Chapter 52: They Gave Too Much

The next day, at the same time, in the same Hufflepuff common room, Kyle, Cedric, and Kanna were once again sitting together.

This time, however, there was a pile of shiny Galleons on the table in front of them.

"One, two, three..."

"No need to count..." Kyle glanced at Cedric, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Not too much, not too little, exactly sixty Galleons."

"So many..." Cedric opened his mouth wide, feeling as if he were dreaming.

...

In fact, it was indeed like a dream. Today's plan went surprisingly smoothly.

Although Kanna, due to nervousness, completely forgot the specific procedure, she acted like a salesperson, pulling out the map as soon as she met them.

No, at least a salesperson would greet politely, unlike Kanna, who went straight to the point.

Seeing this, Kyle and Cedric were stunned, hesitating whether to continue the act.

However, they quickly got their answer.

Rowle and Yaxley's reactions were equally unexpected. Without waiting for Kanna to speak, they urgently inquired about the origin of the map upon seeing the golden edges.

After learning that it was limited to ten copies, they changed their previous arrogant attitude and engaged enthusiastically in conversation with Kanna.

They held Kanna's arms and reminisced about funny stories from a few years ago at the banquet. It looked like they had been close friends for years.

Kanna, in a daze, accompanied them all the way. When they returned to the Hufflepuff dining table, she had ten more Galleons in her hand.

As for when exactly these Galleons came into her possession, Kanna's memory was very vague. It might have been in the corridor or at the entrance of the Great Hall.

Rowle and Yaxley were skilled at chatting. Along the way, they naturally shifted the topic from the banquet to the complex structure of Hogwarts Castle, then smoothly redirected it to asking Kanna to help purchase a map.

Once she agreed, the conversation seamlessly returned to its original course.

The whole process was incredibly smooth, without any awkward moments. 

Although Kanna's goal was the same as theirs, the cooperation between them made the progress very smooth.

Despite this, Kyle had to admit that Slytherin indeed had a unique talent for socializing.

So, at the dining table, his first words to Kanna were, "Remember to stay away from Slytherin in the future, otherwise you won't even know you were sold by them."

Cedric, next to him, nodded in agreement.

After lunch, the two gold-edged maps were delivered to Rowle and Yaxley to avoid any unexpected situation.

After that, with their "promotion," it took less than two hours for the remaining eight maps to be sold. There were even some students who wanted their house emblem printed on them.

Kyle was initially against it, but they offered too much. Doubling the price... Who could resist that?

So, in the end, it became sixty Galleons.

"Dividing the spoils... cough, dividing the Galleons."

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Kyle pushed half of the Galleons to Kanna. "As agreed before, split evenly."

"No, you counted wrong." Kanna shook her head, counted out ten Galleons, put them back, and then looked at Kyle with a puzzled expression.

"Splitting between three people should be twenty Galleons each. Is your math so bad?"

"I..." Kyle opened his mouth, feeling a lump in his chest.

"Never mind, as long as you're happy."

Cedric, on the side, was almost laughing.

Kyle, bad at calculation? He could laugh about it for a whole year.

Kyle angrily pushed twenty Galleons over. He didn't understand why Cedric, who used to be such a good person, had become like this.

Good heavens, are you taking pleasure in other's misfortune?

Cedric, completely unbothered by Kyle's bad attitude, picked up a Galleon and delicately rubbed it.

"So many Galleons, enough for me to buy ten Fwooper feather quills."

"Fwooper feather quills?" Kyle frowned. "What's good about those, and why are they so expensive?"

"They look good," Cedric said confidently. "I've been eyeing that yellow one for a long time. The color matches well with Hufflepuff."

Kyle thought of something, grinned, and quickly returned to normal. "Then you should buy a few more, so you can switch them out later."

"No need, I'll just buy one for now." Cedric thought for a moment. "The rest, I plan to give to my father."

Upon hearing this, Kyle couldn't help but glance at him. He was about to say something when Cedric continued, "Maybe if he is happy, he will change the broom he'll give me from a Cleansweep Seven to a Nimbus 1700."

Kyle swallowed the words he was about to say.

Nimbus 1700 was two hundred Galleons more expensive than Cleansweep Seven. Twenty turned into two hundred. Cedric's calculations almost shattered on Kyle's face.

But then again, with Mr. Diggory's personality, upon learning that Cedric had joined the House team and earned a whopping twenty Galleons, he might really buy him a Nimbus.

Kyle's eyes flickered with a sudden idea, but it was too late now. He could only wait until tomorrow.

…

After splitting the Galleons, Cedric went to the kitchen again to get some biscuits, desserts, and a large jug of pumpkin juice.

The three of them had a small celebration in the common room.

Kyle picked up a cup of pumpkin juice. Just as he took a sip, he saw Kanna on the opposite side taking out seven or eight small bags and putting two Galleons into each.

"????"

Under Kyle's puzzled gaze, Kanna explained, "I'm afraid of losing them again, so it's better to put them separately."

Cedric, surprised, asked, "Kanna, did you lose Galleons?"

"Yes." Kanna nodded, briefly explaining the situation.

After listening, Cedric also put away his smile. He thought seriously and said, "There shouldn't be any on the Quidditch pitch. Madam Hooch checks the pitch after every flying class, so if someone drops something, it will be found quickly.

Also, during my training yesterday, I didn't hear about anyone finding twenty Galleons."

"Let me help you ask others tomorrow and see if anyone has seen the Galleons."

"It's okay, I don't care anymore." Kanna pointed to the pile of small bags in front of her, smiling. "These are enough for me for a long time."

"Uh..."

"You lost twenty Galleons, and you're not bothered?"

Cedric remained silent, and somehow, the pumpkin juice in his hand seemed to have turned into lemonade.

(End of chapter)