Chapter 27 27: The ultimate deception, in front of your face!
The girl is beautiful.
Even under Ian's eyes, a genuine "original camera", there is still no flaw at all, which is far better than the beauty warriors that Ian has seen on entertainment platforms such as Slow Hand.
The skin is as white as delicate porcelain covered with fresh snow, with a faint luster. The delicate face is full of cool temperament, and the platinum blonde hair makes it even more otherworldly.
Golden light dances between the girl's hair.
"I've seen you."
The girl's voice was childish and crisp.
"Well, I think it was in Diagon Alley. I bought my wand before you." Ian recognized the girl in front of him almost immediately.
Ollivander's Wand Shop.
He almost bumped into this girl's aloof parent.
"Is that so?"
The girl was noncommittal.
She kept staring at Ian's face.
The heterochromatic eyes sparkled like gems.
“Well, that’s it.”
Ian raised his eyebrows.
He was a little embarrassed to be stared at.
I always feel that the other person’s eyes have never left my face. There were some little girls staring at him like this before, but those little girls' eyes were obviously not as special as the one in front of him.
Ian felt that the other party’s appearance was indeed a bit dazzling.
Even though he has a face that is a bit more handsome than Leonardo DiCaprio's when he was a boy, he seems a little ashamed in comparison now.
"How can I help you? Kraft is temporarily out of town, so I will take care of this place for him temporarily." The girl finally looked away.
The Kraft she mentioned may be the name of the bookstore owner.
"I want to sell these three books to him again, and then choose some teaching materials related to potions." Ian tried his best to make his smile appear gentle and sunny.
It's not because of the young boy's lust for love. He has the soul and mind of an adult anyway. Of course, he can't have any thoughts about a teenage girl.
Make a good impression.
Nothing more than trying to get a good price.
Hmm.
Underage members of the opposite sex and so on.
Where is the charm of Jin Galleon!
“Selling books or buying books, of course there is no problem.”
The girl's eyes fell on the three books that Ian was holding on his chest - the books on the wizarding world were thick and wide, almost blocking most of Ian's chest.
“It turns out that the little wizard who overestimates his abilities is you, as Kraft said.”
The girl saw the name on the book clearly, and looked at Ian again with a surprised look on her face.
From her rather rude words.
It’s not hard to see.
Apparently Ian has become a daily joke among bookstore owners.
“…”
Ian’s smile became much stiffer.
"Sorry."
At this time, the girl also realized that what she blurted out was not suitable. She quickly stood up and started to attack Ian as if she had done something wrong. Apologize.
"Pa~"
The book that had been placed on her lap fell to the ground.
The girl immediately squatted down to pick up the book in a panic. Even when she was in such a hurry, she did not forget to give Ian a sincere explanation.
It looks a little inconsistent with the coldness of his face.
"I didn't mean to mock you. These were Kraft's original words. I just repeated his expression... Well, I think he was indeed mocking you."
Good guy!
It would be better not to explain it!
"Magic text is indeed a little difficult for me."
Ian forced to maintain a smile. He didn't expect that this girl looked very cold and arrogant on the outside, but when she talked to her, she gave him an indescribable and strange feeling.
“Yes, for me too.”
The girl put the picked up books on the table and took the three books handed over by Ian. At this time, Ian saw that the books the girl had read before were also books related to magic texts.
"Rune Analysis and Research"
A title I have never heard of.
Or this is not a book at all.
Most of the names on ordinary book covers are printed in hot stamping, but on the cover of the text the girl read, the name column was handwritten with a quill pen.
Maybe a notebook?
Anyway, it should definitely be higher than the basic goods that Ian bought.
"It is an elective course for the third grade. I am just a little curious." Ian sighed pretentiously, without showing off his entry level.
Although during the Hogwarts schooling stage, in most cases, nothing will be destroyed by the wind, but Hogsmeade is still a mixed bag.
Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is not Ian’s style, but similarly, it is also not his habit to act like a conspicuous person regardless of the occasion.
"Are you a first-year freshman at Hogwarts?"
The girl's eyes sparkled.
