Exchanging Acromantula venom

Early morning!

Ethan had just come down from the second floor when he saw Penelope stretching in the courtyard.

Her perfect body curves, facing the morning light, were beautiful and lovely to look at. Ethan couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Ethan, you're up!"

Penelope turned around and greeted Ethan. When she arrived yesterday, she was a little worried about how to interact after seeing Ethan's parents.

After all, she was four years older than Ethan, and she didn't know if they would mind.

As it turned out, she didn't see Ethan's parents at all, and she was really worried for nothing.

"Well, good morning!"

Penelope looked pretty in Muggle clothes!

Her long brown hair fell straight to her waist, and her delicate face looked beautiful in the morning light. Her white printed T-shirt looked even better, and she was wearing a pair of denim shorts underneath. Her long legs were white and reflected in the morning light.

These were the clothes she wore in the Muggle world. She couldn't go home on the train later still wearing wizard robes; that would be too eye-catching.

In the past, they changed in the carriage when they were about to get off the train.

At that time, there were a few girlfriends there, so it was natural.

But yesterday, she went to Ethan's carriage and could only come out in wizard robes.

It was not until this morning that she changed back into Muggle clothes. 

"Ethan, This outfit looks good, right?"

"Very good, if you add black stockings, it would be even better."

Ethan gave a thumbs up.

As for Ethan himself, there was nothing to say.

A twelve-year-old boy is a little grumpy when he wakes up in the morning. What's wrong with that? Penelope rolled her eyes. "Go to hell!"

"I just gave some suggestions."

Ethan spread his hands, looking quite innocent. "I think it's your habit.

Everyone in Hogwarts knows you now.

Ethan entered Ravenclaw as a hat's dilemma, and he targeted us seniors."

Ethan immediately retorted, "Slander, absolutely slander!"

This can never be admitted. Who said it?

Don't let him find out!

Penelope rolled her eyes at Ethan. "Whether it is slander or not, you know it yourself!"

Just yesterday, a man took four girls to sit in a carriage. Do you see any other Hogwarts Student doing that?

There are many men and women staying in the same carriage, but Ethan's is definitely unique.

"It's time for breakfast!"

Ethan turned and walked towards the dining table. This question could not be discussed in detail.

"Haha!"

Penelope sneered and followed Ethan but did not say anything.

"The plane takes off at 2:30 pm. Call home later. It will arrive at about 4 o'clock. It will be just in time for you to take a rest and then have dinner."

After breakfast, Ethan also told them about booking the plane ticket.

When they get to the airport, someone will deliver the prepared tickets.

"Okay, but it's just past 8 o'clock now. How about we go out for a walk?"

Now that there are only Ethan and her,she must seize the opportunity!

"Where do you want to go?"

Ethan had a headache. Going shopping with girls is both expensive and tiring.

But he doesn't seem to be short of money now. His physical fitness has improved. He seems to be able to go shopping better than girls.

Thinking of this, Ethan's headache was gone, and he even made a condition.

"You have to wear black stockings."

"No problem, do you have them?"

Penelope glanced at Ethan.

Unless Ethan took them from his mother, Penelope really didn't believe that Ethan had them.

"Just go buy them, let's go!"

Ethan said as he pulled Penelope out the door. Although Penelope's outfit looked good, there was still a lot of room for improvement.

Two o'clock in the afternoon, in the airport parking lot!

"Thank you for today, I had a lot of fun!"

After saying that, Penelope kissed Ethan on the cheek and walked into the crowd with the ticket.

Looking at Penelope, who was wearing a white chiffon shirt on her upper body, a black pleated skirt, black stockings, and a pair of black stiletto high heels on her feet, Ethan touched the place where he was kissed just now and sighed.

He could only admit that he had overestimated himself and underestimated women today. After all that effort, he had only received one kiss and posted it on the same day.

The first one or two hours were manageable, but soon he couldn't walk around anymore. Penelope, on the other hand, seemed to have boundless energy.

Oxford Street, the largest commercial street in London, had been thoroughly explored by her in just a few hours. He thought he wasn't this exhausted even when fighting Voldemort outside Hogsmeade last time.

He called the driver to take him home and collapsed on the sofa to watch TV for a while and soon it was evening.

Ethan left home again. He had to get some money and go to Dennis to see how Nagini was. He hadn't seen this beautiful snake yet.

Bruno's magic enhancement potion was also successfully made, but Ethan didn't have time to check it out. He could go and test the effect today.

Passing through the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron, he arrived at Diagon Alley. Ethan had changed a lot at this moment. He was wearing a dark cape, a hood on his head, and his face was completely covered in black mist. This was the effect of the bat.

After walking forward for about a hundred meters, he turned another corner and entered the alley.

