The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"Tom, did you hear what they said? God, if I enter Slytherin, I might drop out of school." Hermione heard this conversation, and after the two people walked away, she began to discuss school enthusiastically of college.

Tom shrugged his shoulders: "It's a bit of a generalization. Each of the four houses has its own advantages and disadvantages, but it is a fact that most dark wizards come from Slytherin."

"The school has four colleges? Which four? How did you know?"

Unknown knowledge always arouses girls' interest.

"Hogwarts has four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin."

"The four major houses correspond to the four elements. Gryffindor represents fire, Ravenclaw represents wind, Hufflepuff represents rock, and Slytherin represents water. Gryffindor is actually French gryffin d'or, which means golden grey. Fen is also the gryphon.”

"Then Ravenclaw is the Raven's Claw?" Hermione was good at drawing inferences.

"Yes, it is a metaphor for their desire for knowledge."

"Each house has its own style and stereotypes. Gryffindor is the house of the brave, Hufflepuff loves food and life, Ravenclaw is extremely thirsty for knowledge, and Slytherin is a group of ambitious people. Guy." Tom gave Hermione a brief introduction to the four colleges.

"By the way, there are four more mottos:

We come from the wilderness, we long for power, we are full of ideals, we are brave and fearless, we are righteous and courageous, we never give up, we are Gryffindor!

We come from the forest, we have great love, we are loyal to nature, we are honest and loyal, we are tough and honest, we are not afraid of hardships, we are Hufflepuffs!

We come from the riverside, we are smart, we think calmly, we study deeply, we pursue the truth, we never give up, we are Ravenclaw!

We come from the quagmire, we are hungry for power, we are full of ambition, we are strong and calm, we are elegant and self-possessed, we never regret, we are Slytherin! "

Modified by four mottos, Hermione put on a favorable filter for each house in her eyes.

"You know so much!"

"I asked Professor McGonagall a lot of questions when I last met. If you want to know more, you can borrow a book called "Hogwarts: A History of the School" from the Hogwarts library."

Hermione remembered the title of the book.

All kinds of things have been bought, and Hermione also went to Mr. Ollivander to buy a wand, a 10-inch-long grapevine wand with a core made of the heart nerve of a fire dragon.

"Wands made of grapevine wood are quite rare. Their owners are almost all wizards who have noble pursuits and far-sightedness beyond ordinary people. The wand with the heart nerve of the fire dragon as the core is extremely powerful and can perform the most gorgeous magic, and This kind of wand also has a stronger learning ability." Tom introduced Hermione's wand eloquently, just like a military fan on the forum, he was familiar with the material characteristics of various wand cores and wand bodies.

Obviously, these words tickled Hermione's itch, and her mood became very happy, and her eyes narrowed into a pair of crescent moons.

"Where is your wand? What is it made of?"

"Long-horned water snake horns and acacia wood are rare..."

The two discussed the knowledge of wands for a while, and then they came to a shop with a signboard of "Magical Zoo".

"I want to buy myself an animal. Do you want to come together?" Tom saw this store and then remembered that he hadn't bought a pet yet.

"I won't go." Hermione bought too many books and spent all her budget. She no longer had the money to buy another pet like an owl. "The school should provide us with free owls. Besides, , I have to lay a solid foundation for my first semester’s homework, and I may not have the energy to take care of a pet. I feel like my homework alone is enough to keep me busy..."

Mr. Granger cast an admiring glance at his daughter. His daughter was so smart and eager to learn, and she might be able to go to medical school after graduating from magic school.

So Tom walked into the Magic Zoo alone. There was not much space inside, there were cages hanging everywhere, and the little creatures inside were making all kinds of noises. The store had a unique animal smell.

A pair of purple toads with huge eyes were sitting by the door, devouring a dead fly. A large turtle with a gem-encrusted shell lay motionless near the window, cats of various colors, noisy ravens, black mice with silky hair...

The whole store is full of life.

He approached the counter and said to the witch behind the counter: "Hello, I want to buy a pet, the kind that can be taken to Hogwarts."

The witch raised her head and glanced at Tom.

"Hogwarts allows toads, cats, or an owl. Of course, other types of pets are not prohibited..."

"Is this golden gradient okay?" Tom's eyes were very sharp. He immediately saw a little tiger in the corner. At this time, it was curled up into a ball and sleeping with its eyes closed. From time to time, there were a few Sparks shoot out from its nostrils, it's so cute.

"Sorry, that's not possible." The witch simply rejected Tom, "Hogwarts can't keep tigers."

"That's a shame."

"Child, I suggest you buy an owl. It can deliver letters and packages for you. Toads have become less popular in recent years, unless you are very interested in potions. As for cats, due to differences in individual personalities, sometimes It’s very troublesome.”

Tom took good care of himself and followed the clerk's sister to see the owl. It turns out that each of these owls is more expensive than the other, and the ones in slightly better condition cost dozens of Galleons. Like Harry's Hedwig, which is all white, and the owls without mottled colors are even more expensive, and those like Hagrid are even more expensive. Only the wealthy who use a ten-galleon unicorn tail hair as a bandage can afford it.

Yes, Hagrid is actually a rich man. He has many treasures in his cabin, such as a whole bunch of unicorn tail hairs, which cost 10 Galleons a piece, and the venom of the eight-eyed spider he raised. , each pint can be sold for 100 Galleons, Hagrid can be called the invisible richest man in Hogwarts.

But for Tom, this price is very unfriendly.

But his eyes stayed on a group of small white creatures.

"Pigeon?" he asked in surprise.

"Yes, carrier pigeons, they can also deliver letters, but they can't deliver packages." The clerk nodded, "5 galleons each."

Tom thought about it for a while and bought a homing pigeon that was all white and had a red beak. Just when he was about to leave, he noticed that there seemed to be some activity going on in the store.

"Blind box." This was the answer given to him by the teller sister.

You can draw a prize for 5 gold galleons, but of course it’s hard to say what you will get. Tom had a thought in his mind and thought he could try it out. After all, he has the skill of inspiration, and frequent use these days has almost raised it to level 1. The current status is [Inspiration level 0 (99+/100) )]

"Okay, please let me pick a box." Tom put ten gold galleons on the counter, 5 for pigeons, and 5 for drawing cards.

The teller brought a small box to Tom. Tom put his hand through the opening at the top and took out a ball. On the ball was clearly written: Special Prize.

Teller:? !

Tom: (ΩДΩ)!