Tom cat breaking through the dimensional wall

Chapter 472 Modifying Hermione’s Admission Shopping List

"This one……"

Hagrid scratched his head and said: "I may not be able to help you with this. As far as I know, since the establishment of Hogwarts, no one has ever been able to build a store in the school."

When Tang Mu heard this, his expression immediately turned gloomy, and his originally upright ears drooped.

Seeing this, Hagrid felt a little sorry. He hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Although I can't guarantee that you will build a store in Hogwarts, I can try to talk to Professor Dumbledore and let you see him. On the one hand, maybe you can convince him yourself."

Tom Mu immediately put away his frustrated expression and laughed happily.

As long as he could meet Albus Dumbledore.

As the headmaster of Hogwarts, if he took care of him, half of Tom's mission would be completed.

Seeing the happy look of the cat in front of him, Hagrid also smiled.

Then he seemed to remember something and said again: "I don't know if you know the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy. In short, you should try to avoid using magic in front of Muggles."

"Unlike others, your image itself is very eye-catching. If something happens, the Ministry of Magic may find you, which will be very troublesome."

Tom raised his hand and expressed his gratitude to Hagrid for his kind reminder.

Tom Mu knew the "International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy".

It was signed by the wizarding world in 1689 and officially established in 1692. It belongs to the law of the wizarding world.

The main purpose of this law is to protect the entire magical world from being discovered by Muggles.

Although the official statement is to protect Muggles.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the main object of protection of this law is actually the wizard himself.

Because once the magical world is exposed to the eyes of Muggles on a large scale, it will be difficult for wizards to win on the frontal battlefield with Muggles' increasingly powerful technological power.

Although most wizards don't want to admit this.

But it is what it is, irrefutable.

Unless they can find a way to live peacefully with each other.

Otherwise, once exposed, we would have to gamble on the kindness of the Muggles.

Tom Mu didn't care about the existence of this law.

Its mission this time is to carry out the greatest transformation of Hogwarts within one school year.

Time was tight, and the mission was still at Hogwarts, so Tom himself would not often appear in front of Muggles.

There is no possibility of violating this law.

After they finished drinking their butterbeer, Hagrid stood up.

The tall Hagrid looked down at Cat, with a smile on his face: "Are you going to visit Diagon Alley? I have to write a letter to Professor Dumbledore."

Hagrid didn't say much.

But Tom Mu quickly understood what the other party meant.

He should first write to Dumbledore to explain his situation.

After all, Hagrid was going to bring Tom to the door.

In this case, it is better to explain it in advance.

This is basic courtesy.

Regardless of whether the host refuses or not.

Tom Mu immediately expressed his gratitude.

So, Hagrid took Tom to the back of the Leaky Cauldron.

The half-blood giant Hagrid held an umbrella and knocked several times on the wall in front of him with the tip of the umbrella.

Just listen to a "crash" sound.

The bricks and stones on the wall in front of Tom Mu suddenly seemed to be alive. One by one, they started to rotate and retreated to both sides.

Bright light shines in from the large hole in the masonry wall, and what appears in front of you is a simple and bustling street.

It turns out that this is a secret door hidden in the Leaky Cauldron.

Behind the door is a famous street - Diagon Alley!

"Welcome to Diagon Alley!"

Hagrid stood next to Tom Mu, gave a very gentlemanly salute to Tom Mu, and raised his hand to signal Tom Mu to move forward.

This magical street is almost the first stop that every little wizard visits before going to class.

And for those little wizards who were born in Muggle families and entered the magical world for the first time.

This is their first stop into the magical world.

At the foot of Tom Mu is an alley paved with cobblestones.

Although it is an alley, it actually covers a large area.

On both sides of the cobblestone road, there are many shops that look very old at first glance.

As the center of London's wizarding world, Diagon Alley's bustling scene is impressive.

There are many pedestrians on the street. People are well-dressed and walking around in the streets and alleys. They are crowded and crowded.

"Be careful."

