Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 4: How to Enter Diagon Alley
Moon became very busy in the following time. He shortened his sleeping time in the bridge hole by another hour so that he could carve one more little penguin.

But even though his wood carving skills have improved a lot, he can only carve two more small animals every day than usual, which is still a long way from 300 pounds.

However, when Moon returned to Xilin seven days later, things took a turn for the better.

"Little Moon, the hazelnuts won't be ripe for more than a month. Why don't you go home to see them? Your Aunt Daisy nags you all the time."

The speaker was Moon's uncle, Neil.

As the manager of York Farm, he manages thousands of acres of orchards, including hazelnut forests. It was he who arranged for Moon to work here.

"Uncle, after this busy month, I will go to see Aunt and Sophia."

Moon talked but his hands never stopped carving. He was working hard on his plan of saving money almost every moment.

Neil looked at the various wood carvings placed in the wooden house with curiosity.

He recognized some of the carved animals and some he didn't, but he was sure that his nephew Moon had never seen some of them.

Rhino, lion, tiger
He had only encountered these animals when he was a young soldier.

"Little Moon, are you hiding something from me?"

Neil looked at his nephew worriedly. It was Moon's father who saved his life on the battlefield. That was why he insisted on taking care of Moon even though he had a crippled leg.

Moon has many secrets that he didn't tell Uncle Neil, such as he can see the long stripes on the caster's head and he can go to that strange world.

At first he didn't know what to say. After all, Uncle Neil not only had to take care of his family, but also had to manage the entire farm. He even had to provide assistance and care for the veterans who retired from the battlefield.

Neil was too busy, so Moon felt there was no need to tell these secrets.

Of course, sometimes in order to ease his inner pain, he would tell his secrets to Bongbong.

But in this world, you can't get through by jumping.

"Uncle Neil, it's nothing important. I just need some money."

"It costs money." Neil reached into his pocket as he saw that Moon had already carved out the outline of a monkey during their conversation.

"I happen to have three federal silver coins here. Take them."

Moon didn't take the silver coin. He didn't know how to explain that the federal silver coin was not recognized in another world.

"Uncle, you saved all your money by hiding it from Aunt Daisy. You'd better keep it. If you really want to help me, please help me carve some of my best wood carvings."

Moon learned the wood carving skill from Neil. He knew that the other party's salary was not high. Compared with silver coins, carving a few more wood carvings might be more helpful to him.

"So these wood carvings are meant to be sold, but I haven't seen anyone in town buying them."

"Oh, I've made an agreement with a traveling merchant. We'll trade when he comes in a few days."

Moon glanced at Neil who was still looking at the wood carving and explained carefully.

"Is that so? Well, let me tell you, these little animal wood carvings are worthless. If you want to sell them for a good price, you still need to carve human figures."

After some persuasion from Moon, Neil showed his real skills.

Soldiers riding on horses appeared vividly on the wood.

Each figure is carved vividly, and you can even see the rank ribbons of soldiers of different ranks.

Under the guidance of Uncle Neil, Moon's carving skills gradually improved a lot, but he still couldn't carve the eyes of the characters so vividly.

Neil said that this requires long-term observation, or even living with these people for a longer period of time, in order to grasp the essence.

Moon felt that he had no chance, because the creature that stayed with him the longest at this stage was a black-haired, long-nosed beast.

It doesn’t matter if the character cannot be carved for the time being, Moon already sees hope that the problem will be solved.

He sold the knight that Uncle Neil had carved for a good price.

£2 each.

That's four times the price of a small animal sculpture.

After it was placed at the entrance of the zoo, it soon attracted many little boys to gather around, and even some adult men would buy several different versions of the knight wood carvings at one time.

As for the little girls, they still prefer the fat penguins.

August 8st was a sunny day with a light breeze. It was the last day before Hogwarts school started, and it was also the time for Moon to collect 31 pounds.

500 pounds 50 pence to be exact, a figure Moon had counted three times last night.

Of course, obtaining this huge sum of money did not come without a price. Moon's hands had been cut more than 30 times, and the deepest ones were so white that you could see the sharp wounds.

Not only the blade, but also the blisters on the base of his right hand caused by holding the knife for a long time broke three times.

But all these pains don’t matter, because Moon finally got the ticket to study magic today.

Also, this day is the best time for Moon to go shopping.

According to the best bargainer in Moon's social circle, Aunt Daisy once said:

If you want to buy the best yellowtail croaker, be sure to wait until the fishmonger is about to close his stall.

In Xilin Town, Moon had also used this trick to kill people in the fish trading area of ​​White Beach. After coming to London, he naturally could not fail to use this trick.

Early in the morning, following the instructions on the parchment left by Professor McGonagall, Moon arrived at the long-awaited entrance to the wizarding world.

The Leaky Cauldron

Seeing that the storefront was even older than the bridge where he lived, Moon began to wonder if this was a gathering place for vagrants.

After wandering around the street across from the bar for a while, when Moon mustered up the courage to cross the road, a hairless man who looked like a walnut walked out.

A man in a black robe was lying on top of him.

Seeing the bars that only magicians had above the heads of the two people opposite him, Moon finally determined that the shabby facade might just be a cover.

"Do you need help?"

Moon quickly crossed the street and spoke to the bald man.

"Oh, no, Valentine is just drunk, like every day, but I have to get him out, after all, there will be new guests soon."

Maybe it was the fresh air, or maybe the noise of conversation disturbed the drunk man.

The man named Valentine woke up, thanked the bald man, and walked away alone.

"Boss, I'm going to Diagon Alley."

Moon had just heard the drunk man call the other person the bar owner, so when the bald man was about to return to the bar, he stopped him.

"Hmm? Judging from your age, you should be a new wizard enrolled at Hogwarts this year. You are so brave to go to Diagon Alley alone."

"Yes, Professor McGonagall was a little busy, so she left me a guide."

Moon said as he pulled a piece of parchment from his jacket pocket.

"Professor McGonagall? Indeed, she should be the busiest professor at Hogwarts." The bald man said as if reminiscing, and then looked at Moon. "Come in, little wizard."

After entering the bar, Moon found that the interior decoration was indeed very old, but the style was very similar to the bars in Xilin Town.

"I'm about to open for business, so I can't go with you. But you have to know, child, that after purchasing everything as Professor McGonagall instructed, you must leave immediately and don't enter unfamiliar alleys. Do you understand?"

Seeing that Moon was still observing the decoration of the bar, the bald boss shouted.

"Come to the backyard, kid!"

"Boss, is Diagon Alley dangerous?"

Moon followed his boss to the backyard, touching the slingshot in his pocket with his right hand.

This is his weapon against squirrels that steal hazelnuts, and it is also something he can use to defend himself.

"It's been okay recently. I don't know who's stealing from Gringotts, but groups of Aurors are lurking in Diagon Alley trying to catch him. But even so, kid, you must remember not to enter unfamiliar alleys."

"Okay, thank you boss."

After getting Moon's response, the bald boss took out a small wooden stick from his shirt and tapped the wall a few times.

Then a small hole appeared in the wall, and then the small hole turned into a bright passage.

"Go ahead, kid!"

　Ask for the follow-up reading, monthly ticket and recommendation ticket from the little wizard
　　
　
(End of this chapter)