"Let me think about what a new student needs to prepare: wand, pet, cauldron, robe, hat, set of utensils, books, forget about broom. I remember that new students are not allowed to bring that thing. What else do you need? I have some I can't remember clearly, but it doesn't matter. We can buy all these first. There should be a list of items when the notice comes out. If there is anything missing by then, you can come and make up for it yourself!" Standing at the door of Gringotts and looking at it The surrounding shops, John muttered.
"Um, John, isn't this too expensive?" After hearing his nephew's declaration of such a large list of supplies, Mr. Granger said with some embarrassment, it must cost a lot of money.
Although he knew that John was rich, Mr. Granger did not have the habit of spending his juniors' money.
"I understand what you mean, uncle, but in fact, you don't need to have too much psychological burden. These things can be regarded as gifts from me to my sister. And as ordinary people, even if you receive the notice, you will be able to redeem it. Long is also very limited. Although it won't be enough to use it, it will definitely be very nervous. In this case, you might as well keep all the quota for Hermione... Although there is basically no need to spend it at Hogwarts Money, but it's not absolute. I can't find her every day at Hogwarts, so as a girl, it's not a bad thing to put more money on her. What do you think?" John, who knew what Granger was worried about, said The facts make sense.
The main thing is to do good for children.
Moreover, John's words are not groundless. For example, in the original book, Hermione did not buy a pet in the first or second grade, and it was not until the third grade that she bought Crookshanks for herself, which looked pitiful and had never been bought by anyone. As a birthday gift.
Before buying Crookshanks, she personally told Ron and Harry in the original text that she had always wanted to have an owl of her own like them, and had saved 10 Galleons for this purpose.
But in the end, the little girl was kind-hearted and would rather give up her dream of an owl and buy the Crookshanks that no one wanted.
So what's the reason why she always wanted an owl, but never bought one in the first or second grade?
John had reason to infer that it was because he didn't have enough money.
The things that freshmen need to prepare are quite expensive.
The first is books. In Europe and the United States, books have always been relatively expensive.
Even the magical world is no exception.
The cheapest copy of "Standard Spells, Elementary" costs 1 galleung.
A copy of Magic Potions and Potions costs 2 galleons.
History of Magic 2 galleons.
"Theory of Magic" 2 galleons.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 galleons.
These are relatively cheap, and the more expensive ones, such as the "autobiographies" of Gilderoy Lockhart, a parallel import, cost 5 Galleons each.
And an advanced magic textbook like "Advanced Potion Making" even costs 9 Galleons.
The most outrageous thing is the "Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup", which can be sold for 39 Galleons.
Basically, a freshman needs to spend twenty to thirty galleons on textbooks.
And this is also the reason why Hermione was not very financially well-off during school... As an top student who loves to learn, she always buys too many unplanned books, so that when chatting with Harry Ron, she The knowledge revealed is often something they have never heard before.
Then there are the clothes. A set of robes costs 5 Galleons. Generally, three sets are needed, which is 15 Galleons. This price is not expensive, because an ordinary piece of clothing in London costs thirty or fifty pounds.
The hat costs 2 Galleons and the cloak costs 5 Galleons.
Wand 7 galleons.
However, this 7 galleons is only the price of the first wand purchased by a new student at Hogwarts.
If you break it and need to replace it, the price starts at 50 Galleons.
Don't be paralyzed by the fact that Harry's wand only costs 7 galleons in the plot. For example, the core materials of Ollivander's wand are mainly unicorn feathers, phoenix tail feathers and dragon nerves. These three materials are put on the market separately. It’s more than 10 galleons a serving, let alone a wand?
The reason why Ollivander can sell the newborn wands so cheaply is because he only earns a crafting fee, and most of the materials come from the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.
All kinds of wand wood and unicorns are specialties of the Forbidden Forest.
Not to mention the feathers of the phoenix. In the contemporary British wizarding world, besides Dumbledore, how many people can produce it?
