Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 358: Two galleons, no money at all

While Harry was eating chocolate, Lupine took the letter and left the box to find the driver.

 He needed to tell the school what happened on the train, and there happened to be an emergency owl where the driver was.

But that was when he was in school, and I don’t know if it’s still the case now.

After Lupine left, Ron still looked at Harry a little worriedly, "Are you really okay?"

"Feel much better."

Harry took another bite of the chocolate, and at the same time reached out to wipe the cold sweat and rain off his face, and said, "But I don't understand... what happened just now."

 “That’s what we’re curious about too,” said Fred.

 Although the feeling caused by the dementors is very uncomfortable, it is not likely to cause you to faint directly. And among the hundreds of students in the entire train, Harry seemed to be the only one like this.

 Even Ron is fine.

"That dementor...when it looked at you...you suddenly became strange."

"I thought you were under a curse." Ron recalled the scene just now. He looked a little scared. "You seemed to have stiffened, fell off your seat, and started twitching..."

 Then, he and Hermione explained the matter in detail, including how Harry fainted and how Professor Lupin drove away the dementors in the end.

"It was a ball of silver light," Hermione said. "I didn't see what it was, but the dementors seemed scared."

“Silver light?” George whispered, “That must be the Patronus Charm.”

“I didn’t expect him to be able to do this.” Fred seemed a little surprised. “It seems like our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year has some skills.”

“Don’t be too happy too early.” Cedric said beside him: “He may also be the Professor of Care of Magical Creatures...remember? Professor Kettleburn will retire this year.”

“Damn, how could I forget this?” Fred scratched his head, “We’re not going to have another semester of reading class, I’ve really had enough.”

Cedric shrugged. Although he did the same, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts had always been so disappointing.

With the experience of the previous two years, he wouldn’t be surprised if a useless professor comes again this year...

 “Patronus Charm?” Hermione suddenly discovered the point.

"Yes." Fred explained: "Kyle just used this spell to resist the dementors. Look at our condition, is it much better?"

 When he said this, Hermione realized that this was indeed the case.

  Ron and Neville... including those who were peeking outside, their faces were somewhat pale, and she was probably the same.

 But the faces of the Kells were normal and looked no different from usual, and even the youngest Ginny looked the same.

 “Patronus Charm?” Hermione muttered in a low voice, silently recording the spell in her mind.

At this time, Lupine also came back. He looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I just asked the driver. We will arrive at Hogwarts in thirty minutes."

 This is really good news for Harry, and he can't wait to return to the warmth and comfort of the castle.

Most importantly, there are professors there, and Dumbledore... Dementors must not dare to go in.

It's just that Harry still doesn't understand why he was the only one who fainted while everyone else was fine.

 He asked Professor Lupin, but the other person just shook his head and comforted him.

“Dementors force us to remember the worst of our past, and our pain becomes their strength. Perhaps it’s because you’ve experienced something different than others that it piques its interest.”

He pretended to be relaxed and said: "And you don't need to pay too much attention to it, because I found that the behavior of dementors here is completely different from that in other boxes.

 It did not restrain its desire to eat, and actively absorbed the emotions around it... This ability that is unique to dementors cannot even be resisted by adult wizards.

 You are only thirteen years old, it is normal to faint. "

 Harry still felt that his statement was a bit far-fetched.

"But Ron and Hermione didn't faint," he whispered, "and neither did Neville."

Looking at Harry's depressed look, Ron wanted to comfort him, but didn't know what to say.

Just as he was thinking hard, he suddenly turned his head and saw something flashing on Hermione's clothes.

 Ron's eyes lit up and he quickly said: "Is it possible that we are wearing badges?"

He pointed to a similar badge under his collar and said, "Do you remember, this was given to us by Kyle before, and the material is made of fire dragon scales.

Even dementors should be afraid of a creature as powerful as a fire dragon. "

"How is it possible?" Hermione said, "Even if the dementors are afraid of the fire dragon, they are not afraid of a single scale."

 “Maybe…well…it has a certain restraint effect.”

To be honest, even Ron himself felt that this reason was a bit ridiculous, but the problem was that he couldn't think of a better one now, so he could only bite the bullet and continue:

“We were wearing badges and nothing happened, except Harry, who was the first to change into robes, so he fainted.”

