Chapter 160: The Wind Rises
The Borgin Burck Magic Shop is the largest store in Tumbledown Alley.
The shop often deals with ancient wizarding artifacts, and has handled a lot of grey business due to its high profits, the greed of the owner, and the cunning of its customers.
The goods that can be seen here are either dark magic products or those that are strictly forbidden to be traded by the Ministry of Magic.
It was "loved" by the great nobles.
Mr. Borgin can provide secret valuations for rare and ancient magical artifacts inherited from fine wizard families.
A good price is often a good price for them, and if Mr. Bokin is showing some faint envy, he will get a good appraisal fee.
The Borgin-Bock Magic Shop not only sells magical products, but also recycles magical products, including but not limited to dark magic items.
And, here, no one cares where they come from.
Therefore, it is also a good place to sell stolen goods.
Some nobles also have some ancestral relics that are an eyesore at home and cannot be thrown directly into the market, so it is a good choice to sell them at the Borgin Burke magic shop.
Although the price given by Mr. Borgin is not too high, it is also a non-capital transaction, is it?
And, with a little pretense of rage, perhaps Mr. Borgin will offer a higher price.
It's a win-win, with both earnings.
It is said that some prohibited items can be obtained here. As long as you can afford it, whether it's a dragon egg or a live unicorn, they can get it for you.
It can be seen that its connections have been.
However, Dumbledore's appearance today really scared him.
You know, the only Hogwarts staff who will come to Tumbledown Alley are Professors Hagrid and Sgrahorn.
The former is here to find out what magical animals have been sold in Tumbledown Alley recently.
Although he doesn't buy magical beasts directly, the vendors in Tumbledown Alley are looking forward to the big man.
Because he would give out some things that were unique to the Forbidden Forest in exchange, and many people would be envious of the coat made of mole skin on his body.
He has the lost horns of a unicorn, the tail hair, the hair of other parts, the feathers of the evil bird, the venom gland stones of the eight-eyed giant spider, and so on.
What's more, this big man doesn't understand their specific prices, especially in the beginning, when they make a lot of money.
If they do get their hands on some rare magical beast and their customers can't afford it or don't want to buy it, Hagrid is the best choice.
Behind Hagrid stood Celtic Byrne, a professor of magical animal protection.
Like Hagrid, he also loves magical beasts, so he wants them to be in a more comfortable place to enjoy a better environment.
Professor Sgrahorn was there to rummage down the alleys to find some potions for cheap potions, or to deliver some potions orders.
Dumbledore, as the greatest wizard of the twentieth century, is not just talking, but real achievements and strength.
As the Headmaster of Hogwarts, he has worked in this position for so many years, and his tolerance for dark magic is relatively low.
At that time, a lot of hideous dark magic items were calmly placed on the front of the Borgin Burke Magic Shop.
Moreover, Mr. Borgin also has a little habit of putting all the scary things outside to deter customers who come in.
Like the Hand of Glory, it is a withered human hand that, after inserting a candle, is only visible to those who hold it, and is known as "the best friend of thieves and robbers".
The candlelight it emits is even capable of piercing through the darkness created by Peruvian stealth smoke grenades, which most glowing magics can't do.
It can also help the wielder light the way forward when the fog is thick, or when they are in the fog of magic.
The Hand of Glory is nothing short of a dark magic item.
Seeing it, Dumbledore immediately remembered what it was doing, which was very cruel and inhumane.
The hand came from prisoners who had been executed, usually by hanging, and the crimes committed were often murder or other felonies.
That's perhaps the only thing about it.
But Dumbledore knew that with the breadth of the dark arts, the production of such objects did not require any prisoner crime at all, and he did not even need to be a prisoner.
Moreover, the production of the Glorious Hand requires the blood of the prisoners to be sourced, preferably filled with despair of life.
Although it can be inserted into the palm of your hand, it is best matched by a human oil candle made from the body fat of prisoners.
The light will illuminate a larger direction, and it will also have the effect of concealing the wielder's tracks, such as weakening the wielder's footsteps, breathing, and smells.
