Chapter 171 Chapter 170: Destiny has turned to the abyss
More than half an hour later.
Ian returned to the surface from the basement under the leadership of the mustached goblin. The Granger family had already completed all the business, and they were waiting for Ian at the gate of Gringotts under the scorching sun.
For the goblins of Gringotts, when a family wants to deposit money in Gringotts, they believe that the customer is God, and when the customer finishes depositing the money, they will instantly become atheists.
It is impossible to maintain enthusiastic service. The benches and benches in the lobby will even be taken away by them. This is why many wizards are full of complaints about the goblin race.
The Wolf of Wall Street are both younger brothers.
When it comes to true power, you have to look at the goblins in Gringotts.
"Ian, the goblin who took us to the vault said that you are in a special area close to the center of the earth. Does your VIP customer's vault look any different from an ordinary vault?"
Hermione turned on her 100,000 Whys mode as soon as she saw Ian. He was like a hungry kitten, very greedy trying to receive any magical knowledge that could be known to her.
Before Ian could give an answer.
The mustachioed elf was the first to correct Hermione's wording.
"Mr. Prince, who is greater than great, even bothers to use our Gringotts VIP vault. His vault is unique. It is a super secret room that only belongs to him, the sole partner of Gringotts!"
After coming out of the underground vault, the mustached goblin's attitude towards Ian had some subtle changes, perhaps because it had completely determined Ian's identity through the vault.
certainly.
Although the attitude of the mustached goblin has changed, some things in its nature have still not been shaken. After a pause, it added additional explanations about Ian's identity.
"Of course, Mr. Prince, who is greater than great, does not have the right to own the property of Gringotts. Apart from that, he is the most noble person among us in Gringotts!"
Its firm tone and full of emotion made Ian feel speechless for a while. Where is this dignity reflected? No matter how you look at it, it smells like a spiritual shareholder.
"We'd better leave quickly." Ian didn't want to continue to accept insincere flattery, so he pulled the Granger family and quickly left the majestic gate of Gringotts.
And behind them.
The mustached goblin also kept bowing deeply until Ian and Granger's family disappeared at the end of the street. Then it slowly straightened up and raised its hand to wipe the sweat from its forehead.
The mark on his forehead had begun to fade, but the mustache fairy still couldn't calm down.
"It's him, it must be him. Only he can open that vault... The third uprising that we goblins have been planning for a long time... looks like it will have to be put on hold for who knows how many years."
It whispered with a bit of regret, but more of a feeling of happiness and fear. The murmur to itself contained secret information that was absolutely as powerful as a bomb.
only.
Neither the young wizard nor anyone else knew what the mustached goblin was saying. Ian had already walked away when it turned back to Gringotts to continue its work.
"Would you like some ice cream? I can treat you to some ice cream." When Mrs. Granger passed by a cold drink shop, her eyes were immediately attracted by the unique cold drinks - Ian suspected that it was this man in his thirties. The young woman wanted to eat it herself, so she pretended to ask him and Hermione.
"Mom! I want to eat two!"
Of course, Hermione would not be polite to her mother. Today's extremely hot weather is indeed suitable for eating ice cream, and her eyes were attracted by the ice cream that actually moved.
My little mind is probably already thinking about what kind of magic is attached to the ice cream.
"I can just eat one."
Ian looked at the empty cold drink shop. He suspected that the taste of this shop was not good, otherwise there would not be only two or three customers making purchases on a hot day.
"Okay, wait for me." Mrs. Granger took out her wallet and walked to the cold drink shop. Ian, Hermione and Mr. Granger stood on the street and looked at the surrounding shops.
On both sides of the street, shop windows flash with attractive lights, attracting the attention of everyone passing by. In the "Poison Fun Shop" on the left, bottles of colorful potions are slowly rotating on a rotating rack.
Some glow with a faint blue light, as if hiding the secrets of the deep sea; others exude a warm golden color, like a wheat field under the setting sun. Each bottle is labeled with an imaginative name.
"Is there really such a thing as a dream weaving potion?" Mr. Granger looked a little moved, and his expression was quite interesting. Ian suspected that he wanted to meet Bai Yueguang or his first love in his dream.
"It's just a gimmick, meaningless, and the price is ridiculously expensive." Ian's words dismissed Mr. Granger's thoughts. He felt that he had saved Miss Hermione Granger's family happiness.
