Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 833 The mysterious wizard who spends a lot of money

 “Since you think you’re okay…”

Perhaps because Dumbledore is special, Professor Marchbain thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay then."

She looked at Kyle again and warned: "Remember, you can't make any noise or do anything unnecessary after entering, otherwise you won't need to take the exam next year."

 “Of course, I understand.” Kyle smiled and nodded.

 Then, Professor Marchban turned his head and walked quickly into the classroom, muttering in a low voice: "Let an irrelevant student enter the N.E.W.T. examination room. I must be crazy to agree to such a request."

 She seemed to regret a little, thinking that her decision just now was too hasty and not in compliance with the regulations.

After all, N.E.W.T. is the most important exam for a wizard during his student life... If the exam results are skewed because of this irrelevant person, it would be a major dereliction of duty as the invigilators.

 So usually, they will not allow other students to enter the examination room.

 But why did I agree just now?

Professor March was a little puzzled, but at this time they had already entered the classroom, and she glanced at Dumbledore again.

“Forget it, if it’s this student, it shouldn’t be affected.”

She shook her head and did not continue to think about it. She just followed the procedure and said to Dumbledore: "Next is the N.E.W.T. Transfiguration exam. The content is human transformation. You need to change your appearance."

"It's really simple." Dumbledore smiled confidently, and then put the wand on his forehead.

　　Without any spell, Dumbledore seemed to have a bucket of water pouring from his head, and Dumbledore's whole person became blurry.

 The next second, two March class professors appeared in the classroom. They were all exactly the same in appearance, height, and clothing.

 “Oh, wonderful!” The real Professor Marchban clapped his hands, picked up the parchment on the side, and drew a big ‘O’ on it.

 “Without a doubt, full marks.”

"I must say, Mr. Dumbledore, you are the best student I have ever seen."

"It's my pleasure." Dumbledore returned to his original appearance.

“Then, your exam is over.” Professor Marchban nodded with satisfaction. “The transcript will be delivered to you in mid-July. Now, go and enjoy your vacation.”

"Looking forward to our next meeting, Professor." Dumbledore put his hands on his chest, bowed slightly, and then walked out of the classroom.

Kyle, who had always been quiet, saw this and quickly followed.

However, Dumbledore seemed to have forgotten about him. He didn't look back after leaving the house and went straight upstairs, probably preparing to go back to the common room.

Kyle ran two steps quickly, came to his side, and took the initiative to say: "Thank you."

"What?" Dumbledore turned to look at him and said politely: "Oh, it's okay. I hope this experience will make it easier for you to participate in N.E.W.T."

 “You’ve helped me a lot.” Kyle said with a smile.

Although he also knew that Dumbledore should be in a hurry to go back to find his friends now and didn't want to talk too much to a stranger like himself.

But it was so interesting to see the principal when he was young, so Kyle chose to stay here shamelessly.

"It's just that I didn't expect Professor Marchban to agree to let me watch." He said, "Under normal circumstances, this should be impossible."

"You also said that it is normal." Dumbledore said meaningfully, "This result is the test score that makes me most satisfied."

“So you just used the confusion spell?” Kyle said suddenly.

Only this reason can explain why Professor Marchban uncharacteristically agreed to his request to visit the exam just now.

 When I used the confusion spell on the invigilator professor, it was still during the N.E.W.T exam. I have to say that the young Dumbledore really knew how to play, and he was also very courageous.

Dumbledore did not speak, but slightly raised the corners of his mouth and blinked his eyes. His handsome face, coupled with this action, made the eyes of the witches next to him go straight.

"By the way, I remember you just said you were a sixth-grade student, right?" Dumbledore suddenly thought of something and asked: "Which college are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"

"Ah..." Kyle suddenly became nervous, "I am Hufflepuff, maybe... you didn't notice me."

“Well, no wonder, you Hufflepuffs rarely appear anywhere else outside of school hours.”

Dumbledore nodded, actually believing the reason Kyle gave casually.

“Although it is a bit presumptuous to say this, some of the principal’s decisions are indeed a bit ridiculous. I have always believed that the four houses of Hogwarts should be equal and should not be divided into different levels.

“Of course, we Gryffindors are not much better than you.”

 He ​​glanced at Kyle and shook his head, "Sorry, I talked a bit too much today, and you don't need to thank me. I just had my own purpose and I just helped you a small favor.

“If you don’t have anything else to do, I’d like to go back to the common room first.”

“Of course.” Kyle moved aside.

Although it was interesting to chat with the young Dumbledore, this was enough for now. Besides, Kyle was also worried about what he would notice.

