking,
"Well," agreed Dunburidos, "the Ministry of Magic will help young wizards like you get out of Muggle society, and they'll help you with the formalities." (Note 2)
Lawrence took Dunburidore's left hand again, and they disappeared in place, and after a brief period of darkness, Dunburlido led Lawrence to the Leaky Cauldron,
"The International Confederation of Wizards will help you open a small vault at Gringotts," Dunburydo told Lawrence, "and an owl should send you a letter soon."
"Yes, sir, thank you to Professor McGonagall for me." Lawrence said,
"I think it would be better if you sent her a letter yourself, go buy an owl." Deng Bulido smiled, and his figure disappeared into thin air, leaving only one last sentence, "Then, see you after the summer vacation."
"Oh! Lawrence," Tom, the owner, heard and walked out from behind the bar, "I'm glad to see you, it's summer vacation, isn't it?"
"You probably don't know yet, do you? I'd like to congratulate you first," Tom laughed, "and there's gossip that you've been awarded a scholarship to the International Federation of Wizards."
"Uh- thank you, Professor Dunbulido mentioned it to me." Lawrence replied, he was a little speechless, how could this happen, but everyone knew better than themselves? Tom took his luggage,
"I guess you won't need to work part-time this summer, right?" Tom asked,
"Shouldn't it?" Lawrence was a little unsure, he didn't know how much the so-called scholarship was, but since Deng Buliduo said that he didn't need it, it should be really not needed.
"Then let's enjoy the summer vacation." Tom said this, and he led Lawrence to Room Seven, "How long are you going to stay?"
"I don't know," Lawrence said uncertainly, "maybe Fred and George will invite me to their house?"
"It's okay, I hope this time is a bit happier," Tom said with a smile, bowing and exiting the room, "You're welcome if you need anything."
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Lawrence spent two weeks at the Leaky Cauldron Bar, where he welcomed three owls, one of whom was in high spirits, brought a letter and a key to Gringotts, and in addition to the scholarship that would be provided to him until he graduated, there were some additional bonuses for some small spells he had invented.
"There's a lot of bonus......" Lawrence was a little surprised,
Errol, the owl of the Weasley family, also brought a letter from Fred and George, stating that Mr. Weasley had won the Grand Prix from the Daily Prophet, and that the family would be going on vacation to Egypt this year, so they could not entertain Lawrence to their house.
"It's great, there must be a lot of interesting things in Egypt," Lawrence expressed envy, "I really want to learn from ancient wizards walking the wilderness and feeling the different magical powers of different countries."
Another handsome owl brought a letter from Hogwarts, which, in addition to the usual book list, included a badge that he had seen on both Charlie and Percy (Note 3)
"Prefect badge?" Lawrence looked at the letter "P" on the badge with a subtle expression, he could almost imagine how the twins who heard the news would make fun of him, he played with the shiny badge, pondered for a moment and began to write,
Lawrence wrote a list of special herbs unique to Egypt, reminding the twins to find a way to smuggle the herbs back when they were having fun, he gave the letter to Errol, told him to rest and then sent the letter to the twins, and then lay down on the quilt with some boredom,
Since the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Lemay, he has been a little unrefreshed, and the method of making the map has also been cracked by him, causing him to seem idle for a while, and now the only thing he is interested in may be to go to the Screaming House for a walk, too many things have happened last year, and there has been no free time, and he is also very curious about the deeds of these four seniors,
"Let's go buy a pet tomorrow," Lawrence thought, "and send a letter thanking Professor McGonagall for her help."
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Author's note: There are two versions of this, I decided to slow down after thinking about it carefully, in fact, it's just skipping the plot, but I don't know if there is the perseverance to write that ......?
And then the trouble after the text of these to see.,I don't like to make announcements.,I've already said in my last article that it won't be updated yesterday.γ
Note 1: The Burrow's location also seems to be in Devon, where Lawrence originally lived in an orphanage in Islington, Greater London, and Mr. Weasley took Lawrence to travel as far as England and France.
Note 2: "Like you" refers to Muggle-born orphan wizards.
Note 3: The Weasley family has produced four prefects, Bill, Charlie, Percy, and Ron, Bill graduated before Lawrence and the twins entered the school, and the incident of Ron becoming a prefect has not happened, so Lawrence has only seen Charlie and Percy's badges.