"I didn't expect this scarf to be quite suitable for you."

Hermione stepped forward and looked at the scarf around Dudley's neck, her face flushing slightly.

"I like things very much." Dudley touched his scarf and whispered.

Harry, who was standing behind the two, heard the conversation between the two and suddenly realized that the girl was what he saw in the classroom at that time... The heart of gossip suddenly burned.

Eat melon, eat melon...

"I didn't expect you to be a student there too, and I thought it would be boring if you weren't there in the future."

The domineering little hen is now like a little quail, and speaks softly.

Penny and Mrs. Granger followed behind them, knowing what they were saying, and Vernon and Mr. Granger were already discussing when they would go fishing again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget that we still have business, and I think it's almost time to go."

Professor McGonagall cleared her throat as soon as the conversation began.

Everyone reacted and apologized to Professor McGonagall, and at the same time understood that there was also a little wizard in the other party's family, and hurriedly congratulated the other party.

"It's okay, since you know each other, it's much more convenient."

Professor McGonagall is not a rigid person, and since the two sides know each other and have a fairly close relationship, it is easier for her to bring it up.

Now that I've picked up someone, I'm heading to the wizarding world, this time to a bar.

It is the entrance to the magical world.

By car, of course... There really isn't a single wizard near the St. John's Wood neighborhood, and there isn't even a Muggle wizard within a radius of ten kilometers. The wizarding family named Johnson, whom Professor McGonagall had spoken of, had moved five years ago.

After all, this is a Muggle shopping street and belongs to the downtown area, and wizards who claim to be high-minded naturally don't like this noisy environment.

Park the car and walk the group to a dirty, cramped pub on the side of a London street.

"Oh, this bar looks really old."

Vernon frowned at the dirty sign, which he wouldn't enter even if he was invited to drink for free.

The Granger frowns at the same time.

Only Penny looked at the inside of the tavern through the dim glass from the outside with great interest, perhaps because she hadn't cleaned the glass for too long, and Penny couldn't see inside.

Professor McGonagall was already surprised by this, and took out her wand and waved it in front of several people.

'Huh? Vernon touched his head.

The feeling of being so resistant that I didn't want to enter was dispelled.

"There is a spell cast here, and most Muggles can't see it, and even if they do, they reject it." Professor McGonagall explained briefly.

The Muggle Expulsion Charm, which banishes Muggles so that ordinary people do not set foot in the place.

It is said that the determined will will not be affected by this magic.

"Lily mentioned it to me before, but I didn't expect the Leaky Cauldron to be here."

Penny's exclamation made Professor McGonagall look at her more.

With the crisp sound of bells, the dirty door was slowly pushed open.

When they entered the tavern, everyone felt that their eyes lit up.

The inside of the tavern was much wider than it looked from the outside, at least ten times larger.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a lot of life in it.

At the sparse table sat a few strangely dressed guests, robes and top hats that looked very similar to Professor McGonagall's current attire. Several old women sat in the corner of the room with small glasses of sherry, and one of them was smoking a long cigarette pouch. A small man in a top hat is chatting with a bar owner who has almost stripped his hair and looks like a shriveled walnut.

As soon as they entered, the chattering suddenly stopped, and they all gave Professor McGonagall friendly glances when they saw that it was them.

"Hello, Professor McGonagall. Is this a new Hogwarts student this time? ”

The bar owner's tone was very respectful.

Professor McGonagall just nodded politely to the group, and led the group across the bar to a small, walled patio on all sides. Mr. Granger and Vernon were tempted to order a wizard's drink, but Professor McGonagall's seriousness kept them at bay.

"I'll only demonstrate once, remember."

Professor McGonagall pulled out her wand, and tapped it three times on one of the walls.

Then the magic happened, and the brick he had struck shook and began to move, and a small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole grew larger and larger, and in a short time a wide archway appeared in front of them, leading to a cobbled street that winded and had no end in sight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Diagon Alley."

Soon after they crossed the archway, a solid wall turned behind them.

"It's amazing," Mr. Granger exclaimed.

Mrs. Granger and Vernon were also very curious to look at the scene around them, not to mention Harry and Hermione, looking east and west, even Dudley unconsciously looked at them for a while.

Both sides of the road are lined with all kinds of shops, crucible shops, quill shops, material shops, pet shops, parchment shops, herb shops, and wizards who come and go between these shops, and the flow of people is not much worse than that of ordinary people's commercial areas.

Diagon Alley can be said to be a commercial street in the wizarding world.

Most of the daily necessities that young wizards need to attend Hogwarts are purchased here.

Aside from Professor McGonagall, the only one who was calm was probably Penny, who calmly said to Professor McGonagall, "Professor McGonagall, I think we should go and exchange some money for the wizarding world first." ”

Neither the Granger nor the Dursleys had even a single Nat of Wizarding World Currency in their hands.

"I almost forgot, we're going to Gringotts first."

As he spoke, he led everyone towards the location of the central block.

"I don't know if I can bring enough."

On the way, Dudley heard Vernon muttering to the pouch to the right of Vernon, which was full of pounds.

This was something Vernon had gone to the bank to withdraw the night before.

The group came to a tall snow-white building in the European medieval style, and in front of it was a polished, shiny bronze door.

"This is Gringotts."

Professor McGonagall introduced, then pointed to the attendants at the gate and said, "Those are goblins. ”

Looking in the direction she was pointing, she saw several short, pointy-eared creatures standing in front of the gate.

Mr. and Mrs. Granger and Vernon were curious, for the first time they had seen such a different creature than a human.

"I want to give you a word of caution first, don't get too entangled with these goblins."

"Elves are known for their greed in the wizarding world, and they will do anything for money."

Hearing Professor McGonagall say this, Vernon unconsciously tightened his pockets, feeling more and more that he didn't have enough money.

'Hopefully the exchange rate won't be too high. Vernon thought.

With this in mind, several people stepped into the gates of Gringotts.