The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

Dumbledore disappeared into the sewer.

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Chapter 16 Dumbledore must have his reasons for doing this!

On the way to Gringotts, the wizarding bank, Tom was dazzled...

Most of the shops on both sides of the street sold goods that the two had never seen before.

There were vendors selling owls, various strange potion ingredients, cauldrons, and broomsticks...

To Tom's surprise, there was ice cream for sale here!

When the two passed by a shop called Mr. Mokin's Robe Shop, Li Weide suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong? Aren't we going to the Wizard Bank to exchange money?" Tom asked in confusion.

In fact, he couldn't wait to go shopping in these shops, so it was crucial to exchange the money first.

"We have to buy two decent sets of clothes," said Li Weide.

"Of course, but we have to change the money first, don't we?" Tom said with a frown.

He didn't quite understand why Li Weide was talking nonsense.

"When we asked where the bank was earlier, the gentleman told us that the wizarding bank is called Gringotts and that it's run by goblins, is that correct?"

"Yes."

"He also said that goblins are very greedy creatures, right?"

"Yes."

"So what do you think will happen if we go to Gringotts dressed like this to exchange gold for money?" asked Li Weide.

Tom looked at his clothes. Although they looked clean, they were very old and had patches on many places.

Then Tom also understood the key issue.

"You mean... those goblins will see us like this, we don't look like rich people, and they will suspect that our gold is not obtained legally, and then take the opportunity to lower the price?"

Li Weide nodded. "That's right, Tom. You know, this gold is hard-earned. I don't want to give it away to those greedy goblins."

It wasn't easy to come by, I almost lost my life when I encountered the beast-like Nagini.

"You have a point." Tom's face turned serious. "Let's go. We need a set of clothes. I just hope we have enough money... Remember, Dumbledore only gave each of us twenty gold Galleons..."

Li Weide smiled and said, "Don't worry, just leave it to me. I promise to get two good sets of clothes for both of us."

Tom looked at Li Weide doubtfully, "Are you planning to rob me?"

"You think I'm you... I'll grab it if I don't agree with you."

Tom rolled his eyes when he heard that and walked into the store first.

“Ding-clang!”

As soon as the shop door was pushed open, the doorbell rang.

"Welcome, two lovely little gentlemen. Would you like to buy your school robes?"

A tall man with gold-rimmed glasses, a small mustache, and a gorgeous and exquisite tuxedo was looking at them with a smile.

He was dressed as if he had just come from a dinner party.

"Actually, we want to buy a couple of nice outfits first. Then we can buy the school robes later," Tom began.

"Oh..." The man took a look at the two people's clothes, "You really should change your clothes. What you are wearing now doesn't match the way you look! Come on, leave it to me!"

"Well... I want to say, we don't have much money now..." Tom said a little anxiously.

After all, they couldn't just take out the gold bars and spend them directly. It would be too strange if they could take out gold bars when they were dressed like that.

"I understand, kid. Needless to say, I know my limits. I've been doing business in Diagon Alley for many years. I've seen many children in your situation. The clothes I recommend to you are definitely priced right!"

The man pulled Tom over first, and two or three measuring tapes flew over, then automatically measured his size under Tom's surprised gaze.

"Are you Mr. Mokin?" Li Weide suddenly asked.

"Yes, child, my sign is right outside," Mr. Malkin replied enthusiastically.

"Then... sir, can I try on this suit?"

Li Weide asked politely while standing in front of a set of clothes that looked very expensive.

Mr. Malkin stroked his mustache. "That suit isn't cheap, kid."

"Can I rent it? I want to rent it for two hours, the rent is negotiable. Also, this is the deposit." Li Weide said, and a small gold bar appeared in his hand.

When Tom saw Li Weide take out the gold bars, his eyes widened and he looked at Li Weide as if he were a fool.

If I could just take out this gold bar without any scruples, I could handle it right away! Why would I need you?

Mr. Mokin took the gold bar and examined it carefully before looking at Li Weide in surprise. "This...this is actually real gold. I thought you were joking! But...the value of your gold is far higher than this suit! Do you trust me so much? What if I..."

"Since Mr. Malkin has been able to do business in Diagon Alley for so many years, his reputation is naturally beyond doubt. Besides... we are actually working for Professor Dumbledore now. Otherwise, where would the gold come from?" Levid said calmly.

Mr. Malkin said with sudden realization, "Ah! So it's Professor Dumbledore's task! I see! Haha, another peculiar little test, huh?"

"I've heard for a long time that he likes to give his students all kinds of strange little tests. Turns out it's true!"

"Since you're working for Professor Dumbledore, forget about the deposit. Take the gold back and I'll pick out two suits for you!"

When he heard Dumbledore's name, the remaining doubts in Mr. Malkin's mind disappeared, and the source of the gold was also explained.

The famous Dumbledore couldn't even come up with a few pieces of gold? As for what little test or task it was... that had nothing to do with Mr. Malkin.

Dumbledore must have his reasons for doing this!

By the time they both changed into expensive new clothes and walked out the door, Tom was still a little dazed.

