Generally speaking, Maka doesn't have much interest in the Weasley family. As mentioned before, he has never been very fond of such lively scenes.
It's just that Ron, as a member of the future trio, has too many stories involving him. Although Maka couldn't remember many details, it didn't stop him from wanting to get to know Ron. In his opinion, this is the closest breakthrough to his friendship with Harry, Hermione and others.
Of course, it doesn’t need to go too deep.
That day, Maka and Luna had lunch at the Weasley's house, then played at the Burrow for an afternoon, and then returned to the Lovegood house again.
It is worth mentioning that he has made an appointment with Mrs. Weasley, and they will go to Diagon Alley at the end of next month to buy the necessities needed for admission - Ron has also received admission to Hogwarts Notice.
The days at the Lovegood house passed very quickly, and Maka and Luna chatted about everything together every day. Sometimes the topics of conversation may be a little incorrect, but most of the time they talked quickly.
However, the happy days always seemed short-lived, time passed quickly, and soon the date agreed with Mrs. Weasley came. That morning, Maca said goodbye to Luna and her daughter, and then carried his suitcase and stepped into the Lovegood's fireplace again.
She has been living at Luna's house for nearly a month. No matter how shameless she is, Maka reckons it's almost time to say goodbye. Of course, before leaving, Maka helped Mr. Lovegood repair the damaged fence, which left a good impression on him.
During the final parting, Luna showed a somewhat reluctant expression for the first time. Maka wondered, could this be considered a pretty good start? To be honest, he still has a good impression of this girl who is sometimes smart and sometimes very clueless, although not to the extent that he likes her.
"Bang!"
When Maka arrived in Diagon Alley, Luna and her father were staring blankly at the empty fireplace. Obviously, this time someone finally discovered what happened to Maka when using Floo powder - they were shocked.
The green tongue of flames flew past their eyes, almost licking Mr. Lovegood's tattered robe. If he had stood closer, he would probably go to Diagon Alley with Maka.
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Maka's appointment with Mrs. Weasley was at Patkey's Cauldron, which was located behind the Leaky Cauldron. According to Ron, he didn't have to buy anything because all he was going to use were Charlie's used items.
"Except for a new crucible, because Charlie's one leaked from the bottom." Ron looked reluctant when he said this, "I would rather miss a copy of "Standard Spells, Elementary", that one is more expensive. Some, and it won’t look so stupid.”
But when Maka stood at the door of the crucible store and looked in for a few times, she realized that she was probably a little early.
"Anyway, let's go to Gringotts first!" Maka looked around and decided to go with the original plan.
Gringotts is the only bank in the wizarding world, run by goblins and has branches all over the world. The goblins provide services related to saving money and renting out vaults, and of course, there are also side services such as currency exchange.
With the bows of several goblins at the door, Maka walked into the marble hall of Gringotts. As soon as he entered, he was stunned by the busy but orderly scene inside.
About a hundred goblins were sitting on high stools behind a row of long counters. Some were weighing coins with copper scales, and some were examining gems with eyepieces, while they were registering them in a large ledger. There are countless doors in the hall, leading to different places, and many fairies guide customers in and out of these doorways.
To be honest, this kind of scene is rare. Maka stood by the door and watched for a while before walking towards the counter with the nameplate "Muggle Currency Exchange" nailed on it.
"Time is money my friend," Maka couldn't help but utter a famous saying as she looked at a young elf on a barstool, and then asked, "What's the exchange rate for pounds?"
"Oh -, yes, yes," the goblin at the counter's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, as if he had heard some wise words. He looked at Maka carefully before answering, "Today's pound exchange rate is 5.01 , Dear guest, do you need to exchange? The handling fee is 1.5 points."
Maka quickly took out most of her money from the suitcase, and after going through the exchange procedures, deposited it all into Gringotts, leaving only 100 gold galleons for herself as a spare.
"It's a pleasure to serve you, sir. I wish you prosperity!" Finally, the goblin happily said goodbye to him in a sharp voice.
Just when Maka walked to the gate, he vaguely heard a familiar shout coming from behind him.
“Time is money my friend!”
"It's really touching." Maka grinned and left here with cheerful steps.
"Okay, where should we go next? How about walking around first?"
Just as Maka was thinking about going that way, his eyes were attracted by another branch of the road opposite Gringotts.
