Chapter 674 A little trick
Albert and Isobel followed Hutok, laughing and chatting about non-nutritious topics.
The three of them walked along Wizarding Street for a while, and then they saw Huttok turning into an unremarkable shop with a "Wave the Magic Wand on the Crucible" sign outside the shop.
This is a pharmacy.
At least, after entering the store with Hutok, Albert's first impression was that of a pharmacy.
There are all kinds of magic potions on the shelves in the shop, with their effects and specific prices posted on them.
“This should be the elixir of good fortune, right?” Isobel was surprised to find that there was actually a bottle of golden potion in the display cabinet on the back.
"Yes." Hutok glanced at the glass display case and said meaningfully: "However, it says: Price negotiable."
Hearing what Hutok said, Albert and Isobel both understood.
Not only elixirs, but also various banned magic potions.
Most of the magic potions mentioned in "Powerful Potion" can be found here, including veritaserum and compound potions.
In another display cabinet, there are also a lot of potion ingredients, and most of them are contraband.
“I’m curious as to why the French Ministry of Magic didn’t ask someone to seal this place down.” Albert muttered quietly as he looked at the cabinet full of prohibited items.
"The business here is completely legal. There are many things that you can't buy without any means, and no one dares to sell prohibited items indiscriminately." Hutok handed the gold membership card and suitcase to the receptionist at the counter, and handed the other party a letter. After taking back the gold membership card, he lowered his voice and said, "Help me see if I can get these ingredients."
“Okay, Mr. Huttock.”
“Do I need a membership card to buy contraband?”
"Yes." Hutok nodded, "Follow me."
There was a counter at the back of the shop. When Hutok led the two of them over, the witch behind the counter bowed slightly to him and said, "Long time no see, Mr. Huttok."
“Long time no see, Jessica, are you still used to working here?” Hutok greeted the other party with a smile.
“It’s okay. Who are these two?” Jessica looked at Albert and Isobel curiously with her eyes wide open.
"I'll bring them for the membership assessment." Hutok said and took out his gold membership card, indicating that he was the recommender of the two.
"Okay, please fill out the form first, and then pay the exam fee." Jessica looked at Albert up and down and couldn't help but ask, "This should be Mr. Albert Anderson, who won the International Wizarding Award last year. Unexpectedly, the chess champion is also good at potions."
Albert did not answer, pretending to fill out the form carefully. Next to me, Isobel seemed to want to laugh, but she still suppressed her laughter. She knew that Albert didn't like others talking about this matter.
“Okay, here you go.”
The two of them filled out the form and handed over the coins.
The entrance exam for the Association of Extraordinary Pharmacists is very expensive, costing about ten galleons in the UK.
Of course, Albert paid for it, so it was impossible to ask Huttok to help pay.
However, he did not pay the other party the magic coins from France, but paid directly in galleons.
Jessica had obviously encountered this kind of thing before, she just smiled and accepted the galleons, and also gave her change from the cash box, and then made an inviting gesture towards the stone door next to her.
"Come with me!"
Hutok led the two people into the stone door, just like walking through platform nine and three-quarters. They appeared in an empty hall. What caught their eyes was the wizard's fountain. The wizard looked a bit weird holding the crucible. .
"That's the founder of the Extraordinary Apothecary Society: Huttok Dagworth Granger." Huttok introduced the two of them, with a hint of pride in his tone, "What he was lifting was actually a golden crucible. It’s the golden crucible from the Magic School Potions Championship. As for the light golden spring water, it’s a diluted potion. Drinking it can keep people happy. Do you want to try it?”
“Forget it.” Albert had no intention of drinking something of unknown origin. However, he felt that he had come to the right place. Maybe he could provide more interesting inspiration for Weasley's joke shop here.
"Yes, the joy potion is also one of the components of the assessment. Under normal circumstances, you need to randomly select one of several common potions, and then prepare it within the specified time. Based on the prepared potion, you can determine whether you have joined the Extraordinary Wizards Association. Qualifications," Hutok explained.
