"Huh!" When the mad dog followed the minister's heels and left, the little man breathed a sigh of relief. He stretched out his hand towards Lu Yuan and said sincerely. "Thank you! You saved two children and a father! I am Arthur Weasley, a civil servant in the Ministry of Magic. Maybe I can have the honor of inviting you to my home?"
"Lu Yuan, it's my pleasure. I happen to have some questions about modified cars that I would like to ask you for advice." Lu Yuan shook hands and said.
"You like this too? That's awesome! Guess what I thought of? What a great idea! You have that diplomatic immunity and our laws regarding Muggle items don't cover foreigners yet, so you can do whatever you want. Oh, I'm sorry, my head gets hot when I talk about this." Halfway through Arthur's words, he remembered that the two of them had just met, so it wasn't time to talk about that. "Anyway, thanks for the diplomatic immunity!"
"You don't take it seriously, do you?" Lu Yuan looked around and said in a low voice when no one was around. He took out the "diplomatic certificate" and played with it a few times, "How can I really have diplomatic immunity? This is a fake certificate that costs fifty yuan." But he added in his mind, "The information is in the State Council. There is a bottom line, and there is absolutely no way to find out that it is fake.”
"What?!" Arthur felt that the ups and downs of life were too fast. How could a heart patient play with a mental patient? "False? Oh my god! You're not afraid of waiting. It seems like you're really not afraid." He stopped and thought deeply.
Lu Yuan smiled and nodded, meaning "Look, you have thought of it, right?" Arthur suddenly understood, so the two incompetent civil servants looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
For a government department, even if it is a non-governmental organization, the Ministry of Magic, there is the most annoying thing - and that is talking nonsense with another government! And Lu Yuan's matter actually involves the government of a third country - this is simply super nonsense!
Besides, just for a modified car? Please, eat my big eagle!
So even if Lu Yuan took a fake diplomatic certificate, he could still use it as a genuine one. Because the cost of exposing him is too high, it is impossible for him to be exposed. Whenever this happens, some people will hatefully say, why is it not connected to the Internet yet!
"And the one hundred galleons, I will return it to you as soon as possible." Arthur said awkwardly. Only then did he remember that there was something more serious, and that was debt. But there were too many Weasley children, and asking him to spend a hundred gold galleons would really kill him.
"No, no, no," Lu Yuan immediately shook his head.
The big deal he helped Lockhart make, and after he distributed the profits to everyone who deserved them, he pocketed a total of 28,400 gold galleons! In other words, he now has a lot of gold coins in his pocket. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has become well-off in one step. How could he let the line that had just been connected to the Weasley family be cut off for a mere 100 Galleons?
"You don't really think that I bought that car with seven copper coins?" Lu Yuan looked like an honest and reliable young man.
"That's a scrapped car, not worth much." Arthur said sheepishly.
"Yes, it's a scrapped car. Without your craftsmanship, it wouldn't even be worth seven coppers; but after your modifications, I got it for a hundred galleons at a huge advantage!"
"real?"
"I never lie," Lu Yuan lied without changing his face or heartbeat. "I still have many ideas for modifying this car, but unfortunately my magic power is limited. What do you think, Arthur, do you want to help? I'm going to spend another two thousand Galleons on this car!"
"No problem! This is great!" Arthur looked even more excited than Lu Yuan. He loved modifying Muggle items. So the two people reached a dirty agreement on the misuse of Muggle items in the "Department of Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Articles".
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The following time, Lu Yuan was invited to stay at the Weasley family's "Burrow" for two weeks, which basically increased the favorability of the Weasleys to the extreme.
Because Hogwarts had already started school, Ginny, the youngest child of the Weasley family, was sent to school. Therefore, his big family went to work and to school, leaving only the Weasleys at home. Lu Yuan's arrival also added a bit of popularity to this lively family, so it was particularly popular. Even if he and Mr. Weasley got into the garage with beers and noisily modified the flying car whenever they had time, Mrs. Weasley would have no objection.
The Burrow is narrow and weird, like many different small houses randomly stacked up. If it weren't for magic, this tall building might collapse with a gust of wind.
Lu Yuan once thought that with such a large population, the Weasley family did not expand the house because they had no money - but after he saw how the magician built the house, he eliminated this doubt. The "magic engineering" in this world is very advanced, and there is no problem for a single person to build a mansion. It's really easy for a magician to build a house (because no matter how weird it is, it won't collapse) - and the materials used for construction, whether trees or stones, are everywhere in the wilderness.
Therefore, the Weasley family is willing to squeeze into a small house and let several children share a room. It is probably some kind of tradition or educational policy.
Judging from the future of these children of the Weasley family, we will find that each of these children will have a successful career and good character in the future - this at least shows that the family education of the Weasley family is very successful - if Lu Yuan has He might also leave the child to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
What, you mean those naughty kids on the Dawn? Lao Lu quietly tells you that all those things have been abandoned.
