Chapter 298 Kitty's Shopping Trip

Although he didn't know Professor McGonagall's exact birthday, Fish was not in a hurry. He could ask Dumbledore later, but he could buy the gift today.

"I just don't know if two gold galleons are enough, meow..."

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Fish stared at the two gold coins in his hand and shook his ears uncertainly.

He didn't have pocket money or anything like that. To be honest, this was the first time the kitten got money, not counting the time he used his little paws to scratch when he was curious.

Mainly, wherever Fish went, people gave him food and drinks, and all kinds of gifts, so he didn't need pocket money at all.

In addition, Fish didn't have a deep concept of money before, so Professor McGonagall was worried that this little guy would use the money to buy some strange things. If he just wasted a little money, it would be fine, but if he bought something not so safe, it would be bad. There are many such things in the wizarding world, so naturally, he never gave Fish pocket money.

"It's okay, Fish," Harry took the initiative to say, "Let's go take a look first. If we don't have enough money, I can lend you some."

Hermione also agreed, "After I buy myself a gift, I should have some money left, and I can lend it to you."

"Thank you, meow!"

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The kitten raised its tail happily.

The Weasley siblings looked at each other for the third time... It was another topic that they couldn't get into because they were short of money.

"By the way, Hermione, what gift are you going to buy for yourself? A book?"

It was too uncomfortable to continue listening to them discuss this, so Ron had to step up and shift the topic to Hermione.

"No, I don't want to buy a book," Hermione shook her head and said, "I really want an owl. Look, Harry has Hedwig, Percy has Hermes, and you have Errol..."

"I don't have one," Ron retorted with a bitter face. This topic also made him uncomfortable. "Errol is the owl of the whole family. I only have Scabbers... and it's gone."

"Uh... sorry..."

Fish scratched his cat's head in confusion, "Why does Meow have to have an owl? Aren't there many meows in Hogwarts?"

"Because when I was in France during the summer vacation, I wanted to write to you, but I found that I couldn't find where to rent an owl. It's more convenient to have my own messenger."

Hermione shrugged and explained her reasons.

Fish cast an admiring look at her...

She actually wanted to write on her own!

Then the little cat tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Then will Fish also give Minerva an owl?"

In Fish's impression, Hermione is very similar to Professor McGonagall in many ways, so what she likes, Professor McGonagall should also like?

"This gift may not mean much to Professor McGonagall," Percy shook his head and said, "Whether in Hogwarts or Hogsmeade, Professor McGonagall has no shortage of owls to send letters, and... if you buy an owl now, how long will it take to hide it before giving it to her? It's too easy to be exposed."

"Oh, right..."

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The kitten blinked and shook its tail in frustration.

"Let's buy a gift for Hermione first, and then slowly help Professor McGonagall choose."

Percy found that a group of people stood here and chatted for a long time, but there was no real progress, so he directly suggested.

So everyone went to Ella Owl Shop again.

There are two shops in Diagon Alley where you can buy owls, Ella Owl Shop, which specializes in selling owls and various foods and utensils needed by owls, and Magical Animal Shop, which sells various animals.

The two stores are located in the north and south of Diagon Alley. Since Hermione wanted an owl, they naturally went to Eeyore Owl Shop on the north side of Diagon Alley. After all, there are more owl varieties here, and there are more choices of feed, cages and other utensils.

Harry can also supplement Hedwig with some food and the like.

As soon as he entered Eeyore Owl Shop, Fish was welcomed by all the owls in the store. They all gathered around the little cat and made a series of "cooing" sounds at him.

"Hello, meow~"

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Fish greeted the owls around him in a friendly manner, and took out food from his magic pocket to feed these owls, not treating them as prey at all.

"Oh, you are Mr. Fish McGonagall, right?"

Although the clerk here had never seen Fish, the little cat's reputation had long been spread throughout Diagon Alley. He and the group of owls also enthusiastically came to Fish's side.

"Are you planning to buy an owl for yourself today?"

"No, meow," Fish pointed at Hermione beside him and said, "Hermione wants to buy one."

"Oh... okay, if you want to buy an owl in the future, remember to come to our Ella Owl Shop. We have a much more complete variety here than the grocery store in the south."

The clerk smacked his lips regretfully, and by the way, he slandered his competitors, and then turned to entertain Hermione.

"Hello, young lady, do you have any needs for owls?"

"Well, which kind of owl is stronger?"

Hermione thought that she might need to buy books in the future, so she planned to choose an owl with excellent load-bearing capacity.

After the clerk's recommendation and explanation, Hermione chose a female eagle owl named Catherine, which was even larger than the Austin in Hogwarts.

Austin, who is also an eagle owl, is also the largest among the owls at Hogwarts, otherwise he would not have been chosen as a mount by Fish in the first place.

After that, Hermione and Harry bought a large box of Owl Nuts here respectively. Hermione originally planned to buy a more beautiful cage, but thinking that she might have to lend Fish money later, she used the store for the time being. The one given as a gift.

