After solving the Black Mansion and the Ravenclaw Chamber of Secrets, it was time to start opening a store.
Lucius did not disappoint Schelling. Schelling only paid two thousand galleons. Not only did he buy the shop in Hogsmeade, but he also purchased Malfoy-branded products for the Bureau of Magical Devices Control in the Ministry of Magic. The "anti-sickness bracelet" has been patented. In this way, there was a lot of money left, and Xie Lin used the remaining galleons to invest in the decoration of the shop.
(Note: The Bureau of Magical Equipment Control has never appeared in the original work. It comes from the Daily Prophet. It once confiscated Willie Wagstaff’s illegal wand and specializes in managing the quality and safety of magic items. The author privately added management to it. Patented settings)
(Note: The fact that the wizarding world has "patents" is not made up by the author. In the original work, there is a "Funny Products Patent Office" under the Department of Sports, which specializes in patents for prank props)
Xie Lin also gave this shop a name. He had no intention of following the naming convention of most wizard businesses and choosing a tacky name like "Malfoy's Alchemy Shop". As a Muggle in his previous life, he probably knew the brand. Based on the principles of sales, a name that is easy to leave an impression is very important. Therefore, the name of this store is called "Miraculous Alchymia", which means creating miracles for alchemy.
(Note: Most of the retail stores in the British wizarding business community are actually named after the shopkeepers, such as Ollivander's Wand Shop, Madam Malkin's Robe Shop, Borkin Burke's Shop, etc. The five known exceptions are E. Owl House, Magical Creatures Shop, Quidditch Boutique, Honeydukes, Fengya Clothing Store)
(Note: The original name of Flourish and Blott Bookstore was Floris Blott; the original name of Trafine Clothing Store was Wei Fei Taitingo; the original name of Jumping and Playing Joke Shop was Gamble-Jepers; all of them are It’s named after the shop owner’s surname)
Lucius arranged for a young couple to manage the alchemy workshop for Schelling. They were descendants of the Malfoy family. According to Lucius, there was no problem with loyalty. Of course, did Lucius use anything behind his back? Schelling did not know the secret means.
Although they have never been exposed to alchemy, the anti-sickness bracelet is not too advanced. What's more, Xie Lin did not intend to teach them the complete production process from beginning to end, but personally made the rune symbols After the bracelet is engraved, only the later steps of beautification, carving, and perfection are left to them.
Schelling found Draco, Daphne, Meredith, and Pansy to help him at Hogwarts, and produced an initial supply of one thousand pieces in one go, and handed them over to the two clerks. The first three are the people Schelling trusts the most, and the relationship between Pansy and Draco has become increasingly close. Pansy's character has changed a lot since this semester. Although she is still a bit unruly and willful, at least she is no longer like She was so harsh and aggressive in the original novel, so for the sake of her brother, Xie Lin also regarded her as one of his own.
(Note: Pansy's change was influenced by Draco. Draco gradually became mature and popular. She knew that if she didn't make changes, she might lose her position in Draco's heart.)
(Note: It’s not that Sherin doesn’t trust Astoria, it’s that she is still young and has not learned alchemy and runes)
Anyway, the Alchemy Workshop is not far from Hogwarts, and there is a direct secret passage under the store that allows Schelling to enter and exit at any time. If they need to replenish supplies, they can find Schelling at any time.
Although choosing to operate in this way will take up some of Schelling's valuable time, this is only Schelling's initial plan. Once the business is on track and the couple has proven their worth during the early stages of the business, Schelling will not hesitate to teach them the steps and secrets of the complete production process. Of course, setting a goal An unbreakable oath is also necessary to ensure they don't leak secrets.
On the first day of its opening, media outlets across the UK and even Europe ran large-scale advertisements for the Miracle Alchemy Store with great fanfare. Except for the Daily Prophet, which received a small discount from Schelling for advertising fees, the rest of the The media all give Xie Lin free advertising. This is of course due to the beautiful sister Gulana standing behind Xie Lin.
That day, there was an endless flow of people in front of the shop, and the side streets of the entire village were crowded with people. From this, it can be seen that wizards have been suffering from the side effects of floo powder for a long time. Now with anti-sickness bracelets, they can finally get rid of it. Those days when the world is spinning and dizzy. At the Ministry of Magic, at Amelia's suggestion, Fudge generously placed a large order of 500 pieces, which made Xie Lin a huge profit. This transaction alone allowed Xie Lin to repay all the expenses for opening the store. This is it.
(The gross profit of 4 galleons for an anti-sickness bracelet is quite reasonable, right?)
Then, Schelling did not forget to take a day to go to Professor Bock to learn about the disappearing cabinet. It was not that Professor Bock favored Schelling, but among the students in the class, only Schelling's exam performance could meet his requirements.
For Schelling, this was a rare learning opportunity. Learning to repair the disappearing cabinet is second. 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 you create a small disappearing cabinet and keep the manufacturing cost within an affordable range, you can use it to replace the owl and become a channel for delivering letters and packages.
On the same day, under the guidance of Professor Bock, Schelling lived up to his expectations and completed the repair of the dilapidated disappearing cabinet. In the original book, the feat that took sixth-grade Draco most of the semester to complete was only half a day for third-grade Schelling, which shows how high Schelling's alchemy level has reached.
Of course, Professor Bock's expertise in the field of disappearing cabinets is also a factor. In contrast, Draco in the original book only learned a little bit from Mr. Borkin. Borkin once said that if he could see the actual object and the damage, maybe he could repair it faster.
