Chapter 18: The Hospitable Weasleys
The day before the Quidditch World Cup, Harry followed his godfather, Sirius Black, to visit Wesley's house.
No way, although Sirius Blake has money, tickets for World Cup matches, especially box tickets, are not available with money.
On the contrary, Ron's father, Arthur Weisley, was very popular because he worked in the Ministry of Magic, and he got a few good tickets to the Quidditch World Cup, so he invited Harry and his godfather to go with him.
After a not-so-delicious lunch, Harry had packed all the boxes he was going to take to school.
It was filled with everything he needed to go to school and all his most precious treasures—the Invisibility Cloak he inherited from his father, the broomstick given to him by Sirius, and the Hogwarts Map of the Living Places given to him by his twin brothers Fred and George Wesley last year.
Not only that, but he searched the corners of his bedroom to see if there were any forgotten spell books and quills, after all, he had to stay at Wesley's house until school started.
Well, it can't be helped, after the initial novelty, Harry finally understands what Clark meant by "hard" when he sent him in the first place.
I finally knew why Sirius was willing to sell this ancestral house and buy the house in the dragon community that Clark developed.
It's true that it's not as oppressive as Uncle Vernon's, but Harry doesn't fit into the old House of the Blake family at all, and he's not used to living in it.
Not to mention the gloomy decoration in this house, and the old facilities, the elusive and nervous house-elf almost scared him half to death when he went to bed on the first night.
And in addition to this, inconvenience is another disadvantage of this house.
There is no television, no air conditioning, no gas stove, no water heater, all the modern facilities in this house, it seems that it is still in the Middle Ages.
Even if he wanted to go out for a walk, it would be troublesome, after all, the house was invisible to Muggles.
And the repeated appearance and disappearance of a strange boy like Harry must arouse the suspicion of those around him, so he does not go out unless necessary.
Luckily, he would be able to go to Ron's house and stay with his best friend until Hogwarts started.
"Are you all packed?"
In the living room, Sirius, dressed in his new robes, asked Harry.
Seeing Harry nod, he pinched a little shiny powder from a small clay pot next to the fireplace and threw it into the fireplace.
The flames in the fireplace immediately turned turquoise, and the flames jumped high and high.
"Okay, then you go on the road first, pay attention to the clear words!" Sirius said, "By the way, leave the box for me." ”
"Okay."
Harry put one foot into the green flames and shouted "Burrow!" ”
Then he began to spin in a roaring turquoise flame, and soon vanished.
This is Floo Powder, a magical powder invented by Signetta Westmouth in the 13th century.
With just a small spoonful and about two sicols, it can connect your house's fireplace to Floo Net and reach all parts of the British wizarding world in an instant.
It wasn't the first time Harry had used this thing, but he still had a little experience.
Even as his body spun faster and faster, he still pressed his elbows tightly to his sides, trying his best to maintain his balance.
Countless fireplaces flashed in front of his eyes, so fast that he couldn't see them clearly, and at last he felt a little sick and had to close his eyes.
Fortunately, when he felt that he was about to throw up, the journey also reached the point.
Harry stretched out his hands and propped himself up on the floor just in time to avoid falling face down on the fireplace in Wesley's kitchen.
"Harry, thank goodness you're finally here!"
A familiar voice rang out, and then a pair of hands lifted him up from the ground.
When Harry opened his eyes, he saw Ron standing in front of him, a smile on his face.
He had arrived at the right time, and Wesley's little kitchen was full of laughter at the moment.
Harry looked around and saw two red-haired young men sitting at a clean-shaven wooden table.
One of them, Harry, knew none other than Charlie Wesley, the second of the Wesley brothers.
He had been studying fire dragons in Romania before, and was about the size of the twins, shorter, fatter, and stockier than the sprouted Ron.
The muscles on his thick arms are strong, his weather-beaten face is covered with dense freckles, and his skin is brown-black from the sun.
However, since Hogwarts built a new dragon farm last year and opened a dragon breeding course, he has abducted a few of his good friends back to China, and now teaches at Hogwarts, serving as a professor of dragon raising classes, and is also the youngest teacher at Hogwarts today.
As for the other person, Harry hadn't seen it before, but he quickly guessed that it must be the eldest of the Wesley brothers, Bill Wesley.
"How are you, Harry?" Charlie Weiss, the closest of the two brothers, to Harry grinned and held out a large hand.
Harry shook his grip, feeling his fingers touch a lot of calluses and blisters.
On the other side, Bill stood up and shook Harry's hand with a smile.
Unlike his younger brothers, Bill's appearance was somewhat surprising.
Harry had only known that he worked at Gringotts, the Wizarding Bank, in Egypt, and that he was the president of the Hogwarts Boys' Council when he was in school, and his grades were excellent.
Because of this, Harry thought he would be a copy of Percy, just a few years older, and he made a fuss about breaking the school rules like that, and liked to dictate to everyone around him.
As a result, when we met for the first time today, at first glance, I realized that this was not the case, this Bill turned out to be a very "cool" handsome appearance.
He was tall, a head taller than all his brothers, with long hair tied back in a ponytail, and a silver earring on his ear, on which hung a fan-like little thing engraved with magical runes.
Like the ornaments on his ears, his outfit was covered with all sorts of strange ornaments, with metal chains, bones and teeth, full of punk style, even if he went to a rock concert, he would not look out of place.
It was the first time Harry had seen a wizard in this costume, and he couldn't help but look at him more.
Sirius, who was dragging a box in one hand and a gift in the other, also emerged from the flames of the fireplace.
