Chapter 1076 Tenants& Talent

Concierge Alfonso opened the apartment door for Pomona.

The building where the werewolf set fire to is located in North Kensington. It is a social security "welfare housing". It is a 24-story building built in the 1970s and is considered a tall building in the Kensington area.

The Muggle government renovated this building last year, but because of cutting corners and using inferior materials, the materials that were supposed to be fireproof and heat-insulating did not work. Therefore, the fire burned the entire building. 79 people died in the fire, but the police did not

It was not said that it was arson, but it was announced that it was an accident caused by the aging of the refrigerator.

This year is an election year, and the leader of the Labor Party called on the rich in South Kensington to use their vacant houses to house homeless fire victims. As a result, in addition to tourists, this wealthy area also has some working-class residences.

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In London, every district has affordable housing. In order to solve the housing crisis in London and make it affordable for low- and middle-income people, the government has made it mandatory for all real estate projects in London. No matter how high-end the project is, no matter where it is located

In every top or popular area, the government must provide affordable housing.

These affordable housing need to queue up to apply, and government employees such as police and nurses also need to queue up.

Being hit by a fire, but living in a mansion as a result, going from living on the streets with nothing to becoming neighbors with the top rich, this feeling is very unreal, like a dream.

But this is luck. According to British policy, people living in government low-rent housing (Council Tenants) in each area can only be arranged by that area. Therefore, no matter how high the price of apartments in Kensington is, the poor cannot be

Arrangement in other remote areas can only be solved nearby.

People who were sympathetic to these victims at first exploded after learning the news:

What the government is doing is simply a waste of taxpayers' money...I will never vote for the Conservative Party again! I'm so angry!

Are you kidding me? I know the fire is a tragedy, but now the residents of government low-rent housing live in a better place than the vast majority of people! This is so unreasonable!

I thought: if I light my fridge on fire, the government will buy me my dream country house on five acres in Cornwall, with a swimming pool and views of the Atlantic Ocean.

There are also those with dark hearts:

What about the compensation? Is that the end of living in a luxury house? Where did the insurance go? (The 1,000-word conspiracy theory is omitted below)

In short, after the fire, many people began to think about some issues that had been ignored before. When the victims moved into the mansion, the Muggles on the one hand thought that helping these people solve the housing problem was the first priority, but on the other hand they felt sour. Anyway, this kind of stuff

The cake didn't hit me on the head, but I just felt uncomfortable.

Pomona was very happy to be able to get rid of the two gloomy Slytherins and go out to play. She hummed a song and planned to walk around the neighborhood before going to Diagon Alley, but she was blocked by someone just one minute after leaving the door.

The young man who stopped her was known to Pomona as Jan Felix, and there was a middle-aged woman on the corner not far away.

She didn't look like she was living a good life, her hair had no luster, and although her clothes were made of ordinary materials, they were washed very clean, but they were washed a little too clean, and the original color of the fabric was washed away.

"This is my mother, Fiona." Felix introduced.

"Nice to meet you, ma'am." Jan Fiona said timidly. She didn't even dare to shake Pomona's hand.

"Uh...what are you doing?" Pomona asked Felix.

"My mother didn't believe me. She thought I had robbed a store." Felix said. "I took her to see my 'employer'."

Pomona looked at Fiona, but Fiona didn't dare to look directly at her. She hid her hands under her arms, looking nervous and defensive, just like when Dobby brought the house elf Winky to Hogwarts.

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"I'm sorry, I can't take you upstairs right now." Pomona said in a soft voice. "My husband is entertaining guests right now."

"It's okay, I...I...just..." Fiona stammered, as if she was looking for a decent excuse for herself.

"I'm going shopping, would you like to go shopping with me?" Pomona asked. "Walking alone is boring for me."

"Let's go, Mom." Felix said, pulling Fiona's sleeve.

Fiona looked hesitant and struggling.

"Have you ever visited a wizard's shop?" Pomona said with a smile.

"Wizard?" Fiona asked in surprise.

"So is your son, and you are a Muggle. Muggles refer to people without magic."

Fiona seemed to have heard it for the first time, her mouth opened wide.

"You never told your mother?" Pomona asked Felix.

Felix shrugged. "She didn't believe me at all."

Pomona raised her eyebrows and had a bad idea in her mind.

"Hold my hand, Fiona, and remember not to let go."

Fiona looked bewildered.

"Hold on, Mom," Felix urged.

Fiona hesitated for a moment, but still tremblingly hugged Pomona. Pomona took the opportunity to grab Felix's hand, and the three of them apparated together.

After a brief squeeze, they arrived at Charles Cross Street. There was a certain risk in apparating people, but South Kensington was not far from Charles Cross, so Pomona was able to complete it easily.

"The Leaky Cauldron, your mother can't see Felix, so mess with her."

Pomona said, then she took the lead into the alley behind the bar, and after using her wand to light the red brick wall for a while, the bricks began to rotate on their own.

Not long after, Diagon Alley appeared in front of the three people.

"This is the wizard's shopping street." Fiona, who was opposite Pomona, said, "Do you believe we are wizards now?"

Fiona opened her eyes wide and looked at the weirdly dressed wizards and the goblins who came out from Gringotts to do business. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

"I want to buy a tea set, maybe you can give me some advice." Pomona held Fiona's hand and said cheerfully, "Maybe we can have afternoon tea together next time."

As if she was under a zombie floating spell, Fiona followed Pomona numbly as she walked on the wizarding commercial street.

Felix protected her the whole time and didn't look around like he did when he first came here. Everything he saw was new.

As she passed Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, Pomona remembered.

"Your homework, Felix!" She turned to him and said, "You've been playing with it these past few days!"

"No!" Felix hid behind Fiona. "I don't do my homework!"

"Listen to what your son is saying." Pomona complained to Fiona. "We agreed last time to..."

"I won't take the exam!" Felix responded.

"Do you have to take a test to become a wizard?" Fiona asked blankly.

"Of course you have to take the exam. In the future, there will be the ordinary wizard level exam, the advanced wizard level exam, and when you learn how to apparate, there will also be the apparation exam."

"I hate exams!" Felix's features wrinkled.

"It's not up to you, young sir!" She put her hand on her waist like an angry teapot. "Come in with me to buy textbooks."

"Didn't you say you wanted to buy a tea set?" Felix said desperately.

"It's too late to buy it after I finish buying the books!" Pomona reached out to catch the little bastard.

As a result, he hid behind his mother, out of Pomona's reach, and made faces at her.

"How much does it cost?" Fiona asked.

"You don't need to worry about this." Pomona said hard, "Where is your husband?"

"Still in jail." Fiona said calmly, "Sometimes he will send some money. I usually work in the laundry."

"So, your family is basically just the two of you?" Pomona asked.

Fiona nodded.

Pomona didn't know what to say.

"Well, if you don't want to buy books, don't go. Anyway, I still have old textbooks!" Pomona said angrily, "Don't be like a monkey. Watch your words and deeds, young gentleman!"

Felix may have relied on someone to back him up and didn't take Pomona's warning seriously.

This made her even sadder.

"Let's go." Pomona said to Fiona in an evasive manner, looking around the shops on the roadside to see which one was selling porcelain.

Just like Scarlett said, I don't want to think about these things today. I will think about them tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is a new day.
Chapter completed!