"Maybe we shouldn't kill them!"
In the living room, Narcissa turned her eyes away from the corpses on the ground and looked at the bottle of golden potion in her hand. Her pale lips trembled slightly, and there was a hint of gloom in her eyes as she looked at Bella.
"If we don't kill them, what are we keeping them for?" Bella didn't care that she had just crushed two bugs. "You should have noticed that they had colluded with each other a long time ago."
"But... I mean, we haven't confirmed whether this thing is the Felicis Folliculum." Narcissa couldn't help but tighten her grip on the golden potion in her hand and continued, "Besides, maybe they have other ways. I mean, they know other powerful pharmacists. It's better to spend some money than to grope blindly."
"They were lying from the beginning. I saw it right away." Bella spat at the body on the ground and said disdainfully, "These stupid guys always like to treat others as fools. However, I really like the stupidity of these guys."
Narcissa fell into a brief silence. She didn't want to continue arguing with Bella. That would not produce any results because Bella was difficult to convince now, even she was no exception.
"Perhaps, we should go back to England first and let Severus help us identify the authenticity of those Felicis potions." Narcissa suggested.
"No, it's the Felicis, I'm sure it is."
Bellatrix took the bottle of Felicity from Narcissa. She knew her sister's character.
He would definitely want to give the Felicis Felix to Draco, it would be a complete waste.
"etc."
Narcissa tried to grab it, but Bella still took the potion away.
"The Felicis Felix must be used where it is really needed." Bella stared at her sister and warned, "Our goal is to get rid of Dumbledore. If Dumbledore is not dead, you should know the consequences. Even if Draco survives in the end, he will not be able to withstand the wrath of the Dark Lord."
"I, I mean, this bottle of Felicis Felix is also very likely to be fake." Narcissa looked at Bella uneasily, "Besides, I believe we can definitely get a few more bottles of Felicis Felix, and then we can just give one to Draco."
"I hope you won't be stupid, Narcissa." Bella put away the bottle of Felicis and warned again, "Do you know what the consequences will be if the plan fails?"
As long as Dumbledore could be killed, Bella would not hesitate to sacrifice Draco, not to mention that they did have a chance to get more Felicis.
"What should we do here?" Narcissa asked, changing the subject.
"Let's burn it."
Before they left, they transformed the two bodies and set a fire that set the entire house on fire.
"We should change our identities and continue to purchase Felixir. Oh, and we need to find a translator, as we don't understand German."
Narcissa believed that in the European wizarding world, as long as one was willing to pay enough Galleons, there must be a way to buy the Felicis Potion.
Bella did not object. There was only one bottle of Felicis Felix, which was not enough for the Death Eaters who agreed to go to Hogwarts to kill Dumbledore. They had to get a few more bottles of Felicis Felix. What's more, they couldn't be sure whether the bottle of Felicis Felix was real or not.
Narcissa, who originally planned to choose a new disguise target for the two, soon discovered that they might have encountered some trouble.
For some reason, they were being tracked.
Perhaps, their purchase of the Felicia Ricci attracted too much attention, or perhaps it was because Bella had killed a lot of wizards, in any case, they were being targeted.
Bella took some time to successfully knock down the wizard. Just when they wanted to torture each other, they found that they didn't know German at all, let alone torture, even communication became a problem.
The wizard who was previously hired to help translate had died tragically under Bella's Avada Kedavra curse not long ago, and they ran into trouble before they had time to hire the next one.
"wait… "
Before Narcissa could try to stop it, a green light gushed out from the tip of Bella's wand, completely engulfing the unfortunate man who was dying from the Cruciatus Curse, taking his life.
"You don't have to kill him. This guy is most likely an employee of the Ministry of Magic. Killing him will do us no good except to anger the German Ministry of Magic," Narcissa looked at Bella helplessly. It was a problem that could be solved with a Forgetfulness Charm, so why make a big deal out of it? Did they have to let the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic hunt them down
The fact that the other party targeted them meant that their identities had been exposed. At least this guy would definitely suspect them if he tracked them.
