The moment Malfoy and the boys from Weiss's family were about to fight, Lucius's eyebrows knitted together tightly.
Draco was good at everything, the only problem was that he was still a little too unclear about form. Is now the time for him to act arrogant? There were clearly four people on the opposite side. How could he beat them alone?
"Draco...be nice to people..."
Lucius looked at the group of children in front of him with a arrogant expression, but his main gaze was still focused on Harry.
"Mr. Potter," Lucius said with a leisurely smile on his face and extended his hand to Harry, "Lucius Malfoy. We finally meet."
Harry took Lucius's hand with a wary look on his face. And Lucius suddenly used force and pulled him in front of him. Pushing his hair aside, I saw the iconic lightning-shaped scar.
"Your scar is a legend because the wizard who gave you the scar is a legend."
After Harry heard this, he forcefully broke away from Lucius' hand.
"Voldemort killed my parents, he was just a murderer."
Harry looked at Lucius coldly, the disgust in his eyes undisguised. This made Malfoy a little numb. One is his friend and the other is his father. He himself has become confused towards the mysterious man due to Luke's influence. So now I don’t know who to support.
"You have the courage to call him by his first name."
Lucius looked into Harry's eyes, and he didn't know whether his tone was sarcasm or praise.
"That's not your real name."
Tyler interrupted Lucius suddenly. Everyone present turned their attention to Taylor.
Taylor ignored the eyes of others, but looked at Lucius and said, "Luke just called him by his real name."
She knew Luke's attitude towards Voldemort, and she also knew that he didn't mind letting everyone know his attitude. If Lucius was really a die-hard loyalist to Voldemort, then he would be Luke's enemy.
Ron and Ginny didn't know why Taylor suddenly mentioned Luke's name. Because Luke doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.
Harry had a vague feeling that he understood something. Hermione's brows moved, obviously thinking about something clearly. The twins had a similar reaction to her. They have a close relationship with Luke. Luke has indeed given them a lot of help, and they also know that now here, Taylor is Luke's spokesperson.
The words she said were the words Luke said. That's what the head of the Gunter family said. That's what the family who hid so much power in the dark said.
In this case, even Lucius would have to think carefully.
Of course, the two thoughtful people also understood that Taylor did not speak before Lucius spoke, which meant that she did not care about the dispute between the two families due to old grudges. At least Taylor has no intention of easing their conflicts for the time being.
This kind of thing can only be said to be good or not bad.
"Oh? Mr. Potter's name for the mysterious man is 'murderer,' so what is Mr. Gunter's name for the mysterious man?"
The sarcasm and arrogance on Lucius's face did not stop. It looked like Taylor didn't care at all. ….
But Taylor was very indifferent.
"He usually calls the mysterious person No Nose."
It was originally a joke, but no one laughed. Children don't know what Voldemort looks like. The older children are still afraid of Voldemort, even the children coming to Wes' house. A butcher can always scare people.
Lucius and Arthur Weiss came not far behind the children, and both of them were stunned.
Both of them had seen Voldemort, and to be honest, they also thought Voldemort was ugly, but no matter in the past or now, few people would focus on the flaws in Voldemort's appearance. And mocked it.
That's disrespectful to power. And disrespect for power is disrespect for the world. Such people generally don't live long.
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Seeing that no one laughed at this joke, Taylor could only add helplessly: "His usual evaluation of Voldemort is that he is a waste with great ambitions and little talent."
This finally got everyone to react. There are many, but they all have a feeling of shock.
"Mr. Gunter is really...dare to say it."
Even though Lucius had already known some of Luke's comments about Voldemort, when he heard these words today, he still felt that he had seen a bold guy.
In their eyes, even though Voldemort is dead now, his strength and the harm he caused back then are not fake. Even now they dare not mention that magical name casually.
Because more than ten years ago, once that name was pronounced, Voldemort would know it.
If anything is said, it must be known that this almost divine ability truly made Voldemort a god in the British wizarding world.
At this time, Arthur Weiss came to the children: "It's too messy here, we should leave, children."
While saying this, he kept his eyes on Lucius.
"Long time no see, Arthur. I heard that you have been very busy recently, but has your salary been paid? Do you want me to help you? After all, so many children need to prepare new books and school supplies. For your salary, It must be quite a burden.”