Time passes minute by minute.
About ten minutes later, Mrs. Granger was still at the window and seemed to have encountered some difficulty. Ian immediately walked over to help Mrs. Granger.
However.
"Ask, in which era was the world's first automatic quill pen born?" The owner of the cold drink shop actually asked the Muggle lady Mrs. Granger an unpopular question that even Ian didn't know.
"I don't know what this has to do with buying ice cream, sir." Ian looked at the tall and lanky owner of the cold drink shop, and he shook his head in confusion to express that he didn't know.
"Of course it does matter. This means that you have lost a two-copper Knut reduction coupon and a small sticker with a three-dimensional image of Albus Dumbledore."
The shop owner even took out his own prize in an attempt to show off to Ian and Mrs. Granger.
"..."
The little wizard was silenced.
"Of course, if you can answer the question about the popular flying carpet designs in the 1940s that amaze the public, I can still give you this two-copper Knut coupon."
The store owner dangled his unattractive coupon.
"No, thank you. I bought it at the original price. No additional services are needed." Ian directly rejected the store owner's embarrassment, and Mrs. Granger immediately agreed.
"That's right, we don't want discounts." She was probably not able to refuse promotions in unfamiliar environments before, and she thought this was some kind of social rule that she would encounter when buying cold drinks in the wizarding world.
"Then this is your regret."
The cold drink shop owner shrugged, put the coupon aside, and then took out a thick contract and handed it to Mrs. Granger under the confused gaze of the little wizard.
"As we just said, you want a raspberry sundae without the pit, so you have to sign a disclaimer. If you get upset because of the pit, it has nothing to do with our store." The store owner said The operations were definitely getting more and more outrageous, and Ian felt like he knew why no one came here to buy anything.
Those few customers looked abnormal at first glance.
"Look, Boss Sheldon Cooper is so thoughtful."
"I learn a lot from him every day. His cold drink shop is really the best cold drink shop in the world."
“It’s so touching that there are people who like flying carpets as much as I do.”
……
All right.
The case was solved.
There are really not many normal people with this name.
The comments from several customers made it really hard for the little wizard to comment. The cold drink shop owner's behavior of selling an insurance policy after Mrs. Granger signed the contract was even more beyond his imagination.
"This is an insurance that can provide compensation if you choke on a fruit core. If..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the little wizard who took out his wand.
"Hurry! Give us that damn sundae!"
This is definitely the first time the little wizard has used his wand to threaten someone.
The effect is remarkable.
The store owner looked really frightened.
"Okay, okay, no problem, of course, sir, put down your wand..." He made five Christmas copies at a dizzying speed and handed them to Mrs. Granger.
After putting the money in with a clip, he put his hands on both sides and gave Ian a forced smile, as if he wanted to prove to Ian that he was harmless.
"Wouldn't it be better if we did this earlier!"
After Ian and Mrs. Granger, who was finally rescued, left, the owner of the cold drink shop finally held his heart and breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to sell and ask questions to the next customer.
Not far away.
"Ahem~"
When Mr. Granger was eating his sundae, he ate a little too quickly and choked a little. Immediately, a head popped out of the cold drink shop and shouted in the direction of Ian and the others.
"I told you before that you should buy insurance!"
While this guy was receiving other customers, he actually kept observing Ian and the Granger family. When he saw the little wizard looking at him, he immediately pulled his neck back.
"The world is so big that there is really everyone for everyone."
Mrs. Granger expressed her heartfelt emotion.
"Wizards are not always such weirdos..." Ian originally wanted to defend the reputation of wizards, but he saw a wizard performing a kiss with a monkey on the street.
Or tongue kiss.
"..."
The little wizard really didn't know how to save the respect of the wizards.
"That's an immigrant from India, not a local wizard."
He could only try his best to find a seemingly convincing excuse. This is indeed a reasonable thing in Britain. After all, everyone knows that Britain is gradually becoming a colony of India.
Continue walking on the street.
Ian also bought all the things he needed to buy. When passing by a pet store, Hermione rejected her parents' idea of buying herself a pet.
"I can't even take care of myself right now, let alone take care of an owl or other pets. Maybe you can give me a cat when I'm older."
