The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Taxi driver: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Boy, your question is very strange!

It has been several months since the Prime Minister changed, how did you know?

But strange as it was, the driver came up with a reasonable explanation: Maybe the child had attended a relatively closed school before? You see, when summer vacation comes, I sneak out and go shopping with my girlfriend...

Very reasonable explanation.

Anyway, there was nothing to do, so the driver seriously gave Tom a "popular science" about the changes in the British political scene in recent months.

It seems that in all countries, taxi drivers are the most influential people in politics. This is determined by the particularity of this profession. A taxi driver must have a car. A car, whether it belongs to you or not, means an improvement in the driver's class. In an era when private cars were not yet common, being able to drive a taxi was a great thing. Only drivers with a driver's license can be hired by taxi companies, which means that the driver is literate and understands certain mechanical knowledge and traffic laws. In the middle of the 20th century, such a person could definitely be regarded as a talented person.

In an era when fares were expensive, taxi passengers were not ordinary people. When two people with a certain status came together, it was easy to find a common topic, and the feud began.

Even if private cars became more common in the future and the status of taxi drivers declined, this habit did not disappear, but remained. Because driving is boring, what else can you do if you don’t chat while driving?

Don’t underestimate British taxi drivers. There are large and small trade unions in the UK. These unions closely unite workers. An ordinary London taxi driver is likely to get to know the driver of a minister at an event. The minister The drivers had their own network, so a well-informed information network was born.

Sometimes, the driver is better informed than the minister!

The driver of the taxi that Tom took was a well-informed person.

"Although Mr. Harker was elected... but anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that he can only become the prime minister. I predicted this after Christmas!" The driver held the steering wheel with one hand and waved vigorously with the other. It was as if the person who became the prime minister was one of his relatives.

"What achievements has Mr. Harker achieved in the past few months?" Hermione was very excited about the fact that the new Prime Minister was someone she knew. She was eager to know whether Harker had flexed his muscles and achieved his goals as Prime Minister. ideal.

The driver was silent.

He smacked his mouth and suddenly realized that the Prime Minister usually had a strong sense of presence, but if he really wanted to count his achievements, he seemed to be unable to remember them for a while. He seems to be speaking and visiting every day, but he has no tangible political achievements.

Perhaps his time in office was too short? But his predecessor didn't seem to have any notable political achievements - although the former prime minister turned the opposition party into the ruling party, his achievements were limited to within the party, and he left nothing to the country.

The last highlight moment for the Prime Minister of the British Empire probably dates back to the Battle of the Falklands in 1982.

"Well... he defended the reputation of British sausages and saved the cost of prisons... He also talked about cutting government budgets, creating Trident, and transparent government, but these are not there yet." The driver searched his guts and finally found Ha. A little bit of achievement.

Tom:…

Sure enough, Huck accomplished almost nothing...

"It's good. The country can't stand the trouble now." Tom felt that Britain's problems could no longer be solved by a wise prime minister.

"Yeah," the driver agreed with Tom's point of view, "When a country is going downhill, the people in the driver's seat always try to step on the accelerator - but they always forget to turn around first and then step on the accelerator."

The car was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Tom happily chatted with the driver. The two discussed everything from the confrontation between the two poles to one superpower and multiple powers, and then delved into the reasons for the outbreak of World War I and World War II and whether the decline of the British Empire was accidental or inevitable. When the taxi arrived at the destination, they were already talking about the re-emergence of Britain. Possibility.

"Destination arrived, 10.5 pounds." The driver braked and stopped firmly on the side of the road.

While Hermione was rummaging through her purse, a snow-white owl attracted the driver's attention. He patted the seat and motioned for Tom to look out.

"Look, there's an owl over there!"

Following the driver's index finger, Tom saw a snow-white owl squatting on Hermione's mailbox. This owl was everyone's familiar eagle, it was Harry's Hedwig.

"Sure enough, environmental protection has become better and better in recent years. Owls can be seen even in the suburbs of London." Hedwig's appearance did not arouse the driver's suspicion. He attributed all this to the improvement of the environment.

"Goodbye!" After collecting the fare, the taxi spewed out exhaust gas and drove away quickly. Tom looked at the tail lights in the distance and sighed: "What a talkative driver!"

"You're not bad either!" Hermione walked quickly to Hedwig and tried to untie the letter from her lap. However, Hedwig refused. Hermione looked carefully and saw that the recipient's name was Tom's name.

Hedwig is a principled owl who only delivers letters to the recipients. So Hermione didn't get the letter until Tom came over.

She opened the envelope, scanned the two lines quickly, and said to Tom, "The contents of Harry's letter are, um... interesting."

Tom quickly took the letter from Hermione's hand and read it.

Hermione was right, this letter was indeed Harry's letter asking for help.

[Dear Tom:

Hello! Say hello to Hermione for me (I guess you should be with her)]

Tom:…

This guy's guess was pretty accurate.

【How was your summer vacation? I heard from Ron that you are also going to watch the Quidditch World Cup final? That would be great, we can see each other again in August.

Things haven't improved much for me here - or they've gotten a lot worse. Because Dali is going on a diet to lose weight. Uncle Vernon and the others were always good at making excuses, but this time they couldn't avoid it: there were no more pants in the school uniform library that Dally could fit into, ha!

I wanted to have fun, but I didn't realize that the resulting diet plan was for everyone in the family - Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and me.

Can you imagine the pain of eating only diet recipes every day? I now eat fruits and vegetables every day, and I have hallucinations when I eat them, feeling like I am a rabbit. For Merlin's sake, save me! Could you please bring me some food (no fruits or vegetables)? I would be very grateful.

Harry

Note: If Hedwig brings things back at night, she may be exposed during the day]

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Happy May Day to everyone!