Fat Sheep Potter

For Harry, Hermione, and Ron, making a deal with a stranger like Mundungus Fletcher was undoubtedly a difficult task. They had never had a similar experience before, and they had absolutely no trust in this Mr. Thief, making it highly unlikely that they would ultimately reach an agreement.

After much hesitation, Hermione finally wrote to Mundungus Fletcher, mentioning that she was a customer introduced by Albert and hoped to purchase a small quantity of horns from Mundungus Bicorn Horn and skin from the African Tree Snake.

When Mundungus Fletcher received Hermione's letter, he was completely bewildered. He didn't know Hermione Granger at all and even suspected that she had sent him a tampered envelope.

However, upon reading the contents of the opened envelope, it was discovered that the recipient was actually a customer referred by Anderson.

Mundungus Fletcher held the letter in his hand and muttered the items the recipient needed, "Bicorn Horn and African Tree Snake's skin?"

These seem to be... the raw materials for decocting Polyjuice Potion? Generally, these two raw materials are only needed when decocting Polyjuice Potion.

Of course, the reason why Mr. Mundungus, the thief, was able to guess immediately what kind of Potions Miss Granger, who wrote to him, needed to brew with these two ingredients was largely because he had previously encountered some trouble while helping someone search for Bicorn Horn and African Tree Snake's skin, so he remembered it very well.

In the black market, it's not particularly difficult to obtain small quantities of Bicorn Horn and skin from African Tree Snake.

After all, in the black market, there are always a few shady characters who like to use Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves.

Mr. Mundungus, the thief, decided to accept the deal. It was a decent transaction, and he also wanted to give Anderson face, as he had a good impression of the young Anderson. Every now and then, Anderson would ask him to collect some things, mostly strange and unusual items, but it always allowed him to make a small profit. Mundungus was naturally happy to continue this steady stream of business.

Mundungus first rummaged through his small leather trunk to see if he had any Bicorn Horn or skins of African Tree Snake.

However, the remaining materials in the suitcase were mostly worthless.

Mundungus grumbled as he closed his suitcase, and casually replied to Hermione Granger, offering a hefty price of 10 Galleon.

If the other party is willing to pay, he is confident that he can help them obtain the raw materials.

As for slaughtering fat sheep?

Sorry, but when a fat sheep is presented to us, there's no reason not to fleece it.

The other party isn't Anderson, that guy who always manages to offer the lowest possible price in his mind.

However, after releasing the owl, Mundungus suddenly regretted it. He was worried that Hermione Granger would give up on the deal because the price he had offered was too high. He wanted to catch up with the released owl, retrieve the letter, and revise it, but the owl refused to give him the letter and even pecked Mundungus's arm, making him howl in pain.

"I hope this deal doesn't fall through!" Mundungus muttered, examining the wound on his arm.

Soon after, Hermione received a reply from Mundungus, but the letter demanded an exorbitant price of ten Galleon, making Hermione feel as if her breath had stopped. She certainly didn't have that Galleon in her pocket, and even if she did, Hermione wouldn't spend so many Galleon to buy Bicorn Horn and African Tree Snake skin.

"That guy must be crazy," Hermione murmured, clutching the letter tightly in her hands. "We have to convince Harry to give up."

"Convince me of what?"

Just then, Harry and Ron walked over and sat down beside her. They looked at Hermione, who was clutching the letter tightly, with a puzzled expression and asked, "Whose letter is it? Mundungus replied?"

Hermione hesitated for a moment before handing the letter she had just received to Harry.

Ron and Harry immediately leaned in.

"Ten Galleon? Has he gone mad?"

Ron felt like he was being crushed by the weight of ten Galleon. The raw materials weren't even worth a single Galleon. Just like Albert said, the other party was asking for ten times the price, treating them like fools.

Harry wasn't short of money, but ten Galleon still stung.

After all, no matter how rich he is, the inheritance stored in Gringotts is dwindling with every bit he spends.

However, considering that he would not need to cause trouble in Snape's Potions Class after paying the money, he finally agreed to pay the Galleon to buy the Bicorn Horn and the skin of the African Tree Snake.

"I'll write back to him and buy it!" Harry said through gritted teeth.

He, Harry Potter, is rich.

"Don't rush, Harry. We'd better go ask Albert for his opinion." Hermione quickly stopped Harry's decision. "I don't think you want to be taken advantage of!"

Ron fully agreed with Hermione's suggestion, believing they should consult Albert to avoid being tricked by Mundungus.

Ten Galleon is far too expensive; the Bicorn Horn and the skin of African Tree Snake are simply not worth that price.

If it really came down to spending ten Galleon, Ron would rather agree to Hermione's rather unreliable plan.

After all, the money couldn't be split equally among the three of them; Ron and Hermione didn't have that Galleon in their pockets.

It took the three of them quite a while to finally find an opportunity to ambush Albert outside the hall during breakfast and take the opportunity to ask for his advice.

After reading the reply from Mundungus Fletcher that Harry handed him, Albert commented, "Too expensive. A small amount of Bicorn Horn and African Tree Snake skin is not worth this price at all. Although it's not unusual for it to be ten times the price on the black market, usually people are just being fleeced."

How much do you think it's worth?

"Those raw materials are probably worth about one Galleon. Three to five Galleon, that guy Mundungus Fletcher would definitely be happy to sell them to you." Albert thought for a moment and then gave Harry an estimate.

Harry was extremely frustrated. No one wants to be taken advantage of, but if they couldn't get their hands on these two ingredients, they would have to risk breaking into Snape's office.

"Thank you," Harry said gratefully. "Otherwise, I would have been fooled by him."

"You can go to Hogsmeade and trade with him. Talk to him in person, pay in person, and take the goods immediately. Don't pay in advance, otherwise he definitely won't deliver the goods to you," Albert kindly reminded him. "You need to be very careful when dealing with those guys, lest you be fooled by them with counterfeit goods. This kind of thing happens all the time in the black market."

"We can't go to Hogsmeade." Harry was frustrated. He found that buying things on the black market was more troublesome than he had expected. Not only did he have to be careful not to be ripped off, but he also had to be wary of being given counterfeit goods. He was also worried about being double-crossed.

"There's a secret passage on the fifth floor of the castle that leads outside. Fred and George used that passage to get to Hogsmeade when they were in their first year." Albert glanced at Hermione and continued, "If you're not in a hurry, you can wait until next time you go to Hogsmeade and have Fred and George help you deal with Mundungus Fletcher on the way. They have experience in this area."

The three looked at each other in disbelief, never having imagined that there was a secret passage leading outside the school.

"If you're in a hurry, you'll have to give them a small fee to go to Hogsmeade on your behalf."

Ron's expression was extremely complicated after hearing Albert's words; in fact, he also wanted the so-called errand fee.