Lucius's tone was more sincere than anyone else's, and his expression was more flirtatious than anyone else's. It's obviously just for ridicule.
Taylor took half a step back again, and pulled Hermione back half a step. They are not involved in this matter. The mutual dislike between the Malfoy family and the Weasley family did not start from the previous generation.
Lucius glanced at the Grangers behind Arthur.
And his look made Hermione take a step forward.
Taylor looked at Lucius quietly and said, "If you want to talk, Mr. Malfoy, you can go to Griffin and find Luke. I think he will be willing to have a good chat with you."
After being interrupted again by Taylor, Lucius looked at Taylor with a smile.
"I don't think we can become enemies. Miss Barbara."
Taylor looked at Lucius generously and said seriously: "It's up to you. Mr. Malfoy. I'm just talking to you according to Luke's wishes, that's all."
During this time, Arthur Weiss couldn't help but take a look at this overly beautiful little witch. Seeing her not giving in in front of Lucius Malfoy made him sigh with emotion at the little girl's bravery, and at the same time he became more curious about the little guy named Luke. ….
He could see that all of Lucius's concessions were given to Luke Gunter. What exactly is Malfoy planning? Not even a little girl next to Luke is willing to offend.
Lucius took a deep look at Taylor, and then said: "I will have a good talk with Luke. It seems that we really need a frank conversation."
He glanced at the Grangers and said, "If Luke has such an attitude."
"He will be willing to talk to you. In fact, he was looking forward to talking to you at that party. He just didn't expect you to be so calm."
Taylor smiled and waved to Lucius. The anger and displeasure on Lucius's face gradually disappeared. He nodded, and then said to Mr. Weiss, "See you at work, Arthur."
Mr. Weasley ignored the fellow. Just watched him leave.
Then he looked at Taylor.
"If you are willing to talk, you can also go to Luke. Mr. Weiss."
Taylor seemed to have anticipated what he wanted to say and said in advance: "I just want my friends not to be bullied."
After saying that, she nodded and pulled Hermione towards the door. The Grangers also hurriedly followed after saying goodbye to Weiss and his family.
"Don't worry, Dad, as long as Luke is here, everything will be fine."
Fred looked at his father who had a somewhat complicated expression, thinking he was worried about whether Taylor would be taught a lesson by Malfoy.
"Yes, even though Draco Malfoy looks so arrogant, he actually listens to Luke on many things."
George added.
After hearing what the two people said, Arthur glanced at the two people with playful faces: "I think you two are following Luke's lead."
The twins managed to get by with hearty smiles.
………………
"Tyler, if you conflict with Malfoy like this, won't it cause trouble for Luke?"
Hermione actually said this when she was at Flourish and Blotts.
"That's Luke's problem, just let him solve it himself."
Taylor said to Hermione nonchalantly: "Don't worry, these are just insignificant things."
Hermione wanted to say something else, but looking at Taylor's confident look, she didn't say anything.
"So what are we going to do now?"
Hermione asked a little confused. After all, they had a plan before, but now, it seems that they can't act together with Wes at home.
Taylor thought for a moment, then smiled at the Grangers behind him: "Let's buy some souvenirs."
She patted her wallet: "There is definitely enough money!"
The Grangers still had a good impression of this little girl who had lived in their home for half a month during the summer vacation. Of course, they didn't expect that Taylor just changed her hairstyle and body and looked like a completely different person. Just like shedding a cocoon and turning into a butterfly.
Now Taylor is so glamorous that they all feel dazzling. Her personality is much more cheerful than the dull and gloomy one before, and she finally has the liveliness that a girl of this age should have.
And such changes also made them feel a little baffled. But the two of them also have to make some guesses about Taylor's current free and easy appearance. ….
Only by letting go of something or seeing through something can we break through the original submissiveness.
Of course, a sweet love can also change a person to a certain extent.
As for the two answers, which one is the reason for Taylor's change... This is a matter of opinion.
Taylor looked Hermione up and down and said seriously: "I think it would be better for you to tidy yourself up too. Just like me..."
Luke didn't know that his little change was enough to give birth to Hermione who was extraordinarily beautiful at the party in the original novel.
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On the other side, Hagrid was walking and telling Luke some important points.