Even if they can use compound potions to change their appearance, they will still be targeted as long as they continue to purchase the Feling potion.
Now, Bella directly killed the person, which may cause them to have a complete feud with the Ministry of Magic.
Narcissa realized that it was time for her to leave.
That day, Bella and Narcissa left Germany overnight.
Narcissa's guess was correct, the man was an employee of the German Ministry of Magic, and his disappearance caused them to be targeted by the German Ministry of Magic.
Fortunately, the two used the compound potion in time to disguise themselves as other people and left Germany as soon as possible, allowing them to escape the pursuit of the Aurors of the German Ministry of Magic.
The day after the two left, a wanted poster appeared in newspapers in the German wizarding world.
"I've said it before, there's no need to be so radical."
Looking at the front-page news in the newspaper, Narcissa's eyes were full of helplessness.
Before long, the true identities of the two were completely exposed, and what was worse was that word was spreading everywhere that they were persecuting the pharmacist.
This caused Bella and Narcissa's plan to acquire the Felixir to fail completely. If they exposed themselves, they would be in huge trouble, even in the black market. Now most of Europe knew about it. Several victims' families united and offered a huge reward for their lives.
After this incident spread completely, many famous pharmacists were scared and went into hiding, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of the unlucky guys before them.
This forced Bella, who had finally collected intelligence and was preparing to visit the pharmacists one by one, to give up her original plan.
The successive setbacks made her temper even worse.
Especially after traveling to several countries and encountering similar situations, both of them realized that it would be difficult to obtain more Felixir.
"What now?"
"Let's go back and ask Snape to identify those Felicis." Narcissa tried her best not to look at the innocent pharmacist who died tragically, and put the Felicis away. "If these Felicis cannot be used, we can only think of another way."
"I hope your idea works." Bella raised her wand and started setting fire. Since she traveled around Europe, her ability in setting fires has improved.
…
"You shouldn't contact me at this time."
Snape was in a bad mood when someone came to his door.
"I'm sorry Severus, but we really need your help."
Narcissa's face was full of apology. She knew very well that it was now a critical moment and many things might cause Snape to be suspected by Dumbledore, but she really didn't know who to ask for help except Snape.
"What is it?" Snape glanced at Bella's cold face and asked, "If it is..."
"We just came to ask you for help in identifying some potions." Bella put the box in front of Snape and interrupted impatiently.
"Identify the potion?"
Snape had already guessed something, but he still calmly opened the box in front of him, and sure enough, there were some golden potions inside.
"I need you to help us identify these Felicis Felix and tell which ones are the real ones." Bella stated the purpose of their search for Snape.
"Severus, we can't tell the difference, so we have to come to you." Narcissa said quickly.
"Felixir?"
"right."
"I think these are Felicis."
"What do you mean?" Bella asked with a frown.
Snape picked up a bottle of Felicis, glanced at Bella and added, "A failed Felicis."
"So, the Felicity Potion is not fake, but a failed product." Bella asked with a dark face.
"That's right." Snape nodded. "There is a saying that the pharmacist who brews Felicis usually needs to be the first to take it to avoid poisoning other users."
"This, this, this, and these two bottles are obviously failed products after brewing the Fuling Potion."
"Why?"
"The color is wrong. And if you have nothing to do, just shut up and don't disturb me." Snape was obviously dissatisfied with Bella's question and picked out several bottles of potion that were visible to the naked eye.
"Let's not disturb Severus." Narcissa pulled Bella, signaling her not to make trouble.
"I mean, why don't the pharmacists throw away the failed products?" Bella asked.
"It's probably used as poison. This thing is difficult to detoxify, and the cost of brewing the Felicis is very high. If it fails, it's not something that an ordinary pharmacist can afford." Snape glanced at Bella and continued to pick up the remaining Felicis and observe them one by one, and then eliminated several bottles of the failed ones.
