Chapter 022: Arrival in Cairo
It was just Snape's cold eyes, and Fred and George could only obediently listen to the introduction of the Grangers; As soon as Draco gave the order, Goyle and Crabbe had to concentrate on carrying their luggage; Catherine and Megan were very careful to explain to the group; Arthur, the team leader, was more curious than Neville, but fortunately he still remembered his mission, and with Charlie staring at him, there was no accident; As for the SG group, they were still so busy that they didn't even have much time to look up at the scenery.
Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at Terminal 5 and found the boarding gate.
For this charter tour to Cairo, the airport is very welcoming, with a dedicated VIP lounge where they can wait to check their luggage and check in, as well as to cover up the many anomalies with magic.
After finishing the luggage and formalities, the huge team was led by the airport staff to a small plane with a model of SAAB340, Arthur pounced on it as soon as he saw it, and most of the little wizards also ran over to watch, Hermione simply asked everyone to line up in front of the plane, and the airport staff helped to take pictures.
After taking pictures, everyone took their plane tickets to board the plane to find a seat, and after sitting in a mess and fastening their seat belts, after listening to the flight attendant read out the precautions, the plane began to taxi.
Those who had never been on a plane clenched the armrests in fear, and the bold dared to look out the window, but the timid ones had already closed their eyes, until the announcement on the radio that they could unbuckle their seat belts, and they were surprised to find that there were already thick clouds outside.
The SG team unbuckled their seat belts and got together to discuss their tasks after arriving in Cairo, and the others began to get up and walk around the cabin. to satisfy their respective curiosities, just to reduce the troubles and the exposure of wizard identities. The Granger couple and Megan from the Muggle world immediately became the focus of everyone's inquiries.
Catherine was lucky enough to have a break because it was Snape sitting next to her. After all, in order to make time for this trip, both of them had to rush to finish the work at hand, so they didn't have a good rest lately, and it takes about five hours to fly from London to Cairo, so they naturally want to take the opportunity to get a good night's sleep.
Noisy, quiet and busy make up the scenery in the cabin, with a group of wizards large and small, flying over the English Channel, over the European continent, over the Mediterranean. Descend to Cairo, the "City of a Thousand Towers".
"Quiet!" When Catherine was woken up by Pansy's amplification spell, she found that the plane had landed, "Everyone, we will now take a special car directly to the hotel we have booked, and the third group will take the smallest one in the middle, the black one for the fourth or fifth group, and the white one for the first and second groups." ”
"Now the three groups get off the plane first, remember to bring all your luggage!" The four girls hurriedly got up to get their backpacks, and Catherine got off the plane first and waited. Percy wraps the tail as usual.
"Next are four or five groups!" Snape glanced coldly, and Fred and George immediately obediently picked up their luggage and followed him, followed by the Grangers to help; On the other side, Molly and Harry led Crabbe and Goyle with their luggage, as for Draco. He was holding Catherine's phone, busily recording messages from the other end.
"Finally, one or two groups!" Arthur beckoned everyone to pick up Neville's luggage, and Charlie helped take care of it. As for the four minor members of the group, they are still busy.
After everyone and their luggage are on the bus separately. The three cars departed from the airport when Pansy's voice suddenly came over the bus radio.
"Everyone. We've booked a small pie at the hotel so that you can enjoy the full range of Egyptian culture and food, so please change into your clothes in the car first. Due to time constraints, some clothes may not fit well, so please help the tour leaders to modify them temporarily. ”
The driver opened the wardrobe in the carriage according to the instructions in advance, and there were exclamations in the three cars immediately, especially Catherine's car, because there were five girls, so the entire wardrobe was almost full of various styles of skirts and corresponding jewelry, shoes and hats, etc., while the men's clothes were only four lonely in the corner, so Percy consciously went to the passenger seat to accompany the driver after changing into a black suit, leaving the carriage completely to the girls to toss.
Ancient Egypt used linen as cloth, although the textile technology was good, but the raw materials were scarce, so only the superior people had clothes to wear, ordinary commoners and slaves only had a piece of cloth around their waists, and female slaves and dancers even used only a rope tied around their waists as rope clothes. Therefore, the traditional clothing of Egypt is very simple, but the accessories, especially the ornaments draped over the shoulders and around the waist, are all extremely gorgeous and beautiful.
But since 1963 Elizabeth. After the release of "Cleopatra" starring Taylor, modern Egyptian clothing began to sweep the world, it absorbed Western popular elements, but retained the traditional boldness and simplicity, and with gold jewelry, more and more revealing the woman's figure.
