Chapter 165
Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.
After Ino left, the bookstore was in a state of chaos.
The reason was because of Hermione and Harry's request to buy books.
This should have been a pleasant thing, but the bookstore manager had a bitter face.
He first walked towards the cage with a generous expression, then quickly opened the cage door, and at the same time used a long wooden stick to slap back the "Monster Books of Monsters" that swarmed out.
"Ah!" In a panic, a book actually jumped onto the stick, quickly slid onto his arm, and bit his shoulder fiercely.
One wrong step, every step is wrong! After the rhythm was disrupted, the stick in the manager's hand fell to the ground, and those monster books pushed and shoved each other to squeeze out of the cage.
"Quickly imprison!"
Hermione held the magic wand and decisively used magic to imprison the crazy books.
She didn't care about the rule that she couldn't cast spells outside the school. Several books had opened their mouths and were ready to bite the fallen bookstore manager.
This middle-aged manager was also responsible. When he saw that the books were controlled, he quickly took action.
He grabbed the escaped monster book and threw it into the cage like a baseball, and then closed the cage door with a "snap".
"This is not the Monster Book of Monsters, it's a monster! Forget it! Come and pay the bill, I'll give you a 50% discount."
The bookstore manager said with a painful expression, and at the same time bent down to pick up the two imprisoned monster books on the ground.
Time always passes in the busyness.
A quarter of an hour later, Ino returned to the bookstore again, and he was holding an old bronze oil lamp in his hand.
His strange behavior not only interested Hermione and Harry, but also attracted the attention of the bookstore manager.
After learning that Ino was holding the lamp to find the invisible book, the bookstore manager generously patted his chest and promised that as long as he found it, he would give it away for free, as many as he wanted.
...
People often say that cats are very curious, but in fact, little lions are the same.
Gryffindor seemed to be born to like this treasure hunt game. Seeing the two people coming over, Ino didn't care.
Perhaps, the oil lamp sent by Aunt Julia also recognizes people. Just like in the continent of Arad, only he can see the hidden information and stories that have been illuminated.
Therefore, it doesn't matter if there are two more people.
Soon, someone in Flourish and Blotts discovered this strange phenomenon.
Three teenagers strolled around the bookstore with a lamp, and when the manager told them that they were looking for the "Invisible Book of Invisibility", those who knew about it would smile knowingly.
This book is written by a reclusive goblin, and it was printed and sold through Gringotts' publishing channels.
From printing to sales, it is generally believed to be a carefully planned scam. Because no one has been able to see anything from beginning to end, it is probably like the emperor's new clothes, and everyone deceives each other.
Gringotts knows that it is selling air. After the goods are in hand, the wholesaler also knows that he has bought air, but it still puts up orders for sale...
To be honest, it is these bookstores that are suffering.
Perhaps these actions were really too absurd, and the Ministry of Magic soon ordered them to stop. After all, the shame was almost spread abroad.
But because there were only a few hundred books in total, both the number and the amount involved were too small, and the whole thing ended up in vain.
After all, those who have the ability to challenge Gringotts are not worth fighting for such a small matter. And those who don't have the ability, like the bookstore manager, can only blame themselves for their bad luck.
At the same time.
In the bookstore, Ino held a lamp and carefully searched for clues in the corner.
And the two people behind him were just enjoying the fun of the treasure hunt game.
It was probably because Harry just found a copper Knut in the corner, and this gain greatly increased the fun of the game.
In a bookstore of less than 200 square meters, even if there are many bookshelves, it doesn't take too long to really go through.
Ten minutes of searching.
A nearly broken bookshelf attracted Ino's attention. To be precise, it should be the floor under the bookshelf. There were a few silver-like books scattered on the upper panel.
Bending down, touching, the book feels unusually soft and smooth in the hand, as if it is wrapped in a layer of egg white.
"Finally found it!" Ino sighed with relief.
Following the sigh, Harry and Hermione also looked up, but in their sight Ino was just holding a book of air and talking.
It seemed that Ino was not a joker, and Harry tried to touch it with his hand, but his palm easily passed through the so-called book, which made him a little helpless, with an expression that your prank was successful.
Unlike Harry, Hermione first looked at the oil lamp in Ino's hand, then pursed her lips thoughtfully and stopped talking.
At the checkout of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.
"Sir! I found the Invisible Book of Invisibility. According to the agreement, I will take two copies. Is that okay?"
Ino raised his hand and waved it in front of the middle-aged manager.
"Ha! Halloween is still three months away... Never mind, as long as you are happy, I will keep my promise, you can take them away."
The middle-aged manager looked at Ino's empty palm, chuckled and nodded, as if he was used to this kind of prank.
...
After spending half a day shopping and buying the necessities on the book list, Ino suggested going to the Leaky Cauldron to rest.
This suggestion was also agreed by Harry with both hands. After all, as the sky was getting dark, he didn't have much free time.
The Leaky Cauldron.
Seeing Hermione absent-minded, Ino smiled and explained: "Actually, you don't need to worry about the warning letter from the Ministry of Magic. Although you theoretically violated the rules of casting spells outside the school, you were just in Flourish and Blotts in Diagon Alley..."
After spending a few minutes, he also told the two about the loopholes of Trace. Not only did Hermione's face turn from gloomy to bright, but Harry also looked enlightened.
"This is unfair..." Hermione said.
"There is nothing unfair, because the essence of Trace is to maintain the Statute of Secrecy, not to protect the interests of young wizards."
Ino interrupted Hermione's preconceived ideas. Some things are like this. It seems unfair, but in fact it is also a kind of helplessness.
"Is the Statute of Secrecy so important? Even if the Muggles know the existence of wizards, it's no big deal, right? Aunt Petunia's family knows it!" Harry said with some doubts.
In the face of such a question, Ino did not hide it. Thinking that the two people opposite him had the experience of attending Muggle elementary school, he answered directly in a Muggle way:
"What do you think, if one day people found a mouse that lived to 665 years old, what would biologists choose? Keep it in the zoo as a mascot, or send it to the laboratory for dissection to discover the secret of its longevity?"
Looking at the two people who were stunned, Ino stopped talking. Some things only require a change of concept, and many answers will appear naturally.
