Study Days at Hogwarts

"You two are so busy, why do you have time to come back?"

Mrs. Weasley came out of the kitchen with food and looked at Fred and George sitting in the dining room. Her brows slightly raised. She remembered that Fred and George had just moved to Diagon Alley the day before yesterday. It was said that they were living in a temporary apartment. In the tent set up.

"We recently received a pamphlet from the Ministry of Magic."

"Something special."

Fred and George looked at each other and said in unison: "We feel that the things in those pamphlets issued by the Ministry of Magic are all rubbish and of no use at all, so we plan to do it ourselves..."

"What are you going to do?" Ron and Ginny came down from upstairs.

"We plan to compile some pamphlets ourselves that can help everyone, so we need the help of Remus and Moody." George said the reason why the two came back for dinner.

"Didn't Anderson publish a "Self-Defense Guide"?" Ron really couldn't understand what Fred and George wanted to do.

"Yes, but what we need is not that kind, but something simpler, easier to understand, and more reliable..." Fred suddenly turned to look at Ron, "I'll explain to you what these do."

"This has nothing to do with you." George picked up the butterbeer bucket and poured himself a glass.

"You..." Ron was very angry.

"Is it really necessary to do that?" Ginny was confused. Sirius's "Defense Letter" was actually similar in nature. It taught everyone how to protect themselves and their families in this turbulent era.

"It's necessary. Defense against the Dark Arts props are very popular now. People are desperate for protection. Many wizards make a mess and useless garbage to confuse those poor fools."

"The least we can do is help them spend their galleons in the right place instead of buying a bunch of useless junk."

"You don't plan to open a joke shop?" Ron asked suspiciously. From what Fred and George said, it seemed that they planned to enter the field of defense against the dark arts and open a shop specializing in selling defense against the dark arts items.

"We have our own plans."

"It has nothing to do with you."

Ron's cheeks turned red because of Fred and George's anger, and he sneered angrily: "Are you sure someone will be willing to pay for your pile of junk?"

"The Ministry of Magic has ordered a bunch of junk stuff you mentioned." Fred ignored the stunned Ron and turned to Ginny: "Are they still on duty?"

"I don't know, they won't tell us this, you know." Ginny shook her head and asked what Fred said: "Did the Ministry of Magic really place an order with you?"

"It's an order for thousands of galleons."

"Thousands of Galleons." Ron couldn't help but widened his eyes and muttered.

"It's urgent. I need it soon. It seems to be for the Aurors." George said to Ginny: "We are actually back to find Remus."

"What are you doing with Remus?" Mrs. Weasley put the soup on the table and asked with a frown.

"Ask him if he would like to work part-time with us."

"Are you planning to hire Remus?" Mrs. Weasley was surprised, obviously not hearing the conversation just now.

"Yes, the salary will definitely satisfy him."

"Isn't your shop ready yet?" Mrs. Weasley asked in confusion, "Besides, there are four of you, so why are you still short of manpower and spending so much money? Do you really have enough start-up capital?"

"Mom, they just received an order from the Ministry of Magic worth thousands of Galleons." Ginny reminded, and at the same time she was very impressed with how quickly they made money.

"Thousands of Galleons." Mrs. Weasley's eyes widened in disbelief.

Thousands of Galleons was roughly what Mr. Weasley earned in a year.

"There will be more orders coming, so we need wizards who are good at defense against the dark arts as advisors and helpers." George explained, "Remus is obviously very good at these, and he also needs Galleons to improve his life, so We just wanted to ask him if he was interested in working part-time with us.”

"I remember Albert is better at these, he is also an international dueling champion." Ron asked in confusion.

"He hasn't had time recently, so hiring Remus was his suggestion. Now that the store has just started, there are a lot of things that need to be busy. Albert asked us to find more helpers to avoid being overwhelmed."

"Are you planning to hire Remus?" Sirius dragged his exhausted body at the door of the living room.

"Yes, we want to see if Remus is willing to find a part-time job in his free time. He should be able to make magic items!" They still remember that the Marauder's Map was made by Sirius and the four of them.

"I think Remus should be fine. What are you going to make?" Sirius became interested. "By the way, isn't your shop ready yet?"

"The store is almost ready, and we have already received large orders." George explained, "However, we have been too busy recently. It would be great if Remus was willing to come to our place to make some extra money and help us reduce some stress. ”

"A joke prop?" Sirius asked tentatively.

"No, we plan to manufacture dark magic defense items. If Remus is qualified, we can give you this price." Fred gestured, "I'm sure the salary is much higher than that of an ordinary job. Of course, the requirements are It should be much higher, after all, we have to consider product quality and be responsible to buyers. ”

"You are really rich. Are black magic defense items really that profitable?" Ron was very surprised. He felt that their father's monthly salary was not that high.

