Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 263: The orc necklace is selling well, is the secret room calmed down?

It was the Weasley twins who pushed open the door of the box!

This time on the train, they did not choose to sell the answers to their completed homework, but instead brought something more important in person.

That is the new camouflage product launched by Lin Xia Laboratory - the orc form!
The little wizards couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, some covered their eyes with their hands, unable to bear to look directly; some turned around and shouted "madly", while others opened their eyes wide to see it all.

"Oh my god, why are George and Fred like this?"

"How come they have ears and tails? They are much taller too. Oh, they look really strong. Do they have orc blood?"

"Crazy, crazy, these two lunatics, how can they come out like this? Cover your ears and tails quickly, I won't accept it!"

George and Fred both use the [Orc Necklace], one in black panther form and the other in lion form.

In fact, both of them wanted the lion form. They were Gryffindors, and nothing could make them feel cooler than transforming into a lion form.

However, Hermione disagreed with this proposal and felt that product diversity should be promoted.

In addition, if the product was successfully promoted and sold, George and Fred could get some extra commission from the sales, so they decided to give in.

George and Fred felt very happy listening to the little wizard's screams and amazement.

George, in black panther form, shook his tail coquettishly, leaned against each door of the carriage, and struck an elegant and lazy pose.

George: "Fred, listen, so many people are cheering for me. It's been a long time since I've received so much attention."

Fred, transformed into a lion, stood beside him majestically and masculinely. He didn't need to do anything, just stood there quietly, but he exuded a domineering aura.

Fred: “Yes, this proves that our sales are great.”

George: “I’m excited about the thought of getting an extra 10% commission on every sale we make.”

Fred: "I'm already fantasizing about lying down and counting Galleons."

George threw a coquettish look at Fred, "Come on, make the screams louder!"

Fred bowed slightly and held George's arm, "As you wish."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

“So cool!!!”

"I want to know how they did it, too. I love the leopard form, which makes me more feminine." said the witch.

"I like the lion form, but why aren't there badger and eagle forms? I think I can handle them too."

"Huh? You want to grow a bird's beak and a pair of wings? How scary is that?"

"If I could have wings, I would obviously be an angel!"

The little wizards were all shocked.

After knowing that George and Fred were using the transformation product, they all came over to watch and talk about it.

This attracted the class leaders of each grade to come and maintain order.

"Quiet! Everyone, please return to your seats and be quiet!"

Percy frowned, having heard many prefects reporting to him on the way here.

Everyone was teasing him about having two outstanding younger brothers.

Percy searched for a long time and finally found George and Fred. He called out to them with a cold and serious expression.

"George, Fred, what are you doing?"

Percy looked at their attire with disapproval, "What are you wearing? You're still students, you can't wear such weird things!"

George rolled his eyes and twirled his black tail with interest, just short of throwing it in Percy's face.

"Fred, what century is it now?"

Fred responded graciously, "The 20th century, George."

George: "I thought I had come to the barbarian era. I couldn't wear this or that, so I might as well not wear anything at all."

Fred raised his voice and said sarcastically, "No, George, the times are progressing, and we can't go backwards."

Percy frowned and said angrily, "I have received many complaints. You caused a commotion in the carriage, disturbed others' rest, and wore uncivilized clothing."

George: "Don't I have any clothes on?"

Fred: "No, dear, you don't have to doubt yourself. They are just jealous of you because you have ears and a tail."

George walked past Percy with a laugh on his face.

"You can't stop me. There is no Hogwarts rule that says students can't wear strange clothes on the carriage."

Fred followed up by saying, "We are doing something meaningful. You can read "How to Exercise the Power of a Prefect" a few more times to understand what the responsibilities of a prefect are, instead of just listening to one side and blaming us."

George and Fred don't spoil Percy at all.

Even though they are all brothers.

Well, two maverick brothers and a nerd with a waterlogged brain.

Thanks to George and Fred's explosive publicity, the [Orc Necklace] invented by Hermione became a best-seller as expected.

After only being sold for half an hour, they were sold out by the students.

George sighed and said, "What a loss! I shouldn't have bribed the salesperson with a gold galleon to ask her to help us promote the product. We bought all the products."

Fred empathized with the situation and said, "From now on, no one who has nothing to do with you, don't even think about making a penny from us!"

The popularity of Hermione's disguise products was fully launched on the train.

Those students who didn't buy it on the train, as soon as they arrived at Hogwarts, frantically looked for Hermione to ask for the product.

Hermione had anticipated this and gave all the prepared orc necklaces to the Weasley twins, asking them to sell them on her behalf.

Although these two people asked for a high share of the profits, they also sold the products very dedicatedly.

The Orc Necklace was able to open up the sales market so quickly thanks to their publicity.

