[HP] Illusion

Harry has been very busy during this holiday season. He divided his time into two parts, one part was spending the summer with little Snape, and the other part was starting to prepare for the next step of his plan.

——This is the best way Harry can think of at the moment.

He didn't want to disappoint little Snape, but time didn't allow him to waste any more, especially when he realized that some unknown and uncontrollable problem might have started to appear in the keys and hourglass around his neck.

He had to finish all this as soon as possible, before he left this world.

Although it seemed normal now, if something really happened and made him fall short... Harry couldn't imagine such a result.

It wasn't just his potions workshop that Harry had been preparing these days, but Edward Prince's past.

If he needs to be close to Voldemort, he has to arrange his "past" seamlessly, instead of making him look like a person who appeared out of nowhere, which is the biggest reason he is busy these days. If Dumbledore Maybe it doesn't look at your background, but Voldemort is not like Dumbledore, everything can be taken care of, isn't it?

So Harry really didn't lie to little Snape, everything he said was true.

He just concealed some parts that Snape didn't need to know.

Little Snape had to go back to school after that anyway, and what he had to do instead of being a Hogwarts professor had nothing to do with Little Snape.

In the following days, Harry was still quite busy, and little Snape and Lily really began to use housekeeping spells in Harry's house to control their own magic power. Of course it was extremely difficult at first, but when Harry When they came back the next time, the two had already learned not to mess up all the fruits and vegetables. Even Harry was surprised that they could do so well in such a short period of time.

When the summer vacation was approaching the last few days, Harry finally completed the layout of Edward's past, and the preliminary layout of his potion studio was completed. He even made a lot of potions and sent them to Borgin, of course not It was Edward's name, but the alias he had first left with Borgin.

When any new product comes out, it needs to be well-known, and if it is recognized, it needs to invest in publicity resources, especially when it is necessary to open up the situation at the very beginning. If there is no effective publicity method, then no matter how good your product is, it is easy to be misunderstood. Annihilation in a wide variety of market piles, so the final result, in addition to wasting resources and losing money, investors will get nothing.

But unfortunately, Harry's studio can't use normal means - such as advertising in the Daily Prophet - to make publicity, so he made an alternative publicity plan for himself .

Harry has already positioned his product well from the very beginning. His products were very purposeful at the beginning, but after his studio opened, his purpose began to scatter instead of focusing on a certain person .

In fact, Harry is not without any popularity now. Before that, he also made some other high-end potions and sent them to Bojin’s shop for consignment. At least his products are quite popular in Bojin’s shop. This is already a good opportunity. At the beginning, it can also show that the cooperation between him and Bo Jin is quite pleasant.

But before that, he didn't detail everything - he never dealt with these potions in the name of the studio, but sent them to Borgin in a piecemeal manner.

In fact, this is also in line with his identity. Bojin and Voldemort both know that he used to teach at Hogwarts, which means that he didn't have much time to deal with these potions when he first made them. Now that he's resigned, he can devote his time to making potions.

Harry tried to project himself as a mercenary, he had technology, and after tasting what Borgin had to offer, he quickly moved in the direction of the studio, because he knew that as long as he kept doing this, he would be very good. Be a rich man soon, instead of a group of children guarding Hogwarts with that meager salary.

After the studio started to operate, the first thing Harry did was to sign a contract with Bo Jin.

This is what Bokin tried to lobby him to do long before he resigned. Signing a long-term contract has deepened the cooperation relationship between the two. For Harry, Bokin's client is of course What he wants to fight for, he needs him as a breakthrough.

In fact, Harry knew very well that Borgin was also a profit-seeking person. He wanted to monopolize the high-end potions made by Harry, but Borgin was manipulated by Voldemort, and Harry was also very confident. Enough for him to get rid of this person's influence after he gained popularity from Borgin - not completely, of course, but he believed that he would have his own customers, and the biggest customers would obviously be the crowd of Death Eaters.

