LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 41: Chapter 41
For more chapters (10+) or if you want to support me, visit https://www.patreon.com/FFAddict. Thank you!
Chapter 41 Fun Facts In The Box
There was a knock on the door, and under Martin's silent signal, Ben reluctantly opened the box door. "Ben, you are all here. This is Goyle and Crabbe," Draco introduced his two followers as he walked into the box. Draco was stunned when he saw the scene inside. Goyle and Crabbe, being tall, naturally saw what Draco did, and the two of them trembled with fear.
"Draco, you came quite early. Please sit down," Martin greeted warmly. Seeing that the three of them did not dare to move, Martin put his snake back into the suitcase. "Don't be afraid. They are pets given to us by our mother. They won't bite. Ben, Darlene, and Alice, take them back." Martin reminded his friends, not worrying at all about Jerome's snake since it was unwilling to move.
Ben closed the box door, walked over to Draco, and placed an arm on his shoulder. "Cousin, I didn't expect you to be so timid. Just now you said you wanted to raise a dragon."
"Tch, who is scared? I just didn't realize that Aunt Meira would agree to you keeping such a pet," Draco retorted and walked up to sit on the sofa. Goyle and Crabbe stood behind Draco, as there were no seats left for them.
Martin smiled, knowing fully well Draco's bravery, but he kept silent to save face for his cousin. A lot of snacks appeared on the table, including Bibi multi-flavor beans, chocolate frogs, sour lollipops, and more. Draco picked up a bean and threw it into his mouth, frowning slightly. "It's peppery and tastes really bad."
Goyle and Crabbe stared at the snacks on the table, but they did not dare to touch them without Martin's permission. "You are welcome," Martin said, which prompted the two to grab the snacks eagerly and stuff them into their mouths, leaving Draco speechless for a moment. Just like that, with his two followers, Draco didn't say anything else.
After sitting for a while, the train began to move, and the scenery outside the window started to change. The green mountains and lush waters were a pleasing sight. Draco kept talking about how he would definitely go to Slytherin and that, if he didn't, his father would definitely beat him. Only Martin listened quietly to Draco, while Jerome and the others were playing their own games.
"Do you remember the big guy that day? He was really rude, and we didn't do anything," Draco said, recalling the incident. Then he thought of Harry Potter. Draco had been hearing stories about Harry since childhood. They were still curious about his identity.
"Maybe he's not the same type of person as us," Martin said, unlike Draco. He knew a little about Harry's identity from his parents. Draco looked at Martin in confusion, "The Potter family is also pureblood. Of course they are the same type of people as us. Why do you say that, Martin?" Martin didn't explain, knowing that Draco might be disappointed.
Martin and Draco were already aware of how Hogwarts sorted students, but not from anything Cole or Lucius told them. It was a prank that wizard parents played on their children, making a simple sorting ceremony sound like a duel with a dragon or facing a troll. Countless first-grade wizards were too scared to go to school. Of course, after experiencing it, you understand it's just a prank, and there is a tacit understanding not to tell younger siblings. After all, they want others to experience the feeling of fear.
Martin and Draco learned about the situation because Draco was afraid and went to ask Martin. Martin didn't know the answer and didn't want to ask Cole, so he walked around Knockturn Alley and found it out. It seemed like a joke to search alleyways and streets to find someone's father. Martin's behavior confused the wizard who was attacked. The wizard originally thought he was going to die, but in the end, he received ten gold galleons in compensation. As for the mental damages mentioned by Master Martin, the attacked wizard didn't understand what they were. He only knew he could get money for being beaten. This led to other wizards appearing in Knockturn Alley, deliberately bumping into people while walking around.
It's important to remember that dark wizards in Knockturn Alley aren't known for their good deeds, and based on their temperament, not casting Avada Kedavra is already a sign of mercy. It was due to the Black family's wizard patrol team that these wizards didn't take more drastic actions. Instead, they preferred to pay up to avoid trouble and spent a few gold galleons to let the wizard go. The wizard who benefited from this situation felt as though he'd found a surefire way to get rich and continued this behavior eagerly. Without lying on the ground more than ten times a day, he felt something was missing.
Of course, several wizard victims were not so easy to fool. On a dark, windy night, some dark wizards wielded troll sticks, knocked the troublesome wizard unconscious, and took him out of Knockturn Alley. From then on, this person vanished from the wizarding world, and the legend of Knockturn Alley disappeared.
Meanwhile, Martin sat on his sofa, unaware that he almost created a new profession in the wizarding world. Draco was sitting there bragging about what he would do once he arrived at Hogwarts. Speaking of Slytherin prefects, unlike other houses, Slytherins naturally pursued power, and there were shadow prefects even in the first year, leading to competition. Draco firmly supported Martin for the prefect role, stating he'd accept no one but Martin, not even Dumbledore. This stemmed from how much Draco had suffered at Martin's hands over the years. Martin seemed friendly and harmless, but those who knew him well saw him as a typical aristocratic heir who wouldn't hesitate to defend his interests.
In the ordinary carriage of the Hogwarts Express, Harry, wearing round glasses, also made new friends. A child with red hair and a dirty face, dressed in old clothes and holding a sandwich wrapped in a paper bag, looked at Harry and the snacks on the table with a bit of embarrassment. "You're welcome, can I try your sandwich?" Harry asked to avoid any awkwardness. Ronald Weasley, feeling like he'd turned on a switch, then picked up the snacks on the table and began eating. In the past, he couldn't indulge in so many snacks; Mrs. Weasley wouldn't waste her galleons on such trivial things. During this journey, Harry and Ronald grew closer, and Harry felt reassured about his decision to enter the wizarding world. Everyone he met was kind, making him excited about his future at Hogwarts, where he wouldn't have to face Uncle Dursley's family.