"Remus will definitely be able to do the job. I'll go find him right away. I'm sure he'll be willing to come to your place to help." Sirius drank down the butterbeer in the glass in one gulp, stood up and walked quickly outside. I am very happy that my friend can have a good job.

Because of his identity as a werewolf, Lupine's life has always been very difficult. It is very difficult to find a normal job. Although "Defense Express" has been selling well recently, the real income is just that. Most of the monthly income is It was used to pay Lupine's salary, sometimes even from Sirius's own pocket, and Lupine was naturally embarrassed to ask for a salary.

"Where's Sirius?" Mrs. Weasley asked doubtfully when she came out with the food.

"Sirius went to see Remus," Fred explained.

"Do you think Sirius can convince Remus?" Ginny asked curiously.

"Of course you can. I'll let you earn Galleons. Are you willing?"

"I'm sure." Ron was a little envious, because Albert gave so many galleons that he even wanted to go to the store to help.

"That's right."

After a while, Lupine arrived, looking a little helpless, obviously being forcibly pulled over by Sirius.

Fred and George briefly chatted with Lupine about his work, and after Lupine agreed to help, they agreed to take time to go to the store to try it out tomorrow.

Of course, making black magic defense props is not actually the point. The point is Albert's proposal.

"I think Anderson is very good at it himself." Sirius asked suspiciously.

"He's not free!" Fred shook his head.

"Going to get married," George added.

"Getting married. I remember Anderson just graduated from school, right?" Ginny was stunned by the news.

"Yes, we will get married in the middle of next month at the latest. The specific situation is not clear yet." Fred shook his head and said: "This matter is kept secret for the time being. Albert seems to be being targeted by a mysterious person and a Death Eater. ”

"how come?"

Mrs. Weasley was shocked by the news. She had a good impression of Albert.

"It seems that Albert embarrassed them." Fred actually didn't know the specific situation.

"Death Eaters always like to spread the word that pure blood is superior, and Albert's presence will undoubtedly completely slap their faces." Sirius said sarcastically, "What's more, there is a snot-nosed man. I dare say he will definitely tell Voldemort, Albert is a great prophet."

"Sirius..." Lupine frowned slightly.

"Don't say that I am biased against Snotlout. It is said that among the professors in the whole school, he is the only one who has not received the invitation." Sirius interrupted Lupine and reminded, "Albert obviously doesn't trust Snape. He knows That guy is not reliable at all."

"Dumbledore thinks Snape is trustworthy," Lupine reminded.

"I know, he always reminds me that he has unbreakable reasons to believe in Snotlout." Sirius laughed at himself, "But when all the professors in the school are invited, I don't think Albert will deliberately leave out Snape. The only possibility is that Snape is untrustworthy."

The atmosphere at the scene became a little weird. It was known that Albert was a prophet and there must be other reasons for his prejudice against Snape.

"Let's eat first." Mrs. Weasley changed the subject. "If you don't eat the food, you will be cold."

"Don't wait for Dad?" George asked.

"He has to work overtime today, let's eat first," Mrs. Weasley explained.

During dinner, Fred and George chatted with Sirius and Lupin about their plan, or rather Albert's plan. Just as Albert expected, Sirius did not refuse, and they even asked Albert Bert is very interested in the defense against the dark arts props made by Bert.

"Are these the black magic defense items that Albert researched?"

"Yes, he anticipated the coming of the Second Wizarding War very early and began to research and manufacture these things." Fred recalled, "His predictions were really powerful and very accurate. In my impression, The prophecies have come true.”

"One didn't come true."

"Which one?"

"Umbridge did not enter the Forbidden Forest, so the prophecy did not come true." George reminded.

"that is not……"

"Don't be stupid, do you really think that old liar Trelawney can make those predictions?" Fred curled his lips.

"Ruined."

"What?"

"It seems that Amelia Bones is dead." Sirius sighed softly.

"She is still alive." Lupine reminded, "The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have also stepped up their protection of Amelia Bones."

"It's useless." Sirius said softly, "You should know very well that it's useless. Unless Amelia Bones is willing to hide, there is a chance of survival."

"Don't talk about these things in front of the children." Mrs. Weasley glared at Sirius disapprovingly.

"Tell me about your dark magic defense items." Luping changed the topic, "The Ministry of Magic really..."

“A really big order was placed.”

Fred took out a bag from his pocket and took out the dark magic defense items they had prepared in advance.

"Can't you finish dinner first before talking about these things?" Mrs. Weasley couldn't help complaining.

Under the pressure of Mrs. Weasley, everyone had a hasty dinner and then started talking about the dark arts defense tools.

