Chapter 154 Knight Bus
John's gift to Michelle was a floral dress.
As soon as the skirt was taken out, Michelle's eyes lit up.
"Ah! So beautiful!"
As Michelle spoke, she took the dress and gesticulated on herself, then ran around happily in the living room.
This floral dress was made by John using materials such as basilisk slough and Acromantula silk. It is not only tough in texture, but also has good resistance to magic.
But John didn't introduce him at all, and just looked at Michelle with a smile.
Almost everyone present regarded this as an ordinary dress.
This greatly moved the Grangers.
They didn't know John's current financial situation. They only knew that John and Michelle were both orphans and had depended on each other since childhood.
Generally speaking, orphans don't have much money.
But now, John gave Michelle an ordinary dress, but gave them precious magic props.
In their opinion, this must have been saved by John in order to repay them.
Mrs. Granger's eye circles were even a little red as she thought about the scene where John worked hard and did not dare to spend a penny, but generously bought them gifts.
"This kid is so good."
Mr. Granger sighed.
And this exclamation also woke up Mrs. Granger who was immersed in her thoughts.
She wiped the corners of her eyes, stepped forward and greeted John more enthusiastically, and even let him stay at home.
Mr. Granger, with a tacit understanding, began to call the restaurants he was going to tonight and asked them to prepare the most sumptuous food.
John simply could not refuse the enthusiastic Mrs. Granger and could only nod in agreement.
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The next day, John took Michelle and Hermione away from Granger's house and set off to Diagon Alley to buy supplies for the new semester.
Since they had decided last night to spend the remaining days of their vacation in Diagon Alley, both Michelle and Hermione were dragging their suitcases.
John originally wanted to help them put their suitcases into the magic suitcase, but was refused.
The group of people walked through three blocks under the leadership of John, and did not stop until they reached a remote and deserted street.
At this time, Hermione was already a little exhausted.
She put her hands on her knees and breathed heavily.
Michelle handed her a bottle of water, then patted her back and said:
"Hermione, are you okay?"
Hermione was already speechless. She nodded and stayed there for a while before saying:
"John, maybe we should... go back and ask my dad to take us to the Leaky Cauldron."
John chuckled and said:
"We have alternative transportation."
"Do you want to take the subway?" Michelle's eyes lit up and said, "Hermione and I just took it last week, John, it went so fast!"
"It's not a subway, it's another magical means of transportation."
As he spoke, John raised his wand and held it at a special angle.
"Bam—"
A deafening explosion sounded.
The next second, with a sudden sound of braking, a huge object suddenly jumped out of the air and stopped in front of John.
Hermione and Michelle were startled by this scene.
When they reacted, they realized that it was actually a three-story bus.
Gold letters on the car's windshield formed the words: Knight Bus.
Then a conductor in a purple uniform jumped out of the bus and shouted:
"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus, emergency transport for witches or wizards in distress. Just stick out your wand and step on board, and we'll take you wherever you want to go."
John said to Hermione and Michelle:
"As he said, if you ever encounter an emergency, you can reach out with your wand and summon the Knight Bus. It can take you anywhere on land, and very fast!"
Michelle nodded with excitement.
Hermione took out a notebook and wrote down all the information about the Knight Bus.
Unlike Michelle, who was eager to try and simply wanted excitement.
She clearly realized the role this magic bus could play at critical moments.
At the same time, she also understood John's intention.
John wanted to introduce Knight Bus to her so that she would have one more choice in case of emergency!
Thinking of this, Hermione pursed her lips and said gratefully:
"Thank you, John."
John waved his hand lightly, and the conductor smiled and said:
"We do go very fast, but I must add that there is a fee to ride the Knight Bus."
The conductor shook John's hand and said, "My name is Stan Sand Parker, and I am glad to serve you. By the way, where are you going?"
"London, Diagon Alley."
"It costs ten Sickles, but if you pay thirteen, you can get chocolates. If you pay fourteen, you can get a thermos and..."
At this point, the conductor suddenly paused.
He squinted his eyes, looked John up and down, and then said uncertainly after a while:
"Wait a minute - you are not John Shafiq, are you? The youngest recipient of the 'Order of Merlin, Third Class'?"
"If there is no other medalist named John Shafiq, it should be me."
John touched his nose and said.
Hearing this, the conductor was extremely happy and said with joy:
"Merlin, I am so lucky! I just met the 'savior' Harry Potter not long ago, and today I met the famous John Shafiq again!"
Hearing this, John and others were a little surprised.
Hermione quickly asked:
"Wait! You saw Harry? He was also in this car? When was that?"
Hermione's series of questions almost confused the conductor.
He opened his mouth slightly and said after a while:
"Anyway, his destination was the Leaky Cauldron. He was probably going to stay there, right? I just don't know if he's still there now."
"Snapped--"
John snapped his fingers, handed over two gold coins and five silver coins and said, "Then let's go to the Leaky Cauldron."
"no problem!"
The conductor helped John and others carry their suitcases into the car.
There were no seats in the car, and behind the curtained windows were six beds with brass posts.
"You can just find a seat wherever you want! Our driver Er Enplan will be leaving soon!"
The conductor led John and others to the second floor of the carriage and then quickly ran down.
"Why do you think Harry went to the Leaky Cauldron so many days in advance?" Hermione said anxiously as soon as she sat down, "Did something happen to him?"
"I don't think you need to worry. Just ask someone after the Leaky Cauldron. I made a lot of friends when I was working there. If Harry has really been to the Leaky Cauldron, they must know something."
As John spoke, he stopped Michelle who was walking around in the car.
And as soon as he finished speaking, the conductor ran up again.
"Your hot chocolate is here!"
He handed over three drinks, then stared at John with burning eyes and said:
"Mr. Shafiq, could you please sign for me?"
As soon as these words came out, the three of them looked at the conductor.
Hermione acted even more surprised than she had been when she saw the Knight Bus.
She knew John was great and famous.
But she really didn't expect that John would be so famous that he would be chased for his autograph!
John shook his head and said:
"I'm not a famous person."
"Oh! You are so humble!" The conductor handed a book and a quill to John and said, "My mother, my friend's mother, and the neighbor's aunt... they are all your fans. ! Please! Sign your name for me, I want to give this as a gift to my mother!"
Looking at the "John's Magic Cooking Guide" in the conductor's hand, John was speechless.
Obviously, the magic cooking recipes he originally revealed were welcomed by the majority of housewives.
It reminded him of Lockhart.
The Lockhart guy is also mostly female, including a lot of housewives.
With this in mind, John reached out to take the quill and signed his name on the cover.
And as he finished writing the last letter, the car started moving.
"Bam—"
There was only a loud noise, and the strong inertia pressed John and others to the edge of the bed.