Chapter 167: A trip to Diagon Alley (1/2)
In the early morning, when the sun had just risen, Albert had already opened his eyes and awoke from his sleep. He turned his head slightly to look at the door, and there was a familiar sound of footsteps in the corridor.
The next moment, the door of the room was knocked, and Niya's voice sounded outside the door.
”Get up, Albert, get up quickly!”
Albert got up from the bed, and as soon as he covered a yawn, raised his hand and stretched his waist, the door was opened. Tom got in through the crack in the door, trot to the chair, and then jumped again and landed on The soft cushion on the table, lying on your stomach comfortably.
”It seems that Tom likes this cushion.” Albert reached out and touched Tom's head, smiled and said to Nia: ”You go out first, I'll change my clothes.”
”Hurry up, Dad said that we will arrive in London before ten o'clock.” Niya greeted Tom to leave, and did not forget to take away Tom's cushion before leaving.
”So early?” Albert was a little surprised.
”He said ahead of time, so that we have enough time to stroll around Diagon Alley.” Niya was leaning against the wall and said, she obviously agreed with Herb's approach.
After all, this time the Anderson family went to Diagon Alley together. To put it bluntly, the family went shopping in Diagon Alley.
If you don't make time in advance, the next trip will become very rushed.
When Albert went downstairs to dine, Niya also proposed to take a camera to take a few photos, but Albert directly rejected it.
”That will make you stand out, which is not a good thing.”
”They...” Daisy frowned slightly, pondering her words, and said: ”...'Look at' ordinary people?”
She didn't use the word discrimination after all.
”Yes, some wizards are like this.” Albert does not deny this. ”They think they have extraordinary powers and they are superior. In fact, the entire magical world is very backward, waiting for you to go to Diagon Alley. You will know, but sometimes you can't deny that magic is really good and can solve a lot of troubles. But most wizards are too backward in thinking, or they are inferior and afraid of being persecuted. Well, ordinary people In this regard, we have to carry a big pot.”
In fact, if magic and technology can be combined...
Albert immediately got rid of this unrealistic idea.
Reformers are usually the unfortunate ones who die on the front lines.
For a small person like Albert, spending a short life well is the most important thing. Even if the world will explode in place after three hundred years, it has nothing to do with him.
Until the end of the meal, they did not continue to talk about the unpleasant topic, but just said something to pay attention to when going to Diagon Alley.
At 8:30, Albert and his family left for London by car.
In the UK, this time is quite early for most people.
It took a while for the Andersons to arrive in London, and Herb quickly took them to the big bookstore and record shop.
”Arrived?” Niya looked between the big bookstore and the record store, and asked suspiciously, ”Where is the bar?”
”Here.” Albert headed.
”I went to Hogwarts several times during your school days, but I couldn't find that bar anyway.” Herb could not help but exclaimed, ”Magic is really a magical thing.”
”Because there are spells that block ordinary people nearby.” Albert explained, ”The effect of this spell is to make ordinary people ignore something and prevent ordinary people from entering the broken cauldron bar by mistake.”
”How do we get in?” Daisy asked.
”Come with me.” Albert took Nia's hand. ”Don't be nervous, make yourself look natural.”
With Albert's help, the Andersons finally entered the Broken Cauldron Bar.
”I just didn't notice that there is a bar here!” After Niya followed Albert into the Broken Cauldron Bar, she was taken aback by the sights inside. She shrank and hid behind Albert, tightly Grabbed his hand.
No way, it’s too dark and dirty here, there are still a few strange guys sitting in the bar, old women smoking pipes, old bald and sloppy men, and middle-aged men who are already drunk, no matter how you look at them. , These guys are all different from the people that Niya meets daily.
Albert nodded slightly at the bar owner Tom, ignored the sight of others, and led his family to the backyard.
”Don't be nervous, you are here to go shopping.” Albert noticed Daisy biting her lip and comforted.
Although Daisy looked as calm as usual, Albert knew she had a habit of biting her lips when she was nervous.
”The environment here is more... shabby than I thought.” Daisy looked at the backyard and asked, ”Is the entrance here?”
Ever since Albert visited Diagon Alley once last year, the Andersons have known that the entrance to Diagon Alley is in the backyard of the Broken Cauldron Bar.
”Yes.” Albert took out his wand, knocked the third brick from the left above the trash can, and then signaled everyone to move back.
Looking at the open archway on the wall leading to Diagon Alley, Niya looked unusually excited and screamed: ”It's amazing.”
Albert said with a smile, ”Welcome to Diagon Alley.”
”Unexpectedly, Diagon Alley is a street.” Daisy looked at the wizards around, and the old shops on both sides of the alley. She understood Albert’s description a little bit. It did seem to have been here for a while. To describe it is not too much.
”Where shall we go next?” Daisy asked.