Chapter 733 Public Safety
Seeing his mother's inquiry, Penello's tone was full of pride: "Although Alan has not yet graduated, he also worked in the Ministry of Magic at the beginning of the summer vacation. The Ministry of Magic is equivalent to our government, and his position is similar to that of a scientist in the human world. In addition, he himself is also a professor at Hogwarts, and he is also a seeker for the England Quidditch national team, and he won the World Cup champion in the last competition, which is equivalent to the world's most top players..."
But unlike Penello's idea, Mrs. Clearwater felt completely different when hearing these titles. As far as she knew, this Alan Harris was still an underage student, and he had to do so many occupations The same is true for her daughter, not only is she said to be a very respected secret agent, but she is also said to have a part-time job in a pharmaceutical company in the wizarding world, which made Letizia's favor for the wizarding world decline even faster. The female lawyer looked at her daughter's clothes with pity again, remembering the uniform she hadn't changed since Penello started working. She misunderstood that even the so-called wizarding elite in the wizarding world needed Only by working multiple jobs can a decent life be maintained. Letizia is now even suspecting that the luxury classic car they are riding in may be rented by the underage boy in front of him for the sake of dignity.
"In addition, Alan's father, Owen Harris, is the new minister of the British Ministry of Magic, which is equivalent to our prime minister." Penello continued to want to prove the excellence of her boyfriend and his family in front of her parents, "and his other family members They also hold important positions in the Ministry of Magic, and you can understand that the current British wizarding world is controlled by Allen and his family."
Mr. Clearwater's eyes flashed, and he remembered his daughter's introduction to the wizarding world. Compared with his own society, the population of the wizarding world is much smaller, and a student who has not yet graduated can occupy a place in their government. Even holding several important jobs at the same time, and now hearing that one family can control the wizarding world so much, then the wizarding world may not sound formal and rigorous, just like a child playing tricks.
"In this way, Mr. Harris' family seems to be considered a famous family in the wizarding world..." Mr. Clearwater tried calmly, secretly disdainful in his heart, unlike himself and his wife who had achieved their current status through hard work, the person in front of him The boy who has not yet graduated is able to obtain so many titles, most of which is due to the power of his family.
Penello was not used to using Legilimency to her family members, and she also failed to detect the meaning of her father's words, but continued to introduce secretly: "The most popular umbrella company in the wizarding world is my part-time job. That company is actually a family business belonging to the Harris family, and many products produced by Umbrella Company are in a monopoly position in the wizarding world."
"The Umbrella Company relies on everyone's hard work. As for my own profession, although the income of each kind of work is quite considerable in the wizarding world, these are actually not important to me... because I am following Nick? The only wizard who made the Philosopher's Stone after Flamel." As he spoke, Allen took out an omniscient collar badge from his pocket, pressed the middle eye and said, "We are almost there, please come and pick it up."
"Nick Flamel...Mr. Harris, do you mean that you can turn stones into gold?" Mr. Clearwater was surprised for a long time to match the legend and reality in his mind, and then found that Allen had already started driving a car down and down.
Mr. Clearwater turned his head and looked out the window. He watched the car pass through the clouds, directly over the large black iron gate, and fell into the courtyard of a Georgian building. There is a simple black wooden door, with a chandelier in front of the door, and a knocker with a lion's head on the door, embellished with white Arabic numerals "10". Looking at this familiar scene, he shouted anxiously: "No. 10 Downing Street You can't just go in there, leave quickly, you will be detained,
There must be no stain on our profession. "
But then he shut his mouth, because Mr. Clearwater found that the police standing in front of the big iron gate seemed to have not seen such a car breaking in illegally, guarding the big iron gate upright, but they were right They turn a blind eye.
The car came to a complete stop. Allen got out of the car, opened the rear door, and snapped his fingers behind him. In the direction of Mr. Clearwater who had just gotten out of the car door, the guard who had just touched his waist and looked over came again. He turned his head back, as if these people who suddenly appeared in the yard were supposed to be like this, and there was nothing to be surprised about.
And when the Crivatts followed Allen to the prime minister's residence, they saw the man standing on the front steps waiting with a smile, their breathing became short of breath, and they exchanged glances with each other in surprise. "Felipe..." Mrs. Clearwater pointed to the man on the steps to her husband, and felt her heart beating faster. The place where Alan Harris invited her to dinner turned out to be the Prime Minister's residence. This area is absolutely perfect. Most of the time, it is closed to ordinary people, and only the most powerful figures in her and her husband's employers can enter this place. Fortunately, the professionalism she has always cultivated has made her back straighter and straighter in this situation.
Mr. Clearwater frowned and lowered his head, whispering to his wife beside him: "Letizia, this may be controlled by magic."
It's just that before Mrs. Clearwater could respond, the Prime Minister had already walked down the steps and walked in front of them.
"Mr. Alan Harris, it's a great honor to see you again." The prime minister extended his hand to Alan with a smile on his face. After shaking hands, Alan introduced the Penello and Krivatt couple to the prime minister. "It's a great pleasure to see you again See you, sir. This is Penelope Clearwater, and those are her parents, Monsieur Felipe Clearwater and Mrs Letizia Rocasolano Clearwater."
"It's a great honor to have the opportunity to have lunch with you all." The Prime Minister immediately reached out to them. Seeing the Muggle Prime Minister in front of him, Penello, who understood Allen's intentions, showed a smile at the Prime Minister contrary to his usual cold attitude towards strangers.
"It's an honor to meet you, Your Excellency." Mr. Clearwater leaned forward slightly, regretting that he didn't put on his coat just now. On such an occasion, it is not very dignified to wear the coat on his arms. And Mrs. Clearwater showed her best smile that she had practiced countless times in front of the mirror.
