Hogwarts: I'm Cousin Harry

Chapter 28 28. The fishing guy will never be in the air force (please vote)

Author: Lord Berefeld

Chapter 28 28. The fishing guy will never be in the air force (please vote)

I don’t know what Petunia and Vernon talked about yesterday. The next day, Vernon seemed to be a different person. He no longer complained about magic and showed great interest in Diagon Alley, where he was going today.

If he hadn't known that Petunia didn't know magic, Dudley would have wondered if he had had his brain changed.

"How long will it take for Professor McDull to arrive? I can't wait to see that magical world."

Leaning on the sofa, Vernon looked very excited.

"It's only half past eight, and it's still thirty minutes before nine o'clock." Dudley looked at the clock on the wall and said. He had just finished his morning exercise, and while wiping his sweat, he walked to the bathroom and corrected: "And it's McGonagall.

The professor is not Professor McDull. It is very rude to call someone by the wrong name."

"Oh, Vernon, come and see how I look in this dress today?"

Petunia's anxious shouts came from the bedroom, and Vernon hurried over.

ten minutes later

"No, this dress is not suitable. The color is too bright."

"No, not even this one, it's too fancy. I heard Lily say before that wizards' clothes are relatively simple."

Another ten minutes later.

Looking at the piles of clothes hanging in the cabinet, Penny cried out in despair: "Oh, God, I have no clothes to wear."

Vernon:.

Five minutes later, Dudley had finished taking a shower and walked out of the bathroom, and Harry walked out of the small room while scratching his belly and yawning. He had slept too late yesterday because he was too excited, so he was very lack of energy.

Penny also reluctantly chose the right clothes.

Five minutes later, when the clock rang nine o'clock, the Dursleys' doorbell rang.

Professor McGonagall arrived on time.

"Should we go there on a flying carpet or just fly there?"

Vernon looked behind Professor McGonagall for a while and asked curiously.

"Sorry, Mr. Dursley, flying carpets were banned by the Ministry of Magic in the 18th century, at least in Europe."

Professor McGonagall explained to Vernon: "We usually use broomsticks for flying."

"Why are flying carpets banned?" Dudley asked curiously.

Professor McGonagall replied: "Because flying carpets are considered a Muggle artifact."

"The wizarding world is against using things made by ordinary people?"

"That's more or less the case." Professor McGonagall continued: "For example, electronic products such as TVs and computers used by Muggles cannot be used in Hogwarts."

"Then what lighting do you use?"

"Candles, kerosene lamps and torches." Professor McGonagall gave examples with a matter-of-fact expression.

'Isn't this like going back to the Middle Ages?'

Dudley's eyes nearly popped out when he heard this.

Even if those things that Professor McGonagall explained are magic items, it does not change their nature. In terms of lighting, they are not as good as electric lights.

Dudley frowned slightly. Professor McGonagall's words gave him an extremely xenophobic view of wizards. Are they secluding themselves from the country by not using them even though there are more convenient things?

When he thought that all those convenient and useful things were no longer available, entertainment activities such as game consoles and televisions were all gone, and he was back to the medieval level where he had to light a kerosene lamp when walking at night, Dudley suddenly felt a sense of inconvenience.

It feels good to go to Hogwarts, but of course this feeling is fleeting.

"It's getting late, we have to pick up another little witch." Professor McGonagall took out a piece of parchment from her pocket and looked at it carefully: "Let me see, she lives a little far away from here, but we can

Use Floo powder to walk to Johnson's house through the nearest wizard's home, which is about two kilometers away. The place where she lives is really remote, and there are actually no wizards nearby."

At the end, I added a sentence.

"I hope the Johnson family has someone today, otherwise we would have to walk five kilometers."

"You can't go there if you're not at home?"

Dudley was shocked for a hundred years. What is the operation of leaving someone else's house?

Professor McGonagall explained patiently: "Of course, if no one is home, the fireplace will be closed."

Of course, you can also use Apparition, but the Dursleys are all Muggles, and Harry and Dudley have never experienced Apparition before.

Apparating is not a pleasant experience, especially for the first time.

As for the key to the door, sorry there is no door nearby.

Dudley leaned over and saw the address on the parchment. It was a high-end community ranked among the best in London. It might seem remote to wizards, but in fact it was near the most prosperous business district in London.

House prices are not cheap.

"St. Johnswood Community is only a thirty-minute drive away from us."

Dudley suggested: "How about taking our car? Although it's a bit slow, at least you don't have to walk."

Instead of taking so much trouble to go around in a circle, it would be more convenient to drive.

"Muggle transportation?"

Professor McGonagall was a little moved. Driving was undoubtedly much more convenient than walking.

In fact, there is another way. Wizards also have wizards' means of transportation. However, when thinking about that feeling of queasy stomach, Professor McGonagall still thinks that taking Muggle means of transportation is not a bad idea.

So the group of five people got into the largest car in Vernon's garage, which has been more profitable recently. Currently, the Dursley family now has a total of three cars.

Vernon and Petunia were a little disappointed. They thought they could see magic, but they didn't expect to drive in the end.

Fortunately, there were no traffic jams along the way, and we arrived at St. Johns Wood Community in less than half an hour.

Looking at the three-story courtyard with a red roof, Dudley felt a little dazed.

Wait, this place looks familiar.

"Mom, Professor McGonagall is coming soon, hurry up."

Standing outside the door, I heard a domineering and unusually familiar voice.

Then the door was pushed open, and a young couple and a little girl came forward from inside.

The three of them were stunned for a moment when they saw the people standing at the door, and then the man quickly walked up to Vernon with a look of joy on his face, and gave him a big hug: "Oh, my god, isn't this, dear Vernon?"

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Vernon also patted the other person's back affectionately: "Hey, brother Wendell, long time no see."

Wendell Granger and Monica Granger are a well-known dentist couple in London with superb medical skills.

As for why he met the Dursleys, it was because Vernon ate too much ice cream at night, which led to an attack of pulpitis. He was sent to Mr. Granger's clinic for two days of treatment before he recovered.

During the treatment process, I discovered that both of them like fishing, and we became familiar with each other after going back and forth.

They would meet up to go fishing no matter what, and although the final result each time was to return empty-handed, it only made the relationship between the two stronger. Sometimes the friendship between fishermen is so strange.

When Dudley went to Oxford as an exchange student at Dragon Primary School, Vernon went there after consulting Mr. Granger's advice.

By the way, their daughter is called Hermione Jane Granger.

As for why there is an abbreviation in the middle, it's because Mrs. Granger's original name was Monica Jane before she married Mr. Granger.

Hand over your tickets!

(End of chapter)