Hermione learned from their exploitation of Ron and made a very detailed bill for the expenses of the orc necklace.

The Weasley twins had to keep accounts for every product they sold and were not allowed to inflate the numbers.

Including the selling amount, everything was determined in advance to prevent the two from ignoring them and secretly offering a high price.

Coupled with the restrictions of various contract terms, Hermione was not worried that the twins would cheat on her.

However, the popularity of the orc necklace caught them off guard.

Hermione alone can no longer supply the market.

They found that not only lower-level wizards liked it, but many higher-level wizards also bought it from them.

There are always some people who are more resourceful. Instead of looking for the Weasley twins, they found out that Hermione is the first-hand source of the goods.

However, Hermione still went to ship the products based on the reputation of Lin Xia Laboratory.

So those students went directly to Lin Xia, Hermione, Draco, Harry and Ron, wanting to buy directly from them.

If they have the goods, they are happy to sell them.

But the key problem is that they don’t have any goods!
This is fatal.

Hermione had to pull everyone else over to help with the delivery as a temporary emergency measure for a while.

People like Delaware also have research to do, so Hermione can't control them. But Ron and Harry are free, so Hermione tries her best to squeeze them.

“Ron, you’ve ruined another one, I’ve told you this many times.

You must be careful when carving magic runes, not be careless or distracted, and you must complete it in one go without interruption.

Look, you didn't do this one node well, which caused the product to be scrapped. I can't even fix it."

Ron felt that his mind was a little unclear. Every day when he opened his eyes and closed them, all he could see were products, magic runes, carving, carving, processing...

He muttered, "It's obviously your inability. Lin Xia has also repaired it, so why haven't I seen her fail to do it?"

Hermione said loudly: "I want to make up for it myself, what, do you have a problem with me?"

Ron shrugged and immediately shut up.

He doesn't say anything anymore, is that okay?
After Hermione stormed away, Harry, who had remained silent, said, "Ron, don't mention Lin Xia in front of Hermione. She doesn't like it."

Ron didn't understand: "Is she not on good terms with Lin Xia? We meet with Lin Xia and Draco every day, talking and laughing."

Harry didn't know how to explain it.

But he subconsciously felt that Hermione didn't want to compare him with Lin Xia, and he felt that "there can't be two tigers in one mountain".

Harry: "Just think of it as a good student who doesn't want to compare himself with another good student."

Ron suddenly realized, "I understand, just like my grades are poor, if I compare myself with students who are worse than me, I will be very happy.

But if I compare myself with students who are better than me, I will feel a little sad. I don’t want to compare myself with people who are obviously better than me. Wouldn’t that make me look like a weak person? "

Harry said helplessly: "Since you understand this principle, then don't mention it."

Ron whispered, "I thought Hermione wouldn't mind."

Another point is that their products that are obviously failed will not be destroyed immediately, but will still be given to Lin Xia and Draco.

See if it is possible to rework and remedy the situation.

After all, the materials needed for these products were purchased with Lin Xia and Draco's share. Hermione also contributed a share, but she had already used up her share.

To supply so many students in the school, the material quota in her laboratory alone is not enough.

Of course, those who contribute money contribute money, and those who contribute labor contribute labor, and everyone can get a share of the profit.

Ron wouldn't be happy if he was asked to do things for free.

When they took a break from the busy supply, they found that school had already started for half a month.

What a long time!
The orc necklaces have finally stopped selling well, and the supply can be met by just making a few of them.

They finally don’t have to rush to the laboratory as soon as the get out of class is over, and the laboratory is occupied every evening study.

They began to reap the fruits of their harvest.

Several people were lying in the small hill of gold Galleons. They took a deep breath with great satisfaction, exhaled, and took another deep breath... their eyes were intoxicated.

Even the dust in the air seemed to be filled with the scent of gold Galleons.

Excellent!
Even a wealthy man like Harry felt extremely satisfied at this moment.

There is a lot of money in his treasury.

But the money you earn yourself is different from the money stored in Gringotts.

Ron asked, "What are you going to do with the money?"

Harry thought about it carefully and found that he had no idea what the money could be used for.

It seemed as if he was working for nothing, after all, he had never been short of gold galleons.

Harry shook his head and said, "I don't know. I don't need to use the money."

Hermione listed a long list of materials. The success of the orc necklace inspired her desire to create.

She plans to collect more materials to see if she can invent something new.

Her family was not short of money, and she had no desire for gold galleons.

But she likes to see the products she designs being purchased by little wizards.

Lin Xia thought about it and said, "I will save it and give it to a friend as a gift."

Ron said in astonishment: "Are you crazy? Giving so many gold galleons to a friend? Does he need money?"

Lin Xia thought of the properties of the gem dragon and couldn't help but smile.

