Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 5: Owl, cat and toad

After leaving Gregorovich's wand store, Penelope Clearwater continued to take Matthew to buy the necessary supplies for Hogwarts.

They first went to Madam Malkin's robe store, where Matthew bought three sets of black wizard robes, black peaked hats, dragonhide protective suits, and winter cloaks.

Then came Partridge's Cauldron Store and Slugger & Ziggs Pharmacy, where he purchased pewter crucibles, brass scales, and a complete set of crystal vials respectively.

The next step was Lihen Bookstore, where the two bought a complete set of textbooks for fifth and first year students at Hogwarts. The clerk of Lihen Bookstore has already prepared these textbooks and packed them in cardboard boxes, so there is no need to go to the bookshelves to pick them out.

All of this is free, at least Matthew didn't see Penello paying a copper plate to the shopkeepers.

However, the free ones are often the most expensive, and he deeply understands this in his heart.

Almost two hours later, Matthew, carrying packages of various sizes and odd shapes, left Lihen Bookstore.

As it is getting late now, the weather is getting hotter. The scorching sun is mercilessly grilling the earth, and the cobblestone floor seems to be scalding hot. Matthew put down the luggage in his hand, wiped the sweat from his brow, and took out the parchment list——

"Just one more pet to buy," he exclaimed, "an owl or a cat or a toad."

"Okay, let's end this quickly." Penello seemed to be too hot: "Come with me."

……

Across the street, they came to a store called "Wonderful Zoo".

It's a crowded space, with cages hanging from every inch of the wall; and full of animal noises, it's a noisy pet store.

A big tortoise with gem-studded hard shell showed its body in the window; a fat big white rabbit suddenly changed into a silk top hat, and then changed back again; There was a basket of strange, furry things that were screaming and making noise.

The store owner is a female boss wearing thick glasses. After seeing Matthew and Penello come in, she asked kindly: "Do you need anything, dear?"

"My companion is a first-year freshman at Hogwarts." Penello took a breath and introduced, "He hopes to buy a pet."

"Oh." The witch nodded, and then looked Matthew up and down: "I suggest you choose an owl instead of a cat or toad; children like owls, it can deliver letters and packages for you, A very good messenger."

"Owl..." Matthew murmured, but made a cross in his heart.

I don't know anyone in the wizarding world except Penelope Clearwater, whom I met yesterday, and I am not allowed to have any contact with the Muggle world...

In this case, buy an owl, is it used as an ornamental animal?

He cleared his throat: "Madam, may I ask, what are the functions of cats and toads in magic?"

"If a cat has the blood of a cat, it will be very smart, and it will have an incredible ability, that is, it will pay special attention to those who are suspicious and untrustworthy." The witch introduced.

"Then is it very likely that a pet cat has the blood of a cat lizi?" Matthew asked curiously.

"This...isn't very high..." the witch replied.

When she said that, she could basically default to zero. Matthew thought to himself.

In his previous life, Matthew had been a **** shovel officer for more than ten years; after coming to the wizarding world, he didn't want to raise another uncle.

Unless that uncle has special abilities.

"So, does the toad have any magical effect?" Matthew continued to ask.

"The toad itself does not have any magical ability, but it has a very high sensitivity to magic, so it is a good object for practicing spells and testing potions." The witch continued: "Especially for potions. Very useful for mages, as their skin absorbs liquids, which makes testing potions that need to be taken orally much easier"

Sounds a little more useful than the previous two? Matthew pondered secretly.

"Then shall I buy a toad?" He said without hesitation.

"Are you crazy, Wakefield." Penelope Clearwater glanced at her companion in disbelief: "Toads have not been popular in Hogwarts for many years, if you choose to bring If a toad goes to school, it is likely to be laughed at by other students."

"I just think they are cute!" Matthew said innocently and romantically.

Since it is a personal hobby, Penello is not good at saying anything.

"Then dear, you can come and choose your favorite toad." The witch said enthusiastically.

At the same time, she waved her wand, and a large glass box filled with all kinds of toads slowly moved to Matthew.

"There are red-eyed toads, flower-backed toads, and red-bellied toads..."

"Let's just choose this one." Matthew randomly picked one that looks a little more pleasing to the eye.

"This is a black-eyed toad, they are very happy to get along with wizards; but I have to remind ~IndoMTL.com~ They can be very noisy sometimes!" The witch said with a smile.

At the same time, she put the toad selected by Matthew into a small glass box, and then handed the whole glass box to Matthew.

Matthew took a closer look at his pet. There was a layer of black eye sockets around its eyes, which was not ugly, and could even be said to be cute.

"Thank you, ma'am."

"You're welcome."

……

After shopping for the last item on the list, carrying oddly shaped packages, large and small, and holding a toad in a glass case in his arms, Matthew started walking back to the Leaky Cauldron.

Penello escorted the boy to his room at the Leaky Cauldron and handed him a letter.

"Wakefield, here is your ticket to Hogwarts." She said, "On September 1st, at King's Cross Station, Mr. Abbott will take you there."

"Thank you for your care, Miss Clearwater." Matthew took the letter.

"You're welcome, see you at Hogwarts." Penello said with a smile, "I hope you can be assigned to Ravenclaw by then, because I am the prefect of Ravenclaw."

She seemed to think that the boy in front of her might not understand what she meant, and then explained: "This is the name of the house. There are four houses in the school——Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff. and Gryffindor."

"Ravenclaw is the best house, Slytherin belongs to the conspirators, and Hufflepuff is the house of the mediocre..."

"...But I would rather go into Hufflepuff than Gryffindor!"

"What happened to Gryffindor?" Matthew asked curiously.

"Because Gryffindor is the academy with the most dark wizards in the past century."