Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 2653 Secret words from the past

According to travel magazines, Buckingham Palace has 828000 square feet, 775 rooms, 52 royal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, 78 bathrooms, and more than 1000 staff, including everything from butlers to servants. Work.

In addition to regular workers, there are also a large number of "temporary workers". For one year, Severus participated in the task of defending the "Queen's Jewelry". lived.

Of course, so many people will not all eat at Buckingham Palace. After coming out of the Queen’s Gallery, through the Royal Mews, there is a restaurant that provides English breakfast and afternoon tea near the Victoria Palace Theater. It has a history of more than 100 years. Not far from it is London Victoria Station, which was opened more than ten years later than King's Cross Station, and unlike King's Cross Station, which is a station outside the city, Victoria Station is an important station in the city, not far from the subway stand.Official and non-regular employees who come from various places to work at Buckingham Palace will go there to have a cup of tea after leaving the subway, inner ring train, or have something to eat, read the Times just bought from the station, and then walk to The back door of Buckingham Palace.

The changing of the guard ceremony is held at the front gate, which attracts a large number of tourists.Although the back door has an open space, it is not suitable for holding national celebrations.

It was a big, big garden, and legend has it that the Queen once chased her dog to the back door, where she saw the traveling station of the London Library, but she didn't know what it was for.At this time, a small kitchen worker passed by and introduced to the queen how to use the mobile library station.It is said that it was very late at that time, and Xiao Gong did not recognize that the "lady walking the dog" was actually the queen. He introduced several works of contemporary female writers to her, and then returned to the classics of the 89s, starting from Jane Austen To Hardy, Monroe, etc., and soon the Queen's new hobby caused the alarm of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the Queen's Private Secretary, because they believed that the Queen's way of reading was destructive.

The little worker was fired, but the queen subsidized him to open this restaurant, and because the little worker met the queen because of a puppy, the restaurant allowed pets to enter.

This restaurant is easy to find but hard to find, because it doesn't have a striking sign to attract customers.But it's not particularly hidden. Next door to the restaurant is a standing and drinking cocktail bar, and many Buckingham employees will go to the next door for a drink during their breaks.

They don't wear the clothes of a manservant, but they complain loudly about how difficult their "employer" is, and when they're finished they eat next door.

Many of the waiters working in the restaurant have worked in Buckingham Palace, and they abide by all the training standards received in Buckingham Palace.There's a "dead fly test" where the hiring manager randomly places a dead fly in the corner of the room and invites the employee in for a conversation where he or she needs to find the dead fly before the conversation is over. detail".

Those who pass the test and work for the royal family must also abide by a host of other rules, such as cleaners not being able to use vacuum cleaners when sweeping carpets and staff having to walk on both sides of corridors rather than in the middle of the carpet.Assuming you're that unlucky cleaner who needs to kneel down on the carpet to clean up the dust, you also don't want to leave unnecessary footprints.

Severus had walked among the rugs once, and he'd even shown Pomona with the two-way mirror while Pomona was on her favorite hobby, sleeping, during her vacation.

Everything in this "club" looked so orderly, except for Pomona, who was still not used to high heels and needed to hold Severus to keep him from falling.

To others, it looked like she was holding Severus's hand. Of course, it would be better to ignore her gritted teeth expression.

"Wow, woof!" a Chihuahua barked wildly at Pomona, and she subconsciously ducked aside, almost stepping on Severus' foot.In order to avoid her high heels, he also moved half a step to the side, but bumped into the dining table next door and almost knocked over the other table.

A normal person would say "I'm sorry", but the Potions Master would rather stare at each other than open his mouth.

"Can I help you?" The waiter smiled politely.

"We'd like to have lunch here, is there a table available?" Severus said.

"Sorry, they're all full." The waiter still smiled.

"I didn't hear that you need an appointment here," Severus said.

"Then you can wait outside, and I will notify you immediately if there is an empty table, sir." The waiter said.

At this moment, someone suddenly waved at them.

"They were with me," said the man.

The waiter glanced back at the man, bowed to Severus, and then turned to serve other guests.

It didn't take long for Pomona to figure out who the man who had come to their rescue was, and by then Severus had already walked past, and she had to wobble on her high heels alone to keep up.

The Auror Calvin of the British Ministry of Magic stood up. He pulled out a chair for Pomona, and after Pomona took his seat, he took the seat opposite Severus.

"What a coincidence." Calvin smiled and said, "What brought you here, Professor?"

"Come celebrate." Severus smiled too. "The test has passed."

"But I hear it's not over yet," Calvin said.

"We all know what happens after drinking the Wolfsbane Potion. In fact, I plan to go to the Ministry after the celebration to avoid any accidents with the 'volunteers'." Severus said sanctimoniously.

"And you?" Calvin asked, looking at Pomona.

"What are you doing here, Calvin?" Severus asked before she could answer.

"Come here for work meals. I come here often, and the waiters know me, but how do you know this 'staff restaurant'?" Calvin asked.

"I also worked at Buckingham Palace," Severus said.

Calvin smiled and said nothing.

"What do you two want?" the waiter came over and asked.

"Two cups of tea, thank you." Pomona said quickly.

"Would you like something to eat?" Calvin asked.

"Just two cups of tea," Pomona said with a smile, and the waiter froze for a moment before turning away from their table.

Calvin studied Severus for a moment.

"How is Mr. Harry Potter? It's been a month since that incident, if I remember correctly."

"You remember correctly, exactly one month, if you were really that worried about Potter's health, you shouldn't have left so early." Severus said slowly.

Before Harry woke up, many people came to see him, including Calvin in front of him, but Harry Potter had been in a coma for a long time because of the "magic overdraft", so he had to leave first, and asked Luo Well many questions.

Although the director of the Auror Office is a subordinate of the Minister of Magic and the Executive Department of the Ministry of Magic, Stringer's style of work is different from that of Fudge and the others.

"But if you ask him how he is doing, I heard he went to the Weasleys for the summer vacation." Severus said suddenly.

Pomona glared at him, wanting to kick him with the heel of his high-heeled shoe.

The addresses of the Dursleys in the Muggle community are kept secret, but the Weasleys' are not, in case...

"I heard they bought tickets to the Quidditch World Cup," Calvin said. "Arthur did Bagman's brother a little favor."

"How's it going over there?" Severus asked, looking into Calvin's eyes.

Calvin crossed his fingers, "Did you buy the tickets?"

"I've always disliked overly boisterous occasions," Severus said slickly.

"Then I suggest to keep it." Calvin said, "It's difficult to find peace at this time, don't you think so, miss?"

Just as Pomona was about to speak, the waiter had already brought two cups of tea and placed them in front of them.

"Surely you know why?" Severus said after the waiter had left.

"Then you have to find someone stronger than me," Calvin said.

"Where can I find it?" Severus asked.

"It's by your side," Calvin said.

"I don't understand what you're talking about," Severus said slowly.

"I don't understand what you're talking about either," Calvin said.

"It seems we have nothing to talk about." Severus finished and stood up.

Pomona looked regretfully at the tea on the table, but she hadn't taken a sip yet.

The tea smells very fragrant, it must be a good cup of tea.

At this time, the subway may have entered the station, making a slight roar, and the teacup on the table was trembling.

She looked up at the fireplace in the dining room, where a gorgeous oval mirror was decorated, and it trembled slightly with the sound.

"Hold me," Severus whispered in her ear, and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.

This posture can no longer be described with etiquette. Just as she was about to break free, the Chihuahua started yelling at her again.

So she had no choice but to leave the restaurant with this posture.

(End of this chapter)