Chapter 62 The Great Purchase
Diagon Alley and the outside are almost like two worlds, and the sudden change has brought the Granger couple to the Middle Ages, where almost all the people come and go in wizard costumes, and even the buildings on the street are very retro.
"The wizarding world can only be used in three currencies: Galleons, Sico, and Nat, and we have just passed by the Lady Morgin's Robe Shop, the Wand Shop, and other shops that can sell new items, and now we are going to Gringotts to exchange some money; I'm sorry, Miss Granger, but I'm going to take the other little wizards with me after Gringotts..."
Professor McGonagall led the Granger family on a tour of Diagon Alley, explaining them to the many shops, such as a custom clothing shop, a wand shop, a magical medicine shop, as well as the Blotted Bookstore and Gringotts.
After arriving at Gringotts, Professor McGonagall apologized to the Granger couple and left, she was going to bring seven young wizards from Muggle families to Diagon Alley today, and the time was relatively tight, so she couldn't accompany them after being introduced along the way.
Diagon Alley is still very safe, and sometimes people from the Ministry of Magic come to wander here, and Muggles will not be in danger when they walk around Diagon Alley as long as they don't stray into Captitude Alley.
When the Granger couple entered Gringotts, they were startled by the elves coming and going, they had seen creatures other than humans for the first time, and this time they were an eye-opener when they came to Diagon Alley.
Hermione Granger then led the Granger couple to an office counter and handed the Hogwarts acceptance letter to the elves.
After checking the notice, the elf narrowed his eyes and said to Hermione Granger, "Five pounds for one Galleon, Hogwarts students have two hundred pounds a year. ”
Forty Galleons is converted to forty Galleons, and the most expensive for new students should be wands and textbooks, and other clothing, crucibles, and magic materials are not too expensive, and forty Galleons is definitely enough for new students.
In addition, if you want to exchange Galleons, you can only exchange them with gold, and the pound is of little use to Gringotts, there is less and less gold contained in a pound coin, and the pound banknotes have to be dealt with by the goblins, so the pound exchange for Galleons is only available to Hogwarts freshmen.
"Excuse me, how do you exchange gold for Galleons?"
The goblin glanced at Karn, then said slowly, "Ten grams of gold for one galleon, no upper limit." ”
This exchange ratio is similar to what Karn thought, the gold content in a pound is only about two grams, although the price of gold fluctuates a little, but the business of Gringotts gold to Galleons should not refer to the reason for the fluctuation of gold prices in the ordinary world.
After some thought, Karn took out twenty 500-gram gold bricks from the briefcase he was carrying and placed them on the elf's counter, "Please help me exchange it for a thousand Galleons, and if you can, can you sell me a money bag containing Galleons." ”
"Gringotts will give each of the big customers a non-marking extension purse, do you have any plans to open a personal warehouse in Gringotts?"
The elf stood up and spoke to Karn at the sight of twenty gold bricks, a hint of surprise in his small eyes; He didn't expect Muggles to be able to do such a large amount of business, and after that, his task this month was the best.
The Granger couple and Hermione Granger on the side were also stunned, this gold was almost half a year's income for their family.
Karn smiled at the Granger family and explained, "I'm going to buy a little more magic items, Miss Granger, if you need anything, please feel free to let me know, and let Mr. Granger treat me for a drink when I get out of here." ”
The elf named Sora then set up Karn's personal warehouse and gave him a money bag full of a thousand Galleons; Karn, on the other hand, exchanged another two thousand Galleons for storage in the warehouse after completing his personal warehouse, which made the fairy Sora value Karn a little more.
In the eyes of the elves, the distinction between wizards and Muggles did not matter, and their division of humans tended to be more between rich and poor.
After walking out of Gringotts, Karn placed Garon in his briefcase, the space backpack, and then gave the Traceless Extension Money Bag to Hermione Granger: "Miss Granger, this is for you, I prefer Gucci's latest briefcase to Xiuzhen's money bag." ”
Hermione was a little surprised when she took the purse, but she looked back at her father, and only after Mr. Granger nodded her head did Hermione happily thank Karn.
She had just learned that there were three cubic meters of space in it, and it was basically only given to Gringotts' big customers, and unless the Granger family used half of their annual income to exchange it for gold and then for Galleons, it would be difficult to have such a money bag.
Traceless expansion items are prohibited by the Ministry of Magic from being manufactured privately, and only a few items are allowed, including Gringotts' money bag; Now Hermione didn't have to drag her suitcase to Hogwarts, as long as she brought a traceless extension purse.
Karn opened his mouth and suggested, "Mr. Granger, and Miss Granger, let's go our separate ways, I'm also very curious about the items in the wizarding world, but Miss Granger should buy all the items on the acceptance letter first."
"That way, we'll meet at the bar where we came at noon, Mr. Karn."
Hermione Granger said to him in a lively mood, maybe he had come to the wizarding world, and the identity of the little wizard made Hermione feel like a bird returning home.
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After separating from the Grangers, Karn's first visit was the Blotted Bookstore.
Diagon Alley lives up to its name, a long and narrow alley, with Gringotts at the end and Tumbling Alley on the other; As for the road on either side of Gringotts, it could be the exit of Diagon Alley, or it could be the wizard's residence or some other place, he didn't know so he didn't plan to run around.
If you want to get to know the wizarding world quickly, there are two ways to help Karn do it.
Books and newspapers from previous issues.
The Blotted Bookstore has just two of them, books about the wizarding world and a daily Prophet from the past.
The books that can be placed on the shelves of the Blotted Bookstore are all available for sale, and there are many Hogwarts textbooks from the first to the sixth year, Karn screened it a little, and then bought most of the magic books, so the Blotchy Blotted also gave Karn a traceless extension suitcase, containing one hundred and seventy magic books and one hundred issues of the Daily Prophet.
After leaving the Blotted bookstore, Karn went to Slug & Giggs Pharmacy to buy a bunch of medicines and magic materials, but unfortunately there weren't many magic potions made by Slughorn himself, and the Potions Master's work was always the first to be sold out when it hit the shelves.
Karn even made a trip to Gringotts and exchanged his gold for Galleons before returning to continue his purchases.
By the time Karn had finished shopping, all the shop owners in Diagon Alley had interacted with each other, and they would have found that it was the same person who had made their turnover increase that day.