International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 28 Trivia Before School Begins

In the past ten days, the situation in the Soviet Union can be summed up in one sentence: unexpected, reasonable.

According to the interrogation report submitted by the intelligence personnel later, the reason for the assassination was that Nikolai's secretary saw Mikhail and Nikolai intending to betray the country, so he assassinated in anger.

The upper echelons of the Soviet Union accepted this statement.They habitually believe that when this great country is in crisis, someone will always stand up and turn the tide.

As for the stupid president who was assassinated, these high-level officials have long been very dissatisfied with him-in fact, they have already planned to launch a coup on August 8 to put this incompetent and naive guy under house arrest.The assassin who righteously killed relatives relieved them a lot of workload.

For the higher-ups, this assassination was a great thing - eliminating waste and opposition in one fell swoop.

They didn't have the ability or the will to investigate thoroughly and conclude that it was a perfectly reasonable accident.

The Soviet Ministry of Magic, which was capable of conducting investigations, was drawn to Grindelwald's attention.After their decisive battle was over, no one wanted to continue the investigation.

Within a few days, Nicholas' secretary hanged himself in the cell where he was being held.Mikhail's personal bodyguard disappeared on the day of the incident-he died in Stalingrad.

All witnesses to the assassination are dead.

The Soviet top brasses jumped to conclusions after a short investigation, and then they began to engage in their traditional art: infighting.First, kill a group of Mikhail's wings, then the opposition led by Nicholas, and finally themselves.

After more than ten days of fierce competition, the high-level officials finally stopped fighting after several exchanges of blood. The forces of all parties have reached a balance. At this time, the Soviet Union is indeed only breathing its last breath.

In view of the early death of the previous presidents and the cowardice of the previous president, the newly appointed senior officials decided to elect a young, strong and determined person as the new president.

A young man born in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus, Soviet Union came into their field of vision.Alexander Grigorievich became the new President of the Soviet Union.

He took over the leaky wreck and became the helm.

These things have nothing to do with Lu Ren who is far away in Scotland - he doesn't even know about these things.He has been packing his luggage for the past two days.

Yes, pack your bags.Move your personal belongings from Hogwarts to London, and from London to Hogwarts...

Dumbledore generously let Lu Ren leave Hogwarts a week earlier, so that he would have enough time to wander around the Muggle world.

As for Grindelwald's escape, Dumbledore didn't ask too much.In fact, he basically remained silent and indulgent about Grindelwald's escape and a series of subsequent actions.Facing the invitation of the Ministry of Magic, he also declined repeatedly, and did not join the team to encircle and suppress Grindelwald.

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August 8, Diagon Alley.

Lu Ren came here again, and now he had 40 Galleons in his pocket.He opened a roll of parchment on which were written the items he needed for admission.

It says:

First-year students need:
1.Three sets of plain work gowns (black)
2.One plain peaked hat for day wear (black)
3.A pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4.One winter cloak (black with silver buckle)
In terms of textbooks, Lu Ren needs: "Standard Spells, Elementary", "History of Magic", "Magic Theory", "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration", "Thousands of Magical Herbs and Fungi", "Magic Potions and Potions", "Fantastic Beasts in the World" Where" and "The Dark Arts: A Guide to Self-Defense."

Fortunately, these textbooks Lu Ren found in Hogwarts' Room of Requirement left by his predecessors, and some of them are even the same as the new ones.To him, there was no need to spend money on books—nor could he afford them.Textbooks in the wizarding world were as expensive as in the Muggle world, and with these textbooks, he didn't have to think about buying other items.Anyway, the speed of updating textbooks in the magic world is horribly slow...

It is difficult for students in the Central Plains to imagine how expensive European and American textbooks are.Some are even worth hundreds of dollars.Some university professors even use their own books as teaching material...

As for other equipment, Lu Ren also needed a magic wand, a crucible, a set of glass or crystal vials, a telescope and a brass balance.

Except for the wand and telescope, all the above materials were also provided by the generosity of Professor Snape.

As expected of a potion master, he was generous with his hand, and gave the laboratory assistant a complete set of experimental tools with a wave of his hand - of course, Lu Ren's excellent performance was also one of the reasons.

Lu Ren wandered around Diagon Alley for a while, bought all the remaining items - in fact, there was nothing to buy, and then walked into Madam Malkin's robe store.

Because it was neither the days when I just received the admission notice - I received the admission notice in July, and now it is late August, and the probability of meeting new students here is basically zero - nor are they the days when the school starts , so the interior of Mrs. Mojin's robe store is quite deserted.

The main business of Mrs. Malkin's family is for the student group, and adult wizards—especially witches, prefer to visit the Out of the World clothing store, even if the clothes there are more expensive.

It can be said that Mrs. Malkin is probably the seven wolves of the Muggle world, the arctic fox, and the ready-to-wear is more like Gucci.As for the second-hand robe shop, Lu Ren never even thought about it—buying second-hand goods in the magic world, what a great experience!
Anyway, Lu Ren didn't dare to buy second-hand robes.

After he came out from Mrs. Malkin's place, his whole face turned black...

Why not change your name to Mrs. Mojin!It felt like that lady really wanted to drain the last Galleon in her pocket!

The Hogwarts robes to be prepared are like the basic package in the phone bill, and Mrs. Malkin is like a mobile salesperson - Lu Ren didn't refer to any company, he said that Mrs. Malkin is like a mobile salesperson , Surrounding myself, I kept recommending various extra packages.

Open your mouth about a discount, shut your mouth about a discount, and when asked if it is necessary, you will hesitate to change the topic: it is not a necessity, but it can improve the user experience.

Lu Ren was really overwhelmed.In addition to three sets of plain black wizard robes, a sun-peaked wizard hat, and a winter cloak, she enthusiastically sold shirts, sweaters, long shorts, and of course leather shoes, ties and ties to Lu Ren.

Can Muggle-born students and impoverished wizards really afford this level of consumption?You must know that you already have most of the things, and you still feel ashamed at this time...

When Lu Ren came out of the robe shop, he felt as if he had come out of the business hall in his previous life.In addition to the basic wizard robe, hat, and cloak in his arms, there are three more T-shirts, three pairs of shorts, and three sweaters...

That's right, most of Lu Ren's clothes are based on three sets, and three sets are just the right amount.Change clothes twice a week, then wear a third garment while it dries.

These clothes evaporated Lu Ren's twenty gold Galleons and seven sik five nuts.

"Next, we have to buy pets." Lu Ren determined the next goal.

　In the transitional chapter, the plot of the Soviet Union will be less in the future, and it will be mentioned in one stroke.The main line is still at Hogwarts.

　　Ask for recommendation tickets and collections.

　　


(End of this chapter)