After saying goodbye to Dumbledore, Kyle was also ready to leave. In this situation, it was probably impossible to leave through the main entrance. If someone caught him and found out that he was not a student of Hogwarts, he would be in trouble. Can think of another way.

But this did not trouble Kyle. He went to the third floor and found the statue of the hunchbacked witch in his memory.

As expected, the secret passage here is still there.

Kyle took out his wand.

 “Separation of left and right.”

The place where the witch's hunchback was was slowly parted, revealing a dark passage.

On the other side of this passage is the Honeydukes Candy Shop. Because Hogwarts is still conducting final exams, there are very few people here. There is only a middle-aged wizard sitting behind the counter, carefully checking the number of various candies.

Kyle, who had turned invisible in advance, passed by him quietly and walked out of the candy store. But after thinking about it, he came back openly.

"Oh, guest, welcome." The boss stood up and said doubtfully: "Students of Hogwarts? Aren't you supposed to be taking exams?"

 “I’ve graduated.” Kyle said with a smile.

“Oh, sorry, I thought you were still a student.” The boss said, “If you want to order something, I can give you a good discount.”

“Let’s have some classic candies,” Kyle said. “The best-selling ones.”

“The best-sellers are definitely the exploding chocolate and raspberry honey candy.”

“Can I try it?” Kyle said. “Of course, I’ll pay for it.”

"Try it?" The boss was a little strange. What he was talking about were all popular items in the store, and the prices were very reasonable. A large bucket of them could be sold every week. If he was a student at Hogwarts, he shouldn't. Have you never eaten these?

But he didn’t think much about it, just thinking that Kyle was in a tight financial situation to go to school and couldn’t afford candy.

Immediately I took a box from the shelf, selected some candies and handed them to Kyle.

 “You can eat, I’ll treat you, you don’t have to pay.”

“Thank you.” Kyle picked up a chocolate ball and threw it into his mouth. As soon as he bit it, it exploded in his mouth, followed by a strong smell of grilled steak.

Steak-flavored chocolate, a bit strange, but the taste is acceptable, a bit like another form of Bibi's multi-flavored beans.

And the raspberry bee candies not only look like bees, but they can also fly. As long as you open the box, they can fly for six hours. When you want to eat, just open your mouth, and the bee candies will fly into your mouth. Not only is it interesting, it also tastes great.

 “I want them all.”

Kyle took out twenty gold coins and put them on the table.

"Twenty Galleons?" The boss was startled, "Isn't it a bit too much?" He thought that a poor boy in front of him suddenly made money, and he was spending revenge.

“It’s okay, I’ll give it to my friend.” Kyle said, “You can get it for me and mix it with some other classic candies.”

At Kyle’s insistence, the boss nodded and got busy.

 It was not until twenty minutes later that he carried a huge package onto the counter.

 Looking at the package in front of him that could fill a cart, Kyle was a little stunned...

 Twenty galleons, can you buy so many candies?

Until he saw on the shelf, a large piece of brownie crucible was priced at two sickles, and a chocolate crucible of the same size would have cost at least twelve sickles when he was in school.

Kyle slapped his forehead. He forgot that it was a hundred years ago. Although the Galleons were the same, the prices were relatively cheaper.

 No wonder the boss looked at him so strangely just now.

But after buying everything and not being able to return it, Kyle simply took out his wand, let the huge package float beside him, and walked out of the store.

But when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.

“What is this?” he asked, pointing to a branch on the shelf.

There are also a few large, stupid beetles crawling on the branches. It is hard to imagine that such things would appear in a candy store.

"Oh, that's our new product, beetle skewers." The boss seemed very happy and said with a smile: "The branches are made of chocolate, and the beetles are brown sugar. When you bite them open, you can eat the crushed fruit... This is my little daughter's idea. She is only three years old.”

“That’s great,” Kyle said. “Then give me another box of this.”

“Do the customers really like it?” The boss’s eyes lit up. “Although it tastes good, many people can’t accept the shape and think it’s too realistic.”

"Of course." Kyle said, "Let's have a box. How much does it cost."

 “It’s free, just treat it as a gift to a big customer.” The boss quickly took out a big and heavy box, “If the customer likes it, you are welcome to come again.”

"Thank you." Kyle didn't refuse.

 After leaving Honeydukes Candy Shop, he went to a remote place and stuffed a lot of candies into his box.

　　After that, I was not in a hurry to go to Godric's Hollow, but leisurely wandered around Hogsmeade.

Hogsmeade now is not much different from what he remembered, and the appearance of the shops has hardly changed at all.

But there are many differences inside the store.

 For example, the Three Broomsticks.

