Chapter 358 Two Galleons, no money at all

While Harry was eating chocolate, Lupine took the letter and left the box to find the driver.

He needed to tell the school what happened on the train, and there happened to be an emergency owl where the driver was.

But that was when he was in school, and I don’t know if it’s still the case now.

After Lupine left, Ron still looked at Harry a little worriedly, "Are you really okay?"

"Feel much better."

Harry took another bite of chocolate, while reaching out to wipe the cold sweat and rain off his face, and said, "But I don't understand... what happened just now."

"That's what we're curious about too," Fred said.

Although the feeling caused by the dementors is very uncomfortable, it is not likely to cause him to faint immediately. And among the hundreds of students in the entire train, Harry seemed to be the only one like this.

Even Ron is fine.

"That dementor... when it looked at you... you suddenly became strange."

"I thought you were under a curse." Ron recalled the scene just now. He looked a little scared. "You seemed to have stiffened, fell off your seat, and started twitching..."

Then, he and Hermione explained everything in detail, including how Harry fainted and how Professor Lupin finally drove away the dementors.

"It was a ball of silver light," Hermione said. "I didn't see what it was, but the dementors seemed to be scared."

"Silver light?" George whispered: "That must be the Patronus Charm."

"I didn't expect him to be able to do this." Fred seemed a little surprised. "It seems that our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year has some skills."

"Don't be too happy too soon." Cedric said from the side: "He may also be the Professor of Care of Magical Creatures...remember? Professor Kettleburn will retire this year."

"Damn it, how could I forget this." Fred scratched his head, "We're not going to have another semester of reading class, I've really had enough.

Cedric shrugged. Although he did the same, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts had always been so disappointing.

With the experience of the previous two years, he wouldn't be surprised if a useless professor comes again this year...

"Patronus Charm?" Hermione suddenly discovered the point.

"Yes." Fred explained: "Kyle just used this spell to resist the dementors. Look at our condition, is it much better?"

When he said this, Hermione realized that this was indeed the case.

Ron and Neville... including those peeking outside, looked a little pale, and she was probably the same.

But the faces of Kyle and the others were normal and looked no different from usual, and even the youngest Ginny looked the same.

"Patronus Charm?" Hermione muttered in a low voice, silently recording the spell in her mind.

Lupine also came back at this time. He looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I just asked the driver. We will arrive at Hogwarts in thirty minutes."

This was really good news for Harry, who couldn't wait to get back to the warmth and comfort of the castle.

The most important thing is that there are professors there, and Dumbledore...the dementors must not dare to go in.

But Harry still couldn't figure out why he was the only one who fainted while everyone else was fine.

He asked Professor Lupin, but the other person just shook his head and comforted him.

"Dementors force us to remember the worst of our past, and our pain becomes their strength. Perhaps it is because what you have experienced is different from others, it arouses its interest."

He pretended to be relaxed and said: "And you don't need to pay too much attention to it, because I found that the behavior of the dementors here is completely different from that in other boxes.

It did not restrain its desire to eat, and actively absorbed the emotions around it... This ability that is unique to dementors cannot even be resisted by adult wizards.

You are only thirteen years old, it is normal for you to faint.

Harry still felt that his statement was a bit far-fetched.

"But Ron and Hermione didn't faint." He whispered: "And neither did Neville."

Seeing Harry's depressed look, Ron wanted to comfort him, but didn't know what to say.

Just as he was thinking hard, he suddenly turned his head and saw something flashing on Hermione's clothes.

Ron's eyes lit up and he quickly said: "Is it possible that we wore badges?"

He pointed to an identical badge under his collar and said, "Do you remember, this was given to us by Kyle before, and the material is made of fire dragon scales.

Even dementors should be afraid of a creature as powerful as a fire dragon. "

"How is that possible?" Hermione said, "Even if the dementors are afraid of the fire dragon, they are not afraid of a single scale."

"Maybe...well...it has a certain restraint effect."

To be honest, even Ron himself thought this reason was a bit ridiculous, but the problem was that he couldn't think of anything better now, so he could only bite the bullet and continue:

"We were wearing badges and nothing happened, except Harry, who was the first to change into robes, so he fainted."

