Chapter 13 It's time to start school~
Ted used the pounds to buy some underwear, everyday items, notebooks, pens, ink, and the like in the Muggle world.
Also bought Ansu some bugs like mice and locust crickets, which were his snacks.
At first, Ansu could only eat bread worms, but now there are no more breadworms to stuff his teeth. It's starting to eat big bugs and mice!
The beak of the bird can peck at the skull of a mouse at once, and then tear it into several pieces with its claws and eat it.
The crow family boss has amazing combat effectiveness.
Ted returned to Diagon Alley and went to Gringotts with the cash.
"Sir, I'm going to exchange it for gold Galleons." He tilted his head and said to the old leprechaun behind the high counter.
The old goblin pushed his glasses indifferently and looked at Ted carefully, "Did you bring the admission letter?" ”
Ted handed over the acceptance letter.
The old goblin looked at it carefully, and then returned it: "The maximum amount for a year is only 50 gold galleons." How much do you want to exchange? ”
"What is the exchange rate?" Ted asked.
"Five pounds for one Galleon."
Ted ordered £250 and handed it to the elf.
The old goblin was quite surprised, probably didn't expect this kid in a second-hand robe to come up with so much money. But after all, he had seen the world, so he didn't say anything, and exchanged him for a bag of gold gallons.
Out of Gringotts, Ted weighed the money bag in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face.
It seems that there will be no need to take out any more loans next year, and we will try to repay this year's loans.
Debt-free and light~
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The start of school at Hogwarts is getting closer.
Ted had never been so eager to start school.
The feeling of anxiety, like sitting on the train to go to the girlfriend of a long-distance relationship - impatient, anxious.
What? I don't have a girlfriend! Oh, forget it, when I didn't say it.
Because the start date of school is approaching, the flow of people in Diagon Alley has increased significantly.
Many wizarding parents bring their children to Diagon Alley to shop for school necessities.
Places like the Blotchy bookstore and Madame Morkin's robes store are crowded almost all day.
Ted's work is also a lot busier.
Just a few days before school started, Ted was sorting out books at the Blotted bookstore.
Suddenly, I heard a voice: "Daddy! It's, it's Mr. the little magician who sings! And his raven! ”
Ted followed the voice and saw a father and daughter walking in at the door of the bookstore, who turned out to be his "old customers"!
This...... I didn't expect London to be so small!
Ted took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, my name is Ted Epifani, and I am a young wizard who will be enrolled this year. Thank you for enjoying my performance. ”
The man held out his hand: "Hello, I'm Chris Granger and I'm a dentist." You should know what a dentist does, right? ”
Granger?! I didn't expect it to be one of the iron triangles.
Ted shook Mr. Granger's hand without changing his face, "Oh, of course, but I'd rather not know what a dentist does. I'm most afraid of the dentist. "It's like a little patient about to get into a dental chair.
Granger was amused by Ted, and his laughter was hearty: "Hahaha, haha, cough cough~ I'm sorry, I didn't expect the little wizard to be so humorous." ”
He pointed to the little girl beside him, "This is my daughter Hermione Granger, and the little wizard who will be enrolled this year." She clamored for a few more books, so here we were again. ”
Ted: I guessed. When I saw the bunny teeth, I should have thought it was Miss Beaver!
Hermione wasn't black, and the world wasn't so unacceptable that it was unacceptable.
"Hello Hermione, tell me what books you need. I work part-time here, so I can help you find ......," he said.
Hermione had already admired this boy who could sing and play the guitar, play tricks, and have an obedient raven, and her eyes widened when she learned that Ted had used the two months before school started to work and learn magic in Diagon Alley.
She looked at Mr. Granger.
Mr. Granger hurriedly waved his hand, "Oh, no. Hermione, think Mom, she wouldn't agree. ”
He and Mrs. Granger were already reluctant to let their daughter go to a boarding school for magic, so how could Hermione take advantage of the short time they spent together before school started to work.
