Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

There is only one thing, the magic potion she brews is really effective, but also really hard to drink!

Harry also felt that Madam Pomfrey would probably be able to tell that the wound was caused by a dragon, but he thought, could he not just endure the pain for fear of the professors knowing?

After some more persuasion, Ron was finally persuaded. He covered his hands with a sad face and went to the school hospital.

Not long after he left, the twins suddenly appeared.

"Hi, dear Harry, dear Hermione, good afternoon!"

"Fred, you're so stiff. We've never greeted each other like this before."

"But George, we need Harry's help, and I think we should be polite to him."

"Help?" Harry suddenly remembered the canary biscuits that the twins secretly gave him on the day he participated in his first Quidditch match a few months ago.

He said warily, "You guys are trying to use me again and give Ron some weird food, right? I'm not a fool. I won't fall for the same trick a second time!"

The twins looked at each other:

"Oh my god, our tried and tested trick was actually seen through by Harry."

"What do we do now, Fred? We're done! Vaughn wants to inspect our R&D progress. If we can't provide the experimental data, he'll definitely withdraw his investment!"

"It's so pitiful and tragic. We've already spent all the 10 Galleons. Where are we going to find the money to compensate him? If we don't get the money, Vaughn will kill us."

"Maybe they'll strip us naked and hang us at the castle gates for everyone to see the Weasley twins' humiliation."

"Yes, he certainly could."

The twins exchanged pitiful glances, but Harry remained unmoved.

Ron had already told him all the evil things the twins had done, but he wouldn't believe a word they said!

But Harry didn't know that the twins' target was not him at all, but Hermione!

Hermione looked up from the pile of textbooks on her desk and shouted angrily, "Fred, George!"

What she hated most was hearing people say bad things about Vaughn!

But she also knew that the twins would not give up until they achieved their goal. She held out her hand and said, "Give it to me. I'll give it to Ron later. But I have a rule first. If I hear you slandering Vaughn again, I'll tell him what you said!"

The twins immediately smiled and agreed repeatedly: "No problem, dear Hermione."

They took out a piece of hard candy wrapped in oil paper and handed it to Hermione: "This is the fast-acting candy for skipping classes that we carefully developed. It works very quickly and works every time."

"That's right. We have fully learned from the last lesson and will no longer destroy the relationships between classmates. Instead, we will help those who deserve help."

"Yes, such as those little wizards who have been tortured in the classroom and have lost their freedom and dignity!"

Hermione frowned. How could the classroom be so toxic? How could one lose freedom and dignity? Being surrounded by a strong learning atmosphere, with professors readily available to answer questions, was bliss, wasn't it?

Hermione, unable to understand, put away the so-called candy for skipping class and buried her head again in the pile of reference books.

When Ron came back from the school hospital, she threw the candy to him.

"Merlin..." Ron was stunned. He thought he was dreaming and pinched himself. "Harry, did you see that? Hermione gave me a candy!"

"Uh, wait a minute, Ron—"

Ron was so flattered that he couldn't wait any longer. He quickly peeled off the candy wrapper and threw the candy into his mouth. This was the first time Hermione was so nice to him. She always found fault with him in the past.

"Mmm, so sweet..." Ron shook his head. "I just drank Madam Pomfrey's antidote, and my mouth is full of almonds. Thank you, Hermione..."

As Ron spoke, he suddenly felt a heat in his nostrils. Across from him, Harry, who was hesitant to speak, suddenly showed fear on his face.

Um? what happened?

As soon as this thought came to Ron's mind, he heard, "Puff—whoosh!"

Bright red blood gushed out of his nostrils like a fountain. He even shook his head due to the reaction force, and a large amount of blood spurted straight out and sprayed towards Harry.

"What a powerful column of blood!"

Ron subconsciously praised inwardly, then his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

He just came to his senses and realized that the strong column of blood was his own!

Vaughan didn't find out about Ron until the next morning.

While eating breakfast in the morning, Hermione said to him with guilt and annoyance, "If I had known that the quick-acting skipping candy was so terrible, I wouldn't have given it to Ron."

It is said that when Ron fainted last night and Hermione, Harry and Neville rushed him to the school hospital, he sprayed nearly two pints of blood (about one liter) from his nose.

In Harry's words: "Ron's skin turned transparent due to blood loss, and when Madam Pomfrey revived him, he didn't even remember who I was!"

However, in the wizarding world, such simple blood loss symptoms are child's play.

When Vaughn slowly finished his breakfast and followed everyone to the school hospital to visit Ron, his complexion had become rosy again and he even had an appetite to chew on a piece of pork chop.

"It's horrible. I drank blood tonics for hours before I even remembered Harry's name." Ron gnawed on the meat, his mouth oozing with oil. Even a mouthful of meat couldn't stop him from pouring out his thoughts. "In fact, that was the only thing that exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect the excessive blood loss to be so severe."

"Quick-acting skipping candy? Humph, when I put that candy in my mouth last night, I knew it must be a trick played by Fred and George. It's experience, don't you understand?"

Under the astonished gazes of Neville, Seamus and Dean, he waved his greasy hands with an expression that said, "I've seen through everything."

Harry looked puzzled and hesitated to speak.

He clearly remembered that last night, after Ron had recovered his blood and regained consciousness, he lay on the hospital bed, pulling at his pants, crying and wailing, "Harry, am I going to die? Damn Fred and George, I knew that sooner or later, I would die at their hands!"

But now, Harry could not see any trace of the look from last night on his flushed face.

Until Neville asked a question: "So... Ron, did Madam Pomfrey tell you to rest for a few days?"

