Chapter 51 Limited Edition

Kanna didn't know why she agreed to Kyle.

Maybe she needed some Galleons. Or maybe it was because of Kyle's words... to prove to everyone that she could survive on her own.

Whatever the reason, Kanna agreed without thinking too much about it.

After dinner, in the common room, Kyle, Cedric, and Kanna sat around a table, discussing their business plan for tomorrow.

"Anyway, with the Weasley brothers helping, Gryffindor shouldn't be a problem. Now, the main thing is Slytherin."

Kyle looked at Kanna and said, "So, tomorrow, find a chance to run into... what was her name again?"

Kanna reminded him softly, "Laura and Alexi."

"Right, it's them two. Find a chance to run into them and say hello."

Kyle thought for a moment, "The corridor on the first floor is a good place. Hufflepuff and Slytherin both need to go through it to get to the Great Hall. It would be perfectly normal to run into each other. Just find a reason to walk with them."

"Hmm, hmm." The young witch nodded as she quickly took notes. Her expression was very serious.

After she finished writing, Kyle continued,

"I'll be ahead of you two, and I'll complain to Cedric about how complex the castle terrain is and how easy it is to get lost. He'll show off his regular map to me.

Then you have to show that you're unimpressed with us and take out your limited edition map."

"Unimpressed?"

Kanna stopped writing. She tried to make a few expressions… Then Kyle abandoned that plan.

"Forget it. Just take out the map and show it off to them. Tell them it's a limited edition, not for sale, and there are only ten."

"Remember that line."

"If they ask, say that you know how to get these maps. If they want one, you're willing to help them as a favor, as a friend."

"Okay." Kanna finished writing down all the details and then silently recited them.

Cedric asked curiously, "What if they don't ask?"

Kyle shrugged, "If they don't ask, sell them to someone else."

Turning a regular item into a limited edition, was the plan Kyle came up with. Why? Because those purebloods just fell for this kind of thing.

Adding Kanna just made it all more natural.

Because once Laura and Alexi got the map, they would show it off. They would be the best spokespeople.

If they didn't buy into it, then they could just go back to the original plan.

Just take out a limited edition map and separate it from the regular ones. The snakes would hear about it and come looking.

But this could easily attract the professors' attention. Ten Sickles was fine, but five Galleons was no small amount. They might get banned before they even sell any.

So, they had to do it secretly. If they got caught, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, the Galleons would be in their hands. They wouldn't be able to take them back, would they?

They would just be deducted some points.

Hufflepuff cared the least about house points.

After listening to Kyle's explanation, Cedric was completely blown away.

Is this even possible?

He also knew that pureblood families loved anything different from ordinary items. That's why he had added a golden border to the parchment.

But his original price was only a Galleon.

Now that Kyle had increased it five times, it suddenly felt familiar.

And it wouldn't matter if the Slytherin freshmen found out. What they needed wasn't the map, but the "limited edition" aspect.

It's not that purebloods were fools. They were just rich, but they weren't stupid. They just had different tastes.

Even he had been wanting to change his quill to one with a Thestral feather. Although it was no different from an ordinary quill, it was beautiful. It was pleasing to the eye when you held it, and it could make you write two more lines of homework.

Cedric clicked his tongue and asked, "Kyle, are you sure it's only ten?"

"Hmm, only ten." Kyle nodded.

He had checked. Although there were thirteen Slytherin freshmen, not all of them were rich purebloods. So, ten was just right. The ones who didn't buy it would have a face-saving reason to explain it.

After confirming this, Cedric told Kyle about the Quidditch tryouts in the afternoon.

As expected, Fred and George had also joined the house team as Beaters.

Besides them, there was also a second-year witch named Alicia Spinnet who had become a reserve player.

"This year's Gryffindor team is a formidable opponent." Cedric said seriously, "Their team is very good. I watched Alicia's training, and she's not much worse than our Chaser Matt Brinton, but she's just a reserve in Gryffindor.

And Oliver Wood. His save rate is the highest of all four keepers. With him on the field, it will be difficult for us to gain an advantage."

"Is that so…?" Kyle said nonchalantly, "Then you better do your best."

What did it matter if the Gryffindor team was strong? He was just a first-year with no broom. He couldn't play anyway. He could just cheer a little louder when he watched the game.

Cedric didn't notice Kyle's lack of enthusiasm. He then mentioned Slytherin, and this time, the focus was on brooms.

The team had five Firebolts in 1700, giving them a huge advantage.

But when he mentioned Ravenclaw, Cedric suddenly paused and then naturally skipped over it.

"We have to give it our all in every game. We can't afford to make any mistakes."

Cedric said seriously, "Nobody wants to come in third at the end of the term. That's why Harris even increased our weekly team practice from three times to five."

As he said this, Cedric's voice unconsciously became louder. But Kanna beside him was unaffected. She was still staring at the parchment in her hand, lost in thought.

She was already so nervous about talking to others tomorrow. She wouldn't have noticed what Cedric was saying.

When Kyle was discussing specific plans, she had wanted to quit countless times.

But every time the words "quit" were on her lips, a voice in her heart told her not to say it.

Kanna didn't know why, but she ended up choosing the voice in her heart.

Not long after, Kyle and Cedric yawned and went back to the dorm.

Kanna was the only one left in the common room, still flipping through the parchment.