"Yes, Ian Prince, if nothing else happens, we should become classmates?" Ian remembered that this girl also bought a wand not long ago.
"Maybe, the principal has not approved my application for admission... My name is Aurora Grindelwald."
When the girl introduced herself, she obviously felt a little nervous. She stared at Ian with a pair of strange-colored eyes, which made Ian feel a little confused.
Are you waiting to shake your hand?
Think of this.
Ian raised his hand and reached out to the other party.
The girl was obviously stunned for a moment.
Then he quickly raised his hand and shook hands with Ian.
"It's a very nice name."
Ian was polite as usual. He felt that the other person's last name was familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had heard it. It was just in his mind, but it was like a layer of fog. .
“Thank you, you are also brave.”
The girl named Aurora seemed to be secretly relieved.
Her words left Ian a little confused.
After noticing Ian's puzzled expression, Aurora's eyes started to dodge, and she quickly looked at the three books that Ian put on the table.
"Craft said that if you come to sell books, he can give you three gold galleons to recycle them."
This is obviously a change of topic.
It’s just that Ian didn’t notice this.
He only felt a burst of disappointment.
"The old man actually gave me special instructions." Ian originally wanted to tell a little lie to get a higher recycling price for himself, but he didn't expect that the bookstore owner was so impeccable.
"I kept them very well, and I only looked at them for a few days. Maybe they are worth four gold galleons!" Ian finally asked, unwilling to give up.
I never thought about it.
"What you said makes sense, then four gold galleons."
The girl Aurora nodded and agreed so readily.
Ian doesn't know how to do it.
"Um...then get me some second-hand textbooks on potions?" Ian could only think of a lot of excuses and swallowed them back into his stomach.
"Okay, I remember Potions is in..." Aurora looked around, seeing books piled messily everywhere, and her eyes began to become blank.
"I'll look for it myself."
Ian saw the other party's embarrassment. Fortunately, he was already familiar with this bookstore. Soon, he was able to sort out the scattered items from piles to piles. Among the books were potions textbooks from first to seventh grade.
"How much."
Ian looked at the books stacked less than half as high as himself, and felt a little uneasy. He didn't know the money left in the wallet, plus the money he spent selling back the magic books. Is it enough to cover expenses?
Damn knowledge monopoly!
The corrupt wizarding world!
Isn’t there a boss Lei in the wizarding world who can stand up and bring down the price of magic books?
"Let me see..."
Aurora wanted to see the price on the back of the books. However, these are old textbooks after all, and the price tags on the back of most of them have long been worn or torn. dropped.
The cold-looking little girl seemed to have beady eyes at this moment.
"How much do you think they are worth?"
After a long time.
Aurora tried her best, pretending to be calm.
"I think...one gold Galleons?"
Ian responded with the belief that if a person is shameless, he will be invincible.
"Hey, if Kraft knew about your price, he would definitely jump up in anger and hit...his own face!" Aurora took a breath.
Her strange description made Ian feel confused again. but. Now was obviously not the time for Ian to wonder why Kraft didn't fight Aurora.
"I'm not buying, I'm renting, and I will pay it back in the end."
Of course Ian didn't dare to spend a gold galleon to take home a book worth far more than that. He felt that if he bought a pen, he would definitely be able to copy the contents of the book.
There are quill pens in the wizarding world that can automatically copy.
"He will find out, right?"
Aurora's tone was full of hesitation.
Rent books?
There seems to be no similar business in the store.
“There are countless books here, and he just took over a few months ago. He has never sorted out the inventory. How could he know that you rented some at a low price?”< br>
Ian lowered his voice.
I started my best "reasonable" analysis. It’s not that you can’t afford it, but it’s definitely more cost-effective if you can rent it. After all, the knowledge that a book can provide is really limited.
He is destined to need many, many books.
"You think, you are not even bothering to release a simple organizing spell, which proves that your elder does not care about these books, and I am a book lover who regards knowledge as a treasure."
"Miss Grindelwald! You You must understand this truth! The purpose of knowledge is to let people learn, not to slowly rot in the corner until it finally turns into dust!"
