Chapter 51: The Man Who Owns the Cat II
"Whew~" waited until the mad dog followed the minister's heel and left, and the little man breathed a sigh of relief. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info He stretched out his hand towards Lu Yuan and said sincerely. "Thank you! You saved two children and a father! I'm Arthur Weasley, a civil servant at the Ministry of Magic, maybe I could have the privilege of inviting you to my home? ”
"Lu Yuan, it's my pleasure, it just so happens that I still have a question about a modified car and want to ask you." Lu Yuan shook hands and said.
"You like this too? It's amazing! Guess what came to mind? A great idea! You have that diplomatic immunity, and our laws on Muggle items don't cover foreigners, so you can do whatever you want...... Oh, sorry, I got hot-headed as soon as I said that. Arthur said halfway before he remembered that the two had just met, not the time to talk about that. In short, thanks for diplomatic immunity! ”
"You're not going to take it seriously, are you?" Lu Yuan looked at the surroundings and said in a low voice. He took out the "diplomatic document" and played it casually, "How can I really have diplomatic immunity?" This is a fifty-dollar false certificate. However, he added in his heart, "It's just that the information has a bottom file in the State Council, and it is absolutely impossible to find out that it is fake." ”
“what?!” Arthur only felt that the ups and downs of life were coming into effect too quickly, how could a heart patient play with a mentally ill person! "Fake? Oh, my God! You're not afraid...... Wait, I don't seem to be afraid. He paused thoughtfully.
Lu Yuan smiled and nodded, meaning "Look, you thought of it." Arthur suddenly realized, and the two incompetent civil servants looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.
For a government department, even if it is a civil organization, the Ministry of Magic, there is the most annoying thing - that is to talk nonsense with another government! And Lu Yuan's matter even involves the government of a third country - this is simply super nonsense!
And just for a modified car? Please, eat my eagle!
So even if Lu Yuan took a fake diplomatic document, he could use it seriously. Because the cost of debunking him is so high that it is impossible for him to be debunked...... Whenever this happens, some people will hate to say, why is there no Internet yet!
“…… And the hundred Galleons, I'll pay you back as soon as I can. Arthur said embarrassedly. Only then did he remember that there was something even more deadly, and that was debt. But the Weasleys had too many children, and if he was asked to take out a hundred gold Galleons, it would really kill him.
"No, no, no," Lu Yuan immediately shook his head.
The big deal he helped Lockhart make, and after distributing the profits to everyone who deserved it, he also pocketed a total of 28,400 gold galleons! In other words, he now has a lot of gold coins in his pocket, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has stepped into a well-off step. How could he break the line that had just caught the Weasleys for a mere 100 Galleons.
"You don't really think I bought that car for seven copper sicos, do you?" Lu Yuan's face was honest and reliable.
"It was a scrapped car, and it wasn't worth much." Arthur said embarrassedly.
"That's right, it's a scrapped car. If it weren't for your craftsmanship, it wouldn't even be worth seven copper sizzles; But after your modification, I took a big advantage to get it for a hundred Galleons! ”
"Really?"
"I never lie," Lu Yuanmian lied without changing his heart and heartbeat. "I still have a lot of ideas for rebuilding this car, but unfortunately my magic is limited. How's that, Arthur, going to help? I'm ready to spend another two thousand Galleons on this car! ”
"No problem! It's simply amazing! Arthur seemed even more excited than Lu Yuan, he loved modding Muggle items. So the two men reached a dirty agreement on the misuse of Muggle items within the "Department for the Prohibition of Abuse of Muggle Supplies".
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In the following time, Lu Yuan was invited to live in the "Burrow" of Weasley's house for two weeks, which basically brushed the favorability of the Weasleys and his wife to the fullest.
Because Hogwarts had already started, Ginny, the youngest of the Weasleys, had been sent to school. So he went to work and went to school, leaving only the Weasleys at home. Lu Yuan's arrival has also added a bit of popularity to this lively family, so it is particularly popular. Even if he and Mr. Weasley had to go into the garage with a beer whenever they had time and noisily modify the flying car, Mrs. Weasley would have no problem.
The Burrow is narrow and eerie, like a number of different small houses stacked on top of each other. If it weren't for magic, this lonely tall building might have collapsed with a gust of wind.
Lu Yuan had thought that the Weasleys had such a large population that they didn't expand their houses because they didn't have the money—but when he saw how magicians built their houses, he dispelled that suspicion. The "magic engineering" of this world is very developed, and it is no problem to build a mansion alone. It's really easy for a magician to build a house (because it doesn't collapse no matter how strange it is) - and the materials used in construction, whether trees or stone, are everywhere in the wilderness.
So the Weasleys' willingness to cramped into a cramped house with several children sharing a room is probably some sort of tradition or educational policy......
Judging from the future of these Weasley children, it will be found that these children will have successful careers in the future, and their character is not bad - this at least shows that the Weasley family's family education is very successful - if Lu Yuan has children, he may also hand them over to the Weasleys and his wife to take them.
