Studying black magic books is an arduous task. A week has passed, and Schelling has been able to consume less than one-tenth of the contents of the three books. There is only one week left before the start of school, and he still needs to He planned to go to Diagon Alley for a trip, so Xie Lin decided to put his magic research on hold to relax himself.
On this day, Schelling put on a simple and smart outfit. He had a lot of shows today - in the morning he made an appointment with Terrence Higgs to hunt pig monsters in Norfolk, and at noon he made an appointment with Murray We went to the Magic Gallery in London to view paintings together and had lunch together. In the evening, we made an appointment with Daphne to go to Liverpool to watch Cetina Warbeck's national tour concert "Aphrodite".
Suddenly it's northeast, now southeast, now northwest, it's almost all over the map, right? With the Floo Network and Apparition, anything is possible, magic is convenience!
In the morning, he first went to Higgs House through the fireplace and met Terence and his father, Bertie Higgs. Old Bertie is a gentle middle-aged man. He is the director of the Pest Advisory Office of the Ministry of Magic. He specializes in dealing with spotted mangoes, hairy crabs, ghouls and pig monsters, so he is very familiar with the techniques of hunting pig monsters. They brought three pure white albino bloodhounds with them, and Old Bertie led the two of them to apparate to a jungle in Norfolk County.
There, there were already three people waiting, and one of them, the young boy Xie Lin, also recognized him - Cormac McLaggen of Gryffindor, a student one year above Xie Lin. I heard that he was quite a self-centered person, not only among his classmates, He is domineering, arrogant, and acts impulsively and recklessly without regard for the consequences. He simply has all the shortcomings of Gryffindor combined into one.
However, he has an uncle who holds a high position in the Ministry of Magic - Tiberus McLagan, a member of the Wizengamot, so many classmates are unwilling to offend him, which makes him even more imposing. At this moment, Cormac was standing in front of two tall men, talking incessantly. One of the shrewd-looking men was probably Uncle Tibelus, whom he often talked about.
The other man looked very majestic. His hair and thick eyebrows were dark brown with streaks of gray in them. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses were a pair of sharp yellow eyes. He looked like an old lion. Xie Lin guessed it right. If so, he is Rufus Scrimgeour, one of the four most powerful figures in the Ministry of Magic and the Director of the Auror Office!
(Note: The four most powerful figures in the Ministry of Magic are: Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, Senior Deputy Minister Dolores Umbridge, Director of the Department of Legal Enforcement Amelia Bones, and the Auror Office Director Rufus Scrimgeour)
(Note: The translation of Senior Deputy Minister is ambiguous. The original text is Undersecretary, which corresponds to the position of Secretary of State in the Muggle world. He is a person with great power, not just a deputy to the minister)
Xie Lin got acquainted with the three of them under the introduction of old Bertie.
Rufus was an ambitious man. Although he was usually stern, when he learned about Schelling's family background, his attitude towards Schelling became more polite, and a rare smile appeared on his strong-lined old face - which made Kao Kao Mike felt a little secretly unhappy. He felt that his halo had been taken away by Xie Lin.
A group of six people released three bloodhounds, and they roared happily and rushed into the jungle. These bloodhounds are well-trained and have a very keen sense of smell. It didn't take long before they discovered the pig monster.
Pig monsters are a kind of dark creature that is common in the wilderness of Europe, America and Russia. They are born with cursed powers. They look like stunted dwarf piglets, except that their tails are thick and short. And its strangely narrow, black eyes without whites. The pig monster often sneaks into the pig pen and eats the sow's milk with the ordinary piglets. This will cause the farm to be cursed and cause constant disasters. The longer the pig monster lurks, the longer the curse and disaster on the farm will continue.
Pig monsters have an innate fear of white dogs, so the experienced old Bertie specially brought an albino hound. Such hounds have great advantages in driving away pig monsters. When the dwarf pig monsters are driven out of their hiding place, the hunters have to kill them with the "Pig Pig Killing Curse" specially targeted at dwarf pig monsters.
