While Harry, Ron and Hermione were racking their brains to get information about Nicolas Flamel from Hagrid, Albert was staying in the library to finish his weekly homework, trying to free up as much free time as possible to do other things.
Fred and George were also busy in the library, but they were not doing their homework. Instead, they were looking for the formula of the laughter potion and detailed information about Ariot in preparation for making the laughing toffee.
At this moment, the twins were discussing how to get cheap raw materials. It was not easy to make qualified Laughing Toffee. The little pocket money in their pockets could not afford the cost. Research was very expensive, and they did not have the ability to make money like Albert.
Also, if the pharmacy doesn't sell Ariot's Leaves and Heartworm Honey, you can only try to get them from Mundungus Fletcher or ask the owner of the Hog's Head for help.
"Your letter!"
Lee Jordan pulled a chair and sat down next to Albert. He placed the folded note in front of Albert, smiled at the twin brothers opposite him, and said in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
"We've figured out how to make the Laughing Toffee. Do you want to join us?" Fred asked with a smile, shaking the parchment in his hand.
"Forget it, don't try to take my pitiful pocket money." Lee Jordan covered his pockets more tightly.
"You really don't want to participate?" George took the parchment from Fred, raised his hand forward, handed it to Lee Jordan and said, "Are you really not interested in our future money-making plan?"
"You guys?" Li Jordan glanced at Albert beside him with a worried look, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you sure it's yours?"
"Well, I was wrong. It was Albert who came up with the big money-making plan."
"It's fine if it's not what you did?"
When he heard that it was Albert who made the plan, Lee Jordan gained some confidence. Fred and George always gave him a feeling that they were not very reliable.
"Whose letter is it?" George asked curiously. He rarely saw Albert receive paper letters. A thick letter was the norm for him.
"Hagrid, invite me to have tea with him tomorrow."
Albert casually put the note into his pocket. He could probably guess the reason. It was probably because Harry went to Hagrid and mentioned that he knew what the object in the restricted area on the fourth floor was, which made Hagrid suspicious of him.
"How's it going?" Fred asked with a smile.
"Don't you think the name of the Magic Grocery Store is a bit weird?" Lee Jordan complained. In his opinion, the name was a terrible one.
"It's just a name. I'm sure I'll be able to think of a better one when the time comes." Fred didn't care about it at all.
"By the way, do we really have so many products?" Li Jordan asked again. He found a large list of various goods on the parchment, including wizard cards.
“Most of them are still semi-finished products,” Albert explained. “It will take some time to fine-tune them before they can be used.”
"Why is the main store in Hogsmeade and the branch store in Diagon Alley?" Lee Jordan asked again, "And do we have so much money?"
The startup capital above is actually one thousand Galleons
"No, but there will be in the future," Albert said indifferently, "What we need most now is to expand the number of products and prepare for the future."
"How much start-up capital do we have?" Lee Jordan asked curiously.
"Five Galleons," Fred said unhappily. "That's pocket money for George and me."
"Two hundred times worse."
"You have good math skills," George said unhappily.
"Thank you for your compliment." Lee Jordan asked Albert, "I really don't understand this kind of thing. What are you going to do?"
"I'll provide the funds and technology, but you guys may have to run the store."
"What about the wizard cards, together?"
"We have to pool them together at first, after all, we don't have that much money. As it gets more popular, we will naturally divide them up."
"Will the wizard cards be divided up in the end?"
"Just like what you see above." Albert lowered his voice and said, "We will gradually complete the plan, and the road will be smooth in the future. Of course, this is my business."
"It feels like there's a bunch of random stuff on it, and I can't understand it at all." Lee Jordan muttered, "Forget it, you decide. But let me make it clear that I don't have many Galleons."
"No one expects you to be able to help with many Galleons." George said unhappily, "Albert said he can find enough Galleons, so we don't need to worry about this. Of course, if you can help with some Galleons, that would be even better. After all, we will be short of money at the beginning."
"Can it really succeed?" Li Jordan was still a little skeptical. It was not that he had no confidence in Albert, but that he simply did not understand these things.
"If you don't want to, forget it."
"Who said I don't want to?"
Lee Jordan naturally had no intention of giving up. Since he started following Albert, he had never lost money. Even if he really failed, it would only take a little more time.
"You have to have faith in Albert." Fred patted Lee Jordan on the shoulder, took the parchment back from the other's hand, folded it carefully and put it away.
"But there are seven projects in total?" Lee Jordan couldn't help but mutter.
Not only him, but also Fred and George were very surprised when they first saw the contents of the parchment. No matter how they looked at it, they felt that it was too greedy to cover so many areas.
"No hurry, take your time." Albert has already decided to attract more people to work for him. Well, no, it should be said that he is helping them realize their dreams. He is really a good person!
They naturally didn't quite understand Albert's thoughts, and they probably wouldn't be able to think in this direction in their lifetime.
"When are we going to the fourth floor?" Fred suddenly asked. They had been at the school for almost two months and were eager to make trouble.
"It's not the right time yet." Albert shook his head.
"Why?"
"Someone is eyeing what's in there. Do you want to be cannon fodder?"
"Do you think the thief who broke into Gringotts is in the school?" The three of them were shocked and thought it was ridiculous.
"Why not? I've said it before, the compound potion can turn a person into another person." Albert reminded, "As long as you keep drinking that stuff, it won't be so easy to be discovered."
"You mean..."
"Who do you think is more suspicious?"
"Professor Quirrell?" Freddie Albert answered. "It must be Professor Quirrell, otherwise you wouldn't have troubled him so many times."
"I'm just asking questions. Isn't it normal for students to ask questions to teachers?" Albert said confidently.
"Ask a question?" Fred's expression was very strange. "Professor Quirrell will avoid you when he sees you now."
"Is it really Professor Quirrell?" Lee Jordan couldn't help asking.
"It's possible."
"That's it," George muttered. "I think he might be in trouble."
"I remember Albert said at the beginning of the school year that Professor Quirrell would be in big trouble." Lee Jordan nodded in agreement.
I didn't, don't talk nonsense.
Fred reached out and patted Albert on the shoulder and said, "Although it's incredible, everything you said has come true."