Ian had already practiced divination when he was setting up a stall. Just some exaggerated words. His brainwashing made the little girl named Aurora's eyes widen.
The expression was dumbfounded.
The eyes looking at Ian were also filled with wonder.
"I admire your eloquence very much, but Kraft will definitely not agree. He cares about Jin Galleon very much." Aurora shook her head after hesitating for a moment.
"I don't deny this, but it's obvious that neither you nor I can figure out the selling price of these books, right?" Ian glanced furtively at the gate.
Immediately made a sincere expression.
“As a customer, I definitely don’t want to suffer a loss.”
His words.
Aurora nodded in agreement.
However. "But I don't want to suffer either."
Aurora's delicate face was full of seriousness.
"Of course."
Ian's expression did not change and his smile remained.
“I don’t want to suffer a loss, and you don’t want to suffer a loss, so let’s talk about renting books and a little aggrieved by your elder, Mr. Kraft.”
“ I'd like to ask first, is he your grandfather?"
Ian
"Of course not."
Aurora shook her head.
"He is one of my guardians."
The little girl seemed unwilling to reveal more.
However.
It doesn't matter.
"Well, a guardian will do, too. Trust me, he won't know which books are missing from the store. I can even offer you three gold coins and you can secretly hide them as pocket money."
Ian Tuqiong saw the dagger.
Used the most vicious trick on children.
“!!!!!”
Aurora's expression suddenly became very rich. She took a breath and looked at Ian with eyes full of indescribable incredulity.
“You actually want to bribe me?”
Aurora’s voice was vaguely unbelievable and a little excited?
"This is not called a bribe, Miss Grindelwald, this is called a deal between you and me." Ian corrected him seriously, and continued in a lower voice.
“I will return the book secretly, and then it will be a win-win situation where nothing happens. I gain the knowledge I want, and you gain the Galleons that can buy a lot of chocolate frogs. .”
"Perhaps you would prefer to eat lemon snow candies and Bibi's multi-flavor beans?" Ian felt that children should not be able to resist the temptation of snacks.
Facts also prove it.
Aurora's expression was indeed very obviously shaken. The cold temperament originally brought by his appearance seemed to have dissipated a lot at this moment.
“I don’t know if this is the right thing to do, but I seem to have never had such rebellious behavior. Maybe this is what my grandfather said I need to learn at Hogwarts?”
Aurora seemed to be talking to herself.
"Learn what?"
Ian asked curiously.
The beautiful girl looked up at Ian.
Two words stand out in your mouth.
“Cunning.”
She made a concluding judgment.
“…”
Ian regretted a little why he asked the question so rudely.
However, fortunately, the development of things did not deviate from his expectations.
“I can agree to this deal with you.”
Aurora was finally convinced by Ian. Or maybe she wasn't persuaded by Jin Gallon, but she felt that such behavior could help her get something she wanted.
Hmm.
It’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to be cunning.
“Wise choice!”
Ian was a little excited.
"Here you go."
Aurora took out a piece of paper.
The name of each book is recorded above.
Later.
He took out another gold galleons from the counter and handed it to Ian - this was the money recovered from the previous three books, after deducting the three gold galleons for rent, there was still one gold left.
"Thank you! This helps me a lot!"
Ian expressed his sincere thanks. If the wallet really didn't allow it, he wouldn't have deceived the little girl, but a penny would stump the heroic man.
Before he came, he did not expect that there would be dozens of textbooks for seven grades. Moreover, according to Teacher Mara's situation, countless books would definitely be needed in the future.
“You’re welcome.”
Aurora responded with a clear voice.
suddenly.
She asked again abruptly.
“Are we considered accomplices?”
I don’t know why.
I always feel that there is a bit of excitement in this little foreign girl's voice.
"It's a friend."
Ian responded with a smile.
“Friend?”
Aurora’s eyes became a little blank again.
However.
He quickly focused on those books again.
"To be honest, I don't recommend that you invest too much in learning potions. It won't bring you much power." Aurora gave her advice seriously.
“I’m just interested.”
Ian started to stack the books one by one, making it easier to carry them back. At this time, Aurora walked to the corner and took out a book from a white schoolbag.
