Chapter 12 Banban and Mouse Tonic

For Kyle, who used to travel by plane and train, riding an old-fashioned steam train like the Hogwarts Express was simply a torture.

Especially after you sit for a few hours and the novelty and Hogwarts buffs gradually wear off, its shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.

First of all, it's slow. It's really too slow. Kyle feels that this thing can only reach eighty at most, which is not even as good as some cars with better performance.

Moreover, the comfort level was also very poor. It was so shaky that Kyle was so shaken that he almost had doubts about his life. He almost couldn't spit out his breakfast.

In this case, it is basically impossible to pass the time by reading a book.

Fortunately, Cedric, who was in the same carriage with him, was very talkative, so this trip was not too bad.

After talking about the professor, Kyle asked some other questions. Cedric also knew everything, and he also took the initiative to share some interesting places in Hogwarts, or interesting portraits, etc.

There were many things Kyle didn't know about, which made him very interested. In return, Kyle waved his hand and contracted Cedric's snacks along the way.

There are plenty of Bibi's all-flavored beans, chocolate frogs, and crucible cakes.

There was only one thing that left Kyle speechless, and that was that at the Sorting House, Cedric continued the wizards' bad taste as expected and did not tell the truth.

"You have to catch the Golden Snitch in the auditorium within ten minutes to be sorted?"

Kyle twitched his lips politely and did not answer.

Come on, Quidditch is at least more reliable than Fire Dragon, and that's very Cedric.

"By the way Kyle, have you ever thought about which house you will be assigned to?" Cedric threw a multi-flavor bean into his mouth and said: "It would be great if you could be admitted to Hufflepuff, but like For a smart little wizard like you, you probably want to go to Ravenclaw."

Before he finished speaking, the corners of Cedric's mouth twitched sharply, and his whole face wrinkled up unconsciously, looking extremely funny.

"Oh damn, it's the beef liver smell I hate the most."

Although he said this, Cedric still swallowed it hard.

"I have thought about it, but I don't necessarily have to go to which academy." Kyle also picked up a multi-flavor bean: "And my ability to find the ball is average. I may not be able to catch the Golden Snitch in ten minutes. By then, I will have an academy." It would be great if you would take me in.”

Hmm...it's the new black pepper steak flavor, which is pretty good.

"Don't worry, you can definitely do it." Cedric laughed and said, "It's not that difficult."

Just as he was talking, the carriage door was suddenly opened from the outside.

Kyle and Cedric turned their heads at the same time.

A familiar redhead, but instead of a twin, it was another Weasley.

Percy walked into the carriage and said: "Kyle, Fred told me you were here...oh, you are Cedric Diggory, I am Percy Weasley, nice to meet you.

Cedric, who was still curious, suddenly heard his name and nodded quickly in response: "Me too, nice to meet you, Percy Weasley."

The other party's serious look made Cedric think that he was on some formal occasion rather than the Hogwarts Express.

All in all, he looked confused, but very polite.

Kyle suppressed his laughter and waited until the two of them finished their greetings before saying, "Percy, what do you want from me?"

He was familiar with all seven Weasley children, and Percy was no exception, but they usually communicated less.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but I do have something going on." Percy put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a big mouse.

"Banban hasn't been feeling energetic lately, so I just wanted to ask you if you still have the mouse tonic that you fed him before.

I'd like to buy some if possible. "

"Mouse tonic?"

Kyle looked at the gray mouse in Percy's hand and was missing a front paw, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course it is, just wait a moment."

After saying that, Kyle found a bottle filled with red liquid from his box, turned around and stuffed it into Percy's hand.

"You know, three drops once a week, the amount here should last you a long time."

"Thank you." Percy quickly took the bottle of red rat tonic, then hesitantly took out three silver coins and said with a blush, "I know this may not be enough, but that's all I have now. , I will pay you back the rest as soon as possible."

"You don't need so much." Kyle only took one Sickle, and he pushed the remaining two back: "It's just a rat tonic, not a good thing. It's not that expensive. One Sickle is enough. .”

Percy looked at Xi Ke in his hand, his face turned red and white. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Thank you, Kyle."

Kyle said: "No, I collect money, normal transaction."

"No, I know everything."

Percy also smiled, but it was just a bitter smile: "If it were an ordinary mouse tonic, how could it be possible for Scabbers to live for eleven years? This should be made by Mr. Scamander. After all, only that kind of legendary figure can make Scabbers live for eleven years." How long does a common field mouse live?

If this kind of tonic were on the market, it would probably cost at least ten galleons. "

Forehead……

Kyle rubbed his teeth. He actually wanted to tell Percy.

Banban's ability to live so long has nothing to do with the rat tonic. In addition, this is indeed his own work and is not worth ten galleons.

But Peter Pettigrew was too troublesome. He was only eleven years old and he didn't want to attract Dumbledore's attention yet.

But it's not like he didn't do anything.

In addition to rat tonics, he also told Percy a long time ago that rats are different from other pets. If they are contaminated with too much wizard scent, they will be rejected by their own kind.

Percy was skeptical at first, but after Kyle put Scamander's banner on this sentence, he believed it, and it was regarded as a classic.

Percy was really devoted to his only pet.

Not only did Banban get an exclusive little nest in the room, but the usual physical contact was reduced a lot. Except for special circumstances like now where he had to carry it with him, he was basically freeing up at other times.

On the other side, seeing that Kyle had not responded, Percy didn't plan to stay any longer.

"Anyway, thank you Kyle. If you have any academic questions in the future, you can ask me. And after graduation, I will replenish these Galleons to you."

After saying that, Percy hurriedly left the car, leaving only Kyle and Cedric staring at each other.

In the end, it was Cedric who broke the deadlock: "Well... can you still get rat tonic from Mr. Scamander?"

"It should be said that I know how to cook, and not just mice, I know basically all pet tonics." Kyle didn't bother to explain so much, shrugged and said: "It's not that difficult, it's just a little troublesome, so Very few people go out of their way to learn.”

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