Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2653 The Secret Words of the Past (Part 2)

According to Travel Magazine, Buckingham Palace has 828,000 square feet, 775 rooms, 52 royal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, 78 bathrooms, and more than 1,000 staff, including everything from butlers to valet Work.

In addition to regular workers, there are also a large number of "temporary workers". Severus once participated in the task of defending the "Queen's Jewels" for a year, worked at Buckingham Palace as a "special staff member" for a period of time, and was still in the "task bedroom" lived.

Of course, so many people will not all eat at Buckingham Palace. After coming out of the Queen's Gallery, through the Royal Stables, there is a restaurant serving English breakfast and afternoon tea around the Victoria Palace Theatre. It has a history of more than 100 years. Not far from it is London's Victoria Station, which 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, and the subway is not far away. stand. Formal and informal staff from all over the world who are going to work at Buckingham Palace go there to have a cup of tea or a bite to eat, read the Times they just bought from the station, and walk to the 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. Legend has it that the Queen once chased her dog to the back door, where she saw the mobile lending station of the London Library, but she didn't know what it was for. At this time, a kitchen worker passed by and introduced to the queen how to use the mobile library. It is said that it was very late at the time, and Xiaogong did not recognize that the "lady walking the dog" was actually the Queen. He introduced her to the works of several contemporary female writers, and then returned to the classics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, starting from Jane Ao Sting to Hardy, Monroe and more, and soon the Queen's new hobby has alarmed the Prime Minister, Cabinet and the Queen's private secretary, who see the Queen's way of reading as destructive.

  The little worker was fired, but the Queen funded him to open this restaurant, and because the little worker and the Queen got to know the queen because of the puppy, the restaurant allowed pets to enter.

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

  They didn't wear the clothes of the servants, but they would complain loudly about how difficult the "employer" was, and after they finished drinking, they went to eat next door.

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

   Those who work for the royal family after passing the test must also obey a series of other rules, such as cleaning carpets can not use vacuum cleaners, staff must walk on the sides of the corridor, not in the middle of the carpet. Assuming you're the unlucky cleaner who needs to kneel on the carpet to clean up the dust, you don't want to leave unwanted footprints either.

  Severus once walked among the rugs, and he even showed Pomona a double-sided mirror while Pomona was doing her favorite hobby, sleeping, and it was her vacation.

  Everything in this "club" seemed so orderly, except for Pomona, who was still not used to high heels and needed to support Severus so she wouldn't fall.

   It looked like she was holding Severus's hand to others, of course, it would be better to ignore her gnashing expression.

   "Wow!" A Chihuahua barked wildly at Pomona, and she ducked to the side subconsciously, almost stepping on Severus's foot. In order to avoid her high heels, he also took a half step to the side, only to bump into the dining table next door and almost overturn someone else's table.

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

   "What do you need help with?" The waiter smiled politely.

   "We want to have lunch here, any tables available?" Severus said.

   "Sorry, it's full." The waiter still smiled.

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

   "Then you can go outside and wait, I'll let you know immediately when there is a table available, sir," said the waiter.

   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 the other guests.

  Pomona quickly recognized who was the one who was helping them out, and Severus had already walked past first, and she had to stagger to keep up with her high heels alone.

  Auror Calvin of the British Ministry of Magic stood up, he opened a chair for Pomona, and after Pomona was seated, he sat opposite Severus.

   "What a coincidence." Calvin said with a smile. "What brought you here, Professor?"

   "To celebrate." Severus also smiled. "The test has passed."

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

   "We all know what will happen after drinking the wolf poison potion. In fact, I plan to go to the ministry after the celebration to avoid any accidents for the 'volunteer'." Severus said shyly.

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

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

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

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

  Calvin laughed and said nothing.

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

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

   "Don't you want something to eat?" Calvin asked.

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

   Calvin looked at Severus for a moment.

   "How about Mr. Harry Potter? If I remember correctly, it's been a month since that incident."

   "You remember right, exactly a month, if you were really so 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 before leaving. Well a lot of questions.

  Although the head of the Auror Office is a subordinate to the Minister of Magic and the Executive Division of the Ministry of Magic, Stringer's style is different from Fudge and the others.

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

  Pomona glared at him, and even wanted to kick him with the heel of his high heels.

   The address of the Dursleys in the Muggle community is kept secret, but not the Weasleys, in case…

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

   "How's the situation over there?" Severus asked Calvin's eyes.

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

   "I've never liked overly lively situations," Severus said slickly.

   "Then I suggest continuing." Calvin said, "It's difficult to find peace at such times, don't you think, miss?"

  Pomona was about to speak when the waiter came over with two cups of tea and placed them in front of them.

   "You sure know why?" Severus said after the waiter had left.

   "You'll have to find someone better than me," Calvin said.

   "Where am I going to find it?" Severus asked.

   "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," Calvin said.

   "Looks like we don't have much to talk about," Severus said, standing up.

  Pomona glanced at the tea on the table regretfully, but she still didn't drink it.

   That tea smells so good, it must be a good cup of tea.

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

   She looked up at the fireplace in the dining room, which was adorned with an ornate oval mirror, which also trembled slightly with the sound.

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

   This posture can no longer be described with etiquette. She was about to break free when the chihuahua started yelling at her again.

   So she had no choice but to leave the restaurant in this pose.

   (end of this chapter)