A friendly day at Hogwarts

The Fantastic Beasts Shop is opposite Flourish and Blotts Bookstore. The store is not big, and the walls are densely covered with cages. It is a pet store after all. Even though it is cleaned every day, there is still obvious animal excrement in the air. smell.

The little guys in the cage kept squeaking, mixed with the croaking of toads, making it very noisy.

The clerk behind the counter was explaining the precautions for caring for pets to a customer, and had to amplify his voice to barely cover the noise in the store.

"Look, Hermione, how about this rabbit?" Ron made his own suggestion while strolling around in the small store.

The three of them looked in the direction of his finger. The fat white rabbit that had always been plump turned into a velvet hat with a pop, and then quickly changed back again.

Hermione frowned and watched it keep changing, shook her head and refused: "If I need a top hat, I can go to Fengya Clothing Store instead of expecting a rabbit that may change back at any time. Although it It still looks pretty cute.”

Ron shrugged and continued to look around.

In the next few minutes, he made several unreliable suggestions, including a fat purple toad, an emerald green snail that looked very poisonous, and those that looked like wormtails. Almost like a big fat rat with a dull look.

There is no doubt that all his suggestions were rejected by Hermione without exception.

In comparison, the rabbit that could turn into a top hat was already the most reliable suggestion he had made.

While the customers at the counter were still communicating with the clerk, Hermione shook her head and asked several people to leave the store.

"To be honest, apart from those cats and owls, I'm not interested in anything else." She looked back at the store sign and said.

"If you want to buy an owl, why not go to the Eela Owl Store? There should be more varieties and choices there, right?"

Harry has been here for so long, it has become half a living map, and all the shops in Diagon Alley are full of treasures. What's more, that's where he bought Hedwig.

"I think that big turtle is also good. There are shiny jewelry on its back. It looks like a pet of a wealthy family." Ron was still looking back at the window and continued to make suggestions.

Hermione looked at him with disgust and said: "Ron, if you read more books, you should know that that is not a turtle, but a fire crab. It just looks like a turtle."

"In addition, this guy can breathe fire." Glenn added, "If you want to burn down your and Harry's dormitory, you might consider buying one. The effect is second only to the ash snake."

"Let's forget it!" Ron shrank his neck and shook his head repeatedly.

A few people went all the way to the Eela Owl Store again. The store no longer had the same smell as before, but the windows were covered with black cloth and only a few lights were lit, making it look a bit dark. It was probably deliberately designed to look like this owl. I prefer the environment.

There are obviously many more owls here than before. In addition to the most common barn owls, there are also some species that I have not seen just now.

"How about this one?"

Hermione was spoiled for choice and could only ask a few people for help.

She was referring to a screech owl, also known as a long-eared owl. Its body has a pattern and color similar to bark. There are a bunch of pointed feathers on both sides of its eyes, which are both like ears and long ears. A pair of corners.

"Not bad." Glenn replied affirmatively. "This kind of long-eared owl has a good temper. Although its speed and endurance are not outstanding, it has no shortcomings. It will not disobey orders and rarely make mistakes. Under normal circumstances, People working at the Ministry of Magic will choose it, as well as the delivery boys of the Daily Prophet."

Hermione was obviously moved.In fact, the screech owl, which has a steady personality and a well-behaved personality, is indeed very suitable for her.

Just when she was about to greet the clerk and ask about the price, a burst of chirping noise attracted the attention of several people.

In the corner, a small, slender owl flew back and forth in its small cage as if it was suddenly on stimulants.

This is a small owl, less than 20 centimeters long, like a slightly larger, furry snitch.

Its behavior was obviously a bit noisy, which attracted dissatisfied looks from neighbors in the cages next to it who were sleeping with their eyes closed. A snowy owl that looked a bit like Hedwig made a "click-click" sound to express The emotion of disgust.

The clerk was also attracted by the news and came to introduce to several people.

"This little owl has been in our store for a while. Because of its lively personality, older wizards don't like it. If you want it, the store can give you a discount."

Obviously, an owl of this size is not easy to sell.

Ron was slightly moved when he heard the discount.

Hermione shook her head. She didn't choose this little owl, she just noticed it by chance.

"Excuse me, how much does this long-eared owl cost?" she asked, pointing to the screech owl she had just selected.

"Is this this one?" the clerk picked up the price tag on the cage and said, "Eight galleons and ten sickles. If you pay nine galleons, you can take it with the cage and two boxes of owl nuts."

Hermione touched her purse.Her mother set aside ten galleons to buy pets, which left an extra galleone in pocket money.

She was not a hesitant person, so she paid immediately and held the cage in her hand.

Ron also plans to buy an owl to replace the lost Scabbers.He picked around and pointed at the snowy owl that had just expressed his dissatisfaction.

"How much does this white owl cost?"

"Fourteen Galleons." The clerk said. Seeing Ron's surprised look, he explained, "Snowy owls have always been relatively rare, so the price will be slightly higher. If it's beyond your budget, you can consider the barn over there. owl."

Ron followed his gaze and picked out a few more, but the price of seven galleons was still somewhat unaffordable for him who was short of money.

The money Mrs. Weasley gave him was not enough to buy a pet that cost more than five galleons.

The clerk quickly noticed his situation and introduced the little owl to him again.

"The original price of this little guy is five galleons. After discount, it only costs four galleons. It also includes a cage, but there is no nut gift."

Upon hearing this, Ron's eyes lit up, and he quickly counted out four galleons and handed them to the clerk, happily gaining his new pet.

It must be a special fate.

Although it doesn't have a name yet, Glenn is almost certain that this little guy should be the "little pig" that Sirius gave to Ron in the original book.