Chapter 65: The Godfather
The dinner at Granger's house was very rich, and although it was not as big as the meal in the restaurant, it could be seen that Mrs. Granger had prepared a lot.
If Hermione hadn't waited for Karn today, at least half of the table would have been wasted.
"I've already bought a house in Diagon Alley, but unfortunately the procedures for opening a shop are too cumbersome, and I need to apply to the Ministry of Magic for approval, otherwise I can buy a shop today, and Hogsmeade, I heard that it is also a gathering place for wizards..."
At dinner, Karn told the Granger family about his afternoon itinerary and showed the wizard's contract; It had signed handprints and a picture of Karn, and of course it moved.
The Granger couple were also amazed at Karn's mobility, and even more so when they learned the price of the Diagon Alley house.
9,800 Galleons, and it took the family nearly a year to save without eating or drinking, and Karn decisively spent such a large sum of money to settle down in Diagon Alley.
"The wizarding world is still very attractive to ordinary people, I heard that there are fire dragons and phoenixes in the wizarding world, Mr. Granger, if you don't see these magical creatures after knowing about them, your life will be full of regrets."
"You're so right, Mr. Pente."
Hermione's father was moved by Karn's words, and he was also curious about the wizarding world, otherwise it would be impossible for Hermione to accept Hermione in an unfamiliar environment.
"Can ordinary people casually enter the wizarding world? From the alley behind the Leaky Cauldron Bar..."
Before Mr. Granger could finish, Hermione interjected, "Dad, Mr. Karn is not a Muggle in the full sense of the word, he may have magical powers, but he doesn't need it, I'm going to ask Professor Dumbledore about this after school starts, several books say he's the greatest wizard of the century..."
"As for Muggles, they won't have any chance to touch the wizarding world without a wizard to lead them, because there are Muggle banishment charms at every entrance, and if they don't have contact with wizards for a long time, Muggles will slowly ignore wizarding things..."
Once Hermione speaks, it is easy to enter the preaching mode, the little girl has a strong desire to express herself at this age, and the three people present can tolerate Hermione's behavior, so let her say it happily.
At the end of the lecture, Hermione looked satisfied, but after a moment she remembered the meaning of the dinner, so she kept scanning her gaze over the Grangers.
Mr. Granger also saw Hermione's gaze, so he cleared his throat and said to Karn, "Mr. Pente, we are glad that you value Hermione's talents and talents, and we welcome that, if you can, can you be invited to be Hermione's godfather?" ”
"Ahem~!"
When Karn heard this, he almost choked on the potatoes in his mouth, he quickly took a sip of wine, and then asked again in disbelief: "Mr. Granger?" You're talking about inviting me to be Miss Granger's godfather? ”
He doesn't seem to meet any of the Godfather's qualifications except for his age.
Karn and the Granger family have known each other for no more than half a month, and although their relationship is slightly closer because of the wizard's news, it does not meet the standards of godfathers at all; And the Granger family shouldn't know much about Karn, if the identity of the godfather is tied, it will have a deep relationship with them, are the Granger family so 'enlightened'?
"Mr. Granger, why? I mean, why the godfathers? ”
Karn asked suspiciously, whether it was the relationship or the conditions, he was much worse, and he didn't know what the Granger couple thought.
"How to say it, it should be to help each other, although I agree with Hermione to go to the wizarding world to study, but judging from your description in the past two days, although there are few people in the wizarding world, class discrimination is more serious than ordinary people, our family should make Hermione encounter some in the wizarding world... Discrimination? ”
Mr. Granger's words made Karn understand something, it turned out that during this time, he gave Hermione some 'spoilers', conveyed to the ears of the Grangers, and let them know some of the cruelty of the wizarding world, as the middle class of England, how could the Granger couple not know about the phenomenon of class discrimination.
After arriving in the wizarding world, their daughter may become the bottom of the chain of discrimination in the wizarding world, which should be said to be better than the bottom, because there are still squibs.
Coupled with Karn's desire to invest in Hermione's talent and abilities, he hopes that Hermione will give him a return in the future; After discussing with the Grangers, they felt that Karn's investment would be a great help to Hermione, which the Granger family could not provide, so they wanted to bring the relationship closer and become godfather-like beings.
Although it was a bit far-fetched, it was fortunate that neither side had the habit of believing in religion, so there was no need to strictly follow the guidance of those canons and invite Karn to become the godfather, that is, a title to bring the two sides closer.
This explanation was a bit far-fetched, but it was somewhat plausible, and Karn had little reason to refuse; Originally, he had this intention first, but the other party just pulled in more.
"Well, Mr. Granger, I'm honored to be Miss Granger's godfather."
After thinking about it for a while, Karn agreed to the matter, and Hermione's future talent had already told him that investing in a wave would make a sure profit; All he had to do was guide Hermione a little bit and get her attention closer to the potions, and Karn would be able to harvest a Potions Master in the future.
After Karn agreed, the atmosphere at the table was much better, and Karn clearly felt that the relationship between the Granger couple and him was much closer.
The three are not religious, because Karn is a time-traveler, and the Granger couple are a small number of non-religious families in the British, so the 'confession ceremony' is relatively simple, and there is no need to invite a special person to witness it, because the identity of the wizard cannot be made public.
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Ever since he became known as Karn's godfather, Hermione's vacations had almost been with Karn, and he had a lot of things that Hern was interested in.
Textbooks from the first to seventh grades, other books in the wizarding world, as well as various magic materials and superb cauldrons, Hermione was tempted to try to boil potions a few times in advance, although they failed, but Karn watched from the sidelines, and there was no danger.
Hermione also followed Karn to the house in Diagon Alley, Karn gave Hermione the key, and the houses in Diagon Alley were all equipped with anti-spells, which was difficult for ordinary wizards to enter with lockpicking charms.
The house was large, and there was a special study and a room for making potions, probably left by the original owner; Anyway, as soon as Hermione came to this house, she fell in love with it, a house with a strong magical atmosphere, and Diagon Alley not far away.
"Hermione, you can choose some rooms for yourself, but this place has not been cleaned so it can't be occupied, I plan to go to the Ministry of Magic to apply for the opening of a store, and by the way, see if there are any vacant house-elves on the card."
Karn said to Hermione that this was his starting point in the wizarding world.