Chapter 2 The Weasleys
Chapter 2 The Weasleys
In the beginning, Vaughn actually thought about becoming a proper potions star.
Unfortunately, there are too many big shots in this industry...
Vaughn's initial concoctions of conventional healing potions such as "energizers" and "blood tonics" were completely outmatched by those famous pharmacists. Even pharmacies were unwilling to purchase from him, let alone sell them.
One day, he saw his mother washing Ginny's hair and complaining that Ginny's hair was getting thicker and thicker, so she had to buy "instant smoothing hair serum." Suddenly, inspiration struck him, and he felt his future brighten up.
What could be easier to make money from than women and children?
No!
It turns out that witches are women too.
Their pursuit of beauty and fear of aging make them far more willing to spend money than male witches!
Even though Vaughn was only 8 years old and unknown at the time, there were still witches willing to try the "Vaughn Beauty" products he developed. Today, it has been developed into a series under Vaughn's management.
This brought him fame and a monthly income of several hundred Galleons!
"Vaughn, honey, are you done with your work?"
The knocking interrupted Vaughn's thoughts.
He closed the system panel, placing the bottles of beauty serum one by one into the empty box, and replied, "I'm done, Mom. Has Ms. Primpane's owl arrived yet?"
The attic door opened, and chubby Molly walked in, affectionately patting Vaughn's fiery red hair: "The owl is waiting downstairs, your dad is feeding it treats, no need to rush."
As she spoke, she pulled a money pouch from her bosom and placed it on the lab table: "This is money brought by the owl, Vaughn, keep it safe for yourself."
"Mom, you should keep these..."
"No!" Molly refused with a serious expression, but quickly softened and pulled Vaughn into her warm embrace.
"My darling, how can we keep using your money? Your father and I have always said that whether it's you, Bill, or Charlie, the money you earn is your own, and besides, you've already given us quite a bit before."
This kind of conversation has taken place more than once since Warn started earning money and preparing to use some of it to help his family.
The result was always the same, and at Molly's insistence, Vaughn had no choice but to put away the money bag.
It must be said that, whether reading novels in my past life or experiencing it firsthand in this life, although the Weasley family was poor, Arthur and Molly were never unqualified as parents!
With Molly's help, Vaughn packed the suitcase and cast a spell to prevent the bottles inside from breaking. Vaughn then picked up the suitcase and followed Molly downstairs.
On the first floor, Arthur had finished feeding the owls and was sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper.
Good morning, Dad!
"Good morning, Vaughn, come here quickly, the little guy is getting impatient."
"Knowing he's getting impatient, why don't you go upstairs and help Vaughn get ready? Arthur Weasley, what do you do every morning besides read the newspaper? Poor Vaughn works so hard, it takes him days to brew his medicine, and you, as his father, have never helped him, and you don't want to do any housework..."
Amid Molly's angry roar, Arthur quickly ducked his head back behind the newspaper.
A new day began with Molly's roar and the flapping of the owl's wings as it struggled to lift the box!
This is a familiar scene from everyday life.
Vaughn went to wash up without changing his expression, and as he passed the enchanted dressing mirror, the mirror immediately began to tremble.
"Shut up! Don't speak!" Vaughn drew his old wand and pointed it at it threateningly!
The mirror immediately froze, and only after Vaughn had walked far away could a barely audible "Sloppy..." be heard.
After they finished washing up, Molly woke everyone else up. A boy with freckles on his face was about to go into the bathroom when he saw Vaughn, and his expression stiffened.
Vaughn smiled at him: "Good morning, Ron!"
"..." Ron puffed out his cheeks and mumbled, "Good morning, Vaughn."
"Don't you have any manners? Call me 'brother'!"
Ron blushed and mumbled, "You were only born five minutes before me..."
Vaughn's smile grew even brighter. He remembered the scene of his birth; Ron was supposed to come out first, but he felt so uncomfortable being squeezed that he couldn't help but kick him...
As the two were locked in a stalemate, a pair of identical twins appeared energetically behind Ron, each putting their arms around his shoulders like Aurors escorting prisoners.
"Even if I was born five minutes earlier, I'm still older than you, right, George?"
"That's right, Fred. Just like how I'm only 10 seconds older than you, you still have to call me 'brother'."
"George, are you still half asleep? I'm 10 seconds older than you."
"It's me!"
Ron was driven crazy and furious by their argument.
Luckily, Ginny ran over at that moment and happily jumped into Vaughn's arms. He muttered something under his breath and took advantage of the chaos to rush into the bathroom.
Good morning, Vaughn!
"Good morning, Ginny." Vaughn kissed his sister's forehead.
Of the entire family, he had the best relationship with Ginny. On the one hand, by the time Ginny was born, he had already gotten used to life after the time travel and had begun to accept his new family from the bottom of his heart. On the other hand, the two looked the most alike and were the representatives of the Weasley family in terms of appearance.
When they were little, Arthur and Molly used to joke that Vaughn and Ginny looked more like twins than Vaughn and Ron, who were actually twins.
The morning was noisy and chaotic, and it didn't quiet down until after breakfast.
But unlike usual, Arthur didn't rush to work at the Ministry of Magic.
After meals, I would usually go back to my room and wish I could crawl into the world of Percy in the book, sitting by the window and looking out.
Fred and George, who are always mischievous and running off to play, sat obediently in their restaurant chairs today, winking at Vaughn and occasionally teasing and bullying Ron.
Ron, who usually gets so angry at them that he breaks down and hides away, also managed to stay put today.
The whole family is waiting, waiting for a letter from Hogwarts!
As time passed and the sunlight had already crossed the mountain peaks and shone into the humble dwelling, everyone finally heard the sound of an owl flapping its wings.
Molly, who had been seemingly calm but was actually distracted, quickly got up to open the window.
Arthur put down his newspaper and brought out the owl treats he hadn't finished feeding them that morning.
A short while later, an owl flew in and landed on the dining table.
Two letters were tied to its legs, the envelopes of which were made of thick parchment. Even without removing them, one could see the conspicuous wax seal on the front and the shield-shaped coat of arms composed of a lion, eagle, badger, and snake patterns surrounding the letter "H".
Molly excitedly took the envelope, glanced at the back, and could no longer contain her joy and happiness, exclaiming repeatedly, "Thank you, Merlin! It's my Hogwarts acceptance letter! I've been worried since yesterday, what if I didn't receive it?"
Arthur, who also leaned forward but couldn't overtake Molly, tried to appear calm: "You're always worrying unnecessarily. How could Vaughn not be able to get into Hogwarts?"
"What I'm worried about is Ron! You have no idea how afraid I am that he won't get his acceptance letter. That kid has been like a stone since he was little, even his magical bursts are pitifully small..."
"Mother!"
Ron, whose face was as red as his hair, hurriedly snatched the letter, threw Vaughn's letter to him, and then clutched his own letter tightly before running upstairs.
Vaughn, watching all this with a smile, didn't care and picked up the letter, turning it over to the other side.
[The Humble Abode, Dining Room, Recipient of Mr. Vaughn Weasley]
At the same time, the system panel popped up in front of you.
[Main Quest Activated]
Main Quest 1: Join Hogwarts (Incomplete)
[Reward: 1 Talent Point, 50 Magic Scales]
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