Chapter 27: Aphrodisiac (2nd Update, Asking for Subscription)
After reviewing the advertising slogans, they had to go from car to car to hand out flyers.
William took Hermione with him, leaving Bobo Tea and a cat to watch over the luggage in the carriage.
Cho, Cedric, and the twin brothers split into two teams and went to the other carriages.
Neville also raised his hand to go with William, and went to find his Riffou.
Neville's toad was hiding in Bobotea's cage, but it wouldn't come out no matter how Neville called.
William noticed that the toad was very smart, and it seemed to enjoy playing hide-and-seek with Neville, playing tricks on him non-stop, but it was actually moving right under Neville's nose.
William didn't say it either, Neville was a little shy and autistic, and it would be good for him to get out and walk more.
William and the others went to advertise the back car, and when they opened the first car, there were two Hufflepuff boys kissing inside.
"Oh, sorry to interrupt, you guys continue to ......" William decisively closed the car door.
Hermione didn't see what was going on inside, she was still poking her head out curiously, as if trying to see through the curtain on the door to see what was going on inside.
William tapped her on the head with his wand and led her towards the next carriage.
The carriage was much more normal, and a few Gryffindor seniors, who somewhere they got a shelf, were drinking beer and eating a barbecue.
William gave them a thumbs up, as if to a code, and said, "Ollie!" He closed the door again.
The third carriage was a group of girls, all from Slytherin House.
This time, I finally met a normal person.
William walked into the carriage and said with a professional smirk: "Our Akali's mystery shop has opened, this is our current product, if you are interested, you can send me an order." ”
William handed over the small advertisement designed by Qiu, and several girls gathered in a circle excitedly, chattering and laughing.
However, they were more interested in William and seemed to be more interested in him.
Hermione and Neville froze in place like fools, and it looked like they had never handed out flyers.
"Are you short of money, Stark?" One of the girls with curly blond hair laughed.
The girl shook her hair, revealing the hairpin with a row of diamonds on her head, intentionally or unintentionally.
It is indeed much worse than Lucius Malfoy's pigeon eggs, but at this age with such decorations, it seems that he is also a wealthy family owner.
"My name is Margaery Selwyn, and if you'd like to date me, I can ......" she blinked, flashing the gold bracelet on her wrist again.
The meaning couldn't be more obvious.
"Well, I'm not short of money," William said helplessly, "Making these gadgets is purely a hobby and can increase my magic proficiency." ”
William's words are half-truths and half-price, his family is indeed not short of money, his parents are a dentist, a university professor, and the British middle class, far from the point of "Auntie, I don't want to work hard".
But William himself was quite short of money.
By the time loop, he had taught himself almost all of the major courses in Defence Against the Dark Arts and Potions.
His main focus now is on the study of high-end potions, the introduction to alchemy given by Nick Lemay, and occasionally the time to learn French with his young lady.
Except for the last thing, which is more paper-intensive, the first two things are quite expensive.
Especially for the brewing of high-end potions, many precious potion materials, some of which cost hundreds of thousands of galleons.
William didn't have Snape's medicine hut to consume at will, and he didn't want to ask for money from home, so he needed to make his own money, which was why he wanted to open an Akali mystery shop.
Hearing William's answer, Margaery was a little disappointed.
"Undertake all kinds of high-grade potions...... Another dark-haired girl looked at William and asked, "Can you make an aphrodisiac?" ”
William was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting the other party to ask for this kind of potion, he turned to smile and said, "Of course." ”
"Hey, Stark, I think you're only in second year, right?" The brunette girl looked interested, "Do you really know how to make it?" ”
"The youngest Merlin Medal says it all, miss." William kept smiling, "But the price of aphrodisiacs is high." ”
"I'm not short of money!"
"I want a bottle too." The heat in Margaery's eyes grew thicker.
"Do you need that too?" William's wand waved, and a quill floated in the air, automatically recording orders in a parchment roll.
"This young lady, you are so beautiful, I think with your charm, most of the students at Hogwarts can't resist, but ......" William smiled charmingly, "the customer's request is the purpose of our service." ”
The girl laughed infatuately.
Soon, under William's extraordinary eloquence, several big deals were negotiated.
If all of them were completed, he would have earned more than a thousand Galleons...... Sure enough, it's still potions to make money, these hungry rich women!
The three turned and left the carriage.
Walking on the road, Hermione asked in a whisper, "What is an aphrodisiac." ”
"Oh, the aphrodisiac is a potion of love, the most potent and powerful potion of love in the wizarding world, characterized by the sheen of mother-of-pearl and the spiraling vapor." William replied.
"Can aphrodisiac really get love?"
"Of course not, don't be stupid, Hermione." William replied, "After taking this potion, you will become infatuated with someone because of the potion effect, but this is fake, and you will not be able to get true love." ”
"Then you still make ...... for them," Hermione was confused.
"Hermione, do you think Cedric is short of money?"
"There doesn't seem to be a shortage."
"If he doesn't do anything, is an ordinary little wizard, and goes to the Ministry of Magic to find an excellent job after graduation, then he will naturally not be short of money.
But if he wants to become a wand master, he will be very short of money, and he needs to buy all kinds of materials to keep researching, and there may be a lot of wasted materials in the process.
That's a lot of expense.
So he now needs to make fake wand toys to sell to maintain his income.
The same goes for me wanting to study potions and learn alchemy, as do my twin brothers making prank toys. ”
"What about Autumn?"
"Autumn...... She was a friend of a few of us, so wanted to come and help. ”
Hermione was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up and asked, "William, do you like potions and alchemy?" ”
William thought for a moment and a big smile appeared on his face: "I don't like these...... It's about being obsessed with all things magical! ”
He was obsessed with Muggle objects like Mr. Weasley.
William looked at the scenery of the train retreating for a long time, as if to say to himself: "If you have lived in a place where there is no magic for twenty years, you never expect such a thing as magic.
But one day, you leave there out of the blue, and one day, you meet an owl who gives you a letter from Hogwarts......
I'm sure you'll fall madly in love with magic, too, and thank that guy who doesn't know if it's a god, Merlin, a wizard, or something else, for giving you an acceptance letter.
Unlike some people, who can only wait for the owl that will never appear. ”
Hermione stared blankly at William, and for a moment, she felt like the two of them were looking up at the same sky, but looking at different places.
Hermione grabbed the collar with her hand, and after a long silence, she smiled at William, with a shallow pear vortex on her cheeks.
“…… Like you, I love magic ......."
Neville was hiding in the corner, tempted to say he liked it too, but it was clear that no one wanted to hear him at this time.
"How can I help you?" Hermione asked.
"Just study hard for the time being, you are so smart, you will definitely help me in the future." William reached out and wanted to touch her head and touch her shaggy hair.
Hermione dodged and ran forward quickly. She ran two steps and then turned around, her eyes full of aura, sparkling in the sun.
"Still, I insist that you shouldn't make aphrodisiacs for those girls!"
William smiled helplessly, and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's not for me anyway!" ”
"Hmph, maybe!"
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(The second watch, good night, will continue tomorrow.) )