Hagrid knelt down, picked up Tom and put him on his shoulders.

Now Tom Mu's vision became even wider.

Looking around, the whole street is really full of people.

Tang Mu thought that this kind of scene could only be seen in the food streets of China.

"It's July now, and Hogwarts has started sending letters to the little wizards who are enrolling. These parents are bringing their children here to purchase items needed for admission."

"It will be fine after school starts on September 9st. Diagon Alley will be very busy then, but there won't be as many people as this time."

Listening to Hagrid's explanation, Tom Mu also noticed many children in the crowd.

Most of the time, there will be two or three family members accompanying a child.

They hold the admission list in their hands and are checking the surrounding stores based on the contents on the list.

"Hey sir, I'm sorry, I think we need your help."

Hagrid was walking forward with Tom Mu. At this moment, an apologetic voice suddenly came from beside him.

Hearing this, Hagrid and Tom Mu turned around and immediately saw the person coming.

It was obviously a family of three.

Both parents look quite thin and have a restrained temperament.

But among them, there was a little girl who looked very eye-catching.

The girl is about 12 years old.

She has thick curly brown hair and a cute baby face like an angel.

Those brown eyes were full of energy, looking exceptionally confident and calm.

Tom recognized her, Hermione Granger.

One of the three protagonists in "Harry Potter", she is a very likeable smart girl.

"Hello, we are looking for the crucible."

Hermione's father, Mr. Granger, held a list in his hand and handed it to Hagrid.

Hagrid could tell at a glance that this family was obviously a family of students who were about to enter Hogwarts this school year.

It's just that Mr. Granger and Mrs. Granger are probably Muggles who don't understand magic.

Although the magician's bloodline is hereditary.

But there are also cases where both parents are Muggles, but they can give birth to wizards.

Due to Muggles' prejudice against wizards, even if young wizards from such families receive admission notices, Muggle families may not necessarily allow them to enter school.

When meeting such an open-minded parent, Hagrid was naturally willing to help. What's more, he is willing to help others.

"A standard size No. 2 pewter cauldron, a set of glass or crystal vials, a brass balance, and a mortar and hammer. Well, these are all the things needed for the Potions class. "

Hagrid bent down and glanced at the items on the list, then raised his hand and pointed forward, saying: "You can go to the Partridge Crucible store over there, which is the first store after the north side of Diagon Alley. "

"In addition, for the scales, you need to go to Wieseek Magical Supplies Store."

"That's it. Thank you very much for your help, sir."

Mr. Granger turned to Hagrid and thanked him.

There are too many people here, and Diagon Alley is not small. They can't find a place when they walk around inside.

"You're welcome, this is what I should do."

Hagrid showed a smile on his face and said again: "Do you have any Galleons on you? To purchase the items on the list, you need the currency of the wizarding world. If not, you can go to Gringotts over there to exchange it for pounds."

"Thank you very much, we just came out of Gringotts."

Mr. Granger smiled again and thanked him.

Originally, he and his wife were a little worried that these wizards would be unfriendly.

But since entering Diagon Alley today, I have received a lot of help.

Even though I got some looks, it was pretty good.

Although they are Muggles, they are dentists in the capital. They are also highly educated and know how to get along with others, and they also know the value of knowledge.

Therefore, when they came here this time, they also exchanged a lot of gold galleons at Gringotts Bank.

In addition to the items on the shopping list, they also planned to buy Hermione some more books about the wizarding world.

Both of them are Muggles, so when it comes to magic, they can only do this for their daughter.

While Hermione's family was chatting with Hagrid, Tom quietly climbed off Hagrid's shoulders and slipped directly behind the Grangers.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he immediately pretended to be alright, whistled, and took out the list from Hermione's small pocket with his back on his back.

After quickly scanning the list, Tom Mu took out a pen and quickly wrote a few lines of text at the end of the list.

Seeing that Hermione seemed to want to turn around, Tom quickly threw the revised list into Hermione's basket, and then quickly grinned at Hermione and waved.

