Chapter Thirty-Five: He Gave Too Much!
Use the teeth of the dwarf pig monster to pass off as the teeth of a dragon, use the feathers of the wicked bird as the feathers of the ptarmigan, or use the eggs of the fox as the eggs of the birds and snakes...... It is a common bad behavior in this industry.
Many shop owners are very good at preying on unsavvy customers.
Fortunately, Rove has a lot of experience, and with his help, he helped Mr. Granger buy a lot of magical creature teeth, and there is no problem with shoddy and overbearing.
Mr. Granger bought the teeth to take them back and study them...... This is probably the occupational disease of dentists.
Of course, Rove's experience is limited to the field of magical creatures, such as magical objects, which is not his specialty.
What Gryffindor Sword, Ravenclaw Tiara, Slytherin's Ring, Hufflepuff Gold Cup...... In a small stall, at most, it can only be regarded as ordinary goods, and it is a bit of a chat.
Have you ever seen Merlin's wand? Want to touch King Arthur's sword in stone? The Holy Grail buys one get one free, and it can be cheap if it's large.
Not to mention the jade records of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, the bronze tripod of the "last week", and the ancient Greek sculptures made of dyed marble...... You ask Rove if it's expensive, it's certainly not expensive, but you ask him if he buys it, then of course he doesn't buy it!
Many of the goods in Diagon Alley are similar to Panjiayuan, there are good things, it just depends on whether you have a pair of discerning eyes.
Rove suddenly remembered Helena, you can take her with her next time you come to buy things, as the daughter of Ravenclaw, she is stupid, but the appreciation of cultural relics is definitely not bad.
It's a shame not to bring the treasure finder to pick up the leak.
Rove took the Granger couple around Diagon Alley, and he was there more often than Hermione, so he had a good idea of which shops were interesting and which ones to skip...... Familiar with the heart.
Mrs. Granger seemed to enjoy chatting with Rove, from his family to his studies, to whether he had a career plan and which city he planned to live in after graduation.
Mr. Granger had been having a good time chatting with Rove, but since Hermione said that he and Rove were half of the same company, he suddenly became a little autistic and didn't speak.
The group also met Hagrid and Harry on the way, and Rove waved his hand and said hello.
He saw Harry's face as if he had just come out of the coal mine, and he couldn't help but ask, "Harry, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Harry just went to Tumbledown Alley! I just pulled him out of it! ”
Hagrid explained, reaching out to pat the dust off Harry's body, but he was so strong that he nearly pinned Harry into a dragon dung bucket outside a drugstore.
Tumbledown Alley is adjacent to Diagon Alley, but it's far less famous than Diagon Alley, where dragons and snakes are all over the place, and it's full of dark magic shops and wizards on the edge of crime.
"I didn't mean to go to Tumbledown Alley." Harry hastened to explain:
"I stayed at Weasley's house during the summer vacation, and when I first started using Floo Powder, I accidentally called the wrong name and ended up there."
"You're lucky to have met me." Hagrid said with a serious face:
"Do you know how many wizards go missing in Tumbledown Alley every year? There's a dark wizard everywhere there, and catching it will cut your kidneys off......"
"Then why are you going to Tumble Alley?" Harry asked rhetorically.
"I'm looking for a medicine to repel carnivorous slugs, and the shops in Diagon Alley don't sell it!" Hagrid said in a gruff voice:
"Those guys are almost ruining the cabbage at school, and you won't be able to eat cabbage in the new semester."
The mucus of carnivorous slugs has a corrosive effect on plants, they move much faster than ordinary slugs, and they are resistant to fire...... Once a disaster has formed, it is difficult to deal with it.
"Rov, are you going to deal with these guys?" Hagrid looked at Rove.
"I can see if I can make an insecticide." Rove said softly.
"Thank you so much, I wanted to ask Professor Snape for help, but I looked for him before, and he said he was busy, so I didn't go to him." Hagrid grinned.
Rove thought to himself that Snape might not have helped before, but he had seen Hagrid carrying a bag of herbs last school year...... Definitely change attitudes.
After all, Hagrid gave too much!
Luckily Hagrid had a stereotype, otherwise the herbs would have earned Snape.
"Rove, are these your parents? Your dad doesn't seem to look the same as he used to be. Hagrid looked at the Grangers.
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"No, Hagrid, they're my mom and dad." Hermione hastened to explain.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Hagrid scratched his hair embarrassedly, and he warmly invited, "Did you have a few drinks at the Leaky Cauldron?" I'm in for a treat! ”
Mr. Granger was a little excited, Hagrid's figure looked like a legendary giant, and he was eager to see how Hagrid's teeth differed from humans.
But it was obviously more important to accompany his daughter to buy something, and Mr. Granger was about to decline it, but Hermione said empathetically:
"Go ahead, I'll walk around with Rove for a while, and I'll go find you."
"Well, then you two be careful." Mrs. Granger whispered, "Don't go to that Tumbledown Alley. ”
"Don't worry!" Hermione patted her chest and promised, "I wouldn't let Rove go to that kind of place." ”
"I'm talking to Rove!" Mrs. Granger gave her daughter a blank look, looked at the boy, and said with a smile: "Rove, you are a good boy, Auntie knows it...... Don't let Hermione run around. ”
"I know, ma'am." Rove grinned, looking honest.
"Then let's go." Hagrid and Granger make their way to the Leaky Cauldron.
Hermione was so angry that she was obviously a good student who didn't break the school rules, why did her mother think that Rove was a good student?
Just because Tarov looks better than others?!
He was expelled from Hogwarts one day...... You know how bad he is!
Thinking of this, the indignant girl couldn't help but glare at the boy.
"Hermione, don't stare at me like that, be careful that I complain to your mother later." Rove held back a smile and deliberately put on a straight face and said:
"You don't want your mother to know about you bullying me, do you?"
Hermione's cheeks bulged, and she stomped her feet angrily and said, "Who bullied whom!" ”
Harry watched as the two of them were arguing there, and he couldn't interject at all, as if he didn't exist, and there was only one thought in his mind:
Who am I, where am I, what am I doing......
Fortunately, Rove still remembered Harry and didn't let Harry suffer too much damage, he turned his head and asked:
"Harry, Hermione and I are going to the Blotts, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the Weasleys." Harry said.
"Come with us, the Weasleys will definitely go to the bookstore too." Rove said softly.
Harry wanted to refuse, he would rather go alone, he suddenly remembered something, lowered his voice and excitedly:
"Rove, guess who I just saw in Borgin Burke's shop?"
Rove, of course, knew who it was, and he said calmly, "Malfoy." ”
"How do you know?" Harry looked shocked.
"To get you so excited, I can't think of anyone other than Draco Malfoy." Rove shrugged.
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(Thanks to the "Love to Swim in the Water" boss for the tip.) )