Chinese students at Hogwarts

"bloody hell!!!!"

Ron held his head, almost bulging his eyes out, and shouted in collapse:

"Zhang, this is what you said. Your home is only a little bit bigger? Is it smaller than the Burrow?"

I still remember when we were chatting in the first grade, Ron complained several times after seeing that all the things Harry and Zhang Xiao used were new.

Not to mention Zhang, even the one used by Hermione was at least brand new, and Harry even used a "top-of-the-line mobile phone" like Snow Owl.

Therefore, the main reason for Ron's low self-esteem, crowded room, mediocre grades, and second-hand goods is that Arthur and Molly actually ignored Ron's feelings because they had too many children.

So both Zhang Xiao and Harry once enlightened him.

Harry gave his own example: "Ron, I've been living in the cupboard, you know, the storage room at the corner of the stairs. It wasn't until my second year that they gave me the room where Dudley kept his stuff."

The same was true for Zhang Xiao. He said to Ron very sincerely:

"My home is not big. It's not even the size of the first floor of your home in a common neighborhood in London. Apart from being clean, everything else is very ordinary. I don't even have any electrical appliances in my home, only one on the second-hand market." Black and white TV."

Looking at Zhang Xiao with sincerity written on his face, Ron believed it.

But during the summer vacation of the first grade, Zhang Xiao moved. Although it was a big house, only people with mental problems would publicize that they had moved.

This is just a small episode, who will remember it.

But now paired with Ron's expression, his sadness was as deep as the house was.

The Lucius family's manor is no smaller than this, but after all, as Malfoy and Narcissa said, that cold mansion was not prepared for people. It was just to show the wealth and wealth of the Malfoy family. status.

So Narcissa once again said enviously to Li Qingshu in a very Western way:

"Your house is so beautiful. I asked Lucius to build a house like this in China, but it is far less beautiful than this house. It is filled with a feeling that I can't describe."

The family of three laughed and said nothing. They all knew what Narcissa was talking about. It was a Taoist method, mainly to make the plants stay green all year round.

This technology actually originated from the Taoist people who worried about the world not having enough to eat a long time ago.

I want to find a way to make food ripe four times a year, but when this thing is really contrary to nature, the food is evergreen, but the fruit is empty and has no fruit.

In the end, I could only lament and give up this idea. Although Daomen later used this method to decorate the courtyard, not everyone liked it. The blooming of spring, the lushness of summer, the fallen leaves of autumn, and the harshness of winter. Every season has its own characteristics. The charm of the seasons, many people also like the order of nature.

Now that everyone is here, everyone no longer needs to stay in the foyer, but is walking lively along the corridor.

When he saw the small lake-like pool and the winding courtyard above it, Ron almost cried. He pointed at the lake:

"This is bigger than our garden and pond combined!"

Zhang Xiao was speechless, but Harry was a little surprised. After all, he also attended a Muggle school. He didn't realize it when he was young before, but now that he is older, he has begun to form his own values ​​and worldview.

So he asked directly:

"Sirius, wizards are obviously very powerful, but why are some of them so poor? Just like the Ron family, although I think the Burrow is the best house in the world, I think they can use magic to help them at any time if they are willing. Build yourself a big house?"

Sirius frowned and thought for a long time. A top second generation like him had never thought about money. He was born with a big house. How could he have thought about such a problem?

But Mr. Arthur heard Harry's question, and he smiled and said:

"Actually, difficulties in life are not a problem. Compared with this, I think spiritual wealth is more important. Not everyone loves money.

If we could wave a magic wand just for the sake of a big house, there would come a time when you could cast the Killing Curse on innocent people for a trivial matter. "

Mrs. Molly's face was filled with a smile, and she obviously agreed with her husband's theory. Not only that, but the Weasley family was the same, even Percy and Ron were nodding.

Although Ron was poor, he never tried to get anything from Harry, even though he knew that Harry would definitely help him if he asked, but he didn't.

At this moment, Lucius' slightly mocking voice came over: "That's because there is the Ministry of Magic and the Statute of Secrecy."

