A Date (Part 2)

After finishing the lavish lunch, Hermione leaned against Bell's chest and rested for a while before finally feeling less full.

The two returned to the street, ready to continue their afternoon's sightseeing.

Incidentally, after eating and drinking her fill, Little Fina ran back into Bell's pocket and snuggled up, completely forgetting the task Shanna had given her.

As they passed the Wenrenju Literati Quill Shop next to the Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Bell asked Hermione:

"Should we go in and buy a Quick-Quotes Quill?"

"Why?"

Hermione looked at Bell with confusion.

In her first year, because they often studied together in the Library, the intelligent Hermione was not led astray by the other Little Wizard under Bell's influence.

Shortly after enrolling in school, she wrote a letter to her father, asking him to buy her a fountain pen and send it to her.

Therefore, Hermione was somewhat puzzled by Bell's suggestion to buy a quill pen.

Bell clearly noticed his girlfriend's confusion, and he smiled and explained:

"I'm talking about Quick-Quotes Quill, a magical quill that can automatically record what the professor says. A good Quick-Quotes Quill can save you a lot of work."

"But why have I never seen you use it?"

Hermione was somewhat averse to Quick-Quotes Quill. She believed that only by writing down the key points of what the professor said by hand could she deepen her understanding and memory.

"Because I have the Legilimency. I can store every single word the professor says in my mind without missing a single detail. So I don't need to use Quick-Quotes Quill."

"Then I also want to learn Legilimency. Can I start learning now?"

Hermione had long envied Bell's Legilimency.

"It's possible. However, cultivating the Legilimency to the point where one can extract their own memories at any time is no easy feat."

"That's why I need to push myself even harder, isn't it?"

"Alright then, once you've fully mastered the Patronus Charm, I'll begin teaching you Legilimency."

Hermione felt a little disappointed when Bell mentioned the Patronus Charm.

By now, she has spent far more time learning the Patronus Charm than Shanna had initially. However, she still cannot guarantee a successful summoning of the Patronus every time; her success rate is only about 50%.

Bell reached out and ruffled his girlfriend's hair.

He could have helped Hermione master the Patronus Charm more quickly by using methods such as capturing a Dementor or utilizing Boggart's Transfiguration. But Bell didn't do that.

The study and research of magic is undoubtedly difficult and tedious. Not every Curses, like the Patronus Charm, has a shortcut.

Therefore, Bell doesn't want Hermione to develop a habit of taking shortcuts. A deep understanding of the Patronus Charm and mastery of the fusion of emotions and magic will lay a solid foundation. This will greatly benefit Hermione's future development.

While chatting, Bell and Hermione were almost at the end of the street.

At the end of the street stood a grand Magic Item Shop. Hermione was astonished to discover that the shop's name was "Menethil Magical Item Shop"?

Faced with Hermione's curious gaze, Bell wanted to cover his face.

He said we shouldn't use this name, it's too flashy.

But his own father said that this was to demonstrate the strength of the family, and then ignored his objections and insisted on using the name.

"That's right, this shop is owned by my family."

Bell confirmed Hermione's guess.

This shop was originally called "Dervish and Banges," which also sold magical items. However, after the Bell Family rose to prominence and began selling all kinds of high-quality magical items, the shop's business declined.

After persevering for several years with the support of its loyal customers, it finally announced its closure not long ago.

After learning that Devis and Bans intended to sell the shop, William paid 20% above market price to acquire it amidst the resentful yet delighted gazes of the two original owners.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and take a look!"

Hermione burst forth with unprecedented enthusiasm and started running with Bell in her arms.

"Welcome, Young Master!"

As soon as they entered the store, a House-elf bowed to them.

The House-elf's Toby. He knew his Young Master would be coming to Hogsmeade today, so he got up early and carefully cleaned every corner of the shop, inside and out, just to welcome his Young Master.

"Hi, Toby. Are you alone?"

Looking around the store, Bell asked curiously.

