Chapter 482: Expensive Books and “Getting Started”

At the beginning, this group of little lions were just expressing their demands. Although there were some excessive words in their words, overall there was some logic and reason in them.

However, as more and more people spoke, the number of personal attacks in their words increased, and they became more and more excessive.

Words such as "golden devil's slut" and some obvious insulting words also began to appear frequently and high-profile.

In the end, it turned into a large-scale criticism meeting, and some people even started pushing Hermione who was sitting in her seat.

Looking at the chaotic situation before him and listening to the unbearable words, Dumbledore was completely stunned.

In his memory, all his students were well-behaved and kind, although some of them were naughty on weekdays.

But he had never seen them use such insulting words like this, and he had rarely heard such insulting words in his entire life.

Just as Dumbledore was stunned, Professor McGonagall on his right turned her head and looked at him.

Then he shook his head in disappointment, stood up and shouted loudly.

"Shut up, all of you. Don't you even have basic manners and courtesy? Miss Granger is your classmate."

"She also sat at a long table with you and enjoyed the same dishes with you. Didn't your parents tell you that?"

"Even if he is your enemy, when he is under the same roof with you and eating from the same table, shouldn't any unfriendly things happen?"

"How can you say such outrageous words?"

For Gryffindor House, Professor McGonagall's prestige is obviously above that of all other professors, including Dumbledore of course.

This "lion's roar" directly stunned the angry little wizards, and they all chose to shut up.

But he did not return to his seat. Instead, he stared at the iron box angrily, wanting to see what was inside.

Seeing that the little wizards were unwilling to return to their seats, Professor McGonagall immediately felt that something was wrong and the atmosphere had reached a critical point.

If anything provocative appears again, the contradictions accumulated over time will erupt today.

She had to stop this from happening, so she spoke up again.

"Everyone, go back to your seats. What Miss Granger buys is her personal privacy."

"You have no right to peek, and don't you have a personal experience of Miss Granger's daily behavior?"

"You should all know what she likes. Go back to your seats."

Professor McGonagall said this because, on the one hand, she wanted to use her prestige to suppress the current tense atmosphere.

On the other hand, it was also said to Hermione, hoping that she would not open the package.

As long as Hermione doesn't open the iron box in front of her, everything can still be eased.

Professor McGonagall prayed in her heart, hoping that this usually smart and strict little girl could remain as smart as ever.

Hermione on the other hand did remain as smart as ever.

She easily understood the hidden meaning of Professor McGonagall's words, but unfortunately, what she was going to do today was completely contrary to what Professor McGonagall had in mind.

She ignored the chattering group of little wizards around her and quickly opened the iron box in front of her.

The moment she struggled to push open the heavy lid of the iron box, the little Gryffindor wizards, who had just kept silent for a while, immediately exploded.

A dazzling golden light, illuminated by the flickering lights in the auditorium, scattered from the black iron box to the surroundings.

All the professors saw clearly what was in the iron box: a thick and gorgeous book.

The cover of the book seemed to be made of a single plate of gold, embellished with lapis lazuli from Afghanistan.

As well as malachite and ruby ​​decorations common in the Arab world, especially in the center of the book, there is a string of Arabic titles inlaid with rubies.

The gems and gold reflected the flickering candlelight, making everyone's heart beat faster.

A primitive desire of greed appeared in almost everyone's heart for a moment, and then this greed was burned out by anger.

The young wizards of Gryffindor no longer paid attention to the warnings from Professor McGonagall and other professors, and began to yell at Hermione collectively.

Their voices were almost roaring, and the entire auditorium was filled with those angry voices.

For a moment, the entire auditorium was extremely noisy, and students from Slytherin and Ravenclaw left their seats and walked over.

In order to understand what was happening, as the crowd slowly gathered, squeezing and pushing were almost inevitable.

At the beginning, a few students tried to grab Hermione's hair, and were immediately ridiculed by the Slytherin classmates who came to watch the fun.

At the same time, several senior Slytherin students squeezed through the crowd and protected Hermione behind them.

He crossed his arms and stared at the angry Gryffindors, saying in a sarcastic tone.

"I just bought a book, and I didn't ask you to pay for it. Why are you blushing and your eyes are so wide open, trying to do something?"

"A group of people surrounded a girl and wanted to attack her. Is this the courage of a Gryffindor?"

"That's right, a bunch of brainless reckless men. Your parents are the same, equally stupid. Otherwise, how could they have lost all the family savings?"

"You just said the wrong thing, senior. It's not that he doesn't want to pay, it's that he doesn't have any. I'm afraid that the entire Gryffindor house can't even afford a single bronze Knut right now."

Such verbal taunts made the already angry little Gryffindor wizards completely unable to control their emotions.

Yelled angrily.

"Take back what you just said. You are not allowed to insult my parents, let alone insult Gryffindor House."

"You swamp snakes, you're the ones who cheated us out of our money."

"What else is there to say?"

There is always no verbal counterattack, and the Gryffindor students are not good at this, and there are several students who are furious.

Before he could even wait for his classmate to finish speaking, he roared and threw an uppercut, hitting the Slytherin senior student hard on the chin.

He directly knocked the opponent out, and the Slytherin student who flew out accidentally hit three Gryffindor students next to him.

"Fuck him!!"

"Why bother talking to them? Take my punch."

"If you dare to take advantage of me in this situation, I'll use my scissor kick to crush your dog head."