Diagon Alley, Shop 88.
Located directly opposite Gringotts, the location is excellent.
Today, shop No. 88 and 7 shops on the left and right sides of it held the opening ceremony together making a total of 15 shops.
Such a grand occasion attracted the attention of countless wizards.
In order to avoid someone taking the opportunity to make trouble, the Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge also sent most of the Aurors to the scene.
"Oh! Look, that's 'Mad-Eye' Moody. He's a veteran Auror who has captured many dark wizards."
Ron pointed to an old man wearing a clearly magic eye in the distance and said to Harry.
Maybe it was because he heard Ron yelling his name that Moody turned his head to look their way which startled Ron and Harry.
"Boys, you'd better not mess with Moody, he didn't want to come today, but the Ministry forced him to come, do you understand?"
Arthur Weasley explained the reason to the two.
Then he noticed a colleague from the Ministry of Magic and went to say hello.
As Arthur lef, the rest of the Weasleys and Harry went to a corner closest to the shop.
It is said that when the store opens today they will give out many souvenirs.
Time passed by every minute and every second, and there were more and more people that kept accumulating in front of Shop 88.
As the opening time approached, well-known pure-blood families and wizard families in the British magical world began to appear.
Ron stood in the corner and told Harry about the people he could recognize.
"That beautiful lady is Madame Zabini, and her son is Blaise Zabini of Slytherin."
Looking at the beautiful and generous lady in the distance Harry subconsciously nodded.
Of course he knew who Blaise was, and he had even spoken a few words with him before.
The other party gave Harry the feeling that he was like a peacock exuding charm all the time.
Now it seems that Blaise's habit should come from his mother.
Ron pointed again at an elegant wizard.
"This is the son of Minister of Magic Fudge, who has already joined the Ministry of Magic at a young age."
"Let me tell you secretly, Percy admires this guy, and his dream is to join the Ministry of Magic right after graduation."
Ron had just finished speaking when he noticed Harry looking at him strangely.
"What's wrong?"
"Ron, how do you know all these people."
Ron's cheeks flushed.
Anyway, their Weasley family is also one of the sacred twenty-eight families and his father works in the Ministry.
For famous people in the magic world, it is natural that he needs to know.
It's just that he has always been embarrassed to mention this to his friends and get laughed at.
Harry saw his friend's embarrassment and immediately changed the subject.
"I really want to see who owns these shops and can attract so many celebrities."
It has to be said that there were a lot of celebrities here today.
Even Ollivander, the master wandmaker, joined in the fun.
"Please step aside!"
Accompanied by a loud shout, Fudge, the Minister of Magic, came along with the directors of various ministry departments.
"Oh, the Minister is here!"
"And Director Crouch and Director Bones."
"Look, that's the Head of the Auror Office, Rufus Scrimgeour."
The presence of the people from the ministry pushed the atmosphere to a climax.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, our opening ceremony will begin soon, but before that, we will distribute some souvenirs."
A young witch appeared before the crowd.
~clap!~
With a strong clap of her hands, a group of young and beautiful witches walked out of the shop.
"This is a magic perfume developed in our shop that changes its scent with the weather, time of day and your mood."
"These trial packs are a gift from our store to all the ladies present, please don't hold back."
The women present were each given a small bottle of perfume.
Some people can't wait to open the present to try it.
Molly Weasley is one of them.
"Oh Mom, you smell so good!"
Hearing her children's praise, she was elated.
The next moment, the smell of the perfume changed.
So amazing, it even attracted the attention of the men present.
The young witch smiled and continued: "In order to thank all the handsome men for coming, our store has prepared a 10% discount coupon for trendy men's wizard robes."
"In addition, little wizards, this store has also prepared a 10% discount coupon for flying brooms for you, and it has no expiration date so if you can't buy a broom right now you can still use it some other day."
The witch had just finished speaking and the little wizards around exclaimed in happiness.
Taking advantage of this time, the witches who had just returned took out a lot of display items.
"Our store and 14 surrounding stores sell: trendy male and female wizard costumes, prank toys, and broomsticks designed by master Randolph Spudmore."
"There are also magic perfumes, all kinds of Precious potions, precious pets, etc."
"We always welcome your visit, and your purchase!"
After the witch finished speaking, she led the people back.
Leaving those display items where they are.
"Oh Merlin, what a beautiful broom!"
Ron broke away from the group and lay down beside the showcase, looking at the beautifully shaped broomstick in front of him.
As Quidditch players, the twins and Harry also came to his side.
"It's beautiful, but Mom won't buy it for you, Ronniekins!"
"Yeah, stop daydreaming, look at the price!"
Harry looked in the direction the twins were pointing.
Seeing the price of 2000 Galleons, even Harry, the rich second generation, was surprised.
