Chapter 158: The Weird Books

"Thank you, Arthur,"

Ron said with relief as he took Scabbers from Arthur. He looked at Crookshanks fearfully.

"Hermione, What is this?"

Ron had been talking to Harry and hadn't noticed Crookshanks before.

Hermione held Crookshanks in her arms and raised her up.

"This is a birthday gift from Arthur to me. Her name is Crookshanks," Hermione explained.

Ron opened his mouth to say something but didn't dare. His relationship with Hermione wasn't as good as in the original story.

Plus, with Arthur around, he didn't want to do anything that might upset Hermione.

Looking at Scabbers, still trembling in his pocket, Ron couldn't help feeling sad.

The owner was bullied, and now even his pet has fallen into this situation?

Arthur spoke up, "Hey, Hermione, didn't Ron's Scabbers look like a mouse? Cats always go after them. You must look after Crookshanks and make sure she doesn't eat Scabbers."

Hermione responded in a naive tone, "Ah, so even the magical world's mice are afraid of cats? I will make sure to be careful in the future."

Ron gratefully glanced at Arthur, and even Scabbers seemed grateful.

He originally thought that the young wizard was going to do something to him, but he didn't expect him to be such a kind-hearted person.

Sniffle...

Peter Pettigrew shed tears of gratitude, completely unaware that Arthur had taken a small piece of his fur.

Later that afternoon, a group of people accompanied Arthur to buy textbooks for the next semester..

When they saw the book 'The Monster Book of Monsters', Arthur had to admire that wizards always take the usual path.

After teaching the store clerks how to appease those books, Arthur was thanked by the staff and was given a free copy of the book.

"If you can help us find The Invisible Book of Invisibility', I can also give you a VIP card, and all books will be 20% off," the store clerk said expectantly.

Arthur was very interested in this new kind of book.

He cast an Aguamenti Charm and wandered around the room. Soon, he found over a dozen books about The Invisible Book of Invisibility.

"Thank you so much. This is your VIP card, keep it safe."

The store clerk handed Arthur the VIP card and happily bound the invisibility books together and colored them with dye.

Arthur handed the VIP card to Hermione since he didn't come to buy books often, and Hermione would make better use of it.

After leaving Flourish and Blotts, Fred and George dragged Arthur to buy some raw materials.

Their prank prop business was doing well, and they had earned a lot of Galleons.

Ron, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but feel envious.

However, Fred and George's mother, Mrs. Weasley, didn't know about their business yet.

It seemed a bit weird.

"I think you two should be more limiting this year. If you don't pass the O.W.L.S exam, you'll be in trouble," Arthur reminded the twins.

This year, they were both in fifth grade. Arthur was worried that these things would affect their studies, and he would be guilty.

"Don't worry, our grades are still good."

George promised Arthur while patting his chest.

His words were true, too. They wouldn't have been able to make so many invention if they weren't doing well in their studies.

For example, there's the potion-making in the Skipping Gum and the Transfiguration Charm in the Pig Heads Lollipops.

Fred and George secretly told Arthur a secret—they've been preparing to perform Animagus transformations.

The two of them became interested in this spell after hearing Arthur introduce it last semester.

After researching over the summer, they finally had a grasp on it.

But they were a little nervous about doing it on their own, so they asked Arthur to join them.

Arthur agreed, naturally. He was also curious to see what animals the twins could transform into.

The transformation with Animagus spells is also related to the personality of the caster.

Considering Sirius's loyalty to James—ahem—licking, he transformed into a big black dog, and Peter Pettigrew, being a cowardly little rat, naturally transformed into a rat.

Who knows what kind of strange animals Fred and George's personalities would turn them into?

When everyone finished buying everything and returned to the Leaky Cauldron, they happened to see Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.

Mrs. Weasley was a bit excited to see Harry, and Mr. Weasley approached Arthur and gave him a hug, quietly saying to him, "Your alchemy skills are amazing. We should discuss it sometime."

"Arthur!"

Mrs. Weasley heard Mr. Weasley's whisper and shouted disapprovingly, while Mr. Weasley smiled awkwardly.

Arthur found this scene quite funny.

Mr. Weasley has always been passionate about modifying Muggle items, but his limited finances limit his hobbies.

At least Mrs. Weasley strongly opposed him doing such things and managed the family finances.

If Mr. Weasley found out that he still doesn't have as much money as George and Fred, I wonder what expression he would have.

Finally, everyone decided to have dinner at the Leaky Cauldron. Arthur didn't ask the house-elf at home to prepare anything.

After all, with Mrs. Weasley and the other adults there, it would seem like showing off if he did it.

Although Arthur's status is now extraordinary, he always pays attention to the details of social interaction.

He doesn't want to become a new rich kid with only power and wealth but wants to become a respected wizard.

During the dinner, Percy kept bragging about becoming the head of the student council, and Mrs. Weasley was very happy and proud.

He was the second Weasley in the family to become the head of the student council, the first being Bill.

Mrs. Weasley also used Percy and Bill as examples for the twins, suggesting they become prefects. The twins rolled their eyes at this.

Arthur and Hermione chuckled quietly. If the twins became prefects, Gryffindor would truly never have a chance.

After dinner, everyone felt full and tired, and they agreed to meet at Hogwarts Express the next day and the Weasley family used Floo Powder to return to their humble home.

Arthur also accompanied Hermione and Cho back to their homes.

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