Chapter 165: Pomora Alley

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Chapter 165: Pomora Alley

Harry and Lily walked through the streets of Barcelona wearing casual Muggle clothing to avoid attracting attention to themselves.

"This is so exciting. It's been so long since I visited a foreign place like this," Lily said, appearing to be in a very good mood as she looked around the streets.

"I'm glad you're having fun, Mom. But pay attention too, we are about to enter the oldest part of the city. We are bound to cross paths with other wizards and witches," Harry said, his words not loud but audible despite the noise around them.

Lily assumed he had used some charm on his voice. 

"Hey, wait a moment, I'm supposed to be the adult here," she complained.

Harry ignored her mutterings and focused on finding the entrance since he was not very familiar with this place.

"Are you sure it's around here?" Lily scanned the area.

The two of them had left behind the busy city streets and ventured into the oldest area, called the "Casco Antiguo."

The city was extremely old. Even though it wasn't formally recognized as a city until the thirteenth century, parts of it had been around since much earlier, and this was the oldest part.

They were walking on cobblestones and surrounded by old, gloomy stone buildings.

The upper parts of the buildings extended forward, so most of the natural light became blocked.

"There, to the left," Harry said.

They took a turn and found themselves in an alley with no exit.

Lily was unable to see or hear anything here.

"This is it," Harry said, tapping his wand against some of the small stones decorating the walls.

They then heard a crack, and the end wall of the alley parted ways, revealing a dark corridor.

Lily was a bit dubious but still followed Harry through this dark place.

"Whoa!" she exclaimed. After just walking for a few seconds, the narrow corridor disappeared, and she saw the alley in all its glory, with shops, the streets' enchanted lights, and all the wizards and witches walking around.

"Welcome to the 'Callejón De Pomora,' or 'Pomora Alley' if you prefer," said Harry.

For a moment, Lily felt like a kid again, visiting Diagon Alley for the first time.

Most of the shops were made of stone, giving it a much more rustic feeling than its English counterpart, but it was beautiful in its own way.

"It looks more ancient than Diagon Alley," Lily commented.

"That's because it is. Diagon Alley was built around the sixteenth century, and this hidden space has been around since the sixth century… more or less."

"That old?" Lily was surprised to hear this. Even Hogwarts Castle had not been around this long.

"Of course, back then, this was not a commercial alley. It was just a house. A hidden place for a witch called Pomora. Her family inherited the place after she died, and during the Spanish Inquisition in the twelfth century, they started to rescue wizards and witches who were being persecuted by Muggles. The refugees decided to stay here and expanded the place to create this magical community."

"You seem to know a lot about this alley," Lily noted. She had read about other magical communities, but it was hard to find much information in books. These communities tended to be secretive when it came to foreigners.

"I've only been here a couple of times in, you know… my past. But the two old men we are going to visit, well… let's just say that they love to talk. I only remember a fraction of everything they told me," Harry explained.

Lily smiled. "There are a lot of interesting shops around here; we should look around and bring back some things for the girls."

"There will be time for shopping later. The item I need takes time to create, so we should order it first."

"You still haven't told us what this item you need is," Lily pointed out.

Her son had this terrible habit of feeding them information bit by bit. She wondered where he learned that from.

"You'll see very soon," he answered.

"Ugh…" Lily groaned.

They continued walking for a bit longer until Harry stopped before a corner. To their left was a narrow corridor with almost no light.

It reminded her very much of Knockturn Alley.

"Mmm… Harry, don't tell me t-"

"Señorita, no se meta ahí!" (Lady, don't go in there!) An old lady approached them. "Ese lugar es peligroso, es mejor no ir ahí… mucho menos con un niño." (That place is very dangerous, it's better not to go there… much less with a child.) She glanced at Harry.

"Huh?... hold on…" Lily couldn't understand a word that woman was saying. "Right!... there was a translation charm, how was it?" she muttered.

"Son ingleses?" (Are you British?) The lady asked.

"Sí," Harry answered.

"Oh, el pequeño me entiende." (Oh, the little one understands me.) The lady smiled at Harry.

"Solo vamos a visitar los hermanos Velázquez. Tenemos un negocio con ellos." (We are just going to visit the Velázquez brothers. We have some business with them.) Harry told her.

"¿Esos viejos chiflados?!" (Those crazy old men?!) The old lady frowned.

"Sí… esos dos." (Yes… those two.) Harry already knew they had a bad reputation around here since they were a very eccentric duo.

"¡Ajá!, ahora te entiendo!" (Aha!, now I understand you!) Said Lily with confidence.

"Bueno… si tienen que ir allí, no los voy a detener, pero asegúrense de salir del callejón antes de que se haga de noche." (Well… if you have to go there, I'm not going to stop you, but make sure to get out of the alley before nighttime.) The lady sighed and left them alone.

"We should get going; we are going to attract attention if we stay in this corner," Harry told his mother.

"Mira, Harry!. ¡Estoy hablando español!" (Look, Harry. I'm speaking Spanish!) Lily had a smug smile on her face.

"That's great, Mom. But the Velázquez brothers can speak English quite well, so you won't need that charm," Harry informed her.

"¿Qué?!" Lily exclaimed.

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