Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 27 27: The ultimate deception, right in front of you!
The girl is beautiful.

Even under Ian's eyes, the real "original camera", there is still no flaw to be found, which is far better than the beauty warriors Ian has seen on entertainment platforms such as Slow Hand.

Her skin is as white as porcelain covered by the first snow, with a faint luster. Her delicate face is full of cool temperament, and her platinum-colored hair makes her look even more extraordinary.

Golden light danced in the girl's hair.

"I've seen you."

The girl's voice was tender and clear.

"Um, I think that should be 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 the girl's aloof parents.

"Is that so?"

The girl didn't comment.

She kept staring at Ian's face.

The eyes of different colors sparkled like gemstones.

"Well, that's right."

Ian raised an eyebrow.

He felt a little embarrassed being stared at.

He always felt that the other person's eyes never left his face. Some girls had stared at him like this before, but those girls' eyes were obviously not as special as the one in front of him.

Ian felt that the other person's appearance was indeed dazzling.

Even though he has a face that is even more handsome than Leonardo Dicaprio's when he was young, he seems a little inferior in comparison now.

"How can I help you? Kraft is out for something, so I'll take care of this place for him temporarily." The girl finally looked away.

The Kraft she mentioned might be the name of the bookstore owner.

"I want to sell these three books back to him, and then select some teaching materials related to potions." Ian tried his best to make his smile look gentle and sunny.

It's not because of the young boy's love. After all, he has the soul and thoughts of an adult. Of course, it is impossible for him to have any thoughts about a ten-year-old girl.

Make a good impression.

It's just about getting a good price.

Ok.

Underage opposite sex or something.

Nothing is more charming than the gold galleon!

"Selling and buying books? Of course, no problem."

The girl's eyes fell on the three books Ian was holding to his chest - the books about the wizarding world were thick and large, almost covering most of Ian's chest.

"So the little wizard who overestimates his own abilities that Kraft mentioned is you."

The girl saw the name on the book clearly and looked at Ian again with surprise.

From her rather rude words.

not difficult to see.

Apparently Ian had become the subject of much jokes for the bookstore owner.

"..."

Ian's smile stiffened a lot.

"Feel sorry."

The girl realized at this time that what she said was inappropriate. She stood up and apologized to Ian as if she had done something wrong.

"Crack~"

The book that had been placed on her lap fell to the ground.

The girl immediately squatted down in a panic to pick up the book. Even in such a hurry, she did not forget to give Ian a sincere explanation.

It seems a little inconsistent with the coldness of his face.

"I didn't mean to mock you. These are Kraft's original words. I just repeated his expression... Well, I think he was indeed mocking you."

Good guy!
It would be better if you didn't explain!
"Magic Rune is indeed a little difficult for me."

Ian forced himself to keep smiling. He didn't expect that this girl looked very cold and arrogant, but when they talked, she gave him an indescribable strange feeling.

"Yes, that's true for me, too."

The girl put the book she picked up on the table and took the three books Ian handed over. At this time, Ian saw that the book the girl had read before was also a book about magic.

Runic Analysis and Research

Never heard of the title.

Or rather, this isn’t really a book at all.

Most of the titles on book covers are printed in gold foil, but on the cover of the text the girl was reading, the title was handwritten with a feather pen.

Maybe a notebook?
Anyway, it should definitely be higher quality than the basic stuff Ian bought.

"It's an elective course for third graders. I'm just a little curious." Ian sighed pretentiously, not showing off his entry-level level.

Although in most cases there will not be a situation where the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind during the period of studying at Hogwarts, Hogsmeade village is still a mixed bag after all.

Playing the pig and eating the tiger is not Ian's style, but likewise, being a conspicuous bag regardless of the occasion is also not his habit.

"Are you a first-year student at Hogwarts?"

The girl's eyes sparkled.

"Yes, Ian Prince, if nothing unexpected happens, we should become classmates?" Ian remembered that this girl also bought a wand not long ago.

"Maybe. The headmaster has not yet approved my application for admission... My name is Aurora Grindelwald."

When the girl introduced herself, she was obviously a little nervous. She stared at Ian with a pair of eyes of different colors, which made Ian feel a little puzzled.

Are you waiting for your handshake?
Think of this.

Ian raised his hand and reached out to the other person.

The girl was obviously stunned for a moment.

Then he quickly raised his hand and shook hands with Ian.

"A very nice name."

Ian habitually made polite remarks. He felt that the other party's last name sounded familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had heard it. It was right in his mind, but it seemed like a layer of fog was separating him from the other party.

"Thank you. You are quite 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 became a little evasive, and she quickly looked at the three books Ian placed on the table.

"Kraft said that if you come to sell the books, he can give you three gold galleons to buy them back."

This is clearly a diversion.

But Ian didn't realize this.

He just felt a sense of disappointment.

"The old man actually gave some special instructions." Ian originally wanted to tell a little lie to get a higher recycling price for himself, but he didn't expect the bookstore owner to be so flawless.

"I've kept them very well and have only been looking at them for a few days. Maybe they're worth four gold Galleons!" Ian finally tried to test them out with some hope.