She does have a very clear self-awareness, but judging from the emotions exuding from this little witch's heart, Ian feels that Hermione's decision is also related to her wanting to use more time to learn magic.
Women influence how quickly a man draws his wand.
Of course, cute pets can also affect how quickly a woman draws her wand.
"See you when school starts."
After finishing most of the day's shopping, Ian parted ways with the Grangers at the Leaky Cauldron. He stayed above the bar last night, and the not-so-expensive house price also allowed for customized renovations.
"Thank you for taking the trouble to accompany me today. You are really a very good guide." Mrs. Granger hugged Ian and started the return journey home with her family.
"I must seize the time to preview in advance when I go back. I must be far behind those students who have been exposed to magic since childhood." Hermione was still worried about her learning progress when she said goodbye.
"That's right, some little wizards can already amaze professors before school starts. You really need to work harder." Ian chose to add a little more burden to Hermione's psychological pressure. Of course he was telling the truth, but he didn't tell a young wizard like Hermione, who was the only one in the whole school.
"I knew it! I knew it!"
Hermione had a look of concern visible to the naked eye. She took out the books she bought today before walking out of the bar door. It seemed that she planned to keep her eyes peeled on the bumpy road home.
London has a lot of bad roads.
“Another day of learning.”
Ian felt that his merit was +1 again. He ordered a glass of non-alcoholic butterbeer at the front desk of the bar. After drinking it all, he wiped his mouth and stepped onto the creaking stairs of the bar.
"This year is destined to be a different year!"
"Yes! I didn't expect that Harry Potter would already be entering school!"
"Do you think the Savior smells better than other little boys?"
……
In the bar.
Because Harry Potter had caused a sensation before, they were still discussing the savior in the past few hours, but the topic seemed to be shifting towards a British style.
"Senior Lupine, look what I brought you!" Ian found Lupine, who had been locked in his room all day, and took out the photo of Harry Potter he had taken.
They had just met Hagrid again on the street, who was shopping with Harry Potter.
"I didn't expect Potter's children to grow up so much..." Lupine looked a little complicated after getting the photo, and his trembling hands also showed that he was not at peace inside.
"I thought you didn't go to Diagon Alley with us today because you knew Harry Potter would come to buy something today." Ian looked at the down-and-out werewolf in front of him in surprise.
"I'm not a prophet, how can I predict the future."
Lupine shrugged helplessly.
"Then if you go to Diagon Alley now, you might be able to meet Hagrid and Harry Potter." The little wizard immediately gave the suggestion, but Lupine's reaction was a little strange.
"We should go back early, don't let Ms. Elena and the others worry." With that, Lupine packed up his things and left the hotel room first.
His back looked a little hasty.
It seems like he is escaping from Harry Potter.
but.
Perhaps more of it is escaping from the beautiful past that I once had.
……
Of course, the mode of transportation back to the orphanage is still the Knight Bus.
within the next more than a month.
Ian had a peaceful and enjoyable time.
Although he still has no way to return to the trance dreamland, every time he comes to the trance night. He was finally able to sense the world on the other side with great clarity again.
It's just that I can't get over it yet.
Ian guessed that the "blacklist" of skeletons in black robes had not yet been completely eliminated in the trance.
"At least the direction is good. It is estimated that in a few weeks, I will be able to jump around in the trance world again." Ian made a shallow judgment based on his own feelings.
This is definitely good news for him, but the "qualification" that is about to be restored does not affect him from dragging out the black-robed skeletons and stewing them every time he fails to enter the trance dreamland on the trance night.
The big bones are boiled into soup.
Not only do plants grow after being watered, but also feeding some livestock has the same effect. In the past few months, Ian has raised a big rooster that is more than one meter long.
He also brought this big rooster into the suitcase, preparing to give his precious basilisk a good look at the world.
"Aren't you going to Hogwarts together?"
On the day when school is about to start.
Ian didn't see Lupine packing up his salute.
"I will stay here for a long time."
The down-and-out werewolf's response was somewhat beyond Ian's expectations.
"Is this a commission from Dumbledore?"
The little wizard made a slightly confused guess.
However.
Lu Ping shook his head and gave a negative answer.
"This is also a decision I made after thinking about it for a long time. Maybe I should pause my steps, and... to be honest, I am a little worried about the children here."
