Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 107: Guests of Lihen Bookstore
In this way, Matthew Wakefield stayed in Lihen Bookstore.
And he will spend the next two months here.
During the day he is an employee in the bookstore, and at night, he needs to undertake accounting work in a small room in the basement.
A very simple and small room, except for a bed, a desk, and an oil lamp, there is almost nothing...
Moreover, the environment in the basement is very humid and there are many mosquitoes; there are even a few spiders emerging from time to time in the corners of the walls.
But this is the turn of Matthew's pet, the black-eyed toad; as Matthew opened the toad's cage, those little bugs disappeared quickly, and a bunch of them were saved Mealworms...
It was the first time for Matthew to feel the benefits of having such a unique pet.
Although life was a little bit difficult, but after all, he was just a "homeless" little wizard, so Matthew didn't really care much about it.
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The work of Lihen Bookstore is not considered busy.
Because there are not many customers here, but there are many shop assistants inside.
Most of the time, there are more shop assistants than customers.
Most of the guests are Hogwarts students and their parents; just ask them about their grades, and hand them the cardboard boxes that have already filled the textbooks.
It is not difficult to keep the books at night, because in general, except for the textbooks of Hogwarts, the entire Lihen Bookstore can only sell about 20 or 30 books a day... and those textbooks have long been sold. It has been purchased by Hogwarts, and there is no need to keep accounts; for Matthew, the remaining work is a small matter that can be done in a quarter of an hour to half an hour.
The shop assistants are generally very polite to Matthew, especially Mr. Shafik, the manager of the bookstore, who seldom arranges Matthew to do heavy work... probably because he is afraid that Matthew will deliberately miscalculate and cause him heavy losses. .
Naturally, Matthew would not do that kind of thing. He does his duty every day.
However, the price of the book is much more expensive than Matthew imagined.
Any paperback book starts with 2-3 Galleons; those hardcover books start with 5-10 Galleons...
Matthew also saw a leather-bound hardcover book as big as a paving slab. The price tag was 50 galleons, which was more than a full-grown wizard's monthly salary.
Matthew suddenly understood why the Weasley family in another world had such a difficult life...
A whole set of textbooks may add up to thirty or fifty Galleons; while supporting four or five children to study at Hogwarts, and being a single-income family, Mr. Weasley's salary at the Ministry of Magic should be about It's not too high; maybe the cost of books alone will cost half a year's income of their family...
Of course, Hogwarts in this world doesn't need to bear this high cost.
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And the reason why Matthew chose to come to Lihen Bookstore also has his purpose.
That is, he wanted to find out the origin of the book that had been with him for almost a year!
After all, the first time I saw that book was at the bottom of the bookcase in Lihen Bookstore... Therefore, there is a high probability that the source of that book has something to do with this bookstore.
It's a pity that some days fail to meet people's wishes.
After nearly a week of insinuations and unannounced visits. Matthew still had no clue.
In fact, as the clerk who received Matthew said last year (the clerk has probably left the job now, because Matthew has not seen him in this period of time) - Lihen Bookstore is not a second-hand bookstore, here Usually only new books are sold, no old antiques...
Moreover, Matthew carefully checked the account books for the past half a year, and did not find any purchase records of "used books".
This even made Matthew doubt himself for a while——
Could it be that the origin of that book really has no connection with Lihen Bookstore?
The reason why it appeared at the bottom of the bookcase in Lihen Bookstore was just a coincidence?
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Day by day, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
Matthew has bumped into his Hogwarts acquaintances in this bookstore many times.
They all seem to be surprised that Matthew Wakefield actually worked as a shop assistant here during the summer vacation...
And the explanation given by Matthew is that he prefers to be with bookworms; as a clerk in Lihen Bookstore, he can have a lot of time to read those interesting books every day...
This also made some acquaintances "admire" Matthew even more.
In fact, this is a complete lie.
Lihen Bookstore is not Xinhua Bookstore, how could the little wizard be allowed to read such expensive books frequently.
Even if it is a customer ~IndoMTL.com~ After watching for a long time, there will be shop assistants who will drive him away lukewarmly...
Not to mention the clerk in his own store.
This is just an excuse.
In addition, Matthew has never met his "friends" at Hogwarts.
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Until one day in mid-July, the weather was extremely muggy.
Matthew huddled under a bookshelf to enjoy the shade.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"Dad, I invited Matthew Wakefield to my house before..."
It was Draco Malfoy's voice, he walked into the shop, followed by another man...
That man could only be his father, with the same pale pointed face and the same indifferent gray eyes.
"You've told me about Matthew Wakefield at least ten times~IndoMTL.com~Mr. Malfoy glanced at his son and stopped him from continuing: "I want to remind you, no matter He's so talented and charming...but if he's a Mudblood, then he's definitely not the same as us! "
Matthew blinked slightly.
He was planning to go over to say hello to Malfoy, but now he dismissed the idea.
He hastily hid behind the bookshelf to prevent the father and son from finding him.
"I'm not allowed to say that word on campus..." Draco Malfoy whispered.
"Then you say it in your heart." Mr. Malfoy said coldly: "You have to remember, Draco; the contradiction between our noble pure-blood families and the mudblood group is actually Can never be reconciled..."
Just then, Mr. Shafik, the manager of the bookstore, had already walked over.
"Mr. Malfoy, what a rare visitor!" Mr. Shafik said in a rather oily tone: "I still remember when you came to my place a year ago, but you brought me a big deal... "
"Yes, Shafik, you made a lot of money!" Lucius Malfoy lowered his voice and said viciously: "Then you lost me the most important of those books. A book of..."
Matthew behind the bookshelf couldn't help blinking.
He felt that he seemed to have found a clue.
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