[A single customized unit requires 10 points of Fortune Points; a pair requires 20 points. No credit available!]
Draco was speechless: System, aren't you taking advantage of my misfortune?
The original mirror only has 1 point of Fortune Points, and you're asking me to charge 10 points for just adding an avatar and some text?
You made a 9% profit through tears and blood; even the most unscrupulous merchants aren't as good at business as you.
[Is there no charge for handcrafted magical sculpting? Texture solidification, portrait binding, and anti-breakage and anti-loss are all high-level processes. If the host is dissatisfied, the system can activate the pricing restructuring mechanism!]
Draco immediately backed down: No, no, no! Just 10 points each!
Who knows if the system will revert all magical items to their original prices after the pricing is restructured?
If we lose even the item Fawley per 1 Fortune Points, we can't afford to take that risk.
Anyway, I've accumulated a lot of Fortune Points by completing various events recently, so I don't need to worry about these 20 points.
Order two, and we'll customize them immediately!
[Order confirmed, 20 points of Fortune Points deducted, processing in progress... Processing complete!]
The panel flashed slightly, and the next second, two exquisite flip-top round mirrors lay quietly in the System Space.
The silver frame has a warm, smooth feel, and the profiles of Draco and Hermione are clearly printed on the outside, with a line of small, cursive text below: People who can never be forgotten.
Draco was stunned: Holy crap, that's way too fast! Even a rocket couldn't process things faster than this...
Despite his complaints, Draco looked at the custom-made Two-Way Mirror and thought to himself that these were "couple phones" exclusively for him and Hermione in the Wizarding World.
From now on, even if we're separated by dorm rooms or castles, I can talk to her anytime.
Draco was staring at the mirror in the System Space, grinning foolishly, when suddenly his arm was gently shaken, and a familiar, gentle voice sounded in his ear:
" Draco? Draco, what are you daydreaming about?"
Draco snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Hermione beside him, who was wrinkling her nose and gently shaking his arm.
Draco smiled and secretly clutched the Two-Way Mirror he had just acquired in his pocket, saying, "... It's nothing, I was just thinking about preparing a little gift for you."
Hermione looked at Draco with a puzzled expression and asked, "What gift?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a small, cool object was placed in her palm.
Hermione opened her hand in confusion, and the moment she saw the small, round, flip-top mirror, she froze.
Her and Draco's portraits were clearly printed on the lens cover, with a line of small, tender words below. "People I can never forget."
Hermione's hand trembled, and she almost dropped the mirror. She hurriedly pressed it against her lap to cover it, her cheeks instantly turning bright red.
This is just too... too embarrassing!
Draco suppressed a laugh and lied with a straight face, saying, "There was nothing I could do; the shopkeeper made it this way, and I had no choice."
"Come on," Hermione said in a low voice, poking Draco angrily. "You must have asked for this yourself! What is it?"
" Two-Way Mirror," Draco said in a low voice, "A video call in the Wizarding World, allowing you to see and talk to someone remotely."
"After we go back to our dorms and separate, I can look for you if I miss you."
Hermione paused for a moment, then asked, "Since you're a pair, what about your side?"
Draco smiled and took another one out of his pocket, showing it to her.
The two mirrors were made exactly the same, except that the portrait on the cover had been changed to Hermione alone, and the same words were engraved below it.
Hermione's eyes widened, and she immediately reached out to snatch it. "I want this noodle!"
Draco chuckled and raised his hand, easily dodging the attack. "No, no."
"Why not?" Hermione said angrily.
"This profile picture is for identifying who you're contacting. I used my own, and it's hard to tell."
"What's so hard to recognize?" Hermione glared at him. "Aren't there only two of us? Is there a third?"
"Anyway, I like this side," Draco teased her, pressing the mirror against his chest. "Seeing you in this mirror is like seeing you; I can see you as soon as I open it."
Hermione blushed even more and blurted out, "Get lost! I don't want to... I'm afraid you'll secretly do naughty things in front of the mirror!"
As soon as she said it, she was stunned and quickly covered her mouth.
She actually uttered such lewd words!
Draco was stunned, almost bursting out laughing, looking at her with a mixture of shock and amusement. "Pfft... you, you actually know this?! I would never do something like that!"
"W-what are you saying?!" Hermione panicked instantly, her voice high-pitched and urgent, her cheeks burning hot. "I don't know anything! Don't talk nonsense!"
Draco, seeing that she was getting away with it, stopped teasing her and earnestly handed her the mirror. "Keep it safe, don't lose it, and don't let Filch confiscate it."
Hermione clutched the mirror in her hand, then turned her face away and snorted, "If you don't give me that side, I won't answer your calls."
"Why?" Draco asked, puzzled.
"Think about it!" Hermione explained.
"We contact each other secretly at night, which is like stealing chickens and dogs, and as soon as we open the lid, there are both of our profile pictures. If our roommates see this, Lavender and the others will tease us to death!"
Draco, seeing her blushing visibly, said righteously, "What's there to be afraid of? Let them tease us. We're dating openly and honestly; we haven't done anything wrong. Besides—"
Draco leaned closer and teased,
"If they saw this, they'd be even more envious. You have a custom-made, one-of-a-kind couple's Two-Way Mirror that's unique in all of Hogwarts. They'd be too envious to even think about it."
"Besides, don't you think... this makes it feel more like our own little secret?"
Hermione finally gave in to Draco's insistence, and blushingly accepted the Two-Way Mirror with the double portraits printed on it.
The two took a few steps back down the empty corridor, creating some distance between them, and simultaneously opened the Two-Way Mirror in their hands, as if testing Muggle walkie-talkie.
A soft glow appeared on the mirror, and the next second, Draco's image appeared clearly in Hermione's mirror.
Hermione's image was also clearly reflected in Draco's mirror, even her very faint freckles were clearly visible.
"I can really see..." Hermione exclaimed softly, touching the mirror in disbelief.
The two were just a few steps apart in the corridor, whispering and laughing in front of the mirror.
They're right in front of each other, yet they insist on talking through Two-Way Mirror —it's childish yet sweet.
Only the two of them chuckled softly in the quiet corridor.
After chatting for a while, Hermione suddenly remembered something.
She looked at Draco from behind the mirror and asked in confusion, " Draco, when exactly did you order this mirror?"
Draco smiled at the mirror and said affectionately:
"I made up my mind the moment I saw you. It was love at first sight. I was afraid of missing out, so I found someone to do it right then and there."
Hermione's cheeks flushed, but she still pressed on earnestly:
"You don't have a photo of me. We had just met back then. How could anyone else have done something like that?"
Looking at her, Draco's eyes were full of smiles and tenderness.
"I don't need a photo; your image is already deeply imprinted in my mind, stroke by stroke. I could draw it with my eyes closed."
Upon hearing this, Hermione froze instantly, her eyelashes trembled violently, and all the words stuck in her throat.
She opened her mouth, and her already flushed cheeks burned even hotter.
Those beautiful brown eyes were filled with panic, excitement, and bewilderment.
She could only stare blankly at Draco, her lips trembling slightly, finally uttering only a murmur, "... You, you really are..."