Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"This… … Was this really improved by you?" Professor Slughorn asked in surprise.

"Yes," Levid nodded.

Levid believed that this formula had definitely not been created yet, and should only appear in the future after improvements.

Otherwise, Professor Slughorn should have mentioned this current formula before.

You must know that the "Complete Collection of Basic Potion Recipes" even records potion recipes that will only appear in the future.

These 5,000 merit points were well spent.

Of course, even if this formula already existed, Levid wouldn't be worried.

If my own improved formula is the same as an existing secret formula, doesn't that just show my ability even more?

After all, in Professor Slughorn's eyes, Levid completely lacks the conditions for plagiarism.

Levid has always been at school, how could he copy the core secrets of someone else's shop?

At this time, Professor Slughorn's face was full of shock, "You've only been exposed to potions for how long… … and you're already able to improve formulas… …"

No wonder Professor Slughorn was so shocked. To improve a formula, in addition to having an extremely thorough understanding of the basic principles of potions, one must also have an extremely thorough understanding of the medicinal properties of potion ingredients such as herbology!

But Levid, he already understands these things so well?

Levid said, "My memory is not bad, I can basically remember everything I've read… …"

Tom sighed and said, "I can vouch for that… … This guy read books at Flourish and Blotts, just reading and not buying. I even asked him at the time. As a result… … after he went back, he directly used a Quick-Quotes Quill to copy all these books… …"

Tom now feels a bit of heartache when he thinks about the Galleons he spent on books back then… …

Everyone looked at Levid in shock upon hearing this.

Is this guy even human? No wonder he's so strong… …

"No wonder… … No wonder… …"

Because there were too many shocking things about Levid, Professor Slughorn was now a little numb.

With such a memory, coupled with Levid's comprehension of potions, improving potions is not surprising at all.

"In that case, is the formula improved by Levid really effective?" Annie asked with anticipation.

"In my opinion, there's absolutely no problem!" Professor Slughorn said happily, "Of course, to know what the medicinal effects are, we still have to actually brew it according to the formula to confirm. If it really works, Levid's formula, while maintaining the effects of the potion, can at least save more than 2 Galleons in cost! Don't underestimate these 2 Galleons!"

Levid also said happily, "If this potion is effective, then our club funds… …"

"Of course, there won't be any problems! In fact, Levid… … you might get rich soon!" Professor Slughorn said with a smile.

"Isn't that an exaggeration… … I just want to earn some club funding," Levid said modestly.

"Heh heh, don't underestimate the spending power of witches, Levid. The products produced according to your formula can be sold for at least 2 Galleons less than the same potions on the market!"

"But… … what if no one dares to buy it because the price is low?" Levid asked tentatively.

"Haha, don't worry, I'm here!" Professor Slughorn said proudly, "As long as your formula is truly effective, then… … as long as I come forward, people will naturally believe in the effectiveness of this potion!"

Of course, Professor Slughorn was proud, because at this time, the connections and good reputation he had accumulated over a long period of time would come in handy!

Of course, this is also why Levid gave the formula to Professor Slughorn!

With him around, Levid's new potion wouldn't need to spend too much time adapting to the market at all!

"This… … hasn't been tested yet, what if the effect is not good… …" Levid said humbly.

"I believe in my judgment, Levid! Otherwise, I'll do it once now! Anyway, brewing this kind of potion doesn't take too much time!" Professor Slughorn said with great interest.

"By the way, don't leave at noon, just have lunch here. You don't have class on Monday afternoon, do you?"

Charlie stood up and said, "Then I'll bring lunch over for everyone."

"Ah, good boy, no need. Just order the house-elves of the castle," Professor Slughorn said with a smile. "Um… … Is there an elf here?"

Following Professor Slughorn's words, a house-elf appeared in front of everyone.

The house-elf seemed flustered for a moment when he saw so many people in the office.

"Please send some lunch to my office. They need to eat here," Professor Slughorn said.

"Yes… …" The house-elf responded with a trembling voice, and then disappeared with a 'pop'.

In Charlie's opinion, if the house-elf stayed any longer, it might have fainted from fright.

"Don't mind, they don't really like appearing in front of people. For the elves, it's best not to be seen by wizards when they're working."

After Professor Slughorn finished speaking, he turned around and began to prepare the cauldron and materials.

Levid was not idle either, and stepped forward to help Professor Slughorn process the materials.

As for the others… … because they were unfamiliar with the formula, they couldn't help with anything, so they could only eat first.

Because at this moment, several portions of food appeared on Professor Slughorn's table… …

It must be said that the house-elves work efficiently.

The production of this beauty potion is actually not complicated. By the time they were full, Professor Slughorn and Levid had already prepared the potion.

"Alright, let me try it," Professor Slughorn said, rubbing his hands together.

"Teacher, let me do it," Levid said quickly.

