Albert picked up the package sent by Hagrid and returned to the common room with his roommates.
As soon as Li Jordan got through the hole, he reached out to take the package handed over by Albert and asked in confusion, “What are you going to do with these things?”
"Garlic Cross." Albert prepared to go back to the dormitory first.
"Can you make that?"
"Idiot, Albert even successfully made a protective bracelet." Fred looked at the two of them as if they were idiots. "Why do you think he can't make a garlic cross?"
"Of course I do," George muttered.
No one wants to admit that they are stupid.
After the four of them hurried back to the dormitory, Li Qiaodan immediately took down the garlic that was hanging by the window to dry.
"First, you need to peel the garlic, then mash it into garlic paste and soak it in alcohol to allow the allicin in the garlic to dissolve into the alcohol." Albert recalled the production method and continued, "In the meantime, throw the cross made of the guardian tree into it. The process will take about... a day."
"Whatever you say, I'll do it." Fred started to help peel the garlic.
George took out the mortar used in Potions class and prepared to use it to crush the peeled garlic.
"No, I have a better idea." Albert quickly raised his hand to stop George. Under the gaze of the three people, he used his magic wand to transform a piece of newspaper into a simple garlic press.
The three of them came over and looked at the thing Albert had created with Transfiguration in amazement, and asked in unison: "What is this?"
"Garlic press." Albert explained casually. He put the peeled garlic in the garlic press and pressed it directly into garlic paste, and then put the garlic paste into a wide-mouthed glass bottle.
"Good stuff." George's eyes lit up, and he quickly took the garlic press from Albert, saying that he was willing to help press the garlic.
After ten minutes of hard work, they finally mashed all the garlic into garlic paste.
"What should we do next?" Li Qiaodan asked, looking at the mashed garlic in the wide-mouthed glass bottle.
"Pour alcohol into the mashed garlic." Albert stirred with a glass rod, allowing the alcohol and mashed garlic to be thoroughly mixed together, then sealed the wide-mouthed glass bottle.
"Is that all?" The three of them felt a little unbelievable, as if it was simpler than they had imagined.
"Well, let's deal with it tomorrow." Albert smelled the garlic in the air and frowned slightly. "Next time, remember to remind me not to do these things in the dormitory."
"I'm suddenly looking forward to what kind of alchemical props will be made this time." George was a little excited. This was his first time to participate in the making of alchemical props.
"Alchemy... tools?"
In the end, Albert did not tell them that the so-called garlic cross was not an alchemical item at all.
Sure enough, it is better not to shatter children’s innocent dreams.
The next steps are more complicated. You need to use warm water to melt the beeswax, then add the alcohol that has been separated from the garlic into the beaker. During this time, you also need to add an appropriate amount of olive oil, and throw the cross that has been soaked in alcohol for a day into the beaker and cook them together.
Of course, they didn’t dare to do these things in their own dormitories. If the whole dormitory was filled with the smell of garlic, how would they sleep in the future
The next day, Albert and his colleagues moved the crucible to the lakeside. The strong smell of garlic that spread during cooking made several curious students nearby stay away.
"Anyone who wears this thing will never get a girlfriend in his life." Albert pinched his nose and used a pair of tongs to pick out the cross that smelled of garlic from the beaker.
"Is there really anyone willing to wear this kind of shit?" Li Jordan was the first to express his doubts.
"I'm more curious if this thing is really useful?" Fred was also reluctant to get too close.
"I guess the smell is used to scare away the enemy." George also stepped back and muttered, "I didn't expect the smell to be so pungent."
There was nothing that could be done about it, since Albert had done it over and over again, concentrating all the essence of the garlic they grew and the garlic brought by several people into it.
"What do you think? Should we give this thing to Filch?" Fred suggested. He had not yet forgotten about his revenge on Filch.
"Filch will definitely throw it away." Albert directly rejected Fred's proposal. If such a thing was given to Filch, he would definitely throw it away. It would be a complete waste of everyone's labor.
"If you want to take revenge on Filch," Albert pointed to another small bottle and whispered, "the remaining beeswax also has a strong smell of garlic. You can smear it in the corner of Filch's office. I'm sure it will give Filch an unexpected surprise."
"That's a good idea!" The twins' eyes lit up and they quickly picked up the bottle and opened it, but were choked by the smell of beeswax.
"Wait until after the year-end dinner," Albert reminded.
"We know what to do." The twins looked at each other and smiled maliciously.
"Okay, pack up and let's go find Hagrid."
"What do you want to see Hagrid for?" Fred and George asked warily.
"Of course, we're going to test whether the amulet we made can effectively repel dark creatures." Albert said as a matter of course, "Hagrid must know where to find dark creatures that are not too dangerous."
"Oh, that's right." The three of them understood.
After all, once the amulet is completed, it is natural to find an object to test whether it is effective.
Albert took out a rope made of a unicorn's tail and passed it through the hole reserved on the cross to make it into a necklace. "Who among you wants to try it on?"
"Forget it!" George shook his head repeatedly.
"Do you want to suffocate us?" Fred couldn't help but roll his eyes at Albert.
Li Qiaodan simply pretended that he didn't hear it.
Seeing the three people shaking their heads in refusal, Albert stuffed the garlic cross back into the wide-mouthed glass bottle with a little disappointment, and blocked the bottle mouth to isolate the strong garlic smell.