"You can also take some and use them. Although it cannot resist black magic, it is quite effective in resisting stun spells and disarming spells."

"I remember Hermione also got a similar pocket watch." Ron picked up the pocket watch in the box and asked, "How many galleons is this thing?"

"Twenty Galleons." Fred said without thinking.

"Twenty Galleons, are you sure you're not robbing?" Ron almost spit out the butterbeer he just drank.

"It's very cheap. It allows you to sense danger in advance." Fred said without thinking, "Isn't your life worth twenty galleons?"

"How much is a looking glass?"

"That looking glass thing is unreliable."

"This thing is only aimed at dark wizards and dark creatures. It can point out their approximate location. Moreover, it is also a pocket watch. The reminder method is also quite secretive. You cannot put a speculum in your pocket when you go out." George explained, "Even if If you really wear it, you will be exposed as soon as the looking glass goes off."

"If it is really as you described, the effect is indeed very good." Sirius had already smelled the business opportunities in it. He felt that many people would be willing to spend money to buy one, at least a large detector to put at home. As long as the enemy can be discovered in advance, countermeasures can be taken in time. If there is really no other way, you can also cover yourself with an invisibility cloak to hide yourself quickly.

As Fred and George said, at least there was a chance of getting away with it.

If you can survive, no matter how many galleons you pay, it will be worth it, not to mention that the price is not expensive. Sirius believes that many wizards who have no sense of security will be willing to buy a set at home just in case.

As for using Apparition to escape? Or use the Disguise Charm to hide?

It’s really hard to say, what if the spell fails due to a little nervousness?

Most wizards can't even use the Iron Armor Charm, let alone the Disguise Charm, and the number of wizards who can use Apparition is definitely not as high as expected.

"Actually, I have some doubts. Do Aurors really need these things? I mean these dark magic defense items cannot really help them resist dark magic." Ron expressed his doubts.

"Of course they are. The purpose of their existence is more to prevent themselves from being attacked and buy themselves time to escape, rather than fighting the enemy." George shrugged, "That's why they are called black magic defense items."

"Of course, we also have magic props here specially used for fighting." Fred opened the next compartment of the box, which contained nine round spherical objects.

"Oh, what is this?"

"A flash bomb used for sneak attacks." Fred took out a grenade-like thing and introduced it to everyone: "Throw it out and it will emit a dazzling light, which can temporarily blind other people's eyes and give you an advantage in a short time. .”

"Blinding people's eyes?" Ron muttered.

"You can experience it for yourself." Fred said with a smile.

"Forget it."

"This is a smoke bomb, also called the Peruvian stealth smoke bomb." Fred took out a black ball and continued to introduce: "Throwing it out can create a darkness that even light cannot penetrate. It can be used for strategic retreat. It is very For practical things, it is recommended to always keep two.”

"There are also decoy bombs used to attract the enemy's attention." George took out another ball with a clown face on it and said, "Throw it out and it will make a loud noise. The principle is similar to a roaring letter."

"This is a laughter bomb. When thrown out, an Ariote leaf extract will spread. Once inhaled, it will make people laugh wildly." Fred slowly introduced the various dark magic defense items in the box to Lupine and Sirius. , like an arms dealer introducing their weapons to their employer.

"Are you planning to sell these things?" Mrs. Weasley suddenly asked.

"No, we only sell Peruvian stealth smoke grenades," Fred shrugged: "We thought everyone might need them, so we brought them with us."

"I dare say Moody will also be interested in these things of yours." Sirius smiled and said, "By the way, how many galleons does this thing cost? Give me a few."

He plans to get some Peruvian stealth smoke bombs for everyone to defend themselves.

"No, we will fund you two boxes for free." Fred smiled and took out two boxes of Peruvian stealth smoke grenades from the box and handed them to Sirius, "After you use them, remember to tell us the actual results."

"How many are this thing?" Ron asked curiously.

"You certainly can't afford it anyway."

"Albert is very good at using these things. He used Mandrake roots to easily subdue Barty Crouch Jr. last time." George reminded, "Peeves also used Mandrake's cry to subdue him. A dozen Ministry of Magic Aurors."

"But isn't that thing deadly?" Ginny asked puzzledly.

"Immature mandrakes are not lethal." Fred explained, "When you encounter a large group of Death Eaters, you can consider summoning a pot of mandrakes and throwing it at the Death Eaters. , if you are lucky, you can easily subdue the opponent. As far as I know, Albert has planted a lot of mandrakes. "

Everyone looked at each other, and suddenly felt that this move seemed to make sense. If you were caught off guard and attacked, it was really possible to kill the enemy in one go. Although the method was a bit...but it was indeed very practical.

Of course, it's obviously not feasible for members of the Order to throw mandrakes at their enemies, but the idea is a good one.