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"Detention starts at eleven tonight. Go find Filch and he'll take you to the trophy room. There's a roll there that records the names and deeds of all the outstanding students since the founding of Gryffindor.
You need to copy this roster completely until it is finished. Remember, each person needs to copy it once, and no magic or shorthand quills are allowed, all by hand. "
After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she pointed in the direction of Gryffindor and said, "Now, Mr. Weasley, please return to your tables!"
Fred and George were struck by lightning. They lowered their heads and hurried back to their seats in Gryffindor, with despair written all over their faces.
Kyle also lowered his head, trying hard not to laugh out loud. After the twins left, he turned around and said as if nothing had happened, "Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall. It's a pleasure to see you here."
Professor McGonagall's voice finally showed some movement, and she replied, "Good afternoon, Mr. Chopper."
"Just call me Kyle, Professor." Kyle smiled and said, "Have you had lunch? If not, have something here."
Cedric also reacted at this time and quickly moved to the side, making a spacious enough space.
Professor McGonagall's expression softened a little, and she said, "I'd love to, but unfortunately I've already eaten."
In order to maintain her dignified personality, Professor McGonagall usually comes to the auditorium before mealtime, or stays directly in her office. She rarely eats with the little wizards.
"That's such a pity." Kyle sighed softly, and the other badgers also showed disappointed expressions, as if they really wanted to eat at the same table with Professor McGonagall.
Everyone is well behaved.
Professor McGonagall looked at the scene in front of her, and compared it with the chaos at the Gryffindor table next door, and a feeling of fatigue suddenly surged into her heart.
It is true that there is no harm without comparison.
Why are all the good kids in other houses, especially Kyle and Cedric, it would be nice if at least one of them could be assigned to Gryffindor.
This damn sorting hat...
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 35 Transaction (Please collect and recommend)
Professor McGonagall didn't stay here long and soon returned to her office.
But as soon as she stepped out of the door of the hall, the Hufflepuff badgers began to let themselves go, and the originally quiet dining table suddenly turned into a bustling vegetable market.
They gathered in twos and threes, imitating the pitiful expressions of the Weasley brothers, and then laughed so hard that they slammed the table.
Even Kanna, who was always shy and introverted, lowered her head and shrugged her shoulders, obviously unable to help herself.
The Celtics were stunned.
Wow, they are all great actors. If anyone tells him that Hufflepuffs are all honest kids from now on, Kyle will definitely give that person a big beak to wake him up.
Except himself, of course.
……
……
After lunch, all the young wizards began to leave the auditorium one after another, but Kyle was stopped at the door again.
But this time it wasn't Weasley, but a very familiar-looking Asian girl.
"Hello, I'm Qiu Zhang from Ravenclaw. Can I take up a moment of your time?"
Qiu stretched out his hand generously.
"Kyle Chopper."
Kyle also stretched out his hand, and the two separated as soon as they touched.
After that, he subconsciously glanced at Cedric, but the other party did not show any abnormality. He simply introduced himself and stood aside waiting for Kyle.
Just like when he met the Weasley brothers before.
But it's true, they probably don't know each other yet, and Qiu Zhang is only eleven years old. No matter what, Cedric would never do anything to her at this time.
There has never been any age limit in Azkaban.
Kyle shook his head in amusement, then turned to Qiu and asked, "What do you want from me?"
"I want to make a copy of your map, is that okay?" Qiu said, "I can pay for it."
"A map?"
Kyle looked at Cedric beside him, as if asking for his opinion.
Cedric understood, but because he had not learned the skill of eye contact, he could only spread his hands, indicating that the map had nothing to do with him now, and Kyle could do it on his own.
Tsk, a good student is a good student. He can’t even make eye contact.
鶸。
Kyle mocked the "unlearned" Cedric in his heart, but his expression did not change at all.
"You don't have to pay." Kyle took out the map and handed it to Qiu, saying, "After all, you helped Ryan and Mikel before. They are my roommates. Consider this a thank you gift."
"So they are your roommates."
After hearing what Kyle said, Qiu also remembered the two freshmen he met in the morning. After taking the map, he smiled and said, "I have to say, your roommates are really special. They can perfectly miss every correct staircase.
Literally, I watched them for five minutes and they didn’t take the right path once, and they kept going up three wrong stairs.”
As he spoke, Qiu couldn't help but laughed, covering his mouth. "Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, I just think it's... well, magical."
Kyle's face turned red, and he didn't dare to continue the topic. He pointed at the map and said stiffly: "The routes on this map are all related to the Hufflepuff common room, and may not be that useful for Ravenclaw."
"That doesn't matter." Qiu shook his head and said, "As long as we know the exact location of the classroom, it will be much easier to find the route.
