The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"Weasley, two tents, booked two days ago, for one night, right?" Mr. Roberts asked, looking at a form posted on the door.

"That's right," Mr. Weasley replied.

After confirmation, it’s time to pay. This is a very strange thing. Mr. Weasley, who claims to be very interested in Muggles, does not know Muggle currency and needs the help of real Muggles to get through it smoothly.

His face turned red and he took a few steps back, trying to call Harry over. Mr. Granger, who had been chatting with him all night, knew very well Arthur Weasley's true knowledge of Muggles, so he took the initiative to communicate with Mr. Roberts.

"Let's both pay for it together, Ge-Lan-Jie, for one tent and one night."

"No problem." Mr. Roberts agreed readily, but Mr. Weasley's behavior made him suspicious again.

When Mr. Granger was paying, Arthur put his hands on his hips and muttered: "Is this five yuan? Ah, I saw the number on it, it's fifty. Why did you give two fifty yuan--" [ Note】

"Oh my God, that's a five-pound note!" Mr. Granger corrected in a low voice. He was confused: couldn't Arthur see the number on the money? Although the color scheme of the two pounds does look similar.

This relates to Britain's monetary history. To put it simply, the Bank of England began to issue new banknotes in 1928. They named this new money "A-series banknotes". Later, they continued to iterate, and successively launched B-series, C-series, and so on.

1994 was the time when the D-series and E-series pounds were replacing each other. The old pound had not yet been abolished and the new pound had just been issued, so the currency was a bit confusing. The old fifty pounds and the new five pounds were somewhat similar in color, so It’s normal to get confused.

Everyone present was a little uneasy because they found that Mr. Roberts had listened to their conversation word for word.

Mr. Arthur's remarks are really not like what an adult would say.

"First time in England?" Mr. Roberts asked as he asked for change.

Mr. Weasley:?

"You are not the first person who can't figure out the amount of money. There were two people who wanted to pay with gold coins just now. What's even more strange is that there are too many tourists this year, hundreds of them..." If Mr. Roberts has any "It's very strange," he said thoughtfully, "it seems like people from all over the world are gathering here, and there are many weirdos - it feels like they are coming to attend a grand gathering."

At this time, a wizard fell from the sky and landed behind Mr. Roberts.

"Forget all!" he pointed the tip of his stick at Mr. Roberts and shouted sternly.

Roberts' eyes suddenly became distracted. Soon, he relaxed his frown and his expression became dazed. His memory has been tampered with.

He calmly handed back the camp floor plan and the change to Mr. Granger, and then everyone walked towards the camp accompanied by the wizard just now.

The Grangers who witnessed the whole process fell into silence. On the way from the stone house to the camp, they remained silent until the wizard apparated away.

"So that's how you deal with people who are not wizards? Erase their memories?" Mr. Granger was silent for a moment and asked Mr. Weasley.

Tom:…

He was startled and realized that things didn't seem very good. Just now, a wizard cast an oblivion spell on a Muggle in front of Mr. Granger. If you look into it carefully, it may be difficult for people to accept it.

"Well, that's the case," Mr. Weasley nodded, "because of the requirements of the Statute of Secrecy, but don't worry, the Ministry of Magic has chosen a very good Master of the Oblivion Curse, and it will not cause any harm."

The Oblivion Curse is a very dangerous spell. The wizard who casts the spell needs to have strong enough control, otherwise it will bring very bad consequences.

In the original world line, Bertha Jorkins was struck by Crouch Sr.'s forgetfulness spell. Her mental state suffered a major problem and she had to go on vacation to relieve herself. Lockhart even used his own amnesia spell to send himself to the hospital, and spent the rest of his life in a state of confusion.

Spells involving memory require highly skilled wizards to cast.

Mr. Granger didn't quite believe Arthur's words. Although he is only a dentist, he is also a doctor, and his understanding of the human body is far more detailed than anyone present. He felt that even if his new friend swore that the spell would not cause harm, it would not be a good thing to change the memory frequently.

Maybe the magic would be a little different? He comforted himself that with non-magical technology, it was almost impossible to modify people's memories in a targeted manner. Although everyone likes to joke about the "big memory recovery technique" when chatting, everyone knows that it is a trick.

Even if you beat a bear until it admits that it is a rabbit, it still knows deep down that it is a bear. Magic is different. Magic can make you think that you are a rabbit from the bottom of your heart.

This is magic!

Mr. Granger trembled. He looked back at Mr. Roberts who was standing at the door of his hut and looking up at the sky. This was the Muggle who had touched the interests of wizards!

His peaceful look made Mr. Granger feel genuinely uncomfortable. But when his eyes fell on his daughter, his inner discomfort suddenly dissipated a lot - he still had his daughter.

It felt like grabbing a boat ticket before the flood broke out. He stood on the side of the boat and looked at the passers-by on the shore who were submerged in the flood. Even though I felt sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead, I finally "came ashore".

He didn't think about what would happen to him in this situation when his daughter was away. Thinking too much will only make you uneasy.

"That's it..." Mrs. Granger also fell into thinking after listening to Mr. Weasley's explanation, "So why can't we separate them? Wouldn't it be better to send Mr. Roberts to go on vacation elsewhere? ?”

Mr. Granger's breath was stagnant: Yes, it seems that it would not be difficult to send the unlucky camp guard on vacation, right?

"Who knows? Maybe the Ministry has its own ideas." Mr. Weasley's mind was not on this at all. He was trying to find his own camping spot.

Mr. Granger grew depressed again.

"Maybe it's a matter of scale?" Tom couldn't stand it anymore and decided to help enlighten Mr. Granger - at least he could help him find a good excuse.

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Note: Mr. Weasley confusing £5 and £20 in the original book is really confusing. You can find pictures of the pound online, and the colors for the £5 and the £20 are completely different, which makes no sense at all even considering the different versions.