Chapter 3: Life in Diagon Alley
"Hey, Lee, it's time to get up, you don't get up again, be careful that the boss deducts your salary."
In a daze, Li Luwei was woken up by a noisy voice, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a big face with black hair and freckles close in front of him.
"Oh! Damn it! ”
With a scream, Li Luan's ass was up, as long as it was a person, as soon as he opened his eyes, he would be startled when he saw an ugly-looking man less than a centimeter from the tip of your nose, looking at you with an obscene face.
"Hahaha......" Freckled Face opened his mouth and laughed, patting his stomach incessantly, it seems, he often does this, "Li, today is your first day on the job, you don't want to give a bad impression to your boss on the first day, be careful with your salary." ”
That's right, after a day of hard work, Li Luwei finally found a job where he could make a living, a bookseller at the Lichen Bookstore, with food and shelter, but the salary was a little less, but this was already an excellent job for the penniless Li Luwei, and the most important thing was that I could read all kinds of magic books for free here and learn all kinds of magic. And the freckled face that woke him up was his colleague and roommate, John, John Aaron, a very lively big boy.
Finally had a place to live, Li Lunan couldn't sleep all night with excitement, the novelty of coming to this world, the desire for magic, and the longing and hesitation of his family, until the early hours of the morning, Li Lunan finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep in a daze.
Fortunately, in this wizard world, there is no need to check any ID card, and the magic power of a body is the best proof, otherwise, Li Luwei still doesn't know that in that memor, he is trembling.
"What time is it?"
Rubbing his hair, Li Luwu finally came to his senses, put on the work clothes that he had just led yesterday, and dressed up newly.
Before Li could say anything, John's voice came from outside the door, "Hurry up, Li, if you go a few minutes late, there will be no breakfast." ”
"Huh? Damn, my breakfast! With a wail, Li Luwei followed him out of the door.
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Blotted Books, the largest magical bookstore in the UK, is located in Diagon Lane, next door to Lady Morkin's robes.
Before the start of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, each student will receive a list of textbooks to prepare, and at this time, they can buy the books you want when they come to the Blotted Bookstore. The shelves here are full of books, even up to the ceiling, and among them are huge leather-faced books like paving slabs, small silver-shelled books that are as small as postage stamps, books with countless strange symbols, and wordless books with nothing written inside. Some books are even weirder, such as "The Yokai Book of Yokai" that screams and bites at each other: "The Invisibility Book of Invisibility" makes it impossible to find a single one because they are all invisible.
Li Luwei stood in front of a row of bookshelves, looking at the customers coming and going with a smile on his face, and his eyes were looking at the books on the shelves from time to time.
"History of Magic", "History of Modern Magic", "Theory of Magic", "Guide to Beginner Transfiguration", "Standard Spells, Level 1", "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Magic Texts", Li Luwei looked at these books, and his eyes already emitted a flame of desire.
In order to learn the ethereal magic, Li Luwei persevered alone for five years, those five years were lonely, boring, and full of despair, but just when Li Lunan wanted to give up, he finally ushered in a turning point and unexpectedly came to this magical world.
Now that he has come to the magic world, the seed in Li Luan's heart that has gradually withered under the erosion of despair has sprouted again, especially this mentality that is close to losing and regaining, which makes Li Luwei even more eager for magic.
Because of his identity, Li Luwei has given up the idea of studying at Hogwarts, but how could Li Luwei give up, and these countless magic books in the Blotted Bookstore are the beginning of Li Luwei's ambition.
Knowledge is the summary of the results of human exploration of the material world and the spiritual world, and is the link between the rise and inheritance of human civilization, and books are the carriers of knowledge.
Finally sent away the magic customer, Li Luwei sat in a corner, picked up a book of "Theory of Magic" that he had just read at the beginning, and read it with relish.
I don't know how long it took, just when Li Luwei was dizzy by some of the theories in the book, a voice interrupted Li Luan's thinking at the right time, "Hey, Li, you're reading again, I really don't understand what you think, those little tadpoles, I have a headache when I look at it." ”
"John, reading is just a hobby of mine." Li Lu looked around with a smile, "Is it time to eat?" Time flies. ”
"Merlin's beard!" John's eyes widened, "Li, you have to thank me today, if I wasn't smart, you would have been found lazy by the boss." ”
"I know I know, John, thank you, I'll treat you to a big meal when the paycheck comes."
"Okay, okay, you always say that, you nerd, I'm really convinced."
In the midst of the fighting, Li Luwei and John have already gone away.
John, who was born in the wizarding world, will never understand how strong Li Luwei's desire for magic is, and how much he cherishes this opportunity to touch the mysteries of magic. Just like the children who complain every day that the food is not delicious and the food is not good, they will never know how rare and delicious an ordinary bowl of white rice is in the eyes of those refugees.
The wizards of the wizarding world have become accustomed to the existence of magic, and magic has become a part of their ordinary life, but for those Muggle-born wizards, this is not the case, being able to learn magic, for them, are all gifts from God, they absolutely cherish this rare opportunity, everyone is studying hard and striving for progress.
This is also the reason why many pure-blooded wizarding nobles are not as successful as those Muggle-born wizards, although the starting point is different, but hard work is the best way to success.
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It has been three full months since Li Luwei came to the Harry Potter world.
Three months is not a long time, but it is not short. In three months, Li Luwei finally practiced his spoken English very proficiently, and he no longer stumbled when talking to people, and spoke a standard London accent, if it weren't for his black hair and yellow skin, no one would treat him as a foreigner.
In addition to reading a large number of magic books every day, the only gain is that he has finally familiarized Diagon Alley, leaving Li Luan's footprints in every house, and the owner of every store has left a deep impression on Li Luyou, a modest but somewhat shy foreign boy.
This is a young man who is industrious, but has an incomparably thirsty thirst for knowledge.
Every day after work, Li Luwei will use the vacation time to go to other stores to work, and he doesn't want a salary, the only requirement is to ask these bosses to answer their doubts.
"What material are magic robes made of? Flax? Silk? Could it be the silk? "Lady Morkin's robes store.
"Why are slugs carnivorous and non-carnivorous, aren't they the same race?" Fantastic Zoo.
"What's the difference between automatic mixing and manual mixing?" Patch Crucible Shop.
"Is there a difference between an owl in the wizarding world and an owl in the Muggle world?" Bella Owl Store.
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"Merlin's beard! Lee, don't ask me again, I'm just an ordinary clerk, I failed the magic exam, God knows what symbol this is, you should ask the store manager! ”