"My grandfather reminded me that to make like-minded friends, you need to win people's hearts. I think it will suit you." Aurora walked towards Ian holding a book with an expensive-looking cover.
"What is this?"
Ian had already picked up a pile of books at this time. He saw Aurora put the book on the top of the pile of potion books, which was completely beyond him. The top of the head.
"I have a talent, and I can feel that it is very suitable for you...far more suitable than putting it here with me." Aurora's strange-colored eyes stared at Ian's face again.
“Thank you.”
Whatever it is.
It's always someone else's gift.
Ian felt that the other person's different-colored eyes had a special pressure.
"I'm going back, see you in two days."
Ian is ready to run away.
“You are the most deceptive person of your age I have ever seen. You shouldn’t live here. You should go to Azkaban. Sooner or later, you may be arrested for fraud.”
Aurora also waved goodbye, but at the same time she was also feeling sincerely. Her speech was as always open-minded and focused on saying whatever was on her mind.
"I take it as a compliment. There is actually nothing wrong with Azkaban, but let me choose. Azkaban is just for further training, and Nurmengard is the real graduation."< br>
Ian made a joke.
He carried the stacks of books towards the door with some difficulty. If his [Free Fighting] skills had not given him good physical fitness, his small body might not be able to hold so many books.
“Do you know Nurmengard?”
Aurora, who was sitting back at the counter, suddenly raised her head in surprise.
"That is the place where the first generation of the Dark Lord was imprisoned. I know this. Yes, there is probably a record in the textbook. I will find out what the name is when I go back tonight."
Ian knew that these things were recorded in the "History of Magic" textbook.
It’s just that he has been busy learning runes during this time and has not read any other first-year Hogwarts textbooks except "Standard Spells: Elementary".
The information he is talking about now also comes from a few movies he watched before time travel and a few Hermione novels. It has not been blurred with the passage of time. In the memory of this chapter, Hermione fans occasionally saw some mysterious people mentioning the place name Nurmengard on some occasions.
Such as branching.
For example, the protagonist kills someone.
There will be a mysterious person shouting to send the protagonist to Nurmengard.
“Gellert.”
Aurora spoke in a low voice.
"Um, is this it?"
Ian continued to walk.
"I think I can't go wrong on this matter. His name is Gellert... Grindelwald." Aurora's voice fell slowly.
Ian stopped.
Because it seemed that I had been wandering and flying for too long after traveling through time, the fog of memory was wiped clear at this moment.
Damn it!
No wonder!
No wonder the name Grindelwald sounded familiar to him just now!
Didn’t he say before he traveled through time that a spin-off movie related to this name was being prepared? hiss! I was actually stupid enough to call someone else the Dark Lord in front of their family!
"Miss Grindelwald..."
Ian turned his head with some difficulty and looked behind him.
He found that the little German girl was looking at him with faint eyes.
"I want to say that Dark Lord is a compliment, do you believe it?"
Ian showed a very forced smile.
"You should be glad that Kraft is not here."
Aurora suddenly seemed amused.
Raised his hand to say goodbye to Ian.
“But he’s coming back soon.”
This is like a reminder.
Ian hurriedly hugged the book and ran away - panting all the way back to the cabin where Snape arranged for him to live. After resting for a while, Ian dumped dozens of books on the table.
"Crash~"
A lot of books were spread out on the table.
Among them.
The book from Aurora has a strange shape, with a dark casing with a few wisps of purple. It is most eye-catching in terms of appearance and texture, which is completely different from other old textbooks.
"The Secret of Advanced Black Magic"
The names of books may have a special magic.
As if squirming and twisting.
〔ps: Note, this is not a secret. The outline of the book was only started after the five chapters were released on the first day, so the first five chapters were slightly modified based on readers’ suggestions.
In the movie, Grindelwald only appeared in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)", a flashback scene in which Voldemort interrogated the Elder Wand in prison.
And the chocolate frog card in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is a personal introduction to Albus Dumbledore, and this character is rarely mentioned in early fan works. 〕
(End of this chapter)