Improved Occamy Egg Shampoo

Malfoy had a dream that was almost bizarre:

Under Voldemort's leadership, the Death Eaters formed the Quidditch team.

They compete against the Order of the Order of the Phoenix and the Ministry of Magic for the Quidditch Cup.

Voldemort served as the team captain, Chaser, and coach. He rode a snake and would shoot a green beam at anyone who tried to block his shot.

biu~biu~biu

The Ministry of Magic's rookie team members kept falling off their brooms. Then, outnumbered by the opposing team, Fudge, the Chaser, finally caught the Quaffle and started shooting wildly.

Just as Malfoy was about to unleash his family's signature move, the "Scorpion Kick," Fudge unleashed a series of lightning-fast kicks aimed at his groin...

Having never practiced Iron Crotch Kung Fu, he was severely injured on the spot and lost consciousness.

Before he lost consciousness, he saw Stark, the Chaser of the Order of the Order of the Phoenix, waving the Vault Key and betting the Death Eaters' defeat...

This is a nightmare!!

Anyway... after having this dream, Malfoy, who was in a coma, immediately fell into a deep coma. His consciousness flew towards the "Lost Realm".

The healers from St. Mungo's's found that they couldn't wake him no matter what they did, and could only guess:

Fudge's secondary injury forces Malfoy to resist waking up and facing a despairing reality.

Fudge was deeply saddened by this.

Malfoy absolutely cannot get into trouble; this golden pig has always been a stable source of income for him.

Malfoy was quickly carried away to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

Just then, Dawlish rushed over, roughly dragging a House-elf along with him.

"Minister, I've caught a House-elf. It's been acting suspiciously nearby, searching for something. I suspect it's arson!"

--Winky.

William recognized the Crouch family's House-elf.

Crouch watched as Dawlish threw the House-elf to the ground, but he neither moved nor spoke.

He seemed frozen, his pale face contorted with rage as he stared intently at the Winky on the ground.

"I think we should interrogate and torture this House-elf..." Dawlish continued.

Her eyes Winky in confusion, then she suddenly burst into tears of fear.

"I didn't set the fire, sir!" she cried out, tears streaming down the sides of her flattened, bulbous nose.

"Then why are you here?" Dawlish grabbed Winky's ear fiercely and asked. "Did you hit Malfoy and then pick up his wand?"

"She didn't do it!" Hermione shouted.

Everyone looked at the girl, who stood beside William, seemingly a little nervous, and secretly stretched out two fingers to tug at his sleeve.

William grasped Hermione's cold little hand, and she seemed to regain her composure, letting out a sigh of relief, and said loudly:

"It can't be the Winky dry one."

As George and Fred just mentioned, when the man raised his wand, he was at the same height as them... This means that the man was much taller than both of them.

"Winky is too short; the height doesn't match."

"And..." William continued, picking up where Hermione left off:

"Winky is Crouch family House-elf; she couldn't possibly have burned down her own tent."

Silence fell; everyone was pondering what the two had said.

Seeing that Dawlish was still rudely dragging Winky, Hermione said angrily:

"Didn't you see that Winky is scared? You're pulling her ear, it hurts! Let go right now!"

Dawlish paused for a moment, then, under Hermione's overbearing gaze, he suddenly and obediently released his grip.

A junior wizard can ignore you, or even listen to you, because you're just a junior wizard.

Nobody cares about you.

But when this young wizard wears several medals of honor, saves several cities, and has a great reputation... everything changes.

No matter what she says, everyone else has to stop and listen patiently.

Whether you like it or not.

Because her words carry weight.

Not to mention, Hermione also had Stark standing behind her.

After listening to William and Hermione's analysis, everyone believed that this matter really had nothing to do with Winky, and that someone else had started it.

But things quickly reached a stalemate.

In the end, Fudge could only conclude that the fire was set by the vampire Sanguini, who, driven by hunger, attempted to kill Slughorn.

As for the wizard who set Crouch's tent on fire... it must be the same one who killed the United States wizard before!

The attack on Crouch was because he was the Department of International Cooperation, in charge of the organization of this Quidditch World Cup!

That person's goal was very simple: to disrupt the Quidditch World Cup!

Oh dear, this person is so mean!!

William was speechless when he heard Fudge's statement.

He always made others take the blame, but now... he's starting to take the blame himself.

Safety Watch,

As one of William's most important magical items, its status is basically equivalent to that of Newt's trunk.

It contains too many secrets that cannot be known to others.

For example, those adorable Fantastic Beasts, the various Potions brewed, and the piles of alchemical items.

In addition, there are a series of legendary items such as the Goblin Gems, the Ravenclaw's Diadem, and the Holy Grail.

It's fair to say that most of his wealth is tied up here.

It was already night.

After returning from Slughorn, William and Hermione went to the Safety Watch.

However, they didn't delve into the laboratory to brew Potions or engage in combat training.

Instead, they went into the bathroom on the second floor.

in the bathroom,

A rosewood bathtub filled with rising steam was placed there, its fragrance already intoxicating even though no perfume had been applied.

The fragrance comes from the small bottles on the shelf, which contain amber-colored, viscous liquid.

--Improved version of Occamy Egg shampoo.

Although Professor Lockhart is gone, he left behind a rich legacy:

The bestselling book "No Longer Worth It" and the invention of a special smoothing shampoo using Occamy.

Adhering to the principle of "I'd rather exploit everyone than let everyone exploit me," William relentlessly squeezed the last remaining value from the professor.

He sold all those book series to the silly Fire Kiss, treating them as an alternative cultural invasion by the Centaur.

Anyway, those bored female Centaur in the tribe all quite enjoyed watching it.

