Chapter 699: Anti-Dementor Necklace, Two Extra People in the House

"Unicorn horn and fire dragon blood?"

Chris looked at Kyle and asked in confusion: "What do you want these things for?"

"It's not me, it's Fred and George who need it." Kyle repeated what they said in the office.

"I think it's a good idea to use magic items to protect yourself. Maybe you can buy some time to escape at a critical moment."

"If those things are really useful, that would be true." Chris said, "There are about ten unicorn horns left in the ministry. They were originally going to be donated to St. Mungo's, but as long as the minister can get I can give you all the signatures.”

"So many?" Kyle asked in surprise.

Unicorn horns were not something prohibited from trade. He originally thought it would be good to have five or six of them in the ministry.

"This thing is more valuable than the same volume of gold, and it has always been popular with smugglers." Chris said casually: "We can seize some every time."

"What about the blood of the fire dragon?" Kyle continued to ask.

"Not an ounce." Chris spread his hands. "If you had come three days ago, you would have had a pint, but it was all donated to St. Mungo's. They are in urgent need of fire dragon blood to brew potions."

"But..." Chris changed the topic and continued: "If you need it, I can help contact Romania."

"Fire dragon sanctuary in Romania?" Kyle was stunned for a moment, "They also sell fire dragon blood?"

"They don't sell them. They only provide rental services for fire dragons." Chris said.

"But I have a good relationship with them. If there is a legitimate reason, I think they don't mind selling me some fire dragon blood at a low price. The price will be about half lower than what is on the market."

"Then I'll have ten pints," Kyle blurted out.

Fire dragon blood is a treasure. It is needed whether it is brewing potions or alchemy. It is definitely a good idea to get more of it, but at worst, keep it.

However, Kyle waited for a long time and did not get a reply from Chris. When he looked up, he found that he was looking at him with a very strange look.

"Ten pints?" Chris' voice changed slightly, "Do you think that's pumpkin juice? Don't tell me, even if Mr. Scamander comes forward, it's impossible to buy ten pints of fire dragon blood.

"There's only one pint, and if that's not enough, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

"That's all, your face is worthless." Kyle muttered, "Forget it, I'd better go find Newt."

After saying that, Kyle turned around and left, leaving Chris gasping for air behind him.

A pint of fire dragon's blood isn't enough? He doesn't really think it's pumpkin juice!

After leaving the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Kyle returned to the Minister's office and told Fudge about the incident.

Fudge only thought about it briefly before agreeing to the proposal, but he still confirmed it again.

"Are you sure they will sell those magic items at cost price?"

"Yes, Minister," Kyle said, "Fred and George said they wanted to do something for the wizarding world, and they have agreed.

"They are Mr. Arthur Weasley's sons and will certainly not be joking about this."

"Oh, Arthur, no wonder I think the names of these two people sound familiar." Fudge said in a low voice.

Mr. Weasley's good reputation came into play at this moment, and Fudge agreed straight away.

Although this had never been done before, the Ministry of Magic could still afford it if they only replenished it one galleung at a time.

And Fudge is not stupid. This is a real benefit, and it will also have huge benefits in improving the reputation of the Ministry of Magic. He naturally has no reason to refuse.

Ten minutes later, Kyle left the minister's office with two pieces of parchment.

One of them is a subsidy announcement from the Ministry of Magic, which will be published together in the Daily Prophet.

The other one was to approve Kyle's application to use the ministry's unicorn materials.

When Kyle took it back to the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Chris had already prepared the unicorn's horn in advance.

However, he didn't look very happy. He didn't even have a smile on his face the whole time. As soon as he stuffed the stuff in, he told Kyle to get out of here.

But Kyle didn't care, he just took the elevator again and found Fred and George who had been waiting for a long time.

"How about it……"

The two of them asked impatiently before he even stepped out of the elevator.

"Of course it's no problem." Kyle handed them a bag in his hand.

In addition to ten unicorn horns, there was also a pint of fire dragon blood.

The distance from here to Romania is not that close, and it will take a while for the new fire dragon blood to arrive, so Kyle used his previous stock to top it up first.

"Great!" Fred said excitedly, "Are they all free?"

"Fire dragon blood is 50% off," Kyle said.

"That's enough." George calculated carefully, "This will be enough for us to use for a long time. I calculated that the price can be reduced to about two galleons."

"Hmm... let's price it at seven galleons." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "Increase the Ministry of Magic's subsidy to five galleons."

"Ah?" Fred didn't understand, "Isn't this the same?"

"It's different." Kyle shook his head, "After all, the materials are provided by the Ministry of Magic, so they must be included."

George glanced at Kyle, curled his lips and said, "Fudge will be so happy that he jumps up."

