Chapter 347: Crazy purchase of protective gadgets
[Letter from the British Ministry of Magic:
Dear Wizengamot Youth Medalist - Lin Xia, the application for renting a venue you submitted will be held in half a month after internal discussion within the Ministry of Magic.
You will be given the exhibition hall on the first floor of the Ministry of Magic as the venue for the press conference. The British Ministry of Magic will help you to promote it with the Ministry of Magic of other countries.
The Ministry of Magic will compile a list of the arrivals and submit it to Hogwarts for review, but many people will arrive on the same day. For this press conference, the Ministry of Magic is open-minded and will not strictly review the arrivals...]
After reading it, Lin Xia roughly summarized the meaning.
First, the British Ministry of Magic supports her to rent a venue and hold a press conference.
Second, the Ministry of Magic is very optimistic about her two studies, one of which is very likely to win the best invention award this year.
Third, the Ministry of Magic also wants to use this press conference to "make friends" and will not strictly review the arrivals.
They will only work hard on security and hope to reach a consensus with Hogwarts.
It seems that at present, the Ministry of Magic and the school have not yet discussed a specific charter.
But Lin Xia knew that Professor McGonagall would spare no effort to promote the smooth progress of this matter.
Although it was unclear why she was so concerned, this matter was not bad for her.
Anyway, she just needed to wait.
Lin Xia finished reading the two letters, put them away and walked to Hermione.
She suddenly thought of something and said to Hermione, "Professor Trelawney's prediction to me today may come true."
Hermione was startled and quickly responded, "She said three big things will happen to you. Have they happened now?"
Lin Xia shook her head, "No, but two big things have happened."
She paused and said thoughtfully, "These two things have greatly affected my personal fate. If the third thing is equally important, then I really can't guess what it is."
Lin Xia smiled slightly, "I am looking forward to it."
Hermione's eyes were suspicious, but she still said, "Maybe it's just a coincidence. There are only two big things, not the third."
Lin Xia said noncommittally, "I hope so."
After she walked into the exclusive laboratory, Ron suddenly reacted and couldn't wait to pull Harry out.
"Let's buy some amulets!"
Harry was almost pushed by him and hurriedly said, "Wait, wait... Ron, don't be so anxious!"
Ron said anxiously, "Professor Trelawney's prediction about Lin Xia has gradually come true, proving that Professor Trelawney is right.
And you have seen ominous signs and faced the threat of death. I think this is very likely to happen. We must prepare in advance!"
Hermione stood up and said, "It has been half a month since Trelawney said Harry saw ominous signs, but nothing happened. Ron, you are too nervous!"
Ron said righteously, "Hermione, there is an old saying in China called 'It is better to believe it than not to believe it'. This was told to me by Draco.
You have never encountered ominous signs, so you are not nervous at all, but there are always dangers around Harry. It is not wrong for us to prepare in advance."
Hermione stopped talking.
Even though she didn't like Trelawney and always thought she was a charlatan, she had to admit that Ron was right to be unprepared.
If it were her, she would have to leave a way out for herself.
Thinking of this, Hermione couldn't help but look at Ron again.
Suddenly, she felt that Ron seemed to have become a little smarter after staying with Draco for a long time.
Lin Xia returned to the exclusive laboratory, had a brief communication with Draco, and immersed herself in the experiment.
They have recently been studying the reaction of the devil vine to external stimuli, trying to find out the deeper habits of the devil vine.
As for the relatively rare raw materials of the devil vine, everything was provided by Dean Sprout.
They repeatedly sliced the devil vine and studied it, and they already have some data.
Lin Xia believes that there must be some special substances in the devil vine, so they can support their characteristics of constantly struggling prey, and the more they struggle, the tighter they will be.
On the other side, Ron, who has already left the laboratory, has become very generous and generous because of the personal safety of his friend.
He took Harry to the school's grocery store first and swept away a lot of small gadgets that can protect their own safety.
No one was in the grocery store, and the handsome picture frame was still in charge.
