Chapter 64: Taking Root in Diagon Alley
"Invest in me? Karn, am I really that good? I mean, I'm just a student who hasn't enrolled yet. ”
Hermione tried to make herself appear calm, and asked Karn.
Karn shook his head and said, "You've learned three spells in ten days, Hermione, and you don't have to doubt your talent; This is your first encounter with the wizarding world, and it's not impossible to try to become a modern-day Merlin. ”
Hermione was overjoyed to be valued and recognized by others before she was in school, and Karn offered to sponsor everything she spent in the wizarding world, including expensive broomsticks and pets.
Hermione Granger wasn't greedy for money, she felt that Karn's proposal was an endorsement of her, and if she didn't value her talent, why bother trying to win her over.
"I... I would like to go home and discuss it with my parents, and I personally somewhat agree with the proposal. ”
Hermione Granjack restrained the impulse in her heart, she felt that she should tell her parents about such a big matter, so she didn't agree immediately.
"Of course, it's best to inform Mr. and Mrs. Granger about this, Hermione, I'm going to open a grocery store in the wizarding world next, specializing in recycling some magical items, and I'll probably be in Diagon Alley for a long time."
There are still too few people in the wizarding world to withstand Karn's toss, and the British wizarding community, which has a total of several thousand people, is divided into many factions; Twenty-eight purebloods, Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic, and more.
The temple demon is very windy, and he is talking about the British magic world, and it is very troublesome to deal with those people.
Karn thought about it, and felt that the water in the wizarding world was too shallow, and this shallow value was the number of people in the wizarding world, and he couldn't withstand how he tossed it; Moreover, wizards were not used to Muggle things, and they also had a management department for Muggle items, which shattered Karn's idea of communicating with each other.
His best bet was to earn gold from the world of ordinary people, then exchange it for Galleons at Gringotts, and then go to the wizarding world to buy potions and magical creatures.
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After Hermione left, Karn counted his purchases.
The most valuable thing is probably the Spell Book, but this is also the most common, and you can buy it at the Blotte Bookstore as long as you have money; There were also some potions, the ones that were slightly valuable were those that replenished blood, dispelled poison, and healed wounds, and the more expensive compound potions, but Karn could transform himself, and this thing was of little use to him.
Beauty potions and burn creams still have some value, and if they can be mass-produced, bringing them back to the Marvel world will also be a money-making point.
Although the most precious elixir is sold to the outside world, it attracts many people to compete for it every time, and this potion is difficult to refine, so it is rarely circulated in the market.
"Sure enough, I still have to go to Tumbledown Alley to buy something."
Karn thought about it for a moment, and decided to send the shadow clone to go around the Fall Alley, so that it would be safe and secure, and if anyone wanted to eat black, then he would let the shadow clone bring the bomb next time.
Tumbledown Alley was a street at best, and Karn had enough bombs to blow it up without anyone suspecting him.
With that decision made, Karn set out for Diagon Alley.
He remembered the location of the Cauldron Bar, and the Muggle Exorcism Charm didn't work much for him; Muggles are affected by spells, but Karn has chakras and can ignore the Muggle banishment spell at the Cauldron Pub.
After arriving at the Leaky Cauldron, Karn asked for a few things, and asked Boss Tom for a lot of useful information.
It turned out that the two streets behind Gringotts were mostly the residences of wizards, there were houses for sale and rented houses, and most wizards chose to rent a house, because it was too expensive to buy a house permanently, and the house with the permanent Traceless Extension Charm was even more expensive, even wizards who had worked in the Ministry of Magic for many years could not afford that kind of house.
From the outside, it may only be the size of a few doors, and the three floors add up to seventy or eighty square meters; But after entering, it may be a high-end residence of two or three hundred square meters, and this kind of house costs about 10,000 Galleons.
It is also very cumbersome to open a store, you must report to the Ministry of Magic, and you can only open a store in Diagon Alley after getting permission to wear it, but this process is very cumbersome and requires a lot of requirements for applicants.
The Tumbledown Alley next door is not taken care of, as long as there is a house, you can open a shop at any time.
After coming out of the Leaky Cauldron, Karn got a lot of useful information, probably because he had poured a few glasses of butterbeer, so Old Tom was very open, and pointed out who Karn was going to go to when he bought the house.
Karn went to Gringotts to exchange enough Galleons, and Sora was so enthusiastic about Karn's arrival that after taking care of such a large amount of business, Sora even raised Karn's personal warehouse to a security level, although it was of little use to Karn.
There are many places where wizards gather, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, etc., and some wizards even live with Muggles, or live in their own estates, because they have convenient means of transportation, Floo Pink or Apparition.
Karn didn't have either, but he could buy a house in Hogsmeade and apply for a Floo network in the Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley houses.
You don't need to go through the Ministry of Magic to buy a house in Diagon Alley, there is an organization that sells and rents houses, semi-official and half-civil, subject to the review of the Ministry of Magic, but they have no management powers, similar to intermediaries.
Karn followed Boss Tom's instructions and found that Hogsmeade houses were also for sale, but Karn hadn't been there, and he hadn't brought enough money with him today, so he didn't look there yet.
After a while, Karn chose a long-vacant house, with a total of three floors, almost 360 square meters inside, and the price was 9,800 Galleons.
The house was safe and in a good location, probably because it was too expensive to sell, but after learning that Karn was going to buy it, the people here quickly informed the wizard, and within an hour, the right person rushed through Floo Powder and Phantom Transfiguration.
Probably fearing Karn's renemesis, the owner of the house immediately made a deal with Karn after confirming it.
Karn paid 9,800 Galleons to obtain a deed and control of the house, and now he had a place to live near Diagon Alley.
It's that it may be uninhabited for a long time and needs to be cleaned, so it's best to hire a professional cleaner wizard, in fact, Karn would prefer to get a house-elf, but that would have to go to the Ministry of Magic's house-elf resettlement office to apply.
After dealing with the problems with the houses in Diagon Alley, Karn left the wizarding world through the Cauldron Bar.
After returning from the car, Karn saw a young girl sitting at the door of his room, and when she saw Karn get out of the car, the girl jumped up to Karn's side.
"I thought I wouldn't be able to wait for you today, but luckily it's still in time."
Hermione Granger said to Karn with a smile on her face
"Mom and Dad want to invite you to dinner together, and by the way we talked about things during the day, they want to talk to you."