Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 659 Use galleons to build a nest for Norbert

It was still the tea room on the sixth floor. The box where Kyle had stayed a few days ago had not even changed its location, but this time the person opposite him was changed from Dumbledore to Dean Sacia.

I don’t know why, but Kyle always felt that this famous pharmacist looked a little nervous.

Kyle had seen the same expression on other people. Fred and George had this look on them when they first sold the map for money.

 Very nervous, but mostly looking forward to it.

 But the other party is the dean of St. Mungo's and a master of pharmacy more famous than Snape, so he will definitely not be short of Galleons...

“How have you been lately?” Dean Sasia poured two cups of black tea. “Is your studies going well?”

I have to say, this beginning is a bit abrupt, like a relative you haven't seen for more than ten years suddenly meeting on the road. It's very embarrassing, but you have to chat for a few words.

This is how Kyle feels now.

“Well, it’s not bad.” He took the black tea and said, “When I graduate next year, I should be able to get about ten certificates.”

“Ten? This is a very good result.” Dean Sacia said.

"It's just a possibility." Kyle whispered, "Maybe it's less than this, but not necessarily."

 “Is that so?”

 At this point, the chat seemed to stop going on, and the atmosphere in the box was somewhat awkward.

Kyle was really uncomfortable with this atmosphere and wanted to break the deadlock...but because he didn't know what Sasia's purpose was, he could only find a random topic.

“By the way, Dean Sacia, how is Mr. Stoji’s injury?”

“Not bad, your method works very well.” Speaking of black magic, Dean Sasia’s tone immediately became much more natural.

“I prepared the corresponding antidote in the early morning of the next day, and it worked very well. The effects of the black magic have begun to fade away, and he will be back to normal in about a month.”

"That's great." Kyle said with a smile, "In just one night, you can prepare a brand-new and symptomatic antidote based on the characteristics of black magic. No wonder Professor Dumbledore always says that you are the greatest pharmacist."

“It can’t be said to be a brand-new antidote.” Sasia shook her head and said seriously: “Black magic is actually interoperable, it’s just that the branches are different. The black magic on Stoji is a kind of heart-eating curse.

“This kind of dark magic was popular more than ten years ago, and I have seen it too much. Coupled with the phoenix tears provided by Dumbledore, it is not that difficult to prepare the antidote. The only thing required is time.

 “And the basilisk…just solves that problem.”

　　When talking about the basilisk, Dean Sacia suddenly paused, and then she continued:

“I never thought I would see a living basilisk one day? And it seems to obey you...

"But I have never been able to figure it out. Doesn't the basilisk only obey the orders of the wizard who created it? According to the size of the previous basilisk, it must have existed for at least hundreds of years."

“To be precise, it’s more than a thousand years.” Kyle said, “But I’m sorry, because of some special reasons, I can’t reveal the origin of this basilisk.”

 “No, that’s how it should be.”

Dean Sacia doesn’t seem to care much about the origin of the basilisk, or in other words, what she cares about most is actually the basilisk itself.

After the topic came to the basilisk, she simply stopped making insinuations and said bluntly: "I'm actually looking for you this time to ask you if you are willing to sell the basilisk. St. Mungo's is willing to offer you ten pieces." Buy it at the price of a fire dragon.”

 “I’m afraid this won’t work.” Kyle said without hesitation.

 The price of ten fire dragons is indeed very attractive, but the role of the basilisk is far beyond that of Galleons. Moreover, it is safer to have such an extremely dangerous creature as the basilisk in your own hands.

He didn’t want to look up one day and see a pair of yellow eyes.

In order to dispel Dean Sacia's thoughts, Kyle continued: "Furthermore, this basilisk has a special origin. I only have the right to use it. Even if I want to sell it, Professor Dumbledore cannot agree to it."

"Okay." Dean Sacia seemed to have guessed this result a long time ago, and he was not disappointed at all.

“What about the materials related to the basilisk? That’s no problem.” She poured another cup of black tea.

