Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

Jimmy was exasperated and said, "I only promised to help your family if necessary, I'm not your babysitter. You have to go find Harry, only he will help you in the long run."

"Potter?" Draco hesitated. "Why has he been helping me all this time?"

Jimmy said with a strange expression, "Because you two are a match made in heaven! Cough...aren't you friends? Harry has always been loyal to his friends."

"Friends?" Draco blushed, and said insincerely, "We're just... not that close, he..."

"Alright, let's go back." Jimmy looked at the sullen Draco with disdain. "You blond loser, calm down!"

In the afternoon, Hagrid led the group to the edge of the Forbidden Forest to see the haystack where Norbert had stayed.

"Look there!" Hagrid led the group behind the bushes, pointing to several large, dark creatures standing or lying in the haystack, and whispered, "Teppo warthogs, those are a dangerous bunch! Not only can they hide, but they also have very thick skin, and their hides can be used to make shields and leather armor."

If you see them in the forest, it's best to climb a tree and hide, especially if they are with young. They generally live in the Congo and Zaire regions of Africa, and this group of Tepo warthogs was likely released into the restricted forest by poachers.

The Forbidden Forest is vast; there are always areas that cannot be fully observed.

Hermione said to Hagrid, "Hagrid, you should be a professor, that's a wonderful introduction!"

“Oh, thank you, Hermione! I might… have a chance to become a professor.” Hagrid said, somewhat pleased but feigning nonchalance, “Kettleburn of the Magical Creatures Protection Department thinks highly of me, but…”

When he mentioned "but," his mood soured again.

It was then that Jimmy remembered that if Hagrid wanted to become a professor in his third year, he might need to prove his innocence from fifty years ago…

Chapter 125 Bird Snake Egg Yolk Shampoo

On Monday of the fourth week of school, Snape rearranged the schedule.

Even though his role as a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor left him with almost no free time, he still spent every day energetically devising ways to torment Gryffindor students.

"Turn to page 68 of your textbook. I won't introduce you to those small, ubiquitous creatures. If you can't keep up with my pace in class, you'd better surrender in advance."

click!

The sound of the old-fashioned slide projector switching photos had a mechanical beauty, which, combined with Snape's voice that sounded like it was covered in a layer of black mud, made the atmosphere in the classroom feel thick and gloomy.

After the schedule was changed, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class on Monday afternoons was moved to the second period in the morning. Professor Snape also brought in a batch of new textbooks to replace Lockhart's silly novels.

Originally, Gryffindor was paired with Hufflepuff, but now they are paired with Slytherin.

Snape may have wanted to use the difference in treatment between Slytherin and Gryffindor students to make things difficult for Gryffindor.

However, Professor Snape was clearly in a good mood during his first Defense Against the Dark Arts class, which he taught, and did not deduct many points from Gryffindors.

"The giant eight-eyed spider is usually found deep in the rainforests of southeastern Asia, especially in the dense jungles of Kalimantan... Thanks to someone, there is currently a group of giant eight-eyed spiders in the Forbidden Forest."

A spider larger than a person with eight eyes was projected onto the screen. Snape walked continuously between the desks, explaining the habits and characteristics of the eight-eyed spider clearly without referring to the textbook.

At least in teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, Professor Snape was far more competent than Lockhart and Quirrell.

After a class, everyone's minds were filled with knowledge, but the three-inch-long homework assignment after class was a bit of a headache.

Jimmy thought this was good, at least the time in class wouldn't be wasted.

On the way to the auditorium, Ron said with a pained expression, "I'm starting to miss Professor Lockhart. Although he was flamboyant, he didn't assign such long assignments."

“No, it’s best not to.” Harry kept shaking his head; he’d rather do Snape’s homework than deal with Lockhart.

Hermione said, "I think Professor Snape taught a lot; at least we learned some real knowledge."

Jimmy chimed in obsequiously, "That's right!"

In the afternoon, they also have a potions class.

Jimmy continued to absorb knowledge in Potions class, and he hadn't forgotten about developing the Bird Snake Egg Yolk Shampoo.

Although Lockhart is no longer at the school, he still has his own money. He needs to complete the research and development of this shampoo to get paid.

After developing the bird-snake egg yolk shampoo, Jimmy wanted to make some cuts to the original formula, giving the weaker version to Lockhart and keeping the stronger version for himself to use when opening his own shop.

