Hogwarts The Dark Arts Awakening

"All that's left is your wand - by the way, at Hogwarts, students can bring small pets with them to school. Do you plan to keep one?"

Dumbledore took the initiative to change the topic without further discussion. Such an overly serious topic as 'Magic Awakens and Wizards Rise' is too early for a child.

Moreover, what the young man in front of me said was just the theme of the story that just came to him in a flash of inspiration. There was not even an outline. There was really no need to be surprised.

Therefore, Dumbledore chose to put the matter aside for the time being and took Jerry to the Magical Creatures Shop, intending to divert his attention with pets.

Jerry took a closer look at the Magical Creatures Store. The space itself was not very large, and it was packed with dense cages, making it naturally very crowded.

Compared with the Eela Owl store that I passed by when I went to Gringotts before, this store has more varieties of pets and has a wider range of uses.

Not only are there owls, ravens and doves that can deliver messages to their owners, but there are also snails, toads and velvet that can produce some potion ingredients, as well as black mice and shape-shifting rabbits that have been trained to do many tricks.

In addition, there are cats of various colors, dogs of all sizes, turtles with shells studded with gems, and many other animals.

So many animals gathered together, which naturally brought bursts of stench and varying sounds, making the store smelly and noisy.

Jerry walked through the quiet and restless pets, trying to pick one that he liked and take home.

According to the system mechanism, he can obtain the corresponding summoning card by conquering, defeating or directly killing magical animals.

After many attempts, Jerry confirmed that this feature did not work on ordinary animals.But whether it will work on animals mixed with magical creature blood is unknown.

Since he has stayed in Little Hangleton over the years and has never been exposed to magical creatures or their hybrid descendants, he has not yet been able to try this function.

'However, now is a good opportunity, just think of it as a rehearsal before going hunting in the Forbidden Forest. ’ he thought as he watched.

While Jerry was choosing a pet, the Muggle couple he met at Gringotts came in with their daughter.

The couple held teaching materials and uniforms, and their daughter, the brown girl with large front teeth who seemed to be Hermione, held a wand in her right hand and a stationery bag in her left hand.

It seems that this small family, suspected to be the Grangers, has almost done their shopping, and they probably only need pets.

'Strange, I remember Hermione bought Crookshanks, the discerning and rat-catching expert, in her third grade. Why is she here now? '

Jerry was a little confused. Could it be that he had guessed wrong and that this family was not the Granger family?

Confused, he had no intention of asking. Anyway, the identity of the other party would be revealed when the branch opened, so there was no need to rush.

'As for mice, I already have one, and it can turn into a human. Snakes are very good at parseltongues, but you can get them at any time, and there's a bigger one in the pipes at Hogwarts. '

The black mouse playing jumping games with its tail and the various small snakes coiled or standing next to it could not stop Jerry's footsteps.

He walked to the area where cats and dogs were, planning to pick a mixed-breed cat or a hound with swallow-tailed dog blood.

By chance, the Muggle couple and their daughter were also here, watching the cats of different colors.

When they met head-on, Jerry smiled and said hello, and they nodded in response.However, it seemed that the family was not very interested.

'Did you encounter any troubles while shopping? 'This thought flashed through Jerry's mind. He was not interested in continuing to guess the riddle, so he simply continued to choose his pet.

A strange pair of pets caught his attention. It was not the cat and dog pairing he originally wanted, but an owl in a cage and a blue frog in a glass box next to it.

On the cages and glass boxes, there are labels with instructions for them:

[White-faced Scops Owl: It is very alert. When encountering an enemy, it will change its body according to the strength of the enemy to protect itself and prevent the letters sent by the owner from disappearing due to force majeure. 】

[Sky Blue Poison Frog: After many generations of mixed breeding improvements by magical zoologists and pharmacists, it has tree monkey frog blood.Not only can it glow in the dark, but it can also synthesize different toxins based on edible herbs and biosynthesize, so its application prospects are very broad. 】

Jerry stood between the white-faced horned owl and the sky-blue poison frog. He felt like he had thought of something, and a certain game plot from his previous life emerged in his mind.

'What's missing is a table and a cake... Although it's very bad, there's something pleasant about it. Jerry thought of the famous game painting [Blue Poison, White-faced Owl, Table, Doctor], and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. 'Sure enough, I'm not a purely good person. '

"This owl is in very good condition. It has a white face and golden eyes. Isn't it pretty?" The black-haired witch looking after the shop saw that he seemed to be interested, so she came over and planned to work harder.

