The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 252 A Warm Family

"Wow, I didn't expect you to be an alchemist. I heard that alchemists make a lot of money, is that true?" Ron asked Ryan excitedly.

"It's hard to say, it depends on one's level. I'm just lucky and have more knowledge." Ryan took out two copper bracelets from the space bag on his waist and threw them to the twins. "Fortunately, I had some stock in advance, and I have a semi-finished product here. If I'm lucky, it can be done before dinner."

"Do you need us to step aside?" Fred asked. After all, as members of a pure-blood wizard family, they also knew the importance of knowledge.

"No need. In fact, I hope you can learn this so that I can relax a little. Then I will have time to study other things." Ryan took out a washbasin-sized altar inlaid with various runes in gold from his space bag, then put a half-finished copper bracelet on it and began to add various raw materials taken out of his waist bag while chanting spells.

The three Weasley brothers were sitting quietly and seriously watching Ryan making gestures with his hands one after another, while chanting various spells. These things seemed to have magical effects, and the three boys were completely attracted by Ryan's actions.

Under Ryan's command, the raw materials were transformed into liquids on the magic circle of the altar, mixed with each other, and then filled into the grooves of the bracelet. When all the grooves were filled, silver flames rose from the altar and melted the various components of the entire bracelet into one.

"Okay." Ryan took the still warm finished product off the altar and threw it to Fred. "The next one will probably take a long time, so remind Percy to sell it to someone he has a good relationship with first."

Fred took the bracelet and looked at it. "Every time I look at it, I feel that it is very delicate. Unfortunately, after looking at it for a long time just now, I still don’t understand how you did it. So I can only trouble you in the future." George also nodded sympathetically.

"Well, that - Ryan, can you tell me what I need to learn first to learn alchemy?" Ron was probably shocked by Ryan's performance just now, and asked in a low voice after the twins finished speaking.

"In fact, Hogwarts sometimes offers alchemy classes in the sixth grade, but students are required to obtain all O grades in the OWLs exams in the four subjects of Transfiguration, Ancient Runes, Divination, and Potions." Ryan explained while packing up.

"What? Isn't there an easier way?" Ron was somewhat desperate to find that his dream of making money was shattered, because these requirements were too high for a half-student like him.

"In fact, the requirements of Hogwarts are already the lowest. For example, I also learned ancient magic runes and other knowledge from multiple civilizations." Ryan pointed out the various runes on the altar to Ron. "For example, there are ancient Greek, seal characters, ancient Latin, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Mesopotamian cuneiform--"

Before Ryan finished his introduction, Ron hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Now I finally understand why alchemists are so valuable."

"I'm just a beginner," Ryan said. "Alchemy like Nicolas Flamel's is really profitable. But Fred and George's joke products will also sell well in the future."

Ron was not interested in these things that might require a lot of study, and soon changed the topic to talk about things in the wizarding world, but Ryan also wanted to learn more about these things that could not be learned from textbooks. So the atmosphere was very harmonious under the condition of one person talking and the other listening.

A few hours later, at the invitation of Mrs. Weasley, everyone went downstairs for dinner. Because the space in the kitchen was too small, everyone decided to eat outside. Mrs. Weasley commanded everyone in an orderly manner like a general.

Ryan and the Weasley twins were assigned the task of moving stools, and he discovered that the twins had drawn their wands at the same time.

"Didn't they say that we are not allowed to use magic during the summer vacation?" Ryan asked after seeing this scene.

"It's okay, we can do it at home. The magic part can't tell who is casting the magic." The twins said as they used their wands to direct the stool to walk out by themselves. Ryan also drew out his wand and joined them.

When Ryan left, everyone was almost ready. When all was ready, Mrs. Weasley brought the dinner. At seven o'clock, the two tables were groaning under the weight of the delicious dishes made by Mrs. Weasley. Everyone ate together under the clear deep blue night sky. The table was filled with chicken, ham pie, boiled potatoes and salad, which constituted a hearty dinner.

At the end of the table, Mr. Weasley said that he was able to get so many tickets because he did a favor for Ludo Bagman. If Ryan remembered correctly, in order to prevent too many portkeys from operating or the gathering of wizards from affecting the Muggle society, the cheaper the tickets, the earlier they must arrive, and the earliest ones even had to camp a month in advance...

It has to be said that even if they are a little poor, the foundation of the Holy 28 family is there. Ryan doesn't think that an ordinary wizard can get so many valuable tickets after helping Bagman.

In addition to Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley also expressed her opinions on Bill's hairstyle and decorations, and Bill could only defend himself helplessly. It can be seen that no matter how old you are, you will always be a child in the eyes of your parents.

It was getting dark, and everyone had finished their meal and were enjoying strawberry ice cream dessert. At this time, the topic turned to the game. Most of the Weasleys thought that the Irish team would win. After all, Quidditch is a team sport, and the Irish team is better at coordination.

We chatted for a long time in this warm environment until it was completely dark.

"It's getting late." Mrs. Weasley said suddenly after looking at her watch. "You should go to bed, all of you - you have to get up early tomorrow morning to watch the game. Ryan, Hermione, leave the shopping list for school supplies here, and I'll go to Diagon Alley to buy them for you tomorrow. I'll buy them for everyone else anyway. It will probably be too late after the World Cup is over. The last game lasted a full five days."

"Five days. Aren't those players tired?" Ryan said in surprise.

"Of course they'll be tired, but regular Quidditch teams have enough substitutes so they can take some of them off and get some sleep," Bill explained to Ryan.

After returning to his room and reading for a while, Ryan tidied up and went to bed.

However, he was woken up by someone before he fell asleep for long. Ryan subconsciously touched the wand next to the pillow. Fortunately, before he reached for the wand, he remembered that this was the Weasley family's home and there was no danger.

"Time to go, Ron, dear," Mrs. Weasley whispered, and then she began to wake up Ron beside her.

"Is it time to go?" Ryan looked at the dark sky outside the window and packed up. At this time, everyone else was also woken up, but because they got up too early, no one was in high spirits.

"Have one of these." Ryan gave each of the other three people an emerald green candy when they went downstairs.

"What is this?" Fred and George put the candy in their mouths together, and then they became more energetic. "Good, so cool."

"Don't worry, this is a powerful refreshing mint candy that I made by concentrating mint." Ryan also took out one and put it in his mouth.

The mints worked well, and when the four people arrived in the kitchen, everyone seemed very energetic.

(End of this chapter)