Chapter 89: Weasley Brother's Money Making Plans
August 28th.
There are still three days until the first day of school.
Ethan and Cassandra stand at the gate of the manor together.
Yesterday, Ethan and Cassandra went to Diagon Alley to buy textbooks for the new school year, and then had ice cream at Florin's Ice Cream Shop, sitting in the same place where they first met.
In fact, Ethan had already bought the textbooks a long time ago, and he just picked them up when he passed by Diagon Alley on his way to the alley.
It was mainly Cassandra who said she hadn't bought the textbooks yet, though she didn't specify why.
Ethan had no choice but to accompany her to Diagon Alley and then stay at her manor for another day.
Originally, they didn't need to buy extra textbooks. Before they entered school, they had almost purchased all the required textbooks.
However, the textbooks for the Defense Against the Dark Arts course this semester are different from previous ones. They are novels written by Gilderoy Lockhart himself, detailing his experiences fighting dark wizards, magical creatures, and more.
Although these are the experiences and adventures of others that he stole, the stories are true, and while others may not know the full extent, the books remain popular.
The price is a bit steep, totaling more than 30 gold galleons.
He has calculated the money of the young wizards from Muggle families, and buying these books this year would just about spend it all!
A voice came from the sky.
"Ethan, this way!"
Ethan looked up to see a green car flying through the sky. It didn't look very stable and seemed at risk of falling at any moment. George leaned out halfway and shouted loudly at Ethan.
When Ethan had returned and written to the Weasley twins, he mentioned he was going to Cassandra's house. With the school starting soon, he wouldn't have time to visit them and planned to come next summer vacation.
But he soon received a reply. The village of Ottery St. Catchpole, where their family was located, was in Devonshire, dozens of miles away from the Weasley family's manor.
After Ethan finished visiting Cassandra's house, they would come directly to pick him up and take him to their house.
As pure-bloods, they naturally knew the location of the Weasley manor. Even though they hadn't been invited to the Weasley family's banquet for many years, the location of the Weasley manor hadn't changed, and the Weasley family had once been quite prominent.
"How about it? Isn't this cool?"
If this car couldn't be driven out, they would have gone to Hogwarts to show it off. It's much more exciting than a flying broom.
Ethan gave a thumbs-up from below.
He immediately thought about getting a flying car. Even if it wouldn't be used too often, it would be cool!
"Have fun, see you at Hogwarts!"
After the car stopped, Cassandra straightened Ethan's collar and turned to leave.
What Ethan didn't see was that her face turned red the moment she turned around.
I don't know if what my mother taught me is useful!
Cassandra muttered to herself.
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After Ethan got in the car, the twins asked in unison.
"Oh, did you meet her parents?"
"What about Penelope Clearwater?"
"What about Cho Chang?"
"And our Gryffindor Miss Know-it-all Hermione Granger!"
"I just came here to stay for a day or two at the invitation of Mrs.Vole. Don't think too much of it."
"Really?"
The two brothers looked at Ethan as if he were taking them for fools. Is the door to the Vole family so easy to enter?
Is it really okay for you to chat with passengers while driving?
Well, driving in the sky is different—it's just bumpier with no real danger of a car accident.
"What's wrong with this car?"
Ethan didn't want to dwell on this topic and couldn't explain it to the two singletons.
"My father remodeled it. He's very interested in everything about Muggles. He works in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department of the Ministry of Magic and is now the office director."
"So your father really abused his power? He's in charge of Misues of Muggle artifacts, but he misused it himself?"
Ethan looked at the twins with a teasing expression.
It can only be said that pure-blood families have their advantages. This department is actually most suitable for Muggle-born wizards, but it is still controlled by pure-bloods.
In the original book, this flying car was discovered by Muggles and published in the newspaper, but their father was still fine. This shows that the ban is not aimed at pure-bloods.
With a few exceptions, only Muggle-born wizards use Muggle items and modify them. (The original book mainly prohibits the modification of Muggle items.)
George refuted on the spot.
"You can't say that. If you don't get caught, it doesn't count as a violation of the regulations, right?"
It's an old tradition at Hogwarts.
"That's right, otherwise we'd all be expelled!"
The three looked at each other and laughed.
"By the way, Ethan, what is Nicolas Flamel's home like? Do you know how to make the Philosopher's Stone?"
They admired Nicolas Flamel greatly. If they had his skills, the quantity and quality of their prank products would rise sharply.
Especially the Philosopher's Stone, which can turn stone into gold!
With it, they'd never face a shortage of funds in the future.
After Ethan returned from France, he wrote to a few people, telling them that he went to Nicolas Flamel to learn alchemy. Now there's no need to hide anything.
"Do you think I can do it?"
He really can. Nico taught him how to make it.
He just haven't experimented with it. The refining requirements for this are very high.
There are two ways to make it. The first is to use a large number of magical creatures in an alchemy array to generate the Philosopher's Stone. They must be alive, and the higher the magic power in their bodies, the better. It doesn't matter if they are wizards or magical animals.
Nico initially experimented with a large number of magical animals but found that the quantity was still insufficient, resulting in only semi-finished products. Later, he found a place with abundant magic power and used this rich magic to refine the Philosopher's Stone successfully.
However, such places are not easy to find, and after using them once, it takes a lot of time to recover, which seriously limits the output of the Philosopher's Stone. Hogwarts is likely a place with abundant magic power that the four founders found together at the beginning, which may be why it has been able to operate for so many years.
