Chapter XVII: Christmas

In the early morning, the fog had not yet cleared, and countless black shadows had already appeared in the Tumbledown Alley, which was notorious throughout the wizarding world.

This alley next to Diagon Alley is filled with all sorts of quirky dark magic shops that are loved by all kinds of dark wizards as well as curious wizards.

It's a place of wonder and danger, and it's no exaggeration to say that you can buy anything you want! As long as the time is right, the place is right, and there is the right person to trade with......

Jingle bell~

The door of the Boggin Bock store was pushed open, and a figure about 1.7 meters tall, shrouded in a black robe, walked in.

Hearing the bell, Boginbock trotted down the stairs and brushed his greasy hair over and over again, his nose twitching in the air......

"Welcome, distinguished guest!" He hunched over to the black-robed man, "Do you want to buy something?" There's always something wonderful about our products here that you can't think of! ”

The black-robed man just walked silently, looking around at the goods, and didn't respond to him at all.

But Boginbock didn't care, as one of the most famous alchemy shops in Tumbledown Alley, he hadn't seen any kind of strange guest, and this kind of mysterious and non-talkative was common in Tumbledown Alley.

He then introduced himself to the black-robed man.

"Of course, if you want to sell some wonderful art, we accept it, as long as it's really extraordinary and our price is absolutely right!"

"Oh? Do you really dare to take anything? The black-robed man finally spoke his first words since entering the door.

"Of course! And never ask about the provenance and origin! ”

Boginbock replied with a smile, as a senior manager of a dark magic store, he knew exactly what to say to what kind of customer!

This kind of customer who comes to his shop early in the morning and dresses himself up mysteriously usually does something shady, plus he is interested in selling items, and he thinks that he has stolen something valuable, and wants to dispose of it as soon as possible.

However, after the black-robed man finished saying this, he didn't speak anymore, and instead of taking out what he wanted to sell as he expected, he walked around the store carefully, as if the sentence just now was just interested.

This made Boginbock suddenly a little unsure of the black-robed man's thoughts, so he could only follow his ass and follow him around, occasionally introducing him to the purpose of those strange things.

After about 10 minutes of shopping, the black-robed man finally stopped, he walked to a shelf, and leaned his face close to a glass bottle, which contained an eye swimming around.

"I've heard that Mr. Boggin Bock is the best alchemist in all of England?" The black-robed man asked lightly while tapping lightly on the glass.

"Of course it is!" Boginbock replied with some smugness, "If even I can't make something, the whole world ...... There's no way anyone in England can do it! ”

Suddenly thinking that the guest in front of him could also be from other magical worlds, Boginbock decided to be modest and not full of words.

"So, can Mr. Boginbock make the Philosopher's Stone?" The black-robed man continued to ask, his tone still flat.

"Uh......"

Boginbock was suddenly stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed: "This...... Uh......"

Obviously, the Philosopher's Stone is still too difficult for him to go to an extreme alchemy item, and I think that except for an old and immortal pervert like Nick Lemay, there is no one in this world who can create such a thing that is almost an artifact.

"Don't worry, I don't mean to want the Philosopher's Stone!" The black-robed man turned to look down at Boginbock, and the strange thing was that even though there was no barrier between Bojinbock and the black-robed man's face, Bojinbock still couldn't see the face hidden under the hood.

"What I want is still too easy for the Philosopher's Stone to be!" He turned and walked to the other counter.

Boginbock hurriedly followed.

"Looks like you're looking for a custom magic item?"

"I want a box...... the black-robed man replied as he browsed the goods, as if he was talking about an unimportant matter.

A notebook flew out of Boginbock's coat pocket and floated in the air, black with a quill brush made of bird feathers, and the brush on it kept automatically recording what the black-robed man said.

"The box should be very strong...... Very strong! The black-robed man emphasized, "It doesn't need to be a lot of space, it can fit five or six books." ”

"But this box must never be opened from the inside! Even outside, I'm the only one who can open it! ”

"The most important thing," he paused, "the box must be able to insulate all perceptions!" Magic, Psychics, Perspective, Soul ...... As long as you can think of it, it can't be anything! ”

The black-robed man turned to stare at Boginbock, and although he couldn't see his face clearly, Bojinbock still sensed two sharp lines of sight that almost cut his skin and shot into his face.

"That's a problem, sir!" Boginbock still had a smiling face, not at all frightened by the other party's momentum, regardless of the identity of the shopkeeper, he was actually a powerful black magician!

