HP's Foreign Land

The carriage stopped at the temporary post station in the ancient town of Mumian. When Heimdall got out of the car, he saw Lefey Nice looking around. He obviously didn't notice that the person to pick him up had already arrived.

Rommel looked back: "Is that him?"

Snow got out of the carriage together with Rommel, which was a great improvement for the honest uncle, who seldom used public funds to eat, drink and travel.Rommel had always sneered at his brother's uprightness, so he praised Snow's sudden "awakening".There is no need to save money for Fudge, as far as the amount of "political donations" that Lucius revealed to him from the Malfoy family turned in every year, it can be seen that Mr. Minister lives quite well.

Rommel looked at Nice, who was still out of focus: "What did you just say his name was?"

"Nice, Lefey Nice."

A little hesitation flashed in Rommel's eyes.

After the three of them moved forward for 20 meters, Niss finally saw them. His eyes lit up and he greeted them cheerfully. He paused halfway, probably because he found the other two uninvited guests.

Snow raised his eyebrows, and whispered solemnly: "Mr. Nice should try to broaden his horizons and focus on a large area."

Heimdall was delighted when he heard that, Le Fay was indeed a bit blind. At first he thought he was short-sighted, but later found that his eyesight was quite normal.

"He likes to study Muggles?" Rommel said suddenly, who was silent for a long time.

Heimdall nodded: "It's almost to the point of obsession."

Rommel showed an unbelievable expression, and murmured: "I didn't expect Sonia to raise such a son, and he is also a Muggle lover."

Snow opened his eyes wide after hearing this, and whispered in surprise, "Is he the son of Ms. Nice?" Although he had doubts about this surname, the young man in front of him, who was not outstanding at all, looked exactly like the vigorous Sonia in his impression. · Nice is a long way off.

"Do you know Le Fay's mother?" Heimdall, who witnessed the changes in the expressions of the two, was extremely curious. It must be very difficult for the father and uncle to talk about it. That Ms. Nice must be very difficult.

"I know." Rommel said playfully. "Sonia Ness, the chairman of the Norwegian branch of the International Federation of Magicians, a well-known figure in the Nordic political circle, is known for her swift and violent iron-fisted politics. The Norwegian Minister of Magic is just a puppet raised by her, but she is actually in charge. Sonia Ness."

As we all know, the political arena has been dominated by men from ancient times to the present, and Ms. Nice has emerged in the political arena with her own efforts to fight against the men and share the same position.Heimdall gasped in admiration, a woman who does not give in to a man.Looking at the embarrassed Le Fay who ran excitedly and almost collided with passers-by, it is no wonder that Rommel and Snow lost their composure and hesitated so much.

After thinking about it, Heimdall said seriously, "Nice is a good man."

Rommel and Snow looked at each other and smiled.

"Of course I won't make things difficult for him," Rommel said mockingly. "To put it bluntly, Sonia Nice and I are grasshoppers tied to the same rope. We are all in the same boat, and we are political allies who are both hurt and prosperous."

Heimdall immediately thought of an idiom: gangsters.

After the group introduced each other, Rommel couldn't help sighing secretly. Sonia may be a successful politician, but as a mother, it is open to question. In Rommel's view, her way of educating her children is very problematic. Be a good son. Must be covered in an ivory tower.However, different people have different opinions on children's education. Parents' expectations determine what kind of road they pave for their children. This Nice is well protected at first glance. This is no surprise to the child of an ordinary wizarding family, but it is obviously out of place as the heir to a political family.

The scary part is that he's still a Muggle lover.Although every country's Ministry of Magic is promoting the spirit of protecting Muggles, God knows it's just a balancing act.Sober politicians know that if they want to go farther and longer in the political arena of the wizarding world, they should not get involved with Muggle-related things. This is an unspoken secret in the whole world.

Unless Ms. Nice didn't want her son to go into politics, that was the only possibility Rommel could think of.

