Chinese students at Hogwarts

New York City Hall is located in the center of City Hall Park in the downtown area of ​​Lower Manhattan. It is the oldest still-occupied city hall in the United States.

New York City Hall was built from 1803 to 1812. It was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 and became a national historic building in the United States. Its rotunda is also a New York City landmark.

Hermione sat on a bench in the garden, squinting at the sunshine and then at the entrance to the park, feeling an unusual sense of anticipation.

Looking forward to the day when I can get together with my friends.

I wonder how everyone is doing these days?

Hermione lowered her head and took out a folded newspaper from her small bag. When she unfolded it, it showed a scene of Harry, Ron and Malfoy dancing in ballet costumes.

Her pretty face bloomed like a flower, her eyebrows arched, revealing a watery smile.

Slender fingers smoothed the wrinkles on the photo, feeling an unspeakable joy in my heart.

When you come back, show them this photo.

Hermione thought, she raised her head, her pink face seemed to be glowing in the sun, a figure in the distance was slowly approaching, Hermione narrowed her eyes slightly, and her eyes lit up.

Stand up and wave:

"Cedric, here!"

I have to say that Cedric learned a lot in these seven days. Under the influence of love, the female agent treated him like a boyfriend.

Compared with the handsome guy before who was handsome but slightly green, now he is a Hollywood handsome man.

On the other side, Harry, Ron and Malfoy's three idiots also appeared, with extremely stinking expressions on their faces.

They were as arrogant as if the whole of New York belonged to the three of them.

"Guys! We're back with a load!"

Hermione's mood suddenly brightened up. She deliberately stood up and said in a surprised tone:

"Oh, isn't this a famous ballet star in New York? Harrow, Bonn, Erfo?"

Sansha's face suddenly turned pale, like a blank piece of paper.

This was the fake name they revealed during the interview!

Ron was so shocked that he couldn't even speak:

"How do you know?"

Malfoy and Harry also looked at her in horror.

Hermione burst out laughing. She shook the newspaper and made a clattering sound:

"You don't think you can hide it by using a fake name, do you? And all the wizards can see your dancing, so what is there to hide?"

Malfoy closed his eyes, bit his lip, and said quietly:

"Even if I knew it was a cup of poison, I would still choose to drink it when I was extremely thirsty, so we thought we could hide it for one day."

Hermione and Cedric lowered their heads and laughed, and then the laughter grew louder and louder, completely ignoring the Cygnet trio whose faces were getting darker and darker.

"What are you talking about?"

Neville stood not far away, holding a pot of cactus in his hand, looking as simple as a country boy who had just entered the city.

The joy of reunion put a bright smile on his round face and waved to everyone:

"Finally seeing everyone again——"

"Neville!"

"Neville, have you read the newspaper?"

Hermione waved the newspaper in her hand, but Malfoy snatched it away. He said angrily:

"We're not doing this for everyone!"

With a sense of misunderstood grievance and excitement about being proud, he took out the wad of dollars.

"Five thousand dollars! This is what we get for being ugly. For everyone and Hogwarts, we would rather put on ballet costumes and dance!"

Hermione covered her mouth, then opened her satchel and said sincerely:

"Draco, Harry, Ron, you are great. I thought I already had the most income, but it seems that I may be the second."

There is also a small stack of dollars lying in the white palm, with pride in his tone:

"1,500 US dollars! An average of more than 200 US dollars a day, which is considered a good income even in New York!"

After hearing Hermione's compliment, Malfoy immediately showed a satisfied smile.

"I -" Cedric took the backpack and took out a thick amount of money: "There's quite a lot here, 30,000 US dollars!"

"Hiss—" Several people turned their heads and stared at the money in Cedric's hand. Harry had already shouted:

"How come there are so many!"

"Yeah - I made a movie." Cedric shrugged, still a little shy: "As for vampires, to be honest, I think there is quite a big difference between the vampires imagined by Muggles and the real vampires."

"Wow! Movie!" Several little wizards exclaimed in unison.

Neville, who was about to pay out, silently stuffed the money back. Since his friends already had enough money to buy clues, he naturally didn't have to take out the money.

In fact, he didn't bring much, only fifteen thousand U.S. dollars, which was enough to buy the entire team's clues and still have some extra money, but now it seems that these are no longer needed.

Neville relaxed and listened carefully to everyone's chat.

"Is it fun to make a movie?"

"Have you seen any stars?" Hermione and Harry asked.

