Chapter 1325 House Elf Without a Master
"Yes, this is an improved version of the Potion of Dreams and Potion of Sleepiness. Read at zero o'clock" a voice behind them said, "Based on the original formula, we have added several herbs to it to make it more interesting."
Ivan and Hermione raised their heads, and Fred stood in front of them with a smile on his face.
He was wearing a magenta robe, which was incongruous and dazzling with his fiery red hair.
After not seeing him for a few months, Fred has changed a lot.
If he hadn't been familiar with it already, Ivan would have thought he came out of the comics.
But his personality remained unchanged, he shook hands with Ivan and Hermione enthusiastically.
"How did you make this potion?" Hermione exclaimed, "Dream Potion is a potion formula that can only be learned in N.E.w.Ts courses. It's incredible that you have improved it."
Not to mention the N.E.w.Ts level, Fred and George didn't even get the O.w.Ls potion certificate. This means that they may not even be able to make a bottle of ordinary deciphering potion, but they can transform more difficult potions to have more interesting effects and mass-produce them.
I have to say, this is also a talent...
"Thank you for your compliment, Hermione." Fred said, "The recipe is our trade secret, so I can't tell you, but if you're interested, you can take one for free."
Hermione took a bottle of 'Daydream' and asked with some concerns, "Is this thing safe?"
"It goes without saying that our products are all safe." Fred comforted her, "Come on, Ivan, this is your first time here, and there are still your shares in this store, I will take you Go around."
They headed into the shop, where George was greeting Harry and the Weasleys.
Harry and Ron were looking at a plastic bottle marked 'Edible Dark Mark, whoever eats it will be disgusted'.
George introduced a set of rope trick props to Ginny and the Weasleys. It was Magu's magic. Mr. Weasley was very interested, and kept asking what the knock inside was, and asked George to take out a set of ropes give him.
Unlike Fred, George was wearing a sky-blue robe and his hair was all dyed blue.
The twins are facing each other, very conspicuous, but they look exactly the same.
From the clothes of the two people, you can know what is high-profile.
Bill was already dressed cool, unlike a normal wizard, but Fred and George looked even cooler than him now.
Seeing Ivan and Hermione, George came over to shake hands enthusiastically, and even hugged Ivan.
Under the guidance of Fred and George, they visited the store.
With a dizzying array of interesting merchandise, there is something for everyone.
In the display cabinet in the center of the store, there is a flying broomstick developed by Aiwen, and there is also a promotion about the performance of the broom.
Many children were gathered there, discussing excitedly.
No matter where it is, the broomstick is the most popular thing among wizards.
The Asterisker is a broom of the same level as the Firebolt. It has its own characteristics, so it will naturally attract attention.
Hogwarts students also saw the power of this black, thick and long broom in the last semester.
"Since it was put on the counter, many people have inquired from us and are interested in picking the asterisk. If there is no technical problem, we can try to produce it." Fred said, "Ivan, what do you think? Sample?"
"I think there is no problem. I have detailed records of related technologies and magic here, but the asterisk must be handcrafted. If you plan to produce it, you may have to hire a lot of people to help." Ivan said.
"We have our own production line, so don't worry about it at all." George said, "Remember, Ivan, we entrusted some of the materials to Muggles for production, and your father contacted us for us."
Ai Wen nodded, there is indeed such a thing, it seems that they have expanded the scale!
This is in line with the current situation. Fred and George’s commodities are very miscellaneous. In addition to potion products, they need a lot of things such as special candies, quills, telescopes, etc. If all these things are produced by wizards, the cost very high.
Especially now that the magic world is in such a mess, it is even more difficult to find wizards to do this kind of thing.
Entrusting the production to Muggles and Muggles can perfectly solve this problem and reduce the cost within a reasonable range.
"You can ask them to help produce the parts of the broom, such as the broom handle and the tail end." Aiwen said, "But the parts involving magic cannot be produced by Muggles, and the secrecy law does not allow this."
"So, we hired another group of employees and asked them to infuse magic into the manufactured products." Fred said with a smile, "Speaking of which, it was also inspired by Hermione."
"My inspiration?"
"Yes, we hired a group of house elves to work here." Fred continued, "Of course, there are many things that George and I need to do by ourselves. After all, elves' magic is different from ours..."
He lifted a curtain next to the Muggle magic supplies, revealing a darker, but less crowded room.
Dozens of house-elves are at work putting packaged produce on the shelves.
The house-elves, dressed in simple clothes, bowed hastily when they saw them.
Those big eyes stared like light bulbs.
"My God, where did you find these house-elves?" Hermione asked in surprise, looking at them in disbelief.
"London's underground world, you should have heard of this place before, the entrance is in the depths of Knockturn Alley." Fred said, "I only found out recently that it is a gathering place for house elves, and there are no masters. House-elves live there, but recently it's been taken over by werewolves, so..."
"A house-elf without a master?" Hermione noticed the key right away.
As we all know, house elves are a subsidiary race that depends on wizards and cannot exist alone.
They are all slaves of an ancient and wealthy wizarding family, and must serve their masters for generations.
As a unique magical creature in Europe, since they were conquered by wizards with war several centuries ago, the living conditions of the house elves have always been like this, and there has been no change. Even today, they have never thought of changing this situation. relationship.
Just look at Dobby and Winky. The house elves voluntarily undertake all the housework and are bound by their masters. They cannot disobey their master’s orders casually. The concept of the elves is that it is a shame to be driven out of the house by the master.
But this is the first time Ivan heard that there are house-elfs without owners...
And what about London's underworld and its haunts of house-elves? 8)