For Harry, Hermione and Ron, it was undoubtedly quite difficult to make a deal with a stranger like Mundungus Fletcher. They had never had similar experience before, and they had no trust in the thief, so the possibility of the two sides finally reaching a deal was not high.
After much hesitation, Hermione finally wrote to Mundungus Fletcher, in which she mentioned that she was a customer introduced by Albert and hoped to buy a small amount of bicorn horns and boomslang skins from Mundungus.
When Mundungus Fletcher received Hermione's letter, he was actually confused. He didn't know Hermione Granger at all, and even suspected that she had sent him an envelope with extra stuff.
However, from the contents of the opened envelope, it was discovered that the other party was actually a customer introduced by Anderson.
Mundungus Fletcher held the letter in his hand and whispered the items the other party needed: "The horn of a two-horned beast and the skin of an African boomslang?"
This seems to be... the raw material for brewing a compound potion
Generally speaking, these two raw materials are only needed when making compound medicines.
Of course, the thief Mr. Mundungus was able to guess at the first moment what kind of potion Miss Granger, who wrote to him, needed these two ingredients to make. More importantly, it was because he had helped people find the horns of a bicorn and the skin of an African boomslang before and encountered some trouble, so he had a deep impression.
On the black market, it is not particularly difficult to get a small amount of bicorn horns and African boomslang skins.
After all, there are always a few shady guys in the black market who like to use compound potions to disguise themselves.
The thief Mr. Mundungus decided to accept the deal, which was a good deal, and he also gave Anderson a face. He had a good impression of the young Anderson. Every once in a while, the other party would ask him to help collect some things. Although they were all weird things, they could always make a small profit. Mundungus was naturally happy to maintain this long-term business.
Mundungus first rummaged through his small suitcase to see if there were any stored bicorn horns or boomslang skins.
However, the remaining materials in the suitcase were of little value.
Mundungus cursed and slammed the suitcase shut, and by the way, he wrote back to Hermione Granger, offering a high price of 10 Galleons.
If the other party is willing to pay, he is confident that he can help the other party get the raw materials.
As for, slaughtering the fat sheep
Sorry, it’s unreasonable not to slaughter a fat sheep that has been presented to you.
The opponent is not Anderson, the guy who always hits the lowest point in his mind.
However, after releasing the owl, Mundungus suddenly regretted his decision. He was a little worried that Granger would give up the deal with him because the price he offered was too high. He wanted to catch up with the owl and take back the letter and modify it. But the owl was unwilling to give him the letter and pecked Mundungus' arm, causing him to scream in pain.
"I hope this deal doesn't fall through!" Mundungus muttered as he checked the wound on his arm.
Not long after, Hermione received a reply from Mundungus, but the other party asked for a very high price in the letter, directly asking for ten Galleons, which made Hermione feel like her breathing was about to stop. She definitely did not have that many Galleons in her pocket, and even if she did, Hermione would not spend a lot of Galleons to buy the horns of a bicorn and the skin of a boomslang.
"That guy must be crazy." Hermione clutched the letter tightly with both hands and murmured, "Harry must be convinced to give up."
"Convince me of what?"
At this moment, Harry and Ron came over and sat down beside them. They looked at Hermione, who was holding the letter tightly, with confusion and asked, "Whose letter is it? Did Mundungus reply?"
Hermione hesitated for a moment and handed the letter she had just received to Harry.
Ron and Harry immediately put their heads forward.
"Ten Galleons? Surely he is mad?"
Ron felt like he was about to suffocate under the weight of ten Galleons. Those raw materials were not worth a single Galleon. Just as Albert said, the other party offered ten times the price and treated them like fools.
Harry was not short of money, but ten Galleons still hurt him.
After all, no matter how rich he was, the inheritance stored in the Gringotts vault would be used less and less.
However, considering that he would not have to disrupt Snape's Potions class by spending the money, he finally agreed to pay the Galleons to buy the horn of the bicorn and the skin of the African boomslang.
"Write him back and I'll buy it!" Harry said gritting his teeth.
He, Harry Potter, is rich.
"Don't worry, Harry. We'd better go to Albert for advice." Hermione quickly stopped Harry's decision. "I don't think you want to be slaughtered by the other party!"
Ron fully agreed with Hermione's suggestion and thought that they should ask Albert to avoid being tricked by Mundungus.
Ten Galleons are really too expensive. The horns of the two-horned beast and the skin of the African boomslang are not worth the price at all.
If it really cost ten Galleons, Ron would rather agree to Hermione's unreliable plan.
After all, the money couldn't be divided equally among the three of them, as Ron and Hermione didn't have that many Galleons in their pockets.
The three of them spent a lot of time finally finding an opportunity. During breakfast, they blocked Albert outside the hall and took the opportunity to ask for his advice.
After reading the reply from Mundungus Fletcher that Harry handed to him, Albert commented, "It's too expensive. A small amount of bicorn horns and boomslang skins are totally not worth the price. Although it's not uncommon to see the black market price ten times, they are usually just being slaughtered like fat sheep."
“How much do you think it’s worth?”
"Those raw materials are probably worth one Galleon. Three to five Galleons, and Mundungus Fletcher will definitely be happy to sell them to you." Albert thought for a while and gave Harry an estimate of the price.
Harry was very depressed. No one wanted to be slaughtered like a fat sheep, but if they couldn't get these two raw materials, they would need to take the risk of breaking into Snape's office.
"Thank you." Harry said gratefully, "Otherwise I would have been deceived by him."
"You can go to Hogsmeade to trade with him. Talk face to face, pay with one hand and take the goods with the other. Don't pay first, otherwise he will definitely not ship the goods to you." Albert kindly reminded, "You need to be especially careful when dealing with those guys, so as not to be fooled by them with fake goods. This kind of thing often happens in the black market."
"We can't go to Hogsmeade." Harry was very depressed. He found that buying things on the black market was more troublesome than he had expected. Not only did he have to guard against being ripped off, but he also had to be careful about the other party giving him fake goods. Would he encounter a situation where the other party robbed the other party
"There is a secret passage on the fifth floor of the castle that leads to the outside of the castle. Fred and George ran to Hogsmeade through the secret passage when they were in their first year." Albert glanced at Hermione and continued, "If you are not in a hurry, you can wait until the next time you go to Hogsmeade, and then let Fred and George help you deal with Mundungus Fletcher on the way. They have experience in this area."
The three of them looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never imagined that there was a secret passage leading out of the school.
"If you're in a hurry, you'll have to pay them some money to go to Hogsmeade on your behalf."
After hearing what Albert said, Ron's expression became extremely complicated. In fact, he also wanted the so-called errand fee.