She enthusiastically introduced the capabilities of this white-faced horned owl, "Nowadays, there are problems when delivering letters. Not only are there bad guys who use slingshots to secretly shoot owls, but they also use traps to catch owls for food, not to mention those dangerous flying creatures. ”

"This owl is different. It can protect your letter no matter what the situation. If it encounters an opponent of equal strength, it will widen its eyes, spread its feathers and swing its body to intimidate the opponent; if it encounters a strong enemy, it will also It shrinks its feathers, squints its eyes and turns sideways, disguising itself as a branch.”

The white-faced horned owl in the cage demonstrated cooperatively, retracting its feathers freely, like a dancer in costume.

Seeing that Jerry was still interested in the sky blue poison frog, the clerk hesitated for a moment and then said sheepishly: "Toads used to be very popular, so some people specially found hybrids of poison dart frogs, tree monkey frogs and purple toads. It's a pity. , by the time this sky-blue poison frog is developed, toads will no longer be popular.”

"If you are very interested in Potions, you can consider this little guy. It can indeed mix venom with different effects from the things it eats. It can not only deal with the residue of Potions class, but also be used to play pranks."

"How effective is its venom? Is it going to be a big problem? I don't want to accidentally melt someone else." Jerry asked casually, he was quite interested in this mixed venom.

The witch smiled and said, "Don't worry, these venoms are very weak. They just make the poisoned person dizzy and get rashes. If you want it, I can sell it to you at a discount. It has been with us for a long time."

The Sky Blue Poison Frog seemed to have no hope of being sold, and just lowered its head and barked a few times.

In order to prevent customers from worrying about the remaining lifespan of their pets and then being discouraged, the store clerk quickly added: "Don't worry, the tree monkey frog blood of the sky blue poison frog, although it is very meager, can still make them live for many years."

Jerry is in a dilemma, both sides are good, and the combination is also very funny.A common saying comes to mind, 'Children only do multiple choice questions, of course adults want them all! '

So Jerry turned to look at Dumbledore and asked, "Does Hogwarts only allow students to have one pet?"

"Generally speaking, as long as the pet is not too big, it is fine, but I don't recommend that you do this." Dumbledore understood what he meant, sighed at the young man's character, and then began to persuade him.

"Taking care of pets also requires time and energy. You have just returned to the magical world, so it is best to lay a solid foundation in your first-year studies."

Jerry shook his head. He had always had little resistance to classic combinations and did not want to give up this famous painting combination easily.

"I remember that there was a novel that said that everyone will have two choices: red roses and white roses."

Dumbledore was a little curious about what the boy wanted to say, so he stared at him curiously and waited patiently for the next sentence.

No one nearby had read the original work, so there was no need to worry about anyone accusing him of misinterpreting the original meaning. Jerry started talking nonsense without blushing or heartbeat.

"If you choose a red rose, the white rose will turn into the unattainable white moonlight outside the window; if you choose a white rose, the red rose will turn into a cinnabar mole on the chest that is difficult to let go of."

"So?" Dumbledore guessed what Jerry wanted to say, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He vaguely felt that something was wrong with the quote the child made.

However, as a pure person who only fell in love once in his life and never let it go, Dumbledore could not find any problem with the other party's statement.

"In order not to leave any regrets, I want both the white-faced screech owl and the sky-blue poison frog!" Jerry said confidently, "Don't worry, I can take good care of them."

"Then it's agreed, take good care of them." Dumbledore nodded and accepted the result, and then asked as if he mentioned it casually: "Now that I can have all these things, what should I do in the future? "

"Let's talk about the future later." Jerry didn't quite understand what the other party meant, so he gave a snake oil answer.

It looked like everything was about to end successfully.

Suddenly, a boy burst into the Magical Beasts store in a furious and angry manner.

The dark-skinned boy opened and closed the door so violently that it seemed as if he was breaking the door into pieces. He immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the store.

Jerry recognized his identity at a glance. Blaise Zabini, whom he had met in Madam Malkin's Robe Store before, suddenly got angry and left.

Before leaving, the other party claimed that he was going to Tuofan Clothing Store to buy clothes, but unexpectedly he met him here again.

Sure enough, Diagon Alley is really not that big.