Melee wizards at Hogwarts

July 1991, 7, may be a day destined to be remembered in Diagon Alley.

On this day, the Leaky Cauldron, which had lasted for nearly a hundred years, ushered in an almost historic change.

"Today's soft opening, magic wine (ks) special price for a limited time."

At the main entrance of the Leaky Cauldron, a slender yellow wooden board hangs out from under the original wooden sign. On the wooden board, promotional slogans are neatly engraved, attracting the pace of wizards who come to Diagon Alley.

The originally greasy door had been cleaned, and the brass handle reflected light in the sunlight, which was almost dazzling. This has to be thanked for the magic of the magic spell, otherwise Parsifal would not clean it with a rag himself anyway, but would rather dismantle the door and use it as firewood.

It is better to have no door than to give people a shabby feeling that "this store will go bankrupt in the next second".

A middle-aged wizard was lucky enough to be the first person to enter the store. After apparating to the door of the store, he opened the door without hesitation and walked in.

"Tom! Did you finally remember today that your store needs cleaning? Arrange a room for me for three days."

As usual, he hung his hat on the hanger by the door and raised his voice to tease his boss, Tom.

"Albert! I'm not the boss today. How about trying our new product?"

The stooped Tom's steps were much lighter than people imagined. He walked over and took the suitcase from the middle-aged man Albert. As soon as he snapped his fingers, a house elf appeared and was responsible for carrying it to the room.

"New product? Gamp's old social wine? You'd better keep your hundred gold galleons."

Albert laughed when he heard this, but still took off his coat and sat at the edge of the bar.

Gamp's Aged Social Wine is a drink launched by the Leaky Cauldron a long time ago. Because it is so unpalatable, no one can drink a pint even with a reward of up to 100 gold galleons.

If it were changed to two weeks ago, the last time he came to the Leaky Cauldron, he was determined not to let even a corner of his coat touch the bar, because the greasy bar would give his coat a weird smell, maybe it was Mushroom soup, maybe fried bacon.

But today, the Leaky Cauldron looks particularly neat. In the small first-floor hall, there are six or seven square tables scattered in an orderly manner. The wooden floor has undoubtedly been mopped and waxed (kindly sponsored by Parsifal), the walls have been replaced with off-white (although this is due to the transfiguration), and although there are many fewer original hanging paintings, the colors are more It's simple, the lines are simpler, and it looks more comfortable.

What surprised him even more was the person standing behind the bar.

A boy who must be 12 or 3 years old at most, wearing a very strict formal suit. Black coat, white lining, and slightly raised cuffs. This strange combination gave him a capable, professional, and inexplicably harmonious impression. A piece of white parchment was handed to him.

"I'm the bartender, Parsifal Williams."

The boy nodded and introduced himself to Albert.

Special wine list

Unicorn Blood

Felixir

Wolfsbane Potion

Polyjuice Potion

Butterbeer that Parsifal doesn't hate

13 shillings/cup, 2 galleons for three cups, personal custom blend for 3 galleons/cup.

Albert looked at the wine list and fell into an eerie silence. Through words, all he could imagine was potions, not drinks, and the boy in front of him...

Well, he never imagined having a boy head the bar.

"You are the first customer today, why don't we pay for the first customized cocktail in the store. What kind of wine do you usually like to drink?"

Parsifal was not surprised by the hesitation of the wizard in front of him, but he was not nervous either.

"How about rum? My friends in North America gave me some as a gift before. It tastes good, but I haven't had it for a long time."

After a moment of hesitation, Albert made his request.

"Please wait."

Parsifal was a little lucky. Originally, he didn't buy rum as the base liquor, but when he bought bartending tools in Soho, the bartender gave him two bottles as a gift.

There are many choices for rum-based cocktails, like cuba libra, long island iced tea, mojito (n), please use it. "

Wolfsbane Potion is his original cocktail. It is made by mixing the "King of Bitters" Finette Blanca with Scotch whiskey and cola. The taste is extremely strong and bursts out from the inside out. The intense heat simulates the feeling of a werewolf who is in pain but retains his sanity when the moon is full.

It was already dusk, and after handing her second cup to the witch in front of him who was holding a cigarette in his mouth and whose face was wrinkled and looked like dried orange peels, Parsifal was somewhat surprised to find something unexpected. external customers.

"Please, please, have a cup of this, unicorn blood."

A somewhat stuttering voice sounded, and a worrying wizard with a floral scarf on his hairline sat at the counter.