Chapter Thirty-Six: How Did the Leaky Cauldron Bar Come?
"The final stop, London-Paddington Station, has arrived, so please get off the train in turn. ”
The rickety train finally stopped, and the conductor rang the bell to remind the passengers that they had arrived at their destination.
Elena looked at the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" in her hand, closed it gently and contentedly, twisted her somewhat stiff neck, and looked up at the window.
The night had enveloped the whole of London, and at the end of the twentieth century London was not as brightly lit as it was in later years, with pedestrians in dark coats hurrying to and fro under the yellowing of the streetlights.
"So, the next step is to go to Diagon Alley through the passage of the Leaky Cauldron...... Well, by the way, what's going on with the Leaky Cauldron?"
Sitting alone on a bench at the train station with two books in her arms, the smile on Elena's face faded.
Although her first memory was from the streets of London, in fact, she was picked up by the kind Benitez after wandering for a few hours.
So Elena was completely unfamiliar with this huge city, not to mention the location of the Leaky Cauldron that would not be plotted on Muggle maps 99% of the time.
For the first time, Elena realized that the hidden abilities of the wizarding world were too powerful without a guide.
The two spells alone, the Undrawable Charm and the Muggle Expulsion Charm, are enough to hide any magical passage in any city with a low-intensity retrieval state.
"Looks like you can only find a way to go to the Ministry of Magic for help first......
The train station at night is definitely not a place for a little girl to stay for a long time, and the warm halls and comfortable benches will soon attract many wanderers from the city.
If the original description is correct, Elena remembers that the guest entrance to the British Ministry of Magic was an abandoned red telephone booth near the British Ministry of Defense that had been cast with the Muggle Expulsion Charm, and dialed the number 62442 ("MAGIC") from the phone booth.
Following the operator's prompts, the issued pass will fall out of the return slot, and the phone booth will descend to the ground level to reach the main hall on the eighth floor of the Ministry of Magic.
As a half-breed girl, the Muggle Expulsion Charm naturally does not have any effect on Elena, the only problem is that the location of this abandoned red phone booth is not described in too much detail in the original novel, and she is not sure how big the so-called "nearby" range is.
"Anyway, let's go over and have a look. ”
Elena quickly made up her mind and was about to get up and leave the train station.
After all, as long as she enters the Ministry of Magic, Elena can use the power of Jin Galleon to reach Diagon Alley smoothly.
Goo-goo~
At this moment, a strange owl call was heard in midair.
Immediately afterward, Elena felt a small fluffy creature slam into her arms from mid-air, rubbing against her in a flattering manner.
"Stockpiles, why are you here?"
Elena grabbed the owl in front of her hands and asked curiously, she had the impression that it should have stayed in Benitez's orphanage at this time.
Mutter~
The little owl stood on Elena's lap and flapped its wings excitedly, only then did Elena notice that it was carrying a thick envelope at its feet.
[Stay safe and stay connected every day.] If I don't hear back by dinner to-morrow, I'll inform Mr. Burleigh, the elf who provided the meal. - Benitez]
In addition, the envelope contained an additional £2,000, as well as a few blank sheets of stationery and a small pencil.
"I have to report my itinerary every day, what a troublesome uncle, I obviously don't understand anything. Elena grumbled in a low voice, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and she carefully folded the envelope and placed it in her arms.
The problems she is facing now cannot be solved by the pound.
Wait, there seems to be another way besides going to the Ministry of Magic for help?
The silver-haired little Lori's eyes fell on the reserve food on her knees, and the little laughing owl was flapping its wings excitedly for its first successful long-distance mail, speaking of which, how did it cross such a long distance to find its own accurately?
Elena's eyes lit up, she picked up the reserve food and kissed it happily, looking at the little owl in her palm with bright eyes.
"Reserve grain, I really love you to death!"
Goo?⊙▽⊙!
In Elena's opinion, the owl of the wizarding world, in addition to being able to send messages and making the meat more delicious, also has a lot of derivative uses that can be developed.