 “As for Neville, he doesn’t have a badge either.” Hermione frowned.

In the corner, Neville heard his name and raised his head tremblingly.

His current condition is worse than Harry's. Even though he has eaten a large piece of chocolate, his whole body is still shaking uncontrollably.

Somehow, after combining the words of Professor Lupin and Ron, Harry felt much better immediately.

Although thinking this way is a bit self-deceiving, he is more willing to believe that the Fire Dragon Badge played a role than he is more weak and timid. There was another person in the box who also believed it.

 “What fire dragon emblem…”

Neville stood up and looked at Kyle hopefully, "Is there any more? I can buy it."

He really didn’t want to experience the coldness that seemed to penetrate deep into his soul just now.

 “There is…but there is…”

Kyle grabbed a handful of colorful badges from his pocket, "But this thing should be useless against dementors..."

"I bought it!"

Before he could finish his words, Neville took away all the badges from his hand.

"How much."

 “Hmm…two galleons apiece.”

Neville paused as he took out the money, "How much?"

“Two galleons.” Kyle explained: “This is an authentic dragon scale, which is valuable in itself. Including the patterns on it, they are also hand-carved by Romanian locals. Two galleons are not profitable at all.”

Neville looked at the six badges in his hand and hesitated.

 Twelve galleons in total... He doesn't have that much money.

 Because he always loses things, Mrs. Longbottom usually doesn't give him much pocket money.

"Just forget it, it's actually of no use." Kyle persuaded again.

 He has plenty of ways to sell things, there is no need to use this method.

  The dementors will be stationed in the castle this year, and it will soon be seen whether they are useful or not.

 False propaganda will result in the product being returned in the future, and it will also have a serious negative impact. The reputation they have accumulated over the past three years may collapse in an instant.

 It’s not a good deal no matter how you look at it.

 But just when Neville hesitated, Lupine unexpectedly spoke.

“Perhaps, it’s not certain that it will actually have any effect.”

These words seemed to make Neville make up his mind.

  He gave Kyle three badges back, and took out six galleons from the pocket of his robe and handed them over, "I only have so much, buy three!"

"this…"

Kyle looked at Lupine, wondering what he meant by what he just said.

Facing Kyle's questioning gaze, Lupine shook his head, walked to him when no one was paying attention, and explained in a low voice: "When facing dementors, the most important thing is courage. Only if you are not afraid of them, Talent is not affected.

If Mr. Longbottom firmly believes that the badge has a protective effect against dementors, then it will be useful.

I think, as the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, you should understand what I mean. "

 Is it useful if you firmly believe in your heart that it is useful?

Kyle thought seriously.

This is not difficult to understand, as many magics are like this, including when he was learning the Patronus Charm. Newt repeatedly reminded him that if he wanted to successfully release a complete Patronus, he must have a firm enough belief.

The same applies to the Apparition he learned at the beginning. Once he has doubts about himself in his heart, he will fail.

"You mean..." Kyle asked thoughtfully: "The badge can give him the belief that he is no longer afraid of dementors?"

"You can say that."

Lupine nodded, "But the prerequisite is that the dementor must be able to restrain its desire to eat."

 He pointed in the direction of Neville again and said softly: "But, at least it seems there is no problem now."

Kyle also looked up.

Since getting the badge, Neville no longer trembles, his pale face has turned a lot more rosy, and he looks much better than before.

“A badge is just a carrier. It can also be a stone, a leaf, or a dead branch... The important thing is that people must think from the bottom of their hearts that it is useful!”

Lupine looked at Kyle, the conversation suddenly changed, and his expression became strange, "But, you sold it for two galleons, isn't it a bit too expensive?"

"No, sir." Kyle said with a smile, "You can go to Diagon Alley and ask about the price of fire dragon scales. In the potion shop, the price is clearly marked at one galleon and fifteen sickles, and there is no discount.

 Coupled with the cost of drawing the pattern and the door keys to and from Romania, the two galleons are already the cost price, and I am not making any money at all. "

 Lupine was speechless for a moment.

 Indeed, as long as it is related to the fire dragon, the price is quite scary. He sighed quietly, turned around and returned to his seat,

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside, and as soon as Luping left, someone walked into the box.

“Sorry, I accidentally overheard your conversation just now...Do you still have the badge like that just now?”

 (End of this chapter)