“So, as long as the potion level is not too bad, it shouldn’t be difficult to join the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association by taking a few more exams.” Albert didn’t say one thing: it’s more expensive.
Actually, as long as you have some acquaintances in the association, collect some types of medicines, and then strengthen your training, it shouldn't be too difficult.
“Isn’t this Hutok? What kind of wind has brought you here?”
A voice with a strange tone came from not far away. The old wizard came to the front of several people. Behind him was also followed by a young man about the same age as Albert.
"Oh, what's the matter, Bernard?" Hertok's tone was very cold, and he obviously didn't have a good relationship with the wizard named Bernard in front of him.
“It’s nothing. It’s rare to see you introduce someone else. Is this your student?”
“No.” Hutok looked a little impatient.
"By the way, this is my grandson Guy. He has just passed the association's entrance examination and plans to participate in the Magic School Potions Championship this year." Bernard's tone was filled with unconcealed pride and showoff. People thought his grandson had won the Potions Tournament.
“Speaking of which, no one in the UK has won the Magic School Potions Championship since you.”
"Hello!" Guy's eyes lit up after seeing Isobel, staring straight at her, and couldn't wait to reach out to say hello, "I am Guy Bernard, a student of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic .”
Isobel looked at Guy in front of her and frowned slightly, a trace of disgust flashed between her eyebrows.
"Hello, Mr. Bernard." Albert held the other person's hand with a fake smile on his face and introduced: "I am Albert, Albert Anderson. The beautiful girl next to me is Yi Miss Xabel McDougal.”
His tone suddenly paused, and he reminded quietly, "If you want to chase this beautiful girl, you'd better be careful, because her boyfriend is a petty person."
Hutok’s cheek next to him couldn’t help but twitch a few times. After Isobel heard this, the expression on her face became even more unbearable and she burst out laughing.
Guy looked at the hand being held in astonishment, forced an awkward smile, and immediately retracted his arm.
After Bernard’s grandparents walked away, Isobel said with a smile, “How could you say that about yourself?”
"Who makes him so ungraceful? And I am indeed a small-minded person."
"Guys with upturned noses get used to it after seeing it often." Hutok did not pay attention to such trivial matters and continued to introduce, "The portraits on the surrounding walls are all wizards who have made great contributions in the field of potions, Bodhidharma Chris was also hung here a while ago, that’s the one.”
“Is it because of the wolfsbane potion?”
"and yours?"
"Mine is on the other side." Hutok said, pointing to another wall farther away.
“You don’t seem to like that Mr. Bernard very much?” Albert asked curiously.
"It's not that I hate him, I just don't like his way of doing things. Bernard has just served as the president of the Association of Extraordinary Wizards." Huttok said lightly, "He is not a pure pharmacist. Many people say that Bernard The fact that the Association of Extraordinary Wizards has been turned into a mess is pretty much what you guessed."
“There are people like this everywhere.” Albert said without thinking.
The three of them arrived at the front desk and handed the two entrance test reports to the witch at the front desk. They were quickly arranged for the entrance test.
The person in charge of the test was an old wizard who knew Hutok. After the two chatted for a while, he took twelve chapters of cards for them to draw. He said that if he drew that card, he would prepare the card face. Potion.
Albert took the elation potion. After Isobel also took the elation potion, the old man named Eugene looked a little embarrassed.
This made Albert suspect that all twelve cards contained joy potions.
When the old wizard went to prepare materials for them, Isobel whispered to Albert that the twelve cards were actually filled with joy potions.
Because not long ago, the guy named Guy also got the joy potion.
"It seems that Bernard's grandson is not as talented as he said." Hertok said in a rather disdainful tone, "Don't be surprised, this is Bernard's little trick. Mr. Eugene obviously forgot to replace those cards. I tidied it up so that Bernard would accidentally expose his flaws."
(End of this chapter)