This was the goal that Harry had confirmed from the beginning——

Many of Bokin's clients are related to black magic, and many of these clients are related to Death Eaters. From the list of Death Eaters he has learned, almost all Death Eaters have pure blood Family background, these backgrounds show that they have sufficient financial resources.And Harry also had the same purpose in approaching the Slytherins at Hogwarts.

If he can establish a good relationship and friendship with the client, then his next step should also go smoothly.

How to get close without leaving a trace is a very rigorous question.

The operation of the studio was a few days before the start of Hogwarts. Harry brought his own products to Borgin-Bock's shop to discuss the details of signing the contract. Confided his willingness to open a studio, and Bo Jin expressed quite happy about it.

"I'm so glad that you really did that. According to our agreement, as long as you continue to provide me with a stable source of potions, then I will not cut off our cooperation first." Put it in Harry's hand, "Look at this contract first, we can continue to discuss if there are any details that you are not satisfied with."

Having opened the store for so long, Bokin actually understands that Harry's ambition is not so small, let alone let him monopolize all the products, especially when Voldemort also started to notice this person, so he wants to What we strive for is to maximize the benefits before then.

"I will study it carefully," Harry concluded the contract, and after a hasty glance, he threw it into his space pocket. "If you need other customized potions, I welcome them at any time, and the price is favorable."

Harry didn't "accidentally" meet Voldemort or anyone else that day. He returned home smoothly, just in time to see Snape and Lily, who had mastered the housekeeping spell, preparing for dinner .

Although Harry has been running outside for a day, it is obviously time for him to show his skills. After changing his clothes, Harry came to the kitchen and took off all the kitchen utensils in their hands, and started to chase people away: "You guys Go sit down, Lily, don't you need to go home and eat?"

"These are all I want to eat," Lily said eagerly, looking at the bowl in Harry's hand, "We didn't know you would come back, but we got a lot of ingredients, enough for the three of us to eat."

"Of course you can stay." Harry glanced at the ingredients they had prepared, and then started to heat up the pot. "What have you guys done today? You won't be practicing here all the time, are you?"

"How is it possible," Lily said in an exaggerated tone, "I packed my luggage to go back to Hogwarts at home in the morning, counted my homework, and came here after lunch. At first, Severus and I made Potions, and then we read for a while before we came in to process the ingredients."

"Yes, it looks quite substantial," Harry said with a smile, "Is it?"

"What about you?" Little Snape asked suddenly, "What did you do today?"

"I'm preparing my potions studio and looking for potential customers," Harry said casually, and he put the chopped onions into the butter that had melted and seemed to be boiling, and the aroma wafted through the kitchen instantly, "This smell That looks really good, can you pass me the chicken?"

Lily handed him the chicken, "Are you really going to open a potions workshop?"

"That's right. Although I taught Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, I am also quite good at making potions."

Lily smiled and said, "I never doubt it."

The chicken was already cooked, so I quickly stir-fried it when I came back, and then threw in the chopped peppers, "Aren't you really going to sit down? It's a kind of smell to smell this when you're hungry. Torture, why bother?"

Lily couldn't help but said, "You're talking about yourself, right?"

"Of course, I'm starving," Harry yelled. "Do me a favor and take out the potatoes and peel off the skins. That shouldn't bother you?"

"Let me make the mashed potatoes," Lily took over immediately, "it won't trouble us."

"What else? How about some more fish fillets?"

Although this kind of daily life may not seem very interesting, it is flat and warm. Harry enjoys this kind of time, and even more enjoys the moment of cooking and eating with the two of them.

Lily went back after having a satisfying dinner, and Harry and Snape were cleaning up the tableware. It wasn't much, but Snape seemed to insist on tidying up with Harry.

"Have you packed all your things?"

"Not yet." Snape said honestly, "There's nothing left to fix."

"There's nothing to take care of?" Harry felt that little Snape was really a bit... How should I put it, free and easy, he knew that little Snape didn't have any requirements for these things, but he couldn't bring nothing, right?