"Where did you get the potions from? Why are they all failures?" Snape pursed his lips and continued, "Perhaps you can consider using these potions to poison Dumbledore."
"Aren't there three more bottles?"
Bella frowned slightly, and was also a little worried that all the felicity potions she got were failures.
Narcissa held her breath, also worried that their half-month efforts had been completely wasted.
But the last three bottles of elixir, like molten gold, gave them some confidence.
"Where are you going?" Narcissa asked in confusion.
"Get some mice. No one can guarantee that this thing is not a failure." Snape explained impatiently, "So, I must first get some mice to test these three bottles of Felicis Felicis to see if it will poison the mice."
"You stay here, I'll help you get rid of the mouse." Bella got up and left.
Looking at Bella's departing back, Narcissa turned her gaze back to Snape and couldn't help asking, "How is Draco?"
"He's fine. He's working hard to repair the Vanishing Cabinet. I think it won't be long before he can fix it." Snape consoled him softly, "So you don't need to worry. As long as he doesn't cause any trouble, his plan will surely succeed."
"What if it can't be repaired?" Narcissa asked in a low voice.
"He will fix that thing, you should have faith in him." Snape frowned.
Narcissa was silent. She knew that Snape would help Draco, but she still did not have much confidence in it. After all, the target was Dumbledore, and that was an almost impossible task.
It didn't take Bella long to get a lot of rats.
Snape got some Felicis from a bottle and dripped it into the rat's mouth.
Not long after, the first mouse died, poisoned by the foline.
"You'd better be prepared." Snape warned.
The second and third mice still couldn't hold on and died instantly.
"These Felicis potions are all failures. It seems your efforts have been in vain." Snape waved his wand and cleaned up the dead rats.
Bella glared at Snape, then turned to look at Narcissa, "Take out the bottle you hid. I know you have a bottle of Felicis."
Narcissa bit her lip and pulled out a box with a bottle of Felicis inside.
“Try this.”
Bella pressed the last bottle of Felicis to Snape.
This time, the mouse actually survived and seemed a little excited.
Snape waited for a few minutes, and seeing that the mouse was not dead, he dipped his finger in some Felicis Potion and put it in his mouth to taste it.
"How is it?" Narcissa asked expectantly.
"This thing is indeed the Felicis, it should be effective." Snape looked at Narcissa and asked, "Do you need me to give it to Draco for you?"
"No, no need. I plan to use this thing when dealing with Dumbledore." Bella seemed very satisfied with the result. The only problem was that she didn't plan to give the thing to Draco.
"Bella."
Narcissa looked in shock at her sister who had snatched the Felicity Potion.
"Do you remember what I said?" Bella put the potion into her pocket and said to her sister indifferently, "Narcissa, only if Dumbledore is killed can Draco survive."
"But there is only one bottle of Felicity Potion, and you don't have enough to share." Narcissa still tried to persuade Bella, "Giving it to Draco is the right thing to do. Only when the Vanishing Cabinet is repaired can the plan be carried out..."
"I thought you said Slughorn had more Felicis Felicis," Bella said suddenly.
"You wanted to sneak into Hogwarts and steal the Felicia Rinpoche from Slughorn." Snape wondered if Bella was crazy.
"That's right. Isn't it said that the Felicis can bring good luck? As long as you use it..." Bella was interrupted by Snape before she could finish her words.
"Do you think Dumbledore is an idiot? And how are you going to sneak into Hogwarts."
"You don't have to worry about these."
"No, you will completely disrupt my plan by doing that." Snape couldn't help but sneered, "Don't treat Dumbledore as an idiot, and I don't think you can sneak into Hogwarts quietly."
"I, I'll do it." Narcissa said suddenly. She knew very well that she had to fight for it, otherwise even if she really got the Felicia Felix, there would probably be no share for Draco.
"We just need to take the Felicis Felicis and use the Oblivion Charm to make Slughorn forget this part of his memory temporarily. Severus, I know you can definitely help us, right?"