Even if the dragon nerves are not available in the Forbidden Forest, Hogwarts can still get them from the Dragon Farm of the Ministry of Magic.
So if it wasn't for Hogwarts, if you sold Ollivander, he wouldn't be able to offer a price of 7 galleons to break a bone.
Then there is the crucible made of potions. A pewter one costs 10 galleons. If it is the best gold cauldron, it is worth 50 galleons.
A set of potion vessels made of glass only costs 5 Galleons, while a set of crystal vessels costs 20 Galleons.
Protective gloves, 5 galleons for ordinary materials, 10 galleons for high-grade dragon leather.
The telescope is 3 galleons and the brass balance is 10 galleons.
Such a set, even if you buy it according to the minimum requirements, will cost you 87 galleons.
If you buy slightly better things, it will be hundreds of dollars.
For someone like Hermione who loves to read, it is normal for her to buy a pet without galleons when she has bought many more books.
Because the upper limit for a Muggle student to exchange ordinary people's currency for galleons each year is only one hundred galleons... This kind of rigid rule cannot be changed by the Grangers if they have money.
The cheapest straw owl and wood owl start at 10 Galleons.
The more expensive horned owl costs 15 Galleons.
As for the snowy owl? It was the most expensive 20 galleons - Hagrid was able to buy it and give it to Harry because as the administrator of the forest farm, he was backed by all kinds of magical animals, and his wealth was beyond what ordinary people could imagine. A local rich man.
Cats or toads are cheaper, but how can the priority of these two animals be higher than that of owls?
Especially toads. What kind of little girl would keep such an animal as a pet?
Therefore, with Hermione's character, when pets are not necessary and the economy is relatively tight, it is naturally impossible to spend too much money on this aspect.
Then I waited for two years.
And now, as Hermione's cousin, how could the rich John just sit back and watch his little angel suffer this injustice?
Buy, not only buy, but also buy the best.
The first is Flourish and Blott Bookstore. In addition to the textbooks needed for first grade, John also bought Hermione books such as "Modern History of Magic", "Important Magical Events of the Twentieth Century", "The Rise and Fall of Dark Magic", and "A Guide to Medieval Witchcraft". ", "Hogwarts, a School History", "Wizard Monuments", "Major Discoveries of Modern Magic", "Research on the Development of Modern Witchcraft", "Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century", "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", etc. and many popular science books.
"This is too much!" Seeing the mountains of books gradually piling up in front of her, even Hermione, who loves to learn, couldn't help but swallow.
"These are not many, they are just some common sense books. When you see the Hogwarts library or I take you to the church library when you have the opportunity, you will know what "too much" means."
"But how will we take it away later?" Mr. and Mrs. Granger also asked worriedly.
"Oh, to keep it simple, this is a traceless stretch bag. To use a more fantasy term, it is a space bag. Although it is not big, only ten cubic meters, it is enough to hold the things I bought today." John said from his own He pulled out a vest-sized cloth pocket from his cuff and handed it to Hermione, "You can use this when you go to school in the future, so you don't have to carry too many suitcases."
Hermione and Granger, who didn't know the value of the Seamless Stretch Bag, just thought it was magical. However, the clerk at Flourish and Blotts who was responsible for guiding them couldn't help but look at John a few more times.
If he remembered correctly, except for items produced by individual merchants approved by the relevant Ministry of Magic, general Invisible Stretch Charm items were illegal.
"Sir, you don't have to look at me like that. As a visitor from the church, all related items have been inspected and approved by the Ministry of Magic!" John explained casually after noticing the other person's gaze.
Hey, John actually didn’t want to either, but who made the power of diplomacy so easy to use?
"Wow, there are so many books in it, but I can't feel the weight." After putting all the books into the bag, Hermione said happily holding the bag.
"Very good, but most of the information in these books can only be used as a reference. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time!" John reached out and touched the little guy's head and said, it felt really good. "Okay, let's go now Go buy clothes!"
