Chapter 505: Another Long Insight
The train stopped at a station on the outskirts of the German capital, Berlin, and Serra and Albert ended their long journey around Europe ahead of schedule with their suitcases under the bewildered and puzzled eyes of the conductor.
"Mr. Harrysis. ”
The flight attendant hurriedly stepped forward to stop the two people who were about to leave, and kindly reminded, "This is Berlin, Germany, and your destination has not yet arrived." ”
"I know this is Germany. "But we're going to get off here early." ”
The two walked forward under the stunned gaze of the flight attendant.
Before leaving, Albert faintly heard the flight attendant muttering from behind, presumably "What a waste of Galleons".
If the ticket is only bought in Germany, it is estimated that it will not cost half of the Galleons.
However, it was not his own money that was spent, and Albert was not distressed at all.
Sierra led Albert into an age-looking grocery store next to the station.
It's dirty and cramped, reminiscent of Albert's Leaky Cauldron.
At the counter of the grocery store sat an old woman hunched over, and when she heard the doorbell, she raised her head and looked at the door, and suddenly smiled very strangely at them.
"Long time no see, Harrysis, what wind has brought you here. ”
"I just stopped by to visit old friends. Serra said with a smile.
"Does that include me, the old woman?"
"Of course, Adeline. ”
"You're still as bad at lying as you used to. The old woman chuckled.
"We need to borrow a transfer door and go to the village of Widbes. Serra stated what she was here for.
It was still some distance from the village of Widbeth where they were going, unlike Diagon Alley, which was just behind the Leaky Cauldron, which could be entered by opening a door in the backyard of the bar.
Transfer the door.
You can probably guess what the thing is for by listening to the name.
It was really worth the trip and saw a lot of interesting things along the way.
Sure enough, the world is full of wonders.
Albert soon saw the so-called transfer door, an old stone door embedded in the wall, which looked like a relief stone door specially left here for decoration.
"Keep up!"
Sierra stepped forward with her feet up, slamming Albert into the wall with her.
The next moment, the two of them walked directly through the stone door.
This scene is a bit like the stone wall that pushed Lee through King's Cross Station 9, but with a different effect.
As he walked through the transfer door, Albert felt like he was being thrown in the washing machine, dizzy, and he was still not used to it.
At least, it's much more comfortable when using the Vanishing Cabinet than this.
The two of them walked out of the stone door one after the other, and no one on the street paid attention to their appearance.
"Don't ask me, I don't know. ”
As if she knew what Albert was trying to say, Sierra was the first to stop him.
"The Diversion Gate is an ancient technique left over from wizards long ago. Now that it's completely lost, I think it might work like a vanishing cabinet, and I don't know much else. ”
"The transfer door is a bit outdated, but it's just as worth digging into. Albert was so interested in the door that even Sierra could see it.
"It's obviously much easier to travel with Floo Network. He laughs.
As they spoke, the two walked through the stone-paved streets to a park with a fountain, and Albert even saw a few children frolicking around the fountain.
"Welcome to Widbes. Serra laughed and said, "Isn't that a little surprised?"
"It's a bit of a thing, it doesn't feel like a wizarding town in England at all. Albert looked up.
The town of Widbeth directly subverted his perception of the wizarding town.
"That's because the town of Widbess is still very young. Serra laughs and explains, "This place was once rebuilt. ”
"Reconstruction?"
"The Muggle war has spilled over into the town. As she walked, Serra explained to Albert, "A lot of the houses were blown up and had to be renovated. Later, they renovated the town, and it was no longer the original town of Widbes. ”
Oh, it turned out to have been bombarded!
It's not incomprehensible when you think about it.
After all, it's on the edge of Berlin, so it's normal to be bombed, and the town is bigger than expected.
Thanks to the wizards of various countries, they were able to carve out a large area on the edge of the capital Berlin as a village for wizards.
Albert believed that the German Ministry of Magic must have spent a great deal of time and effort to keep the village hidden.
Wizards do have Traceless Stretching Charms that can expand the space, but the essence of the Traceless Stretching Charm is only to expand the original space, and most magic will gradually become invalid over time, making it difficult to maintain it for a long time.
"It's really more spacious and prosperous than Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. Even Sierra had to admit it.
"If the Ministry of Magic is willing to spend a lot of time with Garon repairing Hogsmeade, it won't be too bad. Albert said.
"Unfortunately, that's impossible. ”
"There are two wizarding towns in Germany that do not have Muggle habitation. "The other place in the Black Forest, in the south, is similar to the village of Hogsmeade, old and unwilling to maintain it, and it will become like that, as will the people. ”
"That's true. ”
"There's a commercial street over there that sells stuff. "But now isn't your time to go shopping, we need to visit my old friend first." ”
With that, the old man led Albert into a remote alley, and finally stopped in front of a house that looked a little old, and raised his hand to gently knock on the wooden door.
There was a sound of footsteps in the room, and the door was opened from the inside.
"Serra, I didn't expect you to come to Germany. ”
The person who opened the door was also an old man, and compared to Serra in formal clothes, he was a little sloppy, which may have verified what he had just said.
"Your grandson?" the old man's gaze quickly fell on the young Albert, and he asked curiously, "Still an apprentice, it looks very good." ”
"Not grandson, Jonas. After giving the old man a simple hug, Serra pointed to Albert and introduced, "This is Albert, I think you know who he is." ”
"Oh my god, it's a little smaller than I expected. Jonas looked Albert up and down, took a step back, gave way to the door, and raised his hand to invite, "Come in!"
"This is Jonas, my old friend. "If you need something special, you can buy it from him." ”
"Hello, Mr. Jonas. Albert said in French.
"Oh my God, you speak great French, much better than my grandson. Jonas looked at Albert in surprise, not expecting a stream of fluent French to come out of the other's mouth.
"Mark, come over here. Jonas shouted upstairs in German, and soon there was a sound of footsteps coming downstairs.
"Grandpa, what's the matter. The young man hurried down from the stairs.
Sierra glanced at Albert and felt a little like laughing, he knew what Jonas meant, but the old friend had clearly misunderstood something.
The old man did not intend to correct this little mistake, he believed that Albert would be able to solve it himself.