Hermione Granger

The Hogwarts stipend is one hundred Galleons per year, and there is no need to go to Gringotts to pick it up. Professor McGonagall has already brought it during her home visit.

There are three main currencies in the wizarding world: Galleons, Sickles and Knuts.

One gold galleon is equal to 17 silver Sickles, and one silver Sickle is equal to 29 copper nats (bad math means big head).

"There are a lot of things, Mr Carmen, we may need to buy a big box first, and a small cart!"

Professor McGonagall pulled Allen, who was looking around, through the dense crowd, and soon came to a shop selling sundries.

In this store, Allen bought a super large suitcase, a small cart, a set of glass or crystal vials, a telescope and a brass scale.

Then they went to a crucible shop with a shiny "Partage" sign and bought a crucible (pewter, standard size 2).

"What pet do you want, an owl, a cat or a toad?"

After coming out of the Crucible Store, Professor McGonagall looked at the Ella Owl Store next to her and asked Allen.

"pet?"

Allen had a thoughtful look on his face.

He has no idea about keeping pets. After all, he didn't have the habit of keeping pets in his previous life.

"Little wizards now like owls, because they can help deliver letters and gifts, and they are relatively more practical!"

Professor McGonagall thought that Allen didn't know much about pets, so she recommended the most popular pets at Hogwarts.

"Owl? Forget it, it's still an owl, I like cats better!"

Owls are indeed very practical for little wizards. They can help deliver letters and gifts. Relatively speaking, cats and toads seem to have no role other than eating.

But Allen knew that in a pet treatment shop in Diagon Alley, there was a cat with the blood of a cat named Crookshanks.

It is the smartest cat evaluated by Sirius. Not only can it quickly detect corrupt or suspicious people, but it can also distinguish Annie Magus who has turned into an animal form.

Also, it can solve some problems on its own without help or guidance.

As a person with secrets, Allen felt that if he had to keep a pet, it would be nice to have such a cat.

The point is, with Crookshanks present, Ron's mouse, Scabber, which was transformed from Peter Pettigrew, should not dare to approach him again.

As for owls, there are public owls in the school that can be used. It doesn't cost money, so why raise one yourself?

And there is also an Owl Post Office outside.

"Cats? Few little wizards buy cats as pets now!"

Professor McGonagall was a little surprised when she heard Allen's answer, but there was a smile on her face.

As an Annie Magus-turned-tabby wizard, Professor McGonagall certainly has a fondness for cats.

It's just that it's popular among little wizards to buy owls as pets now, and owls are indeed more helpful to little wizards than cats, so she recommends Allen buy owls.

However, if Allen chooses a cat as a pet, she will be very happy.

"I prefer cats!"

Allen shrugged and laughed.

"Okay, then we need to go to the Magic Zoo later, there are no other pets in this store except owls!"

Professor McGonagall gave a rare smile and then took Allen to Mrs Magic Gold's robe shop opposite the owl shop.

"You go in and try on clothes first, I'll go next door and buy books for you, and then we'll go to the Magic Zoo ahead to buy pets!"

"no problem!"

Allen nodded and walked straight into Mrs Magic Gold's robe shop.

"What a brave little guy!"

McGonagall saw that Allen showed no cowardice except curiosity in this strange environment, and he didn't even hesitate to go to the store to try on clothes alone, so she couldn't help sighing secretly.

"Are you going to buy a Hogwarts school uniform, my dear?"

As soon as Allen opened the door and walked into the store, a short and fat witch greeted him with a big smile.

"Yes, I need three sets of plain wizard robes, a plain peaked hat for daytime use, a pair of Dragonhide protective gloves, and a black silver-buttoned cloak for winter, thank you!"

Facing the inquiry from the chunky witch, Allen politely said one by one according to the requirements he had seen on the parchment.

"Oh, don't worry, we have a lot of them here. To be honest, a little girl is trying on clothes here right now!"

The chubby witch smiled and pointed to the back of the shop.

Allen followed the chubby witch's fingers to see a little girl with thick, unkempt brown curly hair and a pair of rabbit-like front teeth standing on the footstool.

A witch next to her was pinning up her black robe and measuring something with a measuring tape.

"Hey, did you go to Hogwarts too?"

When Allen stood on the footstool next to her and was also put on a black robe by the witch and began to measure, the little girl next to him asked him in a somewhat domineering tone.

"Yes, I am a freshman this year!"

Allen smiled.

If he was an eleven-year-old boy, he would be a little offended if a girl his age spoke to him in an aggressive tone.

But, Allen's previous life plus the eleven years after time travel, he is already an old man in his early forties according to his age.

So when he saw a little girl talking to him in a domineering tone, he only felt that the little girl was quite cute.

"Me too, no one in my family knows magic, so when I got the offer I was utterly surprised, but also delighted, because, I mean, it's the best school I know. magic school!"

The little girl seemed a bit talkative, so she chatted with Allen while he was standing on the footstool and couldn't move.

"It seems that you know quite a lot!"

Allen complimented her very cooperatively.

The little girl raised her chin proudly:

"Of course, when that Professor McGonagall came to my house yesterday, I asked a lot of questions, and I have decided to memorize all the textbooks before school starts, and I will become the wizard with the best grades by then!"

"Oh, that's for sure. I can tell at a glance that you are not an ordinary person. You will become an excellent wizard in the future. Come on!"

Allen stretched out his hand from under the black robe, gave a thumbs up, and said with a smile in his heart:

"What a funny little girl!"

"Hermione, is your place all right? We've got everything except the textbooks now!"

At this moment, the store door was pushed open, and a middle-aged couple walked into the shop with a trolley, shouting to the little girl who was chatting with Allen.