In fact, as an important link between the wizarding world and the real world, the owl in charge of the postman identity can also be regarded as a magical creature in a broad sense - although it does not possess magical powers, it can sense magical powers, and enter areas that are partially hidden by magic.
As long as there is no hidden or interference by a wizard, the owl will always be able to accurately deliver the letter to the recipient. Therefore, it is clear that the owl as a postman is able to identify, or more accurately, to lock the coordinates of a particular natural person within a certain range.
Another practical issue that can arise from this is that, in a sense, the owl of the wizarding world can be used as something similar to a wayfinding wizard or even a seeker.
After all, all you have to do is write a letter and follow the owl, which has a good chance of helping you find your target. Especially when the target is in fixed coordinates, such as Hogwarts, or the Leaky Cauldron.
With a small reserve of food in her hand, Elena walked through ordinary streets after streets, past bookstores, record stores, burger stores, cinemas, and finally stopped in front of a large bookstore and a record store on the other side, sandwiched between them a filthy and narrow bar, and the hurried passers did not even look at it, as if they could not see it at all.
"It's hard to reserve food, ahem, this letter doesn't need to be sent. ”
Looking at the little owl with the piece of paper in its arms and fluttering its wings excitedly to fly into the bar, Elena smiled and pulled the piece of paper out of its beak, which read: "London-Leaky Cauldron Bar-Tom Abbott".
Elena can remember the name of the owner of the Leaky Cauldron Bar, thanks to so many writers who wrote Harry Potter fan fiction in her previous life, and they tirelessly mentioned the character Hannah Abbott over and over again (in fact, it is the number of words in the copying water), so that she specially went to check and search for information about [Iron-beaten Hannah], only to know such an unpopular little news. (Click here for more details)
Otherwise, her last resort would be to let the reserve take the gold Galleon to Gringotts' goblin Gary Vickers to help lead the way, but this will definitely have an uncontrollable impact on the subsequent plan.
Shaking her head, Elena didn't hesitate any longer, pushed open the door of the Leaky Cauldron, and walked straight inside.
Contrary to the cold and quiet scene, the bar was extremely crowded and noisy, and it was clearly quite a pleasure for wizards to sit down and have a drink after a busy day. The small, dark and dirty space was hot and smoky, and Tom Abbott, a barkeeper with almost stripped hair and a bearded walnut-like look, was greeting his customers.
No one noticed a little girl coming in the doorway, and Elena was happy to walk through the bar to the small walled patio on all sides. There is nothing here but a garbage can and some weeds.
The silver-haired little Lori looked up and counted carefully, "Start with the wall tiles on the top of the garbage can, count three upwards - and then two horizontally - it should be almost there." ”
At first, she was a little worried about whether there was anything wrong with this primitive way of counting, but from the moment she looked up, it was clear that there was a wall tile within the area that was much more worn than the surrounding one, and seemed to be constantly being touched by tapping.
"One, two, three......"
Elena put the two books in her hand at her feet, stood on tiptoe, leaned against the wall, stretched out her hand and tapped lightly on the brick three times, and then quickly ran down, looking nervously at the wall.
The next moment the brick she had struck suddenly shook and began to move, and a small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole grew larger and larger, and in a short time a wide archway appeared that led to a cobbled street that winded and had no end in sight.
"Whew, it's finally here. The most important goal of the New Year, to grow taller. ”
Elena breathed a sigh of relief, with a happy expression on her face, picked up the book with her left hand, and pressed the reserve of food standing on her shoulder in her neckline with her right hand, leaving only a small head exposed, and hurried inside.
"Hopefully Gringotts is open 24 hours a day......"
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Cute Elena,Ask for everyone's recommendation votes to feed and encourage.,Recently, the collection and recommendation have been so sluggish.,Boom~~
If you vote for the recommendation, the small reserve grain will be lent to you to touch!
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