Chapter 12: Scabbers and Mouse Tonic
Chapter 12 Scabbers and Mouse Tonic
For Kyle, who used to travel by plane and high-speed train, riding an old-fashioned steam train like the Hogwarts Express was simply a torture.
Especially after you sit for a few hours and the novelty and Hogwarts buffs wear off, its shortcomings will be magnified infinitely.
First of all, it is slow. It is really too slow. Kyle feels that this thing can only reach eighty at most, which is not even as good as some cars with better performance.
And the comfort level was also very poor. It was so shaky that Kyle was so shaken that he almost vomited his breakfast.
In this case, it is basically impossible to pass the time by reading a book.
Fortunately, Cedric, who was in the same carriage with him, was very talkative, so this trip was not too bad.
After talking about the professor, Kyle asked some other things. Cedric also knew everything, and he also took the initiative to share some interesting places in Hogwarts, or interesting portraits, etc.
There are many things Kyle doesn't know about, which makes him very interested. In return, Kyle waved his hand and contracted Cedric's snacks along the way.
Beabi's all-flavored beans, chocolate frogs, crucible cakes, etc. are enough.
There was only one thing that left Kyle very speechless, and that was that in the Sorting House, Cedric continued the bad taste of the wizards as expected and did not tell the truth.
“You have to catch the golden snitch in the auditorium within ten minutes in order to be sorted?”
Kyle twitched his lips politely and did not answer.
Humour, Quidditch is at least more reliable than Fire Dragon, and it's very Cedric.
"By the way Kyle, have you ever thought about which house you will be assigned to?" Cedric threw a multi-flavor bean into his mouth and said: "It would be great if you could be admitted to Hufflepuff, but like For a smart little wizard like you, you probably want to go to Ravenclaw."
Before he finished speaking, the corners of Cedric's mouth twitched sharply, and his whole face wrinkled up unconsciously, looking extremely funny.
“Oh damn, it’s the smell of beef liver that I hate the most.”
Despite saying this, Cedric still swallowed it hard.
"I have thought about it, but I don't necessarily have to go to which academy." Kyle also picked up a multi-flavor bean: "And my ability to find the ball is average. I may not be able to catch the Golden Snitch in ten minutes. By then, I will have an academy." It would be great if you would take me in.”
Hmm...it's the new black pepper steak flavor, which is pretty good.
“Don’t worry, you can definitely do it.” Cedric laughed and said, “It’s not that difficult.”
As he was talking, the carriage door was suddenly opened from the outside.
Kyle and Cedric turned their heads at the same time.
The familiar red hair, but not a twin, but another Weasley.
Percy walked into the carriage and said: "Kyle, Fred told me you were here...oh, you are Cedric Diggory, I am Percy Weasley, nice to meet you."
Cedric, who was still curious, suddenly heard his name and nodded quickly in response: "Me too, nice to meet you, Percy Weasley."
The other party's serious look made Cedric think that he was on some formal occasion rather than the Hogwarts Express.
In short, he looks confused, but very polite.
Kyle suppressed a smile and waited until the two of them finished their greetings before saying, "Percy, what do you want from me?"
He is familiar with all the seven Weasley children, and Percy is no exception, but they usually communicate less with each other.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but I do have something to do." Percy put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a big mouse.
"Banban has been feeling low recently, so I just wanted to ask you if you still have the mouse tonic that you fed him before. If possible, I would like to buy some."
“Is the rat a tonic?”
Kyle looked at the gray rat in Percy's hand, which was missing a front paw, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Of course it is, just wait a moment."
After saying that, Kyle found a bottle filled with red liquid from his box, turned around and stuffed it into Percy's hand.
“You know, three drops once a week, the amount here should last you a long time.”
"Thank you." Percy quickly took the bottle of red rat tonic, then hesitantly took out three silver coins and said with a blush, "I know this may not be enough, but that's all I have now. , I will pay you back the rest as soon as possible."
"You don't need so much." Kyle only took one Sickle, and he pushed the remaining two back: "It's just a rat tonic, not a good thing. It's not that expensive. One Sickle is enough. ."
Percy looked at Si Ke in his hand, his face turned red and white. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Thank you, Kyle."
Kyle said: "No, I'm the one who collects the money. It's a normal transaction."
“No, I know it all.”
Percy also smiled, but it was just a bitter smile: "If it were an ordinary mouse tonic, how could it be possible for Scabbers to live for eleven years? This should be made by Mr. Scamander. After all, only that kind of legendary figure can make Scabbers live for eleven years." How long does a common field mouse live?
If this kind of tonic was put on the market, it would probably cost at least ten galleons. "
Forehead…
Kyle rubbed his teeth. He actually wanted to tell Percy.
Scabbers's ability to live so long has nothing to do with the rat tonic. Besides, this is indeed his own work and is not worth ten galleons.
But the matter of Peter Pettigrew was too troublesome. He was only eleven years old and he didn't want to attract Dumbledore's attention yet.
But it’s not like he did nothing.
In addition to rat tonics, he also told Percy a long time ago that rats are different from other pets. If they are contaminated with too much wizard scent, they will be rejected by their own kind.
Percy was still skeptical at first, but after Kyle put this sentence under the banner of Scamander, he believed it, and it was regarded as a classic.
Percy is really devoted to his only pet.
Not only did Banban have a special little nest in the room, but his daily physical contact was reduced a lot. Except for special circumstances like now, when he had to carry it with him, he was basically freeing up at other times.
On the other side, seeing that Kyle had not responded, Percy did not intend to stay any longer.
“Anyway, thank you Kyle, if you have any academic questions in the future you can ask me, and I will replenish these Galleons to you after graduation.”
With that said, Percy hurriedly left the carriage, leaving only Kyle and Cedric staring at each other.
In the end, it was Cedric who took the lead to break the deadlock: "Um...can you still get rat tonic from Mr. Scamander?"
"It should be said that I know how to cook, and not just rats, I know basically all pet tonics." Kyle didn't bother to explain so much, shrugged and said: "It's not that difficult, it's just a little troublesome, so Very few people go out of their way to learn.”
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(End of this chapter)