Luckily the main story is at Hogwarts

"I want flame pepper ice cream, bubble gum coffee ice cream, chocolate cold candy ice cream, raspberry puffed pudding ice cream, and..."

Florin, the owner of Fusco's ice cream shop, was still listening attentively at first, and then his face gradually turned cold, as cold as ice cream.

He waved his wand silently.

"bang bang bang bang bang"

Like music, the wooden barrels containing the ice cream ingredients around them made the sound of corks being pulled out, and mouth-watering delicious ingredients popped out of them.

Invisible big hands kneaded these ingredients in the air, and soon merged them into a ball of white ice cream. The ice cream was slammed into a large bowl, and then Florin roughly stuffed it into Dudley's body. hands.

By the way, he stuffed a spoonful into Dudley's mouth.

"Uuhuhuhu"

Dudley shivered suddenly from the ice, and the icy cold air instantly froze the upper and lower parts of his mouth. He couldn't even think of opening his mouth before he finished enjoying the mouthful of ice cream.

It was finally quiet.

Charles pushed Dudley aside.

"Chocolate raspberry ice cream, thank you."

"The little guy has a good eye."

Florin nodded and showed a proud smile, which was his signature.

The simpler it is, the more classic it is, no matter where it is.

Then Harry and Hermione also selected flavors. .Ciel knew that Hermione had a slight difficulty in making choices and a severe end-of-term rage disorder, so he helped recommend the flavors.

After paying, Charles took them to a corner of the store and sat down.

Although it is only 8 gold galleons, it is actually a huge amount of money for pocket money.

Enough for the Weasley twins to be spoilers for several years.

Simply eating ice cream was enough for Dudley to eat straight into St. Mungo's, just like the huge pile of ice cream he ordered just now.

"Next door is Flourish and Blotts Bookstore."

After sitting down and eating a few mouthfuls, Ciel said to Hermione.

Hermione's eyes lit up instantly, like a cat in the dark.

Charles gave Harry and Harry a questioning look. Little Dudley was engrossed in eating. After the initial discomfort of having his mouth often frozen, he had adapted to this strange magic ice cream and loved it. Got on it.

Even Harry wasn't very interested in bookstores, and he felt like that. .Dudley seemed to have changed a bit recently, he might as well stay with Dudley.

Ciel left the ice cream shop with Hermione.

When leaving the store, he pretended to be casual and turned slightly sideways, taking in everything to the left and rear. The position he chose well concealed the presence of Harry and Dudley.

If you hadn't entered the store, you wouldn't have seen the two of them. It's not bad. I haven't forgotten these little tricks.

Uh. .

Then Charles saw Dudley grab Harry's ice cream and start eating it with both hands.

Well, that's really not surprising at all.

Hermione, whose head was already full of books, didn't notice these things because she couldn't think of anything but books.

As soon as she entered the bookstore, she was like a queen who had returned to the palace. The aura of a top student immediately rose. Even Charles took two steps back unconsciously and fell behind her, subconsciously following each step. Keep up.

"A Thousand Magic Herbs and Mushrooms, Magical Me, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Omen of Death: What to Do When You Know Doom Is Coming, My Life as a Squib, The Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup"

The complex and numerous books immediately dazzled Hermione.

Ciel followed her, looked around, and soon saw the books with big red covers on the top of the bookshelf. There was a emblem printed on it, the griffon, the snake, the badger, which is the school emblem of Hogwarts.

"Perhaps you can try this."

With a flick of his finger, it floated down from the top of the bookshelf. There were not many people in the bookstore. The clerk who was sitting lazily on the edge of the door saw this scene, but he just raised his eyes.

Ciel handed the book to Hermione's eyes.

"Hogwarts: A History of the School."

Hermione read.

She subconsciously turned the book over.

“So expensive”

When she saw the price, she couldn't help but let out a low sigh.

Hermione didn't know the currency conversion in the wizarding world, but when she bought ice cream before, she got a golden gold coin, and then gave them a lot of silver and copper coins in change.

She knew that gold coins were called gold galleons, and that this book. .

"You forgot what we gained in Wonderland"

Ciel leaned closer to Hermione and whispered.

"But.."

Hermione wanted to refute, but Charles blocked the topic.

"Just think of it as a gift."

Hermione couldn't refuse this time. After all, it was rude to refuse a gift. After accepting a gift, she could also return a gift.

When walking out of the bookstore with heavy books in her arms, Hermione looked a little worried, but Charles knew that this was not because he gave her a book, but because of it. .

