Hogwarts: Hermione and I switched identities!

At first, Ginny thought 12 Galleons were expensive, but now it seems... quite cheap!

"This is a tracking potion, and it's one of Tom's specialties. That guy often carries a few bottles of tracking potions with him when he's bored."

So when you see Tom, you might think he's nothing special, not much Galleon on him... but if you strip him naked, you can get a potion worth at least 500 Galleons!

Ginny covered her mouth, blinking her big, watery eyes at Hermione in disbelief: "Really?"

"Look at this, a compound decoction, 75 Gallons. Tom has five of these on him!"

How many?

75 Galleons?

Ginny leaned over the glass, staring in disbelief at the sign above.

It is indeed 75 Galleons.

She had never seen so many Galonns in her entire life!

Tom was carrying at least 5 bottles...

Ginny felt that her values ​​regarding money had been diluted.

To her now, "Garon" is just a string of numbers.

"Wow, that's really amazing. Are potions masters really that strong?"

The shopkeeper was an old man. The old wizard glanced at the two children and snorted through his nose: "Children, if you want to buy potions, you can tell me. If not... just look around and don't disturb my rest."

After saying this, the old wizard closed his eyes again.

As for what those children just said... there are only a handful of potion masters in the wizarding world.

He had never heard of this man named Tom before.

He was carrying five bottles of compound decoction?

What nonsense are you spouting!

Do they think compound decoctions are like cabbages that can be found everywhere?

It's important to know that even potion masters need to prepare for more than a month in advance to concoct such high-level potions, and Polyjuice Potion is notoriously difficult to control in terms of magical power.

"Hermione, let's keep our voices down."

Tom nodded and continued showing Ginny the other potions.

"This is a healing potion, but it's of relatively poor quality. There's a higher-grade healing potion that's much better. I usually drink that when I'm injured, but we don't have it here."

Perhaps it's because this potions shop is still too small.

Ginny sensed the unfriendly gaze of the old wizard lying in the chair and quickly pulled Tom away, telling him to stop talking.

"You two brats, if you keep talking nonsense, I'm going to kick you out!" The old wizard stood up, looking at the two with displeasure.

Are they trying to cause trouble?

"Do you know what grade of potion a high-level healing potion is? In some ways, it is even more precious than Polyjuice Potion, and it can fail to be made if you are not careful. You can count the number of wizards who can reliably make high-level healing potions on one hand... Judging from your appearance, you are students of Hogwarts, right?"

Perhaps you should ask your potions professor, Severus, if he can consistently concoct high-level healing potions!

“He can,” Tom replied. “Professor Snape certainly can. I saw with my own eyes how he made that potion.”

The old wizard was really angry: "Of course he can! But you have to understand, he's one of those five people. As for Tom, whom you just mentioned, he couldn't possibly have that ability!"

If they had that kind of power, it would have been known to others long ago. I have never seen a wizard hide their strength to this extent!

Do you think the wizarding world is a fairy tale? Are there really reclusive masters among them?

Tom scratched his head: "This potion isn't actually as difficult as the legends say. After all, he only needs to control the heat, and controlling the heat is a skill that every potion master must master."

If you can't even control the heat... then what kind of potion master are you? Go back to sleep.

The old wizard's nose turned red.

He felt insulted!

What do you mean by "If you can't even control the heat, you should go back to bed and wash up"?

This is slander against me!

Yes, I can't concoct high-level healing potions!

But so what!

I am still one of the few Potions Masters!

This is something the Ministry of Magic itself has admitted!

Are you implying that the Ministry of Magic is also a makeshift organization?

"Actually, I don't need Tom. I can make high-level healing potions myself. Although I haven't practiced specifically, the success rate is at least 90%."

The old man snorted coldly: "There's a crucible behind you. If you're confident enough, you can give it a try. I'll vouch for it with the entire shop. You don't need a 90% success rate; if you have 50%, that's enough! If you can do it, I'll give you this shop!"

