Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

"Harry Potter Raven's Claw ()"

"It's only ten o'clock, why did you wake up so early?"

Looking at the clock on the wall, Mike said with a smile.

The two of them fought fiercely until dawn last night. The reason why Mike was able to get up early was entirely due to his enormous mental strength.

As for Penello, normally, she should sleep until the afternoon.

Hearing that, Penello sat in Mike's arms, first closed his eyes and rubbed his head against Mike's chest before slowly saying:

"Today, I'm going shopping at Diagon Alley with Soraka and the others."

There was a look of sudden realization on Mike's face.

After the proposal last night, they soon set the time for the official wedding and wedding in the presence of Professor Flitwick.

Just three days later on Saturday.

And Penello, as a bride, naturally needs to buy something.

To be honest, Mike actually wants to push the time back a little bit. After all, everything has just returned to stability, and he still has a lot of work to do.

But Penello couldn't wait. If it wasn't for the need to set aside some time to prepare and distribute invitations and door keys, she would have liked to get married on the spot.

Mike understands this.

He and Penello have been together for five years.

After getting along for so many years, their love life is actually no different from that of a real husband and wife.

For a while, Mike even thought that the two of them could just go on like this, it didn't matter if there was a wedding or not.

But in the end he decided to give Penello a solemn proposal and a gorgeous wedding.

After all, for women, weddings and proposals represent more than just a ceremony, but one of the happiest moments in a woman's life.

If the two of them have been living in such a nameless way, Penello will definitely feel bad even if others don't say it.

The bottom line, of course, is that Mack now seems to be showing signs of becoming a politician based on Penello's last wartime performance.

This was not what he wanted to see.

Of course, that's not to say Mike is worried about Penello taking power.

Mike simply didn't want the relationship between the two of them to deteriorate.

After all, for politicians, love and anything are false.

Just look at the Clinton family in Muggle society, and if two politicians are together, their married life must be full of lies and fights.

So it is very important to marry Penello as soon as possible, and only a big event like marriage can bring Penello's attention back.

Thinking so, Mike touched Penello's long hair intimately and said:

"I'll go with you. It happens that we have some things to use at the wedding. It's better for us to pick them out ourselves."

As soon as these words came out, Penello, who had buried his head in Mike's arms, sat up instantly and looked at Mike excitedly:

"real?"

"of course it's true."

"But..." Penello looked at the mountains of documents on Mike's desk and said, "Don't you still have a job here?"

Mike chuckled, and with a flick of his finger, a strange wind suddenly appeared, blowing all the documents on the desktop down.

"Not anymore," Mike said. "And even if he is the Minister of Magic, he still has marriage leave. Work or something, let Benjamin and the others do the best."

Penello was stunned when he heard the words, and then cheered.

"It's great! We haven't been shopping for a long time! Oh! It's getting late, I have to do my makeup! Honey, wait for me for a while, don't worry, it won't be too long!"

After saying that, Penello rushed out of the office in a hurry, leaving only Mike shaking his head with a smile.

It stands to reason that he should be ready, after all, the time is approaching noon, it is really not too early.

But it's not the first time he's done things like wearing makeup for his girlfriend.

So he knew very well,

As long as women wash and make up at the beginning, it is absolutely impossible to do it in less than half an hour.

In this regard, it is the same whether it is a witch or a normal woman, even if the witch has a spell to help.

And the truth is exactly as he expected.

Penello still didn't appear until Mike finished his coffee slowly, took a shower, changed his suit and finally came to the fireplace in the villa.

After waiting for another five minutes, Penello trotted towards this side.

"Sorry, Mike! You must have waited a long time!"

Before the person arrived, the voice came.

Looking at the pointer on the pocket watch that was approaching 11 o'clock, Mike smiled and said:

"No, I've only been there for 5 minutes."

Mike was telling the truth, but Penello didn't believe it. In fact, she was well aware of how blotchy her makeup was, but as a woman, she couldn't stand going out without makeup.

"Thank you for your hard work, Darling."

Penello kissed Mike's cheek as he spoke.

Mike smiled and shook his head, but his eyes kept looking at Penello.

To be honest, Mike didn't see any difference between Penello before and after makeup. In his opinion, wearing this kind of light makeup with almost no difference is a waste of time.

But he naturally wouldn't tell his true thoughts. Feeling the wetness on his cheeks, Mike took Penello's hand and praised:

"You are so beautiful! For this beauty, it's worth waiting a long time!"

As soon as he said this, Penello's cheeks blushed visibly.

Mike also smiled when he saw it.

Then the two of them inked in front of the fireplace for a while before finally stepping into the fireplace.

With a slight dizziness, Mike and Penello appeared on the second floor of the Taifan Clothing Store.

This is the first stop on Penello's planned shopping trip, and it's where she and Soraka and Hillary agreed to meet.

When Mike and Penello arrived, Soraka and others had already picked out the dresses for the wedding three days later with the help of the shopkeeper, and Penello looked at the dress samples neatly hung on the wall and the fabrics. It lit up, grabbed Mike and started running towards Soraka and the others.

The movement here naturally attracted the attention of Soraka and the others. The three women quickly chatted together, while Mike stood silently by the side.

Perhaps seeing that Mike was too lonely, the middle-aged gentleman shopkeeper leaned over and gave Mike a salute:

"Mr. Minister, I sincerely wish you a happy wedding."

"Thank you."

Mike politely replied, and upon seeing this, the shopkeeper helped his glasses again and said:

"I don't know what you need for that wedding dress, I swear I will do my best to satisfy it."

"I don't have any requirements. I'll just listen to my wife this time."

Mike said with a blank face. To tell the truth, he really has no research on clothing. Before, the custom suits were all designed by the shopkeeper, so he couldn't give any opinions.