Li Weide suddenly laughed and said, "Tom, did you notice?"

"what?"

"As long as it's something related to Professor Dumbledore, no matter how bizarre it is, people are always quick to accept it."

Tom sighed. "Maybe it's because he's just crazy normally? But he doesn't look like that. Besides, can a crazy person be a professor?"

However, when Tom recalled Dumbledore's exaggerated dress when he first met him, he suddenly felt that he could understand.

"Well, now I just hope Dumbledore doesn't find out that you're doing this in his name..." Tom said a little worriedly.

The scene of Dumbledore burning his wardrobe is still vivid in his mind! He was afraid that if he was discovered, Levitra would implicate him...

"No, no, no, Tom, you are wrong." Li Weide stretched out his index finger and moved it repeatedly.

He pointed at himself, then at Tom, "It should be the two of us, working together under his name... After all, you're wearing this suit too."

Li Weide deliberately put emphasis on the word "together".

Tom's forehead veins popped out, "You... bastard!"

I was dragged onto the pirate ship again without realizing it!

"Tom, your swearing vocabulary is a bit limited. If you need it, I can actually teach you..."

"roll!"

Chapter 17 Gringotts

Gringotts is arguably the tallest building in Diagon Alley.

Li Weide and Tom stood in front of the towering white building and looked at it carefully.

"These goblins are quite impressive," said Tom, curling his lips.

"I heard that they are in charge of all the wealth in the wizarding world. It's normal for them to have a grand facade." Li Weide said with emotion.

Tom frowned and said, "I really don't understand why wizards would hand over their wealth to another kind of creature..."

"We'll find out the answer to this question later by buying a history book. As for now..."

The two of them didn't delay any longer and walked quickly towards the gate.

There are two gates in Gringotts. The first gate is a shiny bronze gate.

Two goblin guards in scarlet and gold uniforms stood at each door.

This was the first time that Li Weide and Tom had seen a creature like a goblin...

They are short, with a big head, a pair of long ears, a pointed nose, and long hands and feet...

Li Weide noticed that their arms seemed to be longer than their legs.

As Livid and Tom took a quick look at the goblins, they were bowing politely to them.

At this time, Li Weide and Tom walked to the second silver door.

A poem-like text was engraved on the silver gate.

Come in, stranger, but be careful

What will happen if you are greedy?

Asking blindly and getting something for nothing

Will be punished most severely

So if you want to take it from our underground vault

A wealth that never belonged to you

Thief, you have been warned

Be careful, as you may attract bad karma instead of treasure.】

Behind the silver door was a spacious marble hall where a hundred goblins were busy working behind a large counter.

Some of them were weighing coins on scales, some were examining gemstones through eyepieces, and some were receiving wizard clients and scribbling something in a large ledger...

After looking around, Li Weide walked to the counter of a fairy that seemed to be relatively idle.

"excuse me."

When the goblin heard the voice, he put down the quill in his hand and leaned over the high counter to look at Li Weide and Tom.

At this time, Li Weide and Tom were both wearing decent and gorgeous clothes, looking like young masters from pure-blood families.

When the goblin saw how Tom and the others were dressed, a big smile immediately appeared on his face which was originally a little impatient.

"Welcome, what business are you two planning to handle?" The fairy's voice was sharp and shrill.

Li Weide did not take out the pounds, but directly took out 5 small gold bars from his pocket, "Exchange for some gold galleons."

"Ah! Okay! Okay! I'll weigh you right away!"

When the goblin saw the gold bars, his eyes suddenly lit up and his tone became more flattering.

He placed the five small gold bars that Li Weide handed him on the small scale and weighed them.

"Oh, this gold is of very high purity! I can offer you the highest price..."

“嗯……今天的金价是10枚金加隆1克。你这5根金条的重量，每根都是100克的。所以，我总共给您兑换5000金加隆怎么样？”

Tom's eyes lit up when he heard this. Logically speaking, for him, whose entire net worth was only 20 gold galleons, 5000 gold galleons was already a huge sum of money!

However, Li Weide shook his head. "Only 10 gold galleons per gram? Your handling fee is a bit high. I'd better change to another counter."

Tom couldn't help but glance at Li Weide. 5000 gold galleons was already a lot...

"No! Wait!" The goblin hurriedly stopped Li Weide who was about to leave. "How about this... My name is Ziplock. If you want to handle business with Gringotts in the future, just come to me..."

When Lusuo said this, he looked around cautiously and said quietly, "I can offer 12 gold galleons per gram. What do you think?"

Tom hurriedly rubbed his face pretending to be careless, to prevent his expression from getting out of control and delaying Li Weide's business...

At this time, Li Weide began to pretend to hesitate.

"Oh! Sir, although the price of gold is different every day, this is already the highest price. If it is any higher, I won't be able to explain to my superiors..." Lasuo said helplessly.

"Okay, let's do as you say..."

"Great! I'll get you the money right away! Oh, and...why don't you want to open a safe? You know, with an extra safe, you can keep your own pocket money. I guarantee that no one in your family will find out!"