The next day, Aisha and Will climbed aboard a Flying Carpet.
"Where are we going today? I want to buy some Uagadou textbooks."
Seeing the hopeful look in Will's eyes, Aisha pursed her lips. "Then let's go to the Library of Alexandria. Egypt's largest wizarding library is on the roof."
"Isn't the bookshop on Thebes Street?"
"Ordinary bookshops are, of course. But if you want to buy books, I'd recommend the Library of Alexandria. It has a wider selection, and since it isn't the start of the school year, the bookshops might not have what you need," she said solemnly.
"I see. Let's go, then."
Aisha nodded in satisfaction at how thoroughly she had fooled Will. There really was a wizarding library on the top floor of the Library of Alexandria, but more importantly, no loud talking was allowed there.
She could finally spend some time in silence.
The Library of Alexandria, in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, was founded in the early third century BC and was one of the oldest libraries in the world. At its height, it held some 700,000 scrolls, including ancient Greek texts, a Greek translation of the Old Testament, and Euclid's original manuscript of Elements. In the late third century AD, the library had nearly been destroyed by war.
Through dynasty after dynasty, the Egyptian government and the Wizards' Council had regarded the Library of Alexandria as a treasure. It had even become a place where weapons were forbidden, and it remained magnificent to this day.
Tourists, locals, scholars, and booksellers streamed in and out. Wizards and Muggles even mingled together.
Egyptian wizards blended into the Muggle world far better than their counterparts in England.
That was not because Egyptian wizards understood Muggles particularly well. Most of them simply liked wearing black or white