"I have to tell you in advance, Luke. 'Griffin' is an antique shop that specializes in items made of magical animals. Of course, he will also make some things himself and buy them. I usually replace the creatures in the Forbidden Forest with Bring the things down here and exchange them for some money, or for some of his homemade magical animal food."
Hagrid warned seriously: "The boss's craftsmanship is pretty good, but he has a few bad habits. But these are not important. If you want to buy something there, be careful. After all, this kind of antique shop...you got it."
He winked at Luke, who naturally understood what he meant. It's nothing more than a mixed bag of goods, making it difficult to tell the real ones from the fake ones. Especially since Hagrid also said that the shop owner would sell some of the things he made. It would be more conscientious if it was marked as "made by oneself" when sold. If you deliberately sell fake things, it is normal for people to be cheated.
Diagon Alley is indeed a serious consumption area for British wizarding circles. But it doesn't mean that some shopkeepers' bottom line in selling things will be any higher than that of the shopkeepers in Knockturn Alley.
It's just that some things cannot be seen in the light and can only be sold in Knockturn Alley.
Luke made this clear. But he also knew that a boss who could play with Hagrid wouldn't do it too hard even if he tried to trick people. After all, Hagrid is a rough and tumble guy. But his beastly instincts are reliable in most situations.
"I'll be careful, but if you like something, it doesn't matter if you spend a few more dollars."
This is Luke's basic attitude, just like buying books before. He doesn't mind
If you want to buy a hardcover collector's edition, if it's a book you like and an author you like, then it doesn't matter if you pay several times more to buy a signed edition. The business he mentioned before with the Skye family is not fake. Gemma should be dealing with this matter recently.
In other words, he is not short of money now and will only make more money in the future.
Hagrid nodded, he also understood the fact that Luke was not short of money. But the serious expression on his face still did not dissipate.
"No, that's not what I meant." He stared into Luke's eyes and said, "You know, there are many magical items whose functions are unknown, but they are dangerous to wizards. Especially a little one like you. wizard."
With that said, Luke understood. So he nodded repeatedly and said that he would not buy dangerous things that he could not understand. I also feel a little emotional that in some worlds, ten-year-old children can make their way in the world. But in this world, when I was twelve years old, I had to be warned that it was dangerous when I bought something. This is despite the fact that I have always behaved very maturely. ….
The two people didn't walk for long before they arrived at Griffin.
The shop owner and Hagrid were old acquaintances, but they seemed more like bad friends. However, judging from the skilled process, their transactions have been carried out many times.
But...the two people actually bargained for more than ten minutes. Hagrid looked helpless throughout the whole process, while the shop owner was still very proud even though he only sold the product for a normal price.
Soon, he noticed Luke and enthusiastically came up to introduce the product to Luke.
"This is a good thing!" Griffin, the boss was enthusiastically recommending a scale in Luke's hand.
"This is a treasure passed down from my grandfather's generation, a special dragon scale, and it is different from all the fire dragons known so far. It is most likely the scale of an undiscovered fire dragon. Maybe This scale is the clue to the discovery of a new species of fire dragon!"
The boss was short and chubby, and seemed to be about the same height as Professor Flitwick. He was also obviously a half-goblin. It's just that compared to Professor Flitwick, this bald and fat boss has no bookishness in him, and has a greed and shrewdness similar to the goblins in Gringotts.
Luke looked at the light brown one in his hand, with faint red scales.
The scales are very large, much larger than ordinary dragon scales. Either this dragon is much larger than a normal fire dragon, or even the arrangement pattern of this dragon's scales is different from that of a regular dragon.
What the boss said cannot be wrong, it can only be said to be an exaggeration.
"So, the purpose of this scale is unknown, it is difficult to decompose, and its origin is unclear?"
Luke looked at the scales in his hand over and over, and said calmly.
The half-elf boss was momentarily speechless. He was determined to argue with Luke. But when the other party might ruin his business, he still chose to endure.
Just stay here and that's it.
Hagrid, who was sitting on the side, laughed unscrupulously. Seeing the half-elf boss's deflated look, he was really happy. After all, although the price this guy gives is fairly fair, he will bicker with you about the price every time, even if he knows you won't lower the price.
