Chapter 833: The Generous Mysterious Wizard
"Since you think you're okay..."
Perhaps because Dumbledore was special, Professor Marchbank thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay then."
She looked at Kyle again and warned him, "Remember, you can't make any noise or do anything unnecessary after you go in, otherwise you won't need to take the exam next year."
"Of course, I understand." Kyle nodded with a smile.
Then, Professor Marchbank turned around and walked quickly into the classroom, muttering, "I must be crazy to agree to let an irrelevant student enter the NEWT examination room."
She seemed a little regretful, thinking that her decision was too hasty and not in compliance with regulations.
After all, NEWT is the most important exam for a wizard during his student years... If the test results are distorted because of this irrelevant person, it would be a serious dereliction of duty by the invigilators.
So normally, they would definitely not allow other students to enter the examination room.
But why did I agree just now?
Professor Marchbank was a little confused, but at this time they had already walked into the classroom, and she looked at Dumbledore again.
"Forget it. If it's this student, he shouldn't be affected."
She shook her head and didn't think about it any further. She just said to Dumbledore according to the procedure: "Next is the NEWT Transfiguration test, which is about human body transformation. You need to change your appearance."
"It's really simple." Dumbledore smiled confidently and then put his wand against his forehead.
Without reciting any spell, it seemed as if a bucket of water was poured over his head, and Dumbledore became completely blurry.
The next second, two Professor Marchben appeared in the classroom. They looked exactly the same, in terms of appearance, height, and clothing.
"Oh, wonderful!" The real Professor Marchbank clapped his hands, picked up the parchment beside him, and drew a big 'O' on it.
“Full marks, without a doubt.”
"I must say, Mr. Dumbledore, you are the best student I have ever met."
"It's my pleasure." Dumbledore returned to his original appearance.
"Then your exam is over." Professor Marchbank nodded with satisfaction. "The transcript will be sent to you in mid-July. Now, go enjoy your vacation."
"Looking forward to seeing you next time, Professor." Dumbledore put his hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and then walked out of the classroom.
Seeing this, Kyle, who had been very quiet, hurriedly followed.
However, Dumbledore seemed to have forgotten him. After he went out, he went straight upstairs without looking back, probably preparing to return to the common room.
Kyle took two quick steps, came to his side, and took the initiative to say, "Thank you."
"What?" Dumbledore turned to look at him and said politely, "Oh, it's okay. I hope this experience will make it easier for you to participate in NEWT."
"You've helped me a lot." Kyle said with a smile.
Although he also knew that Dumbledore should be in a hurry to go back to his friends and didn't want to say too much to a stranger like him.
But it was a rare opportunity to see the principal when he was young, and this feeling was so interesting that Kyle chose to stay here shamelessly.
"It's just that I didn't expect Professor Marchbank to agree to let me watch." He said, "Under normal circumstances, this should be impossible."
"As you said, this is normal." Dumbledore said meaningfully, "This result is the test result that makes me most satisfied."
"So you used the Confusion Spell just now?" Kyle said suddenly.
This was the only reason that could explain why Professor Marchbank had agreed to his request to observe the exam, contrary to his usual practice.
He used the Confounding Charm on the invigilating professor during the NEWT exam. It has to be said that Dumbledore was really good at playing and was very courageous when he was young.
Dumbledore did not say anything, but just slightly raised the corners of his mouth and blinked his eyes. His handsome face, coupled with this action, made the witches next to him stare.
"Oh, I remember you said you were a sixth-year student, right?" Dumbledore suddenly thought of something and asked, "Which college are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Ah..." Kell suddenly became nervous, "I'm a Hufflepuff, maybe... you didn't notice me."
"I see. No wonder you Hufflepuffs rarely appear anywhere else outside of class time."
Dumbledore nodded and actually believed the reason Kyle made up.
“Although it may be a bit presumptuous to say this, some of the headmaster’s decisions are indeed a bit absurd. I have always believed that the four colleges of Hogwarts should be equal and should not be divided into different levels.
"Of course, we Gryffindors are not much better than you."
He glanced at Kyle and shook his head, "Sorry, I talked a lot today, and you don't have to thank me, I just had my own purpose and helped you with a small favor.
"If you don't have anything else to do, I'd like to go back to the common room."
"Of course." Kyle moved aside.
Although it was interesting to chat with the young Dumbledore, it was enough for now. If Kyle continued, he was worried that he would notice something.