Arthur glanced at him lightly: "Not everyone is like you, Malfoy."

The seven Weasley brothers glared at him, and Malfoy glared back without fear, but he was clearly outnumbered.

Lucius suddenly remembered the rumors that the Weasley family had signed a contract with the devil in exchange for wealth for their descendants. He looked at the lonely Malfoy again and suddenly felt that such a contract really existed, and he wanted to sign one.

Fortunately, today is a happy day, and no one has any intention of quarreling. They are just arguing out of habit. Moreover, Lucius's behavior of hiding in China actually made everyone look at him with admiration.

The Arthur family, who didn't know the inside story, thought Lucius had finally toughened up and would rather run away than join in with Voldemort.

I admire him a lot, so I have no problem with Lucius coming to the banquet.

This topic was obviously suitable for the host to speak, so Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu naturally pretended not to hear and continued to lead everyone around the house.

By the way, I picked up Hermione, who didn't want to leave at all, and the Grangers, who were marveling at the scenery.

When they arrived at the atrium, Ron raised his head and was stunned for a moment. He pointed at the huge Christmas tree with a blank look on his face:

"Man, if I'm not mistaken, this thing is a Christmas tree?"

Malfoy was silent for a long time:

"Yes, Weasley, I have eyes - this should be the Christmas tree."

"But why is it so big?"

"My Christmas tree is also big, although not as big as this one. It makes it easier to hang gifts." Malfoy shrugged.

Ron:.

When they arrived in the living room, everyone started chatting, while Mrs. Molly, Mrs. Granger and Narcissa followed Li Qingshu to the kitchen.

It can only be said that in this aspect, the amazing unity between East and West cannot be said to be good or bad. It can only be said to be a matter of habit, but it doesn't matter to me, because he often went to the kitchen after getting married in his previous life.

The adults ate snacks and drank tea and started chatting, while the children politely asked Zhang Chengdao if they could wander around the house as they pleased.

After getting the affirmative answer, they immediately began to explore the vast house happily.

Malfoy dismissed this and chose to stay with Lucius, saying that the more you participate in such occasions, the faster you will grow.

Zhang Xiao thought he was just making an excuse because he didn't want to walk. Bill, Charlie and Percy on the Weasley side also sat on the sofa.

The idle men started chatting. Because Mr. Granger was an ordinary person, everyone had a tacit understanding and tried to find some topics that ordinary people could participate in.

Such as Christmas customs.

Zhang Xiao suddenly asked curiously:

"I've always wanted to know, Christmas is a church holiday, why do wizards also celebrate this holiday?"

The church is the mortal enemy of wizards. Before the rise of Hogwarts, it would have overwhelmed the wizarding world. If it hadn't been for the Eastern Expedition, when both sides suffered losses, one of the four giant gods cut off the roots of the church.

The wizarding world may still be suppressed by the church.

When this question was brought up, Mr. Granger was also a little curious, because wizards were not believers. He had already understood that wizards did not have a fixed belief, and the Merlin they talked about was more of a mantra.

On the contrary, Arthur and Lucius laughed together. Both of them were born in big families. Although Mr. Arthur's life was not very good, the Weasley family was once rich, at least when Arthur was young, he was still a big man. family.

"Actually, what we celebrate is not Christmas, but the Birthday of the Sun God. According to family records, this was once a grand festival in the ancient Roman Empire, but it was stolen by the shameless church.

They claimed that their god must be as dazzling and great as the sun, so they took this festival as their own and killed all the original sun gods. "

Lucius took a sip of tea and slowly recounted the records of the wizarding world:

"As for why it became Christmas, that's because as more and more young wizards come from Muggle families, and wizards used to live among Muggles, if we say Sun God's Day, we will expose ourselves.

So in order to keep it secret, they also talked about Christmas and used Christmas trees. After a long time, everyone got used to it, and it became Christmas. "

Zhang Xiao and Zhang Chengdao nodded in realization.

However, Mr. Granger curiously asked about the difference between wizards' Christmas and Muggle's Christmas.

