Chapter 98 97. [For the leader bendachu] Additional update 2
This trip is shorter and only requires 4 silver coins.
The freckle-faced conductor obviously still remembered her, but asked curiously: "Are you going to Diagon Alley to spend Christmas Eve?"
He obviously recognized Lin An's standard Muggle clothes.
Lin An nodded: "Yes, do you have any recommendations?"
The other party's freckles shone and he was talking non-stop: "Of course! Butter beer, cheese cake, fried chicken wings and Mylov beef pizza! And they will also set off magic fireworks, which are only a little worse than Hogsmeade!"
But Hogsmeade is near Hogwarts and is too far away, making it difficult for the Magic Bus to get there.
Moreover, it is stipulated that only students in third grade and above can go on specific Saturdays, and the signed permission of their guardian is required.
Although Lin An had an oriental face whose age was hard to tell, Christmas Eve was short and she didn't have the time. At this moment, she also smiled at the conductor: "I'm looking forward to it."
It is worth mentioning that after getting out of the car this time, she was able to adapt a little bit.
It just took 5 minutes to calm down outside and it stabilized.
The biting cold wind blew against the magic barrier, making her feel a little tired.
Only then did Lin An realize that his clothes were too thin in winter, and he continued to output magic all day long to maintain heat, so he was now a little tired.
The entrance to the Leaky Cauldron is still dim, but the further inside, the brighter the light becomes.
Men and women, old and young, wizards in different clothes gathered here happily, each holding a wine glass.
There are magic butterflies flying overhead. Once they fall into the yellow-orange beer, they will instantly change the color of the wine glass, and then fly out again with fluorescent liquid. It is very beautiful!
So much so that Lin An couldn't help but stop and look at it for a while.
Then she hurriedly woke up and entered Diagon Alley.
…
Diagon Alley was indeed very lively. The streets and alleys were crowded with people. The wizards' costumes were very weird and interesting. Some people wore very ancient clothes, and their huge and round skirts wanted to fill the entire street.
Some people were simply dressed in black robes, walking in a hurry, and no one could see their faces clearly.
But Lin An blended in among them, not conspicuous at all.
She arrived at Gringotts - thankfully, the goblins didn't follow a 9-to-5 holiday and were still working on Christmas Eve.
"Exchange gold galleons."
Because there were few people, she quickly came to the corresponding number plate without even queuing, took out 100 pounds and handed it over.
The goblin pointed her long and ugly fingers on the two banknotes and gently pulled them into the counter.
Then he looked her up and down with eyes like lightbulbs, and screamed: "The handling fee is 5%."
Lin An couldn't help but wonder: "Is it the handling fee of 5% for each order, or the handling fee of 5% for every 100 pounds?"
The goblin grinned: "Of course it's every 100 pounds."
Lin An:...Well, monopoly operations are inevitably like this.
She happily accepted the exchange rate and successfully received 19 gold galleons.
After receiving the money, she couldn't wait to run to the pet shop at the other end of the street.
The festive atmosphere is particularly grand, with exquisite small Christmas trees and red hats hanging on the cages and shelves outside the store.
These are all magical creatures. The big and small owls looked at her with wide eyes. The scene was really cute.
Lin An couldn't help but want to buy one too, but now that she has no fixed place, the owl is not convenient to carry around, so she can only endure it.
Then I went to the store clerk and said, "Hello, how much do you charge for sending gifts?"
The clerk is a middle-aged woman, wearing a pink robe, but her hair is dyed a sparkling purple, and she has a fountain-like hairstyle on her head.
——It’s so weird, take another look.
The other party felt her eyes and smiled proudly: "How is it? Isn't it very beautiful?"
Judging from Lin An's ordinary and slightly conservative aesthetics, the word "beautiful" cannot be said.
Therefore, he could only sincerely praise: "It's very delicate. It must have taken a lot of thought to tie the hair."
"Yes."
The clerk accepted the compliment: "It took a full two hours to make Qiqi Mo Hair House!"
Then she remembered the business: "Dear, today is Christmas Eve, of course there are discounts - one gold Galleons for the magic manor in London, three silver Sickles for the Muggle world, and the wizarding village depends on the distance, if it is also in London.
,10 Sickles.”
"Is there a weight or size limit?"
Lin An, who is very experienced in express delivery, asked.
She took out all the gift boxes and enlarged them into a tall pile on the table.
The clerk screamed vigilantly: "Of course! For heavier items, we need more expensive magical creatures to deliver the letters, so we'll have to pay extra!"
…
In the end, Lin An spent 6 gold galleons and successfully sent out all the gifts.
Although she was heartbroken about the money, when she saw the big and small owls grabbing gifts of different weights and quickly flying out of the store and disappearing, she couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the magic world's point-to-point express delivery service.
Thinking about the increasingly shabby savings, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh at this moment——
Who lets all Slytherin students live in a magical manor where express delivery is expensive?
These hateful nobles!
I hope the owls can do what the store clerk said, and all the gifts will appear under their Christmas tree before 12 o'clock tonight.
After finishing the most important thing during this vacation, Lin An finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she walked out of the store and saw bright magic lights flashing everywhere on the street, and there were even people running cheering, throwing down countless colorful flames along the way.
The flame burned blazingly, but there was no heat at all. It just made the light and shadow flicker more magnificently.
Lovers hugged each other on the street, and the laughter and laughter of a family in the crowd were particularly obvious, which even made her, a lonely person, seem particularly pitiful.
but……
Lin An, who was particularly pitiful, just held his stomach and silently looked at the two restaurants in front of him to see which one was more delicious.
After all, eating a little extravagantly on Christmas Eve shouldn’t be too much, right?
The crowd cheered again, and everyone looked up into the air.
Lin An also looked over subconsciously, and saw fine snowflakes falling down in the sky reflected by the dim light, melodiously.
After watching it for a long time, I felt like I was rising into the sky.
Until the tip of my nose feels cold.
She lowered her head and saw that fine crystal snowflakes had begun to fall on her body.
There was a roar from the sky, huge magic fireworks bloomed in the sky, and the crowd cheered louder and louder!
The pet shop clerk stood happily outside the door, then waved his wand and launched a cluster of fireworks.
"Isn't there a holiday?" Lin An asked curiously.
But the other party shook his purple fountain-like hair: "Oh, it's snowing, and it will take five minutes for my hairstyle to be completely styled."
Lin An:……
I work really hard!!! You! (my generous readers), have you seen it!!!
I won’t join you tomorrow, it’s so hard. Let’s talk about it another day.
