Stark in Harry Potter World - Chapter 4

Chapter 4 The Life of the Rich

“Hagrid, how did you get here?”

Along the way, William was chatting with Hagrid, because the big man looked a little nervous.

He not only expressed concern about the safety of Muggle cars, but also had some motion sickness.

“I came here using Floo powder, and it was from the fireplace in Principal Dumbledore’s office!”

There was pride in Hagrid’s words, as if using Dumbledore’s things was such a great thing.

“What is Floo powder?”

After learning from Hagrid that Dumbledore was just a bad old man, Roy had no interest in the principal and became curious about the wizard’s transportation.

“Oh, I forgot that you Muggles don’t have Floo powder.” Hagrid apologized.

“Floo powder is a kind of shining powder. You only need to grab a handful, say the name of the destination clearly, and you can reach it directly after you sprinkle it. It is very convenient.”

William stroked Popo Cha’s tail and nodded thoughtfully.

This is a substance similar to teleportation, which is indeed very convenient, but ah… Hagrid, what is the look in your eyes?

William was sure that he saw a kind of pity called “Muggles live in dire straits” in Hagrid’s big eyes!

No magic,

No Floo powder,

Even Hogwarts can’t get on,

Isn’t it pitiful?

It’s so pitiful!

“Apart from Floo powder, are there other means of transportation?” William asked.

“Too many, door keys, Apparition, Knight Bus…”

Hagrid seemed to think of a bad memory. He stared at William and said solemnly: “Remember, don’t take the Cavalier bus. I vomited all the way last time and almost died in it.

Merlin’s beard, the Ministry of Magic should ban this kind of transportation…”

Hagrid suddenly took out a stained, terribly dirty handkerchief to cover his mouth. He waved his left hand and motioned William to find other topics to divert his attention.

“Hagrid, you said Professor Robert is dead, do we have a new professor?” William handed over a few olives, and then opened the car window.

Olive can eliminate a little nausea, which will make Hagrid feel better.

After taking the olive, Hagrid replied: “This position is not easy to find. For so many years, no one has been willing to come to Hogwarts as a professor of defense against the dark arts.”

“Poor Professor Robert…” Hagrid turned the stained handkerchief over and blew his nose, the sound resounding like a morning horn.

“I only know that Professor Robert likes to drink. I didn’t expect to go to the Forbidden Forest when he was drink too.

When I got up early in the morning, I opened the door, filled a small basket with a basket of beans, and prepared to visit the lovely Aragog in the Forbidden Forest.

Then, I heard Hufflepuff’s students say that Professor Robert was missing. Everyone looked for him in the Forbidden Forest and saw a piece of his wizard robe hung on the thorn wood.

Professor Flitwik said, oh, I’m afraid it was attacked by magical creatures.

Going in again, Professor Robert really lay in the Devil’s Net, his stomach was broken by Tebo Warthog, and he was still holding a bottle of Fire Whiskey that was spilled on the floor tightly in his hand…”

Hagrid wiped his nose, looking extremely sad.

“Hagrid, what is the devil net?”

Hagrid shuddered, seeming to remember the scene of Robert’s death.

“The Devil’s Net is an extremely dangerous vine plant. When it matures, it can stretch out tendrils to entangle people close to it, causing injuries to wizards.”

Hagrid complained: “Let me say that such dangerous plants should all be wiped out, otherwise it would be easy to harm those fragile magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

I don’t know why Professor Sprout collects Devil Nets. It’s a weird hobby…”

William squinted his eyes, carefully writing down the knowledge of the magic world taught by Hagrid.

He faintly felt something wrong. In Hagrid’s words, it seemed that magical creatures were very fragile, cute, friendly, and simple…

For example, the eight-eyed giant spider named Aragok that Hagrid just mentioned…In his description, it seems to be a hundred times more lovely than Popo Cha.

Hagrid also invited William to slap Aragok’s legs together.

My goodness, is there such a cute creature in the magical world?

William had an inexplicable yearning for the Forbidden Forest.

…

…

The car drove for half an hour before reaching the destination.

“It’s here.” Hagrid finally raised his head excitedly without having to ride in the car.

With only a “bang”, his head hit the roof of the car.

Hagrid rubbed his head. There seemed to be no major problem, but the roof showed a slight bulge.

Roy glanced blankly and turned to excitement. He finally had a reason to talk to Leona about changing to a new car.

“Oh, sorry, I will take care of it,” Hagrid said.

“It’s okay.” Roy waved his hand generously, as if this matter was not worth mentioning.

“Recovered as before.” Hagrid took out his small pink umbrella and tapped on the roof of the car lightly, and the bulge disappeared immediately.

“…” Roy discovered a terrible thing. When William learned the magic, wouldn’t he drive this car to death?

After getting out of the car, Hagrid led the two into a bustling street, which was crowded with people.

There are bookstores, record shops, hamburger shops, movie theaters on the streets… it looks unremarkable, but there is no broken cauldron bar mentioned by Hagrid.

And many more……

William finally found a sign in an inconspicuous corner-it was a shabby sign with a black crucible painted on it, and the words Broken Cauldron Bar were marked with a highlighter.

Hagrid said with a smile: “This is the Broken Cauldron Bar. This is a very famous place and the oldest bar in London, much earlier than any Muggle bar.”

Hagrid’s words were full of pride, but Roy looked dazed, he didn’t see anything.

“Small problem, in order to prevent being discovered by Muggles, there are a lot of confusion curses here. It is one of my duties to help Muggle families enter Diagon Alley.”

According to Hagrid, there are also confusion curses and Muggle expulsion curses near Hogwarts. Without the guidance of a wizard, it is impossible for Muggles to enter.

Although Hagrid was very proud of the Broken Cauldron Bar, he only found out after walking in that it was a dirty and cramped bar.

I’m really sorry for its ancient name.

William glanced disgustingly at the infrastructure inside, which was not only old but also messy.

What a waste, it occupies the best position here, and there is a strong flow of people.

If William was the boss, at least he would have to upgrade the decoration to several levels, and then create the magical world’s first place with one-stop services such as food, chess and cards, bathing, massage, and singing.

Don’t call it a bar, just change the name to Poke Club!

Decoration plans, publicity plans, marketing strategies, celebrity endorsements… These William has already had a draft, the only thing that is still lacking is… money!

He touched his pocket, and there was only a poor few pennies in it… Poor, how could parents give a lot of money to an eleven-year-old boy?

William couldn’t help but miss that piece of scratching music again.

He also wants to experience the unpretentious and boring life of the rich!