What, you said those bear children on the Dawn? Lao Lu whispered to you that all of them were abandoned......
The Weasleys are hospitable, welcoming, and helpful – and it's easy to turn into friends if you let your guard down and mingle with the family without purpose. Lu Yuan stayed at the Weasley's house for nearly two weeks, during which time he only mentioned his plan slightly, probably bragging about it after drinking too much, and as a result, he was "forced" to accept the Weasleys' kindness.
What is it exactly?
It was Lu Yuan who mentioned that he wanted to run a small shop in mechanical maintenance, and then he also wanted to buy a house in Hogsmeade Village as a place to settle in the UK, these two things.
As a result, when he woke up from a hangover, he was told that he had two things! When the Weasleys and their wives were at the dinner table and informed him with a smug expression, Lu Yuan was simply confused - the pretending master Lao Lu was actually shown off this time, and there was no way to retaliate back!
It can be seen that although the Weasleys are poor, they have accumulated a huge network and goodwill after so many years of being kind to others. It's no wonder that their children can come out one after another, it's really hard to succeed! In other words, this is the world that was messed up by Voldemort, and in peacetime, Arthur Weasley might be able to be elected as Minister of Magic for several terms.
Well, gossip Hugh, back to business.
Arthur's store for Lu Yuan's contact is priced at 20,000 gold galleons, located at the back of the intersection of Diagon Lane, and the storefront is semi-hidden and connected by the Floo network. The shop is divided into two floors, with a lot of space inside, and a workshop in the basement - it can be said that it perfectly meets Lu Yuan's needs! Because Lu Yuan plans to work in the store for a maximum of two days a week, and most of the time he will wander outside, so it is basically enough.
The target customers of his future store will not be those who walk in casually while shopping, so he is very satisfied with the option that Arthur offers.
But the other one—Lu Yuan's residence in Hogsmeade—made him feel devastated...... Scream the shack! It's actually the haunted house that is famous all over the UK!
Well, let's look at the advantages of the Scream Shack first: it is a villa with a long history; It is located at the top of a hill and has a good view and is not disturbed; It has land ownership all the way to the bottom of the hill to the border with Hogwarts Village, and has good room for expansion and ...... a large garden overgrown with weeds; One last plus, it's very famous!
And Lu Yuan, who understands the background of the world, clearly knows that not only is the Screaming Shack not ghostly, but it also has a secret passage to the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest in its basement. This is equivalent to one more option for Lu Yuan, who needs to enter and exit Hogwarts.
But the downside is no different: the Screaming Shack has a secret passage to Hogwarts - something Lu Yuan knows, as does Harry Potter's father quartet (Potter, Sirius, Lupin, and Wormtail), Snape, and even Dumbledore!
The origin of the name Screaming Shack is that every time Lupin transforms into a werewolf on a full moon, he hides in this abandoned villa and roars! The villagers heard the screams thinking they were goblins, and Dumbledore fueled the rumors to scare everyone away. Over time, it became known as the "Screaming Shack".
First of all, the transformation location that helped Lu Pin hide his identity was provided by Dumbledore at all, and he also planted a beating willow at the exit of the Forbidden Forest! Those who went in and out along this secret passage were all members of the Order of the Phoenix; Secondly, Peter the Wormtail has now betrayed the Order of the Phoenix and is loyal to Voldemort, so the Death Eater camp also knows about this secret passage - that is, this passage, along with the screaming shack itself, will be one of the focal points of the battle between the two sides in the future!
What did Dumbledore mean by letting him, an unsuspecting foreigner, live on the crater? Of course Lu Yuan wouldn't believe that this would be Arthur Weasley's idea, this honest man couldn't do such a shady thing.
But Deng Lao Fox definitely can—his path is paved with the bones of the victims!
“…… The owner of the house, along with the surrounding land, has long since ceased to be the owner, and is currently owned by the Ministry of Magic. However, the ministry did not have the energy to manage it, so it was decided to sell the house together with the land. The only requirement is that the person who bought it must solve the problem of the haunting as soon as possible. The ministry sent the Aurors several times a year to inspect them, and Fugi was tired of it. Arthur chattered.
"Arthur, are you serious?" Lu Yuan spread out his hands and made an incredible appearance. "Screaming shacks?"
"Oh," Arthur Weasley subconsciously lowered his head, avoiding Lu Yuan's gaze. "Only one thousand two hundred Galleons...... Very cheap if you need it. Just as Lu Yuan guessed, someone had exerted influence on him - that person was someone whom Arthur Weasley trusted and respected very much, and although he felt that there might be something wrong with it, he couldn't refuse it in his heart.
And he was convinced that that person was very "kind" and would never hurt Lu Yuan.
"Okay," Lu Yuan clapped his hands, and his face instantly turned into a smile. "The name sounds interesting, I bought it!"
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PS1: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone!
PS2: The names of the first two chapters are wrong in many places, and they have been revised.
ps3: Someone in the book review area asked if this article was abusing the master, but there were many people who said that they had been watching the old Lu pretending to be forced? …… What nonsense is the truth! (To be continued.) )