The contrast was striking. The front was a bustling commercial street, but this was a dirty and messy slum.

He doesn't know if he and Knockturn Alley are in conflict. Every time he enters Knockturn Alley, someone will take action against him.

Now he is dressed like a standard dark wizard; how could he be targeted?

But this time, he was targeted by a hunchbacked old man. Thinking of making it quich , he muttered.

"Avada Kedavra!"

The cold voice, devoid of any emotion, echoed in this dirty and barren alley, and the dark wizards around who were paying attention couldn't help but shudder.

Is this man a lunatic?

Using the Avada Kedavra curse openly?

When everyone uses the Unforgivable Curse, they usually do so in an empty alley or a remote place, fearing discovery.

But this guy is so bold—does he think he is the Dark Lord?

Under the dim green light, the hunchbacked old man with obvious malice towards Ethan fell silently.

Now, the few people who were originally planning to make some small moves immediately wrapped their wizard robes. This man was not only a lunatic but also a powerful lunatic. They quickly jumped into the dark alley.

They thought a big fish with a hidden identity had arrived, but it turned out to be a bloody shark. Fortunately, they wanted to wait and see.

The surrounding shops were already cleaning up and closing, and the stall owners also began to pack their goods.

Using the Unforgivable Curse is still a bold move. Even if this is Knockturn Alley, the Aurors will soon arrive.

"Wait!"

Ethan stretched out his hand to stop the owner of Borgin and Burkes from closing the shop.

"Welcome, my dear guest. What do you need to buy?"

Mr. Borgin hurriedly stopped closing the door and respectfully invited Ethan in.

Ethan's action just now was definitely not something he could handle. He didn't want to end up like the two people just now, so he could only go along with it.

This was the experience he had learned from years of living in Knockturn Alley: bow your head when you should.

There is never a shortage of lunatics here, and lunatics won't reason with you.

"I have a batch of Acromantula venom. Do you want it?"

Acromantula venom has a wide range of uses. It can be used in potions and alchemy, and it is quite rare, but Ethan has an abundance of it.

Every week, if you go to the Forbidden Forest and give some energy cubes as gifts, you can receive seven or eight pints of Acromantula venom.

There is so much Acromantula venom there, especially from Aragog, who doesn't need venom now, contributing a lot and resulting in an inexhaustible supply.

So far, Ethan has accumulated 127 pints, and this is after using a lot.

"Yes, of course I will. How much do you have?"

Acromantula venom is a rare commodity; how could he refuse it?

Ethan directly put the bag of Acromantula venom on the counter.

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles… Mr. Borgin was so annoyed he couldn't fit any more on the counter.

How many Acromantulas did he kill?

These creatures appear in groups, which is not easy to deal with. Moreover, extracting the venom cannot be done with fire magic. High temperatures will destroy the properties of the venom and make it worthless.

How did he get so much, and it was all normal Acromantula venom?

Even though Mr. Borgin felt like a cat's claw was scratching at his heart and really wanted to figure out what was going on, he didn't dare to ask.

Until the table was completely full, Mr. Borgin counted and found there were exactly 100 bottles, each a standard pint.

"Have you finished counting?"

Ethan glanced at Mr. Borgin impatiently.

"It's finished counting!"

Mr. Borgin was startled and immediately took out a bulging bag from under the counter and placed it on the counter.

"This is 15,000 gold galleons. You can count it!"

15,000 gold galleons?

Ethan was stunned for a moment and then quickly recovered.

At first, Ethan thought that 5,000 galleons was the highest price, which would be about 7,000 to 8,000.

After all, the market price of a pint is 100 gold galleons, and the purchase price must be lower. Merchants also need to make money!

"Your quality is good, so I'll add another 5,000 gold galleons!"

Seeing that Ethan didn't take it, Mr. Borgin got anxious.

He quickly took out another bag from under the counter, but this time it was smaller.

He originally planned not to make money this time and spend some gold galleons to buy a life. After all, no one knew if he would give him a big melon to eat and then buy it for free.

But who knew that his appetite was so big.

As a last resort, he could only take out the last bit of money in the store.

"Dear guest, this is all the money I have in my store. How about you take some back? I can't afford so much."

Seeing that Ethan still didn't move, Mr. Borgin's forehead began to sweat.

"Alright!"

"I believe Mr. Borgin is a smart man, so I won't count it."

With that, Ethan took the two money bags filled with gold galleons and turned away.

Since he couldn't squeeze out more gold galleons, he decided to forget it this time.

He would come back when he had another batch of Acromantula venom in the future.

After all, the price Mr. Borgin offered was really high.

Until Ethan left, Mr. Borgin closed the door cleanly. It was a bloody loss today.

Even if he found a channel to sell it at a high price, he would still lose at least 7,000 gold galleons.

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