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A big question mark suddenly appeared on little Hermione's head.

She couldn't quite understand what the cat was doing behind them.

But Tom raised his cat paw to say hello, and Hermione also raised her little hand to wave.

"Okay, Hermione, say goodbye to Mr. Hagrid and let's go."

At this time, the Grangers seemed to have finished chatting with Hagrid and started to greet Hermione.

Hearing this, Hermione immediately looked away from Tom and bowed slightly to Hagrid: "Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Hagrid."

"And I hope you enjoy your stay at Hogwarts, kid."

Hagrid put his hands on his knees, squatted down and waved to Hermione.

Both sides said goodbye and left.

Hermione's family quickly disappeared into the crowd.

"Then, I'm going to send a letter too. You can take a stroll around the area. We'll meet at the Leaky Cauldron later."

Hagrid explained to Tom.

Tom made an "OK" gesture, indicating that there was no problem.

Seeing Hagrid also leaving, a proud smile suddenly appeared on Tom Mu's face, his eyebrows raised.

Having just seen Hermione's list, Tom immediately thought of a good way to open the Oriental canteen.

Every year, new students are required to purchase necessary items for admission according to the list.

what is this?

This is a golden direct sales channel.

As long as you add your products to the admission list, won't your canteen be able to establish a foothold immediately?

However, this method still requires some operations.

Hogwarts admission letters are sent by the school's owl.

Tom had to start from the source and let the owls send his changed list.

As for those who have already received the letter first, they will also have to send another one.

To accomplish this, you must enter Hogwarts.

I hope Hagrid can bring good news.

Otherwise, if Tom takes action himself, it may not be good news for Hogwarts.

Tang Mu thought about it and began to look at the surrounding shops again.

Once your own shop is open, you will be their peers.

They must confirm their products and engage in differentiated competition.

Wandering around like this, Tom Mu really discovered some details that he had not discovered when watching the movie before.

Tom Mu discovered that many store brands had two overlapping triangles.

After asking around, I found out that it meant they were all from the same chamber of commerce.

The size of the Chamber of Commerce seems to be quite large, but the business seems to be quite average, not as attractive as the old-school shops in Diagon Alley.

On the other side, Hermione's family had also walked out of the magic supplies store.

A brass scale costs 3 gold galleons.

A set of glass vials costs 5 gold galleons.

Converted into the purchasing power of Chinese currency, it is approximately 2040 yuan.

It's not cheap, but the Grangers can still afford it.

But that’s not even counting the other things on the list.

If you buy them all, it's really not a small sum of money.

One wand alone costs 7 gold galleons.

You also have to buy textbooks yourself. The advanced potion making textbook costs 9 gold Galleons, which is equivalent to about Chinese coins.

Quite a huge profit.

It’s no wonder that in the original work, the Weasley family, whose family is relatively poor, can only use second-hand items.

It often happens that things that the elder brother has used up are given to the younger brother.

"Let me see what we haven't bought yet."

Hermione took the list from the small basket and unfolded it.

At first, the little girl's expression was quite normal.

But looking at it, Hermione's brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

what's the situation?

Were these things on the previous list?

Hermione puffed up her baby-fat little face and read out the last few rows of content on the list word for word.

"A primary school bag (available with Armor Warrior, Sailor Moon and other patterns), a pencil case, a black, blue, and red ballpoint pen, a correction tape or correction fluid, a 2B pencil and an eraser."

"In order to protect the textbooks, it is recommended to purchase book covers for packaging. Please come to Hogwarts Oriental Commissary to purchase them after school starts."

"In addition, our store also provides red scarves and new oriental-style school uniforms to choose from. We look forward to your visit."

After reading the contents on the list, Hermione looked up at her parents with a puzzled face: "Have these things been on the list before?"

The Grangers were in a daze for a moment, and then affirmed: "Yes, aren't the things sold there quite normal? We also need these similar things when we go to school."

When Hermione thought about it, it seemed true.

"Then we can go to the canteen to buy these things after school starts."

(End of this chapter)