Chapter 2653 Secret Words of the Past (Part 2)

According to the travel magazine, Buckingham Palace has 828,000 square feet, 775 rooms, 52 royal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, 78 bathrooms, and more than 1,000 staff, ranging from butlers to valets.

Work.

In addition to regular workers, there are also a large number of "temporary workers". Severus participated in the task of protecting the "Queen's Jewels" one year, worked in Buckingham Palace as a "special staff" for a period of time, and was also in the "mission bedroom"

Lived.

Of course, so many people will not all dine at Buckingham Palace. After coming out of the Queen's Gallery, walk through the Royal Mews, and there is a restaurant that serves English breakfast and afternoon tea around the Victoria Palace Theater. It has a history of more than 100 years.

Not far from it is London's Victoria Station, which opened more than ten years later than King's Cross Station. And unlike King's Cross Station, which is a station outside the city, Victoria Station is an important station in the city, and not far away is the subway.

Station. Official and informal employees who come from various places and want to work at Buckingham Palace will go there to have a cup of tea or something to eat after leaving the subway or the inner ring train, and read the Times they just bought from the station.

Walk to the back entrance of Buckingham Palace.

The changing of the guard ceremony is held at the front gate, which attracts a large number of tourists. Although there is an open space at the back gate, it is not suitable for holding national celebrations.

It was a very large garden. Legend has it that the Queen once chased her dog to the back door, where she saw the London Library's mobile lending station, but she had no idea what it was for. At this time, a kitchen

A young worker passed by and introduced the use of the mobile library station to the Queen. It was said that it was very late at that time, and the young worker did not recognize that the "lady walking the dog" was actually the Queen. He introduced several contemporary women to her.

The works of writers, and then back to the classics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, from Jane Austen to Hardy, Munro, etc. Soon the queen's new hobby aroused the alarm of the prime minister, cabinet and the queen's private secretary, because they believed that the queen

The way of reading is destructive.

The young worker was fired, but the Queen funded him to open this restaurant. And because the young worker and the Queen got acquainted with each other because of dogs, pets are allowed in this restaurant.

This restaurant is easy to find but difficult to find because it does not have an eye-catching sign to attract customers. But it is not particularly hidden. Next to the restaurant is a standing cocktail bar. Many Buckingham employees will be there during their breaks.

Go next door and have a drink.

They didn't wear the clothes of male servants, but they would complain loudly about how difficult their "employer" was to take care of them, and after finishing their drinks, they would go next door to eat.

Many of the waiters working in the restaurant have worked in Buckingham Palace, and they abide by all the standards of training they received at Buckingham Palace. There is a "dead fly test" where the recruitment supervisor will randomly place a dead fly in the room.

corner, and then invite the employee in for a conversation where he or she needs to find the dead fly before the conversation ends. This is called "attention to detail."

People who work for the royal family after passing the test must also abide by a series of other rules, such as cleaners cleaning carpets cannot use vacuum cleaners, and employees must walk on both sides of the corridor, rather than walking in the middle of the carpet. Assume you are the unlucky one who needs to kneel

You also don't want to leave unnecessary footprints when cleaning up dust from your carpet.

Severus once walked among the carpets and even showed Pomona a two-way mirror while she was doing her favorite hobby, sleeping, on her vacation.

Everything in this "club" seemed so orderly, except for Pomona, who was still not used to high heels and needed to hold Severus up so he wouldn't fall.

To others, it looked like she was holding Severus's hand. Of course, it would be better to ignore her gritted teeth expression.

"Woof woof woof!" A Chihuahua barked crazily at Pomona. She subconsciously ducked to the side and almost stepped on Severus's foot. In order to avoid her high heels, he also moved half a step to the side.

, and ended up bumping into the dining table next door, almost overturning someone else's table.

A normal person would say "I'm sorry", but the Potions Master would rather glare at the other person than say anything.

"Can I help you?" The waiter smiled politely.

"We'd like to have lunch here, are there any tables available?" Severus said.