And Penello is obviously particularly concerned about the customization of the dress this time, so it would be better to leave it to her with full authority.

Anyway, there is the owner of the shop, and the clothes made will not be ugly even if they are weird.

The shopkeeper also heard what Mike meant, and bent over to make a gesture of invitation and said:

"Then let me take you to the rest area to wait. You can have tea and snacks there."

Mike nodded and walked straight to the rest area. He had come to this store many times, and he didn't need the owner to lead the way.

Soon the dim sum and black tea that the owner said was brought up by a house elf, Mike sighed, and leaned back on the soft chair.

He has a deep understanding of the speed at which women go shopping and pick clothes, so if nothing else, he will have to wait here for a long time.

Thinking so, Mike instinctively looked out the window.

The location of Turfan clothing store is very good, right in the center of Diagon Alley. Looking out from the window on the second floor, you can easily see almost half of Diagon Alley.

Today is Wednesday, although it is not a Tuesday that can be called a nightmare for office workers, but since it is also a working day and Hogwarts is not on holiday, there should be a few people on the street.

But at the moment, the street below is full of people, so it's not very lively.

There were also long queues at several newly opened restaurants. The long queues turned straight at the door of the store, and then extended farther away, until they disappeared at the end of Mike's career.

It is worth mentioning that among these people, Mike hardly sees children who can be the main force of consumption.

Seeing this, Mike nodded in satisfaction.

Because this phenomenon represents that the income of the wizards of the country has generally risen to a very considerable level at this stage.

Otherwise, there will never be so many adults with relatively stronger restraint that it is impossible for them to come out to consume during the working day.

The hot scene at the moment also reminded Mike of the grand situation that Diagon Alley will usher in during the summer vacation and Christmas Eve. He dared to say that by that time, the entire Diagon Alley will definitely become a crowded battlefield.

Mike even found some gorgeously dressed goblins and intelligent creatures of other races in the crowd, which was an absolute rarity in Diagon Alley in the past, because compared to the country, these inhuman intelligences that can be consumed Creatures will prefer the US, at least in the US no one will point fingers at their presence.

And now, these non-human intelligent creatures have begun to walk down Diagon Alley.

This is great news!

Because it proves that Mike's previous affirmative action work is effective.

And all of the above made Mike realize that Diagon Alley had to be expanded.

At present, Diagon Alley has too few public activity areas and shops, which is not conducive to business activities and will greatly increase the cost of businesses entering Diagon Alley.

If Diagon Alley can be expanded, then the wizarding world of the country will inevitably become faster.

Of course, this could also be a trap.

Because expanding Diagon Alley would be pointless if the Ministry of Magic's current view of prosperity was nothing more than a short-lived bubble from enjoying the dividends of a policy change.

Mike felt this deeply.

In his previous life, he had witnessed the burst of the neon economic bubble, and he still remembered that the media at that time almost described neon as a hell of changing children, so he was very impressed.

But about this, Mike thinks he has nothing to worry about.

Because this time the prosperity was caused by policies, demographic dividends and war dividends.

The impact of these policies may dissipate quickly, but the Muggle wizard demographic dividend and other war dividends given by the Ministry of Magic will definitely not disappear for a while.

In addition, research on mysterious objects and Muggle technology products and the establishment of many joint business organizations are also in progress.

These two plans will continue to provide various benefits to the wizarding world in the future.

This means that the current spectacle can last for at least another few decades!

Thinking of this, a sincere smile appeared on Mike's originally expressionless face.

To be honest, as a Minister of Magic, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing myself prosper under my rule.

But just as Mike was enjoying this sense of accomplishment, a small hand quickly shook twice in front of him.

Mike hurriedly looked back and saw that Penello was looking at him curiously with big eyes flashing.

"What are you looking at? So fascinated."

"It's nothing." Mike shrugged and said, "I just think there are a lot of people on the street today."

After saying that, Mike noticed that Penello had changed into a light blue dress. With her same light blue eyes and long brown hair, she showed a pure and rich look all over her body. Vibrant flavor.

Since leaving school, Penello's attire has become mature and stable. He basically doesn't wear other clothes except work clothes and dresses. Now suddenly seeing Penello's different style, Mike was stunned for a moment, and then he Instinctively asked:

"Huh? Aren't you looking for a wedding dress? Why are you wearing this?"

Hearing this, Penello grinned, and she saw all of Mike's reaction just now, and while she was secretly happy, Penello made an aggrieved expression on her face and said:

"Why don't you try this dress when you see it's beautiful?"

"Good-looking! Who said it's not good-looking!" Mike hurriedly responded, "As I said, you should wear more gorgeous clothes in the future, so that it suits you best!"

"yes!"

"Of course!"

The smile on Penello's face became even brighter, and Soraka and Hillary on the side couldn't help laughing when they saw this.

As for the middle-aged shop owner, he stood in the corner with self-awareness, looking at his nose and heart, pretending that he didn't see anything.

Afterwards, several people chatted and laughed for a while, and it was not until nearly one o'clock in the afternoon that the style of the wedding dress and bridesmaid dress was finally determined.

But Penello and their shopping trip had just begun, and then everyone went to the Jikes Dessert Shop to enjoy a meal called afternoon tea but it was actually lunch.

Afterwards, I went to Mrs. Primpinier's Beauty Potions and a newly opened jewelry store.

In the end, when everyone returned to the secret realm of Freemasonry, the traceless stretch spell bags that everyone carried with them were almost filled with all kinds of clothes and cosmetics.

Mike even felt extremely sore all over his body, and he didn't know whether it was because he was too tired to go shopping, or because of the delayed outbreak of too intense activities last night.

But despite this, looking at Penello's beautiful smile, Mike still felt that it was all worth it.