Never thought about it.

"You have a point. Then it'll be four gold Galleons."

The girl Aurora nodded and agreed so readily.

Ian is almost at a loss as to what to do.

"Um... then get me some second-hand textbooks on Potions?" Ian could only think of a lot of excuses and swallow 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 confused.

"I'll find it myself."

Ian saw the other party's embarrassment. Fortunately, he was quite familiar with this bookstore. He quickly found the Potions textbooks for grades one to seven from the piles of scattered books.

"How much."

Ian looked at the books stacked up half as high as himself and felt a little nervous. He didn't know if the remaining money in his purse, plus the money from selling the magic books, would be enough to cover his expenses.

Damn the monopoly of knowledge!
The corrupt wizarding world!

Is there no Boss Lei in the wizarding world who can step forward and bring down the price of magic books?
"Let me see……"

Aurora wanted to look at the prices on the back of the books, but these were old textbooks after all, and the price tags on the back of most of them had long been worn or torn off.

The little girl with a cold face seemed to have small eyes at this moment.

"How much do you think they're worth?"

After a long time.

Aurora tried to test it out while pretending to be calm.

"I think... a Galleon?"

Ian responded with the belief that a shameless person is invincible.

"Hiss, if Kraft knew your price, he would be so angry that he would jump up and hit...himself in the face!" Aurora gasped.

Her strange description made Ian feel puzzled again. However, now was obviously not the time for Ian to figure out why Kraft didn't beat Aurora.

"I'm not buying it, I'm renting it, and I'll return it in the end."

Of course, Ian didn't dare to spend a gold galleon to bring home a book that was worth much more than that. He thought that if he bought a pen, he would be able to copy down the contents of the book.

In the wizarding world, there are quills that can automatically copy.

"He'll find out, won't he?"

Aurora's tone was full of hesitation.

Rent books?

There doesn't seem to be any similar business in the store.

"There are countless books here, and he just took over a few months ago. It's obvious that he never sorted out the inventory. How would he know that you rented some out at a low price?"

Ian lowered his voice.

I started the "reasonable" analysis that I am best at. It's not that I can't afford it, but it would be more cost-effective to rent it. After all, the knowledge that a book can provide is really limited.

He is destined to need many, many books.

"You think that he was too lazy to cast even a simple tidying spell, which proves that your elder doesn't care about these books. I am a book lover who treasures knowledge."

"Ms. Grindelwald! You must understand this! The purpose of knowledge is to allow people to learn, not to slowly decay in the corner until it turns into dust!"

When Ian was doing divination at the stall, he had already developed a flamboyant tongue. His brainwashing made the little girl named Aurora open her eyes wide.

The expression was dumbfounded.

The look he gave Ian was also filled with amazement.

"I admire your eloquence, but Kraft will definitely not agree. He cares a lot about gold Galleons." Aurora hesitated for a moment and shook her head.

"I don't deny that, but it's clear that neither you nor I have a clue about the price of these books, right?" Ian glanced furtively at the door.

Then he made an extremely 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 any loss."

Aurora's delicate face was full of seriousness.

"Of course."

Ian's expression remained unchanged and his smile was still there.

"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 let your elder Mr. Kraft suffer a little."

"Excuse me, is he your grandfather or your maternal grandfather?"

Ian
"of course not."

Aurora shook her head.

"He is one of my guardians."

The little girl seemed unwilling to reveal more.

but.

It doesn't matter.

"Well, a guardian is fine too. Believe me, he won't know which books are missing from the store. I can even give him three gold coins and you can secretly hide them as pocket money."

Ian's plan was finally revealed.

He used the most vicious tricks against children.

"!!!!!!"

Aurora's expression suddenly became very rich. She took a breath and looked at Ian with an indescribable look of disbelief.

"You actually want to bribe me?"

Aurora's voice contained a hint of disbelief and a little excitement?
"This is not called a bribe, Miss Grindelwald, this is called a deal between you and me." Ian corrected seriously and continued in a lowered voice.

"I will secretly return the book, and then it will be a win-win situation as nothing happened. I will gain the knowledge I want, and you will gain gold galleons that can buy a lot of chocolate frogs."

"Maybe you prefer lemon Sherbet and Bibi Multi-Flavor Beans?" Ian thought that children would not be able to resist the temptation of snacks.

Facts also prove it.

Aurora's expression was clearly shaken. The cool temperament originally brought by her appearance seemed to have dissipated a lot at this moment.

"I don't know if this is the right thing to do, but I don't think I've ever behaved in such a rebellious way. 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 popped out of his mouth.

"cunning."

She made a concluding judgment.

"..."

Ian regretted asking such a stupid question.

Fortunately, however, 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 convinced by the gold galleons, but she felt that such behavior could allow her to get some of the things she wanted.

Ok.

It’s hard to imagine that anyone would actually want to be cunning.

"Wise choice!"

Ian was a little excited.

"for you."

Aurora pulled out a piece of paper.

The name of each book is recorded on it.

Subsequently.

