Excuse Me, Would You Like to Be a Nude Model?

Diagon Alley in London, Place Cachée in Paris, Shadowless Street in Vienna... these are all famous wizarding commercial streets in Europe.

It was also a place that foreign wizards had to go to when they came to the city.

The reason it's called "shadowless" is because it's nestled within Vienna's ancient city walls, completely hidden from view.

The old city wall at the site of the Ring Road had a section that had been the residence of wizards for hundreds of years.

To prevent it from being demolished by Muggle, the Austrian Ministry of Magic undertook a large-scale project.

It involves 523 Memory Charm and the largest number of Concealment Charm ever recorded in Austria.

Therefore, during the Muggle demolition process, a section of the city wall was preserved.

As time went by, the wizarding community gradually transformed into the Shadowless Street we know today.

The wand shop that William and Hermione were looking for was located here.

The Ring Road winds through lush, verdant woodlands and green spaces, flanked by hedges and deciduous trees, with wide S-shaped bends.

William skillfully navigated the arched bends on his motorcycle, the clean, cedar-scented air of the southern part of the street filling the air.

They passed a small chapel, and the clock tower struck nine, reminding them that it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

As they neared their destination, William slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching as Hermione leaned forward and bumped into his back.

The motorcycle glided for a short distance before coming to a stop in the middle of the road.

After Hermione sat up straight, she hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

William pointed to the entrance to Shadowless Street, several hundred meters away.

Diagon Alley is located behind the Leaky Cauldron. Shadowless Street, on the other hand, is accessed through a Rome Gate.

This Rome Gate is a fifty-foot-high fortress, constructed of brick and stone. The main passage still retains a massive bolted wooden door, which is always open and kept unobstructed.

However, at this moment, there were more than a dozen Auror standing at the entrance, and wizards who wanted to enter had to stop, form a long line, and undergo inspection.

Passage is prohibited here!

Even if you use the Disillusionment Charm, you will still be detected.

Since it's impossible to pass through, we have to find another way to get in.

Apparition requires having some prior knowledge of a place. In other words, you must have been to a certain location before you can Apparition there.

William and Hermione had never been to Shadowless Street, nor could they Apparition into it.

Even secretly using a wizard's fireplace is forbidden. The Floo Network is probably being monitored by the Ministry of Magic; it's not safe at all.

The two needed to find another way to blend in.

William looked around, hoping to find another entrance, but all he could see was the towering wall on the left.

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Shadowless Street is located next to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Hermione looked up at the sky, then suddenly smiled and said, "William, we can fly in."

The wizard didn't have the magic to fly, but the two could use other things to fly there.

For example, Hagrid's motorcycle, or Nicolas's... Flying Cloak.

Just then, a group of students from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna passed by, carrying drawing boards, chatting loudly, and joking with each other.

Judging from the chat content, he just came back from "gathering material" at a nightclub and is now going back to school.

William put away his conspicuous motorcycle and, with Hermione in tow, followed the group of students toward the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is quite famous.

Its most famous feature is that a young man once applied to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna twice.

He was rejected by all his paintings on the grounds that he was "not suitable for painting." He was forced to wander the streets and beg for a living by selling his paintings.

Later, the young man joined the Germany army, and later still... he became the Führer.

Of course, before William's time travel, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna published the admission letter from its Faculty of Art and Architecture to the Führer in 1907.

But for some reason, the young people didn't receive it back then!

Tsk tsk... Is this the constraint of the timeline?

Someone changed history, but then a wizard used Time-Turner to prevent the leader from receiving his acceptance letter, thus reversing history back to the right path?

Or perhaps, the leader understood a principle at that time:

Studying art won't save Germany!

Upon entering the campus, William and Hermione were preparing to find a secluded corner to carry out their plan to leap across Shadowless Street when they heard shouts from behind.

The group of students just walked over.

"Excuse me!" one of the curly-haired girls said, "Excuse me! You're not students at this school, are you?"

William and Hermione look too young; they certainly don't look like students.

William said in German, "We're here in Vienna for a trip, and we thought we'd take a look around the campus." (Fastest updates on mobile:)

"We're from the art academy and we want to do some sketching in our dorm, but we need a male nude model. I think your looks and figure are perfect..." a girl invited.

As for Hermione next to William, she completely ignored her.

The girls all looked at William and laughed at each other, seemingly genuinely wanting to invite him to be a nude model.

Hermione tugged at William's sleeve, her eyes wary, and asked, "What did they say?"

Although she couldn't understand German, a woman's intuition... was very accurate.

William quickly explained it again.

Hermione was so angry she gritted her teeth and almost pulled out her wand to teach the female students a lesson.

She knew, of course, that William would be approached by people wherever he went, but she never expected that even a nude model would come to him!

Hermione shielded William behind her and shouted:

My boyfriend and I are traveling in Vienna. The hotel is quite far from here, so we don't have time to be your models!

A young man with tattoos glanced at the girls in the crowd and noticed that his female companions were instantly drawn to him.

Damn it, I finally managed to get a date, and now I'm going to get ripped off?

He can't stand anyone who's more handsome than him!

He exhaled a puff of smoke in a cool manner, glared at William, and said, "If you're not from our school, then you'd better leave now."

A girl stood up and reprimanded her tattooed friend.

However, William had already been dragged away by Hermione.

William was also helpless; it was truly an undeserved disaster.

But nude models... just thinking about it is exciting!

William donned his Flying Cloak, picked up the fuming Hermione, and flew over the wall toward Shadowless Street.

The two got off at a corner.

It was already past nine o'clock, but there were still quite a few wizards on the street.

William grabbed a wizard and asked him where the best wand shop was, then headed towards one.

Welcome.

A middle-aged wizard emerged from a pile of wands, seemingly ready to leave, and said:

"Sir, we're closing soon. If you'd like to buy a wand, you can come back tomorrow."

"Sir, I have a few questions for you." William walked to the counter and said succinctly:

"Has an old man ever come here to buy a magic wand?"

"An old man? No."

William's dark green eyes seemed to gleam as he asked, "Did an old man come by today? He must have been very thin, with gray hair."

Looking at the two strange young wizards, and thinking it best to avoid trouble, the boss subconsciously shook his head and said:

"No."

William chuckled, "Liar, he's already been here."

The boss was taken aback.

William's Legilimency was incredibly powerful; there was no way his opponent could fool him.

"He didn't buy a wand, but what did he ask?" He stared into the wand shop owner's eyes.

After a moment, William answered his own question:

"Oh, so you were looking for Gregorovitch."

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