Chapter 96: Blotted Bookstore (Asking for Recommendation Votes)

"Goo-goo!"

In the early morning, an owl with a motley coat was pecking at the bread in Link's hand on Link's shoulder, and from time to time it would raise its head and call at Link a few times, looking very pleasant.

It's been nearly a month since Link returned from Victoria's mansion.

During this time, Link has been trying to find out the secrets of the original owner's past, as well as what Mrs. Foley said about the good heart.

Unfortunately, things went nowhere, as he expected.

The castle looked as if it had been completely cleaned with a Guli brand of powerful cleaner, and there were no photographs or objects of Link's childhood, or even Link's father.

As for using words to trap Mrs. Foley.

That's even worse.

Such a routine simply did not work for a strong woman like Mrs. Foley, and Link gave up after a few attempts.

So Link was completely idle, and entered a leisure life of practicing spells every day and teasing the curling winged demon.

To be honest, Link still likes this kind of life, especially since Emily comes to visit him every once in a while.

Unfortunately, an owl came early this morning to break the silence.

This is an owl from Hogwarts.

Link made a positive judgment at first sight of it, as it had Hogwarts markings engraved on its ankle rings.

This mark allows it to flow freely throughout the territory, and it is also intended to prevent the owl messenger from being intercepted by some mischievous wizard or a guy with a unique taste, which could cause the letter to be lost.

The Ministry of Magic also has a law prohibiting attacks on Hogwarts owls.

Any wizard who violates the relevant laws will be punished by a minimum of 100 gold galleons and a maximum of permanent imprisonment, depending on the importance of the letter.

That is, of course, if they can catch you.

And the reason why this owl came to Forlì Castle is already obvious.

That is to deliver textbooks and school supplies that Link needs to buy for the next semester.

"This year's notice is much later than in previous years. Mrs. Foley held the letter in her hand, "Okay Link, Mommy has something to do in a moment, and I'll have the little buttons go and buy it for you in the afternoon." ”

"yes, I see. ”

Link, somewhat absent-mindedly, placed the bread in his palm on the table.

This made the owl on his shoulder a little difficult.

It hadn't eaten yet, but there was a magic in the human in front of it, which made it want to get close.

After hesitating for a while, the owl finally resisted the temptation of food and chose to stay on Link's shoulder.

"Oh! yes!" said Mrs. Foley, handing the letter to Little Button, and as if suddenly remembering something, "you're going to take electives next semester, have you figured out the course schedule?"

"Magical Creature Protection Class. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Foley said with an expected expression:

"I knew it. What about the other one, what are you going to choose? I recommend the Divination class, which, according to Snape, is a course where you only need to make up some tragic stories to get a high score. ”

"Sounds good. ”

Link said slowly, patting off the crumbs from his hands as he got up to leave.

"Where are you going? You haven't finished your breakfast yet!"

"Go to Diagon Alley, today a few of my friends are going to buy school supplies, and I'm going to join in the fun. ”

Link said with a wave of his hand.

Mrs. Foley shook her head.

After spending time with Link during this time, she could clearly feel that Link and her were not as close as they used to be.

This frustrated her.

But it's normal to think about it, after all, Link is now grown up and has all sorts of new friends. It's normal to be shy when kissing and hugging your mother.

With a sigh, Mrs. Foley waved her wand and disappeared into the dining room.

Link, on the other hand, had already released the haunting owl and reached the Gringotts hall directly through the fireplace of the Floo Net.

To tell the truth, his task today is not tedious, but it is very important.

Because according to the plot of the original book, the main story core of the next year will be that the remnant soul of Voldemort's youth entered Hogwarts through the diary that Lucius Malfoy secretly stuffed to the Weasley daughter's youngest daughter, and secretly manipulated the basilisk Arkham to do evil, and at the end of the story, Arkham will be killed by Harry and others.

And in order to change the ending of Arkham, Link needs to do some crucial work.

As for the specific details of the operation, it is actually very simple, as long as Lucius Malfoy steals the diary in time.

According to Link's speculation, the plot will be turned upside down in the next year, and even more in the future.

Strictly speaking, this is very disadvantageous for Link, after all, as a time-traveler, he largely eats by relying on his prescience of the plot.

However, for the sake of Arkham, Link can't care so much.

After carefully reviewing the plan in his mind, Link ignored the smiling goblin customer service next to him, and left Gringotts with a solemn face.

Due to the proximity to the start of school, Diagon Alley is still the same crowded appearance as when Link last came.

In particular, shops such as Madame Morkin's robes store, the Ink Changing Stationery store, and the second-hand robes store are almost crowded to the point of being close to people.

This is also the reason why Link is obviously coming to Diagon Alley today, but he still gives the job of buying school supplies to Little Button.

Because it was already hard for Link to walk through the streets like this now, he couldn't imagine the physical strength and energy it would take to go into so many stores to buy school supplies.

This is even more terrifying than grabbing the special rice in the supermarket with hundreds of aunts!

After walking through the crowd for a while, Link finally arrived at the door of the Blotted Bookstore.

The Blotted Bookstore is the largest book selling place in Diagon Alley and even in the whole country, and its interior area is not small, and they are also very clever enough to fill it with many large bookshelves that reach up to the ceiling, and it is natural that they are also full of books, thus creating a very rich scene of books in the store.

However, despite its size, it is probably the only bookstore that provides textbooks for Hogwarts students, and it is still a crowded and chaotic scene.

This is actually quite rare.

After all, the staff at Blotted Bookstore have a lot of experience and a fairly mature process to face the back-to-school season, so a single back-to-school craze can't cause chaos in the bookstore.

What really caused all this is because at this moment, the bookstore is not only selling textbooks for the new semester, but also holding a grand signing party.

There was a signing session about Gilderoy Lockhart.