"Let's go in first." First, he put his hand on the lion's head knocker and knocked on the door, and then explained to Allen and his party apologetically, "The door can only be opened from inside the house, so that the people inside can respond Just open the door."
After the servants behind the door opened the door, everyone entered the prime minister's mansion, and the prime minister led them up the grand stone staircase. The yellow wall next to the stone staircase was covered with portraits of successive prime ministers in chronological order, "Macmillan's My wife removed all the portraits, but Wilson restored the tradition in 1964. Callahan even put up a color portrait in 1979, but it was restored shortly thereafter. When I leave office, my portrait will also be removed. Hang here." The prime minister clasped his hands in front of him and walked ahead, half-turning his body and enthusiastically introducing it with a master's attitude.
Going up the stairs and continuing on, when passing a hall, the Prime Minister said to Allen a little flatteringly: "This pillar hall, one of the three living rooms in the mansion, is usually used for official events such as signing ceremonies. Often haunted, my wife once saw a female ghost in a long dress and jewels here, and she rarely stays here after that. But since Christopher Lee came here, there has been no trouble. "
As soon as the Prime Minister finished speaking, his new secretary named Christopher Lee quickly appeared in front of them. He bowed slightly to Allen, and said to the Prime Minister: "Your Excellency, the small dining room has already prepared all the banquets. alright."
"Okay, let's go there now." The Prime Minister nodded and held out his hand to Allen and the others, "Everyone, please follow me."
As they moved forward, the assistants and advisers who came and went in the prime minister's mansion nodded to the prime minister and Allen, and the Crivatts walked steadily behind the prime minister, looking at the faces that often appear in newspaper headlines , I am more cautious about my posture and appearance at this time.
Finally, under the guidance of Changyan, everyone entered a small dining room with a white roof and walls all decorated with wood. This room is not big, and the same all-wooden tables and chairs can seat up to 8 people.
"This was originally called the 'Breakfast Room' but was remodeled in 1826 to become a small dining room - through those double doors you get to the State Dining Room, but it's too big, pardon my choice This is a more private place to entertain you." Then, the Prime Minister took the initiative to pull out two chairs, extended his hand to Penelope and Mrs. Clearwater and invited, "Ladies first."
After thanking her with a smile, Mrs. Clearwater smoothed her dress and sat down. Penello also nodded his thanks to the prime minister, taking in the environment of the small dining room as he moved his eyes, and sat beside his mother. Allen sat on the Prime Minister's left and Mr Clearwater sat on the Prime Minister's right.
As the lunch progressed and everyone became familiar with each other, the conversation between them was not as formal as it was initially under the mutual understanding and the deliberate guidance of the Muggle Prime Minister.
"Mr. Clearwater, so your law firm is also located in London? Then we can communicate and practice a lot. Many congressmen around me need a lawyer friend like you. We can get together a few times in private to help each other. "The prime minister raised his glass to Mr. Clearwater. With the keenness of a politician, the shrewd prime minister has seen through the purpose of Allen's arrival this time, and he is very cooperative in hospitality-only a meal and these small things can have a savior. Opportunities are elusive.
The Prime Minister’s words undoubtedly provided the Crivatts with a platform to get in touch with the real upper class. Even if they were covered with beards, they couldn’t block the red light on Mr. Crivatt’s face. The energetic lawyer responded: “I’m honored , Thank you for your cooperation."
"You're welcome. Mr. Alan Harris is an important figure in our country. You must have heard about the chaos in other countries recently. I don't know if you two know the inside story, but if Mr. Harris doesn't exist, I'm afraid At this time, I also fell into the same anxious situation. As our most valuable friends, the two who can be introduced so grandly by Mr. Alan Harris will naturally be my friends and distinguished guests at the Prime Minister's residence." Prime Minister Sparing no effort to praise Allen, the Crivatts could see that the expression of the prime minister speaking these words was very natural, which was different from the mechanical faces of the guards who were estimated to be controlled by the mind before. The perception of the wizarding world has changed greatly - the influence of the wizarding world on the Muggle world is beyond their previous imagination.
The guests and hosts of this banquet had a good time, the high-standard service and exquisite meals were secondary, and the harmonious relationship created at the banquet was the focus of everyone's attention. So in the end, when the Bentley 8-liter parked in front of the law firm, and Allen politely said goodbye to the Crivatts at the door, Mrs. Crivatt stopped him: "If you are not in a hurry, Mr. Harris might as well Come up and sit down."
"Thank you for your invitation, Mrs. Clearwater, but please forgive me. You know that the new semester is about to start. I have to prepare in the afternoon. If possible, we will meet again during my vacation." Allen said with an apologetic expression Declined.
At this time, Mr. Clearwater handed an exquisite black business card to Allen: "Mr. Harris, this is my business card. Although I think you wizards have many ways to solve many things, you can always do so if necessary." Give me a call."
Penelope was quite quiet at this time, she just looked sideways at her parents, and her mouth was a little disgusted with their snobbish eyes, and she felt a little ashamed in front of Allen, but thinking about all that Allen arranged for her today I couldn't help but chuckled a little.
Allen took the business card with both hands and put it in the pocket of his suit jacket: "Oh, thank you so much, I think that if my family's umbrella company can come to the Muggle world to develop business in a few years, I will definitely Will ask Mr. Clearwater to help with these matters, you know, we wizards don't know much about Muggle laws..."
Later, in the Bentley 8-liter classic car in the sky of London, Allen raised his eyebrows at Penello: "How about it, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"
Penello looked at Ellen with a pleading expression. She licked her red lips, her eyes shining brightly: "I'm going to commit a crime of endangering public safety."
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