Perhaps Lefey Nice really lacked political acumen. His mother's political partners failed to attract his attention. He quickly focused on Heimdall. If it was a child of other political families of the same age, he would have joined him Go up and flatter and get close.This is the reason why Heimdall is at ease with him. Heimdall doesn't like overly complicated interpersonal relationships, and he doesn't like purposeful flirting, just keep it simple.

Le Fei triumphantly reported the turnover of the Muggle store to Heimdall. He wanted to take the shareholders to the store to have a look, but Heimdall declined. He could see that his father and uncle were not interested in it at all. Anyway, the future is long.

Although Le Fay had regrets, he didn't get to the bottom of it. Heimdall likes him for that. In fact, he is a well-informed and smart person.

After sending the luggage to the school, Niss suggested that Heimdall stay temporarily in the hotel in the ancient town of Kapok for a few days and not go back to school, otherwise the time spent on the way back and forth will be wasted, and the time saved can be used to rehearse a few more scenes. As the opening time approached, all the people participating in the performance were extremely "collectivist".

What Heimdall didn't expect was that his father and uncle were very interested in stage plays. The wizarding world also had similar cultural performances. The performances were all old or modern repertoires familiar to wizards, and occasionally they watched stories made up by Muggles. It's also very interesting, and I have to admit that Muggles are very talented in nonsense.

The stage performance venue that Le Fay is looking for is a genuine theater. Its appearance is as shabby as the public theaters in Shakespeare's time in England, and it is as narrow as the private theaters of the British royal family. It combines all the shortcomings of the former two. It is a little stronger than the ruins after the hurricane passed through.

The name of the theater is "Carnival", but whether it can be enjoyed or not is another matter entirely.

Through the simple door opening, there is a spacious courtyard inside. The stage made of stone is covered with a wooden floor that creaks when walking up. Behind the stage is a tall turret built with several planks. When there is a performance, put the name of the play on a flag and hang it on the flagpole at the top of the turret, so that the residents of the town can know that there is a performance from a long distance away.

The ticket price of the auditorium with a shed above is twice as high as that of a seat without shelter. If you are not willing to spend money, not only will you not be able to sit in a seat with a shed to protect you from the wind and rain, but you will not even have normal benches. The treatment is likely to be a basket, a broken box, or an empty wine barrel, and it may even be directly turned into a standing ticket.

Looking at the theater like a large courtyard, Heimdall couldn't help asking: "Has this theater closed down?"

Le Fay said, "No."

Heimdall was shocked, still in business?

"About ten years ago." Le Fay said again: "The last spectator walked out from here."

Heimdall was silent.

***

Rehearsing the stage play is very interesting, because it is fresh. Heimdall didn't have such a blessing in his previous life, so it seems to make up for the shortcomings in the past, so he pays special attention when rehearsing.He is not a performer, and he doesn't need to memorize lines, change costumes or stand on stage. People in the stage design team only need a magic wand, provided that you can use magic.

This is the convenience of wizard acting. There is no need for complicated and changeable lighting setup, as long as there is magic; there is no need to draw the stage background in advance, as long as there is magic; even the microphone for the narration is saved.Magic is omnipotent.

Lightning, flames, and floods can perform any kind of stunts they want. The sun is scorching hot one second, and the next moment is cloudy. In the blink of an eye, it is red and then turns yellow. It is more exciting than Hollywood blockbusters.

People from the stage design team had already arrived, and Heimdall was the last one to arrive, but no one blamed him for this. Everyone knew that he was one of the shareholders of the Muggle store, and they tossed the Muggle stage play for the store's Turnover, in order for everyone to share the benefits, no one will make trouble with the boss who pays.

