92. Night in London
But Lin An's luck was really bad.
In such weather, the nearest hotel was already full, and even prices were skyrocketing.
She had to temporarily change to a second and a third...... She couldn't remember how far she had come, and if she hadn't mastered the Warmth Charm before the holiday began, she would have been buried in the snowdrift before she could find the hotel.
Fortunately, the fourth hotel finally got a room.
It's just that......
The young girl in charge of registration at the hotel looked embarrassed: "The heating in the room is broken, and there is no hot water."
Honestly, it's not good news. Because no matter how convenient magic is, you still need to consume your own magic power, but Lin An just looked very disappointed, and then asked, "That's ...... Do I still have to charge for such a room?"
The other party hesitated-
Although the price of all the hotels has increased in the weather, there is no heating in this room, and the owner has put it on for repair.
In other words, it is a guest room that is not registered.
The young girl's eyes rolled, and soon her heart was ready to move.
Lin An glanced at him, then lowered his voice and leaned over: "That's it, I don't register the news, you just need to quietly put me in." I'm going to stay for three days, a pound, do you think it's okay?"
One pound, which is the price of sixty eggs in today's London, is really not worth mentioning.
Sure enough, the girl was ecstatic at first, then looked left and right with the same apprehension, and then said, "A pound a night!"
Their normal room costs five pounds.
The two lowered their voices, you go back and forth, and in the end, Lin An still only spent two pounds.
Because she offered to add a few more bedding, and the girl could only provide one bed in order to keep the matter secret, she took this opportunity to keep the price down.
When I went upstairs, the other party was still nervous: "If it's too cold at night, or if you catch a cold because of this, I won't admit it......
Lin An also gave her a soothing smile: "Of course."
She knows magic, and all she needs is such a simple and modest room!
What heating hot water, not needed!
It's just that......
After returning to the room, she turned on the dim light and counted her savings, but she still sighed secretly.
It's worth mentioning that the pounds weren't exchanged at Gringotts – because he had to go to Diagon Alley, which was a hassle weather.
However, there were many Muggle students in the school, and they were so interested in magical currency that they decided to take some back to their parents.
Because of this, Lin An successfully exchanged this pile of change at a very good exchange rate. But with his original deposit, the total was only £137 – and now it's only £135.
It's really tight.
The warmth spell overlapped, and the heating spell also followed, and "One Hundred Family Practical Magic" was really practical, so that there was barely a basin of hot water in the room.
After a simple wash, she sat firmly on the chair and began to soak her feet until her whole body was warm, then she wrapped the quilt and went to sleep directly.
……
The next morning, when Lin An woke up, it was already 9:00, and the old curtains couldn't block the light at all, but it didn't stop - because although it wasn't snowing outside, it was still a dark and dreary day. ….
It's a rare sunny day in the UK.
She sighed, then put her clothes back on, ready to go out into the street to see what could be used as a gift.
After all, she had received a lot of kindness from Draco.
Of course, there are other business opportunities to look for, and by the way, before that, there is a trip back to Foucaultshire.
If Hank is trustworthy, he should still have an income, which can somewhat fill her pocket.
At this moment, Lin An, who was waiting for the bus with difficulty, sighed silently and decided that he must have a good relationship with the professors and fight for it
Put Phantom Migration on the agenda as early as possible.
In Foucault County, the same heavy snow made the work of the post office particularly difficult.
Hank pushed his bicycle and struggled to deliver all the letters from the house into the mailbox, and then planned to leave work.
It can't be helped, it's too far away.
The dirty surface of the river had been frozen to a mess, and there was no one under the bridge, and the cold wind howled through the bridge, and he couldn't help but shiver.
And at this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar but unfamiliar voice -
"Hey, Hank!"
Subconsciously, he turned his head and saw a young girl standing not far away.
She is very beautiful, with Chinese porcelain-like skin, without the slightest blemish, and her facial features are unique to half-breed delicateness.
Hank's expression was first dazed, and then hesitant, and it took a long time for him to push the cart and walk forward slowly, looking up and down at the beautiful mixed-race girl in thin old clothes in front of him:
"You...... Linan?」
Lin An nodded with a smile.
"Oh my God!"
Hank said incredulously, "How did you do that? I mean...... You're so pretty!"
He was obviously a little incoherent, and it took him a long time to scramble out a letter from the inside pocket of his jacket: "Look, you've got a reply from you again."
Although it seemed that there were many things to ask, he didn't say a word in the end, just a vivid expression, and the freckles on his face flashed with curiosity.
Lin An also smiled:
"My new school is willing to give some subsidies to poor students like me, and my classmates are very good."
"It's just that they have unique beliefs, and the school is too remote, so I can't communicate with you, so I can only meet during the Christmas break."
"It's okay," Hank breathed a sigh of relief.
There are also many large and small church schools in London, and they even have a lot of outrageous regulations, which Hank has long been uncommon.
Just looked at her happily, "You look pretty good at school, God willing."
Lin An: ......
Well, Merlin and the ancestors bless.
And Hank is already nagging:
"After you left, I often went to see the bridge cave, but the miraculous thing is that there are no other homeless people to occupy it. When you lived there, you had to fight with people every once in a while—"
"Oh!" After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin An again, a little cramped: "You are like a lady from a rich family now...... Shouldn't I say that?"
[In other words, it is the best way to read aloud and listen to books, change the source, and install the latest version.] 】
When it comes to embarrassing pasts, it inevitably makes people feel ashamed, right?
"No, it's fine."
Lin An smiled very frankly: "After all, you are here. You were the first to help me in my time of need, and you are very precious to me."
Hank smiled shyly, then handed him the letter in his hand, and then flipped through his mail bag to find a magazine:
"The letters and contributions you have given me have been delivered regularly by you at the address and time you have written. This is the latest issue of the feedback magazine, and there are many more that they have sent you, and I have all stored them at home, including your manuscript fee."
"If you have time, I'll take you to get it!"
Song of Thorns