At the Time of Parting

The scene returned to France. The date was August 20th.

With the Wizarding Schools Potions Championship drawing to a close, only eleven days remained until Hogwarts began its term. It was time for Skylar to end his trip to France and return to Great Britain.

After leaving the village outside the Magic Garden, Skylar gave Maxime her instructions. Once they had agreed upon the various complex codes for communication, Skylar and Fleur Apparated back to Delacour Manor in Provence.

Aside from the three days he had spent at Beauxbatons, Skylar had been staying with the Delacours throughout this period. Before leaving, he naturally had to properly bid farewell to his hosts. He packed his belongings—his luggage now included a Golden Cauldron, one thousand gold Galleons, which was also the champion's prize, and a dark gold rigid card.

The card was made from Black Gold, a material unique to goblins and currently impossible to counterfeit on the market. It was a membership card from the Society of Extraordinary Potioneers. As far as Skylar knew, there were fewer than five such cards in all of Great Britain, and he was clearly the youngest holder. With that, the Daily Prophet had bestowed upon him yet another distinction: "the youngest Potions Master of the century."

As for the Golden Cauldron, it was actually just an ordinary cauldron made of pure gold, with no other special properties. To Skylar, it held only collectible value. The thousand Galleons, however, was no small sum—enough for a poor wizard to start a business, invest, and change his entire life.

["Pure Gold Cauldron" acquired!]

["1000 Galleons" acquired!]

["Society of Extraordinary Potioneers Membership Card" acquired!]

Of course, given Skylar's current wealth, it was merely a string of numbers. Still, he would not squander the money lightly. Though he