As the Final Exams approached, some Hogwarts students began acting strangely under the pressure of the exams, especially the fifth year and seventh year students, whose tempers were far more volatile than usual.
For that very reason, the various supplementary potions Fred and George had specially prepared for examinees became hugely popular among Hogwarts students. The most popular of them was the Purple Pill, which helped students quickly focus, sharpen their minds, and improve their memory. Taking one before revision helped examinees swiftly get into the right state for studying.
Meanwhile, the Dreamless Sleep Potion for exam insomnia and the Calming Draught for restoring a normal state of mind could effectively help students regulate their pre-exam mentality, allowing them to concentrate seriously on the final revision sprint.
That combination naturally earned widespread praise from the students.
Whether it was the regular version or the special versions for fifth year and seventh year students, they sold out in no time. In George's own words: "It was practically printing money! Yes, printing money!" In just one week, they had made over a thousand Galleons in profit.
There were unimaginably many examinees willing to buy the exam-aid package. Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought Hogwarts students were truly under immense pressure, but many had simply followed the crowd and bought it too.
As long as it really worked, who wouldn't want good grades?
Of course, some people intended to use it to cheat.
To that end, Albert specifically brought the matter up in Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
"I know many of you bought these things."
Albert placed an exquisite box on the desk and said to his students, "I'm not forbidding you from using them, but there's one thing I must remind you of: if you use these things