Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 98
The time quickly came to August 8, 11 days before the 422nd Quidditch World Cup.

Schelling produced a peeping glass from the suitcase space.The peeping mirror is a mirror that releases illusion magic, which also involves some advanced space magic, allowing people to cross the limitation of space and peep into the distant picture.

As the spyglass is a surveillance tool with the potential to be abused, it is strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic.Xie Lin bought this peeping mirror together with the disappearing cabinet when he went to Bojinbok's store last month, and it cost him a full hundred Galleons.

Schelling is no Doraemon's Nobita, he bought the peeping mirror for a serious purpose.He asked Dobby to run errands for him, and set the view of the looking glass to Little Hangleton, Riddle House.

The old mansion is still called "Riddle House" by the townspeople of Little Hangleton, even though the Riddle family has not lived here for many years.The house is situated on a hillside from which the whole town can be seen.Several windows of the house were sealed, the tiles on the roof were incomplete, and ivy crawled all over the house with its teeth and claws.

The Riddle Hall, which had been a large and handsome house, the largest and grandest building for miles around, was now damp, desolate, and perennially unoccupied.

The current owner of the mansion is a rich man. The purpose of buying this building is to deduct taxes, and he didn't spend any thought on taking care of the house, except for continuing to employ the original gardener of the Riddle Mansion.

In the courtyard of the dilapidated mansion, stands a small cabin.It was the gardener of the Riddle House, Frank Bryce, who lived in it.

From the picture of the peeping mirror, Schelling could clearly see that Bryce, who had already crippled one leg, was dawdling in work in the flower garden. Although the weeds were creeping towards him, he couldn't stop them.He also saw a few naughty little boys riding bicycles rolling over the grass that Bryce had worked so hard to build.They threw stones at the windows of the Riddle House, and old Bryce limped across the garden, brandishing his cane, and yelling at them in hoarse voices.

If Schelling's memory serves me right, there are still a few days left, August 8th to be exact, this coming Saturday, and the days of old Bryce's misery will come to an end.

Today, Schelling was going to Diagon Alley, and he and the girls made an appointment to meet in Diagon Alley.

He had already informed his parents that he would spend the rest of the summer at a friend's house, and then go straight to Devon with them to watch the Quidditch World Cup.

After knowing that the so-called friend is the daughter of the Greengrass family, the parents are all happy to see what happens.After Lucius asked Schelling to be careful and pay attention to safety with a serious face, he also explained that he and Draco would also be there at that time, and maybe they could meet each other on the field.

Xie Lin understood Lucius' hint - he knew that in this Quidditch World Cup, there would be many pure-blood families who had fallen silent and planned to make trouble under the banner of Death Eaters.As early as a month ago, he noticed that his father had close contacts with many people from pure-blood families, as if they were conspiring to plan something.

After stepping out of the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron, Sherin gave himself a new tidying up, a little haircut, greeted Old Tom, the owner of the bar, and left.

Diagon Alley is the largest commercial area in the wizarding world in the UK, and its entrance is the Leaky Cauldron on Charing Cross Road, London.The whole business area is divided into three parts.

The first part is the "North District", which starts from the Leaky Cauldron Bar at No. 1 and goes all the way south until reaching Gringotts Bank.Diagonally opposite Gringotts Bank, there will be a side passage leading to a place called "Knockturn Alley", which belongs to the second part of the business district.If you choose not to turn and continue forward, you will come to the third part of the business district, the "South District".

Diagon Alley is worthy of being one of the best wizarding commercial streets in Europe, and it is very prosperous.Even though Schelling has been reborn in this world for 14 years, he has never visited the entire street.

Excluding Knockturn Alley, there are close to 275 shops in the North and South districts of Diagon Alley alone.Of course, Schelling had never carefully counted the total number of shops. He was not that bored. All he knew was that the number [-] of Ms. Prepinal's Beauty and Potions shop was far from the last shop in Diagon Alley.

As far as Schelling knows, the only place in Europe that can rival Diagon Alley in terms of prosperity is the Montmartre Witch Avenue in Paris, France.

The North District of Diagon Alley is dominated by shops for young children and students, such as pet stores, joke shops, bookstores, stationery stores, etc. This is why the protagonists in the original book generally wander in the North District, making it easy for readers in previous lives to form the impression that there are only a dozen shops in Diagon Alley.

Commercial activities in the Southern District are much more exciting, targeting adult consumers above the middle class.Poor boys like Harry and Ron may not have set foot here before the end of the original book.

Schelling came to the fork in front of the Gringotts gate, and saw Daphne, Astoria, and Meredith waiting there.

The girls were obviously well-groomed, Daphne was mature and glamorous, Astoria was pure and beautiful, and Meredith was noble and elegant. When they saw Xie Lin, they all showed happy smiles and walked towards Xie Lin.

It was a rare trip to Diagon Alley, and the few people did not rush to Greengrass Manor, but were led by Schelling to the south area of ​​Diagon Alley.

Passing by a "magical shrinking house", they couldn't resist Astoria's strong request, and several people walked in.

A magic is released at the entrance of the magical shrinking house, and everyone who enters will be reduced to the size of a mouse. It has a sense of sight of the Muggle masterpiece "Alice in Wonderland" that I read in my previous life.

A few people passed through a mouse hole in the room, came to a flowerbed, crossed a small waterway on a leaf, climbed up a dandelion flower along the branch, and then rode the dandelion with the wind across a large grassland, and finally came to an inconspicuous tree hole. When passing through the tree hole, they returned to their original size and left the miniature house happily.

