Hogwarts: My Grandmother is the Queen

Pull-ring and another summoned senior fairy appraiser immediately approached. Instead of touching it directly with their hands, they used various strange tools to scan the surface of the gold bar. The two fairies communicated in hushed tones in a fast and incomprehensible fairy language, nodding repeatedly to indicate their approval.

"Perfect quality, purity exceeding 99.9%, exquisite casting craftsmanship, meeting Gringotts' highest acceptance standards," the pull ring finally announced, turning to Charles, "Would you like to exchange all of this for Galleons? According to today's exchange rate, this gold can be exchanged for…"

He moved quickly across a complex abacus inlaid with gems, the gems sparkling and the beads jumping on their own.

"...550,000 Gallons. In addition, 500 Gallons will be deducted for the vault account opening fee and the first year's highest level security service fee."

550,000 Galleons?

Henry clicked his tongue. If it were his previous life, he would definitely think he had struck it rich.

But in this life?

It's just pocket money.

Charles pondered for a moment before speaking, "Alright. Please deduct five hundred gallons as a handling fee. For the remaining fifty thousand gallons, please exchange them for cash, including a reasonable amount of cash and nutty change. The other fifty thousand gallons will be deposited directly into the newly opened vault for him... In addition, we will deposit fifty thousand gallons of gold into Henry's vault every year."

"Yes, Your Highness." The pull ring's voice was noticeably warmer. "You are a valued customer, and Gringotts will provide you with a corresponding gift."

The pull ring was extremely efficient; soon, a magical contract on parchment was presented, the terms of which looked quite complex.

Ultimately, Henry chose Vault 777. After the contract was signed, the pull tab presented a small wallet that had been enchanted with a seamless stretching spell.

The wallet had three compartments: one filled with copper nat, one filled with silver sicco, and the last filled with gold galleons.

"Here are your keys and a gift, Your Highness." Pull-ring presented Henry with a gold key inlaid with rubies. "The vault is located deep underground, guarded by creatures such as dragons. You can deposit and withdraw funds at any time by coming to our bank, or by making remote authorized payments through a pre-arranged magical contract. We can provide you with relevant information."

When they left Gringotts, the pull ring personally escorted them to the bronze gate, with an even more respectful demeanor than when they were greeted—a courtesy reserved for truly important clients.

"Alright." Charles placed one hand on Henry's shoulder and the other around Diana's waist, his tone extremely relaxed. "Now we can go buy Henry his school supplies."

At the Madam Malkin's Robe Shop, Henry stood on a footstool, letting a magical measuring tape automatically measure him. The tape would occasionally playfully tighten around his waist or poke his knee, making William next to him chuckle.

Mrs. Malkin was so excited that her face turned red. She repeatedly assured Henry that she would use the finest materials to make the most well-fitting and elegant Hogwarts robe. She even whispered that she wanted to have a special family crest embroidered on it, but Henry politely declined.

At Flourish and Blotts, towering bookshelves reach the ceiling, and staircases move on their own to ferry customers.

Charles was drawn to a thick history of magic and began flipping through the chapters on the evolution of the relationship between wizards and Muggles, looking extremely serious (but Henry noticed that he was reading interesting anecdotes from the history).

Diana became interested in a magical picture book that could play soft music on its own and wanted to buy it for Harry. William almost got his finger bitten by a book of monsters called "The Monster Book of Monsters," and jumped back in fright, but his eyes were immediately drawn to a picture book showing intense Quidditch matches.

Passing by a pet store, Harry was captivated by the fluffy creatures rolling around behind the glass window and refused to leave. Diana gently explained that magical pets couldn't be kept in the palace and promised to buy him a toy version, which finally made him give up.

This kid...

Henry, carrying the snowy owl cage, glanced at Harry, who was still staring at Pu Rongrong without turning around.

He knew very well that Xiao Deng was no easy task.

Of course, his family is not exactly easy to manage.

The father is not like a ruler, and the second brother just two days ago yelled at the teacher, "When I become king, I will have my guards kill you," showing the demeanor of Li Chengqian, who said, "I am the emperor, I can do whatever I want."

If they were to truly unite with the army to carry out the Xuanwu Gate Incident, then the legitimate Tang dynasty would truly be in Windsor.

Of course, he also got his own wand at Ollivander's wand shop—yew wood, eleven inches, with a dragon heartstring.

"That crazy guy just said that a yew wand can grant its owner the power to control life and death?" Charles casually remarked to Henry. "Take my word, you don't need this wand to have that power."

Henry believed this.

After finishing their shopping, Dumbledore took them to Florin's Ice Cream Shop for a short rest and to enjoy ice cream from the wizarding world.

Charles bought a large chocolate lava volcano ice cream with raspberries and nut crumbs, which supposedly added a touch of sophistication, and as a result, he started speaking slowly after eating it; William and Harry were completely captivated by the color-changing ice cream scoops and the little candies bouncing on top, and temporarily forgot their tension.

Dumbledore himself held a caramel rum raisin cookie ice cream and savored it slowly with a small spoon, his expression focused.

Diana didn't order ice cream; she had a particular obsession with her figure.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Henry went to the potion shop again and bought many expensive weight loss potions and beauty potions, which he put in his wallet.

He knew that a significant reason why his adoptive father disliked his mother was because she induced vomiting to control her weight, which resulted in her always smelling like vomit.

It has to be said that even the most stunningly beautiful woman would lose points because of this issue.

Fortunately, Henry's presence prevented their marriage from failing.

Ugh……

Henry sometimes looked quite weathered.

This family will fall apart sooner or later without me!

Besides the weight loss potion, he also asked the shop owner if they had a hair growth potion.

After receiving the denial, Henry felt like the sky had fallen.

Yes, the crisis facing him wasn't some damn Voldemort, nor anything else, but rather...

Bald.

His grandfather was bald, and his adoptive father was also bald. According to scientific research, baldness is a sex-linked genetic trait—the genes that control baldness are influenced by sex hormones. Men with AA and Aa hair types will go bald, but only those with aa hair types will not.

Henry dared not gamble on that minuscule probability...

It's known that two of the three men in the previous generation were bald, so if William grows up to be bald as well, only Harry isn't bald. It's hard to guess whether the remaining one will go bald or not!

He returned to the ice cream shop listlessly, and Diana immediately noticed her son's lack of enthusiasm.

"Henry, darling?" she asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Mom." Henry didn't want to mention his worry about going bald. He sat down next to Diana. "I'm just thinking about going to Hogwarts and I'll miss you all a little."

This answer was very fitting for his age. Diana sighed and hugged him.

"Oh, right, Mom," Henry added, "let's order some ice cream. They say eating sweets makes you happy."

Diana was very tempted; she had been watching others eat ice cream for a long time and had been holding back.

But she gritted her teeth and resisted the temptation.

"No, baby." She kissed Henry's forehead. "I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Henry mysteriously pulled out a small bottle and secretly waved it at Diana.

"Mom, I bought a weight-loss potion at the potion shop! It can help you maintain a perfect figure..."

Diana immediately looked up, her eyes shining.

"I want the biggest ice cream!" she said firmly, pointing to the ice cream shop's sign.