Chapter 299 The Kitten Who Wants to Start Earning Money
Several people came out of the Quidditch Boutique, and the expression on the little cat's face was still a little dazed.
This flying broomstick is too expensive!
Not to mention the Firebolt, he couldn't even afford the same model of Nimbus 2000 as Scar Tou.
"Okay, Fish," Fred patted the kitten on the shoulder and comforted: "The gift you gave Professor McGonagall was mainly about your thoughts, not the price of the gift. The gift you chose later was not bad. ”
Thanks to Percy's explanation, the twins also knew about Fish's plan, so they helped them buy gifts just now.
In the end, Fish chose a 1:1 model of the Golden Snitch. This model does not run around like the real Golden Snitch. It will only fly around within a certain range on a special base, and it gets tired from flying. It will also fall to the base to rest.
If that was the case, Feishu would not be interested in him. After all, he had a real golden snitch in his hand. The reason why the kitten would choose it is very simple...
This model can be customized. You can change the shape of the golden snitch to what you want, and you can also engrave inscriptions on it. It can also add a light-emitting function and can be used as a desk lamp.
So Feish spent all the two gold galleons he had and asked the shopkeeper to customize a cat-head-shaped Golden Snitch model with a light-emitting function.
In fact, the price of this model is more than two galleons, but the store owner took the initiative to help Fei Xu waive the cost of customization, and also gave him a very favorable discount on the price of the basic model.
Harry and the others were already used to this, and they wouldn't be surprised even if the shop owner gave Fish a free gift...unless it was a Firebolt.
Of course Fei Xu was very satisfied with the gift he had just chosen, but the little cat was still a little unwilling.
"Minerva would probably like Firebolt Meow more..."
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The first time he gave a gift to Professor McGonagall, Maomao still wanted to give him the best gift he could find.
"Ahem... In that case..." George glanced at Fred, and the two of them hugged Fish from one side to the other, "Then why don't you join our Weasley's Trick Shop? There's no need for you to do anything else. As long as you help us promote the product, we will give you a 10% commission. When you save enough money in the future, you can make up for this gift for Professor McGonagall, how about it? "
Of course the twins were deceiving Fei Xu. With the price of the Firebolt, Fei Xu might not be able to save even a fraction until graduation. But with his help, they would probably have no problem with the startup capital to open a store after graduation. of.
"Ten percent commission...what does that mean?"
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"Well……"
The twins patted their foreheads speechlessly and quickly explained the meaning of the commission to Feishi.
After the little cat understood what the commission meant, she was slightly moved, but when she remembered what she had promised her after losing to Professor McGonagall, Fish hesitated again.
"You won't get any points deducted if you do this, right? I promised Minerva to be a good girl this semester."
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"Of course not!" The twins danced excitedly when they saw that Fish had this idea, "We have sold cat-ear hairpins before, and Professor Dumbledore is our customer, so he gave us extra points!"
Seeing that George and Fred wanted to join Rafesh, Percy and Hermione both wanted to stop them, but after thinking about it, they gave up.
After all, they were just helping the twins sell something, so it wasn't a bad thing. Plus, Fish did have a need in this regard, so they had no reason to stop him.
Besides, Professor McGonagall is also in the school. If she feels it is inappropriate, she will naturally come forward and they don't need to worry.
And Fei Xu had similar thoughts.
"That's no problem, meow, but if Minerva doesn't agree later, Fish won't be able to help you sell things, meow."
"Of course."
George and Fred were grinning from ear to ear. They didn't think Professor McGonagall would exclude Fish from participating.
The twins were in a good mood and waved their hands generously.
"Let's go! Go to Florin's and we'll treat everyone to ice cream!"
After a group of people bought ice cream at Florin's cold drink shop, they walked back while eating.
"Minerva~"
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After returning to the Leaky Cauldron, Fish immediately jumped on Professor McGonagall and rubbed his head in her arms, making Mrs. Granger envious.
So she quickly came to her daughter and asked quietly: "Honey, how is it going?"
Hermione covered her mother's mouth, then glanced at Fish in panic with a red face. Anyone who was a student at Hogwarts knew how sensitive Fish's ears were.
Fortunately, Fish was talking to Professor McGonagall at this time and was not paying attention to them, so Hermione breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she pointed at Fei Xu, put her hand on her head to make a cat-ear gesture, and glared at her mother fiercely.
Mrs. Granger was also a smart person and understood her meaning instantly. She smiled apologetically and stopped talking about Fish. Instead, she asked about the owl in Hermione's hand.
Mr. Granger was very heartbroken. Although his good daughter didn't say anything, just looking at her performance just now, it was obvious that she was extremely obsessed with Mifeixu.