The next stop is the House of Illusions, which is actually a recreation of the Muggle concept of a movie theater.Illusion magic, as the name suggests, is a magic that uses crystal balls or skulls to present images in the mind of the caster. The original intention of this magic is to allow fortune tellers who have glimpsed the future to share the results of divination with customers through the images in their minds.

Later, some clever wizards who knew something about the Muggle world found business opportunities.They invited screenwriters to show the audience dynamic images of the story using phantom magic, and it was immediately popular, such as "Wizards vs. Aliens", "Let the Curse Fly", "How to Train Your Dragon" and other well-known works were born one after another.

Xie Lin walked to the ticket office, and there was a sweet-looking young lady with a pleasant smile sitting there. Looking at the Gringotts limited edition entertainment VIP card that Xie Lin took out from her arms, the smile on her face became even cuter.

There are only 8 copies of this black gold VIP card made of pure black gold in the UK, and as far as Schelling knows, he is the only underage cardholder in the UK.Using this card to spend in high-end restaurants or entertainment venues not only enjoys a [-]% discount, but also upgrades to VIP seats for free. In addition to the wider, softer and more comfortable seats, there is also the service of ordering food and beverages to the seats.

Xie Lin bought four tickets, and what they want to watch today is the latest love movie "Time and Space Traveler".

The play tells the story of Tim, a man who has cracked the secret of time magic.Tim is 21 years old and he has discovered the secret of how to time travel and go back in time.So he gave it a try, and went back to Xia Tian, ​​where he tried to change his relationship with his crush, but found that no matter how time traveled, he couldn't make someone who didn't love him fall in love with him.Later, he met another girl and fell in love with her, which triggered a series of butterfly effects and caused a series of disasters to the future world. In the end, he exhausted his magic power to clean up the traces of time travel, but also Lost this relationship.That girl never met him, and finally remarried to someone else...

At the end of the film, the sad melody of the ending song sounded, waking up Schelling who was in a deep sleep. He opened his eyes, but saw that the eyes of the three girls were all red and swollen, and they had used up a whole package of "Parfit tissues".Astoria even cried uncontrollably, still sobbing softly intermittently.

Schelling was a little embarrassed, and used a magic spell to help the girls clean their faces, and then stuffed everyone with a happy gummy, just like the advertisement said, to keep them happy every day!Really, I have said it a long time ago, isn't it good to watch "Doctor Strange vs. Ouagadou Black Panther Animagus"?Girls love to make mistakes...

After lunch at a fancy restaurant, Schelling pulled out his special watch and checked the time. (Author: Old readers may have to re-read the first volume of Chapter 9 to know about the special watch)
There are still many unexplored places in the Diagonal South District, such as the "Miaomiao Flying House" that simulates the gravity-free environment in the universe, the "Magic Plant Aromatherapy SPA" suitable for women, and the "Beautiful Girl Dream Massage Club" suitable for men... There is still one place for Schelling to go, and all these places can only be reserved for next time. (The last one, with his girlfriend by his side, he dare not go even if he wants to)

It's not that there is no entertainment in the wizarding world, and it's not that I don't have money, but that I don't have enough time!Schelling couldn't help sighing.

Who said entertainment for The Witcher was lacking?If someone said that, Schelling would tell him that it must be because poverty limits imagination!
Xie Lin led the three girls to the last destination of the day.

This is an inconspicuous small shop. Surprisingly, there is no signboard on the storefront, but a pair of crossed silver spears are painted on the side of the door.

At the entrance was a young witch with a fiery figure wearing a leopard-print tight battle suit. When she saw a few people coming in, she clenched her wand tightly, and looked at Schelling with a strong sense of alertness in her eyes.

Xie Lin quickly took out the identity tag given to him by the Medieval Wizards Union from his arms, and handed it over.

The witch still did not let go of her guard, she was checking the nameplate while holding her wand tightly.After checking it over and over several times to confirm that there was no problem, she returned the nameplate to Schelling, with a smile on her face, and said, "You are the Malfoy who has been in the limelight in recent years? It's really not as good as being famous, you are so young!"

"Thank you for the praise of this lady. I am just a little bit lucky, and I have been taken care of by many big people along the way. I came here today to bring my friends to try to challenge the silver spear's test level and enhance their actual combat ability." Xie Lindao clarified his purpose.

The witch scanned the four of them with scrutiny, "Oh, yes, please follow me."

The witch led the four of them through the living room to the inner hall.In the deepest part of the inner hall, there are five doors. The doors on the left and right sides are open, while the three doors in the middle are closed.These three wooden doors are very old, with mottled traces, appearing to have been aged for a long time, exuding a simple and simple atmosphere.

The witch explained: "The three doors in the middle require a warrant from one of the four great wizards of the Silver Spear to open. They represent hell-level difficulty. The door on the left represents easy, and the door on the right represents medium. Which door do you want to challenge?"

"Medium, can the four of us go in together?" If we can't go in together, Schelling doesn't intend to let Astoria take this risk.

"Yes." Then she took out a key to open the wooden door on the right, and stretched out her hand as if to invite in.

　In the official setting, Diagon Alley is much larger than the part revealed in the original book.Starting from the north, the Leaky Cauldron is the first shop (so the house number is 1). The actual size of the whole street has not been stated, but it is certainly not the dozen or so shops in other fan fictions.Stores with known numbers are Obscure Books (No. 18), Journey of Horror (No. 59), Wesley's Magical Tricks and Witches (No. 93), Whiz Harder Books (No. 129), and Madam Prypinar's Beauty Potions (No. 275).And the lack of entertainment in the wizarding world is even more nonsense. Don’t there be entertainment venues in more than 200 shops?This is obviously impossible, and the author believes that a better explanation is that Harry and others have no money to get in touch with the other side of the wizarding world.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)