An infinite journey that begins at Hogwarts

"Cedric, come on," urged Mrs. Diggory by the first-floor fireplace.

"Here we come, mom." Cedric put down the basic spell in his hand to explain in detail, straightened his hair in front of the mirror, and said narcissistically, "How handsome."

After Cedric came downstairs, Mrs. Diggory complained, "Your father works overtime and can't go to Diagon Alley with us."

Cedric's father works in the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures and often has temporary assignments. Because all the magical creatures in the UK rely on dozens of them to manage them, it is normal to work 996 hours a week and work overtime.

Mrs. Diggory grabbed a handful of Floo powder and threw it into the fireplace. "Diagon Alley."

Green flames rose in the fireplace, and Mrs. Diggory pulled Cedric inside.

It was as if he had been stuffed into a drum washing machine and spun around a few times. After landing, Cedric rolled his eyes and became more determined to learn how to apparate quickly.

Figures wearing wizard cloaks come and go on the retro streets. The most eye-catching ones are the little witches who are chirping and looking around.

The week before the start of school at Hogwarts is the peak season in Diagon Alley, and every shop will warmly welcome these little gods.

Women and children make the best money, and this is the same in the wizarding world.

Mrs. Diggory looked at the list and muttered, "Three sets of plain work gowns, one pair of protective gloves, and one winter cloak."

"Of course there are textbooks, standard spells, elementary, and magic theory."

After reading the textbook column, Mrs. Diggory said happily, "That's great. We all have the books above. We don't have to go to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore today."

Hearing Mrs. Diggory's words, Cedric expressed his rare dissatisfaction, "Mom, you promised me that you would buy me five magic books as my gift."

As soon as she heard about the magic book, Mrs. Digory's head suddenly got big, "Baby, I think you will definitely become a member of Ravenclaw."

Mrs. Diggory has long been accustomed to her son's hobbies. Every time he comes to Diagon Alley, Cedric will not be as keen on magical candy stores as other children. Instead, it is Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, a place that little wizards hate the most. Cedric's favorite.

However, except for textbooks, other magic books are not cheap. Even though Mr. Digory earns a lot of money, the family still spends a large amount of gold coins every year on Cedric's hobby.

"Okay, okay, five magic books." Mrs. Digory said while pulling Cedric through the crowd, "But we have to buy your school uniform and wand first, otherwise you will be in Lili again." Hen Bookstore lost track of time.”

After measuring their height at the clothing store, Cedric and Mrs. Diggory came to Ollivander's Wand Shop, pushed the door open, and the doorbell rang automatically.

Cedric looked at this dusty little shop. Wand making is an extremely precise work, no less than high-end watch craftsmanship. Cedric once tried to make a wand by himself. After all, Mr. Diggory was Working for the Department of Magical Creatures, unicorn tail hairs and snake nerves are not uncommon items.

But after reading the book My Family and the Wand by Ollivander, Cedric decisively gave up this idea for the time being.

Although the material of the wand is simple, the production process is extremely complex and precise. An inferior wand is a huge disaster for the caster. For details, please refer to Ron the Slug-vomiting Wand.

Cedric was thinking wildly when Ollivander's figure shakily came down the steps, turned around and said with a smile, "Welcome, Mrs. Diggory."

"Hello, Mr. Ollivander." Cedric and his mother said hello at the same time.

"This is" Ollivander looked at Cedric kindly.

"Cedric Diggory, sir." Cedric hurriedly introduced himself. For Ollivander, the old wizard, not to mention his possible magical strength, his influence in the British magical world alone is enough. Cedric was in awe, knowing that at least 90% of the wands in the British wizarding world came from this small shop.

"Hello, Mr. Diggory, congratulations on becoming a member of Hogwarts."

"Excuse me, do you usually use your left hand or your right hand?"

"Right hand."

After finickily changing four wands, Cedric picked up a wand made of unicorn tail hair, and silver sparks suddenly jumped out of the end of the wand.

Ollivander said happily, "Made of ash wood, very elastic, twelve and a quarter inches, a unicorn hair plucked from the tail of a particularly beautiful male unicorn, containing extraordinary of magic.”

"Every wand waits for its owner from the moment it's made, and it's great that another wand has found its home."

After coming out of Ollivander's Wand Shop, Cedric also bought some learning supplies such as cauldrons, and then hurried to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore with Mrs. Diggory in tow.

"Welcome." The manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore greeted Cedric happily immediately after seeing him.

"Hello, Mr. Angegong." Cedric greeted him familiarly and asked, "Is there any new stock in the second-hand book section?"

"Of course, dear Cedric, and I specifically found the Basic Alchemy published in 1673 that you asked about last time. This took a lot of effort on my part."

"That's great." Cedric said excitedly. In the magical world, second-hand books do not mean cheap. On the contrary, many orphan and out-of-print books can only be found in second-hand books, such as the book Basic Alchemy. Except for some ancient magic families, it is difficult to see them in the world anymore.

Walking to the second-hand book section, Cedric quickly found the book Basic Alchemy. The figure on the cover of the book was working on the alchemy table. After Cedric picked it up, the alchemy table tipped over and the figure complained, "Alchemy with caution is a dangerous business."

Although he knew that he was not a real person, Cedric still said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Master Nicomel."

After hearing Cedric's answer, the character smiled and said, "It seems that you have some talent in alchemy, at least you are cautious enough."

After saying that, the book opens automatically.

Cedric was accustomed to the fact that many magic books were so weird that there was no way to open them even if you were its owner without a specific method.

Cautious enough Cedric mused, then wanted to take a look at the master alchemist's writings.

"Baby, you can go home and watch. We are going to buy you a pet today." Mrs. Digory reminded her.

Cedric reluctantly withdrew his gaze, then selected four books on alchemy on the bookshelf, and walked out of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore with a pained expression on Mrs. Diggory's face.

In the evening, Mr. Diggory, who looked tired, returned home carrying a cage. The animals in the cage were moving around restlessly.

"Welcome back, daddy." Cedric greeted him happily and looked towards the cage passionately.

"Take it, this is your entrance gift, but you have to be careful, I don't want to never find another gold galleons at home."

Cedric took the cage and opened it, revealing a magical animal with a duck's beak.

Xiu Xiu, a xxx-level magical animal, has a docile temperament and can be raised in captivity. It is good at digging for treasures. It has a magic organ similar to a space bag in its abdomen. Xiu Xiu will hide all the treasures it finds inside.

Carefully looking at the scenery outside, this Sniff was only born not long ago and was only as big as an adult's fist.

It's easy to have a good relationship with this kind of animal. Cedric took out a silver coin from his pocket and waved it in front of Xiu Xiu. As expected, the other party couldn't resist the temptation and was easily seduced by Cedric.

Throwing the silver coin to Sniff, the young Sniff quickly caught it and stuffed it into his pocket. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cedric gently scratched the other person's head.

The bribed Xiu Xiu did not resist, but instead made a purring sound of comfort.

Cedric, who had already established a friendship with Xiu Xiu, didn't feel sorry for his Yin Xiu. After all, it was just the left pocket that was changed to the right pocket. Unfortunately, the young Xiu Xiu didn't understand this.