"Yes, it's actually okay, but it feels similar to the plays Lockhart performed for us in class. The difference is that when making movies, you don't have to speak a lot, you just have to keep a straight face and pretend to be cool."

The conversation about the movie only lasted for a while, and finally everyone turned their attention to Neville:

"Neville, how have you spent these days?"

"Quick, quick, Neville, tell us!"

"It's nothing, I just spent a normal few days." Neville raised the cactus: "But I did find this. Look, does it look like a Mibu Mibao?"

Before he finished speaking, there was a shout from behind:

"Si Fu! You forgot to take your money!"

Neville's body was shaken and he turned around in disbelief. He saw a huge motorcade passing by from the other side of the street. It was like a grand car show. All kinds of cars could be seen, and even some bicycles. riding a motorcycle.

His eldest disciple stretched out his arms from a convertible Cadillac and shouted loudly while waving.

Squeaking, the vehicle stopped at the entrance of the municipal garden. Benjamin ran over panting and handed over a bag:

"Si Fu, we found it when we were cleaning. Did we forget to bring it with us? Fortunately, Eric said you asked him where the city hall is, otherwise it would be difficult for us to find you."

After saying this, Benjamin looked at Neville with an air of dignity, like a child who wants praise from the teacher:

"Sifu, two hundred and thirty-five hundred dollars, all of them are here!"

"Young Master???" Several friends looked at Neville with their mouths open.

"Neville, did you go rob Gringotts??"

Neville looked at Benjamin with a complicated face, and his lips trembled twice. I stayed here on purpose!

"Thank you!"

He reluctantly thanked you, but Benjamin didn't hear the complicated emotions in Neville's tone at all. Instead, he narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Si Fu, everyone said they couldn't send you a gift, so they all came, no matter what Why, we are all Sifu’s disciples!”

Benjamin turned around and raised his hand, cheering, and more than three hundred of Neville's disciples imitated the left palm and right fist like in martial arts movies:

"Sifu!"

Neville's heart suddenly surged with a huge warmth. Although they had not been together for a long time, and some people had only joined for two or three days, they were really as they had sworn when they entered.

No longer bullying the weak, no longer relying on the strong to bully the weak, but becoming a "xia". "Xia" does not distinguish between things and things. As long as you have justice in your heart, you are a Xia!

"Benjamin——" Neville put the handbag back into the hands of the eldest disciple: "Take this money and use it for the martial arts school. From today on, you don't have to pay the tuition."

He showed a warm smile, patted Benjamin on the shoulder, and repeated again:

"Wait for me for three years and I will come back!"

Zhang Xiao returned to Clinton Park again, the place where he appeared when he Apparated for the first time. The homeless figure was no longer on the bench.

This made Zhang Xiao a little regretful. He originally wanted to ask if he slept well that night. The morning sun was not dazzling, and the soft light cast tiny shadows through the gaps in the leaves.

The branches and leaves were blown by the wind and swayed gently, so the lights and shadows also swayed.

The figure of the American Auror gradually condensed in the air, bit by bit, from virtual to real.

"Hi! See you again -"

Zhang Xiao leaned on the bench and stretched out his hand to say hello.

The American Auror pursed his lips, his sense of mystery almost completely lost:

"Okay Zhang, buy your clues from me. The total is-"

Zhang Xiao took out two thousand dollars and stuffed it into his hand:

"Keep the change, please!"

The American Auror's words were choked in his throat, and he muttered:

"I knew it was like this"

Taking a long breath, he reached into his pocket and fumbled for a while, then simply stuffed it into Zhang Xiao's hand:

"here you are"

Then, as if running away, he hurriedly took the money and disappeared into the air again.

Zhang Xiao laughed softly and lowered his head to look at the card in his hand.

It is written in English, something like a riddle, the first is the first one:

"Standing on the shore of the sea, holding high the lamp of freedom, with bronze skin and iron body, illuminating those returning home."

Uh. This clue

No way, it’s that simple? ?

Zhang Xiaogang had an incredible feeling after seeing the first picture.

He hurriedly looked at the second card:

"No matter the weather, she will always stand at the end of the sea,

The torch in hand is like the Big Dipper in the night sky,

Her face, despite the baptism of time, has become more solemn.

The guardian of freedom, unmoved by time. "

The third picture:

"The treasure is hidden deep here. Those who are looking for it need to look carefully. Only under the light of freedom can they discover this treasure."

Zhang Xiao put down the card in his hand and was stunned for a while. He rubbed his eyes and lowered his head to read it again.

Look at it letter by letter, hoping to see something different.

It took him a while to finally confirm that this so-called clue was that simple! ! !

