Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

Obviously, this was the effect of the Muggle-Repelling Charm again.

"That's our destination - the Leaky Cauldron. The entrance to Diagon Alley is right inside."

Chapter 4: What I Saw in Diagon Alley, Gringotts, and the Abnormality of the Goblins!

The environment at the Leaky Cauldron wasn't great.

The environment was noisy, with wine jugs and glasses flying around, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt firewood from the fireplace.

But Ryan didn't feel bored, instead he felt a sense of familiarity.

Because a thousand years ago, when he traveled to various countries with his four teachers, he often went to such wizard taverns.

Of course there are differences - in this bar, Ryan did not see any dark wizards with sinister or fierce expressions.

Or even if they do, they hide their evil.

"Oh, Filius—is this the little wizard who enrolled this year?"

At this moment, many wizards in the bar also noticed Flitwick and Ryan entering the bar.

Someone raised his glass familiarly, obviously a wizard who knew Flitwick.

"Professor Flitwick!"

Some younger wizards also stood up immediately, their voices a little awkward - these were obviously wizards who had just graduated from Hogwarts not long ago.

Flitwick greeted them politely, then took Ryan to the bar.

"This is Tom, the owner of this bar."

He carefully introduced an old wizard with a short beard.

"Tom's granddaughter will also be starting school this year!"

Flitwick said, not without hint.

"Hannah has been looking forward to going to Hogwarts for a long time - you might be sorted into the same house."

When it comes to his granddaughter, the bar owner Tom is also very enthusiastic.

Ryan greeted Tom politely. He knew that Flitwick was guiding him to gradually adapt to the wizarding world.

After saying hello, Flitwick led him across the bar and to the patio in the backyard of the bar.

There is a wall around the patio, and a trash can is placed next to the wall.

"The entrance to Diagon Alley is right here—see this trash can?"

Flitwick walked over to the trash can.

He picked up his wand and waved it, turning a stone on the ground into a flight of stairs, then walked up gracefully.

"Count three bricks up from the trash can, and two across!"

He raised his wand and tapped the brick three times.

"Boom!"

The bricks began to tremble and separate, and a passage appeared in front of Ryan.

Flitwick gave a gentle signal, and Ryan stepped over the bricks.

Then, a noisy sound came into his ears.

On the cobblestone streets, various magic shops are located on both sides of the street, and the bustling sounds come from a large number of wizards.

Most of them were wearing wizard robes, and from time to time there were wizards wearing Muggle clothes. From time to time, the sound of Apparitions could be heard in the air.

And what they are doing at this moment is also very strange.

At least within Ryan's sight, he could see a black sphere running around in a store full of brooms.

"Merlin's socks, who forgot to lock up the Bludger? Gentleman, please... oh! Watch your head!"

On the street, you can see a magic book with a feather pen stuck in it flying around randomly, and behind it is a male clerk wearing a clerk's uniform with a name tag on his chest that reads "Flourish and Blotts - Julius".

"Damn it! I told you putting a fluttery quill and a book together would be a problem!"

Ryan was dazzled by the vibrant scene where everything was competing to grow.

Even for him, this scene was extremely novel.

At the same time, he once again realized with great clarity that the current magical world was indeed very different from the magical world he knew.

so...

"Professor Flitwick, which store should we go to first?"

He turned to look at Flitwick and spoke expectantly - he couldn't wait to learn about this new era.

"Oh, don't worry, Ryan."

Flitwick couldn't help but smile at the sight of Ryan's excitement.

Compared to Ryan's previous mature and steady appearance, this kind of Ryan is the appearance of the little wizards he is familiar with.

So Flitwick raised his hand and pointed to a huge white building in the distance, located in the middle of a fork in the road.

"Before we go to the shop to buy your wand and books - we need to go to Gringotts first."

"Ancient...Lingge?"

Ryan was stunned.

In fact, when Ryan and Flitwick arrived at the magnificent building that was completely different from the other buildings in Diagon Alley.

Looking at the clean white bricks and tiles, the exquisitely renovated three-story building, and the ancient and solemn bronze door with the words 'GRINGOTTS BANK' written on it.

Ryan still felt like he was in a dream.

"Are you saying that Gringotts, the only bank in the wizarding world, was founded by goblins—and that the special magical currency made by goblins is now the universal currency in the wizarding world?"

Ryan asked Flitwick again in disbelief.

"To be precise, the universal currency of the wizarding world is Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts."

Flitwick took his duty of explaining the confusion to the young wizard very seriously: "One Galleon is equal to seventeen Sickles, and one Sickle is equal to twenty-nine Knuts. You have to remember this."

As always, he was generous with his knowledge and told Ryan some knowledge about Galleon and Gringotts.

For example, Gringotts was established in 1474, and the reason why wizards chose to use goblin currency was because the goblins had a special forging technique that was almost impossible for even wizards to imitate.

After sharing this knowledge, Flitwick felt very satisfied as he looked at Ryan, who was stunned and seemed to be shocked.

But at this moment, Ryan couldn't say a word for a long time.

Of course he knew about Galleons, because this kind of goblin currency had been circulating among goblins thousands of years ago.

Thanks to Mr. Gryffindor, he even knew the reason for that strange exchange rate - 17 and 29 were both numbers that symbolized "wealth" in goblin customs, so the exchange rate was divided like this.

But that’s the key.

Thousands of years ago, the goblin currency was not the common currency in the magical world!

Even after he and the Gryffindor teacher rushed into the Goblin Kingdom and fought with the goblins, the goblins gave Gryffindor a huge amount of Galleons as a gift!

And that amount of money today is definitely an astronomical figure that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"Don't worry—although you come from the Muggle world, as a newly enrolled wizard, you can exchange Muggle currency for Galleons at Gringotts... Madam Pella and Dean Aisha have already agreed to provide it."

Flitwick had clearly misunderstood Ryan's silence. "However, the number of Galleons that can be exchanged is limited, so you may need to... well, use them as appropriate."

After he said this, Ryan felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

Then, Flitwick took the silent Ryan into Gringotts.

Inside the hall of Gringotts, there are numerous counters and doors leading to various places.

Behind each counter, there is a goblin sitting on a high stool at the back.

They were dressed exquisitely and elegantly, acting like successful people, either counting coins or checking account books.

Compared to the savage and greedy goblins in Ryan's memory, they were completely different, at least in appearance.

But obviously...

"New student at Hogwarts? Exchange for Galleons?"

When Flitwick took Ryan to a counter and explained their purpose.

The goblin at the counter's voice, filled with impatience and indifference, made Ryan certain that no matter how their appearance changed, their nature remained the same as before.

"Young wizards at Hogwarts have an annual redemption quota of 66 Galleons... Um, name?"

"Lian Elias."

Flitwick replied calmly.

"Lian Elias..."

The goblin was writing down the words on the paper in his hand with little interest, but halfway through, he seemed to suddenly realize something.

Ryan and Flitwick both saw clearly that the goblin's ears instantly stood up and his dark eyes widened.

"Crack!"

He broke the quill in his hand, and the hair on his head almost exploded.

"boom!"

Then he even overturned the high stool and fell directly off the counter, but struggled to climb up again after a moment.

“Elias!?”

His shrill voice almost broke: "Come here, let me see!"

At this moment, Flitwick had quietly stood in front of Ryan.

"Oh, sir."

Flitwick said seriously, "I'm afraid not - you may need to explain yourself, otherwise... I won't allow you anywhere near my students."

Chapter 5 Vault No. 000, the most special one