The Rise of the Muggles at Hogwarts

Walking on the long cobblestone street, the two little wizards suddenly felt a little troubled.

It's still a long time before the appointment with Percy, what should they do next?

Wandering, they walked to Madam Malkin's Robe Shop, which was right next to Ollivander's Wand Shop.

After seeing the various costume wizard robes and Hogwarts student robes piled up in the store, Ron suddenly remembered that his sister, Ginny, seemed to be wearing an old robe bought from a second-hand robe store to go to school this year. Yes!

"and many more!"

Ron grabbed Anthony who was already distracted.Pulled him into Madam Malkin's robe store.

"welcome!"

Madam Malkin is a friendly, stocky witch.

The whole store was deserted, and he and Ron were the only customers.

I guess that's right, students are all in school at this time of year, and the Ministry of Magic hasn't finished get off work yet.Who would come shopping at this time?

"I want to buy a new robe, a Hogwarts student robe." Ron said directly.

"Of course, are you buying it for yourself?" As she said this, a tape measure suddenly flew over to Mrs. Malkin's side, seemingly to measure Ron's size.

"No, it's for my sister." As he said that, Ron suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know what size Ginny wore!

"She is a little shorter than me and a little thinner." He gestured with his hands and explained awkwardly.

"Okay." Mrs. Malkin smiled and took out a robe from the shelf. After looking it up and down, she said: "If you don't know your sister's size, then I suggest you buy a slightly larger size. After all, you guys Younger children grow the fastest.”

"Um - listen to you." Ron touched his nose and replied, he had never bought these things, and he didn't know anything.

Rather than guessing by herself, it is better to leave the decision-making power to professionals. The children Mrs. Malkin has seen are definitely saltier than the salt he has eaten, and she knows it well.

"Six Silver Sickles, put them away." Mrs. Malkin waved her wand to pack up the robe and handed it to Ron as it floated.

"Okay, thank you, madam." After Ron gave the money, they left Madam Malkin's robe store.

Returning to Anthony on the cobblestone street, it was as if he had met Ron for the first time.

He stared at him in disbelief.

Is this—is this still Ron?Couldn't he have been taken away by that dark wizard?

"what happened?"

"Ron, I'm impressed by you." Anthony couldn't help but sigh.

"what?"

"I always thought that when you get rich, in addition to buying wands, you will definitely go to the Quidditch boutique first. I didn't expect that you would think of Ginny!"

This - as expected, Ron, who seems dull in daily life, is extremely delicate in his heart. Is this a boy with a younger sister at home?

Loved it!

Indeed, as the youngest among his peers in the royal family.Anthony was quite envious of other people having a younger sister. He probably would never have a younger sister in his life.After all - ahem!Older - very dangerous.

"Hehe! Of course, she is my sister." Ron said without blushing.

The real situation may only be known to the Weasley family.

On the day of buying textbooks, Ginny came home wearing an old robe, not to mention how sad she was.He even had a little conflict with his mother because of this, and of course he will never forget it.

But well.

As the Quidditch boutique in front of him got closer and closer, a strong sense of excitement burst out on Ron's face.

He happily walked into the store, turning around and leaving his image of a good brother behind.

"Wow! Nimbus 2001, this year's new model!"

"Look, look at the goggles. They are waterproof, fireproof, dustproof, and wrapped in dragon skin! They are so handsome!"

"Oh! Merlin's beard, look, it's the Quidditch robes of the Chudley Cannonballs, I..."

Facing the dazzling array of products, Ron was like a hard-working little bee, flying here and there.Unfortunately, he couldn't afford most of the items.Even the full-year Nimbus 2000 costs more than 200 galleons, let alone this year’s new broomstick Nimbus 2001.

Ron sighed and stared at the black broom in the window for a long time. Finally, under Anthony's constant urging, he just bought a Quidditch robe from his favorite Quidditch team, the Chudley Cannonballs. .He left here in a hurry.

As for Anthony, he bought the goggles - a Christmas present for Harry, if he could keep it secret!

After leaving the Quidditch Boutique, it was Anthony's time. He took Ron straight to Slug & Giggs Pharmacy.This is a potion shop, and the purpose of coming here is, of course, to sell ingredients.

Anthony didn't let Ron in, but he went in alone with his hood on.

"Jingle" sound.

A middle-aged wizard with white temples came out of the inner room.

After Anthony expressed his intention.Mr. Slug's face suddenly turned ugly.

He was disgusted with this mysterious man who claimed to be selling precious potion materials.As the only potion shop in Diagon Alley, they are engaged in serious buying and selling.

