Chapter 55: Trip to Knockturn alley -2

Chapter 55: Trip to Knockturn alley -2

Neville had tried to purchase this thing multiple times even from foreign stores, but Pensieve was a very tightly regulated item and often needed approval from the ministry even in foreign countries.

Outside the ministry, only schools and some hospitals were allowed to ever own one. Imagine an artefact so powerful that it can allow looking through memories without the need of learning all that Occlumency and all the secrets of the victim will be revealed instantly.

Besides, Neville had thought making his parents watch the memories of their family and friends that can allow them to heal faster. This had to be purchased at any cost.

With a smile, Neville picked up a few other things whose names sounded funny or important or simply belonged to ancient categories. These were good for research for him and didn't cost much.

"Well, Mr. Burkes, the collections are fascinating, to say the least. Now, I think these are the things I want to purchase. Why don't you calculate the correct price for these items and we both can have a good start in the morning?"

Neville made his own small list and handed it over to Mr. Burkes. He knew one thing was famous for this man buying cheap and selling at sky-high prices! But Neville wasn't against this policy as this is a basic feature for every businessman.

Then the haggling started. A man over 50 was haggling prices with a boy just 12 but both were stubborn in their own way.

"1500 galleons!" demanded Mr. Burkes

While passing through the Diagon Alley, Neville randomly checked the empty shops for the possible locations of the new library and found a perfectly suitable one at 92 Diagon Alley.

"Somehow, my fate is mixed with the twins it seems," Neville murmured to himself thinking that in future, 93 Diagon Alley will become famous as Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and thought that the fate was funny sometimes.

After an enquiry, he noted down the address and found the real owners of this property were none other than McLaggen Family. He had already met them on his birthday and had a good impression of them.

Coming back to his manor, Neville first stored the trunk in his bedroom before placing a lot of safety charms and anti-theft charms on it. Inside his study, he wrote a very formal letter requesting the McLaggen family to sell their shop and explained his purpose clearly about the library. He knew being a political family, McLaggens won't miss such an opportunity to earn brownie points with the muggle wizards.

After all, there is a talk of new Muggle Protection law inside the ministry these days and his idea will receive a positive response from a major section of the wizarding world. While thinking about the Twins, he got inspired and wrote a letter to the Weasley twins about working together to create candies for kids.

He felt the healing potion if sold as a potion will not be able to generate a great income as its selling price cannot be too high than the actual cost price. After all, he would have to write all the ingredients of the potion. So, it was better to use that potion as the base and make colourful and creative candies.

Twins had a great imagination and with their ideas, he can create different flavours, and different kinds of additional features that will attract kids and other customers and this can be priced freely!

Sending his both owls away, Neville felt like the morning sun was like a big galleon shining in the sky.

"When did I become such a goblin?!" Speaking to himself at his foolish imagination, Neville went back to check on the girls. Unknown to him, his letter is creating a mini storm in the Weasley's house. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))