Chapter 278 Les is a Riddler

Les and Daphne rushed to the garden.

"There is no doubt that this is the treasure left by Helga Hufflepuff, one of the four giants..."

From a distance, Les could hear Borgin introducing the treasure he had brought to Mr. Henry. Les's heart skipped a beat when he heard Hufflepuff's name.

"It's a complete set, and it's not easy to collect. You see, the carving style of the cup, as well as the inscription on the bottom, are consistent with the style of that era. Based on my research, I think this may be Helga Hufflepuff Works from his later years." Mr. Bojin said very firmly.

What is a little unreasonable is that Borgin, a broker in Knockturn Alley, rarely sells fake goods, especially to these established pure-blood families.

He may increase the price, he may lower the price when receiving the goods, and he may be vague about the function of the item, but everything he says is true.

He was certain that this set of cups was a Hufflepuff relic.

"Why wasn't the third cup saved?" The first time he saw this set of cups, Mr. Henry couldn't take his eyes away. However, although the Eagle Badger and Lion Badger Cups were good, what he cared about most was the Snake Badger Cup, but that cup was destroyed.

"This is why I dare to conclude that this set of cups is authentic." Mr. Borkin showed a mysterious smile: "As we all know, the great Lord Slytherin was influenced by the other three for the benefit of the major pure-blood families in his later years. He was forced to leave Hogwarts due to the persecution of the founder, so isn’t it normal that the cup given to him by Hufflepuff was destroyed?”

Bo Jin has already developed the ability to speak to whomever he meets. Because he is now in Greengrass Manor, Salazar Slytherin is a poor person who is being persecuted.

This conversation was clearly heard by Les. He smacked his lips, feeling that this was most likely something Hufflepuff had created a few days ago to earn living expenses.

As one of the people involved in the story, he didn't remember Hufflepuff ever giving him such a gift.

Daphne also heard the conversation between her father and Borgin, and she glanced at Les to see what he thought about it.

"I can tell at a glance whether it's a relic from the era of the Big Four," Rice said confidently.

"Then do you think the things Mr. Borgin brought are genuine?" Daphne immediately asked after hearing this.

"I don't know." Les smiled and gave a confusing answer.

Daphne:? ? ?

Then she realized: "Is this set of cups a fake?"

But to her surprise, Les shook his head again.

He really didn't know whether he should define this set of things as fakes, because they were indeed made by Hufflepuff, but this set of gifts hadn't been given out yet.

Rice felt that even if he summoned all the antiquities experts in the world and argued for three days and three nights, nothing would come of it.

Mr. Henry finally noticed Les and Daphne standing not far away. When he saw Les, his eyes lit up: Who else is more suitable than this person to identify this set of treasures?

He was quite excited about this set of cups, but he always had some doubts: the relics of the Four Giants were very rare, and most of the ones that appeared before were correspondence between the Four Giants and their contemporary wizards. This time, three cups appear at once, or a complete set...

Anyone else would have to murmur.

"Les...you're here! Sit down quickly!" Mr. Henry hurriedly asked Les to sit down.

Seeing Henry's enthusiastic attitude towards Les, a glint flashed in Mr. Bogin's eyes: He remembered this child very clearly. Why is he so familiar with the Greengrass family now?

After Les sat down, Mr. Henry looked at Les expectantly, and the meaning was self-evident. Les felt that he also had to help Henry - for the sake of his hospitality during the previous month.

"How much do you plan to sell this set of cups for?" Les planned to listen to the quotation first.

"Three thousand gold galleons, this is a very fair price."

Les:…

Your cup is gold... Oh, it's really made of gold, but it's too expensive!

Just by looking at Les's expression, Mr. Borgin knew that he thought the cup was too expensive. He immediately started to defend himself——

"These are not just three ordinary cups, they are also magic cups. Please see--" Borgin took out his wand and summoned a stream of water.

When water is poured into the first cup, it becomes wine, when poured into the second cup, it becomes beer, and when poured into the third cup, it becomes something similar to vinegar.

Les's face twitched.

Mr. Bojin looked at the two of them with a look that said, "Look, I didn't lie to you."

"Three thousand galleons, only a wealthy family like Greengrass can afford it." Lespi said with a smile.

Mr. Borkin said nothing, but looked at Mr. Henry. He was confident in his treasure.

Mr. Henry was very confused. He didn't understand why his ancestor was unwilling to say something clearly. Is it because he was afraid of offending Bo Jin? Stop making trouble, he is not even afraid of this broker.

Rice is also troubled: because the definition of this thing is too complicated.

He thought for a long time and decided to leave the decision to Mr. Henry.

"If you are willing to spend three thousand Galleons to buy these three cups, of course you can. They are indeed made by Hufflepuff."

Mr. Henry narrowed his eyes: he heard something strange in his ancestor's tone. So even with Rice's endorsement, he still politely invited Mr. Borkin out of his manor.

"Sir, this is..." After Borgin left and Daphne returned upstairs, he threw out his inner doubts to Les.

"That is indeed the work of Hufflepuff, but it is not as mysterious as he said. It is completely mass-produced and not worth three thousand Galleons. There are a lot of these things in stock. If you want, I can get you a few. ." Les suspected that Borgin spent three hundred galleons when he purchased the gold cup from Helga.

Mr. Henry understood now and couldn't help but thank him profusely.

Les waved his hand: Mainly because he didn’t want to watch Henry spend his money, so let Bo Jin use this cup to defraud the rich and stupid!

After Henry also left, Les couldn't help but stretch himself: now he had paid back Henry's favor for entertaining him a while ago. He was a little tired of living in the manor and wanted to go out for a walk.

Where to go? This is a very good question.

Then the figure of Harry appeared in Les's mind: that child, who carried the "magic of love" left by his mother, and this love magic also derived very wonderful applications.

He wanted to observe this legendary magic on the spot.

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The first update is here. The second update will be a little later. Let’s get up and read it tomorrow morning.