“No need for that…” Tom sensed that the old wizard was getting impatient.

"Now, immediately, get in! I want to see what kind of students Hogwarts have these days, daring to utter such arrogant words!"

Tom waved his hand and stepped back: "No... I'm afraid you'll spend too much money. After all, running such a large potions shop must have cost you a lot of Galleons and effort."

"No need! You! Worry! About! Me!!!" The old wizard pointed at Tom with red eyes, "I'll have all the wizards who went out today come and see what the students at Hogwarts look like now, and that Tom you're talking about... If you're not confident enough, you can call Tom over, and I'll see who he is!"

The old wizard guessed that Tom was at most just one of their elders.

But clearly, the name of this noble wizard is not on the list!

At least he hadn't heard of it.

Ginny tugged at Tom's sleeve.

She saw that the wizards who had originally planned to wander around outside had now stopped and were watching them, as if they were watching something amusing.

"Hermione, how about... we go?"

Tom pursed his lips, glanced at the wizards outside who were pointing and whispering about them, and then at the red-nosed old wizard.

"Ginny, do you want a potions shop?"

"Uh...ah, I, I don't need it."

Has Hermione gone mad?!

Didn't she realize that so many people were looking at her?

Ginny shook her head so hard it was practically a rattle drum; all she wanted now was to get out of this troublesome place as quickly as possible.

Oh no, am I going to become the first little wizard whose reputation is already ruined before even stepping through the doors of Hogwarts?

"Come on, help me out and show them how easy it is to make potions."

Ginny: "?"

"Are we really going to do this, Hermione..."

"Of course, it's no big deal. Bring on the medicine pot."

It's just making a magic potion, isn't it?

Those old men outside are still watching. What are they watching? What the hell are they watching?

You've never seen a genius before, have you?

The old wizard seemed to have been waiting for these words. As soon as Tom uttered them, he immediately shook his wand and used a levitation charm to bring the cauldron out.

"Ginny, I need your help. Just hand me whatever medicinal herbs I need in a moment."

Ginny stammered for a moment, then whispered, "But... I still can't recognize these medicinal herbs."

She's not even a freshman yet, so she's naturally never had any experience with medicinal herbs.

In Ginny's eyes, all those things looked the same, with no significant differences.

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

The moment the cauldron was laid out, the entrance to the potion shop was already packed with people.

Several wizards ran out from the crowd and shouted loudly in the street.

"Someone's messed with old Kenny! Go to the Potions Shop!"

"A new student at Hogwarts was to demonstrate his ability to concoct advanced healing potions in public, and old Kenny wagered his entire potions shop on it!"

"Hey, what are you still doing here? Come with me to the potion shop, or you'll miss this opportunity!"

In the blink of an eye, less than five minutes later, everyone in Diagon Alley had gathered around.

A group of wizards stared in disbelief.

—They've never seen anything like this before!

Those two kids look like they're only in first grade.

A first-grader dared to anger old Kenny.

Don't they know they'll still have to rely on old Kenny for their livelihood in the future?

There's only one potions shop in the entire Diagon Alley, Old Kenny's. If they leave Old Kenny, where will they get their potions in the future?

Forget about potions, we can't even get the ingredients for potions!

Hogwarts will start in a few days, and Professor Snape will need to come over to collect some more medicine. Old Kenny will definitely give Snape a good scolding, reprimanding him for the kind of students he's taught...

The wizards smiled at the thought of this scene.

These two children will definitely be put in solitary confinement when they get back.

To embarrass Professor Snape, and embarrass him so badly that if Snape is in a bad mood, he might even expel them from Hogwarts!

"Hermione, what should I do?"

“Don’t worry, honey.” Tom patted Ginny’s head. “Let me teach you about the materials first. This is star anise, this is deer antler, and this is…”

Should we start here?

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but twitch their lips upwards.

No, you brought a newbie to brew potions?