Harry pointed to the counter in the corner and looked at Hagrid curiously, "Is that the silver blind box they are talking about?"
"That's right." Hagrid nodded and smiled, "Those boxes cost 10 Sickles each. You can draw a lottery after opening it, but you can only draw on the spot. The box cannot be taken away. What you can draw from it is completely random. With luck,
If you're lucky, you might be able to get something good at once, but if you're not lucky, you might buy dozens of them, and they're all cheap stuff."
And while Hagrid was explaining to Harry, he saw a young wizard walking to the wall holding four blind boxes. After muttering something in his mouth, he made up his mind to put the four blind boxes together.
The box was opened all at once, and then he put his hand in.
Then Harry saw a scene that shocked him. The square box in the little wizard's hand was obviously about ten centimeters long and wide, but the other party actually stretched his entire arm into it.
Then looking at the little wizard's expression, it was as if he had stretched his hand into another space, groping for something vigorously back and forth. After a while, he finally pulled his hand upwards.
Then Harry saw the other party actually pull out a 40-50 centimeter long paper tube from the small box!
"What! It's another poster, and it's for the Falmouth Falcons. If it's the Caerphilly Crossbows, it's more like it. What a bad luck!" The little wizard unfolded the 'paper tube', took a look at it, and then rejected it.
He threw it aside, then reached into the next blind box and picked it up.
Then Harry saw the little wizard take out a quill, a pair of unpaired stockings, and a fist-sized lollipop from the remaining four blind boxes!
"You're an evil spirit, I don't believe you can't get something good!" The little wizard took a bite of the lollipop angrily, then took out a handful of change from his body and rushed to the counter behind him.
"Uh...why don't those blind boxes seem to have a high winning rate?"
After Harry looked carefully for a moment, he found that most of the blind boxes purchased by young wizards did not contain anything good. Even Harry could tell that those consolation prizes were not valuable items.
"That's why it's called a blind box..." Hagrid scratched his head and said with a smile. Of course he knew very well, it's a wonder what good things can be extracted from those broken boxes.
Anduin once secretly revealed to him that 90% of these blind boxes are junk, 9% are outdated products that cannot be sold, and only 1% are truly new products.
Moreover, only 1% of these 1% are high-value goods. The rest are cheap goods such as records. These items can be bought directly for 15 silver coins or 1 Galleons. Speaking of the value of these products
Maybe it's not as high as the box, but it's a high-end product enchanted with the 'Invisible Stretching Charm'.
So Hagrid still can't figure out why so many people are keen on blind box smoking, and many people are even addicted to it.
"If you are interested, you can go over and try it later, but we have to buy your teaching aids now." After that, Hagrid dragged the reluctant Harry to another direction.
There is also a counter here, but there are only a few people gathered around it. At this time, there is a witch with curly hair behind the counter, holding her chin in her hands and sitting there in a daze out of boredom.
"Vivian! Why are you hanging out here when the store is so busy?" Hagrid couldn't help but yell at her when he saw that such a big figure of his was approaching but could not bring him back to his senses.
"Yeah..." When Vivian heard Hagrid's voice, she was like a hen with fried feathers. She was so frightened that she trembled all over. Then she stared at him with an unkind expression. When she found out it was Hagrid, she muttered angrily,
"It's Hagrid. You scared me. I'm simulating a game with others in my mind. Can you stop being so scary!"
"I've been standing next to you for a long time, and you haven't reacted at all." Hagrid complained speechlessly, and then asked curiously, "By the way, don't you usually stay in that mahjong club? Why?
I came down to look at the store when I had time today, and I remember that Shalltear was in charge of this counter before."
"Hey, don't mention it, he's not our unscrupulous boss!" Speaking of this, Vivian rolled her eyes unhappily, and then started talking nonstop,
"Do you think it's easy for me to work so hard to run the Mahjong Club? It's not just to help the company sell more copies of Magic Mahjong, but that bastard actually slandered me, saying that I've been lazy, and said that if I don't do it during the peak season,
When we came down to help, we had to clear the mahjong club from the second floor. What does this mean? As a result, I was kicked out and was responsible for the counter of the freshman teaching aids. It was really boring!"
Harry on the side looked at the young-looking witch in front of him. His mouth was like a machine gun. It only took him a few seconds to say all of such a long paragraph. He couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.
Is this also magic? It’s amazing!
Hagrid, who was next to him, couldn't help but laugh when he saw Vivian's angry look, "It's not because you are usually too leisurely and leave all the work in the store to Ibrahimovic. Now
It's summer vacation, there are already a lot of customers, even Hogg and Shalltear have come to the store to help, how can I let you continue to be idle."
