Chapter 241 Galleons, Galleons
After entering December, it snows more frequently in Scotland.
Hogwarts Castle and the surrounding forests were covered in white snow, and the black lake around the castle was refrozen with a thick layer of ice. A new round of ice skating craze has set off by the lake. Albert went there once and met Katrina, the killer skater. Miss McDougal still has not given up the idea of learning to skate.
I don’t know whether it’s because of poor talent or other reasons, but the smart Katrina just can’t learn to skate.
However, Albert is not too worried about meeting this killer skater while skating. Because he rarely went back to the Black Lake for skating, Albert spent most of his spare time searching for the winter specialty—snow mushrooms—in the woods around the school with several roommates.
Snow mushroom, also known as cedar mushroom, is a mushroom that only appears in winter when it snows. Matsutake mushrooms are rare in quantity, taste good, and have high medicinal value.
Of course, this stuff is not easy to preserve. It will easily deteriorate and rot after leaving the cold snow. Usually, snow mushrooms must be processed as soon as possible after being picked.
Of course, it can also be made directly into delicacies. Roasted snow mushrooms are quite delicious and unforgettable.
Last year, Albert sliced and roasted the snow mushrooms he dug up, which almost made several roommates feel distressed.
In pharmacies, snow mushrooms are extremely precious medicinal materials, but this does not mean that they can directly sell the snow mushrooms they dig up for high prices.
Although it is cruel to say this, the pharmacies in Diagon Alley do not accept unprocessed snow mushrooms. Even if they are processed, the merchant will not want to buy them if they find that you are not a potion expert.
Processing snow mushrooms is a technical job. Wrong methods will directly lead to a decrease in the quality of snow mushroom powder and seriously affect the effect of the manufactured medicine.
The black market is a sales channel, and if you ask Mundungus to help sell it on the black market, you can definitely make a small profit. However, in Albert's view, this approach is a loss-making business.
During the circulation of goods, middlemen are always the most blood-sucking link, especially those selling on the black market.
Albert is not willing to suffer a big loss, not to mention that it is stupid to sell magic raw materials directly. If the raw materials can be processed into finished products, he can make greater profits.
"Save the snow mushroom powder first." Albert put the newly picked snow mushrooms into a wooden box filled with snow, and mentioned the matter to his roommates again: "I don't agree with selling raw materials directly. , that is definitely the most loss-making business. If you want to sell your share of snow mushroom powder, I can help you contact Mundungus and ask him about the price of purchasing snow mushroom powder. However, don’t expect to get it from Meng Dunges. How many galleons can I get from Dunges?”
The four of them were busy in the forest for half an hour, but only found five snow mushrooms.
Of course, the main reason is that after a few people harvested it, the number of snow mushrooms that can be found on the periphery of the Forbidden Forest is rapidly decreasing.
Albert did not agree with venturing deep into the Forbidden Forest, so they have been operating on the periphery.
However, the four of them are not just simply looking for snow mushrooms. Albert is also taking the time to draw a map of the Forbidden Forest and roughly mark the location where the snow mushrooms are found on the map. This will make it easier and more efficient to pick snow mushrooms next year.
After hearing Albert's proposal, Fred and George were very entangled. According to Albert, even if they sold the snow mushroom powder that Albert had processed, they might not get many Galleons, at least The galleons that should be obtained will shrink by 50 to 80%. The black market price is indeed very expensive, but that is the price that black market merchants use to trick customers. Unless they are willing to go to the black market to sell in person and can find customers who urgently need snow mushroom powder, otherwise The only thing is to be ripped off.
Albert never liked being ripped off. He preferred to rip off other people's wallets, so he didn't agree with selling at low prices.
Fred and George were hesitant. In their opinion, as long as they could sell a few galleons, their hard work to find snow mushrooms would be worthwhile, but they also understood that Albert's mind and thinking were better than theirs. Know what to do and how to make a lot of money.
They finally agreed to let Albert handle these things. Another reason was that Lee Jordan also agreed with Albert's approach.
Actually, Albert once thought about selling the snow mushroom powder to the potion master Dagworth, but then he simply gave up after thinking about it. Dagworth has many channels to obtain snow mushroom powder, and he is a little embarrassed. After all, he has no experience in processing snow mushroom powder, and the quality of the snow mushroom powder currently stored can only be regarded as average.
The two parties are friends, and there is no need to mess up the relationship just because of Galleons.
Chatting is something that many people liked to do in their previous lives. However, once this kind of thing is done, the friendship between the two parties will basically come to an end.
Of course, some people would be willing to sell it for a good price, but after careful consideration, Albert still felt that it was not worth it, so he never mentioned it.
“When we go back, let’s roast these snow mushrooms and eat them.” Albert suddenly suggested on the way back to the castle.
"I feel so sorry for you." Li Jordan couldn't help rolling his eyes at Albert, but he didn't object and said in a weird tone. The taste of snow mushrooms is indeed very good, and several people also found a lot of snow mushrooms this winter.
“It feels like a waste,” Fred couldn’t help but mutter, preferring to tuck galleons in his pocket over delicious food.
Although George didn't say anything, he probably had the same idea. Nothing is more real than Galleons.
“Don’t worry, there will be galleons sooner or later.” Lee Jordan comforted him. At this moment, Lee Jordan's mind was clearer than Fred and George's.
How to turn things into wealth is a technical job. If you want to earn galleons, you must use your brain to find a way.
And Albert is obviously better at this than them, so it is undoubtedly most appropriate to leave the matter to him.
After all, a bottle of Baffy Brain Refresher can be sold for a high price of ten galleons, and several students have secretly asked if they can help get a bottle privately.
If snow mushroom powder is made into medicine, the price will naturally be more expensive.
In fact, Albert actually knew how to use snow mushroom powder to further refine the magic potion. After all, he had a good relationship with Dagworth, and he quickly obtained the formula for the energy recovery potion through some circumstantial work.
It is actually not difficult to prepare the energy recovery potion. The rare thing is that the raw materials used in the magic potion are all very expensive magic materials. Therefore, the price of a small bottle of energy recovery potion is almost the same as that of the Felicity Potion, and there is no market for it.
As for the effect of the energy recovery agent, just like its name, it can replenish the energy consumed by the person and quickly restore the physical strength.
Of course, it also has the effect of nourishing the kidneys.
It would be great if I could gain the knowledge of snow mushrooms like Mandrake.
It’s a pity that this kind of thing really only depends on the appearance.
At this time, a dog barked suddenly from the distance, and then they heard footsteps running towards them quickly.
“What was that sound just now?” The three of them stopped and turned to look in the direction of the sound.
“Barking?” George muttered.
“It’s definitely nothing good anyway, leave quickly.” Albert had already guessed what was going on, and urged the three companions to leave.
Although it’s a bit late, Happy New Year.
(End of this chapter)