The Weasleys are hospitable, enthusiastic, and helpful—it can be said that as long as you put down your guard and interact with this family without any purpose, you can easily become friends who talk about everything. Lu Yuan stayed at the Weasleys for nearly two weeks. During this period, he only mentioned his plans a little bit. It was probably because he was bragging after drinking too much. In the end, he was "forced" to accept the Weasleys. of kindness.
What is it specifically?
It was Lu Yuan who mentioned that he wanted to run a small mechanical repair shop, and also wanted to buy a house in Hogsmeade Village as a place to stay in the UK. These two things were.
As a result, when he woke up from his hangover, he was actually told that two things had become apparent! When Mr. and Mrs. Weasley informed him at the dinner table with a proud expression, Lu Yuan was simply confused - the master of pretense, Old Lu, was actually shown off this time, and he couldn't take revenge!
This shows that although the Weasley family is poor, they have been good to others for so many years and have accumulated a huge network of connections and goodwill. It’s no wonder that their children are able to come forward one after another. It’s really hard not to succeed! In other words, this is the world that was messed up by Voldemort. In a peaceful era, Arthur Weasley might be able to be steadily elected as the Minister of Magic for several terms.
Okay, let’s stop talking and let’s get back to the book.
The store Arthur contacted for Lu Yuan asked for 20,000 gold galleons. It was located at the back of the intersection of Diagon Alley. The store was semi-hidden and connected to the Floo network. The store is divided into upper and lower floors, with a large interior space and a workshop in the basement - it can be said that it perfectly meets Lu Yuan's needs! Because Lu Yuan plans to work in the store for at most two days a week and wander outside most of the time, it is basically enough.
The target customers of his future store will not be those who just walk in while shopping, so he is very satisfied with the option provided by Arthur.
But the other one - Lu Yuan's residence in Hogsmeade - made him feel very overwhelmed and screamed at the shack! It’s actually the haunted house that’s famous all over the UK!
Well, let's look at the advantages of the Screaming Shack first: it's a villa with a lot of history; it's on the top of a hill with a good view and won't be disturbed; and its land ownership goes all the way to the bottom of the hill. On the border with Hogward Village, it has good room for expansion and a large overgrown garden; the last advantage, it is very famous!
Moreover, Lu Yuan, who knew the background of the world, knew clearly that not only was there no ghost in the Shrieking Shack, but there was a secret passage in its basement leading to the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts. This is equivalent to one more choice for Lu Yuan who needs to enter and exit Hogwarts.
But the disadvantages are the same: the Shrieking Shack has a secret passage leading to Hogwarts - this is known to Lu Yuan, Harry Potter's father quartet (Potter, Sirius, Lupin and Wormtail), Snape knew it too, even Dumbledore knew it!
The name "Screaming Shack" comes from the fact that Lupine would hide in this abandoned villa and scream when he transformed into a werewolf every full moon! The villagers heard the scream and thought it was a ghost, but Dumbledore fueled the rumor and scared everyone away. Over time, this place became known as the "Screaming Shack."
First of all, the place of transformation that helped Lupin hide his identity was provided by Dumbledore. He also planted a whomping willow at the entrance of the Forbidden Forest! The people who come in and out along this secret passage are all people from the Order of the Phoenix; secondly, Peter Wormtail has now rebelled against the Order of the Phoenix and is loyal to Voldemort, so the Death Eater camp also knows about this secret passage - that is to say, This passage, together with the Screaming Shack itself, will become one of the focal points of the battle between the pros and cons in the future!
What did Dumbledore mean by letting him, an unsuspecting foreigner, live in the crater? Of course Lu Yuan would not believe that this was Arthur Weasley's idea. This honest man could not do such a sinister thing.
But Old Fox Deng can definitely do it - his path forward is covered with the bones of victims!
"The owner of this house and the surrounding land has long since died out, and the current ownership belongs to the Ministry of Magic. But the Ministry does not have the energy to manage it, so it decided to sell the house and the land together. The only requirement is that the person who buys it The haunting problem must be solved as soon as possible. The Ministry sends Aurors to check several times every year, and Fudge is tired of it." Arthur introduced in a nagging way.
"Arthur, are you serious?" Lu Yuan spread his hands and looked incredulous. "Screaming Shack?"
"Oh," Arthur Weasley lowered his head subconsciously and avoided Lu Yuan's sight. "It's only twelve hundred galleons, very cheap, if you need it." Just as Lu Yuan guessed, someone exerted influence on him - that person was someone whom Arthur Weasley trusted and respected very much. Although he felt There may be some problems, but from the bottom of my heart I cannot refuse.
And he firmly believed that that person was very "kind" and would never hurt Lu Yuan.
"Okay," Lu Yuan clapped his hands and his face instantly turned into a smile. "The name sounds interesting, I bought it!"
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ps1: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone!
ps2: There were many mistakes in the names of people in the first two chapters and they have been corrected.
ps3: Someone in the book review section asked whether this article was abusing the main character, but many people said they had been watching Lao Lu show off? What nonsense are you talking about? (^)
