Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 164 Shopping in Diagon Alley

Looks like I have to go out again. "Really? What day is it today?"

"Master, today is August 8th." Tiechai's low voice came from the big-headed desk lamp.

"Oh? It's been that long? Another summer vacation is almost over!

By the way, has Tom come back recently? "

"Yes, Mr. Tom came back a few days ago and stayed at home for an afternoon before leaving again. You were working in the basement at that time. He asked me not to disturb you and said that if there was any urgent situation, he would report it directly to you.

I wasn’t smart enough at the time, but I took note of what he said.”

"It's okay Tie Chai, if there's something urgent, he will indeed come to me directly. He can do it, and you don't need to report to me specifically."

"Yes, Master."

"Okay, where's that list of books?"

"Here I have fetched it for you, where you had me pinned down on the shelf above the mantel."

"Thank you, Tiechai. I need to go out for a while."

I have official business to do this time, so of course I can't pretend anymore.

Applewood wand, Summon the Knight Bus, Diagon Alley.

This year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor position was still given to Gilderoy Lockhart as usual. This guy took advantage of his position and shamelessly asked all the students in the school to buy his seven books.

Other professors' textbooks were only one or two Galleons, but this guy had no intention of giving any discounts to students. He charged full price for everything. Just from this, he made a fortune.

Sainz remembered that at the book signing event of this showy guy, Ron's family had a conflict with old Malfoy. After the chaos, the notebook containing the fragment of old Voldemort's soul was thrown by old Malfoy into the crucible of Ron's sister Ginny.

If he wanted to intercept the notebook, it would be a good opportunity. After Ginny entered school, it would be difficult for Sainz, a Hufflepuff, to handle it.

But unfortunately, Mr. Sai didn't know exactly when they would go to Diagon Alley.

In the original trajectory, when they went there, they happened to catch Lockhart signing books, but this does not mean they can infer anything, because this showy guy would not sign books for just one day.

Of course, if Sainz was interested, he only needed to start waiting there in early August and he would always be able to meet him. The exact time point was that Harry was taken to the Burrow by Ron and others after his birthday.

But Sai is not anyone's father. He has so much to do with his own things that he doesn't have the time to waste.

In the original trajectory, it seems that the first time Ginny released the basilisk was around Halloween. Just pay more attention to it then. I don't know if she usually carries that thing with her.

You still need to be more careful with things like basilisks. They are indeed dangerous, even more dangerous than in the past few years. If you are not careful, you might really get caught by them.

Fortunately, I have the Marauder's Map and Tom, so I have enough vision and can strive to win the battle. It would be too scary to let this thing wander around in the castle.

No one died in the original trajectory due to various dramatic coincidences. Sainz always felt that the reality was that it was very likely that someone encountered the same fate as Myrtle and faced a pair of huge yellow eyes.

Perhaps the book-selling craze has passed, and there is no Lockhart's stand outside Flourish and Blotts, nor are there any banners or photos of Lockhart outside the bookstore.

"Hey, Padgetson, how's it going?"

The clerk behind the counter heard Sainz's voice and turned around to greet him in surprise: "Hi, Sainz, how are you!"

"I heard it was very busy here a few days ago?"

Padgetson shrugged helplessly. "Oh my god, it's worse than any other year. You have no idea. Those people are about to collapse the wall in front. I really can't understand their madness."

"Yes, the Daily Prophet has reserved a special page for him." Sainz said as he handed the brown paper bag in his hand to the young clerk, "I have hired a new chef. Try the pastries she makes and give me your evaluation."

"Thank you. It must be quite a feat to get your approval. You are a gourmet."

Padgetson took the bag and put it under the counter. He glanced at the other people in the store who were choosing books and muttered, "He's a fake liar. They were all fooled by him!"

Sainz gave him a thumbs up and said, "You have sharp eyes, but I still have to give him the Galleons obediently. We have to admit that the guy is really good at packaging himself!"

Padgetson had to agree with this. He nodded helplessly. "It's frustrating, but it's true!"

"Hey, cheer up, you will be much better than him in the future, the latecomer will win!" Sainz poured a small bowl of chicken soup down his face.

Padgetson perked up a lot. "Okay, I will. These are all the books he needs for class. They're already packed. Just pick up one set."

"Okay, give me the account."

After paying the bill and chatting for a while, Sainz stood up and said goodbye, "I need something else. Goodbye, Padgetson!"

"goodbye!"

I went to the pet store to buy some snacks for Speed, and also bought some materials for magic painting.

Come to Madam Mojin's robe store.

"Hello, ma'am!"

"Hello dear!"

"Ma'am, I saw in your advertisement that you have self-repaired and self-ironed clothes for sale?"

"Yes, dear, it will look very nice on a handsome boy like you."

"Thank you for your compliment. Can you see if there is anything suitable for my body type?"

"Come here, dear, on this platform, and let it measure you."

Saiens followed instructions and stood on a round table in front of a large dressing mirror. A diligent tape measure stretched and curled around him. After a period of active operation, it spit out a note to Madam Mojin and quietly returned to a shelf next to the mirror.

Mrs. Mojin took the note and went inside the store, where she selected a suitable robe for Sainz from among the shelves. Because she was too short and fat, she had to use a triangular wooden ladder to move her around.

After a while, she pushed out a lot of things in a cart.

"Come and try it on, dear, and see if it fits."

It turned out that the tape measure was reliable. The few pieces he tried on all fit his body perfectly.

"Ma'am, black, navy blue, and purple, one of each."

"Okay, dear, you have great taste." Mrs. Mo Jin was very happy and smiled.

"Also, ma'am, another set for winter, of the same colour and style."

"I'll be there soon, dear!" Mrs. Mojin was even happier.

After leaving the clothing store, Sainz went to Patchi's Crucible Store again and bought a No. 2 copper crucible and a copper automatic stirring crucible.

One for class, and one for personal use in the Room of Requirement.

After thinking about it, I chose a bottle of color-changing ink as a gift for each of my two roommates, and this ended my trip to Diagon Alley.