Lupine looked at the little wizard in front of him with a slightly strange look, "I have observed that you will feed those children in various ways to drink the magic potion you brewed every now and then."
Obviously.
He has always been secretly paying attention to Ian's behavior.
"It's just a magic potion to grow your body."
Ian's helpless expression only made Lupine sneer. Of course, this is not a matter of acting skills. Maybe even if he had Oscar-winning acting skills as Lupine, he would not choose to believe his words.
This outstanding graduate of Hogwarts believes in his own eyes.
"I feel a weak magic power in all three children. Do you want to tell me that this is a coincidence?" Lu Ping showed a look like you believe it or not.
"Of course it's not a coincidence."
Ian didn't deny it.
He just gave a "reasonable" answer in a serious tone.
"Three, five, maybe more. All of this can of course have a proper explanation - don't you know that the Feng Shui of our Wu's Orphanage is very good and the people are outstanding?"
The little wizard's confident expression was filled with wonder at metaphysics. The tone is just right at the same time.
There is also something... persuasive that makes it difficult for Lupine to refute.
"You kid, why do you talk so much..." Lupine rolled his eyes speechlessly. Just as he was about to say something more, there was the sound of Ms. Elena walking outside the door.
"Let's have a good talk with Dumbledore about your potion." The werewolf with very sensitive ears glanced at the door, swallowed back what he originally wanted to say, and reminded him seriously.
"No problem."
This time, Ian did not choose to act stupid.
"Here are new clothes for you."
Ms. Elena also walked in with a small bag at this time. She was like every mother who sends her children away for a long journey. She seemed nagging and at the same time extremely heartwarming.
"Don't fight with your classmates in school."
"Remember to respect your teachers and professors, even if they may not be that likable."
"When it gets cold, you need to add more clothes in time. I've prepared a few sweaters for you and put them at the bottom of your suitcase. It is said that this winter will be colder than last year."
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Take Ian all the way to the entrance of the orphanage.
Ms. Elena is still urging Ian. She was accompanied by a group of children who were reluctant to leave Ian. The little wizard hugged almost every child goodbye.
"See you next year."
In the reluctance of the children to cry.
Ian carried the suitcase and got into the car.
"Don't worry, Ms. Elena, I will safely hand him over to the boarding teacher in the school." Lupine can drive a car, which is obviously something Ian didn't know before.
As the familiar streets faded away, Ian slowly eased out of his slightly sentimental mood. He looked at Lupine who nervously moved the steering wheel and wished he had sixty eyes on his face.
"Do you really have a driver's license?"
He highly suspected that Lupine was driving dangerously.
"We once thought about building a flying car, so another friend and I both took Muggle driver's licenses... I just haven't touched this kind of Muggle tool for a long, long time."
Lu Ping was a little unfamiliar with the gear shifting operation and accidentally pushed the gear into reverse. As a result, the moving car immediately made an extremely scary clanking sound.
He quickly stopped the car and started it again.
"In the process of getting your driver's license, the Confusion Curse should have contributed a lot, right?" Ian wanted to pull Lupine off and get on by himself. If he hadn't wanted to fool his family, he would have chosen the Knight Bus.
"Are you kidding? Who would use a confusion spell to do something like that?" Lupine's response seemed extremely guilty. He studied for a while before finally successfully starting the car again and hitting the road.
After nearly ten collisions, twenty emergency brakes, and thirty subconscious turns of the steering wheel, the fateful little wizard was finally delivered to the King's Railway Station by Lupine without any danger.
This is one of the oldest railway stations in Europe and the largest railway station in London today. It looks quite old and does not even have much modern flavor.
"What do you have on you?"
Lupine noticed that when Ian got out of the car, the whole car shook slightly as if he was relieved. He looked at Ian with some surprise, who had already taken the two boxes out of the trunk. Even when Ian took the box, the old car didn't shake that much.
"It's just some junk... Hey, they are too heavy, and my weight-reducing spell has reached its limit." Ian's slightly ashamed explanation did not solve the confusion that arose in Lupine's heart.
However.
Before he could continue to ask questions.
The little wizard was already dragging two suitcases and quickly walked towards the entrance of the train station. He could only suppress his confusion and start the car again.
certainly.
