Hogwarts' Golden Glory

It was under the influence of the love potion that Hermione was able to follow Kane around so recklessly.

Even more seriously, some girls at Gryffindor House have begun to assert that Hermione will definitely become a dark wizard in the future!

Hermione was sorted into Gryffindor because the Sorting Hat disliked her parents for being Muggles.

Hermione's reputation in Gryffindor was already "bad," and coupled with her seriousness in life, her classmates avoided walking around her.

"They've hated us for a long time!"

Fred said with a grin, seemingly unconcerned about the implications.

After all, the two of them had deducted too many points from Gryffindor, and people often cursed them behind their backs.

Kane looked at the two clowns and found it somewhat amusing.

He had a very unpleasant falling out with their older and younger brothers, but he never expected that these two would actually be interested in being friends with him.

However, Kane did not immediately refuse, but casually asked:

"Why do you want to be friends with me? Wouldn't Harry be a better friend?"

George immediately chimed in, "We're friends with Harry too! But you're a little different from Harry!"

Kane's lips curled into a slight smile, which deepened: "How am I different?"

The two brothers spoke in unison, "You're just like us, a prankster!"

As soon as he said that, Kane felt as if several crows were cawing overhead, and he wondered to himself: Who describes someone like that? When did I ever like to play pranks?

Perhaps noticing Kane's confusion, the two began to explain, one after the other.

"During the Sorting Ceremony, you actually took your Sorting Hat to wash! Who would do something like that?"

"In just two days, you've already been summoned to the offices of two of the headmasters, and these two headmasters are the strictest teachers at Hogwarts. This is not a privilege that just anyone can receive."

"Also, you gave Zoth of Slytherin a good beating. I heard you knocked out his teeth. Serves him right. We've been wanting to mess with that guy for a while now. This afternoon, we almost died laughing when we saw him slurring his words."

"Oh, right, we also know that you embarrassed Percy before he even started school. Ever since he became a prefect, he's become increasingly arrogant at home. What you did was so satisfying."

Listening to their string of words, Kane was both amused and exasperated; he certainly didn't think of himself as a prankster.

However, he was somewhat surprised that these two guys knew so much about what happened between him and his brothers.

It seems there's some unpleasantness among the Weasley brothers.

Although he was a little surprised, Kane felt embarrassed to refuse since they had already gone this far, especially since he already had a good impression of these two clowns.

"Okay, then we're friends from now on!"

After Kane finished speaking, the two brothers cheered and jumped for joy.

"Oh yeah!"

"I knew it! It'll work!"

After saying that, the two of them simultaneously extended their fists and struck each other heavily in mid-air.

Then they extended their fists to Kane, who understood and bumped fists with them in return.

Just when Kane thought things were settled happily, he noticed the two brothers staring at him expectantly, their eyes filled with ill intent.

Kane's heart skipped a beat, and he wondered: What are these two up to now?

The two of them were fidgeting and looking somewhat embarrassed.

George spoke first: "Um... Kane, we saw your parents sent you some things today. Could you lend us some? We swear we'll pay you back as soon as we earn the money!"

As soon as the words left their mouths, their faces flushed red. They had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

It turned out that their mother, Mrs. Molly, was so annoyed by their daily pranks that she cut off almost all of their allowance.

Now things are really messed up; our already tight finances are even more strained.

That's why they've set their sights on Kane, but they assure you they genuinely want to be friends with him!

Kane couldn't help but laugh when he heard their request.

That puts my mind at ease; I was afraid that the two brothers were planning to harm me.

For Kane now, if something can be solved with money, is it even a problem?

So he asked slowly and deliberately.

"How much do you plan to borrow? What will you use it for? How long will it take to pay it back?"

This is Kane's habit. In his previous life, he experienced an era where online scams were rampant, and the money he lent to his friends was easily stolen by others.

So Kane developed the habit of lending money, but you have to explain what it's for.

"We originally wanted to borrow 10 Galleons, no, let's say 50! We planned to use them to buy some magical materials! We can pay you back after we've made and sold the magical items!"

The two brothers initially gave a number, but then changed their minds when they thought of Kane's large chest full of Galleons.

Kane looked at the two of them looking so pathetic, feeling both annoyed and amused: "You two really should try our loan service, but unfortunately you can't leave right now."

"How about this, I'll invest 500 Galleons in you, and you don't have to pay it back. We'll split the profits when we make money."

Upon hearing this, the twins looked at each other, clearly not understanding what Kane meant.

Seeing this, Kane patiently explained, "What I mean is, I'll pay for you to rent a venue and buy equipment. You can use your creativity to invent things. If you're willing, I can also send someone to handle the sales. When we make money, we'll split it proportionally."

Then the two brothers suddenly realized: "So how do we divide it?"

"Let's split it 50/50, you and I will each take half," Kane said readily.

Upon hearing this, the two brothers hesitated.

They were very confident in their invention, believing it would sell very well and earn them far more than 500 Galleons.

But upon further reflection, Kane is probably the only one in the school who can easily produce 500 Galleons.

Moreover, they are now penniless and desperately poor, and have no other choice.

"Okay, it's settled then."

George grinned at Kane, rubbing his hands together, looking just like a money-grubber.

"Here you go, this is 100 Galleons." Kane took the money out of the bag and threw it to them.

"But you have to sign a contract with me."

There weren't many places to spend money at school, so Kane only had these things with him.

As he spoke, he pulled out another piece of parchment from his pocket; he had plenty of these magical contracts.

The two brothers didn't dawdle. At Hogwarts, while school rules can be broken, promises must be kept.

Kane wrote out the contract, and the two quickly signed their names.

"Alright, I'll leave the rest of the Galon to you tomorrow. I'll be going now."

Kane put away the contract and prepared to turn and leave.

The twins called out to Kane.

"Oh! Kane, wait a minute!" the twins shouted in unison. "Let me show you our improved gadget!"

"Oh, shit!"

Kane looked closely and saw that the two men were holding five mud balls, the same color as excrement.

Isn't this a dung bead?

Kane knew that this was invented by Aberrick Glenn in the 1880s.

Once triggered, it releases an extremely unpleasant odor that can make an area unbearable for a short period of time.

"Yes! But this isn't just any ordinary dung bead!"

"After our combined efforts, we've increased the power of the dung ball by five times! And we've even added a marking spell! It will only make those hit feel bad!"

"We originally planned to give it to Quirrell to try! But he found out! So we decided to give it to you as a gift!"