HP's Platinum Temptation

The owl with Theodore's admission letter arrived at a very ordinary breakfast attended by the whole Lambert family.

When the owl figure appeared on the windowsill, Theodore almost jumped out of the window directly from the chair.He has been looking forward to it all this time.

"It seems that we need to find a day to accompany Theodore to buy things for school." After Theodore, the first person to appreciate the admission letter was the Duke of Rezlan, followed by the Duchess.

"Yes, I think so too. It is estimated that the school will not send another teacher to guide Theodore. At the beginning, Taylor was not guided by the teacher." The Duchess read the content of the letter carefully, and then Only then handed it to Clarence who was sitting beside him.After the meaning conveyed by the youngest daughter Alvira was able to be interpreted by the family, at her strong request, Clarence always dined with her.

It may be because in the late period of the Duchess's pregnancy with Alvira, she could hear Clarence reading or humming or talking to her through her belly every day, which gave her an obvious preference and attachment to Clarence.

Although Clarence was very upset about the reasons why his parents let him stay with his pregnant mother, other than that, he enjoyed all the time he could interact or spend with his family.

Probably only people who have died once + have been orphans and grew up in orphanages in previous lives can understand him.For him, every second spent with his loved ones is precious.

The person who best embodies this point is probably Alvira.Even the Duchess would sometimes say that Clarence loved little Al more than she did the mother.

"Only young Muggle-born wizards will be guided by teachers." Terrence said indifferently: "Hogwarts probably has a way to tell whether our parents are wizards, but except for the headmaster, everyone else should be I don’t know this information. Everyone has always thought that I am a witch of a kind, only the principal once asked me to say hello to you with a smile.”

"Then let's go at the end of July or early August. It's too late and there are a lot of people. If it's early, some new textbooks may not have arrived. Will Taylor go together?" The Duchess asked: "Since you graduated to now , everyone hasn’t been there for a long time.”

"Oh, I won't go, the factory is very busy. I do need some books and materials, but I will make a list tonight. In the last month, it seems that a wizard battle has spread to one of our factories , although it happened in the middle of the night, no one was injured. But we all agreed that we should study magic alchemy to see if it can play some protective role." Terrence decisively gave up his plan to go to Diagon Alley. He has been concentrating on his work.Especially a year ago, after a classmate of his at Hogwarts chose to join his career, Terrence was as obsessed as he could not bear to distract himself from the factory for a moment: "By the way, do you want to take Clay? Maybe You can buy him some wands, brooms, etc. for children. He doesn't seem to have started a formal initiation of wizarding. The time is taken up by Mr. Norman. Even I want to borrow Cray, Mr. Norman They will all stare at me!"

"Don't always ask Clay to give you ideas for your work. He is still a child. The most important thing is to study hard to increase his knowledge." The Duke of Rezlan is obviously very pleased with the elder son's practice of often discussing work with his younger son. disagree.Who would expect much substantive advice from a five-year-old?

Terrence gave a perfunctory 'hmm', and made a face at Clarence when it was over, and stopped talking.

"Mom, take Clay!" Theodore hurriedly stated his attitude at this moment: "I won't be able to see you often after I go to school, and I also want to stay with Clay for a while."

"Honey, you don't have to go directly to school after shopping, so you don't have to worry about parting so early." The Duchess looked at her youngest son who had been silent and quietly studying the admission letter: "Clay, do you want to go?

"I think." Clarence nodded without hesitation. God knows how long he has coveted the wizarding world.Pointing to the books on the book list: "Can I read these books?"

"That's too hard for you. But we can buy you a few primers, and you're really at that age."

So the members on the Diagon Alley shopping trip finally decided on four people.

In 1976, it was not a peaceful era of singing and dancing.The Dark Lord's dominance continues to grow.But the Lamberts, cut off from the wizarding world, don't know the situation.

The Lamberts picked a sunny day and went out with their two sons.The mansion where they have been living is in the outskirts of London, not far from Diagon Alley.A family of four sat in a car and pretended to ask the driver to take them to a bookstore next to the Leaky Cauldron.

Before Clarence got out of the car, he spotted the very famous Leaky Cauldron just outside the car window at the gesture of the Duchess.Of course Muggle drivers are invisible.

After the Muggle driver left, the Duke of Rezlan led his family out of the bookstore and walked towards their destination.

Carefully looking at the 'famous attractions', Clarence couldn't help complaining in his heart.

This is really a 'broken' kettle bar!

