Hogwarts, where the stars shine

The three days came quickly, and Mesa went to Knockturn Alley as promised.

Hope Edmund provided several wands of similar specifications and styles for Mesa to choose from.

Among the bunch of wands that seemed to be born on an assembly line, Mesa chose a relatively handy one. The wand was made of blackthorn wood. For this reason, Mesa lost a No. 2 standard-sized brass cauldron.

That's a stinging price, especially when the quality of the wand is lower than expected.When trying out the new wand, Mesa could clearly feel a sense of sluggishness, like a blood vessel that had been clogged for many years.

Mesa felt that the reason the new wand was so expensive was entirely due to the high hush fee.

You must know that the ebony wand in Mesa's hand only cost him 9 gold galleons.Garrick Ollivander is indeed a master of staff making. Whether it is in terms of price or quality, it can be said that he has crushed Knockturn Alley in all aspects.

From that day on, Mesa began his own weight training.The magic power of the blackthorn wand was sluggish, as if a tire was tied to a running person.

If Mesa was going to do something with this wand, I'm afraid it would take a long time to get used to it before the blackthorn wand could become an extension of the hand like the ebony wand.

After all, using a blackthorn wand is like turning yourself into a Michelin tire, which doesn't look very flexible.

Mesa practiced for several days, but his fit with the new wand did not improve. Just when Mesa felt that either he was useless or the wand was useless, Lilia Shafiq came to Diagon Alley.

The appearance of the great and lovely Miss Shafiq, like the rain after a long drought, like an old friend from a foreign land, instantly warmed Mesa's cold heart.

It wasn't the small clock in Room 16 of the Leaky Cauldron that woke Mesa this morning.Every night before going to bed, Mesa would break the clock with a shattering spell and repair it when he got up the next morning.

What woke Mesa was a knock on the door and Lilia's familiar voice.

Mesa was in a daze, thinking that Hogwarts had already started school and that he was sleeping in Slytherin's lake view room.

However, the dazzling sunlight outside the window reminded him that this was the Leaky Cauldron, and Lilia's voice was probably that he was dreaming.So, Mesa, who worked very late yesterday, turned over and continued to sleep.

As Mesa closed her eyes, the knock on the door disappeared, and so did Lilia's familiar voice.It was indeed a dream, Mesa thought drowsily as she fell asleep again.

About 5 minutes later, maybe 10 minutes later, Mesa didn't know exactly how long.As we all know, sleeping is the best way to jump in time.

Anyway, after a while, the door of Room 16 was opened from the outside.

Hearing the soft click of the door lock, the dazed Mesa suddenly woke up, sat up from the bed suddenly, and pointed the ebony wand at the opened door.Ebony wands are still the mainstay of Mesa, and the new blackthorn wood can only be used as training equipment for the time being.

When he saw that the person opening the door was the bar owner Tom, and Lilia standing behind him, Mesa put down the wand in his hand and walked out of bed with his hair as messy as a chicken coop.

"I just knocked on the door for a long time, but you still didn't open the door." Lilia said aggrievedly, "So I went downstairs to find Old Tom and asked him to help open the door."

I happily came to play with my friends, but ended up being turned away; because I was worried, I asked the bar owner to open the door, but my friend pointed at me with a magic wand.

When these two things come together, anyone would feel aggrieved, let alone the delicate Miss Shafiq.

But Lilia is different from others, she is very easy to coax.Just seeing Mesa holding a chicken's nest on her head, she immediately broke through, with a smile on her brows and eyes.

"Today's hairstyle is really unique." Lilia said, "Did you get the hairstyle done in Diagon Alley? Please tell me where it was done, so that I don't suffer the same consequences as you."

Mesa, who was sitting by the bed, didn't care at all about Lilia's teasing. He straightened his messy hair and said nonsensically with a serious face: "The hair style done by Teacher Tony at the alley, there is a discount for applying for a card!"

