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After saying that, Kyle found a bottle filled with red liquid from his box, turned around and stuffed it into Percy's hand.
"You know, once a week, three drops each time, the amount here should last a long time."
"Thank you." Percy quickly took the bottle of red rat tonic, then hesitantly took out three silver Sickles and said with a red face: "I know this may not be enough, but this is all I have now. I will return the rest to you as soon as possible."
"You don't need so many." Kyle only took one Sickle and pushed the other two back. "It's just rat tonic, not a good thing. How can it be so expensive? One Sickle is enough."
Percy looked at Xi Ke in his hand, his face turned red and white, and after a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Thank you, Kyle."
Kyle said, "No, I'm here to collect the money. It's a normal transaction."
"No, I know everything."
Percy also smiled, but it was a bitter smile. "If it was an ordinary rat tonic, how could it have allowed Scabbers to live for eleven years? This must have been made by Mr. Scamander. After all, only a legendary figure could allow an ordinary field mouse to live for so long.
If this tonic were sold on the market, it would probably cost at least ten Galleons."
amount……
Kyle rubbed his teeth. He really wanted to tell Percy.
The fact that Banban was able to live this long had nothing to do with the rat tonic, and besides, this was indeed his own work and was not worth ten galleons.
But the matter of Peter Pettigrew was too troublesome. He was only eleven years old and did not want to attract Dumbledore's attention for the time being.
But he didn't do nothing.
In addition to rat tonic, he had told Percy a long time ago that mice were different from other pets. If they were contaminated with too much of the smell of wizards, they would be rejected by their own kind.
Percy was skeptical at first, but after Kyle gave this sentence the banner of Scamander, he believed it, and regarded it as a classic.
Percy really cared about his only pet.
Not only did he make a special little nest for Banban in the room, but he also had less physical contact with him in normal times. Except for special circumstances like now when he had to be carried with him, he was basically left to roam free at other times.
On the other side, seeing that Kyle had not responded, Percy did not plan to stay any longer.
"Anyway, thank you, Kyle. If you have any academic questions in the future, you can always ask me. And after graduation, I will give you these Galleons as compensation."
After saying that, Percy hurriedly left the carriage, leaving Kyle and Cedric staring at each other.
Finally, it was Cedric who broke the deadlock first: "Um... can you still get rat tonic from Mr. Scamander?"
"I should say I know how to make it, and not just for rats, I know how to make basically all kinds of pet tonics." Kyle was too lazy to explain so much, and shrugged and said, "It's not that difficult, it's just a little troublesome, so few people will go out of their way to learn it."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 13 The Little Witch and the Mouse
"Wait, you can also make pet tonic?"
Hearing this, Cedric's eyes lit up and he said, "Can I ask you to make my owl tonic from now on?"
"Of course." Kyle glanced at the Tawny Owl on the shelf next to him and said, "But owls are different from mice. The tonics they need are more troublesome. I have to collect nine Sickles.
Don't think it's expensive, this is already the market price, and I got the formula from Newt. The tonic I brew is much better than those on the market, and it's definitely worth the money."
"Um……"
Cedric nodded.
This is true. In Diagon Alley, the cheapest owl tonic costs nine Sickles, and the better ones even cost one Galleon.
If Kyle's owl tonic recipe really came from Scamander, then it would be worth the money.
But...
"Can it be cheaper?" Cedric said shyly, "We are friends, so there should be a discount."
To be honest, Cedric really wanted to slam the table and buy seven or eight copies.
But he is only in the second grade and his pocket money is so limited, he is really short of money.
Although Hogwarts provided food and accommodation, the expenses for quills, ink, parchment, etc. were not small. Adding other miscellaneous items, it was just enough for a semester.
Although he could save a lot if he was a little more frugal and eliminated unnecessary expenses, the question was who would complain about having too much Garlon?
It would definitely be nice to get a discount.
Facing Cedric's hopeful eyes, Kyle touched his chin and nodded thoughtfully: "Well, you are right. We are friends, so we definitely can't use the market price."
"Right, right." Cedric's eyes brightened.
"How about this..." Kyle gritted his teeth, held up a finger and said, "You just need to pay this amount."