The shops in Diagon Alley are already crowded enough, but it looks obviously narrower over there, and even the light is mostly blocked by the strange-shaped buildings, making it feel a bit eerie.
Maka hesitated for a moment, then walked over there.
The three shops at the intersection have their doors tightly closed, and their windows are tightly closed with thick velvet curtains. The names of the shops on the door foreheads are not clearly visible. They have obviously been abandoned for many years.
A few steps further in, a small shop called "Giant Spider" opened its door. There seemed to be many strange creatures in cages, which reminded him of an item on his shopping list - Students may bring an owl or a cat or a toad.
Maybe it would be good to go in and take a look. Anyway, he came too early today and still had a lot of time.
"Welcome, young customer." In the innermost part of the store, an old witch wearing a wide-brimmed peaked hat whispered in an eerie and hoarse voice, "... Please take a look."
Maka glanced over there a few times, and then looked at the creatures in the cages on both sides one by one.
To put it bluntly, he was just taking a look. He didn't recognize most of the creatures inside, but this did not hinder his curiosity.
Suddenly, he saw a black owl. It looked very big, at least two times larger than the varieties in the "Eela Owl Store" he passed before.
"What kind of owl is this?" Maka turned her head and asked the old witch inside.
"The long-eared owl (xiao) is native to Sumatra. It is good at hunting and warning, and is good at predicting the coming of earthquakes and tsunamis." The old witch said sinisterly, her dry and chapped lips opened and closed, the crooked and missing lips A set of yellow teeth is clearly visible.
Maka looked at the owl in the cage again, and saw it looking at her quietly, and couldn't help but ask: "How much?"
The old witch grinned, her stiff smile making people's hair stand on end, "Twenty gold galleons, my sir."
Maka glanced at the old witch, her expression unchanged, "Come on, ma'am, I'm not one of those stupid kids from Hogwarts."
The old witch looked Maka up and down hesitantly, then slightly raised her hunched back, and spoke louder, "Okay sir, fifteen gold galleons will be your price."
This time Maka didn't even look at her, she turned around and walked out, walking as fast as if she was escaping from some filth.
"Wait, wait, sir, ten, no... eight, at least eight!" The old witch suddenly shouted when she saw this.
Maka turned around after hearing this and did not cut any more. He estimated that although there must be a lot of profit at this price, it was about the same, and he probably wouldn't be able to buy it if he tried to bargain.
"Deal." Maka took out eight gold Galleons and placed them on the counter, then picked up the cage and walked out of the store.
"Wait! The price of the cage will be calculated separately!" The old witch chased her to the door, only to find that Maka had already disappeared into the crowd on the street.
At this time, when she stood at the door, people were surprised to find that this old witch was actually two meters tall!
"Damn it! What a hateful little dwarf, just like those vampires in the United States!" The old witch couldn't find her target, so she had to curse and go back.
Of course, Maka didn't run very far. He just took two quick steps and then ducked into a shop called "Meloch Museum".
"Welcome to the Meloche Treasures Museum. We have everything here. You can take your time and choose!" A little man shorter than Maka suddenly jumped out from behind a shelf, with a sharp voice that was louder than the goblin from Gringotts. Even a half tone higher.
"I'm just taking a look."
Maka said casually and pulled out a... oh no, half a wand from the big basket next to the shelf. This half of the wand was heavily scarred, with several deep scratches on the wand, and the dirty core could even be seen leaking from the fracture.
"Is this a rare treasure?" Maka looked at the half stick in her hand with a strange expression.
But the short wizard seemed to think it was a treasure. He waved his hands and shouted excitedly, "Oh, yes, yes! The wand used by Grindelwald when he was a student, yew, dragon's heart key, ten Four and three-quarter inches... I mean ever."
Maka sighed and threw the half of the wand back into the basket.
After that, Maka picked up a few gadgets on the shelf to look at, while the dwarf was dancing around him, telling a series of stories that sounded false enough, as if hoping to attract Maka's attention.
Just when Maka put down the things in his hands and was about to leave, he suddenly caught sight of an inconspicuous blue light flashing through the gap in the shelf from the corner of his eye!
Maka immediately looked away and pretended to squat down to check other goods, but she had a suspicion in her heart.