Probably to avoid attracting the attention of Muggles, the entrance to the pub is very small.The door facing the street is visibly old.The signboard hanging on the door looked like it hadn't been maintained all year round, the handwriting was very blurred, and even the color of the underlying paint could no longer be recognized.

When the Duke of Rezlan opened the door of the bar first, a stench of wine brewed in a closed environment came over his face.Theodore and Clarence couldn't help but change their faces on the spot.

Seeing this, the Lamberts couldn't help frowning.They shook off their cloaks, the Duke of Razlan wrapped Theodore in his arms, and the Duchess held Clarence in her arms.The four of them hurried through the bar like this.Perhaps because they were eager to take their children through the complex environment of the bar, the Lamberts did not realize that their family had attracted the attention of certain people who stayed in the bar.

When the Duke of Rezlan tapped the bricks behind the trash can with his wand.There was a thin humming sound from the walls.Both Clarence and Theodore subconsciously took a few steps back.After a while, obvious lines appeared in the gaps between the bricks that make up the wall, and a crackling sound followed.The magic wall tiles are arranged and rearranged in an orderly and fast manner.After a while, a door leading to the magical world appeared in front of everyone.

The first step into the gate of magic, the noise in Diagon Alley rushed over.

August is the peak season for Hogwarts students to shop in Diagon Alley.Old students have to buy new books, and freshmen have to buy all their outfits.And for adult wizards, Diagon Alley is also the 'first business circle' of the British wizarding world.

Both Theodore and Clarence were excited.The alley in front of them aroused their greatest interest.

Clarence was held by Gretchen with one hand, and he couldn't help leaning forward, wanting to enter this not spacious and very lively street immediately.

"Listen, children, you must hold our hands before entering the store. There are too many people here, and we must make sure you don't get lost. Can you do that?"

The answer was two crisp childish voices.

Different from the outside world, the bustling people here are all wizards.Most of them, male or female, wore pointed wizard hats and broad cloaks.The storefronts on both sides are full of novel store signs, and on both sides of the street, there are even shop assistants standing outside the store door to greet them.The children walked quickly through the crowd, squeezed in and out, and enjoyed this rare excitement very much.

On the eaves of the store not far away, there are many owls standing.This was the first time Clarence had seen the most common messengers in the wizarding world, the owls.They have different shapes and stand very proudly on the rest shelf.Owls of different species and colors stand irregularly together, and some are constantly rising and falling.Clarence was completely blindsided.

"Dad, I want an owl! White!" Theodore also focused on the owl, pulling Duke Rezlan to go there.

"Don't worry, honey, you're going to get an owl. But first we have to go to Gringotts to get the money. Terrence doesn't have any Galleons left here after graduation. So we have to exchange them in pounds. Then May I buy you an owl again?" The Duchess explained to the excited Theodore in her usual gentle voice.

"Okay, mom, let's go there quickly!"

Gringotts is at the end of Diagon Alley, you can see it by walking straight through the crowd.Clarence felt that if the building was not so crooked, it would be inferior to other shops in Diagon Alley only in terms of architectural style.It's supposed to be the closest to a Muggle architectural aesthetic.

The Lamberts took their children and entered the lobby of Gringotts directly.

On both sides of the lobby, the goblins were busy.Not concerned about people entering the lobby.The Duke of Razlan hadn't been to Gringotts for several years, so he asked the goblin passing by in a low voice where he could exchange for Galleons.

The goblin, who was stopped by the Duke of Rezlan, seemed a little impatient. She raised her finger and looked at the only human line in the corner of the lobby, and left impatiently.

His Excellency the Duke was not surprised by the goblin's reaction at all, and followed the instructions to lead the children in line.

Before Hogwarts started, Gringotts was unusually busy, with people coming and going, and the Lamberts were unaware of the approaching danger.

Compared with the pure-blood wizard family, the young wizards who were born as prickly-blooded wizards did not have too many opportunities to stagger the peak period of Diagon Alley.But the novelty of the unknown can help them get rid of the bad emotions of crowding and waiting.

Under normal circumstances, the first thing for young wizards who were born as Ma-species wizards to go to Diagon Alley was to exchange for Galleons.Of course, exchanging Gold Galleons doesn't necessarily mean that one was born as a witch.But there is a money exchange accompanied by parents, and with young children, exceptions like the Lambert family may not appear once in more than ten years.

The efficiency of the goblins is not very high, and the team is moving forward slowly.

After the initial rush of excitement, both Theodore and Clarence grew impatient.However, the good family upbringing allowed them to stand still and wait calmly, and did not scratch their heads like the children at the front of the line.