Hogwarts: Jade, stop controlling Harry!

"Merlin! This lizard costs a whopping three hundred Galleons?! Why don't you just rob it?!"

The magical pet shop that Xiaoyu just passed by.

In people's minds.

Professor Quirrell, who was always sickly and timid, suddenly burst out with the voice of a real man.

At first, Quirrell had some ideas.

It's just a pet, it won't cost more than a few Galleons.

Even when Quirrell stepped into the pet store.

He still felt a pang of nostalgia for his early days at Hogwarts, when it was fashionable for students to keep toads and mice as pets...

All these little kids want is an owl or a cute dormouse.

But what Quirrell didn't expect was...

As soon as Xiaoyu entered, she specifically asked for the fire lizard displayed in the shop window.

Upon hearing that a major client had arrived, the boss immediately dropped everything and rushed over to give a presentation.

Quirrell had a bad feeling right then and there.

He probably never expected that this unscrupulous goblin boss was trying to rip him off! Just then, Quirrell let out a sharp, piercing scream upon hearing the price!

"No, this price is too high, I absolutely cannot accept it."

...

The pet shop owner standing to the side remained calm and bowed slightly.

"Sir, my professor, you must know that this is no ordinary pet! I can assure you it's excellent value for money."

Quirrell refused without waiting for him to finish, saying, "Even if it's extraordinary, it's not worth that price."

Quirrell felt a pang of heartache at the thought of his already depleted wallet and empty vault, which he had to provide for the Dark Lord's exorbitant expenses.

That was his life savings that he had accumulated over a long period of time...

But the idea had barely surfaced.

Quirrell froze on the spot, cold sweat beading on his forehead again... Without a doubt, a storm was raging in his mind.

The Dark Lord can see through any of his servants' thoughts!

The boss calmly shook his head.

"It's worth it, sir!"

"Because this is a rare lizard with pure dragon blood. It comes from Iceland, where the extremely cold and unsuitable environment is the perfect breeding ground for such a perfect work of art..."

"That sounds so cool! You mean it has dragon blood?" Xiaoyu interjected, her eyes wide as she held the dragon-blooded lizard in her arms.

This dragon blood lizard really likes Xiaoyu, or perhaps it likes the comfortable feeling when Xiaoyu gently scratches its head. Right now, it's lying motionless in Xiaoyu's arms.

"Of course, child, that's just how incredible it is."

The boss ignored the parents who only cared about the price.

Instead, he turned to Xiaoyu, who had deliberately covered her scars with her long bangs, and introduced her with great interest.

"I suspect that a nest of salamander eggs may have been tainted with dragon blood under some magical circumstances, and most of the little guys died in the eggs before they could hatch because dragon blood is extremely corrosive... Only this tenacious little guy absorbed the dragon blood."

"Look, it even has pretty little horns on its forehead."

"Is that really true? Oh, so this is a dragon horn?" Xiaoyu looked down and carefully examined the fire lizard in her arms, and indeed found a sharp horn on its forehead.

This is absolutely fantastic.

As Xiaoyu held it in her arms, she began to fantasize about how proud she would be to have such a cool pet in another time and space and bring it to school.

"Professor Quirrell, may I keep it?" Jade turned her head and looked at Quirrell with a pleading gaze.

.....

At this time.

Quirrell had just survived the Dark Lord's fury.

The Dark Lord gave him a strict order: whatever the child asked for, he had to grant it.

In order to gain Harry Potter's trust.

It was only 300 Galleons; the Dark Lord had Quirrell broaden his horizons.

But Quirrell felt he didn't have that much money on him... so he was still thinking of trying to bargain.

"No, no, boss, this is just a very ordinary mutated fire lizard. Its dragon bloodline is extremely diluted!"

"Perhaps its ancestors were of the kind you described, but at least it wasn't, otherwise the Ministry of Magic wouldn't have allowed you to bribe it, am I right..."

Indeed, people can only unleash amazing motivation under pressure.

In his efforts to negotiate the price, Quirrell even became more fluent in his speech, no longer stuttering or timid.

The pet shop owner never expected that Professor Quirrell, who was always timid and cowardly, would know so much about magical creatures.

By the way, what does this professor teach again?

But then again.

Quirrell is, after all, a professor at Hogwarts, but he usually appears too cowardly and timid, which makes people easily overlook his knowledge.

Otherwise, how could a good-for-nothing become a Hogwarts professor?

Thinking of this, the pet shop owner smiled with relief, "Professor Quirrell, your profound knowledge is truly amazing."

Quirrell didn't reply; he was focused on preparing for the pet shop owner's counter-offer!

"Therefore, two hundred and fifty Galleons!"

"How about we include a full set of feeding supplies and a cage specifically for this little guy?" The pet shop owner pretended to be reluctant to part with the price and quoted a price.

Although this fire lizard with dragon blood is indeed quite rare, few adult wizards would specifically come to the store to buy a pet.

Most of them are with the children.

Most children are more interested in owls or other pets than a somewhat frightening-looking salamander.

The most important thing is!

Their parents were also worried that the fire-breathing lizard would harm their child.

Even though the pet shop owner repeatedly assured that the salamander was very friendly and that it needed a week to prepare to breathe fire, and that it couldn't even light a pile of dry wood!

However, those customers who intended to buy did not make a purchase for various reasons.

This has resulted in the salamander remaining in the shop window, and the pet store owner is prepared for the worst-case scenario of it sitting in his hands for two or three years without being sold.

But today was an exception; the pet shop owner could naturally see Xiaoyu's fondness for this fire lizard.

Although he found it strange that he had never heard of Professor Quirrell being married, and that this young professor could not possibly have such a big child.

But that didn't stop the pet shop owner from trying every possible way to sell the salamander...

Quirrell was a little embarrassed; this price was not only not much different from his ideal price, but far from it.

Even 250 Galleons is a huge sum for Quirrell, who is so poor he's practically begging to pawn his wand.

Just as Quirrell was struggling with his inner turmoil.

Xiaoyu also looked up at Quirrell expectantly, and said with a hint of grievance, "Professor Quirrell, you just promised me that you would give me a pet as a gift..."

Quirrell: ".."

Xiaoyu continued to add.

"If you really don't want to, I think I can buy it with my parents' inheritance."

"But then I'll have to go back to the Leaky Cauldron..."

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