In addition, the potion business is really profitable, and Jimmy's current learning progress has exceeded the scope of the second grade. He keeps asking questions about things unrelated to the current lesson whenever he has a spare moment in class.

"Professor Snape, how do we deal with the toxicity of the bird snake egg yolk? I thought of neutralizing it with the pus from the Babo tuber, but the smell is too awful and the color is unappealing."

"Idiot! Why didn't you treat the pus from the Babo tuber first, and then mix the neutralizer with the bird snake egg yolk solution?... The potion we're making in this class is Bruise Eliminator, Gryffindor deduct 10 points!"

Jimmy suddenly realized something, and started making notes in his notebook. He then asked, "Professor Snape, how do we deal with the smell of the pus from the Babbo tuber?"

"I told you, we're making bruise remover! Gryffindor loses another 5 points!" Snape's hooked nose bulged with anger. He braced his hands on Jimmy's desk, glaring at him fiercely, and warned, "If you ask any more questions unrelated to class, I'll shut your mouth!"

Jimmy nodded obediently, "I'll ask again after class."

"Jimmy Blaine disrespects the professor, Gryffindor loses 5 points!"

After class, Jimmy didn't leave; he waited for Professor Snape to answer his questions.

Snape completely ignored him, but to avoid being bothered by Jimmy, he simply tossed a notebook at him and said, "Get out!"

What a wonderful professor!

Jimmy, having obtained the notebook, studied its contents diligently. The pus from the Babo tuber was a viscous, yellowish-green pus with an oily smell. It was also toxic, but it could neutralize the toxicity of the bird snake egg yolk.

The formula for Gilderoy Lockhart hair conditioner does not contain concentrated water from the tuber of the babo plant. Lockhart's method for treating the toxicity of bird snake egg yolk is to mix the juice from a large amount of black root grass and the heartwood of the babo plant with the bird snake egg yolk.

Blackroot is a relatively rare herb. Wizards who consume large amounts of blackroot can resist some of the damage from dark magic; in other words, it can increase their resistance to malevolent spells.

The Guardian Tree is also a plant material used to ward off dark magic. It is rarer than Blackroot, and those who touch the Guardian Tree can be protected from attacks by dark magic creatures.

Lockhart used the juice from crushed Guardian Tree Heart to prevent the Bird Serpent from attacking wizards who used the shampoo, but the effect was not very good. If you came within 2 kilometers of the Bird Serpent, it would still attack those who had used the shampoo.

The bird snake will not stop attacking unless its head is shaved.

The toxins and attacks by bird-snakes are the fundamental pain points of the Gilderoy Lockhart hair care line. In addition, Black Root Grass and Guardian Tree are very expensive and rare magical materials, which makes this line of hair care very expensive.

Jimmy's idea was to replace black root grass with baboon tubers, and then use methods such as cutting and covering the scent to avoid bird snake attacks.

He felt that given enough time, he could figure out the recipe without any cheats, but why take the long way instead of the shortcut?

After accumulating a wealth of knowledge in my mind, the day arrived at October 1st, a fine day.

Jimmy used his deduction opportunity for the first time to create a potion recipe.

The process went even more smoothly than expected, thanks to Lockhart's harpoon egg yolk recipe and Snape's Potions notes for reference. It wasn't just a figment of imagination; the brand-new harpoon egg yolk shampoo recipe was born from countless attempts in his mind.

In the fictional world, Jimmy used a very special method to deal with the toxicity of the bird-snake egg yolk: he simply boiled it until it was completely cooked.

Half-cooked bird and snake egg yolks are then added to an alkaline solution and dragon oil, and boiled a second time with mugwort ash, using a method similar to soap making…

The process involves only 14 steps, which not only removes the toxicity of the bird snake's egg yolk but also completely avoids attacks from the bird snake. The cleaning and brightening effects are stronger than the original version, and the price for mass production can be reduced to as low as 24 gallons per pint, which is approximately 568 ml.

Originally, the idea was to make a mid-range product, but the resulting formula turned out to be even better than Lockhart's original version, which used a lot of precious materials.

Jimmy had to spend another half month cutting out ingredients from the formula that might enhance the shampoo's effects, and successfully created a budget version of the bird snake egg yolk shampoo.

The price is one-tenth of the initial version, the effect is only reduced by one-third, but it contains trace amounts of toxicity.