When Lockhart was a professor, each student's reading list consisted of a seven-book series.

But after the incident, everyone knew Lockhart was a fraud, and the book became worthless.

Since it's worthless, it's just like waste paper, sold by weight.

William bought books at low prices, treating them like waste paper, and resold them to Fire Kiss in exchange for handicrafts woven by Centaur.

Those handicrafts are usually very exquisite and beautiful, and he then sells them to the students at high prices.

Through buying and selling... William made a fortune in Galleon and even culturally invaded the Centaur Tribe.

William studied Lockhart's smoothing shampoos for even longer.

Because it contains precious Occamy Egg.

Occamy Egg are an important component of Felix Felicis and are expensive.

Back then, William tricked Lockhart out of a lot of shampoo, intending only to extract Occamy Egg to make Felix Felicis.

However, he found it a hassle every time he helped Hermione comb her hair, because it was always a mess after she had showered.

The Sleekeazy's Hair Potion on the market aren't very effective for Hermione's hair. You'll need to use a lot of them to get it completely smooth.

But doing that every day would be too much trouble. For practical reasons, she had to give up on taking care of herself and let her hair be a mess.

Surprisingly, Lockhart's Occamy Egg shampoo had an incredibly powerful smoothing effect.

He may not be very skilled in magic, but he definitely cares a lot about his hair.

However, the Occamy Egg shampoo also has a fatal flaw: it poses a risk of explosion.

But this was no problem for William.

Shampoo is essentially Potions, and William himself is Potions Master, so he can spend time improving it.

Consulting Professor Snape is definitely out of the question; he never gets involved in the shampooing industry... he has no expertise in it!

In order to eliminate the explosive effect of the Occamy Egg, William searched for many ingredients.

The most effective one is the extract from the silk of the Acromantula spider.

After a year and a half of improvements, a safe and new type of smoothing shampoo was finally developed.

William was certain that once this product appeared on the market, it would immediately seize the witch market.

It far surpasses other products in terms of smoothness and shine retention.

Harry's grandfather, Fleamont Potter, quadrupled his family's wealth by inventing Sleekeazy's Hair Potion.

This may also be one of the reasons why Professor Snape was reluctant to wash his hair.

After all, the shampoos on the market back then were all invented by James's father.

Now, William is also embarking on this path to wealth.

At this point, as one of the first safe finished products, William would definitely want Hermione to use it. After all, it was researched specifically for her.

The two sat in chairs, William holding Hermione's long brown hair in one hand and applying Occamy Egg shampoo to her hair with the other.

"William, have you noticed something?" Hermione asked, looking down at the boy's reflection in the tub.

"Crouch was being strange; he insisted that Fred and George burned his tent, but..."

William gently ruffled her brown hair and continued her sentence:

He had insisted on using the Prior Incantato to test the two men's wands.

But when George said that an unseen wizard had stolen Malfoy's wand... he stopped mentioning the Prior Incantato.

Since Crouch consistently believed the twins were the arsonists, there was no reason for him not to continue examining the wand.

Especially since it involves his House-elf, Winky.

Hermione wiped the water from her face. "This means Crouch knew it wasn't the two of them, and... he even knew who it was!"

"That's right." William nodded approvingly.

Hermione is incredibly intelligent, and frighteningly so.

She always manages to find the unusual in the most inconspicuous details.

Therefore, don't do anything bad under her nose; her counter-surveillance capabilities are too strong.

After washing Hermione's hair, William dried it with his wand, and then the two headed towards Hermione's room.

"This time it's much smoother and not messy at all," William said with a soft laugh.

Hermione, with her smooth, flowing hair, is truly beautiful... absolutely beautiful.

She didn't realize this; she just looked at herself in the large mirror from left to right and smiled with satisfaction.

"I don't know how long it will last, and there's only that small bottle left, it's simply not enough..."

"It will be ready soon, don't worry about that."

Hermione gave a soft "hmm" and nodded vigorously.

The two sat down on the bed. Hermione sat cross-legged and handed them a wooden comb.

William took it, carefully gathered her hair, and sniffed it deeply.

Hermione brought up the topic again.

"That person must have been using Invisibility Cloak, not Disillusionment Charm," she analyzed.

"He didn't have a wand, otherwise he wouldn't have attacked Malfoy; he could only be wearing Invisibility Cloak."

"Yes, and there's something else unusual." William continued working on his hands, speaking softly, "Why did he insist on burning Crouch's tent?"

This is too obviously purposeful.

"Most importantly, it was Winky. When Crouch's tent was on fire, instead of putting it out, she just wandered around..."

"She's looking for that wizard!" Hermione murmured.

"That's right." William summarized all the details. "An adult wizard without a wand, and wearing Invisibility Cloak."

He wanted to burn Crouch's tent, which meant he had a grudge against Crouch...

"Crouch has imprisoned a wizard!" Hermione exclaimed in shock. "And he even used the Invisibility Cloak to hide him, while Winky watched over him!"

William nodded. "That's roughly the gist of it."

"I'll have Dobby contact Winky." Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Be careful, Winky won't tell Dobby the truth." William wasn't very optimistic.

After he finished combing his hair, Hermione yawned, rested her head on his crossed legs, and closed her eyes as if she had fallen asleep.

William looked down at the face so close to his own, and reached out to gently touch her lips.

Happy Qixi Festival!

We're still in a critical phase of the pandemic, so couples should book two rooms for the night.

Also, can 3600 words barely be counted as two pages? (?ò?ó?)

By the way, I'd like to ask for recommendation votes and monthly tickets at the end of the month.

Thank you to "A Little Baby" and "Walking Confusedly in the Sunlight" for their generous donations.