Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

After saying that, Witt put away Slughorn's notebook, obediently stepped back, and appeared willing to accept the punishment.

Witt wasn't interrupting Snape's lecture for no reason; he deliberately brought up Slughorn's name to inform the others at the Potions Club, especially the one who had just caused him trouble.

He also has powerful connections, and they are very close.

They were so close that they even lent him these private notes.

Slytherin: profit above all else.

Witt believed that the minor conflict would be completely forgotten by everyone after he showed Slughorn's notes.

It also gives Snape a good thrashing, reminding him of his earlier antics of using the "Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors" trick to annoy me.

After Witt produced Slughorn's notebook, Snape's subsequent humiliating words were completely cut off. Of course, he recognized the notebook; Slughorn had shown it to him years ago.

But he can only look at it during teaching sessions; it's practically impossible to borrow it.

Now, Slughorn has clearly given the laptop directly to Witt. Is this guy really worth being optimistic about?

Snape fell into deep thought.

At this point, Snape hadn't considered the difference in time. Back when he was in school, Slughorn was still teaching, and a whole bunch of young wizards were swarming around him.

Gryffindor also has a potions genius, Lily Evans, who is in no way inferior to him.

In this situation, even if Slughorn likes Snape, that affection will be shared among the other students.

He naturally received far less care.

Now that Slughorn has been retired for ten years, some of the new generation of young wizards don't even know him. Under such circumstances, Witt, a young wizard recommended and favored by Dumbledore, who has shown outstanding talent in potions, naturally became Slughorn's only favorite.

It was just a potion notebook; Slughorn didn't care at all that he gave it away.

Faced with the words of his former Potions teacher and former Head of Slytherin, Snape wanted to refute them but couldn't, and his words were stuck in his throat, making him feel very uncomfortable.

That little rascal must have done it on purpose.

Snape, annoyed, snapped at the others, "Why aren't you writing this down?"

The other students quickly picked up their notebooks and jotted down this little tip.

Snape also mentally took out his little notebook and made a big fuss about Witt.

Don't let him get a chance.

The lesson continued, and Witt, having achieved his goal, behaved unusually well, doing whatever Snape said, even if there were some discrepancies with Slughorn's notes, Witt pretended not to know.

It's normal for potion masters to have their own unique potion-making techniques; there's no need to argue about everything.

Besides, picking a fight once is enough; if it happens a few more times, Snape will lose his temper in no time.

It's best not to be too reckless.

After class, the fire was still burning under the crucible for decocting the compound medicine. This pot of medicine needed to be decocted for a very long time, at least a month.

The lacewings alone require 21 days of cooking.

Of course, this applies to individual brewing. If it is brewed in a potion workshop, some of the work will be done separately, and the time to finish the compound potion will be greatly reduced.

But no matter how simplified the process is, a skilled pharmacist is still indispensable.

Potions majors are always highly sought-after, technically skilled professionals in the magical world.

Chapter 30 Who did this...? Well done!

Snape's potions lesson ended, and he was on his way out of the Headmaster's lounge.

The people who had previously treated Victor coldly now extended their hands of friendship to him.

Even the person who didn't get along with Witt came over to apologize to him.

"Tuka Lawrence, from the Lawrence family, I'm so sorry about that."

"It's alright, I'm the one who's embarrassed." How could Victor refuse when someone takes the initiative to befriend him?

The Lawrence family...never heard of them.

The wizarding world could not possibly consist of only twenty-eight pure-blood families, and Grindelwald, a confirmed pure-blood, was not among those twenty-eight families.

The so-called sacred twenty-eight families are simply the twenty-eight families with the longest-standing lineage and the longest history that can be traced back to.

Generally speaking, families whose ancestors for three generations were wizards, and whose parents and immediate family members were not Muggle wizards, can call themselves pure-blood.

“My family runs a potions shop with businesses in Europe and America. My father was a student of Professor Slughorn and often talks to me about him.”

Lawrence's tone was unusually kind, a stark contrast to his previous cold attitude.

The Lawrence family actually started with his father, and the key figure who helped their family rise to prominence was Slughorn.

Although Slughorn only provided an opportunity, his father ultimately had to rely on his own strength to impress him. However, without Slughorn, that opportunity would never have appeared in front of his father.

So when Lawrence learned that Witt was someone Slughorn favored and that he had received a potion-making notebook from him, he immediately decided to befriend him.