Even the thinking process is omitted.

That is, her wand is hidden in the Statue of Liberty, right in the torch she is holding!

What the hell was I expecting?

Zhang Xiao shook his head and put the card away.

The Statue of Liberty is arguably one of the most famous landmarks in the world, and perhaps nothing in the entire United States is more famous than it.

Like the Great Wall, it is a representative of a certain country.

Zhang Xiao went all the way to Battery Park in New York. If he wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty, he had to take a ferry from here to Liberty Island.

There were a lot of people on the ferry, and Zhang Xiao even saw a few Chinese people. They took photos of the beautiful scenery in various places with their cameras, and they were full of admiration.

In fact, people in the future cannot imagine the fear and oppression brought by the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, many people were afraid of the United States and admired the United States at the same time.

But thirty years later, the offensive and defensive trends reversed. The lighthouse no longer lit up. Instead, a new lighthouse lit up on the other side of the ocean.

He sat quietly in his seat, listening to the chatter of the people on the ferry.

The road was quiet and peaceful, with the sea breeze blowing gently, bringing with it the cool and salty smell of the sea water.

Liberty Island is not big. Apart from bookstores and cafes, the most eye-catching thing is the Statue of Liberty standing on the stone foundation.

The statue is 46 meters high and the base is 45 meters high, which is almost as high as a 20-story building.

The entire bronze statue uses 120 tons of steel as the skeleton, 80 tons of copper sheets as the outer skin, and 300,000 rivets fixed on the bracket, with a total weight of 225 tons.

The steel bracket inside the bronze statue was designed and produced by architect Jovi Leboduc and French engineer Eiffel, who is famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Zhang Xiao had seen related videos in his previous life, in which the narrow and cramped stairs were surrounded by a dense steel structure, giving it a unique aesthetic that was very sci-fi.

Now I bought a pedestal ticket at the ticket office. As for the tickets to the head crown, there are very few tickets sold due to capacity issues, and Zhang Xiao doesn't plan to buy them.

Through the century-old door on the back of the statue, the first thing you enter is the statue's hall, surrounded by tourists who are still taking photos and sighing.

But Zhang Xiao's purpose was not to visit, but to use his magic wand. He walked directly towards the top of the pedestal.

The entire base is 7 floors high. There are observation decks on the third and sixth floors, where you can enjoy the scenery of the harbor. Zhang Xiao remained unmoved and went directly to the top floor.

He found a dark corner and lightly snapped his fingers. A chill gradually spread from the top of his head. The effect of the Illusion Curse was quite good, but if you look carefully, you can still vaguely see a little bit. shadow.

There are many tourists here, and the road into the statue is extremely narrow, so you need to move quickly and accurately.

Zhang Xiao found an opportunity and followed a few gorgeous female tourists. Their colorful clothes were the best camouflage colors.

Entering the interior of the statue is the famous double spiral staircase, one goes up and one goes down without disturbing each other.

The stairs here were extremely narrow. Zhang Xiao couldn't even go up past the chirping female tourists in front of him. He could only follow behind them, almost being vomited by the strong smell of perfume and body odor.

It was only a short 10th floor, and it took them almost half an hour!

He couldn't even cast a head-soaking spell on himself. Even if he used the technique of holding his breath, the stench still came out of every pore of his body like tarsal maggots.

When he finally reached the chest platform, he felt that his nose had lost all feeling, and he ran for his life and hid in the corner, gasping for air.

After breathing like this for a while, Zhang Xiao felt that he had recovered. The door to the arm was now firmly locked.

An explosion in New York Harbor in 1916 damaged the statue, so the arm's viewing platform was closed, but maintenance workers could still access the torch via two ladders.

After using the Unlocking Charm to easily open the iron door, I could finally no longer hide myself with the Disguise Charm.

After walking up two long stairs to the torch, Zhang Xiao looked at the center of the torch when he opened the door.

A familiar throb danced in my heart, as if the wand was cheering for its reunion with its master.

Zhang Xiao stretched out his hand with pure joy:

"Come!"

The wand made a sharp buzz, and a dazzling electric light flashed, and it broke free from its restraints.

The moment he held the wand, power surged through his body. The two people who were watching the beautiful scenery from the Crown Observation Deck stared at the torch with their mouths open.

A figure stood there, surrounded by thunder and lightning.

as if a god

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1. Monthly ticket 2. Recommended ticket

Thousands of days! ! Keep asking for votes! !

I speeded up the pace appropriately, and the third round of preparation was over! The war is coming!