Ron beamed. "Of course, of course, I lost three pints of blood... Don't interrupt Harry, two pints is just your estimate, I'm the only one who knows best... Madam Pomfrey gave me three days of sick leave. She thinks I may have lost too much blood and damaged my brain, and it will take a few days to recover!"

"Oh--"

Neville, Seamus, and Dean looked envious. Harry, who understood why Ron suddenly changed his attitude, wanted to express his desire for sick leave.

Unfortunately, Hermione, who was standing next to him with her lips tightly pursed and eyes as fierce as Norberta's, made him swallow his cry.

Hermione couldn't stay any longer. She pulled Vaughn out of the hospital wing, angrily saying, "I feel so guilty and even complain about Fred and George in front of you, but look at him, he might even be grateful!"

Before she finished speaking, she heard Ron say loudly in the ward:

"Yes, Neville, the fast-acting skipping candy is really great. I dare say that this is Fred and George's most successful creation. Even though they used me as a test subject, I still have to give a fair evaluation!"

Hermione was so angry that she was speechless.

If she still had her previous temper, she would have reported the matter to the professors by now. Even if she was now tolerant of this behavior that went against her ideas, Ron's stupid choice was still hard for her to accept - not only did he not resist the twins' mischief, he also added fuel to the fire!

Hermione could already foresee that when Neville, Seamus and Dean returned soon, the "miracle effect" of the quick-acting skipping candy would spread throughout Gryffindor.

In fact, ever since Ron fainted last night, the twins have been celebrating the success of their new invention and working hard to promote it to their classmates.

However, with the precedent of the Canary Biscuits, everyone was still waiting to see whether Ron, who ate the Quick-Acting Skip School Candy, survived or suffered any serious aftereffects.

The development of the matter did not deviate from Hermione's predictions.

Vaughn finally coaxed his girlfriend into going to the library, where they spent the entire afternoon immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

When he sent Hermione back to Gryffindor, he saw from afar that Gryffindor Tower was crowded with people. Fred and George were surrounded by the crowd and were very busy!

"The fast-acting skipping candy from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes has been personally verified by our brother, Ron Weasley. Of course, his experience is far from enough to demonstrate the greatness of our product. We plan to continue developing a series of products after the nosebleed nougat—yes, the kind Ron eats—and have already launched projects for fever candy, coma candy, and so on."

Lee Jordan in the crowd shouted, "George, I treated you to butterbeer in Hogsmeade last time, remember? Can you give me one on credit?"

George responded generously: "Fred, remember to cross out Lee Jordan's name!"

"Okay George!"

"Everyone, please come one by one and register with Fred. We are a small shop with little profit, and we do not accept credit!"

Looking at this lively and absurd scene, Hermione's face turned blue with anger.

Sharing the same expression as her was Percy on the other side of the crowd. He desperately tried to squeeze in to stop the twins, but unfortunately his classmates' enthusiasm for skipping classes made his efforts in vain.

In order to appease Hermione who was about to lose control of her temper, Vaughan had to temporarily change his plan to visit Ravenclaw and stay in Gryffindor, acting as a tree hole for the little witch and listening to her chattering.

The lively scene continued until lights out. Fred and George, who had written down a thick stack of orders, smugly ignored the frustrated Percy and walked up to Vaughn, smiling and shaking the purse full of deposits.

"Vaughn, we did it!"

"That's right. Although we experienced failure last year, that was simply due to our lack of experience. Today we proved our strength with facts!"

"Look, your initial donation wasn't wasted. This deposit is enough to pay off the 10 Galleons!"

Vaughn looked at the twins and said slowly, "Pay it off? I remember you said it was an investment in you, so I'm a shareholder, right?"

"Oh my God, Fred, did you hear that? Our proud brother wants to get a share of our profits. He sees that we've become successful and wants to buy shares!"

"Yes, George, it's incredible! Our talented brother is obviously impressed by our abilities!"

The twins looked at each other and laughed.

Vaughan smiled at their arrogance and said, "If I were you, I would be more modest and cautious."

The twins laughed and didn't pay any attention to what Vaughn said. They were just immersed in the dream of becoming rich. They patted Vaughn's shoulders hard on the left and right.

"Don't worry, little brother. Brothers Fred and George were just joking with you. How could we forget our brother who once supported us so much?"

"Of course, even brothers have to make it clear that if you want to buy skipping class candy, there is no discount!"

Tsk... these two guys are a little inflated!

Of course, Vaughan would not tell the twins that before he returned from Dumbledore yesterday, he happened to hear Professor McGonagall reporting to Dumbledore on the school situation.

Also present were the deans of three other colleges.

So actually, it was a school board meeting, and the discussion was about recent student issues.

"Every year around this time, students experience a variety of psychological changes. The pressure of professors assigning homework and upcoming exams can cause some sensitive and vulnerable students to experience stress."

"Specific manifestations include a sudden dislike for studying, desperate attempts to skip classes, a deep fear of exams, frantically flipping through books but failing to remember anything, or devious thoughts, hoping for illusory luck items and spells, and of course, the worst of all—all sorts of cheating tricks!"

"Albus, it's time to introduce temporary measures to crack down on these bad trends, just like in previous years!"

This was serious business, and by the time Vaughan left, Dumbledore had already agreed to Professor McGonagall's request.

In other words, Hogwarts is about to begin a strict crackdown before the exam.

Well, I believe Fred and George will definitely get a surprise.

The twins were naturally unaware of this. They enthusiastically threw themselves into the business of making money. More and more students came to them to buy candy for skipping classes, and even some senior students came to them.

This group of senior students, mainly fifth and seventh graders, will take OWLs this year and NEWTs respectively. NEWTs determine the fate of a wizard after graduation, while OWLs determine which subject you will advance to in the future.

Therefore, these two grades are also the hardest hit areas for mental breakdown before exams.