Chapter 6: “A New Diagon Alley”
“Is this a dream?” Sean immediately opened the card with the corners of his mouth rising wildly.
Echoes of Hermione Granger (Gold): When activated, you will be given 30 minutes of a buff effect. For every five spells you cast, the next spell will be cast silently. For every twenty spells you cast, the next spell will be cast wandless. For every forty spells you cast, the next spell power will be boosted. (The effect can be overlapped)
Sean looked at this card in amazement. If Dumbledore got this card, then this card is going to be very helpful to him. But to him, who had not yet learned anything, this card was simply an ace up in his sleeve.
The only limitation is the number of spells, but compared to its powerful effect, this is not bad.
Feeling satisfied, Sean chose to quit. He knew that when he needed to quit.
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On the next day, when Sean led his father to stand in front of the Leaky Cauldron, Mr. Wallup looked at the crowd of people on the street with a suitcase in doubt.
“I’ve passed by here so many times. How come I never noticed that there’s a bar here?”
“Actually, I haven’t noticed either.” Sean gently pushed open the door of the Leaky Cauldron.
It is unexpectedly messy. Mr. Wallup took out his handkerchief, frowned, and whispered, “I’m already starting to regret letting you learn magic, Sean.”
“But it’s also fascinating, isn’t it?” As a well-known place in the wizarding world, the Leaky Cauldron is not luxurious.
Several old women were sitting in the corner drinking with their glasses; one was smoking a pipe. A man in a top hat was chatting with the bartender, who had almost stripped his hair and looked like a shriveled walnut.
When the conversation between the two came to an end, Sean walked over and nodded to the bar owner, “Good day, sir. Are you Mr. Tom?”
Tom glanced at him and showed a slightly grim smile, “Are you a freshman at Hogwarts?”The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.
“Yes, sir.”
The goblin didn’t seem to come up to greet them. He muttered, “The service awareness needs to be improved.” The two passed through a silver door and came to the hall of Gringotts.
At this moment, another goblin in a tuxedo came up to greet him, his speech was fast, and his voice was cold.
“A new Muggle family?”
“Yes.”
“Follow me.” The goblin led the two through a door, where there were two rows of very high counters and many customers in jackets and dresses were doing transactions. It looks like this place is dedicated to Muggle families.
Walked up to a goblin. Sean said, “Hello, we need to exchange some Galleons.”
“Name and school?” The goblin behind the counter didn’t even lift his head.
“Sean Wallup, Hogwarts.”
The goblin tilted his head, looked at the parchment beside him, and continued.
“Five pounds can be exchanged for one Gold Galleon. One Galleon can be exchanged for 17 Silver Sickles, and one Sickle can be exchanged for 29 Bronze Knuts. The exchange limit for first-year freshmen is 100 Galleons, and the annual limit is 60.”
Mr. Wallup frowned. He glanced at the shop window just now. A book needs two Galleons. How can 100 Galleons be enough?
He cleared his throat, “Why is the exchange limited to a certain amount?”
The goblin raised his head with an ugly smile on his face, “Do you think Muggle currency is useful to us? Every Galleon, Sickles, and even Knuts have magic on them. What about the pound? Hogwarts itself even sponsors these Galleons.”
“Alright then, what about other types of currency?” Mr. Wallup put the suitcase on the counter.
The goblin raised his sharp ears and opened the box. In an instant, his eyes widened, and his voice suddenly became enthusiastic and sharp.
“Of course, we could do that! We at Gringotts welcome all transactions in precious metals and gemstones!”
