Chapter 17 "At What Cost?"
At the Halloween feast in late October, Nicks hired the Weasley brothers to torture Filch in a frenzy for one-third of the potions he bought.
When Snape asked Nicks about the potion, Knicks understood that Filch had asked Snape about it, which showed that Filch was tempted.
On the day of the Halloween feast, the Weasley brothers wreak havoc everywhere, and Filch is so angry that he breaks the defense. Find Nicks in the library, reach out to him, and say loudly, "Give me the potion." ”
Mrs. Pince looked over.
Nicks put away his notes and led Filch out of the library to keep Mrs. Pince from getting angry.
"Don't you need it?" ”
Filch: "I want it." ”
Knicks: "What are you going to pay for?" ”
Filch: "What do you want?" ”
Nix: "What do you say?" ”
Filch didn't know what the Knicks wanted, but he thought the Knicks were a teenager and sent them away with two gold gallons.
"Two, um, five gold galleons." Filch Road.
Nicks noticed Filch's careful thinking and said, "Mr. Filch, I have to remind you that even the cost of materials is more than five gold gallons, and your offer must be sincere, otherwise forget it." ”
Filch: "How much do you want?" ”
The Knicks thought about it, the Hogwarts professors were well paid, but Filch was just a janitor, and he was a janitor, so his salary would not be too much.
However, he has been working for so many years, and he still eats and lives at Hogwarts, and he has no consumption, so he should have some savings.
"Five hundred gold galleons."
Filch: "Impossible. Do you know how much five hundred gold gallons are? ”
Nix: "Then you can find someone else." ”
Filch:...... Someone else has this potion, will I still be a squib? "Five hundred is too many."
The Knicks keenly found that Filch was not saying "I don't have that much", but "five hundred is too much", indicating that Filch must have five hundred gold Galleons in his savings. "A thousand gold Galleons, I don't like to bargain."
Filch: "Take your potion and think about the Golden Galleons." ”
Knicks: "It doesn't matter, when I get an adult, maybe I'll open a shop in Diagon Alley, and I'm sure families with Squibs won't mind spending a fortune." ”
Filch: "A thousand is too much, well, five hundred, give me the potion." ”
Knicks: "I want five hundred now, it's too late, one thousand, and if you make a counteroffer, I'll increase it to two thousand." ”
Filch gritted a few rotten teeth, and he squeezed them out between his teeth and said, "Are you sure the potion can let me cast spells?" ”
Nicks: "Of course, there are follow-up potions, which will make you more powerful and fluid to cast spells, if you want." "The Knicks started bragging.
Filch: "Okay, give me the potion." ”
Nix: "Let's go to your office, the potions need to be configured, get your gold galleons ready." ”
Filch: "I don't have that many gold galleons right now. ”
The Knicks stopped, looked at Filch and asked, "You want to pay the bill?" ”
Filch: "No, I don't, there really aren't that many gold gallons right now, but I can give you something else." ”
Nicks asked, "You want to settle the bill with the confiscated stuff?" ”
Filch: "Yes. "He felt that if the Knicks took it, he could not get it back in the future, and it was a business without capital.
Nicks knew Filch's idea, but he wanted to loot Filch's collection, so he didn't refuse.
Arriving at Filch's office, Nicks asked, "Where's my crucible?" ”
Filch: "I was taken away by Professor Snape, the potion is too dangerous, wait, you're not going to give me that kind of thing, are you?" ”
Knicks: "No, that's a failure. ”
I searched around Filch's office and found only a night pot.
There were obvious traces of use on it, and the smell was a bit rushing, and Nicks asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
Filch shook his head.
Knicks: "That's all I have to do. ”
Filch's eyes widened, can you use a night pot to make potions? It won't lie to him.
Nick cast a spell at the Nightpot: "Clean up." ”
The smell of the night pot is gone. Brew a potion with a night pot and hand it to Filch. "Drink."
Filch looked at the nightpot with an uncomfortable expression.
When the Knicks saw Filch's expression, they also felt that it was not good. Pouring the potion from the night pot into Filch's cup, Filch's expression was even more ugly, but he believed Knicks three points after seeing the color of the potion.
The potion was not colorless or yellow, and Filch didn't think of what was in the night pot, he drank it with his eyes closed.
Nicks raised his wand and aimed it at Filch.
Filch, who drank the potion, kept his eyes closed, and for a moment Filch felt someone whispering in his ear, but it didn't take long for the sound to disappear, and he felt the magic in his body.
Make sure Filch shows no signs of madness. Nicks asked, "How?" Is it delicious? What does it taste like? ”
Filch looked at Knicks angrily and said, "It doesn't smell good." "The Knicks' question reminded him that this was configured with a night pot.
He sensed the special ability of the potion, and in a short period of time, he gained a feather-like lightness, solidified the owl's vision and dark vision, and became more dexterous.
Use your magic to hold up the night pot in front of you.
As in the scene of the Little Wizard's Magical Riot, everything around Filch floated.
Seeing this, Nicks was convinced that the potion could help the Squib gain spellcasting ability, but it would take some time to see how.
"It's time for you to pay."
Filch was still immersed in the wonderful experience of casting spells, and he was not angry to be disturbed by the Knicks, he took out a bag of gold Galleons under the bed, opened the storage room, and let the Knicks choose at will.
The bag had a strange smell and made Nix dizzy, and there was a lot of stuff in the storage room. The most are big dung bombs.
Nicks saw a pair of women's lace panties, wondering if it was Filch's collection, or if it was confiscated?
Pack all the big bombs and other hoax products.
He didn't touch the black magic items, he suspected that Lao Deng was here to test him.
The valuable one was a broom inlaid with gems, which Nix unceremoniously put away. Several magical items, one of which has the properties of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
After making sure he hadn't missed anything good, he came out.
Filch was still using his magic to float the water glass.
Nicks came out and asked, "If you need follow-up potions, you can come to me." ”
Filch: "I'm not going to look for you black-hearted guy anymore." Get out of here. ”
The Knicks were unhappy and were thinking about how to fix Filch.
With the bag between his two fingers, he walked slowly towards the Great Hall, where he wanted to share the joy with the Weasley brothers, share the spoils, and negotiate with Ferch.