To get materials of unknown origin, please go out, turn right, and keep walking forward. There are many people collecting such things in Knockturn Alley.

Moreover, although the guy in front of him was wearing a hood, which made people look down on his face, he always felt like he was a child. (Body! Height.)

It would be fine if they were some useless low-level potion materials, but if these guys dared to deceive people with low-quality materials, Mr. Slug would definitely not be polite.

Anthony was less troubled than Mr. Slug.And he didn't do any pretense, because it was completely unnecessary.

No one will investigate.What is he pretending to be?It would be even harder for Hagrid to find Anthony, the arsonist, than for Ron to find Peter Pettigrew.

Therefore, Anthony calmly took out a bottle of Acromantula venom that had been shrunk and placed in a glass bottle from his backpack, and then waved his new wand to restore it.

"What is this?" Mr. Slug asked hesitantly.He is indeed an old potion master who has been in the potion business for decades in Diagon Alley.Almost by the color alone, he could tell that the bottle contained something far from ordinary.

"The venom of the giant eight-eyed spider!"

"Ahem!" Mr. Slug coughed twice in shock, and then he smiled unnaturally and said, "Can you open this and let me see it?"

"of course."

After getting Anthony's permission, he immediately opened the cap of the glass bottle, put his nose up to smell it, and then observed it carefully.

He could be sure that this was indeed the venom of the Acromantula, and judging from the color and smell, it was of high quality.

"Ahem! Sir, there is nothing wrong with your goods, but -" As he said that, Mr. Slug suddenly showed a shy smile: "We are doing serious business..."

"As for the origin of these venoms, I want to guarantee you that absolutely no one will come to ask. Of course, it's a sale! If you don't want to take it, I can go to another house." With that, Anthony re-covered the venom that was opened on the cabinet. Put the lid on and put on a posture of 'I'm about to leave'. '

"Wait a minute sir, it's so troublesome to go back and forth!"

Acromantula's venom is not a common thing, and the Ministry of Magic has cracked down hard on this creature.Mainly this kind of creature reproduces too fast, and it will be quite troublesome if the creature invades.

In view of the crackdown by the Ministry of Magic, it is even more difficult to obtain venom. Although there are rumors that a gathering place for Acromantulas has been established in Scotland, but that kind of place... not many people know where it is.Even those who knew it was there would not dare to go.

"Whatever you have, I'll take it all at the market price." Mr. Slug waved his hand, preparing to eat all the magic materials.

"Well - not a lot." As he said that, Anthony poured out all the potions in his pocket.

There are dozens of bottles.

After returning to normal size, it can't even fit on the table.

In fact, this is not all, just a small part of his entire stock.

After the centaurs defended the city, the dead spiders and their venom were collected with the help of the centaurs.When he was about to give a total, Anthony could only express euphemistically: It would be inappropriate to use gallons as the unit of measurement. Let’s use tons!

"Merlin's beard!" Mr. Slug's eyelids twitched violently, and he looked at the hooded Anthony in shock.

"Is it too much?"

"No, no!" Mr. Slug shook his head repeatedly: "I mean, one hundred galleons a gallon."

"Okay." Anthony said without hesitation.

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After a few 10 minutes.

Ron outside the store had been waiting impatiently for a long time.He ran to the chair outside Florin's soda shop.

After a long time, I saw Anthony coming out.

"Hi! What took you so long?" Ron came up to him and asked impatiently.

"Inspection! Every bottle needs to be inspected."

"Okay." Ron shrugged.Suddenly he grinned and said, "How's it going? How much did you make?"

"you guess?"

"It must be quite a lot, so much venom."

"Indeed, quite a few." Anthony nodded.This time he made a full thousand galleons.You know, in this magical world, a personal salary is more than 30 galleons a month, which is definitely a big fortune.

It's a pity that Ron is unwilling to accept even one Galleung.

They discussed this issue last night, and Anthony said casually, one person and half.But Ron disagreed. He thought that he had already taken fifty gold galleons from him for no reason even though he had done nothing.Now we can no longer participate in distribution.

It was Anthony who couldn't defeat Ron and finally had to accept all the remaining Galleons with tears.

In fact, for Anthony, it doesn't mean raising a magic wand to help. Sometimes, just standing next to you can bring you great comfort.

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After continuing to wander for a while, the time for the appointment with Percy finally arrived.

They met at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, and Percy came over holding a box. Looking at the smile on his face, Anthony could guess with his toes that the box must contain a gift for Penelo Crevat.

But after Percy saw Ron also carrying a bag, his brows instantly frowned.