Harry and Ron's Independent Study

The Room of Requirement at Hogwarts.

Harry referred to his notes, added eight grams of Wiggentree bark to the cauldron, stirred it five times clockwise and two times counterclockwise, observed the color of the liquid, and then wrote and drew in his notes.

"Harry, I've noticed you've been working on that potion for quite a while now. Why don't you ask Lucien?"

"Speaking of Lucien won't be back for another ten days or so, right?"

As Ron questioned Harry, he poked and prodded the metal owl with his wand.

The new wand in his hand was bought by the twins during winter break; it was fourteen inches long, made of willow wood and Unicorn Hair.

It was incredibly easy to use, and casting spells no longer felt awkward or sluggish. Only then did Ron realize what kind of "hard times" he had been living before.

Hearing Ron's question, Harry rubbed his slightly messy black hair and muttered:

"I'd like to try completing it independently; it'll be quite challenging, won't it?"

The potion he's currently researching is something he promised Hermione he could use to shrink and adjust his teeth, but they agreed not to tell Lucien yet, so Harry has to work on it all by himself.

Fortunately, after a year and a half of tutoring with Lucien, Harry's potion-making skills have been steadily improving. He usually just flips through books in the library or the Potter Family's magic books, and his progress is quite impressive.

Moreover, this potion isn't particularly difficult to develop; Harry doesn't yet have the ability to create entirely new potions, so it's mainly about improving existing ones.

His reply to Ron was also true. Having spent almost two years with Lucien, Harry had gradually been influenced by him and vaguely felt the "joy" of progressing through research and learning through exploration.

So Harry really wanted to take this opportunity to test his potion-making skills.

Ron continued fiddling with his metal owl, saying without looking up:

"I understand, I understand, keep going!"

Similar to Harry, Ron's owl was also designed and made by himself, but it was quite difficult and cannot currently achieve the functions of a real owl.

Last Christmas Day, Ron encountered a seemingly ordinary yet magical owl that gave him and Harry an important clue while they were racking their brains for a lead on Nicolas Flamel.

Afterwards Ron even went to the owl tower at school to try to find the owl, but he didn't succeed for several days in a row and gradually gave up.

However, when he was preparing to create a simple alchemical animal, his first thought was of the owl, so he made it in its likeness.

They were both busy with their own things, and time flew by.

Harry poured the cooled potion into a bottle, placed it on the table, and put away his cauldron, balance, and other tools.

Ron stretched and moved closer to Harry.

"How's it going? Have you tried it on the test toads? How were the results?"

Harry glanced at Ron helplessly.

"Ron, have you forgotten that toads don't have teeth?"

Ron: "Uh... I forgot, I forgot, I was so busy I forgot. How about I try to help you?"

"Anyway, I've gotten used to testing all those new prank gadgets on Fred and George. Ugh, according to Lucien, there's a word for it, something like..."

Since Lucien Twins took over the Seventh Workshop at Hogwarts, selling a wide variety of magical items, they have not only made money but also gained knowledge, and many of their ideas that were previously just thoughts have been put into practice.

The twins constantly create potions and alchemical tools for pranks, and their best "guinea pigs" for testing these new creations are naturally their brother, Ron.

Fortunately, in order to keep Ron from writing to his Mother to complain, the twins offered him some Knut and Silver Sickle as pocket money or "experiment funds."

Ron is definitely...

I gladly accept.

Anyway, he was used to being teased by his two twin brothers since he was a child. For example, Fred once turned Ron's teddy bear into a giant spider, and while he was hugging it, many long legs crawled out.

Why not take advantage of the extra pocket money you can earn? One should be more optimistic.

Harry thought for a moment, then hesitated and said:

Drug resistance?