After packing up the tools used in the crime, the four of them headed towards Hagrid's hut.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Hagrid, who was processing animal hides in front of the hut, smelled the strong smell of garlic on the four people from a distance. He couldn't help but wrinkled his nose and looked at them with disgust.
"Garlic Cross." Albert shook the wide-mouthed glass bottle in his hand and asked with a smile, "We just finished the amulet. Let's come to your place to see if there are any dark creatures that can let us test the effect of the amulet."
"Garlic Cross, what is that?" Hagrid took the wide-mouthed glass bottle and opened it, and the smell of garlic emanating from it made him sneeze several times.
"A garlic-smelling amulet that protects the wearer from sneak attacks by creatures of darkness."
"I don't know if it can protect the user from sneak attacks by dark creatures, but as long as you wear this thing, I don't think any vampire will be willing to get within ten steps of you." Hagrid couldn't help but complain. He remembered the alcohol and beeswax he had sent to Albert before, and probably guessed what was going on.
"Do vampires really hate the smell of garlic?" Albert asked curiously.
"Yes, garlic is as disgusting as a cesspool to vampires." Hagrid explained dryly, "But I think even if you are not a vampire, you will stay as far away from this thing as possible. It tastes really... very bad."
"Then... what about the dark creatures?" Fred couldn't help but ask.
"You guys aren't planning on taking this into the woods, are you?" Hagrid stared at the Weasley brothers warily. It was normal for him to have such thoughts, since the two guys in front of him often sneaked into the woods.
"No, we don't want to go into the woods for the time being. It's too dangerous there. We were scared enough by what happened last time." Fred quickly covered his chest and said. He also secretly kicked George next to him. The latter immediately understood and quickly agreed, promising that he would not go into the woods again.
Hagrid stared at Fred and George suspiciously, obviously not quite believing their assurances.
"I don't have any dark creatures here, but I know where there are some. Follow me!" As Hagrid said this, he led the four people along the edge of the woods towards Professor Kettlebur's cabin.
Professor Silvanus Kettlebur, who protects magical creatures, is currently living temporarily on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, and the little babies he carefully raises also live here.
It is said that the school's Care of Magical Creatures class is also held in an open space near Professor Kettleburn's cottage.
When Hagrid brought Albert and others over, Professor Kettlebur was feeding the snake bird with Flobberworms.
"Hagrid, what's the matter?" Professor Kettlebur looked up and asked.
"Oh, it's like this, there are a few students who made an amulet and hope... hope to borrow your Grindylow to test the effect of the amulet." Hagrid glanced at Albert and the others behind him and spoke.
"Amulet? You don't mean garlic, do you?"
Professor Kettlebur looked at the freshmen behind Hagrid. He could smell a strong smell of garlic from a distance.
"That's the amulet, Professor Kettlebur." Albert handed the bottle containing the garlic cross to Professor Kettlebur.
I have to admit, this is a fine work of art.
At least, it doesn't look ugly.
"Oh, my God!" Professor Kettlebur finally understood the smell of garlic on the people. "Don't open it here. My little baby doesn't like this smell very much."
"Do you think it can protect me from sneak attacks by dark creatures?" Albert asked quickly.
"The effect is probably only average," Professor Kettleber explained. "Some organisms do not like the taste of garlic and will instinctively stay away from it, but this is not absolute."
"Is it not possible to use branches from the guardian tree?"
"Yes, I think this thing might work on vampires, but... don't have too high expectations for the rest." Despite saying this, Professor Kettlebur still lent them a Grindylow. As soon as Albert took the cross out of the bottle, the unfortunate Grindylow began to stay away from Albert's garlic cross. It seemed that it was choked by the smoke.
"Congratulations, this amulet almost made Grindylow faint." Hagrid pinched his nose and said unhappily.
"Thank you, I didn't expect this." Albert couldn't help but sigh. He now finally understood what the so-called amulet was.
"What are you going to do with this thing?" Fred couldn't help but ask.
"I plan to make a treasure map and put it in a book in the library, and let the students who find the treasure map go dig for treasure." Albert had already thought of how to deal with this thing.
"Now, this amulet is called 'Vampires Go Away'," Albert announced in public, "It is the legendary amulet that can protect you from being harmed by vampires."
When several people heard this, their faces couldn't help but twitch.
Albert had the nerve to say such a thing, although this amulet could indeed drive away vampires.
"I suddenly feel a little excited. I wonder what expression the guy who discovers the treasure map will have when he cracks the map and digs up the treasure and finds out that the legendary necklace that can protect him from vampires turns out to be this kind of thing." George suddenly felt very interesting.
"I find you really have a bad taste." Fred muttered, "But I like it. I just wonder if that guy will faint from anger after finding the treasure with great effort."
"I'll help too." Lee Jordan said excitedly, "Just say it's a treasure hidden by successive generations of Hogwarts students. I think a lot of people will be interested in it."
Hagrid was stunned as he listened to this. He never imagined that Albert was actually planning to set a trap for the students in the school and give them a severe prank.
Imagine that one day when you are borrowing a book, you find a treasure map in the interlayer. Even if you don’t believe it completely, you will try to explore and see if you can find the treasure.