Closing the last book, Harry stretched in satisfaction.
After borrowing a bunch of books, he had been holed up in his dormitory. Even his three meals were delivered to his door by Lafite. He and Lan Ying prepared for D.A. classes together, practiced spells together, or listened to Lan Ying talk about the people and things they encountered when they went out. Their lives were carefree.
"I'm going to return my book," said Harry to the blue shadow, who was reading a thick copy of A History of Modern Magic."Want to come?"”
Lan Ying waved his hand without even raising his head.
Harry stood up unconcernedly, shrunk the library book with a Shrinking Charm, put it in his pocket, and went downstairs.
The castle was empty and quiet, and even the portraits were listless, greeting Harry as he passed.
Harry smiled at their overly enthusiastic questions until he stopped at a bend in the corridor, sighed, and continued onward.
Malfoy was standing in front of a large window, staring out. Perhaps it was because she didn't have her two followers by her side, but her slender back looked a little lonely.
Hearing the footsteps, he turned his head, and a hint of joy flashed across his grayish-blue eyes.
" Potter," he raised his chin arrogantly, but his voice trembled slightly." Why are you in the mood to crawl out of your nest today?”
Harry stood in front of him, his lips curling into a smile as he said,"I'm going to the library. Why are you here alone? Where's Crabbe and Goyle?"
"They're in the common room-" Malfoy replied involuntarily, looking startled by his friendliness, but then coming back to himself."Why-why do you ask?”He subconsciously reached for his wand, but remembered that it was still in the bedroom. Malfoy's expression became a little panicked.
My usual image isn't bad…
Harry was both angry and amused at the reaction his ordinary greeting had caused, and for some reason, he felt like teasing him.
He sensed that there was no one nearby, and the portrait was hanging far away. Harry smiled secretly and deliberately approached him with a cold face. His tone was so cold that there was no warmth. He had used the 'Black Dragon Comes Out of the Cave' very well last time! How about you teach me?"
Malfoy took a couple of sharp steps back."When did Gryffindor become so ungentlemanly, attacking people when they didn't have their wands?”
"Why should I talk about manners with someone like you who sneaked up on me from behind?”Harry smirked.
Malfoy took two more steps back. When he saw Harry playing with his wand and approaching step by step, a hint of despair suddenly appeared in his eyes. He stood straight in place, gritted his teeth, and looked at Harry stubbornly.
Harry was stunned, then laughed and shook his head. He felt that he was really bored. Why did he bully other children? But this guy was really fun.
"Alright, I won't play with you anymore. I still have to return the book.”She put away her wand and snickered as she walked around him down the stairs.
Malfoy froze, and it took him a long time to catch up with Harry, seize him by the sleeve, and say, red-faced and furious," You…You tricked me?!"
Harry rolled his eyes at him.”
" But... but you just..." He looked quite aggrieved, his grayish-blue eyes glistening with tears.
Harry sniggered, resisting the urge to give him a pinch as he looked at the rare adorable expression on his face.
"Didn't you scare me once? Now we're even. But you're really timid. Do you think I'll dare to kill you in school? Scared like that..."Harry shook his head and sighed, pushing away the hand that was clutching his sleeve.
"You…"
Malfoy's voice choked, but he did not say anything else. He just pursed his lips tightly, looked at him with a strange expression, and left with a conflicted expression.
Harry was baffled."Like father, like son, all weird.”
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After leaving the warm library, the air outside was cold. The ground was covered with thick snow, and the creaking sound of stepping on it was especially clear on the quiet path.
A snow-white owl was flying toward Harry as he sauntered along.
"Hedwig,"
He reached out and let it stop on his arm.
Hedwig rubbed herself affectionately against him, and Harry took the letter off her leg and fed her a small almond crisp. Hedwig ate her cake happily, her round amber eyes darting around Harry, gave him a peck on the finger, and flew away.
Harry unfolded the letter and read it as he walked.
"Dear Harry,
I just received your reply. We're studying those materials while Mom's not at home.
I really don't understand why they don't support the joke shop plan. Mom was very angry and said that if we continue to be so irresponsible, we will throw all those things away. Even Ron objected to the idea-it was just a few experiments on him, wasn't it?
