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Damocles' words left Albert feeling uneasy.

He wasn't going to get jinxed to death by that guy's poisonous praise, was he?

What annoyed him even more was that he had not even gotten the chance to show off yet, but the other man had already done it for him.

Albert had dared to choose the Wit-Sharpening Potion because he had absolute confidence in himself. He also intended to make a big splash with this competition.

The kind that killed several birds with one stone.

He just wondered how many "Potions Masters" would end up with swollen faces.

What was a Wit-Sharpening Potion?

It was a potion capable of permanently increasing the drinker's intelligence and making their thoughts sharper.

Runespoor Eggs had remained popular on the black market for centuries precisely because they could make the consumer think more quickly.

If the Wit-Sharpening Potion had not been so dangerous and liable to burn out the drinker's brain, it would have been driven to astronomical prices on the black market long ago.

Every parent wanted their children to have a better starting point than others, and those wealthy wizarding families would gladly spend vast amounts of Galleons on such potions.

However, brewing a perfect Wit-Sharpening Potion was far too difficult. Buyers also could not distinguish the genuine article, making them easy targets for inferior potions. As a result, most wizards were unwilling to take that risk.

The Wit-Sharpening Potions currently available on the black market were all diluted, inferior products meant to reduce the danger. Though they could temporarily make someone smarter, the effects were time-limited, and drinking too much came with serious side effects.

If a Potions Master could brew a perfect Wit-Sharpening Potion, they would likely become an object of admiration for countless wizards.

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