Entering Diagon Alley

"Are you OK?"

Professor McGonagall inquired with considerable anxiety.

Allen grinned and waved his hands.

"I'm alright, just a bit woozy." "Where is it?"

He realized that what Professor McGonagall just cast should be the sophisticated magic that only adult wizards can learn:

apparition (appearance) and its branch-follower appearance

. Apparition is merely teleportation. As long as it is a location you have been to, you may transport it in your head. It is one of the ways wizards travel.

However, it is not a simple job to learn apparition. Many mature wizards cannot execute apparitions flawlessly, and one can be ripped apart by the force of space.

Moreover, the apparition distance is also connected to the magic strength in the wizard's body and the proficiency of this magic. Some wizards may only apparate for hundreds of miles, while others may apparate straight from one city to another.

Professor McGonagall belongs to the latter, but she also utilized the apparition she just used at the same time as the follower apparition, which can not only transport individuals directly but also teleports them.

It's simply that Allen expected that Professor McGonagall would take him immediately to Diagon Alley, but suddenly it looks like he emerged on a Muggle street.

"Charing Cross Street, London; here is an entryway from Muggle Street to Diagon Alley." "You have to remember the name and position of this street, because next time you come to Diagon Alley, you need to come here by yourself!"

It turns out that in the eyes of Professor McGonagall, Allen is a youngster who knows nothing about the wizarding world; thus, it is appropriate to take him to experience the procedure of a typical wizard entering Diagon Alley so that he may enter Diagon Alley independently in the future.

"Look at that pub over there; it's the entrance to Diagon Alley!"

Following Professor McGonagall's finger, Allen's gaze passed through a luxury movie theatre and a popular hamburger restaurant before landing in the middle of a massive bookshop and a record store on the other side.

It was a very dusty little tavern, with just an ancient wooden door and a damaged sign hanging on the entrance, with a few words scribbled crookedly on the sign: "Leaky Cauldron!"

Although this little bar, positioned in the heart of a nneatbookshop and record firm, appears rather abrupt, all the passersby passing by turned blind eye to it, as if they couldn't see it at all.

Allen understood that regular Muggles truly couldn't see this little bar since it was created by wizards to repel Muggles, a spell that made Muggles without wizard blood unable to detect and approach it.

"jingle!"

As the bell sounded as the wooden door was pushed open, Allen was hauled inside the Leaky Cauldron by Professor McGonagall.

The inside of the pub was rather gloomy, and there were not many people. After a peek, just seven or eight wizards in magical robes were drinking and speaking.

When the bell rang, all the wizards in the tavern looked up.

When they realized that it was Professor McGonagall, they all nodded respectfully.

As the vice principal of Hogwarts and the dean of Gryffindor House, Professor McGonagall is rather well-known in the whole wizarding world, and many wizards today may be considered her students.

Allen recalls that when he viewed "Where Are the Fantastic Beasts?" in his former life, in his recollection, Professor McGonagall was already a teacher at Hogwarts at that time.

In other words, Professor McGonagall has been a teacher at Hogwarts for at least fifty years, and she has taught innumerable children.

"Oh, it's Professor McGonagall; do you need a drink?"

On the counter, an elderly wizard with nearly shaved hair and a sharpened walnut-like look welcomed Professor McGonagall with a grin.

"No, Tom, I'm sending freshmen to Diagon Alley!"

Professor McGonagall waved her hand and declined.

Since her husband, Elphinstone, died suddenly from deadly tentacle bites, she rarely leaves Hogwarts and spends much of her time alone outside of Hogwarts, except for yearly home visits before school begins.

"This person shouldn't be too young!"

Allen followed Professor McGonagall through the pub to the garden. He looked at Tom, the bar owner, and thought to himself.

He remembered from the movie that when Voldemort started school, this person was already the proprietor of the Leaky Cauldron, and he had the same name as Voldemort, both named Tom.

the rear of the Leaky Cauldron, beneath the green brick wall, near the garbage bin.

Professor McGonagall tapped her wand on the wall three times and explained to Allen:

"Look, exactly like this, count three blocks above the garbage can, count two blocks to the left, then tap three times with your wand, and the door to Diagon Alley emerges!"

As Professor McGonagall removed her wand, the knocked-down blue brick suddenly shook, and the entire wall began to reorganize fast following the shaking of the blue brick as if some mechanism had been activated.

Soon, a little hole emerged amid the blue brick wall, and then the hole expanded wider and bigger.

Before long, there emerged in front of them an archway broad enough for four or five people to pass at the same time, and the archway led to a twisting cobblestone roadway with no end in sight.

It is the retail centre for wizards in London—Diagon Alley!

Following Professor McGonagall past the archway and into Diagon Alley, Allen couldn't help feeling a bit more enthusiastic.

The moments in the movie were mirrored in reality; even though he was psychologically prepared, his eyes expanded because of the wonderful sight in front of him.

It's distinct from common folks, who wear cool summer clothing outdoors, dress fashionably, and carry bags. Almost the entire street is filled with wizards wearing wizard robes of different colours and carrying wands in their hands.

Of course, there are many wizarding pets, as well as specific house elves and goblins.

"Copper, brass, pewter, silver crucibles; full models; automated stirring; collapsible; retractable; come in and take a look!"

"Grey Forest Owl, Mingjiao Owl, Grass Owl, Brown Owl, Snow Owl—there are various sorts of owls!"

"You deserve the newest Nimbus 2000, the fastest broom!"

"The price is low for dragon liver, bat spleen, eel eyeball, magic book, quill pen, paper, medicine bottle, moon globe!"

In front of the businesses on both sides of the street, all types of miniature advertising signs were hanging, and many delighted little wizards were also congregated.

"Have you brought your letter?"

When he got to a business named Partridge's Crucible, McGonagall peered down at the dazzled Allen, who was already watching.

"Carry!"

Allen took out the parchment envelope he had gotten yesterday from his pocket and gave Professor McGonagall a nod.

Professor McGonagall nodded.

"Okay, take out a list of necessary products inside, and I'll take you to purchase them one by one!"

Hearing this, Allen pulled out the second piece of letter paper from the envelope, unfolded it, and read it:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry essentials

1. Uniform:

2. Textbooks:

3. Other equipment:

4. Description of pets:

Parents are notably reminded that first-year students are not permitted to bring their broomsticks.