Chapter 165: Pomora Alley
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Chapter 165: Pomora Alley
Harry and Lily walked through the streets of Barcelona wearing casual Muggle clothing to avoid attracting attention to themselves.
"This is so exciting. It''s been so long since I visited a foreign ce like this," Lily said, appearing to be in a very good mood as she looked around the streets.
"I''m d you''re having fun, Mom. But pay attention too, we are about to enter the oldest part of the city. We are bound to cross paths with other wizards and witches," Harry said, his words not loud but audible despite the noise around them.
Lily assumed he had used some charm on his voice.
"Hey, wait a moment, I''m supposed to be the adult here," sheined.
Harry ignored her mutterings and focused on finding the entrance since he was not very familiar with this ce.
"Are you sure it''s around here?" Lily scanned the area.
The two of them had left behind the busy city streets and ventured into the oldest area, called the "Casco Antiguo."
The city was extremely old. Even though it wasn''t formally recognized as a city until the thirteenth century, parts of it had been around since much earlier, and this was the oldest part.
They were walking on cobblestones and surrounded by old, gloomy stone buildings.
The upper parts of the buildings extended forward, so most of the natural light became blocked.
"There, to the left," Harry said.
They took a turn and found themselves in an alley with no exit.
Lily was unable to see or hear anything here.
"This is it," Harry said, tapping his wand against some of the small stones decorating the walls.
They then heard a crack, and the end wall of the alley parted ways, revealing a dark corridor.
Lily was a bit dubious but still followed Harry through this dark ce.
"Whoa!" she eximed. After just walking for a few seconds, the narrow corridor disappeared, and she saw the alley in all its glory, with shops, the streets'' enchanted lights, and all the wizards and witches walking around.
"Wee to the ''Callejón De Pomora,'' or ''Pomora Alley'' if you prefer," said Harry.
For a moment, Lily felt like a kid again, visiting Diagon Alley for the first time.
Most of the shops were made of stone, giving it a much more rustic feeling than its English counterpart, but it was beautiful in its own way.
"It looks more ancient than Diagon Alley," Lilymented.
"That''s because it is. Diagon Alley was built around the sixteenth century, and this hidden space has been around since the sixth century… more or less."
"That old?" Lily was surprised to hear this. Even Hogwarts Castle had not been around this long.
"Of course, back then, this was not amercial alley. It was just a house. A hidden ce for a witch called Pomora. Her family inherited the ce after she died, and during the Spanish Inquisition in the twelfth century, they started to rescue wizards and witches who were being persecuted by Muggles. The refugees decided to stay here and expanded the ce to create this magicalmunity."
"You seem to know a lot about this alley," Lily noted. She had read about other magicalmunities, but it was hard to find much information in books. Thesemunities tended to be secretive when it came to foreigners.
"I''ve only been here a couple of times in, you know… my past. But the two old men we are going to visit, well… let''s just say that they love to talk. I only remember a fraction of everything they told me," Harry exined.
Lily smiled. "There are a lot of interesting shops around here; we should look around and bring back some things for the girls."
"There will be time for shoppingter. The item I need takes time to create, so we should order it first."
"You still haven''t told us what this item you need is," Lily pointed out.
Her son had this terrible habit of feeding them information bit by bit. She wondered where he learned that from.
"You''ll see very soon," he answered.
"Ugh…" Lily groaned.
They continued walking for a bit longer until Harry stopped before a corner. To their left was a narrow corridor with almost no light.
It reminded her very much of Knockturn Alley.
"Mmm… Harry, don''t tell me t-"
"Se?orita, no se meta ahí!" (Lady, don''t go in there!) An olddy approached them. "Ese lugar es peligroso, es mejor no ir ahí… mucho menos con un ni?o." (That ce is very dangerous, it''s better not to go there… much less with a child.) She nced at Harry.
"Huh?... hold on…" Lily couldn''t understand a word that woman was saying. "Right!... there was a trantion charm, how was it?" she muttered.
"Son ingleses?" (Are you British?) Thedy asked.
"Sí," Harry answered.
"Oh, el peque?o me entiende." (Oh, the little one understands me.) Thedy smiled at Harry.
"Solo vamos a visitar los hermanos Velázquez. Tenemos un negocio con ellos." (We are just going to visit the Velázquez brothers. We have some business with them.) Harry told her.
"?Esos viejos chidos?!" (Those crazy old men?!) The olddy frowned.
"Sí… esos dos." (Yes… those two.) Harry already knew they had a bad reputation around here since they were a very entric duo.
"?Ajá!, ahora te entiendo!" (Aha!, now I understand you!) Said Lily with confidence.
"Bueno… si tienen que ir allí, no los voy a detener, pero asegúrense de salir del callejón antes de que se haga de noche." (Well… if you have to go there, I''m not going to stop you, but make sure to get out of the alley before nighttime.) Thedy sighed and left them alone.
"We should get going; we are going to attract attention if we stay in this corner," Harry told his mother.
"Mira, Harry!. ?Estoy hando espa?ol!" (Look, Harry. I''m speaking Spanish!) Lily had a smug smile on her face.
"That''s great, Mom. But the Velázquez brothers can speak English quite well, so you won''t need that charm," Harry informed her.
"?Qué?!" Lily eximed.