The next day, Hoare took the first-year Gryffindor and Slytherin students' assignnts to the dungeons, which also served as the headmaster's office.
Hoare had sothing on his mind and thought it was a good opportunity to ask the headmaster about it.
The business deal he had discussed with Malfoy and the others—eliminating the source of Professor Quirrell's strange odor.
He tried to exchange for so exorcism potions with the system, but there was no response.
Clearly, the nas of these potions were incorrect.
In all of Hogwarts, aside from Headmaster Dumbledore, who else would know more about potions than the Slytherin head, the Potions Master Severus Snape?
"Knock, knock, knock," Hoare knocked on the door and waited outside.
With a creak, the door opened.
Inside, Snape was sitting behind his desk, writing sothing furiously.
"Professor Snape, the assignnts."
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Hoare placed the assignnts on Snape's desk.
Snape grunted in acknowledgnt. As Hoare turned to leave, he was called back.
"William." Snape looked up, opened his drawer, and took out a piece of paper.
"Sign it."
Hoare took it; it was a patent contract with a confidentiality agreent.
Even if he signed his real na, no one but the institution would be able to see it.
Hoare guessed that Snape had asked him to deliver the assignnts because he had sothing to say, but he didn't expect them to be so efficient.
Seeing Hoare scrutinizing the contract, Snape thought he didn't understand. Rembering Dumbledore's request to take extra care of him, he patiently explained, "Once you sign this, the subsequent agency acquisition and developnt will be yours."
"Okay, thank you, Headmaster." Hoare picked up the pen and signed his real na.
Hoare understood, but he didn't expect Dumbledore to willingly forgo the benefits.
After all, if this potion were to be released, fa and fortune would be inevitable.
Later, Hoare learned that Dumbledore didn't care because the potion was to be released by Hogwarts, and Dumbledore was practically synonymous with Hogwarts in the wizarding world.
If Hogwarts beca famous, so did Dumbledore.
Of course, that's a story for another ti.
At this mont, Hoare finished signing the contract and placed it back on the desk. "Headmaster, I'll take my leave now," Hoare said.
"Co to my office every night at eight from now on," Snape thought for a mont and couldn't help but add, "And put my cauldron back on the podium!"
"Are you a troll? Grabbing anything nice you see."
During his morning class, Snape found his podium empty when he was about to demonstrate sothing to the students!
He imdiately knew who was responsible. If it weren't for his extensive teaching experience, this Henry William would have driven him mad on the spot!
"Professor, you're the head of Slytherin, and I'm a Slytherin student. We're family. Can you really call it taking when it's family?" Hoare put on a pitiful expression.
No way he was returning it. If he did, he'd have to buy one himself, and a quality cauldron with stable temperature isn't cheap.
"Hmph." Snape sneered, "You can leave now."
"Headmaster, do you know of any potion that can exorcise demons?" Hoare quickly asked before Snape could dismiss him.
"Of course, but that's not within your scope of study." Snape glanced at Hoare, then, as if recalling sothing, his expression turned serious, and he said in a not-so-pleasant tone, "Mr. William, if you want to live well, curb your insatiable curiosity."
"I don't care what you're planning, but if I find out, be prepared to spend a sester processing materials in the Potions room!"
Hoare listened to Snape's warning but didn't take it to heart.
It seed Snape was unwilling to tell him.
Hoare left the dungeons.
He had two plans in mind, Plan A and Plan B.
Plan A was to use his potion talent to create an exorcism potion, but this plan had a flaw. Hoare needed to know the potion's na to exchange it with the system.
However, it was clear that the exorcism potion wasn't called an exorcism potion.
It seed Snape knew but was unwilling to tell him.
If he were to search through books, it would take at least a few days.
He had already promised his clients to solve their problem today, and any delay would severely damage his reputation for future earnings.
It seed it was ti to implent Plan B.
Hoare had previously researched so books and discovered that China also had its own wizarding world, but it was very closed off and never communicated with the outside world.
They called themselves cultivators.
Hoare thought that the exorcism techniques he had seen before might just work.
He decided to give it a try.
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Hoare headed to the dining hall; his Plan B was waiting for him.
"Well, look who it is~"
"It's a little snake~"
The Weasley twins were waiting in a corner by the dining hall entrance, one of them holding a bundle with sothing long sticking out of it.
"George on the left, Fred on the right."
Hoare spoke, imdiately identifying the twins.
The twins exchanged a surprised look. To be honest, if they wanted to hide it, even their family might not be able to tell them apart.
Yet this Henry William could recognize them at a glance, which piqued their curiosity.
"Let's skip the small talk. Here's what you wanted. What do you need it for? You have no idea how hard it was to get." Fred spoke up.
George nodded, "We went through a lot for your stuff."
The two said in unison, "You owe us extra!"
Hoare... they completely stole his line.
But... pay them? That wasn't going to happen.
"How much?" Hoare asked curiously.
"Since it's your first ti working with us, I'll give you a 12% discount, 1 Galleon and 13 Sickles," Fred said, handing the item to Hoare.
"I heard you're working on a UJoke Potion and need a lot of experintal materials," Hoare ntioned. "And I happen to have free access to the school's supplies."
The twins exchanged a glance. They had heard their brother Ron ntion this and were quite envious.
Free access! That could save a lot of costs!
And now, since Henry William brought it up, it ant he was interested...
"Do you have a proposal? What do you want?" Fred asked, unusually serious, as this involved their beloved project.
"I want in. Basic materials will be provided for free, unlimited supply. If I have rare materials, I'll sell them to you first," Hoare's offer was like rlin reincarnated to the twins.
"What do you want?" Such a good deal made the twins worry about the price they might have to pay.
"When you open your shop, I want 20% of the profits," Hoare thought of the Weasley Wizard Wheezes, which turned the twins into rich n in just two months.
The twins hesitated, "We need to think about it."
Hoare shrugged indifferently, "Sure." But by then, the price wouldn't be the sa.
Before leaving, Hoare waved the bag in his hand, and Fred generously said it was their pleasure to help Hoare, and that the item was a gift from them.
Talking about money would just hurt their feelings.
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