Xie Lin has practiced shooting diligently since he was 9 years old. His shooting skills are fast and accurate. With the deliberate efforts of the three seniors, Xie Lin ranked first in the number of dwarf pig monsters hunted by Terrance and Cormac's combined kills were less than half those of Schelling's.
Although Cormac was a little unhappy about this, he did not dare to be presumptuous in front of a few important figures in the Ministry of Magic; the others gave Schelling some compliments such as "Young and promising", "Extraordinary talent", someone who knows how to deal with the world. Schelling humbly thanked Bertie, Rufus and Tiberus for their advice and teachings, and honored the three seniors with the precious health potion prepared in advance as a gift.
In contrast to Cormac's low emotional intelligence, Schelling's knowledge of advancement and retreat, understanding of superiority and inferiority, and respect for etiquette will undoubtedly win their favor. Even Tibelus, who has always loved Cormac, after seeing his nephew's performance, He also shook his head secretly and sighed.
After leaving the fireplace at Higgs House, Schelling arrived at the British Magic Gallery in north London.
The appearance of the British Magical Gallery is a bit like the National Gallery in the Muggle world. Except for the slightly retro architectural style, other aspects such as size and momentum are similar. Of course, Muggles cannot see such a large building. Only when the wizard recites the correct spell on a dilapidated and mottled statue can he enter the gallery from the street.
At the entrance of the Magic Gallery, Murray, who was wearing a sleeveless white lace dress and a round straw hat with a wide brim, was looking at Xie Lin with a touching sweet smile. When she was at Hogwarts, Murray usually dressed more strictly and intellectually, but now she revealed her cool and lively side, which made Xie Lin a little crazy.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Mo Rui waved to Xie Lin. She was a little dissatisfied with today's dull playmate.
Even Xie Lin, who considered himself thick-skinned, was a little embarrassed at the moment, so he had to take it seriously, "Uh... your dress today is different from usual. I couldn't react at the moment."
The corner of Mo Rui's mouth raised slightly: "Then, do you think I look better in my current attire or in my normal attire?"
ah! I know the answer to this question! Xie Lin suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and pretended to be deep in thought before replying very seriously: "You are making things too difficult for me. A girl like you looks good no matter what you wear. If you are usually gentle and intellectual, Athena, then today you are undoubtedly the pure and chaste Artemis, no matter which answer you answer, it is a kind of blasphemy against your beauty."
Mo Rui snorted coldly, "Tch! You're not sincere. Are you always so sweet-talking? No wonder there are so many women around you..." In fact, she was already happy because of Xie Lin's praise. Women are so duplicitous!
Xie Lin wisely did not directly answer Murray's subsequent question, but quietly changed the subject, "There are so many people in the gallery today! I didn't know British wizards were so artistic!"
Hearing the topic about the gallery, Murray began to explain excitedly: "This is because the gallery held an art exhibition today - the works of the late magic painter Magenta Comstock were on display. I have long heard that Cons Tok's magic paintings are currently the best in the world of magic. The magic paintings she drew - the eyes of the characters in the paintings can even break away from the painting paper and follow the viewer home. Unfortunately, after her death, this This skill has not been handed down..."
When Xie Lin heard this, how could he not know what was going on? A magic painting whose eyes could escape the limitations of the paper frame would be a weapon for surveillance. It was strange that the Ministry of Magic would allow such a magic painting to flow into the folk. !
Schelling bets that the information related to this magic painting skill has long been targeted by the Ministry of Magic. As soon as Comstock passed away, it was all taken by the Ministry of Magic.
The two wandered leisurely in the gallery, making comments on a certain magic painting from time to time.
Although Xie Lin is only interested in studying magic, his level of art appreciation is not low. As the second heir of the Malfoy family, art appreciation and wine appreciation are compulsory subjects. Xie Lin has also been trained in this field since he was a child. But because he was not very interested, Lucius saw that he had reached the minimum requirement of appreciation ability, so he let him go.
Murray herself is motivated by interest. She is very interested in painting, so she usually spends a lot of time studying magic paintings. Her biggest dream is to become a magic painter.
