Chapter 53 The regret of missing the soul testing instrument
After coming out of Gringotts and standing at the door of Flourish and Blotts, which was still crowded, Adam remembered that he should stay in Gringotts for a while longer.
He was so dazzled by the treasures in the secret vault that he even forgot that there was a liar here who was trying to cheat him out of money.
Fortunately, there were fewer people in the bookstore at this time, so at least it didn't delay his normal purchase of books. Just as Adam took a new textbook and was checking out, a figure jumped out from the darkness-
"Ha!"
"Cologne, you haven't left yet."
Adam was not surprised at all when Cologne grabbed his shoulder. If he hadn't noticed that Cologne had been bounced out by the shield at this time.
"Of course not, my mother is still queuing over there!"
"...Auntie is still queuing?"
"Yes, those who have signed in now are those who have been queuing here since early in the morning."
Ah, this...
Adam had a clearer understanding of Lockhart's popularity.
"Eh? Adam, why did you only buy one?"
"I've already bought the other books."
Cologne was surprised:
"You actually like Lockhart, too?"
"The plots in his books are still very exciting."
"Then I have some good news, do you want to know?"
"Good news?"
Adam raised his eyebrows:
"Did your Niffler give birth?"
"Oh, not yet, it will take a few months, don't worry... No, not this, it's good news about Lockhart!"
"Oh..."
Adam's tone was a little disappointed:
"What is that?"
"Lockhart is the professor of our next Defense Against the Dark Arts class!"
"Oh..."
Seeing Adam's reaction, Cologne was a little disappointed:
"What? You really don't seem to have any interest in Lockhart... Do you want to hear the gossip that happened here before?"
"Gossip? Tell me in detail!"
"Before, in this bookstore, the twins' father and old Malfoy had a fight!"
"Oh?!"
Adam widened his eyes slightly.
He actually guessed it when he saw the banner, but it was not such a coincidence. He didn't expect it to be today...
It's a pity that he missed the opportunity to see the Horcrux up close.
He actually had a doubt. What would happen if the magic of directly changing matter like the Gum Card was used on the Horcrux?
Would Voldemort's soul turn into sweets?
Or what kind of effect would other Clow Cards have on the Horcrux?
Can the counter-curse of the Horcrux be analyzed?
And so on and so forth...
The diary Horcrux should be in Ginny's hands now, and it also indicates that there will be an uncontrollable danger in Hogwarts next - the basilisk!
Unlike Professor Quirrell in the first year and the challenge under the trapdoor on the fourth floor, as long as you hide and walk, you will basically not encounter danger. In the second year, the basilisk will swim along the drainage pipes of the entire castle. Adam can't guarantee that anyone will not encounter the basilisk or that a place will be safe.
If he hadn't gotten the Clow Cards, Adam should have considered dropping out of school, but now...
Adam couldn't help but start thinking about whether killing the basilisk in advance would lead to something uncontrollable. Professor Dumbledore is still strong and healthy, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?
Hiss, thinking about it, if I catch the basilisk in advance... there won't be any problem, right?
You know, the basilisk is not a magical animal born through normal reproduction. In this era, there may be only one basilisk left in the world. Senior Newt, who has seen a lot, may not have seen this!
"Doesn't it sound exciting? And they both just swung their fists and fought! They even knocked down a few bookshelves!"
"It's really exciting."
Adam sighed, regretting that he wasn't there at the time. If he got the diary, many things would be more controllable.
Speaking of Malfoy, Draco and his followers are also frequent customers of his store. After all, Draco is rich and his followers are greedy.
In the novel, this guy is a complete bad guy, and he was forced to reform in the end. However, the movie may be considered to be aimed at children and the influence of the movie is greater than the novel, or perhaps the actor's appearance brought popularity to this character, so the plot of this character was finally changed a little.
For example, when assassinating Dumbledore, Draco in the novel simply did not have the ability, but in the movie, his inner struggle was shown.
In short, Adam's impression of him was not too bad.
Especially when he opened a restaurant in the future, these vain nobles could often charge a large amount of money by providing them with some additional services that had no practical significance and value.
After paying the bill quickly, Adam was about to go back, but was pulled by Cologne and refused to leave:
"It's really boring here. Come chat with me, I'll treat you to ice cream!"
Helplessly, Adam had to stay with Cologne in Flourish and Blotts for a while, and then the two of them ate a bowl of ice cream sprinkled with crushed nuts before saying goodbye and leaving.
"Maybe the grocery store can also sell ice cream and other frozen products."
On the way back, Adam thought so.
...
After that day, time seemed to be controlled by the time card and flew forward rapidly. When Adam buried his head in the belly of Spi, it seemed like it was still the last second, but when he raised his head, school was about to start.
Oh, I can still pet cats after I go to Hogwarts, that's fine.
After declining the idea of his grandparents coming here to send Adam to school, Adam took Mr. Reed's car to King's Cross Station.
"Adam, study hard in school and your business will be prosperous~"
Mr. Reed joked before getting off the car.
Because of Adam, Mr. Reed and Ms. Li were a little busy some time ago. Many people in strange clothes came to their store. They were very skilled in ordering food, but many of the dishes they ordered were not available in their store, and they didn't know how to record and file taxes for the money they paid in the end.
After some inquiries, the two learned that their son's business was booming in school.
"You are worthy of being my child!"
In addition to being proud, Ms. Li was also a little worried about whether her son's business in school was not good.
It's not that she is worried about academic performance. If she really wants to focus on this, then Adam's transcript with all Os will be enough to dispel her concerns.
Mainly, in the process of doing business, there are too many conflicts of interest, such as purchasing, pricing, publicity, competition, etc., which inevitably make the business itself tainted with some things that she does not want her son to be exposed to too early, even though her son will be exposed to these things sooner or later.
Although Ms. Li does not like studying, she has to admit that the time in school is the cleanest and purest time in her life. She does not want her son to lose this experience that he will never have the chance to make up for once he misses it.
Relatively speaking, Mr. Reed is much more optimistic. Anyway, it has come to this, and his son's business is still doing well, so let's continue to do it. Who can say that a simple campus life is definitely better?
