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"Fred, the diluted swelling solution only made the tongue thicker by a small amount, which is not the result we wanted at all."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Yes, this is the closest method to success. If it is not diluted, even a small amount will make the whole mouth bigger."
"..."
Kyle pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw the two of them, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"puff……"
George is fine, no changes can be seen.
But Fred was different. His face was swollen and it felt like a pineapple was stuffed in his mouth. If you didn’t know, you would think he was stung by a wasp.
Kyle tried his best not to look at Fred's face, and asked with a forced smile, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Something that can keep little wizards away from trouble." George blinked and smiled, "We call it the quick-acting skipping candy."
Fred: "Woohoo... ahhhhhh..."
Kyle tried his best, but he really didn't understand what Fred said, so he could only look at George and wait for him to translate.
“Fred said this series is going to be a big hit.”
After the translation, George continued to explain: "We plan to make a candy that can make the tongue bigger, but the problem is that we can't control the amount of swelling potion, so there is no way to make it work only on the tongue."
Although the purpose of "skipping class" can also be achieved by making the entire head or mouth bigger, it will lack fun.
This was not what the Weasley brothers wanted.
“Have you ever tried shrunken figs?”
Kyle thought for a moment and said, "I remember that the shrinking fig can neutralize the properties of the swelling potion. If we use this, the effect should be better than diluting it."
"Yeah, how could I forget this..."
George slapped his thigh, and Fred clenched his teeth in pain.
"I'm sorry Fred, I didn't recognize that was your leg."
After George finished speaking, he immediately stood up and ran out the door, "I'm going to Diagon Alley now and will be back soon!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 122 Fat Tongue Toffee
George left in a hurry.
Because Kyle's house was not connected to the Floo network, he needed to go back to the Burrow first and then go to Diagon Alley through the fireplace at home.
Fred originally wanted to go with them, but when he passed a mirror, he changed his mind and turned back to the attic.
Although Fred was usually a bit careless, he did care about his image. He didn't want to appear in the crowded Diagon Alley like this.
Otherwise, when school starts, he will probably become the first joke of the new school year.
In the attic, Kyle was studying the twins' results from the past few days.
——A full box with more than ten different kinds of candies, and they are all some of the most popular varieties on the market.
There are sizzling honey candies, fudge, toffee, and chocolate candies.
Kyle picked up a piece of fudge and as soon as he got close to it, he smelled a faint bitter taste, which was inconsistent with the sweetness of the candy itself.
"Woooooooo..."
Fred seemed to want to say something, but Kyle didn't understand.
He took out a notebook and wrote on it:
"This is a failure. We found that only toffee can cover up the taste of the swelling potion."
Kyle nodded, picked up another piece of toffee and smelled it. The bitterness was indeed much lighter, and it would be impossible to detect it if you didn't look carefully.
It's just that the way they handled it was too crude. They just made a hole in the candy and stuffed the swelling potion in it.
If I were more careful, I might be able to completely cover up the smell of the swelling potion.
Of course, it could also be that they are just too lazy to do so.
After all, until the dosage problem of the swelling potion is solved, this thing is not even a semi-finished product.
Afterwards, Fred gave Kyle a notebook, which recorded all their previous experimental records and clearly stated the specific reasons for each failure and the adverse consequences.
It's about a dozen pages long, so it can be said to be quite detailed.
Just as Kyle was flipping through the notebook, George came back with a paper bag full of shrunken figs.
"There's no need to buy so many, George." Kyle held out his hand and said, "The shrunken figs only play a supporting role. One or two will be enough."
"It's better to be prepared." George handed the things in his hand to Kyle naturally and asked with a smile: "Why, do you want to join us?"
Kyle shrugged, "After a week of homework, I have to have some fun."
"Speaking of which..." George suddenly sighed and said, "I can't believe you would waste your precious vacation time on those homeworks.
The same goes for Percy. When I got back just now, he was still complaining that I disturbed him.
