Leaving the platform, the Granger couple had been waiting for a long time, Hermione waved to Dudley and Harry and said goodbye to the start of school, and then she ran towards the Grangers.

Dudley was keenly aware of Mr. Granger's glance at him, and he vaguely heard Mr. Granger say to Hermione, "Isn't this the boy who came to see the teeth last time?"

As for Hermione's answer, Dudley didn't hear it, because they were already far away.

Dudley looked around, but didn't see Penny and Vernon, he and Harry were leaning against the wall, and after waiting for about ten minutes, Penny and Vernon hurried over.

As soon as Penny saw the two of them, she hugged them directly, "Dudley and Harry, you miss me to death, how do I think you are all thin, are you not eating well at school." ”

Dudley's nose suddenly soured, "Why, I'm getting stronger." ”

"There are so many people today, and there are almost no parking spaces. Vernon said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted.

"Of course, it's almost Christmas, and there must be a lot of people. Dudley said.

"Let's go back quickly. Penny took Dudley and Harry's hand, and she glared at Vernon, "Why don't you help them push Lee." ”

Their luggage was originally in Dudley's newly bought box, but on the way, he took it out in advance, because he couldn't use magic when he returned, and although the box was very lightweight, it also had significant drawbacks, and he couldn't use the Enlargement Charm, so he couldn't take out the contents stored in the box.

Along the way, Penny shushes them and asks them warmly, and in fact they often write letters to Penny and Vernon, but Penny prefers to listen to them talk about college life in person.

In the evening, Penny cooked a large table of roast turkey, honey-glazed chicken wings, grilled lamb chops, and creamy mushroom soup......

Dudley was tired of eating these dishes, but tonight he ate them very well. The dinner lasted more than two hours amid laughter.

The next day, Dudley quietly ran to Diagon Alley, which Harry couldn't let know about because it was to prepare a gift for Snape. He came to the pharmacy, and yes, the name of the store was - Pharmacy. It's so capricious, who called this shop the only one in Diagon Alley.

Located on the north side of Diagon Alley, this pharmacy sells a variety of raw materials for making potions. Standing on the outside of the store, you can smell the pungent smell of rotten eggs and rotten cabbage leaves. Dudley turned his back and took a deep breath of fresh air, and then he stepped in.

Bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and furry claws hang from the ceiling. Jars of herbs, hay roots, and brightly colored powders were stacked neatly against the wall, and the floor was covered with slimy, and you could feel the stickiness coming from the soles of your feet with every step you took.

"Boss, not there. Dudley didn't find any sign of the owner in the storefront.

"What a rush!"

The sound came from the door behind the counter, and in a few moments the door opened, and a dull and honest man in a very clean wizard's robe walked out, with large, heavy, round-rimmed glasses hanging from his nose.

"What do you need?" the boss said angrily, "I don't know if it's bad to disturb people's sleep?"

The corners of Dudley's mouth twitched, what kind of attitude does this boss have, doesn't he know that the customer is God? Could it be that you are the only pharmacy in Diagon Alley that is so inflated?

"Two ounces of valerian branches, three ounces of Flober caterpillar slime, five ounce......s of lavender," Dudley reported the raw materials needed.

"Valerian?" the boss gave Dudley a deep look, "what are you going to do?"

Valerian is a magical plant with calming and antispasmodic properties, as it is used as a raw material for potions. Its roots can be used to make Living Hell Potion, which is often referred to as the Water of Life and Death, and its branches can be used to make Forgetting Potions and Sleeping Potions.

"Sleeping potions. What else can you make besides this?" Dudley said with a calm face, "I don't know why I can't sleep lately. ”

All Dudley had to do was a sleeping potion, and he wasn't lying. Sleeping potions are different from life and death water, although the effect is to make people sleep, but the effect of life and death water is more powerful, and people who drink it look like they are dead.

"Really?"

Dudley shrugged his shoulders and said, "What else? What can I do when I'm only eleven?"

"Yes. The boss walked out of the counter and searched for materials in the cabinets around the walls, "There are too many potions refined, and they are all a little confused, how can a first-year young wizard prepare such high-grade potions as life and death water or forgetting potions." ”

He wrapped the raw materials he found in newspapers, and Dudley recognized them at a glance as the Daily Prophet, and he said, "Four gold galleons, fifteen silver sicos, and one hundred and fifty-six bronze nats." ”

Dudley took out the money and took the package, muttering as he was about to leave the door, "It's really expensive!"

"It's too expensive, you can go to the next door and buy it, and you can see how many gold Galleons others charge you! Maybe if you go, people may not be able to come back!"

Dudley quickly ran out of the pharmacy, the boss looked dull and honest, and he didn't expect to be so fierce.

Dudley went to the Patch Cauldron shop and bought the cheapest crucible, after all, there was no need to waste money if you only used it once. Once he had everything ready, he headed back to the Leaky Cauldron.

"Tom, open me a room. ”

"One gold Galleon. Tom smiled an ugly smile.

"I'll just take an hour. "Dudley thinks it's not a good deal, and it's not a night's stay, a galleon is too expensive.

Tom shook his head, "One gold Galleon." ”

"Can you still negotiate the price? Dudley said helplessly, so he lowered it a little.

After a few minutes, Tom didn't let go, and Dudley had to obediently hand over a gold Galleon, after all, Harry couldn't let Harry know about refining potions, otherwise he wouldn't sneak out.

An hour later, Dudley walked out of the room satisfied, the potion had been successfully brewed, and the sleeping potion was so bright that one couldn't help but want to take a sip.

Dudley was ashamed for a while, but he endured it thinking that it was all for Harry's good.

Christmas Eve.

Dudley called Harry to his room.

"What is this?" said Harry, looking at the tube of pink water Dudley had given him.

"This is a potion I have carefully brewed - a potion of wisdom, you drink it, it can help you get rid of Snape's harassment, you think about it, your intelligence has improved, I don't have to worry about you being questioned by Snape anymore. Dudley said.

Harry shook the glass tube in his hand, he didn't believe it, after all, Dudley had cheated him too many times to count, "Is it true?"

"If you don't believe it, I'll drink it, although it has no effect after repeated drinking, but it still tastes good. Dudley finished trying to get the potion back.

"Drink!" Harry dodged with a smile, finishing the potion in one gulp, shaking the empty glass tube, "You see this is all over it, it tastes so good." ”

After a while, Harry was a little dizzy, he pressed his forehead with one hand, his eyes were foggy, "Why do you suddenly feel so sleepy!"

"Normal reaction. Dudley helped Harry to the bed and lay him down, saying, "The potion is working, just get some sleep." ”

After Harry had fallen into a deep sleep, Dudley looked at Harry and smiled wickedly.