"Of course!" Fred nodded vigorously, as though introducing their latest product.
"As long as you buy our Devil's Snare and take it home, mix some of your hair into the special fertilizer used to cultivate it, then tend to it carefully for a while..."
"When you go out..." George lowered his voice mysteriously, "if you run into danger, it can transform into your most loyal personal bodyguard! It'll strike first and bind anyone who threatens you!"
Knowing Fred and George's fondness for fooling around, Rita Skeeter frowned suspiciously and turned her gaze toward the seemingly more reliable Neville and Hannah. "Is what they said true?"
"It's true..." Hannah admitted honestly. As if to prove her words, she took a small, curled-up bundle of Devil's Snare from her pocket.
Rita Skeeter leaned closer for a careful look. This dangerous plant, capable of binding a Troll tightly, appeared exceptionally docile in Hannah's palm, as harmless as a ball of black yarn.
With the evidence before her, Rita Skeeter's curiosity was thoroughly piqued. "How did you do it? How does it know who its master is?"
Hannah's face reddened slightly, and her voice was much quieter than before. "We aren't actually very sure ourselves..."
"Wizet helped us improve the fertilizer..." Neville explained. "At first, we wanted to water the Devil's Snare with Polyjuice Potion, so it would become a little more attached to us."
After Neville's explanation, Rita Skeeter was even more confused.
The principle behind Polyjuice Potion and fertilizer for Devil's Snare?
How had those two been combined?
The leap was a little too great...
Fred and George turned their heads slightly and exchanged meaningful looks with Wizet.
"Wizet, this improved Devil's Snare of Hannah and Neville's will be an M.S.C. product in the future. Why don't you explain it?"
Wizet looked