save the bachelors

Chapter 4051 [Diagon Alley]

"It's okay, I just got here too." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Let's go to the Leaky Cauldron now. Remember not to walk around, look around, move around, or talk nonsense. There are all kinds of people in this bar, and you don't want to get into trouble, do you?"

Robin and Mary nodded cautiously, and Penny suddenly became a little nervous. Only Lily kept smiling, looking forward to everything she was about to see.

Xiang Nan then led the four people into the Leaky Cauldron.

"This... is incredible." Robin Evans said in surprise. He had never seen a bar here before. But now he was actually in it. It was incredible.

Although the bar was small, old, dirty and messy, it was undeniable that it was indeed a bar. And seeing the drinks the guests were drinking, he wanted to try the wine in the wizarding world and see what it tasted like.

"Uncle, aunt, Penny, Lily, please follow me closely." Xiang Nan reminded them and brought them to their mother Irene Prince. "This is my mother Irene Prince. Mom, this is Uncle Robin, Aunt Mary, Penny, and Lily."

"Hello, nice to meet you." Robin, Mary, Penny and Lily all greeted.

"Hello." Irene nodded lightly without further greeting, which made the Evans family somewhat awkward.

"I'm sorry, my mother is always like this, it's not targeting you." Xiang Nan explained quietly, and then said to Irene, "Mom, let's go to Diagon Alley."

Irene nodded and led the way, followed closely by Xiang Nan and the Evans family.

……

They walked through the bar's back door and into the walled backyard, which was empty except for a trash can and some weeds.

Irene Prince pointed at the bricks on the wall above the trash can, counted three up, counted two across, and then tapped on that brick three times.

Then the bricks of the entire wall began to move, like layers of rolling waves. They began to rearrange and reorganize, and finally left a wide arch.

The archway leads to a winding, endless cobblestone street, which is crowded with people coming and going, and lined with shops on both sides.

"Wow..." The Evans family were stunned.

Irene was already used to it, so she stepped inside, and the Evans family quickly followed.

When they passed by, they saw the wall moving again and returning to its original solid state, which surprised the Evans family again.

Irene ignored their noise and surprise and walked straight towards a tall white building in the distance.

"Let's go to Gringotts to exchange coins first, and then go buy the goods we need." Xiang Nan explained, "Follow me. Remember, when you get to Gringotts and see goblins, don't point and talk. They hate people doing that."

The Evanses hurried to follow.

But they couldn't help looking around, because the things sold in the shops on both sides were things they had never seen in their lives, such as pure gold crucibles, flying brooms, magic potions, magic props...

Xiang Nan had to remind them many times so that they could keep up with Irene and not be left too far behind by her.

……

Finally, everyone arrived in front of the snow-white building that stood tall above the surrounding shops. The words "Gringotts Bank" were clearly engraved on the plaque on the second floor.

Next to the shining bronze door stood a figure in a scarlet and gold uniform. It was shorter than Lily, the shortest among them, and had a dark face that showed intelligence, a pointed beard, and long fingers and toes. When the Evans family saw it, they were stunned.

"This...this...this..." Robin Evans was tongue-tied.

Even though Xiang Nan had reminded them before, after they actually saw the goblin, they still couldn't help but point fingers at it.

The goblin seemed used to it, and despite a look of disgust, he still bowed to them.

"Uncle Robin, please calm down." Xiang Nan reminded, and then led them into Gringotts Bank.

  After passing through the bronze gate, you will see two silver gates with the following words engraved on them:

"Come in, stranger, but be careful

What will be the consequences of being greedy?

Asking blindly and getting something for nothing,

  will be punished the most severely,

So if you want to take it from our underground vault

A wealth that never belonged to you,

  Thief, you have been warned,

Be careful not to attract treasure, but evil retribution. "

There were two fairies standing next to the silver gate. They helped Xiang Nan and his party push open the gate and led them into a tall marble hall.

In the lobby, there were about a hundred goblins sitting on high stools behind a long row of counters. Some were weighing coins with copper scales, some were examining gems with eyepieces, and they were making hasty entries in a large ledger.

There are countless doors in the hall, leading to different places, and many fairies guide visitors in and out of these doors.

The Evans family was stunned once again, and even after Irene had exchanged the coins, they were still in shock.

This avoided embarrassment, because Irene only exchanged a few scattered, crumpled pounds, which she had managed to wrest from her alcoholic husband.

In comparison, Robin directly exchanged one thousand pounds, which seemed quite wealthy.

……

"Mom, take us to buy wands first." After exchanging the coins, Xiang Nan said to Irene, "Then you can go to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore to buy textbooks, then go to Madam Malkin's Robe Shop to buy school uniforms, and finally go to Partridge's Cauldron Shop to buy cauldrons.

If you need it, you can also go to Ella Owl Shop to buy an owl for communication and delivery. Or go to the Jumping and Playful Joke Shop, but remember not to go into that alley..."

Xiang Nan pointed to a winding alley across the street and said, "It leads to Knockturn Alley. There are evil wizards in there. They are hostile to everything."

The Evanses all nodded.

"What about you?" Lily asked curiously. She sensitively noticed that apart from buying the wand, Xiang Nan didn't seem to be going with them next.

"I use my mother's textbooks and magic props, so I don't have to buy them specifically." Xiang Nan explained quietly, "I also buy school uniforms at a second-hand robe shop."

Lily was stunned, then nodded.

She knew that Xiang Nan's family was not well off, but he could tell her frankly without hiding anything, which made her feel that he was very courageous.

Irene then brought Xiang Nan and the Evans family to Ollivander's Wand Shop.

It was a small, shabby shop with a peeling gold sign on the door that read: Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC. In the dusty window, a solitary wand sat on a faded purple cushion.