It was not this that completely convinced the stage design team, but Heimdall's speed of getting started.Before participating in the rehearsal for the first time, the leader of the lighting and setting team in the stage design team checked the script with Heimdall, circled all the places where magic needs to be cast, and told him which magic to cast.After a few brief teachings, Heimdall turned around and went to practice by himself.According to the team leader's assumption, the boss would definitely not be able to play today, but unexpectedly, he would come to the door an hour later to ask when he would be on stage for rehearsal.The team leader dubiously summoned all seven members of the group to conduct a separate lighting scene rehearsal, and the idle personnel of other groups helped to correct the lines in the audience.

The results surprised the team members. Except for a little trouble at the beginning, it went smoothly in the end.Regardless of the speed of the magic retraction, the time difference with other magic, or the change of the scene according to the lines, they are quite well grasped.

Le Fay, who had been watching the scene for a long time, walked unsteadily to the team leader, and said cheerfully, "Who do you think he is, the current head of Durmstrang's laboratory, your point Be careful and don’t take it out to embarrass yourself.”

The team leader was speechless in embarrassment for a while.

Rommel and Snow sat on the two rotten wooden boxes under the stage and watched with great interest a group of young people running in and out, shouting and drinking in front of them. Very novel.Especially when Heimdall came to the stage to rehearse, his eyes became extraordinarily piercing. They didn't know what the story was about or who appeared on the stage. It was really embarrassing for a certain father and a certain uncle.

When Rommel saw that Heimdall had won the admiration and favor of his fellow team members when he played for the first time, he proudly said: "My son is smart and capable."

Snow glanced at him and said nothing, but the corners of his mouth were curved.

It may have something to do with his own personality. Snow rarely praised Heimdall face to face, but Rommel was not stingy about his son's respect and optimism.These two played different roles, one sang the red face and the other sang the bad face, which can be regarded as the best of their talents and unique methods.

***

Rommel felt that Lefey Nice's suggestion was very good, so he thought about finding a temporary residence for his son in Kapok Town.Chairman Sturluson never hesitates in doing things, and he will act when he makes up his mind. After watching the various groups line up for a while, he went out to look for a house.

Snow also found something for himself to do, left the theater behind his elder brother, parted ways and walked towards the bookstore alone.Director Sturlusson is also one of the geniuses favored by the family. Although he is not the one in the sky, he is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.He has read Heimdall's textbook catalog for the new school year, and he has memorized all the rules and regulations on it, and his memory has been outstanding since he was a child.

That night, the three of them had dinner in the house rented by Rommel. Hina followed the host and did not go to school early. The dinner was quite delicious. The salad made of wild mushrooms and wild fruits from Kapok Ancient Town was especially sweet and refreshing. After Heimdall ate the whole big plate, he praised it without hesitation, and even Rommel and Snow kindly agreed. After serving the after-dinner snacks, Hina blushed and screamed and disappeared.

"Why borrow a house? Isn't it good to live in a hotel? Anyway, school will start in a few days." Heimdall looked around, and many of the furnishings looked expensive, and living in such a place would be very stressful.

Rommel wiped his mouth with a napkin: "I signed a six-year lease with the owner, that is, the owner will take back the house after you graduate. How can people live in that poor place in the North Tower?" In fact, the owner is eager to use it. Money, he rented it at a very low price.

Heimdall thought to himself, I'm only in the second grade, and the rent will be free for a few years, and it's not such a trick to throw money...

Snow can't leave his job for too long, he is a dedicated person, unlike his elder brother who travels at public expense and doesn't know how to avoid suspicion and is arrogant.Thinking of leaving tomorrow, I wanted to ask Heimdall about his itinerary for the next day.

It's a pity that a certain boy was careless for a while and didn't think much about it. He opened his mouth with puffed cheeks and answered, "Tomorrow? I don't have any plans. I plan to use the time between rehearsals to go to school to find Victor."

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent.

Heimdall was so startled by Snow's wink that he almost choked, quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, and accompanied him carefully: "It doesn't matter, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

Seeing his timid and aggrieved appearance, Snow was really annoyed and funny.