Ron had apparently figured this out too.
But he still said bluntly: "Master Spudmore's broomsticks are always worth their price, I think 2000 Galleons is very fair."
The twins smiled at the stiff-mouthed Ron.
But they were quickly attracted by the prank toys next to them.
"George, I don't think I've seen these toys in Zonko's Magic Joke Shop."
"Fred, that means the owner of this store is also a genius for mischief."
"My God, I really want to make friends with him."
On the other side Molly Weasley and her little daughter Ginny were admiring the gorgeous clothes.
Seeing the longing in the eyes of her daughter, Molly gritted her teeth and said, "You are going to Hogwarts this year, how about mom buys you a robe from this shop in a few days?"
"Really? But it costs a lot of money!"
"Don't worry, mom will find a way!"
There was another commotion among the crowd as Dumbledore came from afar with the Hogwarts professors.
As the greatest wizard of this century and the pride of the British wizarding community, people politely made room for Dumbledore.
Watching the bustling scene Dumbledore couldn't help feeling amazed by Lucas' methods.
As far as he knows, Lucas hasn't shown up yet.
The shopkeeper has a mysterious identity, and big shots appear one after another.
They also made a great display of souvenirs and merchandise.
It can be said that it has whetted the appetite of everyone present.
Only Lucas is missing at the moment.
Given his young age, it is conceivable that the entire English magic world will get the news of this explosion before tomorrow.
The most mentioned after dinner must be Lucas and the Alliance group behind him.
Even Dumbledore couldn't help but praise Lucas' brilliance.
At this time the door of shop No. 88 opened again.
After the previous surprise all eyes were on the door.
Accompanied by a burst of light footsteps, the beautiful Vinda Rosier came out of the door.
This French rose specially dressed up for today.
Whether it is the clothes or accessories on her body, they were all products of their own store.
As soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention.
"Thank you for coming, please allow me to introduce the owner of our shop, Mr. Lucas Grindelwald."
Dazzling blonde hair appeared in everyone's sight and the gentle, deep blue eyes fascinated the young witches present.
Lucas was exuding an air of nobility with every move.
He politely invited Fudge, Dumbledore and other important people to his side.
Then he said to everyone: "Thank you for the honor, especially Minister Fudge, the directors, Headmaster Dumbledore and the professors."
Ron stared dumbfounded at the dazzling blond boy in the distance.
It never occurred to him that the person he just decided to admire and was yearning for is actually one of the people he hates the most.
It was like a bolt of lightning hit him.
He turned his head to look at Harry beside him, wanting to complain to his friend, but he found that Harry looked at Lucas with admiration in his eyes.
Ron's mood became even worse.
He looked around and found that except for himself, nobody else in the family seemed to hate Lucas.
Especially his Mom and Ginny.
Because of that little bottle of trial perfume, the two were full of goodwill towards Lucas.
Not to mention the twins and Percy.
The twins' relationship with Lucas was already good while Percy has always admired those excellent and influential people!
Ron continued to look at the shop and saw Minister Fudge actually interacting with Lucas happily.
Even Dumbledore was smiling.
He had only seen such a scene in his dreams.
Then Ron saw his father.
"Mr Grindelwald, my name is Arthur Weasley, Director of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Division."
"Mr Weasley, I know you and I have a very good relationship with your sons Fred and George."
The smile on Arthur's face became more obvious after hearing this.
Especially hearing that Lucas invited him to cut the ribbon.
His whole face became red with excitement.
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Once Lucas, Fudge, Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy and Mrs. Zabini completed the ribbon cutting.
The opening ceremony of the store is considered to have come to an end.
Due to the store opening today, all other stores will be closed.
Watching the crowds swarming into the store Lucas knew that the reputation of these shops was earned.
Two days after tomorrow, the news will be published in major newspapers.
Lucas and Lucas' shop will get the attention of all wizards in England.
"Minister Fudge, store manager Grindelwald, look this way."
A reporter from the Daily Prophet found the two of them at this time.
Fudge's lips were grinning to his ears at the moment.
Of course, he hoped that the business of the store would get better and better, after all, he also had a share of it.
So, facing the reporter's interview, Fudge is sparing no publicity.
At this time Lucas noticed the Weasley family in the distance.
When he saw the girl among them, his eyes lit up.
Thanks to Merlin, Ginny Weasley is not the movie version.
She is worthy of being one of Hogwarts' school beauties, her appearance is really outstanding.
"Vinda, help me with something."
Calling Vinda to his side, Lucas whispered a few words in her ear.
Vinda nodded, turned around and walked into the shop.
Not long after, Ginny Weasley's exclamation came from the crowd.
When people saw the items in her hand, they all showed envy in their eyes.