Chapter 361: Trading Site, Damn Connections
Hagrid wiped the dust off the box, choking Aaron and making him take a step back.
But after the box was opened, he widened his eyes in disbelief.
The wooden box was filled with all kinds of feathers, at least hundreds of them, including unicorns, hippogriffs, and even thestrals.
Gulp!
Aaron swallowed hard.
He knew Hagrid might have some in stock, but he didn't expect there would be so many.
These things could be sold for at least 5,000 Galleons on the black market, which is also the annual expenditure of a middle-class wizard family in the magic world.
The most important thing is that Hagrid put these treasures in a dusty box, as if they were as insignificant as chicken feathers.
Rich man, naked rich man.
"Is it enough? If not..."
"Enough, enough." Aaron interrupted him hastily. As long as there are enough special minerals, supplemented by the products of these magical animals, it should not be a problem to produce thousands of special bullets.
Without retracting the thought body, if the Higanbana is used to its maximum power, the magic power in his body will be drained out after ten shots. Thousands of bullets are conservatively estimated to be enough for him to use for several years.
"That's good." Hagrid said with a smile, "Feathers are the easiest to get, but blood, venom and the like may cause damage to the body of magical animals. I usually use them as they are taken, so there is nothing left.
As for teeth and bones, I have them, but I really can't give them to you. I can't take you to dig the graves of magical animals!"
Aaron's mouth twitched slightly, then he closed the box and winked at Abe.
Shenglong strode forward, opened the pocket on his clothes, and the wooden box was sucked in like a huge whirlpool.
"I really helped a lot this time." Aaron said gratefully, "If you have any problems that you can't solve in the future, you can come to me. I will never refuse if it is within my ability."
"No, really." Hagrid smiled honestly, "I should be the one to say thank you. Thanks to you, Buckbeak was saved."
Aaron was stunned for a moment, and a few clear black lines gradually appeared on his forehead.
At the beginning, he specifically asked Harry and Hermione not to tell Hagrid, but now it seems that these two are not reliable.
Hagrid saw Aaron fell into silence and immediately explained: "Don't get me wrong, it wasn't Harry and the others who said it."
"Haha!"
"It really wasn't them, it was Dumbledore.
He told me that Buckbeak saw a white, cat-sized creature before he was executed."
"Old thing." Aaron gritted his teeth secretly. He asked himself if he had done it secretly enough at the time, but he didn't expect to be discovered.
No wonder Dumbledore was talking about this and that in the hut, and after coming out of the hut, he pulled Fudge to look into the distance. This was probably because he was worried that Abe had not completed the task, and was trying to buy time for him.
Huh!
Aaron took a deep breath, "Thank you anyway.
I can't take these things for free, otherwise I will feel bad.
I'll give you a sum of Galleons as if I bought it from you. The price is absolutely fair, and I guarantee that you won't suffer any loss."
"No, this is really not possible." Hagrid waved his hand seriously, "I treat those animals as friends and will not exchange them for money."
"Whether you want it or not is your business, but whether I give it or not is my business.
You can use these Galleons to raise more magical animals and make their lives a little better.
And the person you are chasing is the principal of Beauxbatons School of Magic, so you have to change into a decent outfit and buy a high-end and classy gift!"
Hearing this, Hagrid's heart was slightly touched.
He glanced at the skrewts in the pumpkin field outside the window, then looked at his ill-fitting suit, and nodded hesitantly.
Seeing Hagrid make a decision, Aaron raised his lips slightly, turned his head and looked at Abe, "Give me the money!"
"No."
Abe immediately responded in dragon language, his face full of reluctance.
Last time, he gave Hermione two Galleons, and two Sickles made it feel painful. This time, it is estimated that it will be at least four digits, which is no different from cutting meat for a dragon who likes to roll in gold coins.
"Take it out, don't think I don't know, you have installed all the working capital in my store.
My income in the past few years, not to mention ten thousand, should be eight thousand."
Abe was still unmoved, holding his pockets with his two paws, and refused to let go.
"Okay!"
Aaron took the initiative himself, holding its hind legs with both hands and lifted it in the air.
With a tremor, a pile of gold coins slipped out of its pocket, and in the blink of an eye, a pile of gold coins almost as high as the dining table was piled up on the floor.
Seeing that the number was almost enough, Aaron put Abe down.
Seeing its tearful appearance, Aaron patted its dragon head with a smile and said lovingly: "You are a dragon that has seen a mountain of gold, why are you reluctant to give up this little gold?