(Note: Mr. Borkin is a member of the Borkin family and has nothing to do with the Bork family; the Borkin and Bork store is a joint venture between the two families; in this book, the author sets the Borkin family as a vassal of the Bork family because the latter It is one of the 28 holy families. Logically speaking, it should be stronger, but both families are famous for their alchemy.)
After the restoration of the Vanishing Cabinet was completed, Schelling requested that the Vanishing Cabinet be taken away. The reason he gave was that he wanted to conduct more in-depth research on its structure. Although the Vanishing Cabinet is the property of Hogwarts, since it was destroyed by Peeves, it has been abandoned by the house elves in the Room of Requirement, and no one cares about it at all. Professor Bock's generosity to others was certainly not without acknowledgment.
【Get the disappearing cabinet! 】
Sherrin planned to find an opportunity to go to Knockturn Alley later and buy the disappearing cabinet from Borgin Bock's shop, so that he would have another secret passage leading directly to Hogwarts.
After all matters were taken care of, Schelling had only one last task left to devote himself wholeheartedly to reading Ravenclaw's collection of books - to deal with Harold Dingo, who had not yet taken revenge on Astoria. Forgot!
The next day, a very sensational event occurred in Hogwarts. Harold Dingo tried to break into the women's bathroom to peek, but was interrupted by a senior girl. In the end, he failed to get his wish.
"Hahaha... I'm laughing so hard!" In Xie Lin's dormitory, Daphne was holding her stomach and laughing so hard that she couldn't stand up straight.
Just now, she, Xie Lin and Astoria witnessed Dingo being taken away by Filch, who had been beaten to a black face.
Xie Lin also had a smile in his eyes, "Tori, I'll avenge you. I'm sure this guy will never find a girlfriend in Hogwarts before he graduates."
Xie Lin secretly recited a confusion spell to Dingo when he passed by the women's bathroom. As a result, the guy turned into the women's bathroom, and the next scene almost made them laugh. There was a scream from the bathroom, and the three of them saw with their own eyes that Dingo ran out of the women's bathroom with his face covered. Then a group of girls appeared chasing the pervert, causing the whole castle to panic.
While he was being chased, Schelling cast a spell silently and without a wand, lifting the confusion spell on him. Finally, he was caught by Skyler Fawcett, a fifth-year girl from Ravenclaw, and he was severely punished. He was like a dead dog until Filch arrived after hearing the news. To be taken away like that.
(Note: Fawcett is a character in the original work, the college and grade are official settings, and the name was given to her by the author)
Filch handed him over to Professor McGonagall, who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes. Professor McGonagall was very angry after hearing the whole thing. Not only did he punish him by cleaning every men's toilet in the castle, he also punished him with this incident. Notify his family. Dingo once explained that he accidentally entered the women's bathroom because he was under a confusion spell. After Professor McGonagall's inspection, it was found that this was not the case at all.
At this time, Astoria was still very kind-hearted. She had already forgotten the incident of being attacked by Dingo. However, she did not expect that Xie Lin would not say anything but actually kept her incident in mind. , was very moved for a moment, and regardless of the fact that his sister was right next to him, he rushed up and kissed Xie Lin on the cheek.
After doing this, she felt her face was hot and even her neck was red, "Thank you, Brother Xie Lin, you, you are so good to me!"
Daphne looked at this scene and seemed to understand something. She gave Xie Lin a resentful look, which seemed to mean "She is my sister! How could you do this...".
Cold sweat broke out on Xie Lin's forehead. He was wronged and no one wanted to do it! Of course, only Xie Lin himself knows whether this is the case.
The matter was not over yet - at breakfast the next day, a shouting letter resounded throughout the auditorium hall. Harold Dingo's mother thought that he had disgraced the Dingo family and yelled at him in the letter. A meal.
This incident has greatly affected other houses' perceptions of Gryffindor. Although Gryffindor has had many troublemakers, such as the Marauders and the Weasley twins, they all abide by an invisible bottom line. What Ge did undoubtedly crossed the line of prank and was enough to make people feel disgusted.
Next, Dingo's life was very difficult. Skylar Fawcett's Hufflepuff boyfriend Stebbins often made trouble for Dingo over this matter. Hufflepuff's spirit of unity was fully revealed at this moment. , the little badgers stood firmly behind Stebbins - if they saw Dingo in the corridor, they would give him a look of contempt, even if they didn't say bad words to him.
The Ravenclaw eaglets, led by Skylar Fawcett and Roger Davis, also began to alienate Dingo and his friends.
Cormac McLaggen also swore to the little lions of the same class at the beginning that he would leave the matter to him and the matter would be revealed soon. Unexpectedly, he ended up in Ravenclaw and Hutch one after another. Patch's little wizards ran into trouble. They didn't care about Cormac's face at all.
Xie Lin even saw Zhang Qiu and Marietta Acme, who always showed a gentle and gentle image, walking away indifferently towards Cormic in the corridor, which made Cormic lose face and the scene was very embarrassing for a time.
(Note: As mentioned earlier, this book sets Harold Dingo as a fourth grader, which is the same grade as Cormac McLagan and Katie Bell)
Dingo, who was the cause of everything, was under great pressure even within Gryffindor. The little lions in the same year began to complain about him. He began to become silent and low-key, and even asked his roommates to provide him with three meals a day. Take it back to the dormitory.
