Leaving the Grigovic wand store, Penelo continued to take Matthew to buy essentials from Hogwarts.

They first went to Mrs. Mojin's robe store, where Matthew bought three sets of black wizard robes, black pointed hats, dragon-skin protective clothing and winter cloak.

Then there was the Patch Crucible Shop and Slager Giggs Pharmacy, who bought tin crucibles, brass balances and a complete set of crystal pill bottles respectively.

The next step to go to Lihen Bookstore, where the two purchased a full set of textbooks for fifth and first-year students in Hogwarts. The clerk of Lihen Bookstore had already prepared these textbooks and packed them in cartons, so he didn't need to go to the bookshelf to choose on the bookshelf.

It's all free, at least Matthew didn't see Penelo paying the shopkeepers a copper coin.

However, free ones are often the most expensive, and he understands this deeply in his heart.

Almost two hours later, Matthew, who was wrapped in strange shapes, left Lihen Bookstore with a large and small package.

Since it is getting late, the weather is getting hotter. The scorching sun grills the earth without mercy, and the pebbly floor seems to be hot and hot. Matthew put down his luggage, wipes the sweat from his forehead, and takes out the parchment list-

"Just buy another pet," he shouted, "an owl or a cat or a toad."

"Okay, let's end it all right away." Penelo seemed to be getting hot too: "Come with me."

...

Walking through the street, they came to a shop called "Magic Zoo".

The space inside is very crowded, with cages hanging in every inch of the wall; and full of various animal calls, this is a noisy pet store.

A big turtle with gems inlaid on its hard shell shows its body in the window; a fat white rabbit suddenly turns into a silk top hat and then changes back; and a basket of strange furry things screaming loudly, creating noise.

The store owner is a female boss wearing heavy glasses. After seeing Matthew and Penelo come in, he asked with a kind look: "What do you need, my dear?"

"My companion is a freshman from Hogwarts." Penelo gasped and introduced himself: "He hopes to buy a pet."

"Oh." The witch nodded, then looked up and down at Matthew: "I suggest you choose an owl instead of a cat or a toad; children all like owls, which can deliver messages and packages for you, and are a very excellent messenger."

"Owl..." Matthew murmured, but he directly made a cross in his heart.

In the Wizard World, I do not know anyone except Penelo Crivat, whom I met yesterday, and I am not allowed to contact Muggle World...

Is it used to buy an owl in this case to be an ornamental animal?

He cleared his throat: "Madam, what are the functions of cats and toads in magic?"

"If a cat has the blood of a cat, it will be very smart and able to have an incredible ability, that is, it will pay special attention to those who are suspicious and untrustworthy." The witch introduced.

"So is it very likely that a pet cat has a cat's bloodline?" Matthew asked curiously.

"This...is not very high..." the witch replied.

What she said, she could basically default to zero. Matthew thought to himself.

Matthew in his previous life had been a shoveler for more than ten years; after coming to the wizard world, he didn't want to raise another old man anymore.

Unless the old man has special abilities.

"So, does the toad have any magical role?" Matthew continued to ask.

"The toad itself does not have any magical abilities, but it has a very high magical sensitivity, so it is a good object to practice spells and test potions." The witch continued: "It is especially useful for pharmacists because their skin can absorb liquids, which makes it easier to test potions that require oral administration."

It sounds slightly more useful than the previous two? Matthew thought secretly.

"Then I'll buy a toad?" he said without hesitation.

"Are you crazy, Wakefield?" Penelo glanced at her companion incredible: "Toads have not been popular in Hogwarts for many years. If you choose to take a toad to school, you may be ridiculed by other classmates."

"I just think they are cute!" Matthew said with a naive and romantic look on his face.

Since it is a personal hobby, Penelo is not good to say anything else.

"So dear, you can choose a toad you like." The witch said enthusiastically.

At the same time, she waved her wand, a large glass box filled with various toads, slowly moved to Matthew on his own.

"There are red-eyed toads, flower-backed toads and red-bellied toads here..."

"Just choose this." Matthew randomly chose one of the ones that were slightly pleasing to the eye.

"This is a black-cornered toad, they are very happy to get along with wizards; but I have to remind you that they can be noisy sometimes!" said the witch with a smile.

At the same time, she put the toad that Matthew chose into a small glass box and handed the entire glass box to Matthew.

Matthew looked at his pet carefully. There was a layer of black eye sockets around his eyes, which was not ugly, and it could even be said to be a bit cute.

"Thank you, madam."

"You're welcome."

...

After purchasing the last item on the list, carrying a strangely shaped package of all sizes and a toad in his arms; Matthew began to walk back to the Burnt Cauldron Bar.

Penelo sent the boy to his room at the broken cauldron bar and handed him a letter.

"Wickfield, this is your ticket to Hogwarts," she said. "On September 1, at King's Cross Station, Mr. Abbot will send you there."

"Thank you for your care, Miss Crivat." Matthew took the letter.

"You're welcome, goodbye to Hogwarts," Penelo said with a smile: "I hope you can be assigned to Ravenclaw by then, because I am the chief of Ravenclaw."

She seemed to think that the boy in front of her might not understand what she meant, and then explained: "This is the name of the college. The school has four colleges - Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor."

"Ravenclaw is the best academy, Slytherin belongs to those conspirators, and Hufflepuff is the academy of the mediocre..."

"...But I'd rather go to Hufflepuff than to go to Gryffindor!"

"What's wrong with Gryffindor?" Matthew asked curiously.

"Because Gryffindor is the academy with the most black wizards in the past century."
Chapter completed!