"That's the Philosopher's Stone!"
"How can you not do it!"
The twins' faces fell, as if they had lost something. Then Ethan talked about Nicolas Flamel's home to them. The brothers were very excited to hear about it and started complaining about Dumbledore, wondering why their brothers weren't sent to learn there.
As they chatted, the car flew over the village of Ottery St. Catchpole.
The Weasley family lived on the outskirts of the village. The house had wizarding characteristics, much like Diagon Alley—crooked and quirky with several chimneys.
In front of the house was a pigsty built of stones, with several large white pigs in it, and a pond and a vegetable garden on the side.
If the house were normal, Ethan would think it was a farmyard in the English countryside.
Which pure-blood wizard feeds pigs and grows vegetables by himself? It's too low-class.
The Weasley family members who heard the roar of the car ran out to greet Ethan. Mr. Weasley wasn't there because of work.
Harry was also among them, which wasn't surprising to Ethan. In the letter he received, Harry mentioned he had visited Ron's house.
"Kid, welcome to the Burrow!"
Molly came forward and gave Ethan a hug. She had heard her twin sons mention Ethan's name many times. Harry was also quite familiar with him, but they hadn't met officially until today.
"Ethan, what does Nicolas Flamel look like? I heard he is 600 years old."
After saying hello, Harry came over. He was quite curious about Nicolas Flamel, given that Flamel's Philosopher's Stone had led to an adventure that almost cost Harry his life.
"Very old. The elixir of life cannot prevent the ageing of the body."
As they chatted and laughed, they arrived at the Burrow. Molly hurried to prepare lunch, while Ethan and the others sat in the living room and chatted.
There were breads and juice prepared on the table.
Ethan popped one into his mouth. It tasted quite good—neither too sweet nor too bland, with a hint of frankincense. It was likely homemade by Molly.
"Look over there, this is the pygmy puff we bred. What do you think?"
Following Fred's finger, Ethan saw a furry ball on the windowsill. Is this a pygmy puff?
Ethan really hadn't noticed it.
There's a book about magical beasts. It's a very common animal, found all over the world.
A magical animal of level XX, meaning it's harmless, with a spherical body covered in soft fur and a gentle personality. It won't get angry even if it's tossed around.
However, this creature has a very long and thin tongue, which it uses to stick into a wizard's nostrils to eat their boogers while they're sleeping. Ethan couldn't accept that.
"...If you can breed a large number of them, there should be a market for them in Hogwarts."
Ethan couldn't accept it, but kids in the wizarding world might like it.
The size of this one, if it were an adult, was only one-third the size of a normal puff and could be carried in a pocket. Little witches might find it hard to resist.
"We thought so too. This will definitely make a lot of money. Ethan, are you interested in investing?"
Fred rubbed his hands and looked at Ethan with a sinister expression.
"No, don't you two have hundreds of gold galleons together?"
Ethan looked at the two brothers incredulously. Just relying on their own Buraffio's Brain Elixir, they earned more than 400 gold galleons in just over a month before the exam.
Even if some of it was spent on experiments this summer, it's impossible to use it all up!
Their small props cost very little and didn't use any precious materials.
"It's all Gilderoy Lockhart's fault. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be like this."
Speaking of this, the two brothers wanted to cry but had no tears.
They had bought a lot of raw materials just after the holiday, planning to do a big job this summer vacation, as they were not short of money.
They also promised to buy a new set of textbooks, wizard robes, wands, etc., for their favorite sister Ginny and cover the expenses.
They thought it would only cost 70 gold galleons, which was nothing. They had earned that in less than a week during the final period.
But when they received the letter from Hogwarts at the end of July, they were stunned.
The new professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts had designated textbooks costing more than 30 gold galleons each, which was almost the total price of all other subject textbooks combined.
If that was all, they wouldn't have been so distressed. The key was that the Weasley family was poor and didn't save money. They spent as much as they had. (Going on a trip after winning the lottery showed that they weren't used to saving.)
In previous years, Bill and Charlie's old books could be used, but this year, that wasn't possible. The Weasley family had many expenses, with all five children needing textbooks.
The pressure now fell on the twins. If they had no money, the pressure would fall on Arthur.
In the end, the twins paid for the textbooks for all five children, and Ginny's alone cost nearly a hundred gold galleons.
The twins went bankrupt on the spot and were so angry they almost scolded Gilderoy Lockhart to his face: "You came to Hogwarts to take classes just to boost sales for your own books, right!"
"Okay, how many galleons do you need?"
Ethan couldn't help laughing after learning the reason.
"Thirty gold galleons will be enough!"
This was because the twins had been used to spending lavishly recently. In the past, they would be cautious when asking for ten gold galleons.
The school had just started, and this Buraffio's Brain Elixir wasn't easy to sell. Additionally, the breeding speed of this pygmy puff was slow. To scale up sales, they needed to start quickly.
That's why they want Ethan to invest.
Ethan directly took out 30 gold galleons and handed them to the twins, indicating that they could deduct the amount from their future sales.
This gesture touched the twins so much that they nearly called Ethan as father!
At lunchtime, the Weasleys' dishes weren't lavish but were quite sufficient. Each person had seven or eight sausages, fried eggs, ham, and potatoes, which were quite filling.
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