The current boss is naturally not the charming Ms. Rosmerta, but a middle-aged wizard with a straight face. He seems to be unhappy all the time. Even though Kyle is the only customer in the shop, he doesn't get a good look.

But the drink still tastes good.

 The butterbeer had a mellow taste, and one sip made his whole body warm. Kyle bought a hundred cups in one go.

 At that time, as long as you put them in the box and wrap the outer bottle with a bubble charm, you don't have to worry about them going bad.

One hundred cups of butterbeer, plus some other drinks and drinks, the total cost was less than fifty galleons, which can be said to be quite a bargain.

It’s just that the boss is very busy and looks even more unhappy.

The next stop was Literary Residence, and Kyle bought out their Thunderbird Quills and Mobik Squid Ink.

 In another thirty years, these two magical animals will be listed as prohibited from trade, and by then these things will no longer be available for purchase.

Especially the Mobik squid, like dragon eggs, is listed as a Class A prohibited trade product. Because its ink can be stored for thousands of years without fading, it is priced to be more expensive than dragon blood in the market. This is not necessarily the case. Can be bought.

 And here, there is a whole shelf.

Kyle was not polite at all, and bought two large boxes of stock.

From then on, Kyle was out of control. He walked around the shops here carefully and bought whatever he saw without considering the price. He just waved his hand and bought it all.

After this, there was a legend in Hogsmeade. There was an unknown rich man who spent money like water in the village.

Some stores planned to sell two months' worth of inventory, but he bought it all in two minutes, and it wasn't enough.

 For a time, this mysterious rich man became the talk of everyone after dinner.

 At first people thought that the man was using fake gold coins, otherwise who would buy things like that? Instead of buying one or two items, they would just pack the inventory.

Some people went to Gringotts immediately because of fear, and then learned from the goblins that what they got were real galleons, genuine goblin craftsmanship.

　　Although the goblins are very greedy, one thing is good. They attach great importance to their craftsmanship and never cut corners on their products. It is the same whether it is Galleons a hundred years ago or a hundred years later.

 In other words, what Kyle used was the galleons from a hundred years ago...or even earlier.

At this time, the villagers in Hogsmeade became even more curious, and they all discussed the origin of that young man.

 Some people say he is the heir to an ancient pure-blood family, some say he is an outstanding wizard who made his fortune from scratch, and some think he is a speculator doing illegal business.

But regardless of that statement, it will eventually turn to his generous selling style. Some stores even increased their previous inventory several times overnight, looking forward to big customers coming back again.

But Kyle didn’t know that he had gained so many strange names. At this time, he had already left Hogsmeade Village and headed to Diagon Alley.

Yes, Diagon Alley, not Godric's Hollow.

After walking around Hogsmeade, Kyle found that he liked this era too much, but Hogsmeade was too small and it took half a day to visit it, which was really not fun.

In contrast, Diagon Alley is a really good place, with all kinds of good things emerging in an endless stream, and even dragon eggs are openly sold outside.

 It’s a pity that there is only one shell.

Keir bought it for ten galleons.

"Isn't there a complete one?" He looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "I'm willing to pay ten times the price."

 Ten times?

 That’s one hundred galleons!

 The boss was a little moved. He did not doubt that Kyle was telling lies, because it was not the first day that the man in front of him came here. In the past few days, he had spent more than two hundred galleons in various stores.

And he also bought a lot of things that he thought were of no use at all, such as the horns of the Irem cattle. This kind of thing was really expensive and had no use. It could only be bought back as a decoration.

 In his opinion, Kyle is just a fat sheep with a lot of money, so he can naturally get a hundred galleons.

Of course, Kyle would not tell him that in sixty-seven years, a flying broomstick company called "Nimbus" would quickly become popular in the entire wizarding world, nor would he tell him that the flying broomsticks at that time would usher in a new era. A significant innovation.

 Because someone discovered that the Nimbus Company's first broom was filled with Irem cow horn powder. This material can greatly improve the stability of the broom during flight.

 At that time, the price increase rate of this material can be described as terrifying, directly increasing tenfold in one year.

 Although it gradually dropped a little later, it was still much higher than at the beginning... These are business secrets, and they are also golden Galleons.

"I can try my best to help you find complete dragon eggs." The shopkeeper said in a low voice, "But I only try my best. You know, fire dragons are magical animals that are prohibited from trade, and the Ministry of Magic is very strict about it. Empty dragon egg shells are nothing. , but it’s too risky to get a complete dragon egg.”

 “Risk?”

Kyle raised his eyebrows, took out a bag and shook it, "If I pay two hundred galleons, wouldn't the risk be less big?"

 (End of this chapter)