Hogwarts, where the stars shine

The next afternoon, Mesa, dressed up carefully, appeared in Hogsmeade again.

Mesa dressed up specially not to attend a date with a beautiful woman, but to meet Hope Edmund at the Hog's Head Bar.

After thinking about it, Mesa thought that a student appearing in the Pig's Head Bar was a bit too eye-catching, so he decided to disguise himself.Mesa deliberately dressed thickly and covered his face with a scarf to make himself look like a stocky adult.

Walk along the main road, pass Zuko's Joke Shop, then pass the Hogsmeade Post Office, then turn into a side road, and you will see the Pig's Head Bar at the intersection.

A tattered wooden sign hung from a rusty bracket on the door, depicting a severed boar's head, blood stains seeping through the white cloth wrapping it.

This place is nothing like the clean and warm Three Broomsticks.The Hog's Head pub was a filthy room, exuding a strong smell of mutton, and the stone floor seemed to be filled with centuries of dirt.

Even though it was afternoon, the light inside the bar was very dim, and the several bay windows were covered in thick dirt, barely letting in any light.The only light source in the room was the lighted candle ends.

Standing at the door of the bar, Mesa looked around and found that the people here were very strange.

Hiding one's face seems to be popular at this bar, with almost everyone covering theirs.

The bartender was a grumpy-looking old man with a lot of long gray hair and a beard.He was tall and thin, with sharp blue eyes that seemed to have been seen somewhere before.

Mesa's eyes swept over the guests in the bar one by one, and finally found Hope Edmond in the shadow corner.Mr. Edmund from Knockturn Alley also wrapped himself tightly, with a wide hood covering his face.

Mesa walked straight over and said softly: "Long time no see, Mr. Edmund."

Edmund, who was holding the wine glass, raised his head and stared at the black and white eyes for a few seconds before saying: "You wasted a lot of my time, whether it was trading or waiting. I hope what you provide is worth it. So much time goes into it.”

None of the drinkers in the store paid attention, and even the bar owner didn't ask what Mesa needed.Everyone is busy with their own business, some are playing cards, some are drinking, and others are also doing deals secretly.

"It's a wonderful place and you meet interesting people every now and then," Hope Edmond explains. "Of course, it takes a little bit of luck."

There was a candle on the rough wooden table, and Edmund took a sip of the smoky, flaming spirit.

Mesa lit the candle and said calmly: "You will be satisfied, and you will find that all your efforts are worth it, because I can provide stable supply."

As he spoke, Mesa took out the known glass bottle from the pocket he carried and handed it to Hope Edmund across from him.

Looking at the thick mud-like substance in the bottle, Hope Edmund said, "Polyjuice Potion, how long can its transformation last?"

"Four hours." Mesa replied, "This is the time stamped and certified by a real Potions Master."

Although this maintenance time is not long, it is enough to do a lot of things.If they want Polyjuice Potion that lasts longer, why would these people go to Edmund? There are many shops in Knockturn Alley.

"What else?" Edmund asked. He suddenly felt that making a deal with Mesa was the right thing to do, and he became more interested in the goods provided by Mesa.

Mesa took out another glass bottle and said: "The venom of the Acromantula. If you don't believe it, I can put a drop into your cup."

Acromantula venom is extremely difficult to obtain and is in short supply.Edmund was a little excited, even though he wanted to hide his excitement.

"That's all for now." Mesa patted his pocket, "Acromantula venom and polyjuice potion, I think you should be satisfied now, right?"

Hope Edmund's eyes were shining with the light of gold galleons, and he said: "Very satisfied. But, where did this thing come from?"

"What on earth did I do to make Mr. Edmund think I'm an idiot?" Mesa smiled. He would not tell him where the venom came from. The Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest had been poisoned by Mesa. Considered as his own property.

"I'm talking too much." Edmund smiled awkwardly, "You have the ability to obtain venom. Is it possible to obtain spider eggs?"

Since the promulgation of the "Animal Breeding Experiment Prohibition Law" in 1965, artificial cultivation and raising of dangerous creatures such as Acromantula have been banned, and Acromantula eggs are Class A prohibited trade items.

The price of anything related to prohibited trade items will increase exponentially.What's more, Acromantula eggs are still Category A, which is a prohibited trade item at the same level as Chimera eggs and dragon eggs.

Mesa said nothing. Compared with the difficulty of obtaining giant spider venom, giant spider eggs are even more difficult to say.To obtain the venom, you only need to kill the Acromantula, but the spider eggs may have to find the spider's nest.

Judging from the number of Acromantulas encountered that night, there should be more giant spiders in the spider lair.It is not an easy task to seize the Acromantula's eggs from there.

"This is indeed a difficult thing to do." Hope Edmund said, "Those spiders are extremely cruel, and it is too dangerous to remove the spider eggs."

Mesa didn't pick up the slack, and although he was a little reckless at times, he wasn't reckless in everything.Mesa will not be enthusiastic about things that he is unsure about.For things like taking spider eggs, you have to spend your life to make money!

After a while, Hope Edmund continued: "Someone in Knockturn Alley is buying poisonous tentacles recently, and the price is very reasonable."

Seeing that Mesa kept silent about the Acromantula eggs, Edmund had no choice but to do the next best thing and see if Mesa could get a Class C prohibited trade item like poisonous tentacles.

Poison Tentacles are prickly green plants that use their vines to hunt living creatures around them, which sixth-year Hogwarts students learn about in their Herbology class.The twigs of the poisonous tentacles secrete venom, and its spikes are also highly poisonous.A bite from the venomous tentacles is fatal.

There was once a wizard named Devonte Simplin who ate an entire poisonous tentacle. Although he survived, his skin turned purple.

Simplin also appeared in a chocolate frog cartoon because of this incident.In the chocolate frog pictures, you can not only see great wizards, but also many weird wizards.

Hogwarts has poisonous tentacles, and there are so many of them that it fills a garden, but they are all raised by Professor Sprout.Stealing the professor's things...isn't it good?

This wave of truth is a bit of a double take.Stealing the professor's venomous tentacles is not a good idea, but bullying a gamekeeper's spider has no psychological burden.

"I only need leaves, the leaves of the poisonous tentacles will do." Hope Edmund continued, "We can split it in half... we can also discuss four or six!"

Hope Edmund gritted his teeth and gave a price that made him feel painful.If it didn't work here in Mesa, then he would have to go to that thief Mundungus Fletcher, who was much more slippery than Mesa.

"Let's talk about prices! Polyjuice Potion, Spider Venom," Mesa said, "And the Venomous Tentacle Leaves."

Professor Sprout, I'm really sorry. If I have to blame, I can only blame Hope Edmund for giving me too much!

About an hour later, Mesa walked out of the dingy Hog's Head Bar.He and Hope Edmund went to extreme lengths, and finally the Acromantula venom was settled at 90 gold galleons for a pint, and 8 gold galleons for a venomous tentacle leaf.

The only thing that made Mesa feel a little dissatisfied was the polyjuice potion. The price of this complex potion was not as high as he imagined.But fortunately, Mesa doesn't need to produce raw materials. It just takes some time, so it can be regarded as a business without capital.

Overall, Mesa made a lot of money from this trip to the Pig Head Bar and greatly improved his living conditions.Even if Cassiopeia stopped sponsoring her in the days to come, Mesa would be able to live well.

But what Mesa didn't know was that although there were often illegal transactions in the Hog's Head Bar, he shouldn't have made a deal with Hope Edmund here.Because there is a pair of blue eyes that are always staring here.