The Hogwarts book list arrived extra late this year.
Maybe even the owl couldn't find where Dudley and the others lived. When the letter came to them, it was only a few days before school started.
So early in the morning Dudley took the little wizards to Diagon Alley.
The robes that need to be replaced as we grow older, the equipment that needs to be purchased for new courses, and new textbooks.
Dudley fell into deep thought as he looked at the "Monster Book of Monsters" written on the book list.
This thing looks like I have seen it before.
In Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, after seeing the book list in Dudley's hand, the clerk began to complain crazily. Cursing, he put on a pair of thick leather gloves and walked towards a large iron cage hanging outside the bookstore. There were hundreds of books in it? .Well, just "The Monster Book of Monsters".
This thing is a living thing, so the quantifier Ben is not appropriate.
"Oh, my Merlin, I have been bitten no less than five times today. I really want to know who selected this textbook. It is simply terrible. It is even worse than the "Invisible Book of Invisibility" that I entered back then. .”
"I really wanted to kick his ass with my boot."
As he spoke, the clerk put his hand into the big iron cage.
As expected, I was bitten by the books inside again.
"Hey, you bastard, relax, relax."
The clerk swung a thick, knotted cane and stabbed the book biting his hand hard, trying to push him away, but this only made the monster book bite tighter.
He has a hot temper, is full of aggression, and wants to take a bite of everything he sees. This is "The Monster Book of Monsters".
The key store clerk didn't dare to mess around because this kind of book was very expensive, a little more expensive than Lockhart's book last year, and if it was damaged, he would have to pay for it.
How much money does he make in a day?
There was a loud tearing sound next to where his arm was bitten. Two monster books grabbed the third one and were about to work together to tear it apart.
This thing's IQ is comparable to that of Hu Meizi.
Hopelessly stupid.
After spending a long time, he finally took his hand out of the iron cage and separated several monster books that were torn together. In the end, he accidentally forgot what he was going to do and didn't take out a monster book.
The clerk had no choice but to reach out and touch the cage again.
"Why don't you leave it to me to try?"
Standing next to the clerk, Dudley said, not wanting to waste too much time.
"Xiao Peng, sir, this is very dangerous."
The clerk looked up at Dudley, who was half a head taller than him, and swallowed the second half of his sentence.
"It's okay, I've 'caught' it before."
After listening to Dudley's words, the clerk was still a little hesitant, worried that Dudley would be injured, but to be honest, he really didn't want to touch this thing anymore.
No one wants to be bitten by a bunch of books.
In the end, the clerk agreed to Dudley and handed him his thick gloves.
"Then be careful. Even if you are bitten through your gloves, it will be very painful."
"No need for that."
Dudley put his hand directly into the cage without even looking at the glove.
If I can break the defense, I lose.
Dudley, who had tried the power of the Monster Book, didn't take it to heart.
"Wait, this is dangerous!" It was too late for the clerk to stop him.
'I knew I shouldn't have agreed. '
The clerk covered his eyes, unable to bear the sight of Dudley's hand being bitten by a group of monster books.
'If you ask me for compensation, I'll say that he put it in while I wasn't paying attention. I tried to stop it, but it didn't work. '
The clerk thought about how to explain it for a while.
Sure enough, the moment Dudley stretched his arm into the big iron cage, he was like a fly staring at the dung. Ahem, like a traveler who had been hungry for three days and saw food. Countless monster books swarmed in, and each one died in one bite. Biting Dudley's arm.
However, Dudley, who was bitten on the arm by the monster book, acted as if nothing was wrong. With just a slight shake, the book biting his arm was bounced away, and then he grabbed a book and pulled it out.
The monster books that had caused no harm immediately crowded towards the entrance of the cage, staring at Dudley with their little eyes on the cover, and they all let out indignant screams.
Dudley ignored them and just stared at the monster book in his hand, which he helped Hermione get first.
'I remember Mrs. Figg said, like grabbing the back and giving it a little squeeze? '
Just as he was thinking this, Dudley put two fingers on the monster book.
'Don't do it too lightly, it would be bad if it hurts Hermione. '
So I added a little bit of strength, and then squeezed.
A slight click sound came, and the "Monster Book of Monsters" that was still struggling in Dudley's hand was like an electric shock. He trembled all over, spit out two tongues like ribbons, rolled his eyes, and lay down. Dudley's hand remained motionless.
'hiss'
The noisy monster books instantly fell silent. They all looked at Dudley's arm holding the monster book and gasped, as if they were greatly frightened.
'It seems okay, it's really simple. '
Dudley handed the monster book to Hermione next to him, and was relieved when he found that it was indeed 'honest'.
A total of 5 copies of this stuff are needed.
So Dudley turned his attention to the big iron cage again. The monster books in the cage all moved back. When Dudley stretched his hand in again, these monster books seemed to be targeted by natural enemies and did not dare to move. Don't move.
No one came forward to bite.
So Dudley successfully grabbed four more books.
However, these four books were very honest throughout the whole process, and they didn't move much until Dudley sealed them with a rope.
This made the clerk at Flourish and Blotts wonder, why did he react so badly when he caught them?
In addition to the monster books, Dudley and the others also purchased books titled "Clear the Fog to See the Future" and "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Magic Texts", which are books about divination and ancient magic texts.
Divination class and ancient magic texts are newly added courses (elective) starting from the third grade.
Until Dudley and others disappeared from sight, the group of monster books began to make a fuss again while breathing a sigh of relief.
The clerk looked at the chaos of monster books in the big iron cage and was speechless.
Is this thing meant to bully the weak and fear the strong?
Except for the small episode about the monster book, the purchase of other items went very smoothly.
Only when passing by a pet shop, Dudley stopped for a moment.
Both his and Harry's birthdays were celebrated during the holidays, but Hermione's birthday was just a few days after school started.
Hermione gave herself a piece of clothing for her birthday, with the Seamless Stretch Charm added to every pocket of the clothing. This spell is almost the one Hermione is most proficient in. For a wizard like Dudley who likes to prepare a lot of back-ups. Said it was quite practical.
By the way, except for the robes required by Hogwarts and the underwear and shoes for private parts, Dudley's outfit from top to bottom was basically made by Hermione herself.
"Mr. Jellos, have you found the pet I want?"
Dudley pushed open the door of the pet store called 'The Tamer' and said to the young man with flat bangs and squinting eyes inside.
(End of chapter)