After saying goodbye to Dumbledore, Kyle also prepared to leave. In this situation, it was probably impossible to leave through the main gate. It would be troublesome if he was caught and found out that he was not a student of Hogwarts. He could only think of another way.
But this did not pose a problem for Kyle. He went to the third floor and found the hunchbacked witch statue he remembered.
As expected, the secret passage here is still there.
Kyle pulled out his wand.
"Separation of left and right."
The witch's hunchback slowly parted, revealing a dark passage.
On the other side of the passage was Honeydukes Candy Shop. As Hogwarts was still holding final exams, there were very few people here. There was only one middle-aged wizard sitting behind the counter, carefully checking the quantities of various candies.
Kyle, who had turned invisible in advance, walked past him quietly and walked out of the candy store. But after thinking about it, he turned back openly.
"Oh, guest, welcome." The boss stood up and asked in confusion, "Students of Hogwarts? Aren't you supposed to be taking exams?"
"I've already graduated," Kyle said with a smile.
"Oh, sorry, I thought you were still a student," the boss said, "I can give you a nice discount if you want something."
“Let’s have some classic candies,” Kyle said. “The best-selling ones.”
"The best-selling items are definitely the exploding chocolate and raspberry honey candy."
"Can I try it?" Kyle said. "Sure, I'll pay for it."
"Try it?" The boss was a little surprised. What he was talking about were the best-selling products in the store, and the prices were very reasonable. A large bucket of them were sold every week. If you were a student of Hogwarts, you should have eaten these.
But he didn't think much of it, just thinking that Kyle was really short of money for school and couldn't afford to buy candy.
He immediately took a box from the shelf, picked out some candies and handed them to Kyle.
"Eat as much as you want. It's my treat. You don't have to pay."
"Thank you." Kyle picked up a chocolate ball and threw it into his mouth. As soon as he bit it, it exploded in his mouth, followed by a rich smell of grilled steak.
The steak-flavored chocolate is a bit weird, but the taste is acceptable. It's a bit like another form of Bibi Multi-Flavor Beans.
There is also the raspberry bee candy, which not only looks like a bee, but can also fly. Once the box is opened, they can fly for six hours. When you want to eat them, just open your mouth and the bee candies will automatically fly into your mouth. It is not only interesting, but also tastes great.
"I want them all."
Kyle took out twenty gold coins and placed them on the table.
"Twenty Galleons?" The boss was shocked. "Isn't that a bit too much?"
He thought the person in front of him was a poor boy who suddenly made money and started to spend money in revenge.
"It's okay, I'm giving it to a friend," Kyle said, "You can help me get it, and add some other classic candies."
At Kyle's insistence, the boss nodded and got busy.
It was not until twenty minutes later that he carried a huge package to the counter.
Kyle was a little stunned when he saw the packages that could fill a cart...
Can twenty Galleons buy so many candies?
Until he saw on the shelf that a large nut chocolate crucible was priced at two Sickles, while a chocolate crucible of the same size would cost at least twelve Sickles when he was in school.
Kyle slapped his forehead. He forgot that it was a hundred years ago. Although the Galleons were still the same, the prices were relatively cheaper.
No wonder the boss looked at him so strangely just now.
But since he had already bought it, it was difficult to return it, so Kyle simply took out his wand, made the huge package float beside him, and walked out of the store.
But when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
"What is this?" he asked, pointing to a branch on the shelf.
There were a few stupid big beetles crawling on the branches. It was hard to imagine that such things would appear in a candy store.
"Oh, that's our new product, beetle skewers." The boss seemed very happy and said with a smile: "The branches are chocolate, the beetles are brown sugar, and you can eat the crushed fruit when you bite them open... This is the idea of my little daughter, she is only three years old this year."
"That's great," Kyle said. "Give me another box of this, please."
“Do customers really like it?” The boss’s eyes lit up. “Although it tastes good, many people can’t accept the shape. They think it’s too realistic.”
"Sure." Kyle said, "Give me a box. How much is it?"
"It's free, just consider it a gift for big customers." The boss quickly took out a heavy box, "If you like it, you're welcome to come again."
"Thank you." Kyle did not refuse.
After leaving Honeydukes, he went to a secluded place and stuffed all the candies into his box.
After that, I didn't rush to Godric's Hollow, but instead wandered around Hogsmeade leisurely.
The current Hogsmeade was not much different from what he remembered, and the appearance of the shops had hardly changed at all.
But the difference inside the store is huge.
For example, the Three Broomsticks.