Fred nodded in agreement, "Or you can be a senior assistant minister, there is a reason."

"No way..." Kyle said calmly, "At this time, the prestige of the Ministry of Magic needs to be properly improved."

"Forget it, it's the same anyway." Fred and George didn't care so much, and immediately prepared to return to their offices.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." Kyle hurriedly called them, "You don't have to worry about the work in the department recently, just concentrate on making those magic props."

"Okay!" The two waved their hands and left without looking back.

After finishing these things, Kyle finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his office.

...

The next day.

A purple booklet was delivered to every wizard with the help of the owl post office.

"What is this?"

At No. 12 Grimmauld Place, Harry, who was eating breakfast, looked at the booklet in his hand and asked in confusion.

"This is a good thing." Fred said mysteriously, "I didn't expect Kyle to finish it so quickly. I thought it would take several days."

"Did Kyle do this?" Mrs. Weasley came in, holding a book in her hand.

"Yes, Mom." George said excitedly, "Take a look, there is a surprise inside."

Mrs. Weasley looked at the book in her hand doubtfully.

[Authorized by the Ministry of Magic]

[Protect you and your family from the harm of the dark magic]

Currently, there is an organization called Death Eaters in the magic world. The following safety rules can help you better protect yourself and your family.

1. Don't leave home alone. Try to get back before dark when you go out.

2. Ensure the safety of the area around the house. If conditions permit, it is best to arrange an anti-Apparition spell.

3. Master as many of the following spells as possible: Shield Charm (see page 3 for spells and wand gestures), Disillusionment Charm (see page 6), Patronus Charm (see page 12)

4. Minor children at home need to master the Apparition Charm.

5. Wizards from Muggle families can apply to the Ministry of Magic to open a temporary Floo network.

…

…

The booklet is not very thick, only about 20 pages. The first page is full of things to pay attention to, and the rest are basically detailed instructions for various spells.

"It's really comprehensive." Mrs. Weasley flipped through the booklet, "The Ministry of Magic did a good job this time. It seems that all possible factors are included, and both wizard families and Muggle families have been taken into consideration."

"Oh, Fudge can't think of such an idea. He can only say some polite words to let everyone be careful of Death Eaters." Moody next to him snorted coldly, "I guess this must have been proposed by Kell."

"Didn't we talk about it before?" George took a bite of the sandwich, "This is Kell's idea."

"Professor Dumbledore was right to let him work in the Ministry of Magic." Tonks flipped through the booklet in her hand, "He can reduce a lot of work for us."

"Don't talk about it for now." Fred urged: "Hurry up and read it, there are surprises later."

"What surprises can this be?" Ron didn't take it seriously, but he still flipped through the pages.

Until the penultimate page.

In addition: At present, Dementors seriously threaten the safety of every wizard. Since the Patronus Charm is a profound spell, using magic props is also a good means of defense.

If you need it, you can go to 37 Diagon Alley after July 11. The owner of Weasley's Joke Shop has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Magic to sell the anti-Dementor necklace at cost price. In addition, you can get a discount of five Galleons with the magic scroll.

"37 Diagon Alley?" Ron thought carefully for a while, and suddenly jumped up and looked at Fred and George, "Wait, isn't that you..."

"Yes, it's Weasley's Joke Shop." Fred said with a smile.

George also took out a box, "The quantity is limited, first come first served... But as our family, you have the right of first purchase."

"How much?"

"Seven Galleons." Fred said, "But if you have the magic scroll, it's two Galleons."

"How much?" Kingsley, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head and asked.

As an Auror, no one knows the price of a magic prop better than him.

An ordinary anti-curse hat costs more than ten Galleons, not to mention the anti-Dementor one. If this is true, even seven Galleons is quite cheap.

"Where is that magic scroll?" Ron asked in confusion.

"If you are willing to move your noble fingers..." George glanced at him and said impatiently, "You will find it on the last page."

Ron's face was a little red, and Harry beside him turned another page calmly.

Sure enough, on the last page of the booklet, there was a shiny note with a golden signature on it.

"Cornelly Oswald Fudge... This is the signature of the Minister." Kingsley said softly.

"Copy it in pairs." Moody took out his wand and tapped it.

The next second, the note immediately ignited a ball of fire and soon turned into a pile of ashes.

"Yes, there are at least five anti-counterfeiting spells on it." He nodded, not at all upset about losing five Galleons.

"Of course." Fred said with a smile, "Each of these is money, so you have to be cautious."

"I'll buy one." Kingsley tore off the note and handed it to Fred along with two Galleons.

"Thank you for your patronage!" George took a necklace from the box for him.

Kingsley took the necklace, examined it, and then crushed it.

