"I've been waiting for this bracelet for more than a month. Slughorn complained, but he quickly changed gear. "Of course! it's a lucky thing that this top-notch magic item that can be used as a family heirloom can be bought with gold, especially this kind of work of the future alchemist when he was young. Not to mention that the situation outside is very dangerous now, and there are countless people who need this kind of self-defense props. ”

"Thank you for the compliment. Ryan nodded slightly. "But there's no way to keep you waiting that long, because it's too complicated to make, and I still have to go to school, so I can't spend all my energy on it. So I can only make a little bit of it every month and give it to the store. ”

"Yes, that's true, you're still a student, of course I understand. Slughorn said. "But I think I can help you, I think it's a complete waste of time for you to do the homework I gave me at your current potions level. I think I can allow you to skip the homework I assign after class, so that you can provide more people with power-ups to defend against the Dark Arts. ”

"Thank you so much. Ryan smiled, time was always running out for him, and it was a good thing to have more free time to do his own thing. So after listening to what Slughorn said, he opened the bottle of elf wine on the table and poured a golden cup full of it. "Professor, try this wine. This is what I got last time I went to the Celestial Empire. ”

"It tastes so good. Slughorn said after taking a sip, and then he brought the golden cup to himself and studied it carefully. "Hey, this doesn't seem to be an ordinary cup. ”

"Of course not. Ryan smiled. "All the cutlery here is made when I used to practice, not only to change the temperature of the liquid in the cup, but also to detect whether the contents of the cup are poisonous. ”

"I've seen a similar set of cutlery at the Malfoy house, and it's not as beautiful as yours, and it's better than your magic. But they kept it in a glass case like a treasure, and every day they just let the house-elves polish the cups and plates, and never used them. ”

"That's not interesting. Ryan said. "All alchemy items are made for a more convenient life, and to put them on the shelf is completely contrary to the original purpose of their creation. ”

"Maybe it's because you're an alchemist, wizards don't usually look like you—" Slughorn's tone revealed a hint of envy, in this world the master alchemist is worth a lot more than the master of potions, especially now that Nick Lemay is dead. In Slughorn's eyes, Ryan will definitely become a master alchemist in the future as long as he grows up step by step. So he naturally had some envy.

Over the rest of the day, Ryan and Slughorn talk about Diagon Alley's ingredient sourcing. Together, the two began to spit on some of the profiteers in Diagon Alley. Soon, with Ryan's deliberate flattery, Slughorn began to talk about his youth. At the same time, he also patted his chest and agreed to help Ryan introduce a few of his former students, so that Ryan could buy more inexpensive things in the future in terms of raw material procurement.

At this time, the wine that Slughorn had brought and the bottle that Ryan had placed on the table before were almost finished, and the elixir gave Harry a gentle nudge. Ryan noticed that Harry suddenly leaned over to Hermione and said something, and then Hermione pulled out several square bottles from another space bag, and then stood up to fill them up for Ryan and Slughorn.

Ryan, on the other hand, immediately pulled Professor Slughorn into the conversation about sourcing various raw materials in Tumbledown Alley after receiving a notification from Hermione to brand him with a phoenix, which apparently caught Professor Slughorn's attention. He didn't notice that Hermione had changed the wine.

"Dwarven mead. Ryan took a sip and determined what Hermione had brought out, something the dwarves had made since they returned to the Lonely Mountain. They tried to steal the elf mead market with this thing, so this wine is very close to elf mead in taste. The only difference is that even if the wine is soft to drink, the alcohol content is not low. It only takes two bottles to overturn a dwarf.

So at this time, Ryan could only use his strength to use alchemy to dismantle the wine he drank to avoid drinking himself, but Slughorn, who was sitting opposite him, didn't know this. He thought that this wine was as drunk as the sweet wine just now.

As a result, only half an hour later, Slughorn sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Ryan, regardless of his age, and began toasting each other: for Hogwarts, for Dumbledore, and for Harry Potter. Hermione looked at Ryan and Slughorn with a playful look as she sipped sweet tea. Harry pretended to be drinking with his glass, but he always worked with Ryan to convince Slughorn to drink more.

It didn't take long for Ryan to sell the experimental bracelet Harry had on his hand to Slughorn. Slughorn pulled out a bag containing 2,800 Galleons and handed it to Ryan.

Ryan had asked him for 2,500 Galleons, but Slughorn looked down on me if you didn't accept the 3,000 Galleons from me. In the end, it is good to say that the two reached an agreement on the number of 2,800 Galleons. Slughorn then shouted "Cheers to a future master alchemist!" and slipped the bracelet into his coat pocket as he lifted the glass full of amber wine and poured it into his mouth.

Slughorn began to sing a soothing song after drinking the wine from his glass, which Ryan had never heard anywhere else, and thought it was a wizard ballad. Sure enough, after listening carefully to the lyrics, he realized that the song was about a sorcerer named Odo who was dying.

"Death is always scary. Hermione said after listening to the song, "So countless people try to avoid death, pursue life and hate death, which may be a biological instinct." Only some great people can overcome the instinct of life and face death with their heads held high for some great reason when they need it. ”

"Yes, that's what happened to my parents. Harry answered as well, then looked at Slughorn, "Do you know about this?"

"Oh," Slughorn said, holding back a big hiccup, "oh yes, they're really heroes, and I admire them so much." But that thing was also really—very scary. Terrible...... Terrible ......" At this point, he didn't know what to say next, so he could only reach out and pick up another wine glass full of wine from the table. At the same time, he asked Harry rhetorically, "I think- you don't remember, Harry?" he asked awkwardly.

"I don't remember – I was a year old when they died. Harry said that at this time he saw Ryan pull out a small pill made of herbs from his bosom and set it on fire. Soon, the smoke cleared through the room, and Harry sniffed the grassy smell that filled the air. I felt my nerves relax a lot.

"Soothing. Ryan mouthed Harry, then made a cheering gesture with his right fist.

Harry nodded to Ryan and turned to look Slughorn in the eye and said, "I didn't remember those things back then, but I learned a lot when I was older. My dad died first, you know?"

"Sorry, kid, I- I really don't know that. Slughorn said in a faint voice.

"Yes...... Voldemort killed him, then stepped over his corpse and walked over to my mother. Harry seemed very calm, even a little cold. He ignored Slughorn, who was looking at him with fearful eyes, and continued, "He told my mom to go away, and Voldemort told me she could have been immortal, that he only wanted to kill me, that she could have escaped." ”

"Oh my God," Slughorn whispered, "she could have ...... She doesn't have to...... It's horrible......"

"Yes. Ryan saw Harry approach Slughorn and said in a voice that was almost whispering. But she didn't, and she pleaded with Voldemort to let me survive as well. But he just laughed......"

"That's enough!" Slughorn suddenly cried, raising his trembling hand, "Really, dear child, that's enough...... I'm an old man...... I don't need to listen...... I don't want to hear ...... either."

"You seem to have told me that my mother was one of your most proud protégés, right?" Harry asked, as he shifted the subject with a small sip of the elixir.

"Of course, of course. With the help of alcohol and soothing agents, Slughorn fell into memories. "Who would hate her to anyone who has seen Lily? she is so brave...... So lively...... But at last, ah, the worst thing befell ......"

"So I hope you can help, help your son who was a proud protégé back then. Harry finally said what he was aiming for tonight.