As we move into December, snow falls more frequently in Scotland.

Hogwarts Castle and the surrounding forests were covered in snow, and the surface of the black lake around the castle was refrozen with a thick layer of ice. There was a new wave of skating craze around the lake, and Albert went once and met the skating killer Katrina, and the Miss McDoug still didn't give up on learning to skate.

I don't know if it's because of her poor talent or other reasons, but the smart Katrina just can't learn to skate.

However, Albert was not too worried about running into the skating killer while skating. Because he rarely went back to the Black Lake for ice skating, Albert spent most of his free time with a few roommates in the woods around the school looking for a winter specialty, snow mushrooms.

The snow mushroom, also known as the cedar mushroom, is a type of mushroom that only appears during the snowy winter months. Pine mushrooms are scarce in quantity, have a good taste, and have high medicinal value.

Of course, this thing is not easy to preserve, after leaving the cold snow, it is easy to deteriorate and rot, usually after picking the mushroom, it must be processed as soon as possible.

Of course, it can also be made into a delicacy, and the grilled snow mushroom is quite delicious and memorable.

Last year, Albert sliced and roasted the snow mushrooms he dug up, almost making a few roommates feel bad.

In pharmacies, snow mushrooms are extremely valuable medicinal materials, but it does not mean that they can directly sell the snow mushrooms they dig up for a high price.

It's cruel to say that, but the pharmacies in Diagon Alley don't accept unprocessed mushrooms, and even if they do, the merchant won't want to buy them if they find out you're not an Potions expert.

Processing mushroom is a technical job, and the wrong way will directly lead to the quality of mushroom powder, which will seriously affect the effect of the manufactured agent.

The black market is not a sales channel, and if Mondongues helps him sell it on the black market, he will definitely make a small profit. However, in Albert's view, this practice is a loss-making business.

Middlemen are always the most blood-sucking link during the circulation of goods, especially on the black market.

Albert didn't want to suffer a big loss, not to mention that it was stupid to sell magic ingredients directly, and if he could process the raw materials into finished products, he would be able to make a bigger profit.

"Store the mushroom flour first. Albert put the freshly picked mushrooms into a wooden box filled with snow and told his roommates again: "I don't approve of selling raw materials directly, it's definitely the most loss-making business." If you want to sell your share of the mushroom powder, I can help you contact Mondigus and ask him about the price of the powder. Don't expect to get many Galleons from Mondongues, though. ”

The four of them were busy in the forest for half an hour, and only found five snow mushrooms.

Of course, the main reason is that after a few people have collected and scraped, the number of snow mushrooms that can be found on the outskirts of the forbidden forest is rapidly decreasing.

Albert was not in favor of venturing deep into the Forbidden Forest, so they were all on the periphery.

However, the four of them are not just looking for the mushrooms, Albert is also taking the time to draw a map of the Forbidden Forest, and the map roughly marks the location of the mushrooms, which will be easier and more effective when picking the mushrooms next year.

Hearing Albert's proposal, Fred and George were very entangled, according to Albert, even if they sold Albert's processed mushroom powder, they might not get much Galleons, at least the Galleons that should have been obtained will shrink by five to eighty percent, the black market price is indeed very expensive, but that is the price of black market merchants pit customers, unless they are willing to go to the black market to sell in person, and can also find customers who urgently need to use the snow mushroom powder, otherwise they will only be slaughtered.

Albert never liked to be slaughtered, he preferred to slaughter other people's money bags, so he did not approve of selling them at a low price.

Fred and George were both hesitant, believing that if they could sell a few Galleons, their hard work would be worthwhile, but they also understood that Albert's mind and mind knew better than they did what to do, and how to make a lot of money.

They eventually agreed that Albert would handle the stuff, and another reason was that Lee Jordan also agreed with Albert's approach.

"Albert would rather roast the snow mushrooms he digs up and eat them than let himself suffer!" said Lee Jordan to the twins in private.

In fact, Albert had thought about selling the mushroom powder to Potions Master Dagworth, but then thought about it and simply gave up. Dagworth has a lot of ways to get mushroom powder, and he is a little embarrassed, after all, he has little experience in processing mushroom powder, and the quality of the mushroom powder stored now can only be regarded as average.

The two sides are friends, and there is no need to mess up the relationship because of this.

Familiarity is something that many people like to do in their previous lives, but once this kind of thing is done, the friendship between the two sides will basically come to an end.

Of course, there are people who would have intended to sell it for a good price, but Albert still felt that it was not worth it, so he never mentioned it.

"Go back and roast these mushrooms and eat them. Albert suddenly suggested on his way back to the castle.

"I feel sorry for you. Lee Jordan couldn't help but roll his eyes at Albert, but he didn't object, and said in a strange tone. The taste of snow mushrooms is indeed very good, and several people have found a lot of snow mushrooms this winter.

"It feels like a waste. Fred couldn't help but mutter, he preferred Garon in his pocket more than delicious food.

George didn't say anything, but he probably thought the same thing, and nothing could be more tangible than Garon.

"Don't worry, sooner or later there will be Galleons. Lee Jordan reassured. At this moment, Lee Jordan's mind was clearer than Fred and George's.

How to turn things into wealth is a technical job, and if you want to earn Galleons, you have to use your brain to figure it out.

Albert was clearly better at it than they were, so it was no surprise that he would be left to handle the matter.

After all, a bottle of Ba Fay's brain rejuvenator can be sold for ten galleons, and several students have already secretly asked if they can help get one privately.

If you make snow mushroom powder into a medicine, the price will naturally be more expensive.

In fact, Albert really knew how to use snow mushroom powder to further refine potions, after all, he had a good relationship with Dagworth, and he quickly got the formula for the energy restorative after knocking on the side.

The preparation of the energy recovery agent is actually not difficult, it is rare that the raw materials used in the potion are some very expensive magic materials, so the price of a small bottle of energy recovery agent is almost the same as the elixir, and there is no market.

As for the effect of the energy restorative, just like its name, it replenishes the energy consumed by the person and quickly restores physical strength.

Of course, it also has the effect of tonifying the kidney.

If only I could get the common sense of snow mushrooms like mandrakes.

It's a pity that this kind of thing can really only be seen by face.

At this moment, there was a sudden barking of dogs in the distance, and then they heard footsteps running towards them.

"What was that sound just now?" all three stopped, turning their heads to look in the direction the voice was coming from.

"Does the dog bark?" muttered George.

"Anyway, it's definitely not good, hurry up and leave. Albert had already guessed what was going on, and he urged the three companions to get out of the place.