Chapter 9: Chapter 9
It is now the twentieth of december. Arcturus's assassin had agreed to kill Lucius once arcturus made a vow about his actions against the house black and narcissa in particular. It was decided that Lucius would be offed when he went to get some gold out of gringotts in the next few days. Lucius would be as dead as a doornail in four days, it was going to be an incredible Christmas gift for mother.
Either way last night while practicing and improving my occlumency i managed to locate the so called magical core which I have to say was a incredibly awesome thing. Turns out not every occlumens can do that which made me feel accomplished I suppose. Either way I was now on my way to the potions lab in our manor I was about to start with my days potions which in all honesty was not as easy as I make it sound mom would give me an hour long lecture on every aspect of a potion, it's ingredients and why the various cuts and slices and what not. After that I was expected to make the potion, from memory mind you and come up with a potion that would receive at least and acceptable in examinations on the first try.
Yeah snape was actually pretty easy going compared to the demon that is my mother when she was educating me. Either way today was a cure for the common cold. Apparently the cold would be cured once you guzzled this foul tasting concoction down. This potion alone would give me a kickass profitable venture in any future world's because lets face it the cold would exist till the end of times maybe longer and the potion was actually easy to make though was slightly convoluted to make.
Either way in I go and I have to tell you this unlike the stupid bullcrap portrayed in the movie a potions laboratory had to be incredibly well maintained. I met Snape last week when he came to visit mother turns out he is the potions expert that has been referring my case with my mother. When he spoke to me about potions at length, I have to give him that though I don't believe I'll ever be half as good a potions master. When I asked my mother after he left why he had such a bad reputation for being a terrible teacher my mother told me that it was part of the deal dumbledore made on his behalf with the ministry.
He never wanted to be a teacher but after voldemort's death when he was put on trial and dumbledore vouched for him the ministry in a shocking moment of competency insisted that he be kept under semi permanent watch because let's face it still, a criminal and dumbledore suggested that they use him to train the future of the society. This was done I believe without his consent so he keeps trying to get fired but for some reason dumbledore wouldn't fire him I suppose it's because he wants to have spy handy for when Voldemort returns.
But he did enjoy teaching actually experienced potion makers as he was more the guy you went to turn apprentices into masters not novices into apprentices. So I really hoped that when I opened up my job system he would agree to train me up faster than the average Hogwarts curriculum. Because let's be honest from canon it's pretty clear education in Hogwarts wasn't really worth shit when potter was there .
The only subjects worth mentioning were transfiguration, charms and herbology the rest were basically useless except for the runes and arithmancy class which I didn't know anything about. About arithmancy I understood that it was used mostly in used in creating spell matrices and analysis, which was used in creation of spells and spell specific shields and the like. I planned on learning it right after I finished with at least Hogwarts level potions or runes whichever cane first I'd do more in both those subjects but it wasn't like you would be a master in the subjects at eighteen if you worked really hard even Snape who was an absolute genius took to the age of 23 before he could be certified as a potions master.
Of all the things that I planned on achieving in this world the three top most subjects would have to be runes, arithmancy and potions. Sure I have other long term plans but other than wanded magic these three were the first topics I planned on studying first jobs would also be in those topics. Either way into the lion's den we go or would it be the serpents pit?..
I have to give this to mother her lab was very, very good. The cauldrons were excellent, the workstations all had special one use runic shields to prevent explosions. Well in case my potion exploded my mother was the thing I needed to be worried about not the explosion itself. Mom and Snape actually took a few pointers from the Muggle world and had me wear a clear mask enchanted to filter out any and all potion fumes which was kinda neat made me feel like I was wearing a magical hazmat mask.
Either way I see mom already waiting for me in the lab the minute I step in the lecture begins. Snape had it right in the opening speech in philosopher's stone what with the subtle science and exact art he mentioned. It was indeed an exact art, in potioneering every stir and ingredient addition was done for a damned good reason. Great potioneers like healers and the like could salvage a potion if they screwed up the begining but most students would never reach that level in Hogwarts itself. In all honesty I was amazed that magic would hold such an amazing amount of science what with arithmancy potions and runes which were kinda like the programming of magic itself.
After an hour's worth of instruction in which she quizzed me on ingredient properties that I have already used she deems me worthy of trying out my first second year potion which was kinda amazing considering I was only trained for four months though my education was much more impressive than the students at Hogwarts were getting. Though I had more than an hour's lecture and practical everyday which was more than half a week's work in Hogwarts. When I stated my potion I was sure that I'd have an actual exceeds expectations level potion which would be good as this would be my first second year potion and the difference was clearly visible though the brew time was the same the amount of ingredients was about larger and the amount of steps in the brewing process had nearly doubled.
Either way I was done and as far as I could tell the potion colour was a close maybe even perfect match to the colour mentioned in the textbook. Anyway seeing me done mother immediately comes by pours the potion into a vial which was enchanted to be bigger on the inside and checked for consistency and impurities and the like while the pouring took place and said, "well it's good not perfect mind you but that will only happen with actual brewing experience and when the motions of potion making are embedded into your muscles and not just your mind. I'd call it an exceeds expectations and grant you maybe 89 out of a hundred score."
The moment she said that I heard a ding inside my head and a message popped up on my HUD I guess saying level up
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You are now jobless level 100, job system unlocked. Jobs available for choosing.
Status:-
Name - Abraxus arcturus malfoy.
Alias - Alexander Charles black
Rank - 1
Job - Jobless, level 100
Jobs available - novice potioneer, novice rune reader, novice occlumens
Job history -none
Skills- none
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I immediately checked what boosts I'd receive with each job and they read as
novice potioneer - potions made by you will act 10 percent faster than others, 10 percent more efficient and lasting potions shall last ten percent longer than they do now.
Novice rune reader - you can read runes more easily now and shall comprehend their meaning and usage 10 percent faster.
Novice occlumens - your mind is now protected better all occlumency barriers are 10 percent stronger while any living guardians and traps will be 10 percent more efficient.
Since my occlumecy wasn't that strong yet and a ten percent boost sounded better after a month more of pouring my magic into my barriers and my rune reading was just begining I chose the novice potioneers job.
I also had a message from Loki saying as encouragement to me the ranking system had been added and that i would receive a rank for every ten jobs I do and I'd get an extra wish for every five ranks when I enter the next world.
Which meant if have an extra wish for the next world of I managed to complete at least 50 jobs. This was very good news as this was my training world and I would be able to power level a lotta jobs in this particular universe.
Also he told me that all my permanent companions would be able to use the system as well but Their boosts for any job would be half of mine so if someone recieves the same novice potioneers job Thier boost would be worth only five percent each.
But I would only be able to choose it for two people in this world and I don't know who I'll choose probably some one my age or maybe my mother but my mother will be an issue, as she might die of old age before I manage to actually make a philosophers stone unless I stole flamels which was indeed an option but enough for now. I had something to show my mother as now I did have proof as I could volunteer to show my status to anyone I wanted hence proof.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Jacobsteale
Jacobsteale well I finally decided to unlock the system so there's that only a chapter before Sirius is free and miss potter enters the story, still haven't quite decided how to portray iris but I'll be damned if I let the character Be the same meek character that walked to death in forest because a dead demented old bastard told him to. drop any suggestions you mightbhave.
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