After coming out of the Eela Owl Shop, everyone went straight to the Quidditch Boutique. In addition to helping Fish choose gifts, Ron and the others also wanted to see the "perfect" broomstick and Firebolt that Harry said. .

When they arrived at the Quidditch boutique, they found that the twins were already here. They were looking at the samples on display with fascination, and even Fish and the others didn't notice when they came.

"Oh my God! This broom is so beautiful!"

As soon as Ron saw the Firebolt, like his two brothers, he leaned towards it with a face full of obsession. Even though Harry had seen it many times, he still couldn't help but keep his eyes firmly fixed on the Firebolt. Percy and Ginny also looked ready to make a move.

"Hermione, is this broom really powerful?"

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Fish tugged on Hermione's sleeve next to him and asked doubtfully. Anyway, he couldn't see anything special.

Hermione, who also didn't know much about Quidditch, spread her hands and said, "I don't know, I'm actually not very interested in Quidditch."

"Really?" The little cat immediately found a companion, and whispered in Hermione's ear: "I don't know what's so fun about this. There are so many rules for throwing a ball, and it can't fly as well as Wu Wu." They’re fast.”

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Hermione's heart moved slightly. Originally, she was thinking about whether to go back and study Quidditch in the future, but now...

Quidditch? what is that?

At this time, the twins finally found Ron who was standing next to them, staring at the Firebolt together. Then the three brothers had a heated discussion about the broomstick.

It seemed that they seemed to understand very well, so Fei Xu immediately trotted over and approached.

"Ron, is this broom very powerful?"

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Fish asked, pointing to the Firebolt placed on the table.

"Of course! The Firebolt is the fastest broomstick in the world! And look at its seat cushion and here..."

Ron was so excited that he was salivating. Even though it was the first time for him to see the Firebolt, he could talk about all its advantages...but Fish had already heard Harry talk about these things many times.

Then George and Fred also joined in, and the three Weasleys talked happily around Fish, and even argued from time to time.

It's a pity that the little cat was confused and couldn't understand the meaning of what they said.

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At this time, the owner of the Quidditch boutique also came over. Over this period of time, he had become accustomed to the scene of a group of people talking around the Firebolt, and naturally he would not care about Ron's arguments.

His goal is Fei Xu, who makes people happy just by looking at him.

Because Fish was not interested in Quidditch, he ran away after seeing the Firebolt last time. In addition, there were so many customers in the store at that time that the owner couldn't get along with this guy who was already famous in Diagon Alley. The little wizard struck up a conversation, and he wouldn't miss it this time.

"Hello, Mr. Fish McGonagall, welcome to our store."

The shop owner first greeted Fei Xu, then pointed at the Firebolt and asked, "You want to know what's so powerful about the Firebolt, right?"

He heard clearly the conversation between Fish and Ron just now, and also discovered that Fish didn't understand Quidditch at all, and didn't even have much interest in Quidditch, so he knew that no matter how much they talked like Ron, it would be useless. Because Fish had no idea what they were talking about.

"Yes, meow."

Fish nodded and replied.

Ron and the others also stopped their discussion and looked at the shop owner one after another, wanting to hear what the other party had to say.

The shop owner smiled confidently and said with great pride: "Let's put it this way, as long as you like Quidditch, you can never refuse to own a Firebolt!"

The shopkeeper's words touched the hearts of Harry and others, and a group of people nodded in agreement with the shopkeeper's statement.

Fei Xu naturally understood this simple and direct explanation, and the little cat's eyes lit up.

"Then Fei Xu wants to buy a handful of this cat!"

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"Ahem..." the shopkeeper asked, dumbfounded, "Then Mr. Mag, how much money do you have?"

The little cat dug into his pocket, took out two golden Galleons, and raised them in front of the shop owner.

"Fish has two Galleons, is that enough?"

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Fish wasn't joking with the shopkeeper, but he really thought that two galleons would buy a broomstick.

After all, in Kitty's mind, broomsticks don't seem to be very valuable. They are everywhere in Hogwarts, and he even saw a lot of them when he was wandering in Muggle society.

And he still remembered that last semester Malfoy gave seven of the best broomsticks said to be the best at the time to the Slytherin Quidditch team. Therefore, Fish always believed that even this kind of flying broom might be slightly better. A little more expensive, but probably not much more expensive.

"..."

Seeing Fish's serious and eager eyes, the owner of the Quidditch boutique fell silent.

As a celebrity in Diagon Alley, everyone knows about Fish's situation, so the shopkeeper didn't think he was looking for trouble, but he really didn't know the value of the flying broom, so he didn't know how to answer him for a while.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper's speechless expression was still very obvious, even Fish could see it. The kitten scratched his cat head and turned around to point at Harry and Hermione.

"Is it because you don't have enough money? How much is it? Harry and Hermione said they can lend money to Fish!"

Harry: "..."

Hermione: "..."

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Trivia: Female owls are larger than males.

The name Catherine is very common. I use the name of the members of the Court of Owls in the TV series "Gotham".

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