"Weasley, two tents, booked two days ago, for one night, right?" Mr. Roberts asked, looking at a form posted on the door.
"That's right," Mr. Weasley replied.
After confirmation, it's time to pay. This is a very strange thing. Mr. Weasley, who claims to be very interested in Muggles, doesn't know Muggle currency and needs the help of a real Muggle to pass smoothly.
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His face turned red and he took a few steps back, wanting to call Harry over. Mr. Granger, who had been chatting with him all night, knew very well Arthur Weasley's true level of knowledge about Muggles, so he took the initiative to stand up.
Communicate with Mr. Roberts.
"Let's both pay for it together, Gran-Lan-jie, for one tent and one night."
"No problem." Mr. Roberts agreed readily, but Mr. Weasley's behavior made him suspicious again.
When Mr. Granger was paying, Arthur put his hands on his hips and muttered: "Is this five yuan? Ah, I saw the number on it, it's fifty. Why did you give two fifty yuan--" [
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"Oh my god, that's a five-pound note!" Mr. Granger corrected in a low voice. He was confused: couldn't Arthur see the numbers on the money? Although the color scheme of the two pounds was indeed similar.
This involves the history of British currency. To put it simply, the Bank of England began to issue new banknotes in 1928. They named this new money "a-series banknotes". Later, they continued to iterate, and successively launched b-series and c-series banknotes.
Sequence etc.
1994 was the time when the d-series and e-series pounds were alternating. The old pound had not been abolished and the new pound had just been issued, so the currency was a bit confusing. The old fifty pounds and the new five pounds were somewhat similar in color, so
It's normal to get confused.
Everyone present was a little uneasy because they found that Mr. Roberts listened to their conversation word for word.
Mr. Arthur's remarks are really not like what an adult would say.
"First time in England?" Mr. Roberts asked while giving change.
Mr. Weasley:?
"You are not the first person who can't figure out the amount of money. There were two people who wanted to pay with gold coins just now. What's even more strange is that there are too many tourists this year, hundreds of them..." If Mr. Roberts has any
She said thoughtfully: "It's very strange. It seems like people from all over the world are gathering here, and there are many weirdos - it feels like they are coming to attend a grand gathering."
At this time, a wizard fell from the sky and landed behind Mr. Roberts.
"Forget all!" he pointed the tip of his stick at Mr. Roberts and shouted sternly.
Roberts' eyes suddenly became distracted. Soon, he relaxed his frown and his expression became dazed. His memory had been tampered with.
He calmly handed back the camp floor plan and the change to Mr. Granger, and then everyone walked towards the camp accompanied by the wizard just now.
The Grangers who witnessed the whole process fell into silence. On the way from the stone house to the camp, they remained silent until the wizard apparated away.
"So that's how you deal with people who are not wizards? Erase their memories?" Mr. Granger was silent for a moment and asked Mr. Weasley.
Tom:……
He was startled and realized that things didn't seem very good. Just now, a wizard cast an oblivion spell on a Muggle in front of Mr. Granger. If you look into it carefully, it may be difficult for people to accept it.
"Well, that's right," Mr. Weasley nodded, "because of the requirements of the Statute of Secrecy, but don't worry, the Ministry of Magic has chosen a very good Master of the Oblivion Curse, so it won't cause any harm."
The Oblivion Curse is a very dangerous spell. The wizard who casts the spell needs to have strong enough control, otherwise it will bring very bad consequences.
In the original world line, Bertha Jorkins was hit by the Old Crouch's Oblivion Curse. Her mental state suffered a serious problem and she had to go on vacation to relieve herself. Lockhart even used one of his own Oblivion Curses to obliterate herself. He was sent to the hospital and spent the rest of his life in a state of confusion.
Spells involving memory require highly skilled wizards to cast.
Mr. Granger didn't really believe Arthur's words. Although he was just a dentist, he was also a doctor, and his understanding of the human body was far more detailed than anyone present. He felt that even if his new friend swore that the spell would not cause harm , but frequent memory changes should not be a good thing.
Maybe magic would be a little different? He comforted himself in this way. With non-magical technology, it is almost impossible to modify people's memory in a targeted manner. Although everyone likes to joke about the "big memory recovery technique" when chatting, everyone knows that it is Submission and beating make a move.
Even if you beat a bear until it admits that it is a rabbit, it still knows deep down in its heart that it is a bear. Magic is different. Magic can make you think that you are a rabbit from the bottom of your heart.
This is magic!
Mr. Granger trembled. He looked back at Mr. Roberts who was standing at the door of his hut and looking up at the sky. This was the Muggle who had touched the interests of wizards!
His peaceful look made Mr. Granger feel uncomfortable from inside. But when his eyes fell on his daughter, his inner discomfort suddenly dissipated a lot - he also had his own daughter .
The feeling was like grabbing a boat ticket before the flood broke out. He stood on the side of the boat and looked at the passers-by on the shore who were submerged in the flood. Even though he felt sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead, he finally "came ashore".
He did not think carefully about what would happen to him in this situation when his daughter was away. Thinking too much would only make him uneasy.
"That's it..." Mrs. Granger also fell into thinking after listening to Mr. Weasley's explanation, "So why can't we separate them? Wouldn't it be better to send Mr. Roberts to go on vacation elsewhere? ?”
Mr. Granger's breath was stagnant: Yes, it seems that it would not be difficult to send that unfortunate camp guard on vacation, right?
"Who knows? Maybe the Ministry has its own ideas." Mr. Weasley's mind was not on this at all. He was trying to find his own camping spot.
Mr. Granger became depressed again.
"Maybe it's a matter of scale?" Tom couldn't stand it anymore and decided to help enlighten Mr. Granger - at least he could help him find a good excuse.
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Note: The content of Mr. Weasley confusing 5 pounds and 20 pounds in the original book is indeed confusing. Pictures of pounds can be found online. The colors of 5 pounds and 20 pounds are completely different. Even considering the different versions, it does not make sense at all.