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Although the relationship between Kyle and him was not very good before, it was not bad. Coupled with the other party's money making ability, there was quite a lot of overlap.
But this year is different. The two of them haven't spoken a word for so long since school started, and they haven't even met a few times.
Kyle felt that he seemed to be avoiding him on purpose. Lucius Malfoy should have specially asked him before school started.
In addition, Pansy, Crabbe, Gower, Millicent, Maldom and other major clients who had contributed galleons to him also uncharacteristically drew a clear line with him.
Under their influence, other Slytherins gradually became colder towards him, and Daphne was one of them.
As Pansy and Millicent's friends, this is natural.
Faced with her attitude, Kyle, who originally wanted to say something, didn't mind his own business and quietly watched them walk out of the clothing store.
After seeing them off, the shopkeeper came over and asked, "What do you two want to buy?"
"I want to make a new winter uniform," Kyle said.
Like Madam Malkin's Robe Shop in Diagon Alley, this place also has a custom-made Hogwarts school uniform business, and the prices are similar.
"Is it just a school uniform?" the shopkeeper asked, "Would you like a cloak, a dragon skin cloak? I'll keep you warm after wearing it."
"No need." Kyle glanced at the most expensive cloak on the display rack, three hundred galleons.
Although according to the dragon skin cloak, the price is not particularly expensive, but it is a complete dragon skin cloak.
The one in front of me is a cloak spliced together by magic. The upper part has a bit of blue, which should be the Swedish Brachysaurus, and the lower part is the unique gray-white color of the Ukrainian iron belly.
It's just that the person who made the cloak did a good job and covered it up with a unique pattern, making it difficult for ordinary people to see it.
"What about the same cloak as Durmstrang?" The shop owner didn't give up yet and continued: "It only costs twenty galleons."
Kyle shook his head again, "Just a school uniform."
Hearing what Kyle said, the shop owner slowly put away his smile.
Hogwarts school uniforms are items with a clear price tag, and unless they are sold in large quantities, they make no money at all.
"Okay." said the shopkeeper.
Then a tape measure automatically flew over and began to measure Kyle's height, while the store owner himself returned behind the counter and sorted out the things on it, without any of the previous enthusiasm.
But Kyle didn't care.
After a few minutes, the tape measure snapped shut and he walked over to the counter, reaching into his pocket to pay.
I don't know if it was because there were too many things in his pocket, but when Kyle was taking out money, he accidentally took out several small items.
A few short silver-white hairs and an irregular ruby.
"There are too many things," Kyle said, quickly putting them back into his pocket and asking, "How much."
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed, and after pondering for a moment he said: "One galleung."
"So cheap?" Kangna blurted out, thinking she heard wrongly,
It's not like she hasn't bought anything before.
One galleons, not to mention Madam Malkin's robe shop, even in the second-hand shops in Diagon Alley, you can't find such cheap school uniform robes... let alone these are thick robes in winter.
"Yes, one Galleon," the shopkeeper said. "This is the thousandth school robe we've sold. It's a special offer."
Kyle smiled, took out a Galleung and put it on the counter, "How long does it take."
"It'll be quick, just half an hour."
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"You're really lucky, aren't you." After the two left the store, Kangna said happily: "It happens to be the thousandth one."
"Maybe it's not just right." Kyle said pointedly.
"Remember that dress robe we were talking about?"
"The one with three hundred galleons?"
"Yes." Kyle said, "If I guessed correctly, the color of the unicorn tail hair on that dress is wrong. It is most likely that the mane was spliced together by magic, disguised as tail hair, and The Fire Crab gemstone is also carved from broken gemstones...
"I dare say that the total of those materials is only twenty galleons at most. It is not as good as she said."
"Mane and broken gems?" Kangna asked curiously: "How can you tell."
"I've seen it too much, so I naturally know it." Kyle shrugged and took out the short hair and gems from his pocket.
"Could this be what you just said..."
"That's right." Kyle nodded, "The raw materials for the dress robe, the mane and the broken gems, obviously the shop owner also recognized it just now."
Strictly speaking, Kyle felt that he and this boss were still half peers.
He had made something similar before, the most expensive customized map, which was also decorated with unicorn hair and fire crab gems.
They are all the same thing, how could he not see it.
However, this shop owner is much darker than him.
Kyle added in his mind... at least he didn't sell the map for two hundred galleons.
After leaving the store, it was almost ten o'clock, but Kyle was not in a hurry to go to the Pig's Head Bar. Instead, he found a seat by the window at the Three Broomsticks and drank a glass of pumpkin soda leisurely.
Looking out the window, the number of students outside slowly began to increase, but their routes were surprisingly consistent. At a glance, it was clear that they were going to the Pig Head Bar.