"Didn't you ask Madam Malkin to send me a newly made school uniform every year?" Little Snape squinted at Harry, and then put all the plates in his hand in front of Harry, "Even if I don't bring mine School uniform, it doesn't matter."

"Ahem," Harry almost choked, "isn't it good?"

"It's like you've known for years that you're not coming back, and oh no, you seem to know."

Inexplicably, Harry felt that little Snape's tone was particularly sarcastic.And little Snape was right, he did leave without saying goodbye for several years, and then there was no news at all.

But obviously he can't be blamed for this, but... Well, it's better to blame him.

"Has anyone ever told you that you hold a grudge, Sev?" Harry asked in a low voice, and he began to think about whether to clean up directly, or to wash all the dishes in the most primitive way.

"Of course." Little Snape raised his voice slightly, "Will you wash it or not? If you don't want to wash it, just go out and let me do it. These few dishes won't take long."

"Huh?" Harry turned on the water, took a rag and began to wash the dishes, "Don't worry, it's still early, don't sit directly after dinner, by the way, are you going to go for a walk or something later?"

Little Snape didn't care about that. The weather outside today is fine. Although it's a bit hot at night, at least the moon is still bright. "As you like, others don't know that I hold grudges, but I know you do."

Harry: "..." In fact, he didn't want to know, and because of his vengeful personality, he had suffered a lot from Snape before.

"I remember a lot of things."

"Yes, you have a good memory."

"Apparently you're the opposite."

Regarding Snape's regular upsurgery, Harry said that he had already become numb to it, "It's not what I want, and I don't know why it happened." Harry said angrily, he was cleaning the dishes. Faster and faster, it was done in one fell swoop, and then he started to deal with the garbage in the kitchen.

"Can you really do a good job in the workshop? Don't you accidentally forget a certain step of the potion, or even forget what you put down the materials?"

"Put your imagination away, Sif, I will prepare all the potions before brewing, and then write the reminders on the board. I will even erase the completed step after one step is completed."

"That sounds like you're fully prepared," said little Snape softly, looking at Harry who was bending over to tie a knot in the garbage bag.

"So you don't have to worry." Harry straightened up, turning to young Snape. "Shall we go for a walk now?"

"Okay." Little Snape stepped aside to let Harry go, and washed his hands himself, "Are you really all right?"

"What do you want to say?" Harry stopped suddenly, looking at little Snape seriously. "Don't tell me you don't want to go to school anymore."

Little Snape paused, with an unnatural expression on his face, "I didn't say that."

"But you seem to want to do that," Harry said displeased. "Listen, I'm not to that extent. I know you're worried about my body, but I can take care of myself."

"I doubt it." Snape said bluntly, "Lily doesn't know how bad your situation is, but I do."

"Really?" Harry started to walk towards the door again, "I don't think my situation is so bad. Things are not as you imagined." There was not much confidence in the young man's voice, but But it is so indisputable, "Although not everyone succeeds because of learning, you cannot deny that only learning will bring you closer to success."

Little Snape walked beside Harry silently, he didn't speak, Harry was angry, he knew it very well, but he didn't want to go against his will.

He has already obtained the certificate of OWLs, which is actually enough. There are many people who can't get their certificates of NEWTs even if they continue to study at Hogwarts. What he wants to do now is to help

"I'm surprised you have such an idea," Harry said in a low voice. "To be honest, I'm not touched, I don't even appreciate you, you are too young to know what you are giving up now."

As usual, the boy wanted to refute, but he knew that Harry would not allow him to refute, but Snape still argued: "I think you will learn more by following you, and I can help you."

"That's not the case," said Harry in a low voice. "The reason why schools exist is not just for learning, because it allows you to get in touch with other people. I don't agree with you giving up your studies, even if you do. There will be no place for you here."

Hearing Harry's unquestionable words, little Snape clenched his fists tightly, and then slowly relaxed.

Hibiscus Road is very quiet, there is no one on the road at night like this, only the quiet night sky, dots of stars and the bright moon, "I know, I don't think so."