Oh my god, I just opened the door, he wasn't doing his homework in the living room!"
"I have to say that you are much better than him in this regard. At least you never blame us for not being able to finish your homework."
Kyle didn't care about the daily bickering among the Weasley family. He took out two shriveled figs, peeled them, and squeezed out the juice.
Taking advantage of this time, George also took out half a bottle of swelling potion from the box next to him. He thought about it, found an empty bottle, and divided the potion in it into half.
Fred and George were not very good at brewing potions, and Mrs. Weasley did not allow anyone to tinker with cauldrons at home. In order to save time, they bought these swelling potions directly from Diagon Alley, at a cost of five Galleons a pint.
It is better to save as much as possible.
After adding the juice of the shrinking fig, the color of the swelling potion began to slowly darken, and soon changed from the original sky blue to light blue.
Kyle nodded.
As long as it doesn't turn into another color, it means the properties of the potion have not changed.
He picked up the bottle and prepared to drop it on his hand to test the effect.
But George stopped him.
"No, no, no, Kyle, you can't do this."
George said seriously, "We need to make the tongue bigger, not the hands."
After saying that, he took out a new candy from his pocket, dripped some potion on it and put it directly into his mouth.
"I really shouldn't have dipped it in food." George said vaguely: "This tastes so weird, like wuwu... wuwu..."
George's cheeks began to slowly swell, and the words he spoke became inarticulate sobs.
That's his tongue.
Fred was dancing and whining excitedly beside him, as if he was celebrating something.
George's tongue began to swell rapidly and soon stretched out, looking like a big, slippery python.
"It looks like it was successful."
Kyle looked at George.
The shrinking fig did neutralize some of the swelling potion and dull it a lot, only working on the tongue where it had been in contact the most.
As long as we can find a way to remove the special taste of the potion so that the little wizards can't taste it, this "quick-acting skipping candy" will be truly complete.
Fred and George were delighted.
"You're amazing, Kyle...haha, you shrinking fig."
After the effect of the swelling potion wore off, George said excitedly: "You don't know, we were actually planning to give up."
"The swelling potion is too expensive." Fred spread his hands and said, "Before this, we have already wasted a whole bottle."
"Five Galleons." George felt a little pained. "We should have waited for you."
His heart began to bleed when he thought about how he had wasted five Galleons.
If it were a dung egg, it would be enough for them to fight a small battle with Slytherin.
"Don't you have money?" Kyle asked, "One hundred Galleons per person, you haven't spent it all, have you?"
"Having money and wasting it are two different things." Fred sighed, "Besides, we only have thirty Galleons left now, and that's a total of thirty Galleons."
On the first day of the holiday, Mrs. Weasley accidentally knocked out the wallets hidden on Fred and George when she beat them.
The golden Galleons were scattered all over the floor, almost frightening Mrs. Weasley to death. She thought the twins had robbed a Slytherin student in school.
Although Fred and George quickly explained the origins of the Galleons, Mrs. Weasley did not believe them.
It wasn't until Chris passed that the matter was explained.
However, Mrs. Weasley confiscated the Galleons because she was afraid they would do something bad.
Now, the only money Fred and George had left was the money hidden in the box.
Thirty Galleons, just as they say, no more, no less, just enough.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 123 The Magic World is full of evil people
In the following days, Fred and George would still come over from time to time to perfect the first product of their quick-acting skipping candy series - Fat Tongue Toffee.
However, Kyle found the process too boring, so he did not join them, but chose to stay in the room and read.
This behavior left Fred and George speechless because they saw the shadow of Percy in Kyle.
But the two couldn't say anything.
There was no other way, since Kyle was now their landlord and important partner. Only here could they research the products they invented with confidence and boldness.
Of course, they wouldn't really say nothing.
After an invitation was rejected, George said in a long tone: "Fred, I think we should order a batch of Filiba fireworks now to celebrate Kyle becoming a prefect in advance."