Chapter 303: Lockhart’s Dueling Club
Even Kyle hadn't expected the little gift he gave Neville to become such a hit. Thanks to Neville's enthusiastic word-of-mouth promotion, more and more students started showing up, eager to buy what they were calling "Anti-Demon Crystals." It was a name they had invented themselves, but the mystique around it only fueled demand.
Fred and George were astonished. The next day at lunch, they tracked Kyle down at the Hufflepuff table and flanked him.
"Kyle, didn't you say you weren't interested in selling amulets?" Fred demanded. "Then why did half of Hogwarts turn up at breakfast wanting to buy these things?"
"And what is this Anti-Demon Crystal nonsense?" George asked suspiciously. "You're not cooking up something valuable on the side and keeping it from us, are you?"
Kyle sighed. "It's just a decorative amethyst—literally a Christmas ornament. I gave Neville one yesterday, and somehow, by this morning, the entire school is clamoring for them."
Kyle rubbed his forehead, exasperated. Neville had wanted to buy one, but Kyle hadn't been selling them and had just given him the amethyst as a gift. Neville had promised to spread the word, but Kyle hadn't anticipated just how effectively he'd do so.
After listening to Kyle's explanation, Fred and George grasped what had happened.
"Neville Longbottom..." they muttered in unison.
"If only he'd come to us sooner!"