The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 596 Visit
The next morning, Ryan pulled his packed suitcase to Hogsmeade Station. When he arrived at the platform, he was surprised to find that there were many people at this station, which was usually only crowded at the beginning and end of the semester. Many of them looked like they came with their families and were dragging large and small bags.

"Because of the last conflict, some people are moving from dangerous London to Hogsmeade. They think it is closer to Hogwarts and can be safe under the protection of Professor Dumbledore. So when the Hogwarts Express came from London today, it also brought those wizards who planned to move here." Susan Burns whispered as she shared the information she got from her relatives in the Ministry of Magic.

"It seems that everyone is a little nervous now. I hope the situation will not deteriorate further." Ryan said after helping Hermione put the suitcase on the luggage rack. At this time, Hermione found an empty compartment in the last carriage of the train and sat in it. However, as soon as the train started, someone knocked on the door of the compartment.

"Why is someone knocking on the door so early?" Ryan opened the door a little puzzled, and unexpectedly found Harry and Ginny standing outside the door.

"The rest of the train is full, and we had a hard time finding this place." Harry said to Ryan while helping Ginny put her luggage. "There are more than a dozen Aurors on the train today, and there are two Aurors patrolling each carriage, so everyone finds a compartment to sit in as soon as they get on the train. It's hard to find an empty compartment like us when we arrive a little late."

"It seems that the Ministry of Magic is not doing nothing." Hermione said, just then two Aurors holding wands walked past their box. "I just wonder if Tonks will be in the car."

"Probably not." Harry shook his head. "Because just before I got on the bus, Sirius told me through the two-way mirror that Tonks has been patrolling Diagon Alley recently, and those sent to the Hogwarts Express today are the mobile forces in the Auror Office."

"Oh, I have something to tell you." Harry looked outside the box and motioned for everyone to come over before whispering, "Do you know that Malfoy and his mother will be living at 12 Grimmauld Place for the time being?"

"What?" "Are you kidding?" Ginny and Hermione exclaimed. They could never have imagined that Malfoy and his mother could live in 12 Grimmauld Place, the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.

"I'm not kidding." Harry also looked depressed, because according to the headmaster's arrangement, he would live in 12 Grimmauld Place after attending the wedding at the Burrow until the start of the new semester. Thinking about living under the same roof with Malfoy, whom he had always disliked since entering school, for a month, Harry now felt uncomfortable all over. "But Sirius told me that this was Dumbledore's decision."

"I think this is very reasonable." Ryan thought for a moment and said, and the three people in the box looked at him. "If I remember correctly, Malfoy's mother should be Sirius' cousin, right? In this situation, she is homeless, so it is normal for her to return to her former home at this time."

"But the problem is, Malfoy is a Death Eater." Ginny said nervously. "I don't think it's safe to just rely on family ties."

"Don't worry about that." Ryan said. "Malfoy can only rely on us now, because if he is found by the You-Know-Who or the Death Eaters, he will be dead. I think Malfoy should be hoping with us that the You-Know-Who will be eliminated soon."

"Indeed, Voldemort is not a wizard who treats his subordinates well." Harry thought about it and smiled with relief. "So, I think I just need to ignore them, and they should think so too."

The rest of the journey was spent in a relaxed chat, mainly Harry and Ginny listening to Ryan telling about their various experiences in China last time. After the train arrived at the station, Ryan saw Sirius standing on the platform to meet him when he got off the train. After a period of awkward silence, Sirius gestured helplessly to Narcissa Malfoy and Draco Malfoy to go with him.

"I think Kreacher might be happier." Ryan made his own comment after watching the Black siblings meet for the first time in so many years. It seems that Sirius is still a gentleman, at least the two did not quarrel directly on the platform.

In the following time, Ryan and Hermione quickly stuffed their suitcases into the space bag and took out two trolley cases, then left platform 9 3/4 side by side and took the subway to Heathrow Airport. Fortunately, Principal Dumbledore had prepared the necessary tickets and visas for them, so they could take a plane directly to China.

"Why don't we just Apparate over there? With our current magic power, we can fully support this kind of intercontinental travel." There were not many people on the subway at this time, so Hermione asked Ryan in a low voice.

"It's mainly because it's quite rude to Apparate directly to another country in the magical world. Also, after we get to China, we still have a lot of time to do things in the world of ordinary people. If it's just me, it's no problem. But as a European, you're too conspicuous on the streets of China. It would be very troublesome if you don't have legal entry procedures."

After getting off the plane at Mingzhu International Airport, Ryan immediately showed Professor Dumbledore's letter to the staff of the Tianchao Alchemy Federation at Mingzhu International Airport and explained his purpose.

The efficiency of the Celestial Empire was much faster than expected. One of the alchemists entered an office and quickly came out to tell Ryan that they could use the cloud road to go to the headquarters of the Celestial Empire Alchemy Federation in Chang'an tomorrow morning to submit the letter.

After thanking the staff member, Ryan was somewhat curious about how he contacted the headquarters of the Federation of Alchemy. Because the distance from Mingzhu City to Lichang'an is farther than the distance from the southernmost to the northernmost part of the British Isles, ordinary animals would definitely not be able to deliver messages so quickly. And expensive alchemical products like double-sided mirrors could not be so popular.

"Of course it's the phone." The older Taoist looked at Ryan a little strangely and said, "Is there any other way? The letter writing method a dozen years ago is too slow, especially for long-distance communication. But I heard a professor from the Tianchao Taoist Academy a few days ago that they are trying to modify mobile phones so that we Taoists can use them. Maybe you can see it next time you come from the UK. I heard that it is more convenient than the current landline phone."

"The British wizarding world is now more conservative than ever, or to be more precise, British wizards are pretending not to see the changes in the outside world." Ryan thought after listening to the words of the Celestial Taoist priest, "and most of these reasons can be attributed to the extremely conservative thinking of those pure-blood wizards and the suppression of non-pure-blood wizards who do not reject technology. I hope everything will be fine after this war is over."

Long-distance travel is very tiring, even for people with extraordinary physical strength and energy. After a 12-hour flight and more than ten minutes of luggage collection, customs clearance and negotiation, Ryan finally pulled Hermione, who had begun to doze off, out of the Pearl International Airport at : pm local time.

On the way to the hotel, Hermione even leaned on Ryan's shoulder and almost fell asleep. So after arriving at the hotel, the two of them washed up and went to bed immediately, without even having dinner.

(End of this chapter)