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But now it seems that it is not so easy to get into Hufflepuff.
First in the grade...
Harry would rather believe that Dudley could become as thin as him than believe that he could be top of the grade.
This is impossible.
Even Hermione remained silent, so Ron asked sullenly, "So, do you have anything else to say? If not, we're going back to the box."
"I want to ask if any of you have seen a toad?" Hermione came back to her senses and said, "Neville lost a toad."
"toad?"
Ron said impatiently: "We've told him that we didn't see it."
The boy named Neville had just been there and had cried for a while in their box, so Ron remembered it very clearly.
"Maybe you can ask Kyle." Harry next to him suddenly said, "Maybe he can find the toad."
"You're right, I really shouldn't stay here any longer."
Hermione took one last look at them and said, "But you two better change your clothes quickly. You know, we'll probably be there soon."
After that she left.
"I really hope I'm not in the same college with her."
After closing the door of the box, Ron curled his lips and said, "One Percy is enough for Gryffindor."
Harry didn't say anything, but just nodded perfunctorily. He had received too much information at once and hadn't fully recovered yet.
On the other side, Hermione left here and came to the box where Kyle was.
Through the glass in the door, she saw Kyle holding his wand, gesturing at something on a piece of parchment.
Hermione raised her hand and then retracted it immediately.
The boy named Malfoy suddenly knocked on the door and disturbed Kyle, which led to what happened just now. She didn't want to repeat the same mistake.
The main reason is that we can’t afford to pay for those maps.
Let alone two hundred Galleons, she didn't even have twenty Galleons.
After hesitating for a while, Hermione decided to look in another carriage first.
But what Hermione didn't know was that as soon as she left, Kyle in the box put down his wand.
"The Malfoy crest is a real nuisance."
Kyle rubbed his eyes and said speechlessly: "It's both a snake and a dragon, why can't they just use an "M" instead?"
"Hey, Kyle, you should be more patient with our distinguished guest."
Fred smiled and said, "Just by changing the pattern, I can earn an extra Galleon. Is there any job easier than this?"
"makes sense."
Kyle pushed the half-finished parchment to Cedric, who would then be responsible for drawing the complete map.
Since it is permanent, you naturally cannot use the copy spell anymore.
Then Kyle took out the wallet that Malfoy had given him.
"One hundred and fifty Galleons. Should we divide it now or wait until he pays the balance?"
The others looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Listen, Kyle."
George said seriously, "You got these Galleons through... uh, extraordinary wisdom. They have nothing to do with us. There is no need to share them."
"What extraordinary wisdom? I'm not a Ravenclaw." Kyle said nonchalantly: "Besides, this is the money earned from selling maps, so we must split it equally."
"This is an unexpected situation, it's different." Cedric shook his head and said, "Besides, from the time the other party broke the door to everything that happened afterwards, you did it all by yourself. We didn't help at all."
It seemed that what Cedric said was what everyone else wanted to say, and as if they had agreed beforehand, no one touched the bag.
Finally, at Kyle's insistence, they each took ten Galleons.
Only George got fifteen Galleons, and the extra five Galleons were considered as compensation for his robe.
George did not refuse at all and accepted it happily.
"correct."
After Kyle took back his wallet, Cedric pointed to the damaged maps on the table and said, "Do you need to use a repair spell to restore them to their original state?"
"Huh? Why are you going through all that trouble?" Kyle asked confused.
Cedric blinked and said matter-of-factly, "We can't just throw them away. They're a Galleon's worth of parchment."
"Wait... you're not planning to restore them to their original condition and then sell them."
Kyle gradually frowned, looked at Cedric with disdain and said, "A profiteer like you will be imprisoned in Azkaban sooner or later."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 142: Skipping Galleons
As soon as Kyle finished speaking, everyone in the box looked at Cedric with strange eyes.
Fred, who was sitting next to him, immediately distanced himself from him and said sarcastically, "I didn't expect that a guy like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes would be this kind of person."
Although Fred's thoughts were exactly the same as Cedric's, it did not prevent him from taking advantage of the situation.
During a long journey, you always have to find some fun so that it won’t be too boring.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the fun has to be on someone else.
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Cedric was so frightened by the look that he immediately explained, "I'm just telling the truth. I'm sure you all think so."
"Oh~~" Kyle said in a long tone: "Fred, George, do you think so too?"
"Of course not!" Fred spoke first.
George said seriously, "I am a conscientious businessman. I would never do such a thing as selling inferior goods as good ones."
"Connor, what about you?" Kyle asked again.
"Me neither." Kanna shook her head repeatedly, and even the hair accessories on her head fell off.
"Autumn?"
"no……"
……
"Look, no one has it." Kyle raised his eyebrows and said, "Only you, Cedric the Profligate."
Cedric's face turned red and he looked at everyone in disbelief.
No, that's obviously not the case.
For a moment, Cedric felt betrayed and was completely sick.
"Give up, profiteer, we will never do such a thing."
Kyle handed the stack of maps to Fred and continued, "When the train arrives, you will dispose of them in front of everyone."
“Leave it to me.” Fred took the map solemnly with a serious expression, as if he had received a letter of appointment from the Minister of Magic.
"By the way." Kyle reminded, "You must do it before Hagrid comes, so that those first-year students can see it too."
Fred responded subconsciously, but he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Seeing how serious Kyle was just now, it didn't seem like he was joking.
Merlin, he wouldn't really want to...
Fred felt a little dizzy. He licked his lips and asked subconsciously.
"Kyle, we were just joking with Cedric, look, his face is all red."
Kyle shook his head and said, "No, I'm not kidding. These things must be destroyed. Not a single one can be left."
Seeing Kyle's serious look, Fred and the others could no longer laugh.
George murmured, "But... these are all Galleons."
"I know, but there's nothing I can do." Kyle spread his hands and said, "I've already said it. If I don't want to be in trouble with someone, I have to do this."
"But it's nothing. I have plenty of unicorn neck hairs. Those gems were knocked off by fire crabs during fights. They are also not worth much. Including the parchment itself, the cost is less than two Galleons."
For some reason, hearing Kyle's tone, Fred and George really wanted to beat him up.
Less than two Galleons, that’s all?
Is this what people say?
"Can't you think of another way?"
Qiu also felt a little distressed. She thought for a moment and said, "For example, using a Transfiguration spell to transform ordinary parchment..."
But before she could finish her words, Kyle rejected her idea.
"No, we must leave enough traces."
Seeing the others looking confused, Kyle smiled and said, "You don't think that you can make everyone believe what I say with just a few words.
Only by doing this will more people be willing to sell those twenty-Gallon maps, and we won't lose money."
"I understand the logic..." Fred looked at the map in his hand in confusion, "But it's a bit of a waste to destroy something worth more than ten Galleons."
Fred now felt as if he had heard someone ask him to skip Galleons across the water.
After more than ten years of hard life, he simply could not accept such an inhumane decision.
At this moment, Cedric, who had been silent, suddenly came over, stared at the map in his hand and said, "It's okay. If you can't do it, you can leave it to me."
Fred immediately hugged the map tightly. "No, I'll do it."
Although he couldn't accept it, he didn't want to give up this rare opportunity to others if he had to waste Galleons.