But after all, the girls present all grew up in the more conservative United Kingdom, for those dancers who showed their arms, belly, and thighs, after screaming and exclaiming, none of them dared to wear them, and basically chose ordinary dresses with some Egyptian elements, and their faces were all dressed in gorgeous scarves in unison, and finally Catherine specially painted the most traditional Egyptian makeup for them, with gorgeous eye shadow, thick eyebrow lines and exquisite forehead lines with metallic luster, which made the four girls suddenly become Egyptian princesses.
Catherine, on the other hand, only put on the simplest white linen robe, put on a white scarf, except for the golden belt engraved with religious runes around her waist, there were no other accessories, and she did not wear a little makeup on her face, but the mysterious aura made people awe-inspired.
"Please note that in 10 minutes, we will arrive at the Sofia Hotel where we will stay tonight, which is located on the banks of the Nile, and when we arrive at the Pai duì site, you will be able to enjoy the panoramic view of the Nile, and when night falls, you will be able to enjoy the night view of Cairo." Pansy's voice came over the radio again.
"Now, please take a look at your clothes and accessories." The four girls immediately ran nervously to the mirror and helped each other to fill in the gaps.
"When we get off the bus, we can go directly to the site of Paiduì, and there will be a special person responsible for helping us deliver our luggage to the room." As soon as Pansy's voice fell, the car began to slow down and soon stopped in front of a five-star hotel.
As soon as they got out of the car, everyone noticed that everyone else had changed, the men were mostly dressed in suits and leather shoes, but Arthur and the twins both chose national costumes in an unusually synchronized manner, the two ladies also changed into Arab robes, and the other four girls were dressed in serious evening dresses.
The little birthday star was wearing a set of dark purple West Lake, which was extremely conspicuous, but his expression was restrained, obviously not his wishes, I am afraid that his fellow carmen collectively decided for him.
"Welcome to Egypt!" A man in an Arabic robe walked briskly with his hands outstretched, and as soon as he saw the crowd, he put his arms around Molly and kissed her on the cheek.
Amid Arthur's roar and the stunned eyes of the crowd, the other party took off his masked black scarf, and the Weasley siblings exclaimed in unison, and the others learned that he was Bill. Weasley, the target of the Weasleys' visit to Egypt.
Arthur snapped, Bill squatted down with his head aggrieved, and everyone couldn't help laughing loudly, and the tension of coming to a strange country for the first time couldn't help but be swept away.
Bill led the way to the top floor of the hotel, where half of the SG team stayed behind to help distribute the luggage, while some followed to host the paiduì.
The pai duì is held indoors in the form of a buffet, making it easy for people to choose their favorite Egyptian food without causing much waste. However, because the sun had not yet set so quickly, everyone went to the observation deck to enjoy the beautiful view of the Nile, and after discussing with the SG team, they simply asked the waiter to move the table outside.
Fortunately, almost all of the people present were minors, and several adults rarely participated in similar pies, if it was a formal occasion, then this negligence in time alone would attract a lot of gossip, and it would be like now, after seeing that the waiters were understaffed, Arthur actually took his sons to roll up his sleeves and start helping.
This made all the Slytherins present look at each other, only Catherine and Snape, one was very calmly looking for food, and the other was directly blind. However, the Weasleys' behavior obviously made the atmosphere of the pie duì lively, so after the Slytherins got acquainted, they also let go of their reserve and tasted the heroism of Gryffindor.
As for the SG group, they still got together to determine the program after nightfall, and if it weren't for Catherine's thoughtful help to bring them food, they would have stayed on an empty stomach until the evening.
In the reluctance of everyone, the sun still fell its curtain, everyone's stomach was unconsciously filled, and the buffet table retreated to the side as its supporting role.
"The pie is about to begin, please move indoors." Pansy took the stage as the host amid the music, and when most of the people were inside, she began to sign up for the show, "Now please enjoy the Egyptian snake dance." ”
Seven dancers dressed in golden silk, twisting their waists, stepped out of the curtain with dance steps, dazzling golden light, swaying skin, constantly challenging everyone's vision.
The little wizards almost all had a stunned expression, including the planned SG group, they didn't expect this dance to be so hot, and the adults were no better, Bill and Charlie whistled directly, and discussed the dancer's beautiful thighs insolently, which attracted Molly's loud scolding, and finally it was Mrs. Granger who pulled her away, so as not to disturb everyone's interest.
As an expert in Occlumency, it would be strange if Snape would make his expression a little abnormal because of such a small scene, as for Catherine, her evaluation was not high: "It's not as good as K to dance, and it's not as good as mine." ”
"You're going to jump this?" Hearing this, Snape couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and ask.
"K is crazy about any kind of dance, and I put a lot of hard work into it, so I can only follow the sparring team." Catherine finished speaking blandly, but suddenly picked up the wine glass next to her and drank it down. (To be continued......)