What's more important is Mrs. Granger's performance. When she was in love with him, she was not as active as she is now.
Although he also knew that his wife was so unreserved and pushed his daughter towards others just because Fei Xu was cute, like a small animal, but a man...right?
In short, the protectiveness of the idiot father and the jealousy of the man made Mr. Granger couldn't help but give Fish a hard look.
"Meow?"
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Fish, who was talking to Professor McGonagall, turned around thoughtfully and happened to meet Mr. Granger's gaze before he could retract it.
Mr. Granger, who was caught, looked embarrassed, smiled stiffly at Fish, and then waved to the kitten stupidly as a sign of friendship.
The kitten, who didn't understand what was going on, tilted its head in confusion, but waved politely in response, and then continued to talk to Professor McGonagall about what had just happened in the bookstore and wand shop.
After chatting with the children for a while, it was almost lunch time. Old Tom built a big table for them, and a group of people gathered around to have lunch.
During this period, Mr. Weasley mentioned that their family planned to stay at the Leaky Cauldron today, and then set off directly from here to King's Cross Station tomorrow, and invited Mr. and Mrs. Granger to stay one night...
Mainly, he wanted to ask more about Muggles from Mr. Granger.
"Sorry, we still have client appointments in the afternoon, so we have to rush back after lunch."
Mr. Granger said regretfully that if possible, he would also like to stay for one night. Just as Mr. Weasley is curious about Muggle things, he is also curious about everything in the wizarding world.
"But Hermione can stay. Can she go with you tomorrow?"
Mrs. Granger looked at Professor McGonagall. She was doing everything possible to create opportunities for her daughter.
Professor McGonagall shook her head and smiled: "I have other work when school starts, so I have to go back in advance to prepare, and I have no plans to stay."
"Ah? Is that so?" Mrs. Granger was stunned for a moment, then looked at Fish who was eating elegantly and quickly, "What about Fish? Does he want to take the train alone? How about that? Let him stay, I think Mr. and Mrs. Weasley will help take care of him."
"Meow?"
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The kitten, which was immersed in eating, raised its head, swallowed the food in its mouth, and replied: "Fish doesn't need to take the train. Fish's home is next to the terminal. I always follow Miller directly." Go to school with me, meow.”
"Really? That's really convenient."
Mrs. Granger smiled helplessly and gave Hermione a helpless look, and Hermione gave her a hard look.
"Actually, I want this little guy to ride the train once," Professor McGonagall patted Fish's little head and said helplessly: "At least let him experience the whole process like other students. It's a pity that he dislikes the train. Too slow and not interesting.”
"It's just Meow, and there's nothing interesting on that tin box. Every section looks the same, so it's only a fool who sits on Meow."
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Fish wrinkled his nose and said in disgust. When the Hogwarts Express stopped at the Hogsmeade platform, the kitten went up and wandered around. In his opinion, the train had no advantages other than its size. , not only ran slowly, but also made a terrible noise with "clang, clang, clang, clang".
"Ahem," Ron, who didn't want to be called an idiot, defended, "Actually, the scenery along the way is pretty good."
"And since everyone is on the train, it won't be boring to be together," Harry added.
If it was Hermione who knew Fish better, she made the final decision directly——
"There are also trolleys on the train that provide everyone with various foods, such as licorice wands and crucible-shaped cakes."
"Meow! Why did Meow tell Fei Xu now about such an important thing!"
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In the original book, the price of the Firebolt is "negotiable," and the setting does not mention the specific price.
One of the more common theories on the Internet is that it is 5,000 gold galleons, but I have not found any relevant evidence for this statement. I feel that someone guessed the price and then spread it inexplicably.
In addition, I also saw someone saying that Rowling once said in an interview that the price of the Firebolt was 500 Galleons...
Although I did not find the interview, there is a passage in the original text. When Harry and Ron were guessing who sent the Firebolt, Harry thought that Dumbledore would not "spend hundreds of galleons" for himself.
But on the other hand, there are two side descriptions of the price of Firebolts in the original text. One is Harry's inner activities. He believes that if he buys Firebolts, he will empty out the treasury left by his parents.
The other time was Ron's statement. He said that the Firebolt was more expensive than Slytherin's seven Nimbus 2001 combined.
Although the price is "negotiable," I don't think anyone would ask since the Firebolt has been in Diagon Alley for so long. Even if Harry and Ron don't know the exact price, they should have an idea of how much it costs.
Here you can see how bad Rowling is at math... On the contrary, the value of 5000 is more reasonable.
In fact, according to the description in the book, the price of the Firebolt may even be tens of thousands. The description of the Potter family's vault in the original text says "piles of gold coins, silver bars, and mountains of bronze Knuts."