However, we will not yield. For the great cause of mischief, we will work hard and persevere until the end!
Just you and Li? Jordan has always supported us. In order to repay your kindness, we solemnly promise not to make fun of you.
I've recently come up with a few new products, and I'm planning to research and make them when I return to school, such as the Nose Biting Handkerchief, Traceless Ink, and the Shapeshifting Wand. If you're interested, you can study them with us. It's time to find a successor for our career, or else Hogwarts will be so lonely when we graduate...
See you at school.
George, Fred "
Back in his dormitory, Harry put his newly borrowed book on the table and said to the blue shadow,"George and Fred's got a new idea, and I'm still in the middle of my money-making business.”
"There's a lot of secret rooms at Hogwarts, there might be treasure hidden somewhere, don't you like to explore? Let's go look for it." Lan Ying said casually.
"Please, don't I have enough of my own? What I need now is a legal and aboveboard source of income. At the very least, I can't get into trouble after being exposed. What's so good about treasure? I don't know who used it. It's been around for so long and it's so dirty. I'm not willing to clean it up.”said Harry, sniffing in disgust.
"Then let's open a shop." Lan Ying closed the book and made another suggestion.
Harry shook his head."I don't want to take business from George Fred-besides, he's a professional, I'm just playing around.”
"It's not a joke shop. You could sell potions-think about it, you've been learning how to make potions since first year, and you'll be making a lot of them in the future, and it'll be a shame to leave all of them in the bracelet.”
It seemed like a good idea.
Harry checked the bracelet and was surprised to find that bottles of all sizes had piled up into a small hill.
"Why are there so many?"
Usually, he would throw it in after he finished making it. He had never calculated it. Oh my god, how many materials did he use before?
Lan Ying said unhappily," I don't know who's so picky. The color and smell are just a little bit unsatisfactory, and they have to remake it so many times."”
said Harry with conviction,"Potions have to be made better, of course, it's something to drink. Actually, I'm still not too satisfied. It's best if I can concoct the most perfect potion with my eyes closed and train it to become an instinct.”
Seeing his yearning expression, Lan Ying sighed in defeat." Your hobbies are getting weirder and weirder.”
"Hehe…"
"Alright, future Potion Master, hand over your work to me. If this continues, you won't even have Garen to buy materials.”
"You don't need to buy much, right? The forest is so big, I haven't even been to places-"Harry blinked innocently.
Lan Ying was speechless.
"What's wrong?"
"I was just praying for all the creatures in the forest.”
"You're too kind. I thank you on behalf of them.”
After stuffing all the bottles and jars into the blue shadow's ring, Harry clapped his hands." I'll leave it to you. Now we have two choices. The second was to find a shop, buy a house in Hogsmeade, and open a shop there.”
Lan Ying thought about it." It's better to have a shop.”
“ok。If you want to open a shop, I think you need a legal identity.”
"All the Wizarding Ministries in England are registered.”
Harry waved his hand nonchalantly." It's time to immigrate. Find a country with a messy household registration system and fabricate an identity. It's best to let people have the impression that you've lived there for a long time before returning to England. You don't have to hide your magic anymore. When the Ministry of Magic senses an unfamiliar magic oscillation, someone will come to register with you. Then, you can travel in England for a while, settle down in Hogsmeade, and open a small shop to make a living. We'll be able to go there when we're in third year, and we'll 'know' you and ask you to sell potions.”
Lan Ying shook her head." Since it's so troublesome, I might as well order it by mail."”
"No, I think it's a great idea.”
"If that happens, I'll have to leave you for at least a year. It's not safe in school now. It was just to make money. Why did it have to be so complicated?”Lan Ying frowned and couldn't figure it out.
Harry looked at him seriously." Actually, I should have done this a long time ago. Shadow, with an official identity, I can openly interact with you and introduce you to my friends. You don't have to hide in the bracelet or cultivate every day. You also want to go out for a walk, right?”
The blue shadow's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light. He looked at Harry for a while before saying in a low voice," Okay."”
Harry smiled." There should be Cultivators now, right? Don't go to the East first, lest others see through your identity. When I graduate and my cultivation level increases, we can go back and take a look.”
"Yeah."
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