Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 87 Miracle Alchemy
After solving Black's old house and Ravenclaw's secret room, it's time to start opening a shop.

As expected, Lucius did not disappoint Schelling. Schelling only paid [-] Galleons. Not only did he buy the shop in Hogsmeade Village, but he also registered a patent for Malfoy's "stun-proof bracelet" in the Magic Equipment Control Bureau of the Ministry of Magic.In this way, there was still a lot of money left, and Xie Lin used the remaining Galleons to invest in the decoration of the store.

(Note: The Magic Equipment Control Bureau never appeared in the original book. It comes from the Daily Prophet. It once confiscated Willie Wagstaff’s illegal wand. It specializes in managing the quality and safety of magic items. The author added the setting of management patents to it)
(Note: The fact that there are "patents" in the wizarding world is not fabricated by the author. In the original book, there is a "Funny Product Patent Office" under the Department of Sports and Sports, which specializes in patents for prank props.)

Schelling also chose a name for this shop. He didn't intend to follow the naming convention of most wizarding businesses, and chose a tacky name like "Malfoy's Alchemy Shop". As a Muggle in his previous life, he probably knew the principles of brand sales.

(Note: Most of the retail stores in the British wizarding business world are really named after the owner's surname, such as Ollivander's Wand Shop, Mrs. Malkin's Robe Shop, Bojinbok Shop, etc. The five known exceptions are Ella Owl House, Fantastic Beasts Store, Quidditch Boutique, Honey Dukes, and Fengya Clothing Store)
(Note: The original name of Lihen Bookstore is Floris-Blott Store; the original name of Tuofan Clothing Store is Weifei-Tittingo Store; the original name of Jumping Joke Store is Gamber-Jepers Store; they are all named after the owner’s surname)
Lucius arranged for Xie Lin to manage the alchemy workshop with a young couple. They are the descendants of the Malfoy family. According to Lucius, there is no problem with loyalty. Of course, Xie Lin does not know whether Lucius used some unknown means behind the scenes.

Although they had never been exposed to alchemy, the anti-snap bracelets were not considered too advanced works, not to mention that Schelling did not intend to teach them the complete production process from beginning to end, but personally engraved the rune symbols on the bracelets, leaving only the later steps of beautification, carving, and perfection to them.

Schelling recruited Draco, Daphne, Meredith, and Pansy to help at Hogwarts, and produced a thousand pieces of initial supply in one go, and handed them over to the two shop assistants.The first three are the people Schelling trusts the most, and the relationship between Pansy and Draco is getting closer. Since this semester, Pansy's personality has changed a lot. Although she is still a bit unruly and self-willed, at least she is no longer as mean and aggressive as in the original book. So Schelling sees her as one of his own for the sake of his brother.

(Note: Pansy's changes were influenced by Draco, who gradually became mature and popular, and she knew that if she didn't make changes, she might lose her place in Draco's heart)

(Note: It’s not that Schelling doesn’t trust Astoria, but that she is still young and has never learned alchemy and runes)
Anyway, the alchemy workshop was not far from Hogwarts, and there was a secret passage under the shop for Schelling to enter and exit at any time. If they needed to replenish the supply, they could find Schelling at any time.

While choosing to operate this way would take up some of Schelling's precious time, it was just Schelling's initial plan.Once the business is on track, and the couple has proven their worth during the early days of the business, Schelling will not hesitate to teach them the steps and secrets of the complete production process. Of course, it is also necessary to make an unbreakable vow to ensure that they will not leak the secrets.

On the first day of its opening, the media in the UK and even in Europe published large-scale advertisements for the Miracle Alchemy Store with great fanfare. Except for the "Daily Prophet" which charged Schelling a small discounted advertising fee, the other media all advertised Schelling for free.This is of course due to the beautiful Gurana sister standing behind Xie Lin.

That day, there was a constant flow of people in front of the shop, and the side streets of the whole village were full of people. From this, it can be seen that the wizards have suffered from the side effects of Floo powder for a long time. Now that they have anti-sickness bracelets, they can finally get rid of the days of spinning and dizzying.At the Ministry of Magic, under Amelia's suggestion, Fudge generously placed a large order of 500 pieces directly, which made Schelling a fortune. This transaction alone allowed Schelling to pay back the cost of opening the store.

(The gross profit of 4 Galleons for an anti-stun bracelet is quite reasonable, right?)

Then, Schelling did not forget to take a day to go to Professor Bok to learn about the disappearing cabinet.It's not that Professor Bork is partial to Schelling, but that among the students in the class, only Schelling's test performance has met his requirements.

For Schelling, this was a rare learning opportunity.Learning how to repair the disappearing cabinet is second, and more importantly, if you can have a deeper understanding of the structure of the disappearing cabinet and the space magic contained in it, that will be the biggest gain.

The original intention of the inventor of the disappearing cabinet was to create a secret passage for escape, but he never thought that the related technology could be used in other aspects.Think about it, if a small disappearing cabinet is made and the manufacturing cost is controlled within an affordable range, it can completely replace the owl and become a channel for delivering letters and packages.

On the same day, under the guidance of Professor Bok, Schelling fulfilled his expectations and completed the repair of the dilapidated disappearing cabinet.In the original book, it took Draco in grade 6 more than half a semester to complete the feat, but it only took half a day for Schelling in grade 3. It can be seen how high Schelling's alchemy level has reached.

Of course, Professor Bork's expertise in the field of disappearing cabinets is also one of the factors.In contrast, Draco in the original book only learned a little bit from Mr. Bokin. Bokin once said that if he could see the real thing and the damage, maybe he could repair it faster.

