Lockhart's book signing has ended, and the decorations at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore have returned to their original appearance.
It's just that on the poster that hasn't been taken off yet, the big white teeth full of magic are making people dizzy.
Although she is a loyal fan of Lockhart, now Molly can't help but feel a little resentment towards her idol.
Without him, the price of the Lockhart series is quite high, and the complete set of items prepared for my little daughter cannot compare with the price of those 7 books.
Even if Ginny didn't have any new supplies for school, it would still be a big expense for the Weasley family, who were used to poverty.
Fortunately, Molly, who is smart, gentle, hard-working and thrifty, came up with a good idea.
Thanks to the shameless new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, the book list for this course is the same for every grade.
Molly reluctantly handed over her collection to Percy.
The witch is usually very precious to them, and they still look like new ones——
If you don't consider the smell of oil smoke wafting above.
Lockhart obviously cannot attend two classes at the same time. The other siblings can just pass it around when needed.
Molly couldn't help but praise her own wit despite the pain in her body.
But now there is still an unavoidable problem.
George and Fred were going to classes together, so Mrs. Weasley had to bite the bullet and buy another set.
Usually, new textbooks are placed with Ginny. After all, several brothers are in the same dormitory, so it is much more convenient to exchange books.
What's more, as the youngest and only daughter of the Weasley family, she should be loved by the whole family.
Just like now, knowing that the weight of the seven tomes is not low, Ron took the initiative to take over the errand work.
When he came to greet Hermione, he was carrying a large bag. In addition to the brand new Lockhart set, the rest were filled with second-hand textbooks.
When the new customer came in, the clerk lowered his head listlessly after seeing Aini's decent dress.
There was no way, he was exhausted from the book signing a few days ago, and the blond writer was simply going crazy.
What's even crazier are the witches who buy books. As a salaried young man, he never wants to see those two rows of shining white teeth again in his life.
The clerk, who had begun to doze off again, still didn't know that if he didn't end up in Azkaban, he would definitely be able to achieve what he wanted.
"Okay, these are the 7 books. Let's put them on the counter first."
Pulling out a stack of tomes from Lockhart's independent bookshelf, Aini estimated the range of the clerk's drool and piled them in the corner of the table.
As for "Standard Spells (Level 2)" on the second grade book list...
Hey, Hermione bought a copy a long time ago, and now she can write silently!
"Sir, we would like to take a look at old and ancient books."
Ani smiled at the clerk and said, although it is not difficult for the little brother to take things without telling him in his current state, the professor does not want to add some weird resume to himself.
The dazed young man's head moved up and down, and he didn't know whether he was responding to Aini or whether he was sleeping soundly.
Ani first took Hermione to pick out ancient books.
Although most of the old books are damaged, they have obviously been carefully maintained and placed in separate grids on two rows of exclusive bookshelves.
Some would also come with a small card introducing its origin and historical value. The price tag next to it made Hermione, who had received 300 galleons in labor fees from Aini, a bit stunned.
It is impossible to read the books. Each book is enchanted. If the book is not unsealed, guests can only see the first three pages.
Aini held his chin, why did this operation feel inexplicably familiar?
Browsing quickly among the bookshelves, Aini couldn't find anything suitable for Hermione.
Perhaps many books have high cultural and historical value, but they are obviously not what girls need.
Hermione, the academic master, values knowledge more than the carrier of knowledge.
Aini was not surprised that he did not find a suitable book.
For wizards, knowledge is power, quite literally.
I think those books recording precious knowledge have been bought by others a long time ago.
After seeing the careful design of the ancient books area, he had already expected this.
Then the two of them walked to the used books area.
It is said to be a used book section, but in fact it is just the backmost corner of the bookstore.
The bookstore owner attached great importance to the autograph session a few days ago and asked the clerk to pack all the old books here.
But Ani knew that there would probably be nothing gained.
Judging from the bookstore's handling of ancient books, the boss is obviously a knowledgeable person.
Presumably those old books have been screened many times.
"It doesn't matter. You can make a list for me and explain what kind of books you want to read. I'll ask Cappe to help find them."
The Scamander family naturally has a large collection of books. In the past few years, Aini has at least doubled the already large family collection.
However, for the current little witch, it is not her paradise.
Just think of the restricted section of the Hogwarts library.
If the strength is insufficient, a lot of high-end knowledge in the wizarding world can be directly equated with danger.
Although she had no expectations, Aini still squatted down and picked through the pile of books with the girl.
After browsing through it, the most common ones here are Hogwarts textbooks over the years.
Most of the textbooks used by the Weasley children come from here.
Picking up an old book with a tattered cover, he opened it and found another old divination textbook with suspicious marks scattered on the pages.
Aini expressed strong protest against students wiping their noses on textbooks!
Putting it aside in disgust, Aini used several "Clean Ups" on his hands before lowering his head and continuing to search.
!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
Aini stiffened, and then quickly picked up the black book exposed in the stack before the girl reached out.
Looking at the blurry name on the title page, Mr. Professor mentally raised his middle finger to Lucius Malfoy.
Don't litter with nuclear waste!
However, if this thing falls into my own hands, it doesn't seem to be dangerous... right?
Thinking that he had missed the shopping time at the same time as the Weasley family, Mr. Malfoy, who had no goal, took advantage of the opportunity to buy books for his son and stuffed his old master's diary into the pile of old books.
Putting the Dark Lord's first Horcrux into his pocket, Ani twirled the non-existent beard on his chin.
Do you want Tom to master another practical skill?
For example...writing?
He remembered Mr. Riddle's excitement interacting with the cats last school year.
Sure enough, how could anyone not like cute, cute and soft kittens?
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In distant Albania, enough energy was accumulated, and Voldemort possessed the mouse again.
But this mouse obviously did not have the ability to carry Parseltongue. When faced with a passing viper, it could only curl up its body, hoping to become a quiet, invisible transparent mouse without any sense of existence.
Seeing that the viper was about to pass by, the little mouse suddenly felt a chilling malice, and its already tense body shrank again.
"Pfft~"
Well, the whole body is clamped, but the sphincter is not clamped. It is really a sad and helpless story.
The viper, which was about to leave the field of vision, suddenly stopped, opened its mouth slightly, and turned to Tom's position.
After signaling through the smell, it vaguely sensed a heat source there.
This is...the temperature of morning tea.
"Hiss!"
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