"It's not short of money, but it loves money. If ordinary Galleons can satisfy it, that's fine. I'm afraid it will be picky and want something more expensive."

She can earn a lot of gold Galleons, but not necessarily a lot of gems.

Draco had no desire for money.

As long as he wants, he can buy anything and spend the share of the money given to him.

Ron asked around and found out that he was the poorest one.

Although he already knew this fact.

But he is still so poor!!

But fortunately, he can make money now.

Lin Xia said that if one is good at magic literature, alchemy will be easy, and maybe he can even make money from alchemy in the future.

The long-awaited sunlight finally shone on Hogwarts, but it was still very weak.

In the castle, the little wizard's mood became optimistic.

A lot of good things have happened to Castle recently, such as their products selling like hotcakes.

For example, Professor Sprout reported that the mandrakes had become moody and taciturn, which meant that they were rapidly moving away from their childhood.

During the Herbology class, Lin Xia heard Dean Sprout say to Filch very gently:

"As soon as their acne heals, they can be replanted. Soon, we can cut it off and boil it over the fire, and your Lady Norris will be back soon."

Dean Sprout also specifically said this to Lin Xia, and her white fairy will wake up soon.

Lin Xia just hopes that time can pass faster.

The castle seemed to have entered a cooling-off period.

Nothing happened this semester, as if the incident in the secret room was over.

Although some people and ghosts don't think so.

For example, Peeves in the castle would always appear suddenly and laugh loudly in the crowded corridor: "Oh, Potter, you are such a scoundrel..."

It not only makes people laugh, but also comes with fixed dance moves.

Harry had no idea how he had offended Peeves.

Ernie Macmillan, of Hufflepuff, also disagreed with the idea that things had calmed down.

He still believed that Harry was the culprit and that he had "accidentally revealed his true colors" in the Dueling Club.

There are still many people who think of Harry as the heir of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but many more have let go of that idea.

Draco also told them that he once overheard a conversation between Gilderoy Lockhart and Professor McGonagall.

"I don't know why he would have the idea that he had stopped the Slytherin attack on the Chamber of Secrets."

Draco recreated the scene at that time——

Lockhart tapped his nose and blinked.

"I think Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets will never be opened. The criminals must have known about it. I will catch them sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. It would be wise to stop now before I start to deal with them.

You know, the school needs some morale boost right now and to erase the memories of last semester.

I can’t say more now, but I think I have it all figured out.”

After Professor Lockhart finished speaking, he tapped his nose again and strode away.

Draco's comment: "I don't know what he wants to do, but I don't think it's a good thing."

Hermione immediately disagreed and said, "While I have my doubts about Professor Lockhart scaring off the Chamber of Secrets, his method of trying to boost morale is a good one."

Draco said noncommittally: "It depends on what he does."

While they were discussing, Lin Xia was thinking about something.

These days when school is in session, she isn't just helping Hermione.

She spent a lot of time reading electronic versions of banned books to increase her knowledge.

There are a total of 4 places for online reading, and she has used them all.

In addition, her secret deal with Lockhart was still there. Every week she would use the quota given by Lockhart to go to the library to read banned books.

According to the strength of the evil god's whispers, physical banned books > online banned books > library banned books.

Fortunately, no matter what method was used, it worked for her.

Of course, physical banned books have the strongest effect, followed by online reading, and finally banned books in libraries.

In addition to reading, she also did not forget to communicate with Tom.

She had high hopes for Tom when he was young, because he was passionate, energetic, knowledgeable, and had not fallen so deeply.

There is a more important reason: he is handsome.

As we all know, handsomeness can add points to wizards.

For example, a fool like Lockhart can reach his current position not only because he is good at writing stories and maintaining relationships with fans, but also because he has a handsome face.

The current situation is that Tom has been aroused by what she said and wants to get out of the diary.

After two layers of forbidden magic runes were cast, Tom was trapped and couldn't go anywhere.

If you can't go out and cause trouble, you might as well choose a different way of living.

Lin Xia felt that she just needed to work harder, but at this time, problems arose.

The rare item related to soul transformation is already in her hands. What she needs to find now is the forbidden book mentioned by Professor Babeling.

That forbidden book can also transform the forms of souls.

Lin Xia tapped the table lightly with her wand. Sitting there and waiting for death was not her style.

But as Professor Barbling said, this book has spirituality and can appear anywhere. She may find it or she may never find it.

Lin Xia felt that her luck wouldn't be so bad.

The book will definitely come into her hands someday, but she just doesn't know when.

So, what she has to do now is to continue reading.

Lin Xia decided to go see Professor McGonagall again.

She was the school's deputy headmistress, holding power equivalent to that of the headmistress during Dumbledore's long absences from Hogwarts.

(End of this chapter)