The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 555 The True and False World
New York, the most prosperous city on the east coast of the United States, has a series of famous attractions such as the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Wall Street, the Empire State Building, and Times Square.

However, Ryan did not see any attractions in the past two days. Hermione learned about the existence of the book "Harry Potter" during a conversation with Agent J. So after settling down in the apartment, Hermione went to a nearby bookstore and bought the first to fourth "Harry Potter" novels that have been released and the video tapes of the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" released last year. After that, she stayed in the room to watch these things.

Ryan found that Hermione was reading very slowly, and while reading, the manifestations of the law of death appeared uncontrollably around her, such as wisps of black and red mist, and the flower pot on the desk very close to her right hand side withered under the influence of the dissipated power of death, and then sprouted again, and the process repeated itself over and over again.

Ryan began to get a little nervous. After all, anyone would be a little confused when they find out that their world is a story written by someone else. Fortunately, Hermione did not completely lose control as Ryan imagined. The impact of the embodiment of the death rule was controlled by her to a maximum of one foot away from her body.

By noon the next day, Hermione had finally finished watching the videotape. The first thing she said to Ryan, who was sitting next to her, was, "Why, are you not in these stories?"

"Because of intruders like me, even if it's written, it should be considered fan fiction." Ryan complained in his heart, but what he said was, "We have been to the worlds of Beauty and the Beast and the Lord of the Rings before, and at that time you should have discovered that some parts of these worlds are different from the books we read. So I think there may be some differences between the stories of another world circulating in some worlds and the real facts."

"I think so too." Hermione nodded. "By the way, do you know about the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets and the diary that might be the Horcrux of the You-Know-Who?"

"Well, of course I know. When I saw the old diary, I wanted to give it to my father as an antique collection, but later I found out that there was something wrong with the book, so I gave it to Headmaster Dumbledore. The headmaster has now destroyed the diary and also guaranteed that the basilisk will never come out to hurt anyone again." Ryan explained, and then he stammered to Hermione. "Hermione, I think you seem a little bit -"

"Do you think I'm too calm?" Hermione knew what Ryan was going to ask. "When I first heard about this, I was also shocked. That's why I didn't say anything when I talked to Agent J before. But then I felt relieved. Since I went to the world of Beauty and the Beast with you in my second year, I have been thinking about this kind of question. So when I was faced with a story that really involved me, I felt that it might just be some information from our world that was received by the author of this world."

After that, Hermione held up a book and said, "Besides, the content of this book is only very close to the actual situation. It should be that in the process of crossing different worlds, the information has been distorted to a certain extent."

Ryan nodded. If it was the Hermione in the original book, she would probably be confused about many things, but as someone who had traveled to many worlds, she already knew that some real worlds would appear in other worlds as some kind of cultural products. Naturally, it would not be like some of the time-travel novels Ryan had read in his previous life. After taking some characters out of their original world, these characters would be confused about whether they were real or fake after seeing the original book.

The following topics became much more relaxed, for example, Hermione gave a thumbs up to the little girl who played her in the movie. She thought that although the two people only looked about 70% alike, the actress basically portrayed her temperament and characteristics.

Just as the two began to discuss these light-hearted topics, there was a knock on the door. Ryan opened the door and saw that the person standing at the door was indeed the only person they knew in New York, Agent J from the MIB. However, he was not alone. Following him was a gray-haired old man wearing a postal uniform who looked at the two people blankly.

"It's like this," explained Agent J. "I'm going to the headquarters with an old friend of mine today, so you can stop by to apply for a temporary residence permit. Of course, as pure humans, the restrictions you will be given will definitely be the loosest."

"Okay, please wait a moment, we'll come as soon as we're done." Ryan nodded. Three minutes later, the four of them got on Agent J's black car and rushed to the MIB headquarters. "Federal Bridge Administration?" After getting off the car, Ryan looked at the large words engraved on the huge building with no windows and only a door and whispered, "It looks like a very boring department."

"Yes." Agent J happened to hear this when he got out of the car, so he nodded, "But this is very real, and only such a seemingly real organization can hide us."

After opening the door and passing through the lobby, they entered an elevator. After a slight vibration, the elevator began to descend. Hermione leaned close to Ryan and whispered, "Why does it look like our Ministry of Magic? They both use a normal building as a cover, and the real location is set underground, and even use elevators to go downstairs. The only difference is that the cover building of our Ministry of Magic is far less magnificent than this place."

"That's for sure." Ryan also said in a low voice. "They are both entrances to another world hidden in the normal world, and they even have the nature of management agencies. So it is very normal that they have something in common sometimes."

Soon the door behind them opened, and Ryan saw the lobby of the Men in Black headquarters. Most of the aliens here were of a traditional style, that is, they did not look like humans. In addition, there were many people in black suits walking around busily.

"Okay, go to the counter in front. I talked to them today and they will get you a temporary residence permit." Agent J pointed to the counter with a line of aliens and said, "I have to do something with my old friend. After that, we will meet outside and then we can discuss the topic of the transaction you mentioned."

"Okay." Ryan pulled Hermione and started to line up, while Agent J pulled the retired Agent K through a small transparent door and disappeared. It seemed that he was going to restore his memory.

"It's really amazing." Hermione looked around curiously. Even though she had been to wasteland worlds, magic worlds, and many other strange worlds before, this was the first time she had seen these strange-looking aliens. Especially since these aliens who sounded so high-class actually had to queue up to go through customs like ordinary people.

While waiting, there was a sudden commotion in front of him, and Ryan heard someone in front saying that someone had fainted due to a heart attack. Many staff left their seats to rescue the patient.

"It seems like this is the time—" Ryan suddenly remembered that this was the beginning of a plot, and sure enough, there was a noise coming from the front. A large number of snake-like vines surged over like a tide, entangling everyone in their path.

"Let's get out of here." Ryan said anxiously, and then there were two slight crackling sounds, and Ryan and Hermione disappeared from the chaotic hall. Then the two of them appeared at the same time in the apartment where they were staying for the past two days.

"It seems like this was an attack that had been prepared for a long time." Hermione analyzed. "We need to contact Agent J as soon as possible. The place where they were doing business just now is at the end of the hall. Maybe they can escape."

(End of this chapter)