The current boss was naturally not the charming Ms. Rosmerta, but a stern-faced middle-aged wizard. He seemed unhappy all the time, and even though Kyle was the only customer in the store, he did not get a good look.
The drinks tasted good though.
Butterbeer has a mellow taste. One sip warms your whole body. Kyle bought a hundred cups at once.
When the time comes, just put them in a box and wrap the outer bottles with the bubble head spell, and you don’t have to worry about them going bad.
One hundred cups of butterbeer, plus some other different drinks and alcoholic beverages, cost less than fifty Galleons in total, which can be said to be quite a deal.
It’s just that the boss is very busy and looks even more unhappy.
The next stop was the Literary House, where Kyle bought out all their Thunderbird quills and Mobik squid ink.
In another thirty years, these two magical animals will be listed on the list of prohibited trade, and then these things will not be available for purchase.
The Mobius squid, in particular, is listed as a Class A prohibited trade product, just like dragon eggs. Its ink can be preserved for thousands of years without fading, so it is more expensive than dragon blood in the market, and even this may not be available.
And here, there is a whole shelf.
Kyle didn't hesitate at all and bought out all the goods, including two large boxes of stock.
From then on, Kyle couldn't stop himself. He went around the shops here carefully, and when he saw something he liked, he didn't even consider the price and just bought it all with a wave of his hand.
After this, Hogsmeade had a new legend about an unknown rich man who spent money like water in the village.
Some stores planned to sell two months' worth of inventory, but he bought out all of it in two minutes, and they still thought it was not enough.
For a time, this mysterious rich man became the topic of conversation for everyone.
At first people thought that the man was using fake gold coins, otherwise who would buy things like that? Not just one or two items, but directly buy a lot of inventory.
Some people, out of fear, went to Gringotts as soon as possible, and then learned from the goblins that what they got were real Galleons, genuine goblin craftsmanship.
Although goblins are greedy, there is one good thing about them: they attach great importance to their craftsmanship and never cut corners on their products. Whether it is a hundred years ago or a hundred years later, the Galleons are the same.
In other words, what Kyle used were Galleons from a hundred years ago... or even earlier.
Now, the villagers of Hogsmeade became even more curious and started discussing the origins of that young man.
Some say he is the heir of an ancient pure-blood family, some say he is an outstanding wizard who has made his fortune from scratch, and some believe he is a speculator doing illegal business.
But no matter what the statement is, it will eventually turn to his generous spending style. Some stores even increased their inventory several times overnight, hoping that big customers will come again.
However, Kyle didn't know that he had so many new strange titles. At this time, he had already left Hogsmeade Village and went to Diagon Alley.
Yes, Diagon Alley, not Godric's Hollow.
After a tour around Hogsmeade, Kyle found that he loved this era very much, but Hogsmeade village was too small and he could only finish the tour in half a day, which was not very satisfying.
In comparison, Diagon Alley is a truly great place, with all kinds of good things appearing one after another, even dragon eggs are openly displayed for sale outside.
Too bad there's only one shell.
Kyle took out ten Galleons and bought it.
"Don't you have a complete one?" He looked at the shop owner and asked, "I'm willing to pay ten times the price."
ten times?
That's one hundred Galleons!
The boss was somewhat tempted. He did not doubt that Kyle was bragging, because this man had come here more than once. In the past few days, he had spent more than two hundred Galleons in various stores.
He also bought a lot of things that he thought were completely useless, such as the horns of the Arim cow. These things were really useless except for being expensive, and could only be bought as decorations.
In his opinion, Kyle was just a fat sheep with a lot of money, so he could naturally come up with a hundred Galleons.
Of course, Kyle would not tell him that in sixty-seven years, a flying broom company called "Nimbus" would quickly become popular throughout the wizarding world, nor would he tell him that the flying broom at that time would usher in a significant innovation.
Because someone discovered that the first broom of the Light Cycle Company was added with horn powder of the Airem bull, and this material can greatly improve the stability of the broom during flight.
By that time, the price increase rate of this material could almost be described as terrifying, directly increasing tenfold within a year.
Although it gradually dropped later, it was still much higher than the beginning... These are all trade secrets, and they are also golden Galleons.
"I can try my best to help you find a complete dragon egg." The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "But I can only try my best. As you know, dragons are magical animals that are prohibited from trade. The Ministry of Magic is very strict in checking them. Empty dragon eggshells are not a big deal, but getting a complete dragon egg is too risky."
"risk?"
Kyle raised his eyebrows, took out a bag and shook it, "If I pay 200 Galleons, the risk won't be that great."