It turns out that Muggles have a very interesting Christmas custom, which is to listen to the Queen's Christmas message.

Just like the Chinese Spring Festival Gala, the British are also used to listening to the Queen's speech.

When this topic was brought up, Zhang Chengdao also talked about some interesting customs during the Chinese New Year, such as red envelopes, New Year greetings, etc.

".We are not allowed to have haircuts during the first month of the year, because it is said that a haircut during the first month will cause the uncle to die unexpectedly."

Malfoy's eyes immediately flashed with a strange light. Will getting a haircut in the first month of the year kill his uncle?

Malfoy, who is proficient in Chinese, certainly knows what the first month means. At this moment, he secretly made up his mind to cut his hair eight times a day during the first month!

While the adults were chatting, Zhang Xiao approached Bill and asked curiously:

"Bill, can you tell me about the pyramids in Egypt? And the job of being a curse breaker?"

Bill showed a handsome smile, and the small fans on his ears were shaking:

"Zhang, this is not an easy job. Although the income is good, the risk is very high-" He rolled up his sleeves and showed him the scars on his arms:

"Did you see it? A pyramid left me with many such injuries on my body, but I have to say that this job is absolutely exciting. If you don't want to live a mediocre life, being a curse breaker is still very interesting."

He sat up straight, obviously wanting to talk to others about the strange things he encountered in the pyramid. Charlie also came over. From the two of them to the Weasley brothers, it could be seen that the Weasley family was definitely not willing to remain calm. genes.

"Zhang, do you know how many pyramids there are in Egypt?"

Zhang Xiao tried hard to recall the information from his previous life: "Less than a hundred?"

Bill shook his head and said seriously:

"We found no fewer than five hundred pyramids alone! More than ninety are only exposed to the outside, but in fact many pyramids are underground in the desert, or hidden in places similar to illusions.

There are countless secrets hidden inside the pyramid, and it is not just the treasures that are valuable. Unfortunately, the wizarding world cannot see this, and they generously gave up the right to explore the pyramid to the goblins! "

Next, Bill told a lot of secrets. For example, the most famous pyramids were once full of curses and traps, and the curse breakers cleared away the traps inside little by little.

"The Pharaoh of Egypt not only held secular power, but the 'priests' with magical power were also controlled by the Pharaoh. The pyramids were built with the help of magic."

Bill sighed and suddenly said:

"The mummies are not actually the real bodies of the pharaohs."

"Huh?" Zhang Xiao was a little surprised, because what Bill said completely subverted his understanding.

"In fact, the people in the mummies are people selected by the pharaoh through special conditions. When the pharaoh dies, these people will also be killed and then made into mummies, and the pharaoh's body will lie in a secret chamber hidden by magic."

"Then why do you do this?"

"According to those goblins -" Bill shrugged: "It is said that this is to cheat death, to cheat Anubis with the smell of spices in the belly, and to wrap the body with bandages to cheat Osiris, so that they can You can cheat death and keep living.”

Zhang Xiao listened with rapt attention and asked hurriedly:

"Is this useful?"

Bill chuckled: "Of course it's useless! I only opened 3 such secret rooms and found no resurrection. Instead, a monster was bred on a corpse. Fortunately, my teammates helped me. I later found out that that The damn Pharaoh swallowed an egg, and he hopes that he will hatch and be reborn in this egg, which is simply unreasonable!"

In the following time, Bill also told him about the specific work of understanding the spell caster. For example, most of the magic used in the pyramid is ancient magic, which is very different from modern magic. It must be carefully explored (Zhang Xiao suddenly thought of what Dumbledore said. Understand the underlying logic of magic.)

Then think about how to crack it based on the effect of magic. This is not an easy job. You must have high magic talent and a considerable amount of knowledge reserves.

It's no wonder that the curse breakers are all excellent curse experts, because those who are not excellent will not live long at all and will die in the pyramid soon, so goblins never engage in loss-making business.

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The next chapter will end the Christmas plot, and may add some in the form of slices or extras in the future.

ps: I’m on a business trip these two days, so I can only guarantee updates of more than 4,000 words per day emmm