I will ask Butler Jeans to bring you a box as compensation."
Abe then put away the tears in his eyes and buried his head in Aaron's arms with grievance.
"About four or five thousand Galleons, slightly lower than the black market, but normally this price is definitely not low."
"Yeah!"
Hagrid nodded blankly. It's not like he had never seen so much money before. He had been to Dumbledore's vault, but this way of withdrawing money was really the first time he had seen it.
Creak!
At this time, the door suddenly opened, and a pretty girl with silver hair stood at the door. It was Fleur Kuradel, the warrior of Beauxbatons.
Aaron and Hagrid turned their heads at the same time, and a touch of embarrassment appeared on their faces.
After all, there was a pile of gold coins between the two of them, and it looked like some kind of shameful transaction.
"Are you polite?" Aaron suppressed his anger and asked with a dark face, "Don't you know to knock before entering?"
"I knocked, but you didn't close the door." Fleur said unhappily, and then looked at the pile of gold coins in the room with a surprised look.
After a moment of silence, she couldn't help but sneer.
"Did I disturb you?"
"Just know."
"No, don't disturb." Hagrid said hurriedly, "Mr. Gaius came to me to buy something, and now the transaction is just completed."
"What transaction? Information about the Triwizard Tournament?" Fleur asked meaningfully, "You are really willing to spend money, these Galleons are several times the champion's reward!
But it's true that eternal glory cannot be measured by money."
Aaron:......
This girl is poisonous!
There should be some technical content in imagination!
Hagrid is just an ordinary forest guard. Even if he knows some information, the value is definitely limited.
"Misunderstood." Hagrid put on a serious face, "I didn't say a word about the information of the first project of the Triwizard Tournament."
"You know the first project?" Aaron looked at Hagrid in surprise. After a brief surprise, he felt that billions of horses were galloping through his heart.
If there were only the two of them here, it would be fine, but now there is a warrior of the Triwizard Tournament. It's hard not to be misunderstood as buying information.
A touch of surprise flashed in Fleur's eyes. She just said it casually, but she didn't expect Hagrid to really know the content of the competition!
"That... I really just came to buy some materials. I don't know anything else." Aaron said far-fetchedly.
"Haha!" Fleur smiled and said nothing.
"Well, this is indeed hard to believe.
But whether you believe it or not, this is the fact."
"I will believe it if you show me the materials."
"This... is really not convenient."
"Humph!" Fleur snorted coldly and looked at the door playfully, "It seems that I have to talk to Principal Maxim. I think she will go to Dumbledore with Professor Karkaroff to protest."
Snap!
Aaron patted his forehead and then winked at Abe.
It understood instantly, took out the box and put it on the floor.
Fleur opened the box and looked at the various feathers inside, and her expression became particularly strange.
"Why did you spend so much money on these feathers? Does your family specialize in making wands?"
"Who knows?" Aaron spread his hands, "But these things are for my own use, and have nothing to do with wand making."
Fleur raised her eyebrows, "What do you use them for?"
"No comment." Aaron said lightly, "But if I'm unlucky, I might use them in the competition."
Fleur frowned slightly and said disdainfully: "Damn connections."
"I..." Aaron was about to swear, but he held it back when the words came to his lips.
After all, the other party is a woman, and she is arrogant, so there is no need to argue with her.
"After the game, I'll wait for you to apologize to me." Aaron gritted his teeth and said this and left with Abe.
Fleur, Hagrid, and Hagrid's pet Yaya were left in the hut, and the atmosphere became a little quiet.
Ten seconds later, Hagrid spoke first, "Although Judge Adrian is indeed Aaron's sister, it does not mean that he got in through the back door.
On the contrary, I have never seen a better wizard than him."
"I'll wait and see." Fleur said indifferently.
"Miss Delacour, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Principal Maxim asked me to ask you to come over." Fleur said calmly, "Our carriage is relatively close to your residence and the Forbidden Forest. She hopes you can tell us some precautions."
"It should be, it should be.
Dumbledore also reminded me." Hagrid straightened his hair as much as possible, "Wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
"Sir." Fleur's face was filled with a bright smile, with a hint of urgency in her tone, "The first project of the Triwizard Tournament..."
"I really can't tell you. According to the regulations, you are not supposed to know this now." Hagrid said in embarrassment, "And I only know a rough idea. I can't be sure until the Ministry of Magic ships them here.
But I will definitely take care of them when the time comes. This job is interesting, but very dangerous. Most people can't do it."