Chapter 3 Welcome to Diagon Alley!
When the housekeeper brought the children led by Liu Jiecao over, he found that there was not even a parking space here, so he had to park outside.
In the world of Harry Potter, wizards often meet in remote places, and rarely in crowded places unless necessary.
Therefore, Liu Jiecao didn't care about the situation of no parking space at all, maybe he had thought of it a long time ago.
After all, when a real wizard comes here, he would rather walk than take a car, at most either using the Floo network or taking a horse-drawn carriage. You can only imagine how much wizards rejected Muggle supplies. Although they are in the same world, they are already like two worlds.
Coming in a car is already eye-catching, not to mention that this is a van, which has been ahead of its time for many years. You know, the vehicles of this era are still a bit "old".
However, when Liu Jiecao and the others waited at the gate of the Broken Cauldron Bar for the housekeeper to park the car and come back again, they entered the Cauldron Bar together.
They completely ignored the eyes of the others, and did not stop here, and went directly past the Leaky Cauldron Bar and went directly to Diagon Alley.
In fact, that's how most people choose to do so, and they rarely stop by this shabby cauldron bar. This time period, that is, before the start of school, is often the peak period when students are accompanied by their parents to buy school supplies.
It is impossible for real pure-blood wizards to come to the Cauldron Bar, they all use the Floo Network directly, and staying in the Cauldron Bar is equivalent to lowering their status.
Most of the people who come here are basically Muggle parents, and Muggle wizards. Therefore, Liu Jiecao and the other people are dressed in a style that is incompatible with other people, and it is far better to take a car to attract people's attention.
Perhaps in the eyes of these wizards, Liu Jiecao and others are many years ahead of the outside world in "fashion clothing". They thought they were no different from other Muggles.
Don't think Liu Jiecao is so flamboyant, it's really that he is not very used to using too backward things, even in the world of "The Legend of Jin Yong's Heroes", he is not too long, just because he is not used to the world without technology.
The martial arts world, in fact, is also of the same nature, if there is water and electricity there, you can use computers and the Internet, to ensure that Liu Jiecao will not stay in his fantasy world often.
After leaving the eyes of everyone in the Leaky Cauldron Bar, Gu Yueling regained her vitality and said, "Let me come." I know how to open the channel. ”
"Isn't it just counting three bricks on the top of the trash can, and then counting two bricks horizontally, I know." Yang Cheng muttered in a low voice.
Liu Jiecao couldn't help rolling his eyes, because a few of these guys were from the earth, and they only remembered the general plot of "Harry Potter", so he said some details on the road, but he didn't expect these guys to learn and sell quickly.
As Gu Yueling took matters into his own hands and opened the passage, Diagon Alley finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
People come and go. Sure enough, it was very lively, and all kinds of strange-shaped wizards were dressed here, and the costumes of the group no longer looked completely strange.
As soon as possible, the housekeeper went out to find out the path of Gringotts Bank. Then everyone set off towards Gringotts Bank.
If you want to buy something, you have to exchange it for the usual coins of wizards, which are called gold gallons, silver sicos, and copper nats.
1 gold galleon = 17 silver sico
1 silver sike = 29 copper nats
One Galleon is worth about £5, or $7.33. It is also equivalent to 51.3 yuan.
Talking to Liu Jiecao about money, that's really hehe. If it weren't for the inconvenience of going out with a large belt of cash, Liu Jiecao would have had no choice but to bring the gold prepared in advance. Otherwise it doesn't have to be so much trouble.
The wizarding world is too closed, and what could be easily solved by direct bank transfer is even more troublesome here.
Why don't you just get the Golden Galleon, the Silver Sico, and the Bronze Nat? Instead of making it so troublesome?
This is still an old problem, Liu Jiecao doesn't want to interfere too much in the plot, the wizarding world belongs to the main plot world, and it is also the mysterious world, and the coins in it are vaguely magical, so they can't be easily counterfeited.
If you counterfeit these coins, you need to consume more world power, and there is no need and meaning at all.
As in the past, even though the Book of Creation vaguely controls this fantasy world, the principle of equivalent exchange has not changed, and the cost of consuming the power of the world is the price.
The accounts that create an almost infinite number of bank deposits in the non-mystical Muggle world are nothing more than changes to the records in the bank, and are not at all the same as the creation of new gold galleons, silver sicos, and copper nats directly in the wizarding world, which are essentially magical.
The former is negligible, while the latter is costly.
