Neville Grows Stronger

After a long silence, Harry finally spoke, "Ron, do you know which year we first encountered the Shrinking Solution?"

Looking at Ron, who was scratching the back of his head and grinning foolishly, he continued, "The third year."

"This means one thing: it's very easy to master."

"Listen to the steps: 1. Process the daisy roots, chop them into equal sizes."

2: Peel the wrinkled figs.

"3: Slice the caterpillar."

"4: Add five caterpillar slices to the crucible and heat the crucible until the liquid turns red."

"5: Add peeled, wrinkled figs until the solution turns yellow."

"6: Heat the potion until it turns purple."

"7: Add a small piece of mouse spleen to the crucible."

"8: Add chopped daisy root until the solution turns green, then add five drops of leech juice."

"9: Add more wrinkled figs, this time until it turns pink."

"10: Add a chopped caterpillar. Then add hemlock extract. Finally, heat until it turns green."

"It's very simple, I won't go into the specific number of times to stir or when to stir."

"Ron, you want to make money with Shrinking Solution? Making money off those old people? That's impossible."

"Because it's too simple, and this medicine only works when it's boiling."

"Once it cools down, it will lose its effectiveness; it needs to be boiled again to be useful."

"Moreover, its effects are of two kinds, depending entirely on luck. If you are lucky, you will become younger, and if you are unlucky, you will become the size of a thumb."

"In addition, its effect lasts for a long time, unless Antidote to Shrinking Solution is applied to remove it."

"Obviously, this is dangerous. The famous apothecary who invented it, Mont Bach, once gave the Shrinking Solution to the Tertius Brothers, and they both shrunk to the size of beetles and hid under the cupboard for days to avoid being dragged out and eaten by their cat."

"Considering all of this, you understand now, right? The profit from selling it isn't as high as you think." Harry held up his right index finger and wiggled it from side to side to indicate that it was unreliable.

"Isn't this easy to solve?"

"My Aunt Muriel did this before. Before taking the Shrinking Solution, she would stand on a low chair with a small bowl of Antidote to Shrinking Solution under the chair. If she shrunk, she would jump into it."

"If she hadn't taken a liking to cats later, I guess I would have continued to see my young and beautiful Aunt Muriel." Ron's eyes became dreamy as he spoke, as if he was fantasizing about something.

"That's why you keep Aunt Muriel's picture under your pillow," Draco said sarcastically.

"Shut up!"

"Fertilize yourself!" Ron said, tossing the fertilizer to Draco.

Draco tossed the fertilizer bag into the corner trash can, which swallowed it and burped loudly.

Ron then looked at Harry with hopeful eyes, "What about the Baruffio's Brain Elixir?"

"It? You might as well buy a bag of Dragon Claw Powder. Eating this can improve your memory and make your brain exceptionally sharp for a few hours."

"While the Baruffio's Brain Elixir is just as effective, it can also permanently enhance your brain's thinking."

"But it's too difficult. And it's hard to configure; Hogwarts doesn't teach it."

"Because if it's mixed up incorrectly, the potion can be harmful to the brain. Most importantly, unlike other potions, you can't tell if it's successful by its color or smell." Harry shook his head.

"But Harry, you're different. How could you possibly fail?"

"The Flobberworm Mucus is also easy to get your hands on," Ron said to Harry in an almost fawning tone.

Draco, standing nearby, pretended to S.P.E.W..

"I'll tell you its recipe and you'll know: it contains ingredients Runespoor eggs, Dragon Claw Powder, Flobberworm Mucus, and frog brains."

"Instead of making this, you might as well just eat Dragon Claw Powder."

"And it also requires the consumption of Runespoor eggs, which are very expensive."

"It's a thankless task."

"You have to understand, there's a reason why a Potions doesn't sell well on the market," Harry said earnestly to Ron.

"Merlin's beard!"

"Why is it so hard for me to get rich?" Ron said this entirely because his market for Smoke Bomb was already approaching saturation.

Although the monthly profit is stable at around 100 Galleons, it is still not enough for Ron, who even uses Dragon Hide for his magic tape.

This made Draco, who prided himself on being extravagant, roll his eyes at Ron.

Just as Harry and the others were talking, Neville, carrying a jar of Abyssinian Shrivelfig, walked past them and headed towards Professor Sprout with ease.

"When did Neville get so strong?" Ron couldn't help but rub his eyes.

He then noticed that Neville's round face was gradually showing some outline, and his round belly had become flat.

"How come I haven't noticed?" Harry was so startled that he dropped the dry branch he was holding.

He completely forgot that he used to get up at 6 a. m. every day to take the digestive Potions, and that he spent his free time with Ginny and looking for Lupin.

In early spring, the thick clothes under the robe will make changes to the figure less noticeable.

"Could Neville have learned the Fenrir Greyback through infection with the wolf disease?" Draco speculated.

Previously, some students in Slytherin had taken a two-week leave of absence and learned this magic.

This magic has a particularly noticeable effect on the wizard's physical abilities.

"That's impossible, Neville didn't ask for leave." Ron shook his head.

Recently, Neville has become unsociable for some reason and is often nowhere to be found.

But Ron, his roommate, knew where he was.

"What are you looking at?" Anthony had just become interested in Harry and the others' discussion, stepped forward.

"Look at Neville, he's gotten so much bigger," Harry said bluntly.

He felt he saw Dudley's influence in Neville.

Like Neville, Dudley suddenly transformed from a fat man into this.

"You didn't know?" Anthony asked in surprise.

"He's been training a lot lately," Michael chimed in.

"He somehow acquired an unsealed iron sword and practiced with it outside the castle all day long."

"Most of the time, he would sit on the grass in an odd posture, with his sword on his lap, his eyes closed, seemingly doing nothing."

"Maybe he's read too many chivalric romance novels," Terry remarked.

His favorite Astronomy was astronomy. After asking his Astronomy Class teacher, Aurora Sinistra, for permission, he was captivated by Neville in a corner of the castle bushes during his free time after watching Astronomy through a telescope.

"I said Neville has lost weight, do you want to—" Anthony teased Ron.

As a devoted fan of Harry, Anthony always wanted to take Ron's place by Harry's side.

At this moment, Ron's slightly overweight figure, due to his recent earnings and frequent purchases of snacks in addition to meals, became the target of his sarcasm.

After all, Harry had gotten much stronger recently, started exercising, and had gained some muscle. Anthony thought to himself that he had more to talk about with Harry now.

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