"Sorry, everything is full." The waiter still smiled.

"I never heard that you require reservations here," Severus said.

"Then you can wait outside. I will notify you immediately if there is an empty table, sir." the waiter said.

Just then, someone suddenly waved to them.

"They were with me," the man said.

The waiter looked back at the man, bowed to Severus, and then turned to serve other guests.

Pomona quickly identified the person who came to their rescue, and by this time Severus had already walked over first, so she had to stagger on her high heels to keep up.

Auror Calvin from the British Ministry of Magic stood up. He pulled out a chair for Pomona. After Pomona sat down, he sat down opposite Severus.

"What a chance encounter." Calvin said with a smile, "What brought you here, Professor?"

"Come to celebrate." Severus also smiled. "The test has passed."

"But I heard it's not over yet," Calvin said.

"We all know what will happen after drinking Wolfsbane potion. In fact, I plan to go to the ministry after the celebration to prevent any accidents from happening to the 'volunteers.'" Severus said sanctimoniously.

"And you?" Calvin asked, looking at Pomona.

"What are you doing here, Calvin?" Severus asked before she could answer.

"Come for a work meal. I come here often and the waiters all know me. But how do you know about this 'staff restaurant'?" Calvin asked.

"I also worked at Buckingham Palace," Severus said.

Calvin smiled and said nothing.

"What do you two want to order?" the waiter came over and asked.

"Two cups of tea, thank you." Pomona said quickly.

"Wouldn't you like some food?" Calvin asked.

"Just two cups of tea." Pomona said with a smile. The waiter was stunned for a moment, then turned and left their table.

Calvin studied Severus for a moment.

"How is Mr. Harry Potter's situation? If I remember correctly, it has been a month since that incident happened."

"You remember correctly, it's exactly one month. If you were really worried about Potter's health, you shouldn't have left so early." Severus said slowly.

Before Harry woke up, many people came to see him, including Calvin in front of him. However, Harry Potter was in a coma for a long time due to "magic overdraft", so he had to leave first and asked Harry before leaving.

Yeah, a lot of questions.

Although the Director of the Auror Office is a subordinate of the Minister of Magic and the Executive Department of the Ministry of Magic, Stringer's style is different from Fudge and others.

"But if you ask about his current situation, I heard that he went to Weasley's house to spend the summer vacation." Severus said suddenly.

Pomona glared at him and even wanted to kick him with the heel of her high heel.

The address of the Dursley family in the Muggle community is kept secret, but the Weasley family is not. In case...

"I heard they bought tickets for the Quidditch World Cup." Calvin said, "Arthur did a small favor for Bagman's brother."

"How is the situation over there?" Severus asked, staring into Calvin's eyes.

Calvin crossed his fingers and said, "Did you buy tickets?"

"I never like overly lively situations." Severus said glibly.

"Then I suggest you keep going." Calvin said. "It's difficult to find peace at this time. Do you think that's right, Miss?"

Just as Pomona was about to speak, the waiter came over with two cups of tea and placed them in front of them.

"You must know why?" Severus said after the waiter left.

"Then you have to find someone better than me." Calvin said.

"Where should I find it?" Severus asked.

"Right next to you," said Calvin.

"I don't understand what you said." Severus said slowly.

"I don't understand what you are talking about," Calvin said.

"It seems we have nothing to talk about." Severus said and stood up.

Pomona glanced at the tea on the table with regret, she hadn't taken a sip yet.

The tea smells very fragrant, it must be a good cup of tea.

At this time, the subway may have entered the station, making a slight roar, and the teacup on the table trembled.

She looked up at the fireplace in the dining room, which was decorated with an ornate oval mirror, which also trembled slightly with the sound.

"Hold me." Severus whispered in her ear, then put his hand around her waist from behind and hugged her.

This posture could no longer be described as etiquette. Just as she was about to break away, the Chihuahua started yelling at her again.

So she had no choice but to leave the restaurant in this posture.
Chapter completed!