They even came over to apologize.

"Does your family sell magic potions?"

Witt's eyes suddenly lit up; it was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was sleepy.

"I have a batch of medicine for treating boils here. I don't know if you'd like to buy it. Just give me the cost price."

Previously, in order to farm achievements, Witt had brewed a large batch of boil-treating potions, more than thirty bottles in total.

It's a shame to throw it away, but it's hard to sell, so it just sits under the bed collecting dust.

"A medicine for treating boils?" Lawrence thought for a moment and then said, "I need to check the quality of the medicine."

Although he intended to make connections, Lawrence was unwilling to do business at a loss. If the quality of the medicine was not good, the price he offered would probably be very low.

Therefore, we must speak frankly beforehand.

"Of course."

Witt said understandingly, "You have to be meticulous when doing business."

"May I ask which potions are selling well right now? I'm a bit short on cash lately."

Snape wasn't as kind as McGonagall, who gave him a Nimbus for free for two thousand dollars, and he couldn't bring himself to ask his family for Witt.

Although the family farm is large, it doesn't have much cash flow.

When traveling, one should only report good news and not bad news. If such a large sum of money is suddenly needed, Grandpa York will worry again.

He wrote to me yesterday, asking why Witt didn't send letters home.

Witt could only deflect the question by saying he was too busy and forgot.

In reality, Witte had no idea what to write. Several times he picked up his pen, wrote only a few sentences, and then had to tear it up and rewrite it. In the end, he had no choice but to give up.

Witt dared to say anything to someone's face, but if it was written in a letter, the old man would definitely treasure it and bring it out to mock him when he got back.

This isn't Witte being overly pessimistic; there are bloody precedents to follow.

Writing to York was much harder than writing to Slughorn, who only required compliments and showcasing his talents, such as Witt's flying contest with Harry.

Praise Harry a few more times, and then casually mention some details to illustrate the fact that Witte won.

former......

Witt shook his head, deciding to put that aside for now; his most important tasks were making money and farming treasure chests.

We need to get as much magic stone powder as possible.

“The best-selling, most profitable potions,” Lawrence pondered. “Forgetfulness potion, stamina potion, and vitality potion—these three potions sell relatively well in the magical world.”

"If you have the ability, you can brew some euphoric potions. They're the best-selling potion in the magical world, along with countless kinds of alcohol, food, snacks, and even some..."

Lawrence hesitated for a moment before whispering, "I don't know if you understand, but those kinds of things are sometimes mixed with a little bit of aphrodisiac."

"You can never have too much happiness, can you?"

Um, can we say that Witt understood it instantly?

It's better not to say such things out loud.

"I'll start with something simple, like making some forgetfulness potions."

Of the four potions Lawrence mentioned, the Forgetfulness Potion is the simplest and easiest to make, while the Joy Potion is more difficult for Witt to refine at present, and the success rate is likely to be poor.

Whether for achieving milestones or making money, it's not suitable for Victor now.

Upon arriving outside the dormitory, Victor pulled out an entire box of boil treatment solution from under the bed, the sheer quantity of which startled Lawrence.

"so much."

Lawrence said in a low voice, "For this quantity, I expect to be able to lower the purchase price a bit."

Boil-curing potions are among the simplest potions, and most wizards can make them themselves, so their price is naturally low.

If you sell it for too high a price, the wizard will choose to buy the raw materials and refine it himself.

This isn't an everyday item, so the demand isn't high.

If you acquire too many, you have to lower the price to sell them off quickly.

Of course, these thirty bottles of potion weren't enough to cause the Lawrence family to stockpile them. Lawrence simply wanted to remind Witt that these potions weren't selling well, and that he shouldn't refine them next time.

"Name your price."

Witt didn't care about the price of these potions, acting like he was selling junk.

Even though it was the cheapest medicine, Lawrence carefully checked each bottle.

"The quality is quite good," Lawrence said with some surprise. "It's even better than the potions sold in stores."

"For this quality, I can offer one bottle of this product."

"make a deal."

Witt didn't even try to haggle; he agreed immediately.

Lawrence's offer was very sincere; it was obvious that he had increased the price because of Lawrence's reputation. The purchase price was only enough to make a small profit on the sale.

If Witt tries to bargain further, he'll be being incredibly tactless.

After the deal was finalized, both Witt and Lawrence were very satisfied.