When the two walked onto Diagon Alley, it was already an hour later.

In this hour, Mesa completed a series of tasks such as washing, eating, fixing her hair, etc., and by the way figured out the reason for Lilia's coming.

Women seem to be born into shopping, whether they are adults or minors, Muggles or wizards.

Lilia came to Diagon Alley today just for shopping, and Mesa was the one carrying bags behind her.

Others go shopping with their mothers or girlfriends, but Mesa goes shopping with her female classmates.Looking sideways at the 12-year-old Lilia next to him, Mesa's face almost overflowed with disgust.

Fortunately, the little girl was immersed in the dazzling array of products around her and didn't realize Mesa's eyes, otherwise Mesa's arms would have been bruised again.Girls always seem to be able to master the skill of pinching without a teacher.

The two of them walked all the way to Gringotts Wizarding Bank. The snow-white buildings stood tall like chickens.Next to the shiny bronze door, stood a goblin wearing a scarlet and gold uniform.

The goblin bowed to Mesa and Lilia as they entered.Then a second door appeared in front of them, which was silver. On the two doors were engraved verses saying that thieves will be punished.

"Only a lunatic would have the idea of ​​robbing Gringotts." Lilia whispered, "Elves are very grudge-y. If you offend a goblin, this hatred can be passed down among the goblins for centuries."

For example, Godric Gryffindor, there are still rumors among the goblins today that Godric Gryffindor is a thief, saying that he stole the goblin treasures.

This was the first time that Mesa had officially entered Gringotts, but it was not the first time that he had an idea for this wizarding bank.As a former lover player, he was a macho man who pushed a cart of gold bricks on the streets.

There are more dangerous thoughts in Mesa's mind than this. If he expresses these thoughts, he will definitely be rewarded with a long French kiss from the Dementor.

The two goblins bowed to them and led them into a tall marble hall.There were about a hundred goblins sitting on high stools behind a row of long counters, busy non-stop.

Mesa and Lilia walked towards an older elf who was examining a pile of green gems through his lenses.

"I want to enter Shafiq's vault," Lilia said, tapping the counter to attract the goblin's attention.

The older elf put down the emerald and leaned forward to observe Lilia carefully.After a while, the goblin said: "Please provide your identification, Miss Shafiq."

Lilia handed over her elm wand, and the goblin took it and inspected it carefully before leading the two of them towards a door in the hall.

Behind the door is a narrow stone corridor, illuminated by burning torches.The stone corridor is a steep descent with a small railway below.The goblin snapped his fingers, and a cart hurtled toward them along the track.

Sitting on a cart, they raced along a maze of winding passages.Gringotts' car was much more exciting than a roller coaster, and it didn't have a seat belt. Every time he turned a corner at full speed, Mesa was worried that he would be thrown out.

With the clatter of the cart, they swerved between stalactites and the icy air whizzed by as they hurtled miles beneath London.

After a long time, the cart finally pulled over and the older goblin led them into the darkness.In the direction behind them, a blazing fire light lit up from time to time, as if there was a fire dragon hidden under Gringotts.

"Please follow me closely and don't fall behind," the goblin said. "The depths of Gringotts are heavily guarded and very dangerous."

As if to confirm what the goblin said, the fire behind him became brighter and brighter, mixed with bursts of dragon roars.It's just that the roar doesn't sound powerful, but rather pitiful.

As they turned a corner again, the Shafiq family's treasury came into view.The older goblin pressed his palm on the door, and in an instant the intricate-looking door disappeared, revealing a hole.

The gold coins in the cave are piled up like a mountain, reaching the ceiling.But these mountains of gold coins are not the most valuable in the treasury. What is really valuable are piles of gems, crowns, armor...

He looked at the mountains of wealth in the vault, and then looked at Lilia beside him.Mesa suddenly felt that a real man could not stay under others for a long time.

No, we have to find a way to hang these evil pure-blood families from the street lamps of Downing Street sooner or later!