He took out another gold Galleon from the counter and handed it to Ian - this was the money he collected from the three books, and the one left after deducting the three rents.

“Thanks! This helps me a lot!”

Ian thanked her sincerely. If his wallet had not really prohibited it, he would not have deceived the little girl, but a penny can make a hero fall.

Before he came, he hadn't thought that there would be dozens of textbooks for seven grades. Moreover, based on Teacher Mara's situation, countless books would definitely be needed in the future.

"You're welcome."

Aurora responded in a clear voice.

suddenly.

She asked again out of the blue.

"Are we accomplices?"

Do not know why.

I always feel that there is a bit of excitement in this little foreign girl's voice.

"are friends."

Ian smiled in response.

"friend?"

Aurora's eyes became dazed again.

but.

Soon I focused again on the books.

"To be honest, I don't recommend you to devote too much effort to learning potions. It won't bring you much powerful power." Aurora gave her advice seriously.

"Just interested."

Ian began to stack the books one by one so that he could carry them back. At this time, Aurora walked to the corner and took out a book from a white bag.

"My grandfather reminded me that in order to make friends with like-minded people, you need to win people's hearts. I think this will suit you." Aurora walked towards Ian with a book whose cover looked very expensive.

"what is this?"

Ian had already picked up a pile of books at this time. He saw Aurora put the book on top of a pile of potion books, which was completely over his head.

"I have a talent, and I can feel that it is very suitable for you...much more suitable for me than for me." Aurora's heterochromatic eyes stared at Ian's face again.

"Thank you."

Whatever it is.

After all, it's a gift from someone else.

Ian felt that the other person's heterochromatic eyes had a special oppressive power.

"I'm going back. See you in two days."

Ian prepared to run away.

"You are the most deceptive person of your age that I have ever seen. You should not live here. You should go to Azkaban. Sooner or later, you will probably be arrested for fraud."

Aurora also waved goodbye, but at the same time she was also expressing her feelings. Her speech was as frank as ever, and she said whatever was on her mind.

"I'll take that as a compliment. There's nothing wrong with Azkaban, but if you ask me to choose, Azkaban is just further education, and Nurmengard is the real graduation."

Ian made a joke.

He walked towards the door with some difficulty, carrying the piles of books. If it weren't for his good physical fitness thanks to his [Free Fighting] skills, his small body might not have been able to hold so many books.

"You know Nurmengard?"

Aurora, who was sitting behind the counter, looked up suddenly in surprise.

"That's where the first generation of Dark Lords was imprisoned. I know that. Yes, it's probably recorded in the textbook. I'll go back tonight and see what it's called."

Ian knew that these things were recorded in the History of Magic textbook.

It's just that he has been busy learning runes recently and has not read any of the other first-year Hogwarts textbooks except "Standard Spells: Elementary".

The information he was talking about now all came from several movies and Hermione fan fiction books he had watched before traveling through time. The memories had not yet been blurred by the passage of time. In the chapters of the Hermione fan fiction, one would occasionally see some mysterious people mentioning the place name Nurmengard on some occasions.

For example, branch.

For example, the protagonist kills someone.

A mysterious person will then shout to send the protagonist to Nurmengard.

"Gellert."

Aurora spoke in a low voice.

"Uh, is this it?"

Ian continued walking.

"I think I shouldn't be wrong about this matter. His name is Gellert... Grindelwald." Aurora's voice fell slowly.

Ian stopped.

Because it seemed like I had been wandering and flying for too long after the time travel, the fog of memory that was created was suddenly wiped clear at this moment.

Nima!

No wonder!
No wonder he felt the name Grindelwald sounded familiar just now!

Didn't he say before he traveled through time that there was a spin-off movie related to this name being prepared? Hiss! He was so stupid as to call someone the Dark Lord in front of his family!
"Ms. Grindelwald..."

Ian turned his head with some difficulty and looked behind him.

He found that the little German girl was looking at him with sad eyes.

"I'm going to say that Dark Lord is a compliment. Do you believe me?"

Ian gave a very forced smile.

"You should be thankful that Kraft isn't here."

Aurora suddenly seemed amused.

He raised his hand and gestured goodbye to Ian.

"But he's coming back."

This is like a reminder.

Ian hurriedly ran with the books in his arms - panting all the way back to the small house where Snape arranged for him to live. After resting for a while, Ian dumped dozens of books on the table.

"Wow~"

A pile of books was spread out on the table.

among them.

The most eye-catching book from Aurora is the one with a peculiar shape and a few purple streaks on the black cover. It is completely different from other old textbooks in terms of appearance and texture.

"The Secret of Cutting-Edge Black Magic"

The titles of books may hold a special magic.

As if wriggling and twisting.

[ps: Note, this is not something sneaky. The outline of the book was only started after the first five chapters were released on the first day, so the first five chapters were slightly modified based on readers' suggestions.

Grindelwald only appears in the movies in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, in a flashback scene where Voldemort is interrogating him in prison about the whereabouts of the Elder Wand.

As well as the personal introduction of Albus Dumbledore on the Chocolate Frog card in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this character was rarely mentioned in early fan works.

(End of this chapter)