“Forget it if it affects the basilisk itself, but for relatively unimportant items such as venom, snake blood, scales and snake sloughs, I hope you can consider selling them to St. Mungo’s.

“Although there is no price for these things on the market, I won’t let you suffer a loss. How about the price is ten times that of the fire dragon.

“For example, the price of dragon blood is six galleons per ounce, and the price of basilisk blood is sixty galleons. For venom, just refer to the Acromantula, which costs one thousand galleons per pint.”

 Buy basilisk blood and venom?

I don’t know if I’m thinking too much, but Kyle always feels that this is Dean Sacia’s real purpose.

And the price she offered was indeed too much for Kyle to refuse.

 Sixty galleons is almost a month's salary for most Ministry of Magic staff, and that's just one ounce.

The basilisk is not small... Let's put it this way, even if Fox takes a bite of the basilisk while he's free, it can spit out hundreds of galleons.

The venom is even more exaggerated. If bloodletting may have some impact on the basilisk, then there is really no need to worry about the venom.

 For the basilisk, that thing is similar to the flames breathed out by the fire dragon, and it can be sprayed several times a day.

Even if we collect the most conservative amount, one pint will only last a few days. By then, we only need to feed two more Tebo warthogs to make up for it.

The Tebbo warthog is only worth a few dollars, and compared with a pint of 1,000 galleons of venom, it's like giving it away.

　　If you add in the snake sloughs and scales, you can earn at least 5,000 Galleons in a month.

If this is the case, by the time he graduates, he will probably be able to use Galleons to build a cave for Norbert...

Kyle felt his heartbeat begin to speed up, and everything he saw was in the shape of galleons.

However, after getting excited, Kyle quickly thought of another possibility. He took a sip of black tea, tried to calm himself down, and asked:

“Dean Sacia, I don’t think St. Mungo’s keeps buying venom and snake blood.”

 “You’re right.” Sasia smiled and helped Kyle add another cup of black tea. “St. Mungo’s purpose of purchasing the basilisk is to research and prepare related potions.

“In the past few days, I have searched for potion recipes and related books left by previous St. Mungo’s deans, and found records related to the basilisk in a notebook written three hundred years ago.

"According to the above content, the materials related to the basilisk...including snake blood, snake slough, and venom will naturally repel most herbal medicines, and are only applicable to a small number of equally poisonous medicinal materials, and are also the most difficult. The entire Shengmang There will be no more than three therapists who can prepare this kind of potion.

"But we can't spend all our time researching new potions. I made a simple calculation before, and one pint of venom is enough for us to use for six months."

Kyle's heart suddenly fell to the bottom. One thousand Galleons in six months, although it is also a lot of money, but he had thought of one thousand Galleons in three to five days. The gap between this was too big. No wonder Dean Sasia would do it before Given such a high price.

Kelmo was sipping his tea cup while thinking about something.

"I don't have venom and snake blood for the time being, but I have this." He put his hand into the deformed lizard skin bag and took out a green thing as big as a palm, with clear traces of scales still visible on it.

“The skin shed by the basilisk?” Dean Sasia said excitedly.

 Compared to venom and snake blood, this kind of snake slough concerned her more.

 Because snake slough is the only non-poisonous thing, it is also the most widely used material and is the least repulsive.

 She has found potion recipes related to basilisks in the portraits of previous deans, and 80% of the ingredients are snake sloughs.

 The reason she didn’t mention it just now was because the basilisk only sheds its skin once every hundred years, and she wasn’t sure whether Kyle had one.

 I didn’t expect Kyle to actually take it out.

And the thousand-year-old snake shed must be more than that.

A flash of excitement flashed in Dean Sasia's eyes, and he asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Is there any more?"

“A whole piece of snake slough,” Kyle said. “About fifty feet long…”

"when!"

As soon as Kyle finished speaking, Dean Sasia touched the tea cup.

Generally speaking, there are very few things that can make her act so out of control. The first time she saw a basilisk was one, and the second time she heard that Kyle had a complete snake slough that was fifty feet long. .

 The former is surprise, the latter is pleasant surprise...