"Hmph, you just know how to speak for him and hire people when the store is short of people! It's not like we can't afford the wages, but that bastard is too stingy. He's not even willing to hire temporary workers, otherwise he won't get this design in that round.
The master takes action personally? You must know that my usual work is also very tiring. I play mahjong just to collect inspiration!"
Vivian still had the same angry expression, and it was only then that she noticed Harry next to her, and then she glanced at Hagrid again, "I asked you why you suddenly came to the store. Is this bringing you back again?"
The new students are here to make purchases, please wait."
After saying that, Vivian turned her head and rummaged through the cabinet behind her, then took out a bunch of items and patted them on the counter.
"Here, here are all the teaching aids needed for admission, a textbook "Tactical Training", two sets of summer training clothes, one set of winter training clothes, a pair of all-terrain training boots, a sensor ball, and an identity plate.
A set of wilderness survival tools, the total price is 37 Galleons, this is a discount price only for students, thank you for your consideration!" Vivian placed the teaching aids in front of Harry very casually, and then said weakly
.
"Wild survival tools are teaching tools that only senior wizards need. Vivian, can you please be more awake?" Even Hagrid, who has always been honest and honest, couldn't help but patted her head after seeing Vivian's listless look.
brain.
"Oh! I forgot, look at my brain, I feel uncomfortable all over after stepping off the mahjong table recently." Vivian smiled awkwardly when she saw this, and then put away a small box on the counter, "Remove it
After the wilderness survival kit, it’s 20 galleons, hehe.”
Seeing that the witch in front of him seemed a little unreliable, Harry could only smile and take out the money from his pocket.
At this time, Vivian, who was collecting the bill, accidentally caught a glimpse of the lightning-shaped scar on Harry's forehead, and her eyes widened as if she suddenly became energetic, "Wait a minute, this scar on your head...could it be?
Are you the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter?"
"Uh... yes, this lady." Harry smiled awkwardly upon hearing this. Ever since he entered Diagon Alley from the Leaky Cauldron, he had found that all the wizards he met seemed to know him, but he didn't know this.
He was so confused that he didn't even know how to respond to the other party.
"Merlin's beard, I didn't expect you to be so big. Wow... time flies so fast!" Vivian was not either reserved or surprised like other wizards who recognized Harry. Instead, she shook her head and sighed.
With.
"Do you know me? I mean, have you known me before?" After seeing Vivian's performance, Harry couldn't help but think about it. Could this lady have any connection with me, or maybe she knew my parents?
?
"No...I haven't met you before, but there is someone I know who is very close to you." Vivian chuckled lightly, then looked at Harry and couldn't help but frown, "But why are you so thin?
If that guy sees it, he will get angry."
"Ah? Who is the guy you are talking about?" Harry scratched his head in confusion. This lady knows someone very close to me? Do I have relatives? And why is the person she mentioned angry?
"Hey, you'll know when the time comes." Vivian smiled with a sly look, then stretched out her hand to pinch Harry's little face, "Remember to eat well when you go back and don't be picky, otherwise you will be with us after you enter school.
It’s a painful experience.”
"Oh, that's it." Harry's voice was distorted as he was pinched in the face, but he could feel that the other person seemed to be sincerely thinking about him.
"Well, that's good. I'll help you pack your things. When you come back next time, if the store isn't busy, Auntie will teach you how to play mahjong!" Vivian took out the wrapping paper with a smile and packed it for Harry.
All teaching aids are carefully packed.
"Thank you." Harry nodded gratefully, then seemed to think of something and suddenly asked, "By the way, do you know about the 'Garden Symphony' set outside the door? Will people who are close to those flower fairies become
Are you particularly lucky? If you draw the blind box, will you win the jackpot?"
"Are you talking about those lantern shadows? They are all fake. If you are stared at by the flower fairy, you will have good luck. I guess this rumor may have been spread by a certain dog on purpose." Vivian rolled her eyes.
Waving his hands.
"Ah? Then why did the flower fairy come to me and blow on me? I was so far away from the cupboard?" Harry still felt a little lucky in his heart. He always felt that the flower fairy looked very spiritual.
"Hey, you don't understand this." Vivian smiled and put her head next to Harry's ear, whispering, "The 'Garden Symphony' set in the cupboard is specially customized, and the lamp is enchanted
You’ve got the ‘Gold Sniffing Spell’, so those flower fairies will only get close to people who have gold galleons on them. She likes you...it proves that you are rich!”