The young man in the picture frame, knowing that Ron bought it for Harry, did not introduce it to Harry, but talked to Ron.
"This is a little gadget from the East, a peach wood sword. I strongly recommend you to use it. It has a strong effect in exorcising evil spirits.
It is said that even vampires and mummies are a little afraid of peach wood swords, and the peach wood sword infused with magic is so sharp that it can pierce the fur of werewolves!"
Ron grabbed the peach wood sword, which was the same size as an ordinary iron sword.
The whole body was made of wood, and this wood looked harder than steel.
There were some magic words engraved on the surface of the sword. He knew that this was a blessing for sharpness after learning magic words.
The reason why the peach wood sword can become as sharp as steel is probably the effect after the magic words are added.
And Lin Xia, an outstanding student beside him, is from the East.
This made him very interested in these Eastern gadgets. After observing them for a moment, he said without hesitation:
"Buy! Harry, you and I each have one!"
Ron kept chattering: "I just didn't bring enough gold galleons, otherwise I would definitely bring one to Lin Xia and let her study it carefully. Maybe our laboratory can also sell this product."
Ron was browsing the other goods, so Harry took both swords.
Needless to say, it was quite weighty, and his arms were slightly heavy.
Hermione was also looking around.
She hasn't been to the grocery store for a while.
I still remember that last school year, the body-protection products sold in grocery stores were very mediocre, and there were not as many as the products researched in their laboratory.
Looking now, she found that there were more goods inside, and she also saw protective items brought from France.
Hermione's eyes lit up, "What is this?"
The handsome man in the frame transformed into an eloquent businessman and kept talking: "This is a lucky perfume from France. It is said that this perfume has the effect of 1/10 of the elixir of fortune and can bring good luck to people.
If you are lucky enough that day, then spray the good luck perfume and your wishes will come true. The price is not as high as the Fuling Elixir, but the effect is similar to the Fuling Elixir. You can regard it as a substitute for the Fuling Elixir. "
Hermione waved her hand, "Bought it!"
Because the price was cheap enough, she didn't just buy one bottle, but bought 5 bottles, and she could give one bottle to everyone.
Ron pointed at the pendant and asked, "What is this?"
The man in the frame just glanced at it and said immediately: "This thing has a great background. If you open the small box in the pendant, you will see a portrait of a great man.
There are many kinds of great people inside, including Dumbledore and some who have passed away... These great people will communicate with you, greet you, and answer some simple questions.
When you are in danger, quickly open the small box to reveal the portrait of the great man.
When those monsters see the great wizard, they don't dare to act rashly. This is to scare them away from the physical level..."
Ron asked dubiously: "But those weird things are so scary, will they be scared by a small painting?"
The man in the frame immediately said: "Of course! Of course!"
These two words were spoken with such assurance, as if if you didn't believe it, you were insulting his professionalism.
"The reason why great men are called great men is not only that they were great enough when they were alive, but also that they will be remembered by the wizarding world when they die.
They retain some great power. Once a dark creature or something strange sees the portrait of a great man, they will be warned by the wizarding world.
The general meaning is: This little wizard is under my cover, if you want to cause trouble, then go and cause trouble to others..."
Ron heard that it made sense, and with a wave of his hand, he bought the portrait of the great man.
And because the price was cheap enough, he also bought 5 pieces.
He thought to himself that if others were unwilling to wear them, then he would wear two and let Harry wear three.
If one great man is not enough, then several great men must come together.
After a while, Harry's body, hands and neck were covered with many protective gadgets.
He already wore five necklaces of different shapes around his neck, and the bracelets on his left and right hands were also of different styles. Two peach wood swords hung around his waist, and a strange smell lingered around his body.
That was when Hermione had sprayed her good luck perfume on him.
Ron was still looking at the anklet. The shopkeeper in the picture frame said that the anklet with the copper bell also had the effect of exorcising evil spirits.
It is said that as long as something unclean comes, the copper bell will automatically shake and make a crisp tinkling sound.