This time without the little wizard watching, Lupine secretly cast a spell on the shabby car, and the car, without even starting the engine, began to fly away under his fake control.
Faster than a sports car.
"Here, security check is over here." Perhaps because of this year's terrorist attack that shocked the world, even train stations have tightened security checks on passengers.
Ian is unfazed by this.
The entire train station has been cast under a confusion spell by the Ministry of Magic. Muggles will automatically ignore anything related to magic, which naturally includes those responsible for security checks.
certainly.
Due to some unexpected reasons, Ian also encountered an episode.
"Huh?"
During the security inspection, the security inspector discovered that Ian's weight was abnormal - God knows why there is this inspection item, maybe it is because this kind of item is the least expensive, and the Congress men like to engage in formalism.
"Little guy, you weigh one hundred and sixty kilograms!?"
The inspector looked at the thin Ian with disbelief.
His exclamation embarrassed Ian quite a bit.
"If I said I had high bone density, would you believe it?"
The little wizard tried to find an excuse for his abnormal situation. He was already prepared to be questioned, but he didn't expect that the inspector showed such an expression after being stunned for a moment.
"Oh, it turns out it's because of the high bone density, so I asked what's going on." The security officer's sudden realization didn't look like an act, or even the result of being affected by a confusion spell.
"Okay, little guy, hurry in."
He directly chose to let Ian go.
The little wizard who took three steps and turned around doubted that the security officer was pretending to understand.
"It's a pity that I have no evidence!"
Ian passed through the slightly sparse crowd and walked to the vicinity of platform nine. He did not enter the platform immediately, but waited at the platform entrance.
If he didn't have children to take care of, he would have practiced apparation long ago.
to be honest.
Ian didn't think it was necessary to take Hermione to school. Children still need a lot of exercise, but the "red envelope" given by Mr. Granger was too generous.
This forced the little wizard to show the law of true fragrance.
"They should have to wait for another ten minutes." Ian looked at the clock hanging in the train station. He had nothing to do and wandered around the various platforms of the train station.
"This man must be a doctor."
"The walking posture is so coquettish, it looks like Nantong, England."
"Hey, a group of little wizards? Oh, look closer, it turns out to be two dimensions." While observing the people coming and going, Ian also noticed the information between the platforms.
The destination of platform nine is Aberdeen, Scotland, while the destination of platform ten is Glasgow, Scotland. If calculated according to the connection between the platforms, perhaps Hogwarts is located on the British Isles. To the north of , located in an uninhabited wilderness in central Scotland.
A distance of more than 600 kilometers.
The train would run from morning to night.
"Hogwarts Express, I think Hogwarts Express is about as slow as it gets..." Just as Ian was making heartfelt complaints about the naming of the Hogwarts Express train.
"Grandma, my toad seems to be missing again."
A panicked shout rang out, and the figures of an old man and a young man broke into Ian's eyes. They were an imposing-looking old lady and a somewhat submissive boy. Both of them were wearing wizard robes, and they felt out of place with the people around them, but no one felt strange about their clothes or appearance.
“Quack~”
Ian found a toad at his feet.
"If I guess correctly, maybe the toad you are looking for is here." He picked up the toad on the ground and waved to the old lady and the Gryffindor True Sword Master.
"Oh! Thank you! Thank you! Leif! Why did you go to someone else's place!" The boy, who looked a bit clumsy, hugged his pet in surprise and quickly thanked Ian.
"You're welcome."
Ian smiled in response.
"Are you also a freshman at Hogwarts?" Neville was about the same height as Ian, so after seeing Ian's luggage, he immediately asked out of curiosity.
"..."
Ian felt the emotional intelligence of an average Gryffindor.
Fortunately, the old lady, Mrs. Longbottom, had obviously recognized him.
"Oh, my God, Neville, look who we met, he is Ian Prince! He is your senior!" Mrs. Longbottom may have heard about Ian and seen him. photos.
She looked at the little wizard in front of her in surprise.
"This is an example for you to learn from! If you can have one-tenth of the courage of Mr. Prince, I think I will no longer worry about your future life."
Mrs. Longbottom's tone was filled with a tone of hatred that iron cannot be transformed into steel.
It can be seen that she has a very high opinion of Ian.
"You're so impressed."
Ian quickly showed his modesty.