"Yes, Mr. Jules had an urgent matter to attend to and went out."

Jules is another employee at the store; he is a wizard.

In reality, Jules was tricked away by Toby using an excuse. Toby did that so he could talk to his Young Master a little more.

Incidentally, due to a severe shortage of manpower, William has agreed, at Bell's suggestion, to distribute the House-elf to work in various family businesses.

Noticing Hermione's almost overflowing curiosity, Bell took Hermione's hand and began to introduce her to the various magical items in the shop.

Toby silently walked to the door and hung up a "Closed for Business" sign. He wouldn't allow anyone to disturb his Young Master's enjoyment.

As for turnover?

That's a matter for Lord William to worry about. Toby, as a lowly House-elf, has no right to consider such high-level matters.

"This is the Frost Orb. Once activated with magic, it will split into dozens of Ice Cone to attack enemies. Take it for self-defense."

With that, Bell placed an ice-blue bead into Hermione's hand.

These are all our own things, they're free.

"This is the Flame Orb. You know what a grenade is? This is similar to a grenade, but its advantage is that it can be activated at any time, and it's also more powerful."

As he spoke, Bell placed another fiery red bead into Hermione's hand.

"This is Hellfire Stone, a one-time use Magic Puppet. Once activated, it can Transfiguration into a Philosopher's Stone engulfed in flames."

This is Flame Totem that can continuously fire fireballs at enemies while also deploying a Protego Totalum barrier. However, its drawback is that it cannot be moved freely.

This is Mirror Image...

This is Cold Mind...

This is Arcane Burst...

This is Lightning Pistol, modified from Muggle's handgun, capable of firing Lightning bullets. It's said to be very popular with Onmyoji yin-yang masters) in Japan.

This is Raise Dead. Of course, it cannot bring the dead back to life, it can only manipulate corpses.

"Manipulating corpses? Isn't that incredibly evil?"

Hermione exclaimed.

"What we want is evil. How can we scare people if we're not evil? In reality, those manipulated corpses have extremely low combat power; they don't even qualify as cannon fodder. They only rely on their looks to scare people."

Bell curled his lip in disdain.

This thing was invented by a wizard recruited by the family. Bell himself would never invent such a useless thing.

"Take this and play with it too."

With that, Bell shoved the scroll imbued with the Revival Charm the dead into Hermione's arms.

Hermione shrank back in fright. She didn't want this thing at all, let alone play with it. What kind of twisted person would play with something like this!

"And this... this... this... take them all too."

Since he happened to be at his own store, Bell naturally had to dress up his girlfriend in full gear.

"That's enough, Bell, that's enough, stop taking it."

Clutching a large pile of magical items in her arms, Hermione didn't dare to move an inch.

She was afraid that she might accidentally drop some dangerous magical item, causing it to be activated. That would be disastrous.

Hermione finally understood why the Bell Family was so rich. They were in the arms trade!

Hermione felt that the "weapons" she was holding were enough to wage a small war.

"Hermione, these are all family specialties, they're free, so don't worry about it. Besides, these are different from the clothes you had before. These are life-saving items, so you should take as many as you can."

To prevent Hermione from refusing as she had before, Bell deliberately put on a serious expression.

"Toby, go get a space bag that's been enchanted with Undetectable Extension Charm. It needs to be spacious, a women's size, and easy to carry."

Bell gave the order to Toby, who had been silently following behind the two.

"Yes, Young Master."

Toby happily agreed and quickly ran to find the space pack that his Young Master had requested. Toby felt very honored to be able to serve his Young Master.

Looking at Bell in front of her, Hermione felt both moved and helpless.

These magical items aren't for saving lives; they're clearly for taking lives!

Ultimately, at Bell's insistence, Hermione left Menethil Magical Item Shop with her small leather bag filled with various dangerous "weapons".

Hermione had no idea what most of the magical items in there were for or how to use them.

It seems that she will have another pressing issue to address once she gets back.