After buying their necessities, everyone split up briefly to buy little things that interested them.
The twins quietly gave Ron five Galleons.
Ron, who had been downcast because he had failed to get himself a broomstick, immediately sprang back to life.
Clearly, though, Ron, who rarely had money in his pocket, did not intend to spend what was, to him, a "fortune" lightly. There was nothing he wanted to buy for the moment anyway.
Well, his rat Scabbers had been listless, so he needed to take him to a pet shop, but his parents could pay for that.
Not yet fourteen, Ron could already distinguish between the family's money and his own.
"Hey, where's Ginny?" Harry suddenly asked in some surprise as they reached the entrance to the Magical Menagerie.
He was with Hermione, Ron, and Mrs. Weasley. Ron was going to have Scabbers examined, while Hermione was planning to buy a pet.
Percy had stayed at Flourish and Blotts, saying he wanted to find some study guides. Harry and the other Weasley brothers all thought that was quite unnecessary. The fellow had earned twelve Outstandings in his Ordinary Wizarding Levels. He was an absolute monster. What did someone like that need study guides for?
Neville had gone to the joke shop with the twins. Neville wanted a new pack of Exploding Snap, while the twins wanted to see whether their products had been given good display positions here in Diagon Alley.
Mr. Weasley had run into an acquaintance at the bookshop and gone off to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink.
Ginny had originally been beside Mrs. Weasley, but she had vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Oh, she said she'd remembered some book she wanted to buy and went back to find Percy," Hermione said.
Harry nodded