In the muggle world ,In the summer, in June, in the north of England, in a city called Liverpool, the streets were crowded, the people of the city filled the streets, celebrating the victory of the city's Football team in one of the European championships. Waiting for the bus carrying the players to pass to greet them
All the townspeople in the red T_shirtes are singing and screaming, and there are a lot of football-mad tourists,
There was a girl in her twenties trying to pass through the crowd, she was short and small in body with Short black hair .She wears glasses, carries a lot of bags in her hand and big one on her back and wears short jeans and a red shirt, she was trying to pass, but it became more difficult when the bus carrying the players approached, it seemed that she was not English, she was trying to ask people about the address of one of the nearby residential neighborhoods, The noise was so loud that no one paid any attention to her question.
The girl.
She drew the attention of one of the men standing in the crowd to ask him and said, "Excuse me, sir, I'll take a few minutes of your time, I'm looking for this address on that paper, it's an apartment building that rents apartments owned by a woman called Emilia Clarson is famous for renting apartments to students and non-Englishpeople ."
The man looked at the paper for a few seconds and said:" Um, okay , you sound from your accent that you are not English, that area is located 500 meters from the stadium I mean Anfield, of course you know the stadium?" .
The girl shook her head in the affirmative and the man continued his speech:" You can walk with the bus heading to the stadium because it is difficult to find a taxi that will take you there, as you can see the police have closed that area so that the convoy of players can pass safely, when you arrive near the stadium You will find a bus stop Tell anyone you want to get off at the Red Spaniard or Nancy's bar it's famous everyone knows You'll get off the bus at that bar and walk two streets you'll find that building Good luck".
The girl replied:" Thank you very much, sir, and congratulations on the victory and a happy celebration"
The man replied, laughing:" You're welcome, always remember, you'll never walk alone. Good luck".
The girl was walking along the road to the bus stop. Walking was difficult. She bumped into someone every five minutes and apologised. She approached the stadium after a lot of walking. She was exhausted. She tried to walk from a street behind the stadium. The crowding was heavy while she was trying to pass. She bumped into someone and fell to the ground with all her bags, while screaming And trying to get up from the ground, she says: "Watch out for your steps idiot".
A tall, handsome young man with copper-coloured hair, a copper-coloured beard, and blue eyes was staring at her. He was extending his hand to her and saying:" I'm sorry, are you okay, miss?! ".
The girl was trying to clean herself up and collect the bags scattered on the floor while she was angry, and she said in a low voice:" Yes, I'm fine, you idiot, I only lacked on this damn day an idiot,A fucking day in this shit."
When she noticed who was talking to her and found him holding that cup that that team won, she was the one who bumped into it while he was carrying it, she was in a state of shock and embarrassment and said in her mind: "Damn he's one of the team players I gotta run before he see me because I told him he was an idiot Damn what did I say?!"
She opened her mouth in shock, and then noticed that the bus station was on the opposite street in front of her, she ran towards the bus that had arrived at the station.
While she was running, the young man watched her in amazement from afar, while she hurried and got into the bus, catching her breath, and said to herself:" Oh damn, that was a wonderful imminent, you idiot, from the first day you were in England to slander a player from the city team. thank God bitch ".
The bar.
The girl arrived at the bar that the man had told her about. She entered and found that the bar was empty, with no one in it except for a brown-skinned forty woman.
The lady said to her when she saw her and smiled at her: "Good morning, how can I help you? Do you want a drink?".
It was the lady's accent, but it was Latin, not English. The girl replied: "Good morning madam, no thank you. I don't want to drink anything. I was just asking if you knew how to get to that apartment building in that paper. It's ownered by a woman named Emilia Clarson".
As soon as the woman heard the name, she laughed and said:"Of course, Mrs. Clarson, I know her. Oh, I haven't seen her for a while, that redhead. You may have come to rent with her, but I don't think she has empty apartments as I remember?".
The girl replied to that smiling woman: "In fact, she doesn't have empty spaces, but I will share one of the apartments with one of the residents who posted an announcement on the Internet that she wants to share the rent with someone, and I'm not English and came here to study, so I can't pay for the rent of an apartment on my own".
The lady replied: "Oh my dear, may the Lord help you,Oh my rudeness. I didn't introduce myself to you. I'm Nancy Fernandez, the owner of this bar. I'm not English. I'm Spanish origin".
The girl replied: It was an honor to meet you, madam. I'm Mariam. I'm Egyptian".
The lady replied: "Oh my dear, the Egyptians here are very loved for the player of one of the team players."
The girl replied, "Yes, of course, that all of Egypt knows him."
Nancy said:" As you know the pub is empty today everyone has gone to welcome the players and I really wanted to go but unfortunately I won't leave the pub alone My nephew Blaise who works with me here is busy this morning he has his other work in the pharmacy she is a great doctor but dear unlucky he just came A year ago England, and it's not easy to find work in hospitals and he has to obtain a British degree, he has been studying medicine in Italy for years , man returned from Italy after he had , his father was Italian, he returned and tried to study here at the University of Liverpool to obtain a license to practice the job, so believe me, I feel you. I know the extent of the confusion and anxiety about School fees, housing and food expenses, a lot of thinking and worrying but don't worry the city folks here are quite different than anywhere else in England, they accept the differences I've lived here for ten years since I got married I'm a Spanish woman but that didn't make it difficult for them to accept them To me they are nice, some of them like to gossip and some of them are snooping".
she said and Nancy and the girl laughed, then continued and said, "Oh damn, I'm a gossip here. Well, my dear, you will walk two blocks from here and you will find a building that looks a little old but is in good condition and in front of it is a pharmacy called Dr. John's Pharmacy. Blaise my nephew works in it. If you need any help with plumbing or any repairs, he can do it for a small amount, and if you need anything. We are here as family".