Cedric asked in surprise, "One Sickle?"
Kyle shook his head. "No, it's one Galleon."
"..."
Cedric still had the same smile on his face, but his tone had changed.
"One, one Galleon!"
“Is this a discount?”
"Yes, it's 20% off." Kyle said seriously, "Think about it, in Hogwarts, except for those Slytherin brothers and sisters, who else would spend Galleons on owl tonics? It's hard for me to do business.
Now that I finally have a clear customer who will not turn hostile, I will definitely make more money.”
"..."
Cedric was stunned, and when he looked at Kyle, the corners of his eyes twitched.
How shameless! How could you say such a thing to his face? And you are so confident about it. Do you have any basic moral values of a wizard?
Cedric was so angry that he was shaking all over. He took a deep breath and said, "Kyle, you will definitely be assigned to Azkaban."
"Lend your auspicious words."
Kyle raised his eyebrows, not caring at all. He even asked, "Do you still want that owl tonic?"
"want……"
Cedric squeezed out a word through his teeth.
But just as he was about to pay,
The carriage door was pushed open again.
A small figure walked in nervously.
A very pretty little girl, with brown hair tied into two ponytails and a little baby fat on her round face, she looked like a newborn.
Ok?
Kyle and Cedric looked at each other at the same time.
Coming to see you?
I don't know her!
Although neither of them spoke, they miraculously understood what the other wanted to express, because it was exactly the same as what they wanted to say.
After understanding what Cedric meant, Kyle looked over again and asked in confusion: "Did we go to the wrong car?"
The little girl seemed to be a little socially anxious. When Kyle asked her this, she subconsciously wanted to run out, but then she held back and shook her head and said, "No, I'm not in the wrong place. I want to find you."
"Find me?"
Kyle was even more confused. He was sure that he didn't know the girl in front of him.
Ignoring Cedric's teasing look, Kyle continued to ask, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
As he spoke, he looked at the girl again.
I really don't know her, and she and Chris don't have the slightest similarity, so we can basically rule out some melodramatic plots.
For example, suddenly having a younger sister before going to school.
"Um...I just overheard your conversation in the corridor."
The girl's voice was very soft and sounded weak. Maybe she was worried that the two would misunderstand her, so she hurriedly explained, "Please don't misunderstand me. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. The red-haired senior forgot to close the door. It was really an accident..."
But Kyle obviously didn't care about such a small matter. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Keep talking."
The Hogwarts Express was like this, with poor soundproofing. Even if he closed the door tightly, he could still hear the shouting in the corridor, and it should be the same outside.
Besides, they didn't deliberately lower their voices when Percy came just now, so it was normal for others to hear them, and there was nothing strange about it.
Hearing Kyle say this, the girl breathed a sigh of relief, then reached into her pocket and took out a big gray rat.
???
Kyle looked at the scene in front of him and felt like he had seen it before, as if he had just experienced the exact same scene.
Oh, by the way, that's how Percy took out Scabbers just now. Their movements were exactly the same, even the rats they took out were of the same species.
Is this a classic remake?
Thinking of this, Kyle's heart suddenly tightened and he subconsciously looked at the mouse.
The claws are still there, so it should be a real mouse.
Kyle shook his head in self-mockery, feeling that he was a little too nervous.
That is to say, there are not so many illegal Animagus in the wizarding world. Even if there are, they would not all turn into rats and lurk around young wizards.
One freak like Peter Pettigrew is enough.
After calming down, Kyle roughly guessed the other party's intention and asked tentatively, "So, you want to buy rat tonic from me?"
He had a rat with him, and mentioned Percy, plus their previous topics were basically all about pet tonics... Putting all these together, Kyle couldn't think of any other reason except rat tonics.
"May I?"
Sure enough, after hearing Kyle's words, the girl nodded, looked at Kyle hopefully with her big watery eyes, and whispered, "I've bought a lot of tonics in Diagon Alley, but the effects are not very good."
"Of course, it's my pleasure."
After realizing that the girl in front of him was a customer, Kyle immediately smiled sincerely and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get it.
By the way, my name is Kyle Chopper, a freshman this year, you can call me Kyle."