The paths that were once deserted are now full of people.
"There are more than thirty people here." Kyle muttered softly.
Kangna also glanced out the window, "Why don't we go there?"
"If you're curious, you can go and have a look." Kyle said.
"Don't you want to go?" Kangna asked.
"Yeah." Kyle nodded, "With so many people participating, someone will definitely reveal it, and Umbridge will know sooner or later.
"And my current identity should be that of Professor Dumbledore, and I shouldn't appear there."
"Can't we ask them to sign a confidentiality agreement?" Connor thought for a moment, "Sign it before we start and promise not to tell Umbridge about this."
"It's not of much use," Kyle said. "Even if you don't voluntarily tell the truth, friends always have to chat... maybe someone will let it slip unintentionally, so there's no way to hide it."
"That's it." Kangna said, "Can we use a stricter contract? For example, we cannot discuss this matter in any form..."
"Yes, but not now." Kyle took a sip of pumpkin soda. "Most people are very resistant to contracts. No one is willing to sign a strict contract without knowing anything. contract.
"So, even if you want to keep it secret, you can only wait until the matter is truly decided."
"That's right." Kangna turned her head and glanced out the window again, "Then I won't go either."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 630 Informer
This party at the Pig Head Bar lasted longer than Kyle expected.
It took about two hours before people began to come out one after another.
At the front were Fred, George and their friend Lee Jordan. The three of them were in a hurry. After leaving the Pig's Head Bar, they hurried towards Zuko's Joke Shop.
Then came Colin, Angelita from Gryffindor, Ryan from Hufflepuff, Mikel, Justin, and three Ravenclaw boys that Kyle couldn't name...
The people around were stunned. They probably never dreamed that there would be so many customers in the most unpopular Pig Head Bar.
It wasn't until everyone left that Cedric, who was left at the end, walked out of the Pig's Head Bar together.
Through the window of the Three Broomsticks, Kyle could clearly see Cedric standing on the main road, looking around angrily, as if looking for someone.
"He's not looking for you, is he?" Kangna asked in a low voice, "Did you tell him before that you wouldn't go to the Pig's Head Bar today?"
"Um...I forgot." Kyle said.
In fact, it was only when he met the Greengrass sisters in the Feng Ya wizarding clothing store that he realized that he should support Fudge now and should not get too involved in things that went against the Ministry of Magic.
"Are you going to wait for him here?" Kangna asked.
Kyle thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Forget it, he is probably quite angry right now. Let's talk about it later when we get back to the castle."
He immediately stood up, and before Cedric noticed it, he and Connor walked through the round tables to the other side of the bar, opened the door and slipped out of the Three Broomsticks.
The two went to the clothing store again, picked up the thick robes and left Hogsmeade.
It was not until evening that Cedric returned to the castle. His hair was messy and he looked a little more anxious than usual.
Kyle also found an opportunity to explain to him why he didn't go to the Pig's Head Bar today.
Although Cedric believed Kyle's words, he still looked a little unhappy.
"Do you know how many people were there that day?" He said dissatisfiedly in the common room: "Fifty-three, those original guests thought this was Dumbledore's way of dealing with the Pig's Head Bar, so they all ran away! "
"Isn't this just right?" Kyle said, "You don't have to worry about anyone eavesdropping."
"But the problem is that I can't teach so many people."
Cedric said, "Fifty-three people, which is almost the same as the number of people in the class on a regular basis, but I'm not a real professor. What if I mess up."
Having said this, he couldn't help but raise his voice a little, and looked at Kyle with some complaints, "I originally wanted you to help share part of the burden, but you didn't come at all that day."
"You can find someone else," Kyle said.
"That's the only way it can be." Cedric thought for a while, "What do you think of Hermione? I remember that she has always been number one in grade, and she is also a prefect."
"If you want to improve your test scores, Hermione is indeed a good candidate." Kyle said, "But the purpose of your self-study Defense Against the Dark Arts is to improve your self-protection ability, so Hermione is a bit inappropriate. .
"To be honest, her Defense Against the Dark Arts test score is high, but her use of spells is not particularly good.
"I think you could consider Harry Potter."
"Potter?" Cedric was a little surprised.
He and Harry were not particularly familiar with each other. Apart from knowing that each other was very talented in Quidditch, he didn't know much about anything else.
"That's right." Kyle continued: "Sirius, including Moody, have said that he is very talented in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Whether it is the disarming spell or the armor spell, he is very skilled in using it."
"If that's the case, that's true." Cedric pondered for a moment.
The Iron Armor Curse and the Disarming Curse have a wide range of applications and are most effective when facing enemies.
Therefore, if they want to teach themselves Defense Against the Dark Arts, they must learn these two spells.