Although he is somewhat related to Ron's mother, that is, Molly Weiss, Sirius, who has not communicated with anyone for more than ten years, is still a little reserved when he visits his first home.
"That...... The first time I came to the door, I brought a little cake...... Belch...... Thank you for taking care of Harry. Sirius bowed, startling everyone in the room.
Mr. Wesley hurriedly stepped forward to support him, "Wesley are all old friends, don't be so polite." ”
When they fought against Voldemort more than ten years ago, they were also members of the Order of the Phoenix, so they were really "old" friends, but they were only friends with one side, and they didn't have too much intersection.
Fortunately, the appearance of a woman quickly broke the awkward atmosphere between them.
"Oh, cousin Sirius, it's so nice to see you!" A loud voice came from behind them.
Mrs. Wesley came out of the kitchen, gave Sirius a big hug, and slapped him on the back so hard that she nearly strangled him out of breath.
However, the effect of her behavior was very good, and Sirius quickly integrated into the family, sat down to drink tea, and exchanged friendly views with them.
On the other side, Harry was carrying his luggage and was about to carry his things upstairs with Ron, when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Ron, why isn't Clark here?" ”
Before Ron could speak, two more girls ran down the stairs.
One with very thick brown hair, delicate features, but a bit serious, full of bookish atmosphere, was none other than their good friend Hermione Granger.
The other, short in stature and with red hair, was Ron's little sister Ginny.
Both girls smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled at them, causing Ginny to blush at once, who had been infatuated with Harry since his first visit to the Burrow.
"Harry is here, are you alone?" Hermione asked, standing on the stairs.
"No, I'm with my godfather, and he's chatting with Mr. Wesley." Harry gestured in the direction of the kitchen.
"Excuse me, I'll help Harry get my luggage to my room first." Ron shouted.
Hermione raised a beautiful brow, and five white jade-like fingers flicked, as if catching the spring wind, wisps of invisible air drifted out like this, wrapping around the trunk in Harry and Ron's hands.
The two of them only felt that the originally bulky suitcase was much lighter at the moment, as if they were carrying a cardboard box, and only one person needed to carry it.
"That's amazing, Hermione!"
Harry couldn't help but admire, and Ginny looked at her with admiration.
As a cousin who is extremely close to Clarke, and a veteran of the school magazine, she is one of the first Hogwarts students to be exposed to the professional system.
A lot of the news Clark and Hermione didn't hide from her, so she knew how powerful the skills Hermione had just shown.
No wand, no incantation, just a finger and the wind in the air surrendered to her feet for her to drive.
As long as Harry and Ron, two stupid people who don't understand anything, will stand there and watch the fun, and if they are others, they will have long been amazed by Hermione's talent.
Hermione wasn't a fanciful person, though, and after helping Harry with them, she and Ginny stepped up the rickety stairs first.
The staircase zigzagged and led to the floors above.
As the four of them went upstairs, Harry asked again, "What about Clark?" This Hermione is here, don't say he didn't come. ”
"He's upstairs, and he's talking to George and Fred about Wesley's magic tricks." Hermione, who was at the front, said without looking back.
"Wes come to a magic trick! What's that? Harry asked curiously.
Ron and Ginny both burst out laughing, but Hermione didn't.
"Mom was cleaning George and Fred's room when she found that stack of orders." The smile on Ron's face couldn't be stopped.
"It's a long page of price lists, all the funny things they've invented, you know, fake wands, magic candy, a whole bunch of stuff. It's amazing, I never knew they were inventing all the time......"
"For a long time, we always heard explosions in their room, but never thought they were actually doing something," Ginny continued, "and we thought they just liked to hear noises." ”
"But most of those things—alas, all of them—are a little dangerous." Ron sighed.
"Mom was furious and mad, and warned them not to do it again, and was ready to burn their orders to the ground...... She's actually been angry with them all the time, and compared to her older brothers, she's disappointed with their .ls results. ”
.ls is a regular wizard level exam, which is a type of exam that students at Hogwarts schools take when they are fifteen years old.
George and Fred twins' .ls grades are just passing, which means they won't be able to do a lot of work in the future.
"And then?" Harry asked.
"It was a terrible quarrel." "Mom wanted them to work in the Ministry of Magic in the future, like Daddy, but the two of them just took out a suitcase full of gold Galleons, a full of 800 pieces, which scared Mom a lot." ”
As she said this, Ginny and Ron covered their mouths and laughed heartily.
Harry couldn't even imagine the look on her face when 800 gold coins were placed in front of Mrs. Wesley.
"My mother was frightened and went crazy and asked them where the money came from and if they had done anything bad." Ron said, "She must have thought they had robbed Gringotts." ”
"It's good that the money was saved by them in the magic card business," Ginny said with a smile, "but there was also some of it that Clark lent them start-up capital. ”
"You know what, they're planning to use the money to open a joke shop in Yanglong Park and sell the invented stuff.
When my mother heard about it, she firmly disagreed, and finally they moved out of Clark, saying that Clark also had a stake in the store, so she reluctantly nodded. ”
Ron seemed to be interested in his two older brothers' plans, and his tone was very excited.
"In fact, George and Fred's abilities are still very outstanding, just by looking at the things that the two of them have researched, we know that their attainments in Transfiguration and Curse Techniques are not low.
And they are very business-minded, and they are born to eat this bowl of rice, and Mrs. Wesley has no need to worry about it. ”
Hermione also had a rare good word.
As they spoke, a door on the second-floor landing opened, and a face protruded from inside.
"Hello, Percy."
Looking at the familiar face in front of him, Harry smiled and said hello.
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