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"Dialogue"
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Chapter 95: The Marauders Are in Trouble
The total estimation for the basilisk ca to forty thousand Galleons.
This was, of course, for the complete beast. Since Jas had delivered less than half (skin and heart were missing), they offered him fifteen thousand gold Galleons.
The amount was more than he expected the goblins to pay him, given that he could not produce any official docuntation about the origin of the creature.
Jas concluded that this was the goblins' way to get in his good graces.
Goblin society puts a lot of weight on martial achievents, and taking down an ancient beast such as the Slytherin Basilisk was certainly a great accomplishnt in their eyes.
But in the end, no matter what their reasoning was, Jas was happy with the amount he got.
The mountain of gold had to be stashed away inside a large dinsional bag that he was forced to buy, as he hadn't brought anything capable of holding so much weight otherwise.
It was a worthwhile expense but a necessary one since he couldn't open a vault in his na without his parent's approval, so Jas didn't feel bad about it. But more importantly, now he wouldn't have to bother spending so much ti making simple potions for sale and could focus on his most important projects.
The entire trip took him over two hours in total. It was more than he had initially predicted, so he hoped that everything was alright with his friends.
Jas noticed the sky was starting to darken as he walked toward an empty alley from where he could use Apparition.
"Tempus." There were still over thirty minutes before they had to be back at the castle.
"It should be fine." If Sirius and the others complained about him being late, he could promise to buy them sothing on their next trip, since now he could afford a bit of wasteful spending.
Jas lifted his wand and disappeared from Diagon Alley.
His point of Apparition was another alley near the center of Hogsade that was rarely used.
After making sure no one saw him, he discreetly made his way back to the Three Broomsticks.
"Hmmm?..." Jas walked inside the pub and glanced at the table where his friends had been previously drinking, but the table was completely empty. Several glasses and plates with snacks were still on the table, but there was no sign of them.
There were only a few groups of students left, since it was getting late. So he couldn't have missed them in the crowd.
Jas then spotted Madam Rosrta cleaning a table and went to ask about his friends.
She was surprised to see him there. "You weren't with them when they left? Then you should hurry, they may need you."
"What do you an? Did sothing happen?"
Rosrta made a concerned expression. "So Slytherin students started making a ruckus and raising their voices. I was working in the kitchen, so I don't know exactly what they said, but when I ca out, your friends seed to be arguing with them. Soon after, they all rushed outside the pub. I'm worried they may get into a fight… those boys from Slytherin looked like at least sixth-years, and the Lestrange brothers were among them… those two are very scary."
Jas wasted no ti getting out of the Three Broomsticks.
"Point , Sirius Black." The wand pointed him in the right direction.
At first, it followed the path leading out of Hogsade, but soon it deviated toward a narrow side path covered with trees. Jas was familiar enough with the area to know that this small trail led to a resting area with so benches.
He could hear the commotion from a small clearing ahead.
Jas moved as fast as he could, hoping to make it in ti to prevent things from spiraling out of control.
There was a mixture of loud gasps, yells, and shouts, making it difficult to discern what was being said, but when he entered the resting area, he was finally able to assess the situation a bit better.
He could see his friends...Sirius, Remus, and Peter were on the other side of the clearing. Lily, Alice, and Frank were also with them.
Jas just recalled that they had been entering the Three Broomsticks as he was leaving.
Near the entrance and completely blocking it, was a group of Slytherin students.
He could only see their backs at the mont, but could still recognize so of them, like the two Lestrange brothers. Rodolphus could not be missed. The guy was massive for his age. His size and shape made him look more like a bodybuilder than a wizard.
Snape was also easy to spot. No one else had long, black, greasy hair like his.
There were three other boys, making them six in total.
Despite being equal in numbers, things were not going well for his friends.
Lily looked terrified, while her friend Alice was helping her boyfriend Frank. He seed to have been hit with so hex that twisted his ankle badly, leaving him unable to stand.
Peter was using a handkerchief to cover Sirius's arm, which was bleeding profusely.
Remus seed to be the only one left standing and was doing his best to defend his friends from further harm.
On the Slytherin side, only one of the boys appeared to be injured, clutching his hand.
Jas had to wonder how things had escalated to this point. This was not so school fight like the ones he rembered from his old days at Hogwarts.
Back then, kids mostly resorted to harmless jinxes, like the one that forced you to dance, or the one that made your teeth grow. They wouldn't try to cut each other up or break their bones.
Perhaps this was a side effect of the Dark Lord's growing influence...making Slytherin students bolder and more confident that they could get away with anything since their parents now had the backing of a powerful wizard trying to take over the country.
'Maybe it's ti to change my approach to these kinds of situations. Perhaps… I've been too soft,' Jas thought, as he raised his wand.
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