A large hazy silver mist poured out from it, filling the small kitchen.

Everyone in it felt warm.

"Yes, it is indeed the Patronus Charm." Kingsley exclaimed.

Although he knew it would not be fake, he still felt a little incredible after seeing it with his own eyes.

Two Galleons can buy a magic item sealed with the Patronus Charm. This is probably the only time.

"What a waste, Kingsley, Alastor and I have already verified it." Tonks said, but suddenly she thought of something.

"Hey, the necklace I bought from Alastor was not priced like this. Are you deliberately trying to cheat us?"

"Don't spit blood on me!" Fred said seriously, "The Ministry of Magic didn't cooperate with us at that time, so it was a normal price."

"I don't care!" Tonks said unreasonably, "You have to return the money to me."

"Don't even think about it!" Fred and George said seriously.

Let's talk about the matter. The necklace given to Tonks was made of materials they bought themselves, so the price would definitely not be as cheap as it is now.

"Then can you give me another one?" Tonks tore off the note and handed it over.

"Thank you, two Galleons."

Tonks' expression froze, and she threw two gold coins over unhappily.

"Ah, I want one too." Harry also tore off the note quickly.

Ron beside him looked at him enviously. Although two Galleons were already very cheap, he still couldn't afford it.

"I want three."

At this time, Bill came in and put a pile of gold coins on the table. He looked at Ron and Ginny and said with a smile: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and tear off your magic scrolls."

Ron immediately became excited. Because he was too excited, he almost tore the book in half.

Not long after, the necklaces in the box were swept away.

"Are you okay?" Bill looked at the necklace in his hand, and then looked at Fred and George.

"I think there must be a lot of wizards who need this kind of necklace. The day after tomorrow is July 11th. Do you have enough stock?"

"To be honest, it's a bit insufficient." Fred frowned and said: "Kyle only proposed this suggestion yesterday afternoon. We don't have time to make much."

"But it doesn't matter. We invited some helpers." George said, "Kyle definitely doesn't have time, and Connor also has to take the assessment of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association, so we invited Qiu and Hermione."

"They have agreed to go to the second floor of Weasley's Joke Shop at nine o'clock today.

"We have two days, so we should be able to cope with it for a while."

"Nine o'clock today? "Mrs. Weasley frowned, "But your work..."

"No problem, Mom." Fred said, "This is our job, Minister Fudge agreed."

Hearing Fudge's name, Mrs. Weasley didn't say anything else.

"If you don't mind, then I'll help too, my magic score is not bad." Bill thought for a while and said, "Charlie's surveillance mission should be over soon, then call him too."

"Of course I don't mind!" Fred said happily.

The anti-Dementor necklace is not particularly complicated, it's just that the material is expensive, and it's great if someone is willing to help.

As for keeping it secret... there is no need for that.

"I'll go too." Ginny raised her hand, "Although I may not be able to help much, it's still no problem to draw magic runes. My ancient runes score this year is "O", and I can also take this opportunity to learn the practical application of magic runes. "

"Welcome, come together when the time comes. "

Harry and Ron looked at each other. If you ask who is the most idle in the family now, it must be them...

They have always wanted to help, and now is a good opportunity. What's more, what Harry cares about is that Fred just said that Qiu will come too.

Although he has gradually extinguished the idea of ​​competing with Cedric, what if a miracle happens...

Harry's heart began to get restless again.

"We can help too." He said immediately.

But this time Fred and George did not agree immediately, but looked at them suspiciously.

"Sorry, did you two also choose the ancient runes course?"

"If I remember correctly, it seems that I didn't."

"Ancient runes?" Harry blinked and stammered, "No, no."

Ron also scratched his hair, showing a puzzled expression, "Just helping, why do I have to learn ancient runes? "

Then, the originally lively restaurant suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at them with a strange look.

Mrs. Weasley lowered her head without saying a word, and finally found an excuse to leave the restaurant directly.

"Ah, it's okay." Fred forced a smile and patted the two of them, "No need to help, you can play at home and enjoy your vacation."

No matter how stupid the two were, they understood what this meant, and their faces flushed immediately.

"We can help clean up." Ron said.

"That's right." Harry also nodded, "Or pass something or something."

They had already decided that they would do anything as long as they could go to Diagon Alley together. Otherwise, they would be the only two idle people left at home.

It was a bit embarrassing that they could not do anything even though the younger Ginny was useful.

"Well... I understand your good intentions." George considered his words and asked, "But our shop assistants are three house elves. Do you think we need others to clean up?"

"Isn't this a bit too contemptuous of them?"

Their faces turned redder.

They never thought that they could not even beat the house elves, not to mention Ginny.

Ginny sighed silently and turned her face to the side.