Chapter 4 Diagonal Alley

"Can't the pound be used in the wizarding world?"

"In Gringotts, you can exchange Muggle currency for gallons of gold. Five pounds can be exchanged for 1 gallon of gold, but you cannot exchange more. You can only exchange it for 100 gallons of gold at most." Professor McGonagall is responsible for all applications All aspects of the problem are very clear, but she doesn't think Anduin can save much, maybe there's some money in his pocket for exchange.

"Oh, that's the case so I have money." As he said, Professor McGonagall took a wad of pounds out from under Professor McGonagall's startled eyes, and licked her saliva with her fingers very skillfully. "Turns out I'm able to buy something else on the way back. "

Professor McGonagall took Anduin out of the orphanage and turned to an uninhabited alley beside him, "I should have taken a muggle vehicle or a knight bus to Diagon Alley with you, but the wizarding world isn't very stable, I can only take sorry you had to Apparate with me."

After that, Professor McGonagall pulled out her wand and said, "Come and take my hand, Anduin."

Is the magical world not stable? Anduin digested Professor McGonagall's words and recorded them.

Immediately afterwards, Professor McGonagall and Anduin disappeared into place with a burst of "pop" sound.

"Oh!", Anduin who Apparated with Professor McGonagall didn't feel well and couldn't help it and started vomiting against the wall as soon as they left the Apparition. The feeling was very uncomfortable, it was like being thrown into a dark washing machine and turned on the hardest mode. The top and bottom sides were inexplicably squished, and eventually Anduin even hallucinated, as if his entire body had been shrunk into a small ball.

"Sorry, the first time I used this magic, it didn't feel right either." Professor McGonagall held out her wand and pointed it at Anduin. A beam of light emerged from the tip of the wand and gradually merged with Anduin's body. Anduin felt better.

Fortunately, Anduin is usually in good physical shape and has a good sense of balance. After a while, he calmed down.

This is magic? It's different from what I imagined. It would be too low to teleport without opening a magic door. Anduin muttered in his heart, but his expression was still calm.

"Where are we going next, do we have to teleport again?"

"This isn't teleportation, it's apparition and apparition. These are the magical journeys commonly used by adult wizards. You can learn them when you're in 7th grade."

"And don't worry, we'll be there soon."

Professor McGonagall took Anduin out of the alley where they appeared, walked down the street for a while, and placed herself between a record store and a bookstore. Anduin was surveying the surroundings and found that there was an impressive opening in the middle of the two stores. There is a bar with a different style from the stores on either side, but passersby overlook it.

"Can't they see this bar?"

"Excellent observation skills Anduin, many occult spells have been imposed here. Muggleborn cannot see the broken cauldron bar." Professor McGonagall explained and led Anduin to the bar.

"Professor, what do you usually mean by Muggleborn, do you mean ordinary people who don't know how to do magic?" Anduin felt ridiculous. He vaguely remembered the impression that he had seen Harry Potter in his previous life, but when the real contact, there is still no common sense.

"Yes, Anduin, we often call ordinary non-magical humans Muggleborn. Because of the International Secrecy Act, Muggle are not aware of our existence."

I don't know if the "International Secrecy Act" will continue to exist in the British wizarding world in the future. Professor McGonagall can't help but frown slightly when she thinks of the current form of the British wizarding world.

"Actually, my parents are Muggles too." Anduin remembered his parents who died shortly after they were born. They had registered with the orphanage before and felt nothing unusual. They were ordinary people. Anduin used only his own magic. All talents belonged to the reincarnated.

"Perhaps some of your ancestors were wizards, and of course there will be children with magical talent among the Muggle.Hogwarts' responsibility is to teach you how to control your own magic. "

Anduin and Professor McGonagall entered the bar while they were talking. The interior of the bar looked very dark and crude, with extremely poor lighting. There was a counter and several tables in the shadowy corner.

And it looked like there was no business. The bar owner was quietly cleaning the glass at the bar.

"Tom, how is business these days." Professor McGonagall seemed to be familiar with the boss.

"What's going on? It's been getting chaotic lately. Last night, Auror had another spell exchange with them in Knockdown Alley. The sound of the explosion nearly broke my cup, and things were getting worse..." Tom felt himself if he hadn't talked to anyone, and he kept complaining with his mouth.

"Okay Tom, there is a young gentleman here."

"Is it a freshman who is about to enter school?" Tom looked at him, I suppose he wasn't surprised.

"Hello sir." Like Anduin, who was born in a country of etiquette, he seemed educated.

"Enter quickly, it won't be safe after dark." Tom gently reminded him when he saw how polite Anduin was.

Professor McGonagall nodded to the bar owner and led Anduin across the bar to the small courtyard behind Broken Cauldron Bar. "It's Diagon Alley in there. In the future, buying school equipment will be here. You can see it clearly., You have to do it yourself in the future."

"By hitting a specific wall brick next to the garbage can with a magic wand, counting three pieces diagonally, then counting two pieces horizontally, you can enter."

Afterwards, Professor McGonagall drew her wand and tapped it into the corresponding position. After Professor McGonagall's hit, the old brick wall was constantly turning, gradually turning into a tall arch.

"Welcome to Diagon Alley, Anduin."

Anduin opened his mouth slightly to watch this scene, yearning more and more for the wizarding world. When he crossed the arch, he saw a long cobbled street with several shops on both sides of the street.

But Anduin noticed that Diagon Alley at this meeting didn't seem as busy as he'd imagined. There were a few shops on both sides of the street that hadn't been opened and a few pedestrians in jackets on the road. They looked like they didn't want to shop. More like they were on patrol.

"Professor, those walkers in trench coats don't look like customers, you might say..." Anduin asked his own question, combined with the initial conversation between Professor McGonagall and Tom, an obscure thought came to his mind.

"Those are Aurors. The people who maintain law and order here. The wizarding world hasn't been very peaceful lately, but this is the busiest shopping street in the British wizarding world, and it's still very safe. That's just your official duties routine, and don't worry, you'll be safe, I promise!" Professor McGonagall explained to Anduin.