— Hello, Xenophilius. — I smile at the blond man in a housecoat with disheveled hair who opens the door.
— Sora! Good afternoon, — the man says with a friendly smile and a slight madness that has somehow abruptly come back to life. — Come in. Are you visiting or on business? Some tea?
— Yes, thank you. — I leave my charcoal-black fedora with the snow-white ribbon on the rack and go into the living room. — I answer the first question by saying that I combine pleasure with usefulness.
— And that's right! — The man took the most common Muggle notebook and automatic pen from his pocket and made some notes. — It's a pity that Luna is not at home, she would be happy to see you. — The man continued writing while the kettle was boiling.
— It's a pity indeed, she's an interesting girl. Besides, I think she would have been interested to hear the news I brought you first — and a sly smile with a hint of innuendo.
— Expecto Patronum! — The silvery smoke confidently gathers into some kind of bird. — Luna, come home, we have exciting news. — A wave of the wand and the Patronus flies through the walls. — It's at Weasley's now, not far away, just over the hill. — The man sits down at the table and hands me the tea I've already made.
— In that case, I'd like to treat you to something while we wait... ....
As I said, Gwyneth Travers is an unusually gifted cook, so even if you tell her how you glimpsed the cooking process and describe the finished dish, the woman is able to reconstruct the recipe. On the table for tea I unloaded real raspberry jam (the berries were specially ordered from a shop in London, so I now have a strategic stock of jam for the winter),sweet poppy seed rolls.
I had already lost my appetite for all sorts of delicious things, thanks to the maid, so I limited myself to a piece of roll. Xenophilius, on the other hand, was clearly getting the hang of it, although he was restrained for his daughter's sake, as any normal parent would be. Luna arrived about forty minutes later, a little out of breath, which made her cheeks flush.
The girl herself looked very much like an actress from a movie. Clean skin, blonde hair with a golden tint, big gray eyes, but not rolled like some people described, just wide cut eyes, a clean nose and pink lips.
After saying hello, Luna took her chair and began to eat the goodies, which she obviously enjoyed. By the way, the Lovegoods were very calm about my method of storing things, and do not react at all to things appearing "out of nowhere". Anyway, a half-liter jar of jam appears in my hand, which is immediately placed in the hands of Xenophilius "for later".
— So. — When everyone has had their fill, I decide to get down to business. — I've invented a new artifact, even a whole set of artifacts, which I plan to start selling in my shop in a couple of days. — A small chest of 60x30x40 centimeters appears in my hands. Slowly, I placed it on the empty table and took out its contents: a box on high legs, covered with polished bronze and patterns, with a translucent lid on which a modern person can easily recognize the familiar symbols.
Nearby is a small box with a silver U-shaped pendant with a chain, the "P" upside down, which looks a little wider than necessary and has some familiar symbols on it and grooves on the inner surfaces. Last on the table is a third box, oblong, with a transparent lid, and inside, in grooves, are colored plates.