The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 61 Diagon Alley

When it was completely dark, Ada arrived at Charing Cross Road. This street full of bookstores, bars, and restaurants is very famous in the Muggle world. People who love detective stories will like to go to Baker Street, and those who love to read People will choose here, and choose to go to 84 Charing Cross Road.

Ada has never watched "84 Charing Cross Road", so naturally she will not understand the warmth and touch of "20 years of love, but thousands of miles apart".

She came here only because the Leaky Cauldron was here, on Charing Cross Road, but the real address was London's oldest pub at 1 Diagon Alley.

The old signboard at the door seems to be telling the past wizards about its history. It is said that this bar was established in the early [-]th century. It has experienced many winds and rains along the way, and it has also witnessed the rise and fall of the wizarding world for hundreds of years.

Its most difficult period was probably when the Leaky Cauldron was almost razed to the ground during the Muggle planning of the place in the nineteenth century.The wizards took it upon themselves to protect it, and the bar survived under new plans.

Some people say that wizards cast a lot of Oblivion Charms to make Muggles ignore the location of the bar, so they avoided the bar when planning.Some people also say that the wizards used the Imperius Curse to control the designer, leaving such a blank space in the designer's planning.

But either way, the Leaky Cauldron remained, leaving a resting place for subsequent wizards.

Inside the small and dark bar, there were still a few customers who hadn't left. They were drinking and chatting, and didn't notice the little witch who walked in.

Thin bar owner Tom, who had lost all his teeth, was standing at the bar counter wiping glasses. He looked over when he heard the bell ringing at the door.

"I remember you, when Hogwarts started school, you came to Diagon Alley with Professor McGonagall." Tom looked at Ada and said, "But why are you here at this time?"

There are people coming and going in the bar every day. Tom shouldn't have any impression of a little witch like Ida, but she came with Professor McGonagall, and Professor McGonagall took good care of her, so Tom I have some impression of her.

"School is on holiday." Ada walked to the bar, "I need a room."

"You should go home, your family will be worried." Tom didn't know about Ada, he didn't even know Ada's name.

Ada took out the money bag from her pocket, and she said, "Because of some personal reasons, I need to live here temporarily, and I will pay for it."

"Well, what kind of room do you need?" Tom didn't continue to ask, the door was opened for business, and there was no rule in the Leaky Cauldron that no underage wizards were allowed to live.

"The cheapest is fine."

Tom took out an account book from the bar and said, "Let's register it."

"Esmeralda Drizzt." Ada reported her name to Tom.

"Come with me." After registering, the boss Tom came out from the bar, he picked up Ada's suitcase and walked ahead to lead the way.

Through a beautiful wooden staircase Tom took Ida to the second floor, and the two of them went all the way to the innermost room.

Tom opened the door of the room, and Ada unexpectedly saw a clean and comfortable guest room, which was in stark contrast to the dimness downstairs.

Although the room was small, the oak furniture was polished and the bed looked very comfortable. What made Ada most happy was that there was a small window in this room.

"This is the cheapest room, and I can also give you an extra breakfast, of course only jam and bread." Tom standing at the door of the room said.

"Thank you for your generosity, I'm very happy here."

Tom bowed to Ida, and then exited the room, closing the door behind him.

After running in London for a day, Ada was already very tired, and planned to go to bed directly after changing her clothes.The wand was kept under the pillow by Ida, and she could get the wand directly in case of any emergency.

Ada, who was lying on the bed, did not fall asleep quickly. She still had to think about her vacation. Since she was not going to join Mrs. Mary in Surrey, she had to support herself.

Eating and lodging at the Leaky Cauldron every day is a huge expense. Ida can't just go out and not in, so she will definitely end up on the street. Now she regrets handing in that small bag of Galleons.

Part-time job, I can only go to work, I will go to Diagon Alley tomorrow to see if I can find a job!Ada thought.

The next day, Ada went downstairs early. It was still early and there were no customers in the bar. Ada picked a table closer to the bar and sat down.

She was spreading jam on toast, but Ada was thinking about how she would apply for a job in Diagon Alley.

"Why isn't Dave here?" whispered a waiter at the bar.

"I heard that he is hospitalized. Shall we go to St. Mungo's to see him tonight?" Another person replied.

"What's wrong with him? Another spell experiment?"

"Yes, his experiment failed and caused an explosion..."

"Hope he's okay," said the first waiter.

Most of the spells used in the magic world today are handed down from the predecessors. If anyone can invent a spell, it means that he will become famous, and the Merlin Sir Order will also wave to him.

St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries admits many people like Dave every year, but many more people can't even find a whole body.

Although the process of experimenting with magic spells is full of dangers, there are still many people flocking to it. Some of them may have lofty ideals and want to benefit wizards, but more people still desire to become famous overnight.

Ada didn't care about the discussions of the waiters. There are many wizards in the wizarding world who are doing all kinds of weird experiments. It is normal for the waiters at the Leaky Cauldron to do spell experiments. Hogwarts The gamekeeper is still doing biological experiments!

After eating the bread in her hand, Ada entered Diagon Alley through the brick wall of the small patio.

Diagon Alley is the busiest commercial street in the British wizarding world, and many first-line brand stores in the wizarding world have "flagship stores" here.As one store after another opened, the land space here became less and less, and the land price increased day by day, but the merchants still made a lot of money.

Ada first went to Partridge's Crucible Store, which was the first store I saw when I entered Diagon Alley from the bar. This store sold crucibles of various types and materials, but the store was full of people, and Ida couldn't find it here. Work.

Ada was not discouraged, she went along Diagon Alley one store after another to ask, she felt that she could definitely find a part-time job.

So a strange phenomenon appeared in Diagon Alley today. People who shop here can always see a little wizard going in and out of various shops.

"Sir, are you recruiting people here? I can handle potion materials and sell goods..." This is in the potion shop. Ada still has a lot of experience in potions, but the boss here also didn't accept Ada.

In Florin's Cold Drink Shop, "...Do you need a waiter here? I have work experience..."

"Mrs. Mojin, are you recruiting here? What can I do, and I have a good image, which can play a role in publicity..." In the Madam Mojin robe store, Ada tried to persuade Madam Mojin, but Madam Mojin tactfully Persuaded Ada to leave.

Ella owl store, magic joke store, second-hand store, stationery store, Ada went to several stores in a row, but couldn't find a job.

In today's application process, the chunky Mrs. Malkin has the best attitude towards Ida. The shop owners either have no plans to hire someone, or they just want to hire an adult wizard. Ida is a 13-year-old who doesn't even have an OWLs certificate. It's really hard for an old wizard to find a job.

She ran around Diagon Alley for a day and only found a job at Lihen Bookstore. The owner of the bookstore is looking for signs. He needs to hire a deputy store manager and some store assistants. situation.

Ada did not expect a high-paying position as a deputy store manager. She could only work here for two months, and no one would want to hire such a deputy store manager. Her goal was to be a store assistant.

Lihen Bookstore will often hold some temporary activities such as signing parties. When these activities are in progress, the scene is always chaotic, so the bookstore owner needs someone to maintain order on the scene.

But Ada can't use magic openly, and she is young, so such a job is not suitable for her.The bookstore owner also did not let Ada be an assistant in the store, but let Ada take care of the owl's order.

Lihen Bookstore accepts orders for books by letter, and also accepts advance reservations for large orders with huge demand.All Ida needs to do is process these orders with other employees, but Ida is paid less than them.

Fortunately, Ada found this job. If Lihen Bookstore didn't offer this job, Ada would want to go to Knockturn Alley. If Professor McGonagall found out about this, she would probably take Ada's skin .

(End of this chapter)