In addition to the Hand of Glory, there are various human bones, a stack of bloodstained cards, a glass eyeball, rusty toothed instruments, a noose, a necklace with a curse, and more.
Under Dumbledore's perception, it was filled with a strong aura of black magic.
After handing over the Golden Galleons, Dumbledore didn't know where to pull out a flamboyant feather fan.
With a flick, under Mr. Bokin's astonished gaze, the huge vanishing cabinet was received into the feather fan.
Out of the Borgin Burke Wizardry Shop, Dumbledore did not directly [Apparition] leave, but walked around Tumbledown Alley.
With a kind smile, the half-moon-shaped lenses reflected white light, obscuring the sharp and indifferent eyes below.
After walking around, his eyes were not sharp, but full of exhaustion, self-blame, guilt, and some softness.
On the way, anyone who lowered his head or avoided his eyes when he saw him was his former student.
They had also been talking to their friends about the bright future at Hogwarts, fantasizing about how much they could achieve in the future.
But now, under the persecution of life, they have moved away from the lively but lifeless Diagon Alley to the dangerous but surviving Tumbledown Alley.
If you are not careful, you will be left with a lifetime of scars.
They all lived to be the lowest price in the professor's mouth that they had never imagined at all.
There were still some students who greeted Dumbledore or gave them some knick-knacks of their own making.
This was one of the few reliefs that Dumbledore received.
But when he saw the guilt in their eyes, Dumbledore was silent.
He wondered, whose fault was it?
Are those kids good?
In his impression, there are still a few children who are quite good, and their grades in school are also good.
More often than not, it is those students who are in the middle and lower reaches of their academic performance.
"Where is their way out?"
Back in the principal's office, he sat in his chair, staring out the window and muttering.
Not everyone is satisfied with just food and clothing, but what about the young people?
Are they really willing to live in peace, use magic to build houses, reclaim farmland, and live a modest life?
Obviously not, they need entertainment more, they look forward to beautiful appearances more, and they are more eager for the advancement of magic.
After all, it's the wizarding world's own problem.
Thinking of this, Dumbledore stopped thinking about it.
At this time, there is no holiday yet.
Walking to the window and looking at the energetic students on campus, Dumbledore looked firmly, he would hold up a calm sky for them.
So that the changes of the younger generation can be accepted by the world more quickly.
"Albus, where's the other cabinet?"
Professor McGonagall came to the Headmaster's office, interrupting Dumbledore's thoughts and asking.
"Here."
Dumbledore came to his senses and waved the fan in his hand, which flashed with lightning.
Professor McGonagall nodded, then pulled Dumbledore into the Room of Requirement.
Subsequently, Tumbledown Alley ushered in a severe crackdown, and many wizards suffered heavy losses.
Mr. Borgin knew that he was the target of attention, and he did not take back the things that were left outside that day, but only replaced them with some defective products.
Like some of the only ones, he could only endure the pain of cutting his love, Birong's protein gemstone necklace.
The cause of this incident was Dumbledore, and he did not dare to blame him at all, but he could only say that he was unlucky.
He was sure that after the Ministry of Magic checked, there would be a report for Dumbledore.
If something from that day was missing, maybe Dumbledore would come to him for tea, which was the last thing he wanted to see.
For this reason, there is only bleeding.
Upon inspecting the vanishing cabinets, Professor Flitwick noticed that they were somewhat damaged.
There was a small problem with one cabinet that could only accept teleportation from another cabinet and not to another cabinet.
It took a while for Professor Flitwick to fix them and gained a lot.
I have a deeper understanding of the selection of magic patterns for spatial positioning and spatial transfer.
The repaired vanishing cabinets, one in the Room of Requirement, and the other on the second floor of the Hogwarts Benefit.
For this purpose, the professors opened a room for the Vanishing Cabinet.
And this room is huge, and there are many compartments in it.
Each compartment also has a large space and is used by the professors to store their goods, so that they can replenish the warehouse on the second floor of the Hogwarts Benefit.
Each cargo has its own small warehouse, which is also equipped with a magic pattern system.
