Chapter 150 Entering the Ministry of Magic

After a while, ripples appeared in the space, and two figures, one large and one small, appeared out of thin air in the open space on one side.

After Ivan came back to his senses, he subconsciously looked around and found that this was not the Ministry of Magic as he had imagined, but in a long and narrow alley.

"Why don't we just teleport directly to the Ministry of Magic without disapparating?" Ivan asked strangely.

"Unless you have authorization and there is something important, you cannot use Apparition to teleport to the Ministry of Magic. Even if you work there, you must enter through other channels when you go to work." Docter patted Ivan. shoulder and explained loudly.

Ivan nodded, that's right. If everyone used Apparition to teleport back and forth in the Ministry of Magic when doing things, it would definitely be a mess.

More importantly, it will damage the majesty of the Ministry of Magic!

"Come with me. The entrance to the Ministry of Magic is right in front. There may be a lot of people on the road. We'd better pretend to be like Muggles."

Docter put away the wand in his hand, arranged his clothes, and after giving a reminder, he took the lead and walked forward.

Pretending to be like a Muggle? Do you know what Muggles are like in general?

Ivan kept complaining in his mind, but he still followed quickly. When he walked out of the alley, he realized that there was a bustling street outside.

There is a huge flow of people here, and the most common ones are men and women wearing suits and leather shoes, carrying briefcases. They look in a hurry and never stay in one place too long.

Under the leadership of Docter, Ivan blended into the crowd, but their unique attire still attracted the attention of passers-by.

Even so, Doggett still felt that he was pretending well, and from time to time he told Ivan some Muggle common sense that he didn't know where he heard it from, but unfortunately it all sounded outdated to Ivan.

Docter was so excited that he even thought about showing Ivan how to use the Muggle machine at the vending machine on the roadside. However, after putting a silver coin in it, nothing happened. It didn't take long for the machine to spit out Yinxico again.

"Damn it, Muggle machines don't accept Sickles and Coppernuts." Docter patted his head and muttered in a low voice, suddenly remembering that he forgot to go to Gringotts to exchange some Muggle currency today. .

Not long after walking, the two came to an ancient street. The walls here were covered with all kinds of messy graffiti. There were only a few shops and a tavern open on both sides of the street, which looked extremely desolate.

Because of this, there are very few pedestrians here, and only occasionally a car honking its horn passes by.

In front, there is a red phone booth. It looks so old and dilapidated that half of the red paint on it has peeled off.

Docter walked in nonchalantly and greeted Ivan to come in. The small phone booth seemed a little crowded for a while.

"This is a Muggle phone booth. It is said that Muggles can use this to communicate remotely. It has the same function as your retractable ears. How about it? Isn't it surprising? I thought it was a bit incredible when I first learned about it."

Docter smacked his lips, showing off his Muggle knowledge and looking very proud of himself.

Ivan rolled his eyes helplessly. It was just a phone booth. It was not like he had never used it in his previous life. Now Muggles even have mobile phones, right?

While Docter was explaining to Ivan, he picked up the phone, dialed the number on it, entered 62442, and waited in the phone booth.

Not long after, Ivan heard a voice ringing in his ears. It seemed to be very close, but no one could be seen around him.

"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic, please state your name and your business."

It was an indifferent female voice, and Ivan couldn't help but complain about the poor service attitude of the receptionist at the Ministry of Magic. Shouldn't it be a warm welcome?

Docter was used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong, so he spoke.

"I'm Docter, and this is Ivan Hals, the developer of the wolfsbane potion. We're going to the patent office. I believe someone should have greeted you!"

After Docter finished speaking, the receptionist seemed a little surprised and paused before continuing.

"Hello, guest, please take your badge and pin it on the front of your clothes."

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A square silver badge slipped out from the coin refund entrance of the phone booth. Ivan reached out to take it, turned it over and looked at it. It clearly read Ivan Hals, patent application.

Ivan followed the instructions and put the badge on his chest, then heard the receptionist continue.

"Visitors of the Ministry of Magic, the security desk is at the end of the main hall where you will need to be checked and have your wand registered."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ivan felt that the phone booth suddenly began to sink. It felt like taking an elevator, sliding smoothly towards the ground.

Through the glass of the phone booth, Ivan could clearly see that they were heading deep underground. Layers of rocks passed in front of him, and they seemed to be falling faster and faster. There was a fine friction sound all around, which made Ivan a little worried. Could something go wrong with this magical elevator?

Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end. The phone booth stopped smoothly and the closed door opened automatically, then closed again after Ivan and Doggett walked out.

Ivan watched the phone booth take off again, and then turned his head to look forward, only to realize that they were already on the side of a wide hall.

As the facade of the Ministry of Magic, this place is magnificently built. The ground is paved with neat dark wooden floors, which are so bright that you can see people's reflections. The peacock blue ceiling is engraved with many golden patterns, which are constantly changing and moving. With.

There is a gilded fireplace at every other section of the surrounding walls. From time to time, you can see the light of the fire raised by wizards entering and exiting through the fireplace.

In the middle of the foyer is a fountain, which looks like a pool, with a golden statue standing in the center of the circle.

The largest and tallest one is a wizard holding a wand high. Next to it are graceful statues of witches, centaurs, goblins, and house elves. Stars surround it like a moon, looking at the wizard in the center with infinite admiration.

Ivan walked forward, looking around from time to time.

In his previous life, he had imagined what the Ministry of Magic looked like in his mind, and had seen similar scenes in movies and TV shows. However, it was only after the close contact that he was surprised that the mystery of magic could be so perfectly combined with architectural art.

"Okay, stop looking, we still have business to do."

Docter interrupted Ivan's idea of ​​continuing to visit, led him through the checkpoint for wands, and pressed a few times on the elevator.

Thanks to book friend Vast Starry Sky Shining Stars for the reward of 1,000 starting coins, and thanks to book friend Mushroom K for the reward of 200 starting coins.