On this day, the Wizards watching seemed to feel the fear once dominated by the two Dark Lords.
The people around scattered and fled. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, along with the other children and Mr. and Mrs. Granger, finally squeezed out of Flourish and Blotts.
They had just seen the scene at the entrance of Flourish and Blotts.
But at that time, everyone was constantly backing away, and they couldn't find a chance to squeeze out. Look at Lockhart, who was standing at the very back of Flourish and Blotts; he had been squeezed until his face was black and blue.
"Children, are you all alright?" As soon as they squeezed out, Mrs. Weasley anxiously checked the seven children who had just faced the Malfoy father and son one by one.
Merlin's beard! That Lucius Malfoy used to be a Death Eater; who knows if he secretly cast some nasty curse on these children.
Perhaps they should all be taken to St Mungos for a check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger were also nearby, checking the children using the Muggle medicine they knew, especially Lynn.
Her brain was already abnormal, and she had just received such stimulation. What if something happened?
On the other side, the Malfoy father and son were swaying as they stood up from the shattered Potion Ingredients Shop.
They only felt their heads were aching and dizzy, as if the world around them was spinning.
If they went to a Muggle hospital for a check-up now, they would get one result: a concussion.
Seeing them get up, Mr. Weasley, standing at the very front, drew his wand with a solemn face. The usually gentle man now looked like an enraged lion.
It made one feel as if he were still that stalwart of the Order of the Phoenix who could hold his own even when Lord Voldemort was at his most arrogant.
"Malfoy, have you fallen so low as to attack children? If you want to fight, I'll fight you!"
With a roar, Molly behind him also stood up abruptly, drawing her wand to stand by her husband's side.
She could ignore Lucius's mockery of her and her husband's poverty, but she could not tolerate Ginny feeling inferior because of his mockery.
Failing to provide better conditions for the children was what they considered their fault as parents; this should not become a reason for the children to feel inferior.
Fred and George also put away their usual joking manner and stood behind their parents with Percy, drawing their wands.
Looking at the two adult Wizards glaring at him from across, and the group of Young Wizards behind them, Lucius leaned against the nearby wall, teetering.
His gaze moved toward Lynn, who still had an indifferent face behind them. Damn it... is she really a Young Wizard?
Is this an ability a Young Wizard should have?
Noticing his gaze toward Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley took a step across to block her, and everyone present stepped forward in unison to shield her.
Hermione even pulled her directly into her arms, her gaze full of wariness as she looked at the backs of the people in front.
"Heh, we'll see." Lucius calmed down, knowing the situation was not in his favor. He grabbed Draco, and the father and son stumbled away together.
Seeing the Malfoy father and son leave, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hermione rubbed Lynn's hair in her arms and remarked, "Lynn, you're really amazing."
Lynn blinked blankly. Amazing? She was just a student; what was so amazing?
"Exactly!"
"What you did was simply—"
"Fantastic!" ×2
Fred and George agreed with Hermione's statement with their usual perfect rapport, and the other Young Wizards also praised Lynn with smiles.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger looked at Lynn lovingly, while Mrs. Weasley looked at her husband with some concern.
"Should we take them to St Mungos for a check-up? I'm afraid Malfoy might have used some dirty trick."
"Alright." Since it concerned the children's safety, Mr. Weasley agreed without hesitation.
While the nearby Mr. and Mrs. Granger were asking what St Mungos was, Lynn walked with steady steps toward the Potion Ingredients Shop across the way, which was now a pile of ruins.
Hermione and the others exchanged glances and followed Lynn.
Seeing Lynn walking toward them, the clerk and the shopkeeper of the Potion Ingredients Shop felt their breath hitch.
Merlin preserve us, please don't let her be coming to hit us. They were innocent!
To their surprise, after Lynn arrived in front of them, she bowed deeply without hesitation.
Apologizing politely, "I am sorry for destroying your shop. I will pay double for the damages."
The shopkeeper and the clerk looked at each other in surprise. There would actually... be compensation?
The Malfoy father and son had left without even mentioning it just now; they thought this young girl wouldn't mention compensation either.
Straightening her body again, Lynn's gaze quickly swept through the shattered shop.
Through the broken wooden boards, she calculated how many Galleons it would take to rebuild this wooden wall, and then calculated the total amount of various Potion ingredients through the scattered ingredients and the boxes that held them on the ground.
Of course, Lynn calculated based on the measurement of every Potion filling its box.
After calculating these compensation amounts at the maximum, Lynn concluded it was five hundred Galleons.
Double compensation meant she needed to pay these two, the shopkeeper and the clerk, one thousand Galleons.
Taking out her Money Pouch, Lynn began to pour out Galleons.
Although only five could be poured out at a time, everyone present already knew this was a special function of the Money Pouch.
Hermione and the others wouldn't rush Lynn, and the clerk and shopkeeper simply didn't dare to.
It wasn't until they saw that Lynn had already poured out enough Galleons to buy both of their shops that they hurriedly waved their hands.
"Enough, enough! Our shop only opened recently, and the Potion ingredients weren't all full to begin with. This money is already enough to buy both our shops."
Lynn just shook her head, stopping only after pouring out a thousand Galleons. She looked up at the shopkeeper and the clerk, her voice without any fluctuation. "One thousand Galleons. You can count them."
The shopkeeper and the clerk both hurriedly waved their hands. "No need, no need. It's definitely enough."
Even though they both said they didn't need that much money, this young girl still paid the absolute maximum and even doubled it... She's a very good person. Indeed, it's still the Malfoy family's fault. Just like the rumors, a family that produces Death Eaters even bullies Young Wizards!
Not only did the shopkeeper and clerk think so, but the merchants of Diagon Alley's Flourish and Blotts and the surrounding merchants also saw Lynn's subsequent compensation behavior.
Originally, she was acting in self-defense, only wanting to protect herself and her friends, and she was so polite afterward.
In stark contrast to the attitude of the Malfoy father and son, this immediately made these merchants' impression of Lynn soar.
A Young Wizard who was wealthy but not stingy, powerful yet reasonable, and who also valued her friends—who wouldn't like her?
This led to the merchants of Diagon Alley giving Lynn's actions today a good deal of positive publicity for some time to come.
It directly reversed her somewhat terrifying image.
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