Chapter 4: The Owl
When Al walked out of the broomstick shop, he had an elongated package in his hand, containing his newly purchased broomstick, the Halo 2000. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Touching the shriveled purse, Al couldn't help but say, this broomstick is really not ordinary!
After walking a little further, there was a low, soft whine from a dark shop, and Al looked up at the sign in front of the door, which read: Bella Owl Store - Selling all kinds of grey owls, horned owls, grass owls, brown owls, and snow owls.
"This is it, let's go in, the owl hasn't been bought now. ”
Walking into the owl shop, probably due to the fact that owls love the dark, Al finds it even darker than it looks outside.
In the not-so-bright light, Al saw a myriad of sharp, shining eyes staring at him.
"Welcome! Welcome to the Ella Owl Shop, what kind of owl would you like to buy!"
With a smile on his face, the shopkeeper introduced Al to the owl.
"In Diagon Alley, we have the most complete variety of owls here, the grey forest owl, the horned owl, the grass owl, the brown owl and the snow owl, you can find any owl you want here!"
Al looked around the store and saw many owl cages on the walls and shelves, containing owls of various species.
The owls were either grooming their feathers or sleeping with their eyes closed, but more often than not, they were staring at Al with bright eyes.
"How's it going, is there an owl in the picture?"
Al shook his head, there was really no choice!
Every owl here looks very spiritual, and it seems that the shopkeeper takes good care of them.
After hesitating for a long time, Al finally pointed to an owl cage on the shelf, which contained a large, gray, supple feathered owl with eyes shining like two black gems.
"What kind of breed is that, and how much does it cost?"
The shopkeeper looked at the owl that Al was pointing at, and he smiled and said, "You really have an eye, it's a gray forest owl, but I carefully cultivated it, and it only costs 7 gold gallons." ”
Al secretly touched his purse to estimate how much money he had left, and then he pointed to the other two owls and asked, "What about those two?"
The shopkeeper looked at the other two owls that Al was referring to, and he replied, "Oh, they are cheaper, the white one on the left is a snow owl for 4 gold gallons, and the small one on the right is a small owl, it costs 2 gold gallons and 7 silver sicos." ”
Al nodded, then emptied the rest of the money in his purse onto the counter, and counted them, finding that he only had 13 gold gallons and 3 silver sircos, as well as a few bronze nats.
The money was still a little bit short, and Al could only discuss with the shopkeeper: "There is still a little money left, can it be cheaper." ”
The shopkeeper looked at the coins scattered on the counter, and realized that Al actually wanted to buy three owls at the same time, usually only one owl is enough, I don't know why the little boy in front of him would buy three owls at once.
But the shopkeeper didn't care about that, he counted the money, and then said with a smile, "Of course." ”
After leaving the owl shop, Al had no money left, and he and Ah Fu both had many packages in their hands, and they didn't have any extra hands to carry anything else.
It was already past noon, and Al looked at the sky, then said to Ah Fu, "Okay, everything that needs to be bought has been purchased, and it's time for us to go home." ”
Al grabbed an owl cage in his beak, freed up a hand to hold Afu's withered hand, and then after a distortion of space, Afu took Al and transformed through the apparition, and finally returned to Aaron's Manor.
In the evening, after dinner, Al wrote a brief reply to Hogwarts.
Dear Lady McGonagall: I have received your letter to thank you for inviting me to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and I will be on time to report to Hogwarts.
After writing his name, Al went to the owl room and found his three owls.
The three owls were bouncing around in the owl room, tossing back and forth, and they were obviously very fond of their new home.
Before dinner, Al had already named each of the three owls.
The largest of the owls is a male owl whose name is Sharp because of its sharp eyes and sharp claws.
The name of the snow owl was Snowflake, and it was a female owl, and every time she saw her feathers, Al remembered the white snow falling from the sky in winter.
As for the little owl, it was also a male owl, and it was supposed to be too small, only a little larger than Al's palm, so Al gave it a name, called Little Dot.
The door to the owl's house is open, so they can go out and hunt at any time.
Aaron Manor has been making trouble lately, and with the three of them, I believe it will improve a lot, which is why Al bought three owls at a time.
Strapped the letter to Sharp's foot, Al gently stroked Sharp's head and said to it, "Go ahead, send this letter to Hogwarts, to Professor McGonagall's hand." ”
Owls that have been trained by wizards can easily find places and people that even wizards can't find without worrying about getting lost.
And they're far faster and safer than the postman, and they'll never ask you for postage.
Rui rubbed his head against Al's finger in a gesture of affection, then flipped his wings and leaped out of the owl's room, disappearing into the night in a few clicks.
Then there is a month left before Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry starts.
During this time, Al lived a real time full and happy.
Because in addition to Ah Fu, Al has three owls as his companions.
During the day, Al would ride around the sky on his newest broomstick, the Halo 2000, and the three owls would come to his side, playing with him and flying freely.
Whenever night falls, when Al returns to his bedroom, he will look through the books he is interested in, some of them are very interesting spells and stories, Al lies in bed, and often looks at it late at night.
Happy times are always very short-lived, and a month is fleeting.
As the evening of the last day of August approached, Al suddenly realized that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was about to start.