"I think your grandson does not lack courage, he just lacks encouragement." He even said a kind word for Neville, and he immediately gained a lot of favor from Neville.
"Everyone says you will become the next Dumbledore, and I think those people's judgment must be correct." This is probably the best way of praise that Neville can think of.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Ian laughed.
And indeed it is.
Neither the innocent little boy nor his grandmother realized that the courage mentioned by the sinister little wizard actually meant that Neville dared to communicate with him normally.
This courage has indeed exceeded ninety-nine percent of Slytherin students.
"Do you need to come into the station with us?" Mrs. Longbottom obviously wanted her child to be closer to Ian, but Ian looked at the time and shook his head apologetically.
"Sorry, I'm still waiting for my friend."
His refusal was polite, so Mrs. Longbottom just nodded regretfully and said nothing more. She led Neville to platform nine and three-quarters.
"Look at others, then look at you."
Along the way.
Mrs. Longbottom has been conducting mental PUA on Neville, which is obviously a demeaning education. It is difficult to say whether there is a direct relationship between Neville's character and the education method of this old lady who hopes to achieve great success.
"Ouch~"
Neville lowered his head to accept the PUA, which prevented him from seeing the road ahead. He bumped into the corner while pushing his luggage, and his head came into close contact with the trolley.
Even though they are far apart.
Ian could also see a small bump forming on Neville's head.
"As expected of the future Gryffindor Sword Master! He has been doing various forms of body training since he was a child!" Ian really didn't know how to evaluate Neville's carelessness and accidents. .
He simply came out and praised others to the end.
Another period of waiting.
Ian finally found his "care partner". He looked a little surprised as he entered the station alone without his parents, as if he had met Hermione from Harry Potter on the way.
"You two...have you lost your parents?"
The little wizard can always directly interrupt other people's warm greetings with novel angles. Hermione was waving happily to Ian, but Ian's words wiped the smile off her face.
"I just asked my parents to take me to the entrance and let them go back!" Hermione pushed her trolley to Ian's side angrily.
"Hello, Mr. Prince."
Harry also greeted Ian quite nervously.
Very polite.
Very polite.
He immediately developed the spirit of craftsmanship.
"Good morning, Mr. Potter, just call me Ian. You have such beautiful eyes... I think I have a relative who would really like to see you in school."
Ian also smiled and greeted the little boy.
"Huh?"
Harry was a little nervous and at a loss.
"I met Harry when we entered the station, so I thought he could go to school with us. Don't you know that his family is simply unreasonable." Hermione took out a big red envelope, While handing it to Ian, he still expressed his grievances for Harry.
"Mr. Granger is too kind. This is much more than promised." Ian just weighed the red envelope and accurately judged the pound content in it.
This skill comes from his level of alchemy.
"So, can you help me push this heavy cart?" Hermione was obviously having difficulty pushing the cart, and she tried to seek help from Ian, who only had two small boxes.
"Hermione, you must know how to be self-reliant."
Ian, however, had no intention of helping.
"But my father gave you so much money!" Hermione suddenly became a little depressed. She stared at the big red envelope in Ian's hand, feeling a little sour that she had never received such a large amount of red envelopes in her entire life.
"Mr. Granger just wants me to ensure that you will not be bullied by other students in Hogwarts." Ian shrugged and said words that made Hermione quite helpless.
"But I didn't promise you that you would definitely help me and that you wouldn't bully me, right? Hey! I had already suggested that my dad should take the exam for a lawyer's license but he didn't listen!"
She is indeed a clever witch.
Ian nodded with satisfaction.
I think children can be taught.
certainly.
There was also the boy who shocked Ian even more.
Ian swore he hadn't even glanced at Harry Potter.
However.
"You can actually...can you still pay protection money?" Harry Potter suddenly took out his clothes, took out a heavy money bag, and handed it to Ian expectantly.
His skillful movements are so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.
"There is such a good thing!?"
Ian hesitated for a moment before tentatively reaching out his hand.
In exchange, Harry Potter relaxed with a huge sigh of relief. In this cold magical world, he finally felt a familiar atmosphere.
And this time.
He is no longer the little boy with empty pockets.
"This is great!"
Harry Potter.
The savior chosen by Voldemort.
At this moment.
It seems like something is developing in a weird direction.
(End of chapter)