The Weasley Family

At first, Vaughn had actually considered becoming a proper Potion Prodigy.

Unfortunately, there were too many big names in the field...

The standard healing potions Vaughn initially brewed, such as Energy Potion and Blood Replenishing Potion, simply could not compete with famous Potioneers. Not even potion shops were willing to stock his goods, let alone sell them.

Until one day, he saw his mother washing Ginny's hair and complaining that it was getting thicker and thicker, forcing her to buy Silky Smooth Hair Potion. Inspiration suddenly burst forth, and his future seemed to open wide before him—

What was easier to make money from than women and children?

Nothing!

It turned out that Witches were women too.

Their pursuit of beauty and fear of time made them far more willing to spend money than Wizards!

Even though Vaughn had been only eight years old and completely unknown at the time, there were still Witches willing to try the Vaughn's Beauty products he developed. By now, it had grown into an entire product line in his hands.

It brought him fame, as well as several hundred Gold Galleons in income every month!

"Vaughn, sweetheart, are you done?"

A knock on the door interrupted Vaughn's thoughts.

He closed the System Panel and began arranging bottles of Beauty Potion into an emptied crate as he replied, "I'm done, Mum. Did Mrs. Primpanell's Owl arrive?"

The attic door opened, and the plump Molly walked in. She affectionately stroked Vaughn's fiery red hair. "The Owl is waiting downstairs. Your dad is feeding it snacks, so there's no rush."

As she spoke, she pulled out a money pouch from her robes and placed it on the Lab Bench. "This is the money the Owl brought, Vaughn. Keep it safe yourself."

"Mum, you should keep this..."

"No!" Molly refused with a stern expression, then quickly softened and drew Vaughn into her warm embrace.

"My sweetheart, how can the family keep using your money? Your dad and I have said it before: whether it's you, Bill, or Charlie, whatever you earn belongs to you. Besides, you've already given us quite a lot."

Ever since Vaughn had started earning money and wanted to use part of it to support the family, they had had this conversation more than once.

The outcome was always much the same. Under Molly's insistence, Vaughn could only put away the money pouch.

Whether from reading novels in his previous life or experiencing it himself in this one, the Weasley family might have been poor, but Arthur and Molly had never once failed as parents!

After Molly helped him pack the crate and cast a spell to prevent the bottles inside from breaking, Vaughn lifted it and followed her downstairs.

On the first floor, Arthur had already finished feeding the Owl and was sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper.

"Morning, Dad!"

"Morning, Vaughn. Come on, that little fellow is getting impatient."

"You know it's getting impatient, so why didn't you go upstairs and help Vaughn pack? Arthur Weasley, besides reading the newspaper every morning, what else do you ever do? Poor little Vaughn works so hard, spending days brewing a single batch of potions. Yet you, as his father, have never helped him once, and you won't do any housework either..."

Amid Molly's furious roar, Arthur hurriedly ducked his head back behind the newspaper.

And so, a new day began amid Molly's shouting and the laborious flapping of the Owl's wings as it lifted the crate!

This was a familiar everyday scene.

Vaughn went to wash up without changing expression. As he passed the magically enchanted dressing mirror, it immediately began to tremble.

"Shut up! Don't say a word!" Vaughn pulled out his old Wand and pointed it at the mirror threateningly!

The mirror instantly went still. Only after Vaughn had walked away could a faint, nearly inaudible whisper be heard: "Scruffy..."

By the time he came out after washing up, everyone else had been called awake by Molly. A freckle-faced boy was about to slip into the bathroom when he saw Vaughn, and his expression stiffened somewhat.

Vaughn smiled at him. "Morning, Ron!"

"..." Ron puffed out his cheeks and mumbled, "Morning, Vaughn."

"Where are your manners? Call me big brother!"

Ron's face flushed red as he muttered, "You were only born five minutes before me..."

The smile on Vaughn's face grew even brighter. He still remembered the scene of their birth. Ron should have come out first, but Vaughn had felt terribly squeezed at the time and could not help kicking him...

As the two stood at an impasse, a pair of identical Twins appeared energetically behind Ron. One placed a hand on each of his shoulders, like Aurors escorting a prisoner.

"Being born five minutes earlier still makes him older than you, right, George?"

"That's right, Fred. Just like I'm only ten seconds older than you, but you still have to call me big brother."

"George, you're still half asleep. I'm the one who's ten seconds older."

"I am!"

The two bickered until Ron's head spun, and he became frantic with anger.

Fortunately, Ginny came running over just then and happily threw herself into Vaughn's arms. Ron muttered something under his breath, then took advantage of the chaos to lower his head and rush into the bathroom.

"Morning, Vaughn!"

"Morning, Ginny." Vaughn kissed his sister on the forehead.

Of everyone in the family, he was closest to Ginny. On one hand, by the time Ginny was born, he had already grown accustomed to life after transmigrating and had begun accepting his new family from the Inner Heart. On the other hand, the two looked the most alike and were the Weasley family's representatives of good looks.

When they were little, Arthur and Molly had even joked that Vaughn and Ginny looked more like Twins, while Vaughn and Ron, the actual twins, did not resemble each other at all.

The noisy morning did not quiet down even after breakfast.

But unlike usual, Arthur was in no hurry to leave for work at the Ministry of Magic.

Percy, who usually returned to his room after breakfast and wished he could bury himself in a book, sat by the window staring Outside the Window.

Fred and George, who were always mischievous and running off to play, were also sitting obediently in the dining room chairs today. They winked at Vaughn and occasionally mocked or picked on Ron.

Even Ron, who would normally be driven mad by them and hide away in despair, endured it without leaving today.

The whole family was waiting, waiting for Hogwarts's letter!

When the sunlight finally rose over the mountain peaks and shone into The Burrow, they at last heard the sound of beating wings.

Molly, who had seemed calm all along but had actually been distracted, hurriedly got up to open the window.

Arthur also put down his newspaper and brought out the Owl snacks he had not finished feeding it that morning.

Before long, an Owl flew in and landed on the dining table.

Two letters were tied to its leg. The envelopes were made of thick Parchment, and even before they were removed, the striking wax seals on their fronts could be seen: shield-shaped crests with the letter "H," surrounded by a lion, eagle, badger, and snake.

Molly excitedly removed the envelopes, glanced at the backs, and could no longer contain her joy and delight. "Thank Merlin, they're Hogwarts acceptance letters! I've been worrying since yesterday about what we'd do if they didn't arrive."

Arthur, who had also risen from his seat but failed to snatch the letters before Molly, tried hard to appear unconcerned. "You're always worrying about nothing. How could Vaughn possibly fail to get into Hogwarts?"

"I'm worried about Ron! You have no idea how scared I was that he wouldn't get a letter. This child has been like a stone since he was little. Even his Magic Surges have been pitifully small..."

"Mum!"

His face now as red as his hair, Ron hurriedly snatched the letters. After tossing Vaughn's over, he clutched his own tightly and ran upstairs.

Vaughn watched it all with a smile and did not mind. He picked up the letter and turned it over.

[Mr. Vaughn Weasley, Dining Room, The Burrow]

At the same time, the System Panel appeared before his eyes.

[Main Quest Activated]

[Main Quest ①: Join Hogwarts (Incomplete)]

[Reward: 1 Talent Point, 50 Magic Power Level]