"There's nothing to worry about. Even among the little wizards living in the wizarding world, many of them can't use a single magic after going to school."

"But you..."

Of course Hermione was worried about learning. She didn't know magic at all. She came from the world of ordinary people and the little wizards who lived in the magical world. .

"I'm a special case."

Ciel smiled.

"You know, in school, in classes, there are always some gifted students."

Hermione glanced at Ciel helplessly, but agreed with this statement. After all, she was a top student herself, using her grades to crush others in the class.

The statement made Hermione feel better.

"I won't admit defeat"

She said suddenly full of enthusiasm.

Ciel smiled and nodded.

Although Hermione seemed to have adjusted her mentality now, it was only for a moment. She would become more anxious as she waited for the admission notice to come, and the closer she got to Hogwarts.

Because she never wants to admit defeat.

But this time it should be much better than the original plot. After all, she already has familiar friends and enters a strange magical world together, instead of being alone in a completely unfamiliar world.

You can only protect yourself by studying and being a top student.

"There is still some time before school starts. You can come to me and we can make an appointment to meet in the park. We are so close anyway."

"I can tell you about things in the magical world, and I still have some books left over from the past."

Charles has no books, but he will soon have the ability to use money.

Hermione hesitated, but still did not refuse the offer.

By the time the two returned to Florin Fosco's Ice Cream Shop, Harry and Dudley had almost finished eating. Anyway, Harry had finished eating, while Dudley was still eating.

"how do you feel"

Ciel asked.

Harry nodded happily.

There is magic and fantasy in Wonderland, and they experienced an incredible and thrilling journey, but Diagon Alley is different from Wonderland after all.

In Wonderland, they were lost little mice who entered by mistake. They were always frightened and on tenterhooks, fearing that they would be swallowed by monsters that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Moreover, they did not meet anyone along the way in Wonderland. They were lonely. This sense of fear and worry is aggravated.

Diagon Alley is the busiest commercial district in the British wizarding world. Everything here belongs to wizards and is full of magic.

Here you can see banks opened by goblins, shops selling all kinds of incredible and magical creatures, and broomsticks that can fly into the sky.

Of course, there are also delicious ice cream and bookstores.

More importantly, there are people everywhere here, all wizards. They seem to have discovered another world, a fairy tale kingdom that is unique to them.

Not the kind of fairy tale where you run around and run for your life.

"I like here"

Dudley was shivering from the ice cream, and the ice cream was all over his mouth, but he still couldn't stop his mouth.

“Especially the ice cream”

"I also want to open a magic ice cream shop in the future... No, I want a magic cake shop and a magic ice cream shop."

Dudley shook his fat little fist.

Ciel's gaze suddenly froze as he looked at the table, and he blinked.

Perhaps, it is better to make some things clear in advance. The longer it is delayed, the stronger the backlash will be.

Let him be the villain. He is often the villain in the game anyway.

"Have you ever thought that maybe, you can't open a magic cake shop or an ice cream shop?"

"why"

Dudley asked dumbly.

"Because you can't use magic"

Ciel shrugged.

"Then why can't I use magic?"

Dudley was even more surprised. He still didn't understand Charles's underlying meaning. Of course, not to mention him, Harry also had a question mark on his forehead.

"Because maybe you don't have the potential to become a wizard."

Ciel said.

"Wizard...Potential"

Dudley repeated laboriously, like a baby babbling.

"Yes, it's potential. That's what it means. You know, just like there are always geniuses and idiots in a class, geniuses can do better in exams, but idiots can only..."

Hermione tugged hard on Ciel's sleeve.

Ciel turned his head and saw that Hermione's little face had turned pale, and he closed his mouth.

"Anyway, that's it."

Hermione already regretted going to Dudley and Harry. She didn't know the situation in Harry's family. She only knew that Dudley always bullied Harry in the class. She wanted to take this opportunity to repair the relationship between the two. .

She really never thought that such a thing would happen.

Dudley can't learn magic.

Obviously both she and Harry. .

She has never doubted that she cannot learn magic, because she comes from the world of ordinary people. There must be a reason why so many people do not know magic or know magic.

but. .

"Could it be a mistake?"

Hermione whispered.

But Ciel just looked into her eyes.

"Believe me."

Hermione had heard this word many times. In Wonderland, it was the most secure word, because it was Charles who led them to avoid danger after danger and escape danger after danger. This word sounded so good to everyone. There is a sense of security.

So she never thought that when she heard this word at a certain moment, she would feel that it was so cruel and cruel.