"As for Neville, he doesn't have a badge either." Hermione frowned.

In the corner, Neville heard his name and raised his head tremblingly.

His current condition was worse than Harry's. Even though he had eaten a large piece of chocolate, his whole body was still shaking uncontrollably.

Somehow, after combining Professor Lupin's and Ron's words, Harry immediately felt much better.

Although it was a bit self-deceiving to think this way, he was more willing to believe that the fire dragon badge played a role compared to the fact that he was weak and timid.

There was another person in the box who also believed it.

"What fire dragon badge..."

Neville stood up and looked at Kyle hopefully, "Is there any more? I can buy it."

He really didn't want to experience the coldness that seemed to penetrate deep into his soul just now.

"Yes... yes there is..."

Kyle grabbed a handful of colorful badges from his pocket, "But this thing should be useless against dementors..."

"I bought it!"

Before he could finish his words, Neville took away all the badges from his hand.

"How much."

"Hmm...two galleons apiece."

Neville paused as he took out the money, "How much?"

"Two galleons." Kyle explained: "This is an authentic dragon scale. It is valuable in itself. Including the patterns on it, they are also hand-carved by Romanian locals. Two galleons are not profitable at all."

Neville looked at the six badges in his hand and hesitated.

Twelve galleons in total... He didn't have that much money.

Because things were always lost, Mrs. Longbottom usually didn't give him much pocket money.

"How about forget it, it's actually of no use." Kyle persuaded again.

He has plenty of ways to sell things, there is no need to use this method.

Dementors will be stationed in the castle this year, and it will soon be seen whether they are of any use.

False propaganda will be returned in the future, and it will also have a serious negative impact. Maybe the reputation they have accumulated over the past three years will collapse in an instant.

It's not a good deal no matter how you look at it.

But just when Neville hesitated, Lupine unexpectedly spoke.

“Perhaps, it’s not certain that it will actually have any effect.”

These words seemed to make up Neville's mind.

He gave Kyle three badges, took out six galleons from the pocket of his robe and handed them over, "I only have so many, buy three!"

"this……"

Kyle looked at Lupine, wondering what he meant by what he just said.

Facing Kyle's questioning gaze, Lupine shook his head, walked to him when no one was paying attention, and explained in a low voice: "When facing dementors, the most important thing is courage. Only if you are not afraid of them, Talent is not affected.

If Mr. Longbottom was convinced that the badge had a role in warding off Dementors, then it would be useful.

I think, as the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, you should know what I mean. "

Is it useful if I firmly believe in my heart that it is useful?

Kyle thought hard.

This is not difficult to understand, as many magics are like this, including when he was learning the Patronus Charm. Newt repeatedly reminded him that if he wanted to successfully release a complete Patronus, he must have a firm enough belief.

The same applies to the Apparition he learned back then. Once he doubted himself in his heart, he would fail.

"You mean..." Kyle asked thoughtfully: "The badge can give him the belief that he is no longer afraid of dementors?"

"You can say that."

Lupine nodded, "But the premise is that the dementor must be able to restrain its desire to eat."

He pointed in Neville's direction again and said softly: "But at least it seems there is no problem now."

Kyle also looked up.

Since getting the badge, Neville no longer trembles, his pale face has turned a lot rosier, and he looks much better than before.

"The badge is just a carrier. It can also be a stone, a leaf, or a dead branch... The important thing is that people must think from the bottom of their hearts that it is useful!"

Lupine looked at Kyle, the conversation suddenly changed, and his expression became strange, "But, you sold it for two galleons, isn't it a bit too expensive?"

"No, sir." Kyle said with a smile, "You can go to Diagon Alley and ask about the price of fire dragon scales. In the potion shop, the price is clearly marked at one galleon and fifteen sickles, and there is no discount.

In addition to the cost of drawing the pattern and the door keys to and from Romania, the two galleons are already the cost price, and I am not making any money at all. "

Lupine was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, as long as it is related to fire dragons, the prices are quite scary. He sighed quietly, turned around and returned to his seat.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside, and as soon as Lu Ping left, someone walked into the box.

"Sorry, I accidentally overheard your conversation just now...do you still have the badge like that just now?"