"According to you, as long as you close the box, the world inside has nothing to do with the outside......" he shrugged, "it's very difficult, sir!" ”

Smack!

A small bag flew into his hand.

Bo Jin Bock glanced at the black-robed man suspiciously, opened the small bag and probed his spiritual power in, and in the next moment, his face became red, and even the sound of breathing became a little thicker.

"I didn't ...... No problem sir, no matter how difficult the question is, it won't be hard for Boginbock! He changed his words abruptly, clutching his pockets tightly, as if he were afraid that it would run away on its own legs.

Twenty thousand gold Galleons! Twenty thousand!

"I may need a little ......time for some precious materials, though," he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said to the black-robed man.

"It's just an advance payment!"

The black-robed man directly interrupted him: "I will give you the balance of the other half in August next year, and I will see this box when the time comes!" ”

"Ahem...... No problem...... Ahem...... Mr!! After hearing the words advance, Boginbock could no longer hold anything in his mind, and he almost roared out the words, as if he was afraid that the other party would change his mind if he said it a little later.

"In August next year, you'll definitely see this box wiped clean on the most expensive table in our store!"

“...... Preferably so! Having achieved his goal, the black-robed man didn't seem to want to stay longer, so he turned around and walked out of the store.

"Remember, cut off all perception!" He opened the door and finally turned around and explained.

"Yes! Be...... Welcome to come back next time! Boginbork smirked and sent him to the door, watching the figure of the black-robed man fade into the fog......

Walking through the narrow alleyway and through the deserted tavern, the black-robed man's body shrouded in the black robe began to shrink gradually, and when he walked out of the overturned alley, he was already only about one meter six tall, and he tore off the black robe that had already been dragged to the ground, revealing Mu Yan's green face.

"Phew!" He spat hard.

"Next time, I'll make sure to make a strawberry-flavored compound potion!" He hatefully stuffed the black robe into his pocket.

The pocket that had been cast with the Traceless Stretching Spell was now filled with all kinds of books and golden gallons, as well as a small number of magic items that were used from time to time, these things were completely mixed together, and now Mu Yan could only use the Spell to take anything in it.

"It's time to go back and check it out!" Looking at the heavy snow falling in the sky, Mu Yan sighed with emotion, turned around and walked towards the special flying road powder landing site in Diagon Alley.

Back in Hogsmeade Village, after tidying up his things, Mu Yan took two palm-sized ghost owls to the Hogwarts Express.

Because this guy likes to grab jelly beans from Mu Yan to eat, Mu Yan didn't bother to give him another name, just called him Jelly Bean, and the little guy didn't have any opinion on this.

Mu Yan, who arrived at the London railway station, did not rush back to the orphanage as soon as possible, but went to the shopping mall to buy a Christmas tree, and at the same time chose some gifts for the people in the orphanage.

The winter in the orphanage is undoubtedly colder than in other places, and children who do not have enough warm clothes can only stay in the classroom on the third floor of the orphanage pitifully most of the time, looking at the snow-covered earth outside.

There is a fireplace in the classroom, and Mrs. Manlid, the director, is always there for them at this time, and although her office is much warmer than here, she is still willing to stay with the children at this time and spend the long winter with them!

But today was a little different, the children of the orphanage were waiting at the door of the first floor early, their eyes fixed on the door.

A van stopped at the gate, and a familiar figure opened the door and walked down.

"Ahh

Little Luca, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, screamed like a clumsy bear and was the first to burst out of the building.

When he was about to rush to the gate, he suddenly tripped and fell headlong on the snow, and his voice stopped abruptly, and he smashed a ball with four short legs directly on the snow.

Mu Yan smiled helplessly and shook his head, walked over and picked her up from the snow.

"Brother Mu~" Little Luka looked up at her red little face and smiled happily.

Mu Yan rubbed her head: "Follow me obediently, Brother Mu brought you a gift!" ”

Little Luca's eyes lit up all at once.

At this time, the children in the orphanage had already run over, and they knew from Regan a few days ago that Mu Yan would bring a gift back for each of them, so they had been waiting here excitedly for a long time.

"Don't worry, don't worry...... Let's move the Christmas tree in first......"

Mu Yan commanded everyone.

"Hey, that ...... over there Don't dismantle it now! ”

……

Amidst the noise, the children of the orphanage had their own Christmas tree for the first time.

This Christmas,

will be cherished by them forever in the best memories!