Chapter 12 Scabbers and the Rat Tonic
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Duan Wei Li Mao
Chapter 12 Banban and Mouse Tonic
For Kyle, who used to travel by plane and high-speed rail, taking an old-fashioned steam train like the Hogwarts Express was simply a torture.
Especially after you sit for a few hours, after the freshness and Hogwarts buff bonus gradually disappear, its shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.
First of all, it's slow, it's really too slow, Kyle feels that this thing can run up to [-] at most, and it's not even as good as some cars with better performance.
And the comfort level is also very poor, wobbly, Kyle is almost overwhelmed to suspect that he is dead, so he didn'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 car as him, was very talkative, which made the journey not too bad.
After talking about the professor, Kyle asked some other things, and Cedric knew everything, and would take the initiative to share some interesting places in Hogwarts, or interesting portraits, etc.
Many of these are unknown to Kyle, which makes him very interested.In return, Kyle waved his hand and contracted Cedric's snacks along the way.
Bibi's multi-flavored beans, chocolate frogs, and cauldron cakes are all enough.
The only thing that made Kyle very speechless was that in the sorting house, Cedric unsurprisingly continued the wicked taste of the wizards and did not tell the truth.
"You have to catch the golden snitch in the auditorium within 10 minutes before you can be sorted?"
Kyle twitched the corner of his mouth politely, but didn't answer.
Come on, at least Quidditch is more reliable than Charmander, and it's very Cedric.
"By the way, Kyle, have you thought about which house you will be assigned to." Cedric threw a multi-flavored bean into his mouth and said, "It would be great if you could be admitted to Hufflepuff, but like You are such a clever little wizard, you probably want to go to Ravenclaw."
Before he finished speaking, the corners of Cedric's mouth twitched violently, and his whole face wrinkled unconsciously, looking extremely funny.
"Oh shit, it's the smell of beef liver that I hate the most."
Even so, Cedric still swallowed hard.
"I have thought about it, but I don't necessarily have to go to any academy." Kyle also picked up a multi-flavored bean: "And my ability to find the ball is average. I may not be able to catch the Golden Snitch within 10 minutes. Then there will be an academy." It would be great if you were willing to take me in."
Hmm...it's the new Black Pepper Steak flavor, not bad.
"Don't worry, you can do it." Cedric laughed and said, "It's not that difficult."
Just as he was talking, the door of the carriage was suddenly opened from the outside.
Kyle and Cedric turned their heads at the same time.
Familiar red hair, but not twins, but another Weasley.
Percy walked into the carriage and said, "Kyle, Fred told me you're here... Oh, you're Cedric Diggory, right? I'm Percy Weasley, nice to meet you."
Cedric, who was still curious, suddenly heard his name, and quickly nodded in response: "Me too, nice to meet you, Percy Weasley."
The serious look of the other party made Cedric think that he was on some formal occasion, not the Hogwarts Express.
All in all, he was dumbfounded, but polite.
Kyle held back his smile, and waited until the two had finished exchanging greetings before saying, "Percy, what do you want from me?"
He is very familiar with the seven children of the Weasley family, and Percy is no exception, but they usually communicate less.
"Sorry to bother you, but there's something wrong." Percy reached into his pocket and pulled out a large mouse.
"Banban hasn't been active recently, so I just wanted to ask if you still have the rat tonic that you fed to him earlier.
I'd like to buy some if I can. "
"Rat tonic?"
Kyle looked at the dusty mouse in Percy's hand that was missing a front paw, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Of course, just wait a moment."
After speaking, Kyle found a bottle full of red liquid from his box, turned around and stuffed it into Percy's hand.
"You know, once a week, three drops at a time, the amount here should last for a long time."
"Thank you." Percy quickly took the bottle of red mouse tonic, then hesitantly took out three silver Sickles and said, blushing: "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, and it's not a good thing. It's not so expensive. One Sickle is enough." .”
Percy looked at Xi Ke in his hand, his face turned red and then pale, but after a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Thank you, Kyle."
Kyle said: "No, I'll collect the money, it's a normal transaction."
"No, I know all about it."
Percy also laughed, but it was just a wry smile: "If it's an ordinary rat tonic, how could it make Scabbers live for 11 years? It should be made by Mr. Scamander. After all, only that kind of legendary person can make a scabbard live for [-] years. That's how long the average vole lives.
If this kind of tonic was placed on the market, it would probably cost at least ten Galleons. "
amount……
Kyle rubbed his teeth, he really wanted to tell Percy.
Scabbers' ability to live so long had nothing to do with the rat tonic, and besides, it was indeed his own work, not worth ten Galleons.
But Pettigrew Pete is too troublesome, he is only 11 years old, and he doesn't want to attract Dumbledore's attention yet.
But he didn't do nothing.
In addition to the rat tonic, he had also told Percy a long time ago that mice were different from other pets, and if they got too much wizard smell on them, they would be repelled by their own kind.
Percy was skeptical at first, but after Kyle put the banner of Scamander on this sentence, he believed it, and it was the kind that was regarded as a classic.
Percy really cares about his only pet.
Not only did Banban have an exclusive nest in the room, but even the usual physical contact was much reduced. Except for the special situation like now, where he had to carry it with him, he was basically out of stock at other times.
On the other hand, seeing that Kyle hadn't 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 for you."
After speaking, Percy hurriedly left the carriage, leaving only Kyle and Cedric staring at the spot.
In the end, Cedric was the first to break the deadlock: "Well...you can still get the rat tonic from Mr. Scamander?"
"It should be said that I can make it, and not only rats, but basically all pet tonics." Kyle didn't bother to explain so much, shrugged: "It's not that difficult, it's just a little troublesome, so Very few people go out of their way to learn it.”