The amount of gold bars that Liu Jiecao brought with him was not small, and it was also valuable, so in addition to exchanging a large amount of gold gallons for school supplies, he was able to save another amount of money and store it in Gringotts Bank.
There was no need to put a lot of money on you, it was a bit inconvenient to carry it, so it ended up being kept at Gringotts Bank.
The only unpleasant thing about this bank is that it is different from other banks in the outside world, and it also costs additional custody fees to deposit money here, if it weren't for Liu Jiecao's almost endless money, this is just a fantasy world, he would never have deposited money in a black bank like Gringotts Bank.
In fact, they are already ready to wait for a while to use up the money on their bodies, and then come back to get a new batch, after all, they don't want to buy a lot of things, and this time they may not be able to buy them completely.
In addition to school supplies, they also have their own wants, such things in the wizarding world, and the magic of them is far from being comparable to most of them who often stayed in "The Legend of Jin Yong's Heroes" before.
Even the Immortal Sect was born in the world of "Full-Time Hunter", but because he has not been in contact with the telepathic ability for a long time, and has never entered a more magical place like the Island of Greed, he is the one who is most interested in the crowd.
As an appraiser, the Immortal Sect is not only curious about the things used by these wizards, and there is no need for Liu Jiecao to deliberately guide it, this Immortal Sect is probably already thinking about studying it.
Once they had the money, they couldn't help but take out the Hogwarts admission letter they had with them, which included a list of things they needed to buy.
School uniform:
First-year students are required to:
1. Three sets of simple plain wizard robes (black)
2. A plain pointed hat (black) worn during the day
3. A pair of safety gloves (dragon skin or similar material)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver buckle)
Please note: All student clothing must have a name tag on it
Textbook:
All students are required to have each of the books listed below.
Standard Spells. Elementary - Miranda. by Goshak
A History of Magic - Bathilda. Written by Basshat
"Theory of Magic" - Adebe. by Wolfflin
A Guide to Elementary Transfiguration - Emory. by Swiche
"A Thousand Miraculous Herbs and Fungi" - Philida. by Posel
"Magic Potions and Potions" - Arseny. By Giger
"Monsters and Their Origins" - Newt. By Scamman
"Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense" - Quentin. by Trimbus
Other Equipment:
A magic wand
1 cauldron (tin, size 2)
A set of glass or crystal vials
A pair of binoculars
A brass balance
Students are allowed to bring an owl or a cat or a toad
PS: Parents are reminded that first-year students are not allowed to bring their own broomsticks.
When the children saw it, the Immortal Sect was the first to suggest, "Let's go buy a wand first." ”
Others thought about it and thought it was right. For some wizarding common sense that Liu Jiecao talked about before, the wand is the first thing that wizards need to consider.
Most wizards buy their first wand before they start school at the age of eleven.
Ordinary wizards will not change their wands unless necessary, and a wand will basically last a lifetime for conservative wizards.
Most of the wands of English wizards were purchased at the Ollivanders wand shop in Diagon Alley. There they can test different wands until they find the one that suits them, or choose their own.
It is important to note that it is the wand that chooses the wizard, not the wizard who chooses the wand.
Each wand is unique, and if you use a wand that doesn't belong to you, the magic will be greatly reduced or even impossible to cast at all. Unless you have high mana or an inextricable connection to the wand owner.
With such an important wand, you really should be the first to choose.
So, everyone set off towards the Ollivanders wand shop.
When you arrive at the Ollivanders wand shop, the advertisements here make a big impression on everyone - the wand is more powerful than you think, and the name of Ollivanders is a guarantee of the quality of the wand.
The cramped shop was littered with wands from floor to top, and I don't know how many tens of thousands of them were. I just felt that the wand that had piled up to the roof seemed to be about to fall down on everyone.
All the children opened their eyes and looked curiously at the mysterious wands in the Ollivanders wand shop.
"Welcome, welcome to Ollivander's wand shop." A soft voice suddenly sounded in my ears, and a little old man walked out.
This old man is Ollivanders, one of the three major wand makers in Europe, known as the best wand maker in the world, and the owner of Ollivanders' wand shop.
According to Liu Jiecao's instructions, the housekeeper said, "Hello, Mr. Ollivander. Give each of these children a wand, thank you. ”
Ollivander smiled and nodded, looked at the children and asked, "Which of you will come first?" ”
The Immortal Sect was originally the first person who wanted to come, so he reacted the fastest, and preemptively said, "I'll come first." (To be continued......)