The reason why I didn't say it was because I was afraid of irritating Ted.
Unlike Hermione, Mr. Granger cares more about Ted's orphanage.
Such independence and diligence may be inseparable from this aspect.
Such a child is really distressing and admirable.
Ted said hello to the clerk and asked to be a guide for his "friend" to walk around Diagon Alley.
Ted and the father and daughter introduced the products and styles of each store, and told them some interesting facts.
Mr. Granger listened with relish, and Hermione asked a lot of questions about Ted's self-taught magic.
She's found someone who can communicate magic.
"This is the Giggs Giggs Pharmacy, and the potions in the prescription are genuine. Mr. Giggs is a nice guy and my first part-time job was given me ......"
"If one day you want to have a pet, Fantastic Beasts Pet Shop is the best choice. The animals here are magical creatures. They need to be stronger, smarter, and make good companions. I'm here to help with the cleaning and take care of their diet......"
Eventually, Mr. Granger decides to buy Hermione an owl.
Originally, Hermione didn't want to buy an owl, thinking that taking care of an owl might affect her study time.
But Ted told her about the owl - in fact, the owl was very easy to take care of, and it didn't need to be taken care of at all.
And Hermione wanted to be able to write letters to Ted when she returned home to learn magic, and she couldn't do without an owl.
Mr. Granger hopes that his daughter will write to the family often after she goes to school.
Finally, at the Ella Owl Shop, Hermione picks out a long-eared owl with two "ears" on its head and a beautiful pattern on its body, and names it Madjik, which means "magic".
In Great Britain, dentists earn a lot more than the average doctor.
Dentists are particularly in demand for sweetness in the British.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger are both dentists and have their own dental practice. The lonely pure-blood families in the wizarding world may not be as rich as Hermione's.
Ted, and Granger and his daughter end up having a drink at the Leaky Cauldron Bar.
He and Hermione, of course, were drinking Butterbeer, and Granger, who was also curious about Butterbeer because he was going to drive, also had a "children's drink". Full praise for this.
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Time passed quickly, and the last few days slipped through my fingers.
In the past few days, Ted quit his part-time job and studied magic in his own small utility room at the Leaky Cauldron Bar.
Just after sending off Granger's father and daughter, Ted's psychic research has made some progress.
He has a special "ability" at his disposal!
Everyone should have had that experience, that is, when doing something they particularly like, they will be very focused, distracted, and unwilling to be disturbed.
Forget the time, forget the hunger and thirst, forget the sorrow, completely immerse yourself in it, and enter a state of self-forgetfulness.
There is a high sense of excitement and fulfillment in the process.
For example, when I am playing a game that I particularly like, I am often in a trance for hours.
Ted mastered this state of mind that Muggle psychologists called "flow".
He was able to use flow to fully immerse himself in learning and research, a powerful positive feedback that greatly improved learning efficiency.
Of course, this kind of behavior is mentally draining, and Ted usually does not exceed four hours a day so as not to hurt himself.
Other than that, it's a matter of communicating with Hermione.
Hermione's owl, Madjik, really doesn't eat dry food, almost once a day.
Hermione's curiosity and excitement about the wizarding world was perfectly understandable to Ted.
He would tell Hermione about the habits and anecdotes he had encountered in Diagon Alley that were different from those of Muggles, and explain to her some of his own understanding of magic.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of August.
Ansu can already fly high, far away, it grows. He even rushed to deliver a letter to Hermione.
Ted: "You can find Hermione?" Can you really do it? It's not close. ”
Ansu held his head high and opened his beak, his wings made a gesture of beating his chest, and shouted, "Little thing! Bagatelle! Quack~"
It has learned some words.
Ted tied the letter to its lap and watched it fly away.
In the letter, he agreed with Hermione to see him on the train tomorrow.
Tomorrow is September 1st, the day Hogwarts begins!
It's finally here!