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For Kyle, who used to travel by plane and high-speed rail, taking an old-fashioned steam train like the Hogwarts Express was simply a torture.
Especially after you sit for a few hours, after the freshness and Hogwarts buff bonus gradually disappear, its shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.
First of all, it's slow, it's really too slow, Kyle feels that this thing can run up to [-] at most, and it's not even as good as some cars with better performance.
And the comfort level is also very poor, wobbly, Kyle is almost overwhelmed to suspect that he is dead, so he didn'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 car as him, was very talkative, which made the journey not too bad.
After talking about the professor, Kyle asked some other things, and Cedric knew everything, and would take the initiative to share some interesting places in Hogwarts, or interesting portraits, etc.
Many of these are unknown to Kyle, which makes him very interested.In return, Kyle waved his hand and contracted Cedric's snacks along the way.
Bibi's multi-flavored beans, chocolate frogs, and cauldron cakes are all enough.
The only thing that made Kyle very speechless was that in the sorting house, Cedric unsurprisingly continued the wicked taste of the wizards and did not tell the truth.
"You have to catch the golden snitch in the auditorium within 10 minutes before you can be sorted?"
Kyle twitched the corner of his mouth politely, but didn't answer.
Come on, at least Quidditch is more reliable than Charmander, and it's very Cedric.
"By the way, Kyle, have you thought about which house you will be assigned to." Cedric threw a multi-flavored bean into his mouth and said, "It would be great if you could be admitted to Hufflepuff, but like You are such a clever little wizard, you probably want to go to Ravenclaw."
Before he finished speaking, the corners of Cedric's mouth twitched violently, and his whole face wrinkled unconsciously, looking extremely funny.
"Oh shit, it's the smell of beef liver that I hate the most."
Even so, Cedric still swallowed hard.
"I have thought about it, but I don't necessarily have to go to any academy." Kyle also picked up a multi-flavored bean: "And my ability to find the ball is average. I may not be able to catch the Golden Snitch within 10 minutes. Then there will be an academy." It would be great if you were willing to take me in."
Hmm...it's the new Black Pepper Steak flavor, not bad.
"Don't worry, you can do it." Cedric laughed and said, "It's not that difficult."
Just as he was talking, the door of the carriage was suddenly opened from the outside.
Kyle and Cedric turned their heads at the same time.
Familiar red hair, but not twins, but another Weasley.
Percy walked into the carriage and said, "Kyle, Fred told me you're here... Oh, you're Cedric Diggory, right? I'm Percy Weasley, nice to meet you."
Cedric, who was still curious, suddenly heard his name, and quickly nodded in response: "Me too, nice to meet you, Percy Weasley."
The serious look of the other party made Cedric think that he was on some formal occasion, not the Hogwarts Express.
All in all, he was dumbfounded, but polite.
Kyle held back his smile, and waited until the two had finished exchanging greetings before saying, "Percy, what do you want from me?"
He is very familiar with the seven children of the Weasley family, and Percy is no exception, but they usually communicate less.
"Sorry to bother you, but there's something wrong." Percy reached into his pocket and pulled out a large mouse.
"Banban hasn't been active recently, so I just wanted to ask if you still have the rat tonic that you fed to him earlier.
I'd like to buy some if I can. "
"Rat tonic?"
Kyle looked at the dusty mouse in Percy's hand that was missing a front paw, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Of course, just wait a moment."
After speaking, Kyle found a bottle full of red liquid from his box, turned around and stuffed it into Percy's hand.
"You know, once a week, three drops at a time, the amount here should last for a long time."
"Thank you." Percy quickly took the bottle of red mouse tonic, then hesitantly took out three silver Sickles and said, blushing: "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, and it's not a good thing. It's not so expensive. One Sickle is enough." .”
Percy looked at Xi Ke in his hand, his face turned red and then pale, but after a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Thank you, Kyle."
Kyle said: "No, I'll collect the money, it's a normal transaction."
"No, I know all about it."
Percy also laughed, but it was just a wry smile: "If it's an ordinary rat tonic, how could it make Scabbers live for 11 years? It should be made by Mr. Scamander. After all, only that kind of legendary person can make a scabbard live for [-] years. That's how long the average vole lives.
If this kind of tonic was placed on the market, it would probably cost at least ten Galleons. "
amount……
Kyle rubbed his teeth, he really wanted to tell Percy.
Scabbers' ability to live so long had nothing to do with the rat tonic, and besides, it was indeed his own work, not worth ten Galleons.
But Pettigrew Pete is too troublesome, he is only 11 years old, and he doesn't want to attract Dumbledore's attention yet.
But he didn't do nothing.
In addition to the rat tonic, he had also told Percy a long time ago that mice were different from other pets, and if they got too much wizard smell on them, they would be repelled by their own kind.
Percy was skeptical at first, but after Kyle put the banner of Scamander on this sentence, he believed it, and it was the kind that was regarded as a classic.
Percy really cares about his only pet.
Not only did Banban have an exclusive nest in the room, but even the usual physical contact was much reduced. Except for the special situation like now, where he had to carry it with him, he was basically out of stock at other times.
On the other hand, seeing that Kyle hadn't 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 for you."
After speaking, Percy hurriedly left the carriage, leaving only Kyle and Cedric staring at the spot.
In the end, Cedric was the first to break the deadlock: "Well...you can still get the rat tonic from Mr. Scamander?"
"It should be said that I can make it, and not only rats, but basically all pet tonics." Kyle didn't bother to explain so much, shrugged: "It's not that difficult, it's just a little troublesome, so Very few people go out of their way to learn it.”
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