In his own words, he enjoys the process of bargaining with customers.
But he never considers the feelings of his guests.
So looking at him now, it feels quite comfortable.
The boss listened to Hagrid's laughter and glared at him viciously. Then his mind began to spin rapidly, thinking of ways to convince Luke to sell this scam.
But before he had a clue, he heard Luke say: "But it still feels interesting, how much does it cost?"
Hagrid's laughter stopped suddenly, and the boss was instantly overjoyed and said quickly: "10 Galleons! You can take this thing home with just 10 Galleons!"
Hagrid was stunned when he heard the price and thought to himself, you really dare to ask for it! It's just dragon scales, not dragon heart or dragon nerves. Although the price of dragon scales is high, it generally does not exceed 1 galleons.
One pound heavy
Dragon liver is only 20 galleons. The asking price is really not that expensive.
But Hagrid quickly realized that the price was just to bargain with Luke. ….
Although this dragon scale is indeed very rare, it does not mean that this dragon scale, which has unknown uses and does not even have the effect of being used as medicine after grinding normal dragon scales, can really sell for such a high price.
Hagrid felt that if the price was cut in half, it would be too expensive if it was cut to five galleons, and he could continue to cut it down.
The half-elf shop owner thought the same way, and his bottom line was 3 galleons. This dragon scale was collected from an eccentric businessman when I didn't know which tendon was wrong.
After so many years, he knew that this dragon scale was definitely not simple. But he has given up on deciphering the secrets on the dragon scales. In other words, he didn't care at first, but this dragon scale couldn't even fool people with the previous story.
Someone with no knowledge of magical beasts would not be interested in discovering a new species of dragon, and even if they were, they knew they were incapable of doing so.
And magical animal researchers who have this ability and are interested in it all know that the clues that can be obtained from such a small scale are really limited, and it can even be said that no clues can be obtained at all. So why do they still draw this wrong money?
So it’s normal that this thing can’t be sold. After all, the purchasing power of 3 galleons cannot be underestimated.
"Okay, I'll buy it then."
"Oh, this price is also...wait, did you buy it?"
The half-elf shopkeeper's eyes widened as he watched Luke take out 10 gold galleons from his belt and slap it on the table, and then he put the dragon scale into his belt.
Luke nodded: "Yes, I bought it. Although the price is a bit expensive, it is still within my acceptance range."
With that said, he continued to wander around the store.
"But we can still discuss the price!"
The half-elf shopkeeper looked at the ten golden Galleons on the counter and said to Luke with a hint of pain.
"This price is indeed a bit high. Can you give me a price and we can sell it as long as it suits you?"
After hearing this, Luke looked at him suspiciously, and then asked: "If I pay back the price, will you bargain with me again with a bunch of nonsense?"
"Of course! After all, you have made a counter-offer, so there is room for discussion on this matter, right?"
The half-elf shop owner said confidently.
Luke didn't understand the half-goblin's brain circuit for a while. He has already taken a step back, why does this guy still have such thoughts?
So Luke waved his hand: "Then let's stop talking, 10 Galleons, you said it yourself. Now shut up, I need to be quiet. I don't need you to sell me."
Hagrid was actually quite interested in watching the half-goblin shopkeeper get his ass. But when he watched the half-elf shopkeeper sweep 10 gold galleons into the counter with tears in his eyes, he couldn't be happy at all.
Enduring pain and earning blood will really happen...
Luke continued to wander around the small shop named after Griffin.
After taking a few steps, he saw another thing that interested him very much.
He pointed to the statue on the upper shelf and asked, "Boss, what's the origin of this thing?"
The half-elf boss glanced at the statue, frowned and said, "I don't know, Master Gunter. No kidding, I don't know."
"I don't even know when this thing appeared in my store. I don't have the impression that I collected such a thing. But it feels like it was made from the teeth of some special magical animal. How many can I sell? I will show off the money."
Hagrid also turned his attention to the statue. After listening to the half-elf boss's words, he asked angrily: "Aren't you afraid of the serious consequences if this thing is sold?"
"What does that have to do with me?" the half-elf shopkeeper glanced at Hagrid calmly. "There are countless magical items in Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley with unknown effects and hazards. No antique shop would provide such items. burden
Responsible. ".
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