—Duplicate it in pairs.”
Although her movements of waving the wand were a little clumsy, she successfully copied the map.
"Phew, thank God. I thought I was going to make a fool of myself." Qiu returned the original map to Kyle and said with a little pride, "I kept failing when I practiced before, but I didn't expect to succeed this time."
Even though he knew he might make a fool of himself, he still wanted to try it himself? Are all the students in Ravenclaw so strong-willed?
If it were Ryan... well, there's no need to change this. Ryan has been pestering Kyle since dinner, saying that he doesn't want to copy the map anymore and wants a copy.
Look, this is the difference.
And Hufflepuff freshmen are basically like this
Before he came, Cedric, the undisputed top student in the second grade, was probably the only little wizard that Hufflepuff could boast of and could serve as a face.
Kyle had reason to suspect that Professor Sprout had stuffed money into the Sorting Hat during the Sorting last year.
Of course, it could also be herbs.
But speaking of Cedric...
Kyle looked at Qiu who was very happy after getting the map, and said casually: "Do you Ravenclaw have a similar map?"
Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, but I haven't seen it."
"Oh, I see. Actually, I haven't seen this before. Cedric gave it to me." Kai deliberately glanced to the side, and then continued, "Besides you, are there any other freshmen in Ravenclaw who need this kind of map?"
Ok?
Qiu seemed to have guessed what Kyle meant and asked tentatively, "Do you want to sell the map to them?"
"Yes, I have this idea." Kyle did not hide it and said directly: "What do you think? Is it feasible?"
"It's feasible, but the price shouldn't be too high." Qiu held out his hands. "Ten Sickles, this is the highest price I can afford. If it's more than this, even if it's only one kart more, I won't buy it. I guess other freshmen will feel the same way."
"It doesn't matter, ten Sickles is ten Sickles." Kyle said indifferently, "It doesn't take much effort anyway, just think of it as some pocket money for myself."
"Then you better hurry up." Qiu reminded, "For Ravenclaw, this map is only valuable one week before school starts. And the longer the time, the lower the price. If it's tomorrow, it will probably only be worth nine Sickles."
"That's enough." Kyle smiled and held out his hand to Qiu: "Are you interested in participating? I'll be responsible for providing the map, and you'll be responsible for publicity and specific transactions. As for the profits... we'll split them equally."
Qiu was a little surprised, but she quickly reacted, holding Kyle's hand and saying, "Of course, I'm very interested."
Qiu did a quick calculation. There were 16 freshmen in Ravenclaw, 15 in total excluding her. Even if only one-third of them would buy the map, she could still get 25 Sickles.
For a first-year student like her, this was a huge sum of money and she certainly didn't want to miss it.
Besides, it was just a matter of running errands and talking to each other, which was a simple matter for her.
Kyle nodded and said, "It's settled then. I'll leave Ravenclaw to you."
"No problem, I'll be back now. There should be quite a few new students in the common room by now."
Since it was about her pocket money, Qiu was naturally very concerned. After saying goodbye to the two of them, she ran back to the Ravenclaw tower in a hurry.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 36: Good Guy Card (Please collect and recommend)
"Kyle, is it okay for you to do this?"
As soon as Qiu left, Cedric, who had been a bystander the whole time, came over and whispered, "I mean, would a Ravenclaw freshman really spend money to buy a map?"
"Who knows?" Kyle shrugged and said, "Let's give it a try. We have nothing to do anyway."
Having said that, Kyle thinks there shouldn't be any problem.
There are no road signs in Hogwarts, and freshmen need to find the location of each classroom by themselves or ask senior students, so getting lost becomes something they experience every day.
At this time, a map can often save them a lot of time.
Besides, it’s only ten Sickles, less than one Galleon, so it’s really not expensive.
A young wizard from a Muggle family would have about six Galleons of pocket money left after buying necessities such as textbooks every year. Many people would not refuse to take out ten Sickles from it in exchange for a map that marked the changing patterns of most stairs.
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, like a certain red-haired freshman next year who does not want his name to be revealed.
"By the way, this is for you."
On the way back to the dormitory, Kyle threw the map in his hand to Cedric and said, "From now on, the task of supplying goods will be left to you."
Cedric asked in confusion: "And my business?"
"Nonsense, this is what you gave me, so of course you get a share. Qiu takes half, and the remaining half is for both of us."
Kyle said as a matter of course: "Besides, I just entered school and I am not proficient in using the copy spell. I can't sell a defective product to others, or I will be scolded.
So you are the most suitable person to take on this task. After all, you don’t want others to say that we Hufflepuffs are profiteers, right? "
"Well... okay." Cedric thought about it and found that it was indeed the truth, so he didn't say anything else.