#43 - information
"Hehe, aren't you pure-blood families all rich as hell? Do you even care about this little bit of money? If you don't have money, just ask your family for it. Of course, if you don't give it, then I can only not 'protect' you," Anduin said, emphasizing the word 'protect,' with an evil smile on his face, staring quietly at Rozier.
Rozier felt the strength of the hand holding him increase, his face contorting in pain. Even if he was stupid, he knew what this meant. Not 'protecting' him meant he would suffer. Instantly, Rozier felt his Hogwarts career plunge into darkness, but now he could only bite the bullet and agree.
Seeing Rozier agree with an unwilling expression, Anduin rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Rozier, I won't make things difficult for you. If you really don't have money to pay in the future, you can also use other things to replace it."
Seeing this, Rozier quickly asked, "What things?"
Anduin smiled and said, "Information, your Rozier family's ancestral collection of books, of course, those I haven't read, or..."
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At this time, Anduin glanced at Travers, who was lying next to him, and said, "You let this guy bring money to cause me trouble. Anything I get from him can be used to offset your portion."
After saying that, Anduin released Rozier and walked to Travers, searching him up and down. Sure enough, he found a bag of money. Anduin counted it, and there were actually 12 gold Galleons and 6 Sickles.β
"Look, isn't this enough to cover your share for this month? Next month, I'll round it down for you, and charge you 8 gold Galleons for protection fees. In the future, if you have any major contributions, I'll have additional rewards. How about it? Isn't this condition pretty good!" Anduin smiled at Rozier.
Does this guy have some misunderstanding about rounding down? Shouldn't rounding down only be 7 gold Galleons? Rozier muttered in his heart with dissatisfaction, and glared at Travers with disgust. If it weren't for this guy, how could he have provoked this evil star today? But now that Anduin had even taken the money, he had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that Rozier was very sensible, Anduin smiled and said, "Very good, cooperate well, and I won't mistreat you. Also, if you have any information now, you can tell me now, whether it's on or off campus, as long as it's valuable, I'm very fair."
After saying that, Anduin put his hand on Rozier again, tightly gripping the other's shoulder.
Rozier was pinched so hard that he felt pain, and couldn't help but become nervous again. His mind raced, and in a moment of panic, he blurted out, "Uh, I, I remembered, once at a gathering, I heard a third-year senior, Quake Wilkes's senior, bragging to us, saying that his uncle was preparing to find trouble with the Order of the Phoenix around Christmas. Of course, this may just be him bragging, and it may not be true.β"
"Are you sure?" Anduin's eyes suddenly became sharp, staring fixedly at Rozier.
"Rea, really, that Wilkes senior often boasted to us that his uncle was working for the Dark Lord, and he also mentioned to us their attacks on Muggles, which were also reported in the news." Rozier was terrified in his heart, and immediately revealed everything after being questioned a little.
Anduin just wanted to scare this guy, but he didn't expect there to be real information. Around Christmas? Could it be targeting Lily and the others? Although he didn't know if it was true or false, Anduin would rather believe it than not. After thinking about it, he noted this information in his heart.
Hearing this news, Anduin loosened his hand, and Rozier, overly nervous, softened and sat directly on the ground.
Seeing this, Anduin smiled at Rozier and said, "This news is still a bit valuable, so let's just waive your protection fee for next month. Also, this potion is a reward for you."
Anduin took out a bottle of Euphoria Potion and handed it to Rozier. Seeing that Anduin actually had a potion, Rozier became even more unclear about the depth of this guy Anduin, and could only obediently accept it.
"Don't be nervous, it's just an Euphoria Potion. You can try a sip now, it's good for you." Seeing that this guy was so timid, Anduin couldn't help but find it funny. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "By the way, it seems that there are also Death Eaters in your family, right? You just sold them out so readily?"
Hearing Anduin ask this, Rozier could only smile bitterly and say, "Not everyone is wholeheartedly following the Dark Lord. The one who joined the Death Eaters is my cousin, Evan Rozier, who is the first in line to inherit the family. He is usually very harsh on us, and not many people like him. Originally, our family wanted to remain neutral and protect ourselves, but that guy Evan coerced the whole family to support the Dark Lord, and I had no choice. I originally just wanted to follow the crowd and muddle through my days at Hogwarts. Anyway, he's the one who's going to be unlucky, and it has nothing to do with me."
Rozier was now resigned to his fate. Anyway, he couldn't get out of it now. He opened the potion bottle, took a sip, recovered his mood slightly, and stood up again.
Anduin didn't expect these mixed-blood families to have so many twists and turns. He gave Rozier a few more instructions, told him to wait for Travers to wake up, and then say that he had also been knocked unconscious, so he could push everything onto himself. It didn't matter if he cursed himself a few times in front of him. Then, he put away the money bag and left alone.
Seeing Anduin really walk away, Rozier finally breathed a sigh of relief, and glared hatefully at Travers lying on the ground, couldn't help but step forward and kick him a few times. Then, as if he had used all his strength, he lay sprawled on the grass, muttering with lingering fear, "This Anduin is too scary. His eyes are like an abyss, feeling like he's going to be swallowed at any time. It's all Travers's fault for pulling me into this quagmire. I originally just wanted to muddle through my days, but now it's good. Sigh, forget it, whatever, just destroy it quickly, I'm tired."
Then he fell into a deep sleep on the side.
"Rozier, Rozier!" Rozier was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt someone shaking him, and couldn't help but wake up instantly. As a result, when he looked up, it turned out to be that guy Travers.
Travers only felt pain all over his body, as if he had been kicked many times. He grimaced and said to Rozier, "You're finally awake. That dirty Mudblood dared to sneak attack us. How long have we been unconscious? It's even dark."
Hearing Travers's words, Rozier realized that it was already evening. Plus, the time was already approaching winter, and he was almost frozen stiff. He could only sniff and say, "Let's go back to the castle quickly. It's too scary here at night. I feel like I'm about to freeze to death now."
Travers cursed Anduin in his mouth, but he had to agree with Rozier's words. He just wanted to leave this damn place quickly. He and Rozier could only support each other and walk towards Hogwarts Castle. They both felt their hands and feet were stiff, and their bodies were still in pain. Rozier's body was kicked by Anduin, and as for Travers's injuries, the culprit was actually by his side.