"I wonder if you are willing to sell it to St. Mungo's." Dean Sacia asked quickly, but soon she seemed to think of something, and her tone paused before continuing.

"But the snake slough... we may not be able to buy it at ten times the price of the fire dragon skin. How about we use five thousand galleons to buy a five-foot-long snake slough."

Five thousand galleons and five feet, which is not particularly high in comparison...but after all, snake slough is not snake skin, so the price is very reasonable.

However, Kyle thought about it and shook his head and said: "No, Dean Sacia..."

“What about six thousand galleons? This is the highest price we can give.”

"You misunderstood." Kyle said with a smile. "I don't want a knut for the five-foot snake slough. I will give it directly to St. Mungo's, plus a pint of venom."

Dean Sacia didn’t seem to expect Kyle to say that, and raised his head suddenly.

“Are you sure?” she said. “That’s a lot of galleons.”

"If I keep saying this, I might really regret it." Kyle said with some trepidation.

 Five feet of snake slough, plus a pint of venom, is six thousand...oh no, it should be seven thousand galleons.

When Sirius was wanted, the bounty was only ten thousand galleons, and seven thousand galleons could almost buy him.

However, Dean Sasia just said that the purpose of purchasing these is to research and prepare new potions. Kyle always feels that it is a bit inappropriate to accept money.

And for seven thousand galleons, you can exchange a favor from a top pharmacist. This transaction is actually not a loss.

Just look at Lucius Malfoy and you will know. He has donated so much money to St. Mungo's. Isn't it also in exchange for Fudge's favor?

 To a certain extent, Dean Sacia’s favors are much more important and valuable than Fudge’s.

Kyle did not hide his thoughts, and Dean Sacia could naturally see it, but she didn't mind, or she was very willing to owe this favor.

"Well, these seven thousand galleons of materials will be considered your donation to St. Mungo's." She said, "In addition, in return... I will personally support Albus's election as Minister of Magic."

 “What?” Kyle asked, blinking.

"Isn't your principal running for minister against Fudge?" Dean Sacia said. "I was still hesitating who to support before. After all, I am the dean of St. Mungo's. Even if I stand in my own name, others will think of it." When it comes to St. Mungo's, it's inevitable.

"However, I will resign as Dean and fully support Dumbledore and his Order of the Phoenix."

"Ah no no no...don't do that." Kyle waved his hands repeatedly. He really didn't expect that this matter would reach St. Mungo's.

 Dean Sacia was a little confused about Kyle's reaction.

She was sure that Kyle was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix, at least a non-staff member. Didn't they want to push Dumbledore to become the minister?

 The newspapers a few days ago were full of this news. Many people in St. Mungo's were arguing about it. Why are they rejecting it now?

"You probably don't know yet..." she reminded: "I am still somewhat famous in the wizarding world, and I should be able to win more support for Dumbledore."

"That's what I'm worried about. It's impossible for Principal Dumbledore to be the minister, and he doesn't have this opportunity." Kyle said.

 “You are too underestimated Albus.” Dean Sacia smiled.

"No, I'm serious." Kyle said, "Anyway, just believe me, Professor Dumbledore can't become a minister, no matter how many people support him.

"If you openly support him, you will soon have a quarrel with the Ministry of Magic. This is not a good thing for you or St. Mungo's."

Seeing that Kyle didn't look like he was joking, Dean Sasia gradually put away his smile and became serious.

If it's true what Kyle said, then she should really consider whether to publicly support Dumbledore. After all, Fudge is not a generous person.

"How about this..." Kyle said, "Fox will send you a letter next. At that time, you just need to accept it in front of other people, and then write a reply to Professor Dumbledore to show some dignity. Ambiguity is fine.”

 “Huh?” Sasia blinked, a little confused as to what Kyle meant.

Didn’t he just say that Dumbledore would definitely not be a minister? But why go to all the trouble and create an ambiguous illusion.

 She felt like she couldn't keep up with the ideas of young wizards nowadays.

But since Kyle said so, then she just did it. It was just a letter and it had no impact on St. Mungo's.

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 (End of this chapter)