The magic painter is a rare profession in the wizarding world. In addition to being proficient in painting skills, he also needs to be proficient in the profound and mysterious soul magic. Only in this way can the characters in the paintings maintain their previous personalities and memories for a long time. And Magenta Cons Toke is one of the best. In addition to having the terrifying ability to make the eyes leave the drawing paper, her magic paintings also successfully painted the charm of the characters - the angry old witch grinning at the audience. , a medieval armored knight with high morale and shouting constantly...
After the two of them finished admiring the paintings, Murray reluctantly left the gallery (actually he was dragged away by Xie Lin). Seeing that there was still some time, Xie Lin very gentlemanly invited Murray to have lunch.
Lunch was at a wizarding high-end restaurant located in a remote alley in London. This high-end restaurant is only open to members, and the membership fee alone costs ten galleons per year.
The decoration, tables and chairs inside are all made of mahogany, and the tableware is all sterling silver. In addition to being retro, it also brings a sense of nobility and elegance. The indoor lighting and background music can be adjusted to different colors and tones. It's just right, neither too high nor too low. It's very sentimental and makes people feel comfortable.
Sherrin ordered a Re'em steak. Re'em is a rare magical animal from the Far East. It looks like a giant cow with golden skin. Its meat is tender, juicy and It can enhance the strength of those who eat it, and there are even rumors that it can enhance some indescribable abilities of wizards. Murray, who has a small appetite, only ordered a caviar waffle.
The two enjoyed a leisurely lunch. Schelling sent Murray home from the fireplace in the dining room in a gentlemanly manner. He politely greeted the McDougalls, then got back into the fireplace and instantly appeared in England. The city of Liverpool in the northwest.
Tonight, the Anfield Stadium in Liverpool was commandeered by wizards - countless Muggle expulsion spells were released on the entire stadium, and every Muggle who came to the stadium would automatically go home.
Celestina Warbeck is a legend in the world of wizard singers. She showed her talent when she was 10 years old and appeared on the cover of the gossip magazine "Confusion". She debuted at the age of 17 and has released 6 albums so far. , and she has won awards and sold well. Her latest album "You Stole My Pot, But You Can't Get My Heart" even left the UK and became popular all over the world.
Tickets for this concert had been sold out a year ago - the original tickets only cost 5 Galleons, but now they have been fetched as high as 50 Galleons on the black market, a tenfold increase. Fortunately, the Greengrass family has some business dealings with sponsor The Sorcerer's Saucepot, so they were able to book such a sought-after ticket. Originally, Daphne's biological sister Astoria was also going to come, but she canceled due to her temporary illness.
(Note: Saucepot and Cauldron are not the same thing. The former is a kitchen utensil and the latter is a potion utensil. It can be seen that wizards actually have their own life-oriented "technology".)
Daphne had obviously been carefully dressed tonight. Her long golden hair was braided and fixed on the back of her head. The layered hairstyle was paired with silver-white beaded hair accessories, making her look very elegant and dignified. On the white jade neck exposed due to the bun of her hair, she wore a string of milky white pearls, which complemented her creamy skin.
Of course, our protagonist Xie Lin was not to be outdone, and put on a close-fitting high-collar suit, with dark green hidden patterns in the dark, making him look brave and handsome.
When Xie Lin saw Daphne dressed up, he naturally couldn't lose his etiquette. He walked forward and lowered his head to kiss the back of Daphne's hand, then took her hand, and the two of them entered the VIP seats of Anfield Stadium from the VIP aisle hand in hand.
When Schelling took Daphne's hand, without Schelling seeing it, Daphne showed a sly smile as if her conspiracy had succeeded.
Although Celestina Warbeck is 76 years old, she is still as good as ever. She has successively presented 12 famous songs. When singing her latest work "You Stole My Pot, But You Can't Get My Heart" , the whole atmosphere reached its climax.
It wasn't until nearly 10pm that Celestina stopped singing, and everyone applauded warmly for the last time, and the concert officially ended.