(Note: Mr. Bojin is a member of the Bokin family, and has nothing to do with the Boke family; the Bojin Boke store is a joint stock business between the two families; in this book, the author sets the Bokin family as a vassal of the Boke family, because the latter is one of the sacred 28 families. It is reasonable to say that the background should be stronger, but both families are famous for alchemy)

After the restoration of the disappearing cabinet was completed, Schelling asked to take the disappearing cabinet away. The reason he gave was that he wanted to conduct more in-depth research on its structure.Although it is said that the disappearing cabinet is the property of Hogwarts, since the disappearing cabinet was destroyed by Peeves, it has been discarded by the house elves in the Room of Requirement, and no one cares about it at all.Professor Bock's generosity to others, of course, is not without a response.

[Obtain from the disappearing cabinet! 】

Schelling planned to find an opportunity to go to Knockturn Alley later, and buy the disappearing cabinet in Bojinbok's shop, so that he would have another secret passage leading directly to Hogwarts.

After all the matters were dealt with, Schelling was only short of one last task, and he could devote himself wholeheartedly to reading Ravenclaw's collection of books—he hadn't forgotten the hatred of Astoria against Harold Dingo!
The next day, a very sensational event happened at Hogwarts. Harold Dingo tried to break into the women's bathroom to take a peek, but was broken by a senior girl, and finally failed to get his wish.

"Hahaha... I laughed so hard!" In Xie Lin's dormitory, Daphne was holding her belly and laughing so hard that she couldn't straighten up.

Just now, she, Sherin and Astoria witnessed Dingo being taken away by Filch with his nose and face bruised from the beating.

There was also a smile in Schelling's eyes, "Tolly, I will avenge you. I'm sure this guy won't be able to find a girlfriend in Hogwarts before he graduates."

When Dingo passed the women's room, Xie Lin secretly cast a confusion spell on Dingo, but the guy actually turned into the women's room, and the next scene almost made them laugh out loud.There was a scream from the bathroom, and the three of them saw Dingo run out of the women's bathroom covering his face, and then a group of girls appeared chasing and beating perverts, causing the whole castle to jump around.

While he was being chased and beaten, Xie Lin cast a spell silently and without a stick, which lifted the confusion spell on him.In the end, he was caught by Skyler Fawcett, a fifth-grade girl from Ravenclaw, and he was repaired severely. He was taken away like a dead dog until Filch, who heard the news, arrived.

(Note: Fawcett is a character in the original book, the college and grade are official settings, and the name is given to her by the author)
Filch handed him over to Professor McGonagall, who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes. After hearing the whole thing, Professor McGonagall was very angry. He punished him to clean every men's toilet in the castle, and notified his family of the incident.Dingo once explained that he accidentally strayed into the women's bathroom because of the confusion spell, but after Professor McGonagall's inspection, there was no such thing at all.

At this time, Astoria was still very kind in her heart. She had long forgotten about being attacked by Dingo, but she didn't expect that Xie Lin would not say anything, but actually kept her matter firmly in her heart. She was very moved for a while, and she rushed up to kiss Xie Lin's cheek, regardless of her sister who was beside her.

After doing this, she felt her face was hot, and even her neck was red, "Thank you, Brother Xie Lin, you, you are so kind to me!"

Looking at this scene, Daphne seemed to understand something, and cast a resentful look at Xie Lin, as if to say, "She is my sister! How could you be like this...".

Cold sweat broke out on Xie Lin's forehead, he was wronged, and he didn't want to!Of course, whether this is the case or not, only Xie Lin knows in his heart.

This matter was not over yet—at breakfast the next day, a yelling letter resounded through the hall, and Harold Dingo's mother thought he had dishonored the Dingo family, and yelled at him in the letter.

This incident has greatly affected the perception of Gryffindor in other colleges. Although there have been many troublemakers in Gryffindor, such as the Raiders and the Weasley twins, they all abide by an invisible bottom line. Ding Ge's approach undoubtedly crossed the bottom line of pranks, enough to make people feel disgusted.

Next, Dingo’s life was very difficult. Skyler Fawcett’s Hufflepuff boyfriend, Stebbins, often troubled Dingo for this matter. Hufflepuff’s spirit of unity was fully displayed at this moment, and the little badgers stood firmly behind Stebbins’ support—if they saw Dingo in the corridor, even if they didn’t speak ill of him, they would give him a look of disdain.

The Ravenclaw Hawks, led by Skyler Fawcett and Roger Davis, also began to alienate Dingo and his friends.

Cormac McLaggen had promised his fellow lion cubs at the beginning that he would get the matter over with quickly, but unexpectedly, he ran into trouble with the little wizards of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff one after another. They didn't sell Cormac's face at all.

Schelling even saw Zhang Qiu and Marietta Aikemo, who had always shown gentle and gentle images, walk away indifferently to Cormac in the corridor, which made Cormac very embarrassed, and the scene was once very embarrassing.

(Note: As mentioned earlier, this book sets Harold Dingo in the 4th grade, which is the same grade as Cormac McLaggen and Katie Bell)
Dingo, who was the cause of everything, was under great pressure even within Gryffindor. The cubs of the same year began to complain about him. He began to become silent and low-key, and even asked his roommate to bring three meals back to the dormitory.

　Friends who are interested in the original English text can read:
　　Flourish and Blotts-these two words do not mean gorgeousness and traces; Twilfitt and Tattings-these two words do not mean undressing and extraordinary; Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop-the name does not mean bouncing and frolicking at all.

　　Here the author does not mean to criticize the translations of the People's Agency. After all, these translations are indeed concise and easy to remember, but the author points out that the families behind these companies have something to do with the subsequent development of the plot.

　　
　
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