"Hogwarts is my fondest memory, and I hope it will be yours too." A smile overflowed from the corner of Harry's mouth, "If you leave at this time, you will never know what you missed."

Although little Snape disagreed, he knew that he would follow Harry's wishes.

He didn't want to go against what the man had said.

"I won't think that way anymore." Little Snape said seriously.

"So let's go back and pack your luggage together." Harry turned around suddenly, "I think we're almost done, it's too hot outside, it made my clothes very hot, I'd better go back and cool off."

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Things went even smoother than he had imagined. After studying the contract offered to him by Bokin the next day, Harry signed his name and sent it to him with an owl, and got Bokin very quickly. response.

And the start of school at Hogwarts was approaching, Harry seized the last chance to get along with little Snape, and as for the Potions Workshop, it was really not a day and a half away.

Harry sent Lily and Snape to King's Cross as usual, but this time Snape was especially silent.

After Lily gave Harry a big hug, she took her luggage and walked towards the station, while little Snape and Harry walked slowly towards the carriage.

"Stop thinking like that again," Harry said. "You should complete the next studies well, and life will be considered complete."

Little Snape responded indifferently, "What about you? What is your future plan? Will you really take good care of yourself?"

In this regard, Harry only said one sentence: "I have always known what I want to do." His purpose has always been clear, and everything is now under his control.

The whistle of the train began to "whoop", and the locomotive began to spray white steam.

"Give me a hug?" Harry held out his hands towards young Snape.

This was a remote corner, and there weren't many people, so little Snape shouldn't feel too embarrassed.

But little Snape didn't think about this at all, but directly hugged Harry tightly in his arms.

Well... Harry felt a weird sense of frustration when his height was reversed and he had to accept that he was the one being embraced, no matter how many times he felt it.

Snape let go of Harry quickly, and after saying goodbye, he headed towards the train that was about to issue an ultimatum.

Harry stood where he was, until the train left and then slowly exited the platform.

Harry had originally planned to make an appointment with Borgin this afternoon, but he decided to postpone it until he finished the latest bottle of potion.

Since the start of Hogwarts, Bojin's orders for Harry have gradually increased. The latest bottle is not too technologically advanced, but the quality requirements are quite strict.

If you want to get good quality, you need more patience.

Just as in fact, Harry doesn't know when all this will fully attract Voldemort's attention, but at least he knows that what he is doing now, Voldemort must know, this is also a kind of waiting that requires patience.

One month after the start of Hogwarts, Harry completed an order from Bojin in the middle, and got some good results. Some families began to bypass Bojin and directly found him here. Bo Jin knew about it, but because the two had already signed a contract that did not restrict this clause, Bo Jin didn't say anything about it.

This is actually a good start.

Harry is not taking the civilian route, so what he needs is to make his products solid and let customers spread his reputation. Although publicity is very important, quality is always the last word. Harry has planned this way from the beginning, as long as After the situation is opened, his publicity is not so important, because knowledgeable customers will naturally introduce him to other people for friendship. This simple and crude publicity method is suitable for his high-end customized potion , he doesn't need too many people to know, he only needs the people who should know to know.

To be honest, this really earned Harry a lot of Galleons, not kidding, even a lot more than he imagined.

But after this period of time, the largest customer still did not take the bait.

Yes, in fact, he is not in a hurry. That person spent a lot of time trying to create public opinion to get him out of school, and then he personally approached him in Bojin's shop and said that he wanted to be friends with him, so...he really I'm in no hurry.

In fact, if that still doesn't work, then he'll go the route of the pure-blood families first, especially those close to the center of Death Eater power.

The author has something to say: In fact, I made a mistake yesterday, and it was the little professor who didn’t hear the last few lines of the lyrics:-(

Thanks to Xiao Mengwu Zetu and Zuo Dao for mine, procrastination is really terrible (┳＿┳)...

If there is no chapter 199 today, then make a fist tomorrow!