Chapter 126 Gameplay in accordance with regional versions

The new formula for the bird-snake egg yolk shampoo gave Jimmy hope of opening the potions shop.

The Potter family can earn hundreds of thousands of Galleons from the hair-smoothing serum, making a fortune every year, so Harry doesn't need to work hard at a young age.

The wizarding world could very well have its own Blaine family; here I'm referring to a potion brand, like Malfoy Pharmaceuticals, simply the result of someone who's bad at naming things and too lazy to think of a name.

Okay!

Jimmy took the formula and immediately wrote to Gilderoy Lockhart, telling Professor Lockhart, who was traveling, about the good news.

Dear Professor Lockhart:

I'll handle everything at school, so please focus on saving the world outside of school. The development of the Gilderoy Lockhart shampoo line has hit a bottleneck. The 300 Galleons you previously gave me have been exhausted. The formula is just one step away from being perfect; I've found a way to replace Black Root Grass and Guardian Tree Heart to eliminate the venom of the bird snake egg yolk.

Currently, we lack research and development funds. If you provide me with just 500 Gallons, the new Bird Snake Egg Yolk Shampoo will be launched. I am confident that within ten days of receiving the funds, I can deliver a brand new Gilderoy Lockhart mid-range shampoo formula, and the production cost is expected to be kept below 30 Gallons.

Please reply to this letter as soon as possible after receiving it. Your loyal student, Jimmy Blaine.

After looking at it several times, Jimmy folded the letter with satisfaction, put it in an envelope, and handed it to the owl in the owlhouse to be delivered to a distant place.

Dumbledore somehow managed to get Lockhart out of the way, but there were no reports of Lockhart committing any crimes in the Daily Prophet, which meant he hadn't gone to prison yet.

We must fleece enough Garon to open the potions shop before Lockhart's scheme is exposed.

Unlike alchemy shops, potion shops have very strict requirements for the storage conditions of magical materials. The construction of equipment and various bottles and jars alone is a huge expense, and you can't expect to set one up without two or three thousand Galleons.

If the Raccoon Alchemy Shop fails to sell Duel Cards and relies solely on drinks and snacks to survive, Jimmy will only receive no more than 300 Galleons a month.

He needs to earn enough money from Lockhart first, then find a place to open a shop as soon as possible and start selling Lockhart's orders.

At that time, we'll cut a little on the materials and complicate the production process a bit, and quote Lockhart 29 gallons per pint, which is one bottle.

Regardless of the price Lockhart sells for, Jimmy will earn 60% of the quoted price from the production end.

In other words, Lockhart spends 29 Galleons to get the goods, but Jimmy has to take 17 Galleons first, and the rest is what Lockhart can earn, since they are in a capitalist country after all.

Jimmy made two bottles of Gilderoy Lockhart mid-range shampoo using the basic formula. One of the bottles didn't have any Lockhart-related information on it, and he took it to everyone in the dorm to try it out.

After using the Owlsnake Egg Yolk Shampoo, Harry's dirty, messy hair, though still messy, became much smoother and shinier. The wild, weed-like messiness seemed to have been intentional.

Ron's red hair is smoother and more lustrous, and the highlights make it look like he has a tomato on his head.

Neville and Seamus's brown hair was also brightened by several shades.

Jimmy tried it too, and his hair looked like it had been coated with oil, but the shine had a more matte texture than oil.

As soon as the group stepped outside, their glowing foreheads immediately attracted a lot of attention. Hermione initially thought they had applied hair wax, but after an explanation, she learned that it was a new shampoo.

Jimmy knew what Hermione wanted, so he said, "I'll get you something better later; this isn't good enough."

Hermione didn't want to always accept Jimmy's gifts, saying, "I can buy them with my own money."

"I made this."

Hermione's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "You did this?" she exclaimed.

"Of course, I asked Snape a lot of questions about materials, and that's what I was after." Jimmy was very satisfied with his results. This was a money-making machine, a product that could rival the Potter family's quick-smooth hair product.

Hermione quickly lowered her jaw and said, "I'm not surprised anymore."

She didn't mention buying it again; knowing Jimmy as she did, she figured the shampoo would be on the shelves sooner or later.

Gilderoy Lockhart's reply arrived quickly, only four days later, with the owl bringing 500 Galleons and a reply from Lockhart to Jimmy.

Dear student: Jimmy Blaine.