Chapter 629: Discounts Among Colleagues
After about twenty minutes, the shopkeeper and Daphne finally emerged from the back of the shop.
"Just make the changes I mentioned and deliver it to Hogwarts tomorrow. Is that okay?" Daphne, walking ahead, said with a confident tone.
"No problem," the shopkeeper replied with a pleasant smile. "I'll ensure the dress is delivered to Hogwarts on time."
"Good," Daphne nodded, then turned towards the door with the shopkeeper escorting her. "We're heading back, Astoria."
As they passed Kyle and Kanna, Astoria gave them a polite nod and greeted them softly. Daphne, however, simply snorted and walked past without a word.
Kyle shook his head helplessly. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened.
Since the beginning of the school year, several Slytherins had drastically changed their attitude toward him. Take Malfoy, for instance.
Before, their relationship had been neutral. Despite Malfoy's arrogance, the two had found some common ground, particularly when it came to their shared interests. But this year was different. Not a single word had passed between them since term started, and they'd barely crossed paths.
It felt deliberate, as though Malfoy were actively avoiding him, and Kyle suspected it had something to do with Lucius Malfoy. He could easily imagine Lucius giving his son explicit instructions before the school year began.
The shift wasn't limited to Malfoy. Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle, and even Millicent—once steady customers who had happily spent Galleons on Kyle's products—had all distanced themselves.
Under their influence, the rest of the Slytherins had grown increasingly indifferent as well, and Daphne was no exception. As a close friend of Pansy and Millicent, her attitude was expected.