The girl replied: "Thank you, madam, thank you very much. The lady, nice to meet you".
Nancy replied: "Good luck. I hope to see you tonight. Everyone will gather to celebrate. It's Sunday night. Maybe some players will come. You'll listen, if you have time?".
The girl replied: Of course, madam, if I have some time, I will come, thank you".
Mariam came out of the bar and walked until she reached that pharmacy and found the building in front of her that Mrs. Nancy had told her about. She entered the building and found an apartment on the first floor with it's door open. Mariam came inside and checked the place. It was an elegant English-style house that looked like the houses of the fifties. Mariam found a lady with red hair and a white face with some wrinkles. The lady was sitting in the rocking chair reading a book, she looked up to see Mariam.
Mariam said to her, confused:" Good evening, madam, I'm Mariam, the girl who came to share the apartment with that resident who posted it on the Internet".
The lady replied: "Ah yes, I remembered you. Please sit down. I will bring the partnership contract in the apartment for one moment".
The lady went to get the contract and came back quickly The lady said:" Well, Miss Mariam, I have some questions for you,
You are a student. As you told me, I want the nomination papers for the university first and the residence papers".
taking the papers out of the bag, replied, "Of course, ma'am." The lady looked at the papers and said: The University of Manchester?! I thought you will study here in Liverpool but no matter the papers are good, the residency papers are also fine, ok honey before you sign I allow foreigners and students to live here but there are rules, I don't want trouble I don't want to see the police here every day for any reasonNo drugs nor drug users enter this building, don't bring unknown men here you are free but there are no strangers in this building because they bring problems your problems and your personal life I will not interfere in it but I just don't want the consequences, I know that some laws don't fit the current life but this my rules".
Mariam replied: "Of course,there will be no consequences ".
The lady asked her: "the last question, do you have a job?".
Mariam replied: "Not yet, but I have been Apply for a job in one of the small newspapers here in the city, and I have been accepted, and I will start working next week".
The lady replied: "Great, I just want a receipt from the employment contract to be sure that you will be regular in paying the rent".
Mariam replied, "Okay, ma'am."
The lady said as she gave the papers to sign the contract:" I have a curious question, what will you study at the university?
Mariam replied:" The ancient European civilization with some studies on management next to it".
The lady replied:" Great, good luck, you have completed the signature, another thing I see you wearing the Liverpool shirt, if you are a football crazy, I don't want fights in front of the building at night after those matches, any fights away from the building".
She said that and the lady smiled, Mariam shook her head as a sign of her approval. The lady said to her as she took her out of her apartment to go up the stairs, there was no elevator in the building:" Well, your partner in the apartment is a young lady who doesn't talk much, is kind and a bit mysterious, but she is the one who asked for that offer because she was recently fired from her job and will not be able to pay the rent she came here a few months ago
She is English, but she used to live in London, and she was tired after her divorce, so she came here in the north. Everyone can't afford the cost of living in London these days. It's a cost for the wealthy. The city here is wonderful. It became famous for tourists and students recently because of the football team. That's all I know about her and I also told her a little. About you, I don't make many people in this building do this situation, but as long as you will adapt without problems, you have what you want. Here we are," said Mrs. Clarson.
gasping for breath from the stairs. The lady knocked on the doorbell, and a woman in her late twenties opened for them , with wavy brown hair, brown eyes, pale white skin and some freckles on her face. 'Good evening, Miss Granger,' said Mrs. Clarson.
'Miss Mariam and I have come here. She is your roommate of which I told you.'
Granger replied, "Of course, come inside." They came in and sat down, Granger brought them some water. The girl said to her: Thank you, Miss Granger. Granger replied, "Excuse me. Forget the sirnames. Call me Hermione.Well the apartment is not big but we can easily share it, I emptied one of the rooms for you and the other rooms I will keep and you have one bathroom, one kitchen and one salon, for the rent, as Mrs Clarson told you, each of us will pay fifty pounds. I'll leave you to unpack your bags, and I'll go to work, and I'll leave you a copy of the keys".
Mariam replied: "Nice to meet you, Hermione".
Mrs. Clarson got up and said, "Okay, I'm leaving. I left my apartment door open below". And she's gone. Mariam
took her bags and entered the room and unloaded her things.
Hermione walked in and said, "Well, I'll probably be back at ten in the evening."Or maybe in the middle of the night if you feel hungry you can buy food there are a lot of shops nearby, when I come back we will discuss a lot of things how we will manage things together". Mariam smiled and said: "Of course, don't worry, I'll manage, I want to tell you something. Avoid the streets around Anfield, as it is very crowded, and most of them are closed by the police so that you are not late for work. Good luck. Have a nice day". Hermione replied, "Oh, thanks for the advice. You reminded me, I didn't see the news today. Oh, that city is driving me crazy about football." Ah, there is something I forgot to tell you. Maybe a red-haired lady named Ginny comes here. Don't worry, she's my friend. I just told you so you wouldn't be afraid. Get some rest. Bye".
Hermione left, and an hour later Mariam had finished unpacking her bags, took a shower, and sat down to rest and readHer attention was attracted by Hermione's library, which had many books in the salon. She searched some books until she found a book that said "Dark arts Witchcraft" and found another book with the words "Spells" on it. The girl was browsing through them in astonishment and wonderment. She didn't understand what this was. She felt curiosity and fear in the same breath. The time until I heard the sound of the door being opened and Ginny Weasley came in, who, when she saw the book in the girl's hand, yelled at her, "Who sent you?".
Mariam looked surprised:" Sorry, what are you saying?!"
Ginny didn't wait for the answer from the girl and took out her wand and cast a spell that dropped mariam to the ground.