In addition to maintaining mana concentration, freshness, and drop resistance, this system also has a function, which is to replenish stocks.
Each warehouse is connected to the corresponding shelf, and once the shelf has a certain amount of less goods, the system above will be activated to connect the two parties and replenish the stock.
When replenishing, the old goods will be pushed to the front of the shelves, and the new goods will be replenished behind them, preventing some goods from being left in the corner all the time, no one buys them, causing waste.
Using magic, they accomplished this goal with ease.
But thanks to the Vanishing Cabinet for inspiring Professor Flitwick, these systems were designed so quickly.
Among them, the determination of a small area of space is a difficult point, but the operation of the disappearing cabinet solves this problem at once.
In addition, the location of the circulation points of the ventilation system in the Hogwarts dormitory area and common room was also used.
It can be said that it is very rewarding.
Since the main warehouse was located in the Room of Requirement, Professor Sgrahorn had to move his Potions Studio from the office to the Room of Requirement for production.
Among them, the most produced is the primary simulant.
It's a magical potion, and when it meets certain potions, its properties and effects change that way.
Simply put, the mimic can turn into a potion it encounters.
The cost of the primary simulant is slightly lower than that of the first generation of Aleverd, so it is perfectly possible to increase the production of Alefude.
At the same time, emulators are also a good way to prevent piracy.
When analyzing the ingredients, the ingredients that are transformed from the mimic into the magic potion are the components of the simulant.
Between Alferde's formula and his own modified formula of the primary mimic, Professor Sgrahorn decisively chose Alleferd's formula.
The production of the first-level simulant is very simple, and the yield of one boil is also good.
Professor Sgrahorn has given his production entirely to his three eight-eyed spider pets.
Under the teachings of Professor Sgrahorn and Ralph, the giant spiders had a decent level of potions.
Although his head was a little weak, he couldn't bear to be given the intelligence booster that Professor Grahorn gave them to apply to the eight-eyed giant spider.
Now, they are qualified working spiders.
In some ways, the eight-legged ones are better suited to these mechanical, undemanding jobs than wizards.
On the potion side, except for Aleferd, the most sold is the blank flavor enhancer, and the sales of other types of flavor enhancers are not as high as it.
In the area of flavor enhancers, only blank flavor enhancers are sold until the replenishment is not timely.
Of course, there are the flavors that go with it, but Professor Sgrahorn doesn't think it's a potion.
As with the results of experiments in Hogwarts, the vast majority of wizards still use it as a condiment.
And it soon swept the whole of the United Kingdom, which directly led to a large increase in the flow of people in Hogsmeade Village, and the safety problem was at risk.
However, Dumbledore also came forward from time to time here, and suppressed a lot of chaos.
The shops in Hogsmeade Village have also enjoyed this wave of demographic dividends, and their sales have increased a lot.
It makes everyone very happy.
The Froomes were happier, because Buchanan was dropped here to maintain order because of the traffic problems on this side.
The Froomes were not surrounding Ralph either, but instead picked up the hardcover version of "The Professor's Notes", and one copy for each person, and went straight to their station.
Even Buchanan's teammates were kindly questioned by them, but it was still a drizzle.
Their captain didn't know where he got a hardcover copy of "Professor's Notes", and every now and then he asked a question.
If you don't pass the test, you will not only have to deduct the bonus, but also do your homework, that is, the "Workbook".
Under their questioning, the captain also told them the truth.
This is a unified purchase in the ministry, and each department has its own corresponding subject "Professor's Notes", in order to improve everyone's knowledge and better serve the majority of wizards.
Moreover, like the "Exercise Book", it is given away for free by the ministry, and you don't need to spend extra money to buy it.
This made their faces green, but their expressions were slightly dark, at least not because they were the only ones who were guilty.
This holiday season, not only the children are not having a good time, but also young people who have bosses and parents and elders are not having a good time.
In addition to potions, herbs such as lampweed and compost pitcher plants are also popular.
The former were mostly purchased by nobles, and the latter were mostly ordinary wizard families.