Normally, the bells don't ring.
Harry felt as if he had turned into a Barbie doll, with Ron and Hermione competing to stuff things into him, regardless of whether he would accept it or not.
For a moment, Harry thought of Mrs. Norris.
During the time when Mrs. Norris woke up from being petrified and Filch recovered, he became restless and tried his best to stuff things into Mrs. Norris.
Every time she appeared, Loris had to hang up a lot of things, which seemed to weigh down her frail body.
Now, Harry felt like he was thinking the same thing.
"Well... you have bought enough things, isn't it time to go back?" Harry finally couldn't help but ask.
"Besides, should I ask Lin Xia about these things? Lin Xia should have more say in this regard!"
Ron and Hermione nodded while continuing to look, almost looking through the entire grocery store from beginning to end, before they left with satisfaction.
As they left, Ron and Hermione were still talking to each other animatedly.
Ron: "It seems that things in the grocery store have become cheaper. I thought it would cost a lot of galleons to buy so many, but it only cost 10 galleons. It was well worth the money."
Hermione agreed: "If it really has some effect, 10 gold galleons is indeed not expensive."
Harry:…
He just felt suffocated.
When they returned to the laboratory, Lin Xia and Draco happened to come out and were surprised to see so many things hanging on Harry.
After hearing their comments about the grocery store, Draco laughed and said jokingly: "You have definitely been deceived. How can a rare item with a protective effect be so cheap?"
Ron didn't believe it and looked at Lin Xia eagerly. As a result, Lin Xia nodded and agreed with Draco's idea.
However, before making a real comment, she carefully checked every item she bought, and finally said:
"These little gadgets are actually useless.
And the person in the frame didn't lie to you. He used words like "it is said", "rumor", "should"...
He didn't give any specific effects, so these are all scams."
Ron and Hermione's faces immediately turned ugly.
Anyone who happily thought they bought a lot of useful things, but turned out to be useless, would feel angry and disappointed.
However, the next second, Lin Xia changed her words, "But it's not completely ineffective. At least you bought psychological comfort, right? It's better than being scared."
Ron said unwillingly: "Is it really useless?"
Lin Xia thought for a while, and suddenly pointed to the pendant they bought.
"Combining your statements, I think the description of the pendant by the person in the picture frame is the most realistic.
The portrait of a great man may not have any effect, but it can also have a great effect in some aspects. It depends on whether the thing that is attached to you recognizes this great man.
Some great wizards did not achieve their achievements through research, but through fighting in one battlefield after another.
The wizarding world is very large, and Hogwarts where we are is just a small corner of the wizarding world."
Harry immediately said, "Then I will only take these pendants, and I won't touch the others."
Lin Xia reminded him, "Harry, you should also bring the peach wood sword. Although the peach wood sword does not have the effect of warding off evil spirits, it is very hard after all, and it can be used to cut things at critical moments.
Among the gold galleons you spent, the peach wood sword is the most expensive. In this respect, the picture frame did not deceive you, and it is worth the price."
Ron said angrily, "I'm going to complain to the grocery store, saying that they sell fakes."
Lin Xia smiled but said nothing.
This kind of complaint is doomed to end in vain.
Those who can open a grocery store inside the school must have some relationship with the school.
It's better not to say it, maybe it's opened by a professor of the school, or a relative of the principal.
In the evening, they went to the Great Hall for dinner together.
Harry wore four pendants and a mahogany sword on his waist, feeling uncomfortable, as if all the little wizards passing by were looking at him.
Well, his dress was indeed a bit strange, but it was not his intention.
Even Mikel couldn't help asking when he saw Harry: "Harry, are you... changing your style to Professor Trelawney's?"
Neville added in a low voice: "Luna also likes this dress."
Harry tried to keep a calm expression, "No, I just wear it casually, and Ron and Hermione also wear it, why don't you say anything about them?"
Mikel thought for a while, "Maybe you are more noticeable than them." (End of this chapter)
