Chapter 5: Owl, cat and toad

　　 Leaving the Grigovic wand store, Penello Krivart continued to take Matthew to purchase the essential supplies for Hogwarts.
　　 They first went to the Madam Morkin robes store, where Matthew bought three sets of black wizard robes, black peaked hats, dragon skin protective clothing and winter cloaks.
　　 Then there were Partage Crucible Shop and Slug & Giggs Pharmacy. He bought a pewter crucible, a brass balance and a complete set of crystal medicine bottles.
　　 The next step I went to was the Lihen Bookstore. The two bought a full set of textbooks for Hogwarts fifth and first grade students. The clerk at Lihen Bookstore has already prepared these textbooks and packed them in cartons. There is no need to pick them out on the shelf by themselves.
　　 All this is free, at least Matthew did not see Penello pay the shopkeepers a copper plate.
　　 But the free ones are often the most expensive, and he understands this deeply in his heart.
　　 After almost two hours, Matthew left Lihen Bookstore, carrying large and small, strange-shaped packages.
　　 As it is getting late, the weather is getting warmer. The scorching sun grilled the earth mercilessly, and the cobblestone floor seemed to be scorching hot from the sun. Matthew put down his luggage, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and at the same time took out the parchment list
　　 "Just buy one more pet." He said loudly, "An owl or a cat or a toad."
　　 "Okay, let's end it all quickly." Penello seemed to be too hot: "Come with me."
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　　 Across the street, they came to a shop called "Wonderful Zoo".
The space inside 　　 is very crowded. Every inch of the wall is hung with cages; and it is full of animal calls. This is a noisy pet store.
A big tortoise with gems inlaid on a hard shell shows its body in the window; a fat white rabbit suddenly turns into a silk top hat, and then back again; there is also a basket of furry The strange thing is screaming and making noise.
　　 The shop owner is a female owner with heavy glasses. After seeing Matthew and Penello coming in, she asked kindly, "Is there anything you need, dear?"
　　 "My companion is a first-year freshman at Hogwarts." Penello took a breath and offered to introduce: "He wants to buy a pet."
"Oh." The witch nodded, and then glanced up and down at Matthew: "I suggest you choose an owl, not a cat or a toad; children like owls. It can deliver letters and packages for you. It is very good. Messenger."
　　 "Owl..." Matthew murmured, but he made a cross directly in his heart.
　　I don’t know anyone in the wizarding world except Penello Krivart, who I met yesterday, and I am not allowed to have any contact with the Muggle world...
　　 In this case, buy an owl, is it used as an animal watch?
　　 He cleared his throat: "Madam, may I ask, what role do cats and toads play in magic?"
　　 "If a cat has the blood of the cat raccoon, it will be very smart and possess an incredible ability, that is, it will pay special attention to those suspicious and untrusted people." The witch introduced.
　　 "So a pet cat, is it highly likely to have the blood of a raccoon dog?" Matthew asked curiously.
　　 "This...not very high..." the witch replied.
　　 If she said that, it would basically default to zero. Matthew thought to himself.
　　 Matthew, in his previous life, has been a shovel officer for more than ten years; after he came to the wizarding world, he didn't want to raise another uncle.
　　 Unless that uncle has special abilities.
　　 "So, does toad have any magical effect?" Matthew continued to ask.
"Toad itself does not have any magical ability, but it has a very high sensitivity to magic, so it is a good object for practicing spells and testing potions." The witch continued, "Especially for pharmacists. Very useful because their skin can absorb liquids, which makes it easier to test potions that need to be taken by mouth"
　　 sounds a bit more useful than the previous two? Matthew pondered secretly.
　　 "Then I will buy a toad?" He said without hesitation.
"Are you crazy, Wickfield." Penello Krivart glanced at her companion in an incredible way: "Toads have not been popular in Hogwarts for many years. If you choose to bring a toad If you go to school, you may be laughed at by other students."
　　 "I just think they are cute!" Matthew said with a naive and romantic expression.
　　 Since it's a personal hobby, Penello can't say anything more.
　　 "So dear, you can choose a toad that you like." The witch said with an enthusiastic expression.
　　 At the same time, she waved her magic wand, a large glass box filled with all kinds of toads, and slowly moved to Matthew on her own.
　　 "There are red-eyed toads, flower-backed toads, and red-bellied toads..."
　　 "Choose this." Matthew randomly selected one of them, which was a little pleasing to the eye.
　　 "This is a black-eyed toad, they are very happy to get along with wizards; but I have to remind one thing, UU reading www.uukanshu.com they can be very noisy sometimes!" The witch smiled and said.
　　 At the same time, she packed the toad selected by Matthew into a small glass box, and then handed the entire glass box to Matthew.
　　 Matthew took a close look at his pet. There are a layer of black eye sockets around his eyes, which is not ugly, even a little cute.
　　 "Thank you, madam."
　　 "You're welcome."
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　　 After purchasing the last item on the list, carrying large and small, weird-shaped packages, he also held a toad in a glass box in his arms; Matthew began to walk on the way back to the broken cauldron bar.
　　 Penello sent the boy to his room in the Broken Cauldron Bar and handed him a letter.
　　 "Wakefield, here is your ticket to Hogwarts." She said, "September 1st, at Kings Cross Station, Mr. Abbot will send you there."
　　 "Thank you for your care, Miss Crevat." Matthew took the letter.
　　 "You are welcome, we will see you at Hogwarts." Penello said with a smile, "I hope you will be assigned to Ravenclaw by then, because I am the prefect of Ravenclaw."
She seemed to think that the boy in front of her might not understand her meaning, and then explained: "This is the name of the college. There are four colleges in the school-Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Gran Fendor."
　　 "Ravenclaw is the best academy, Slytherin belongs to the conspirators, and Hufflepuff is the academy for the mediocre..."
　　 "...but I would rather enter Hufflepuff than Gryffindor!"
　　 "What happened to Gryffindor?" Matthew asked curiously.
　　 "Because Gryffindor is the academy with the most black wizards in the past century."