Testing the medicine is risky, and Levid certainly couldn't let his teacher test the medicine so casually.

"Professor! Let me do it! This kind of potion is best tested by a girl!" Grace ran over directly, taking the bottle of white potion from Professor Slughorn's hand.

"Uh…"

Grace's enthusiasm surprised both Levid and Professor Slughorn.

"External application or internal consumption?" Grace asked, staring at Levid.

"Uh… This is a cream, just apply it externally," Levid said, casting a Cooling Charm on the potion bottle.

Grace reached out to test the temperature of the potion, then dipped a fingertip into the cream and spread it evenly on her face.

Seeing Grace's eagerness, Tom couldn't help but sneer, "Heh, women…"

"What about women? Loving beauty is a girl's nature!" Annie glared at Tom in displeasure.

Tom was still somewhat unconvinced, but before he could speak, Levid interrupted him.

"Tom… you must be polite when speaking to your benefactors."

Indeed, if this potion had a good effect, then all the witches who might use this beauty potion would be their benefactors!

"Alright…" Tom spread his hands, indicating surrender.

"It works!" At this moment, Grace's surprised voice came, "My annoying freckles are gone!"

Everyone looked at Grace.

At this moment, Grace was holding a small mirror, filled with joy.

Sure enough, the freckles that were originally on her face had completely disappeared.

Compared to just now, Grace at this moment was like she had applied a beauty filter!

"Let me see…" Professor Slughorn came over, gently touching Grace's face to check for any side effects.

"Hmm… the effect is unexpectedly good, Levid!" Professor Slughorn said happily. "It's even better than the ones on the market! This way, I'm even more confident!"

With the club's funds secured, everyone was very happy.

Levid, on the other hand, was even happier. How much money did the club's funds even need?

After deducting the funds needed, the rest would all go into his pocket!

This way, he would have money to rebuild the laboratory in the Somnolent family's wizard tower.

To figure out how to break through the limits of a wizard, a massive amount of experimental funding was needed!

"I want to try too!" Annie couldn't help but walk over.

Grace handed over the potion in her hand.

"The effect is too good! What's rare is that it also has a faint fragrance! It's much better than the one my mother uses, the one she uses doesn't smell good at all," Grace said excitedly.

"It's good that you like it. Very good," Levid said pleasantly.

"Then, how many Galleons do you plan to sell a bottle for?" Grace asked somewhat nervously.

"If you need it, I can provide it to you at any time," Levid said with a smile.

"Really?!"

"Of course, as the core members of the club, you should always have some benefits."

"That's great! If you can use this cream as a prize, it will definitely attract other girls in the school to join enthusiastically!"

"Of course, why don't we decide on that happily?"

Tom watched coldly from the side. Although the club's funds might depend on this thing, he still didn't quite understand, was appearance really that important?

In his opinion, powerful strength was the most important thing!

If it could allow me to obtain powerful strength… even if all my hair was gone, even if I didn't even have a nose, so what? Who would dare say I'm ugly?

…

After leaving Professor Slughorn's office, everyone dispersed according to their division of labor.

Levid and Tom needed to go and arrange the newly applied-for classroom for the club.

On the way, Tom looked around to make sure no one was there before whispering, "I finally know why you rejected Professor Slughorn's funding."

"Oh? Why is that?" Levid asked with interest.

"You want to use Professor Slughorn's connections to help you earn money in the shortest amount of time!" Tom said somewhat excitedly.

Although he didn't quite understand why others cared so much about appearance, he had no objections to earning money.

Levid smiled and said, "Tom, you have indeed improved."

Tom suddenly seemed to remember something and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you approached Professor Slughorn from the beginning as a prelude to what you're doing now?"

"Well… if we want to realize our ideals, we need to borrow some external force at the beginning… Professor Slughorn is very important to us."

Levid paused before continuing, "Professor Slughorn is important, but he's not the only help… We need to broaden our horizons. We need to unite all the forces that can be united… even if there are some people you look down on from the beginning…"

Tom followed Levid's gaze and saw a restless person standing at the entrance of the club's classroom.

"Abraxas Malfoy? What is he doing here?" Tom asked in confusion.

Suddenly, Tom seemed to remember something, "Is he also the force you said can be united?"

"Why not? The influence of pure-blood families is still very large. If we can unite them as well, it will be very beneficial to us," Levid said with a smile.

"But that's Malfoy… we just beat him up… how can we possibly unite him?"

"Have you forgotten, Tom? The list of informants came from his mouth… Now, he's already a traitor among those pure-bloods… Do you think he can still gain a foothold in that group? He can only rely on us."

Tom was enlightened upon hearing this.

At this moment, Abraxas shuddered inexplicably when he saw Levid and Tom, but he finally mustered the courage to walk over.

"Le… I… Can I join your mutual aid club?"