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After all, mice were the most common and cheapest kind of pets. In Diagon Alley, their price was less than half of that of toads, and even less expensive than a bag of better owl food.
In addition, pet mice have the shortest lifespan, generally only seven years... It is worth mentioning that the little wizard also spends seven years studying at Hogwarts.
Other pets... like toads or cats can live for more than ten years, and owls even longer.
Therefore, few young wizards would pay attention to those mice, let alone spend money to make customized tonics for them.
"Yes." Kyle put the furnace and crucible back into the bag, stood up and said, "This is prepared for the Weasley family's pet rat. It has been several years. Before, Percy would come to me to get it at the beginning of each school year."
"I just remembered that the rat became Ron's pet this year, and Percy seemed to have forgotten to tell him about it."
"The Weasley rat?"
Hagrid didn't know Percy very well, but he knew Ron, the youngest Weasley boy, who had come with Harry yesterday.
But does he have a pet rat?
Hagrid thought about it carefully and vaguely remembered that Ron's pockets were indeed bulging when he came, but the next second, he was not so sure.
The main reason was that his attention was almost entirely on Harry at the time, and he didn't pay too much attention to Ron, so it was normal that he couldn't remember clearly.
Hagrid returned the bottle to Kyle and asked, "Do you know how to make tonics for other pets besides rats?"
"Of course, all four types of pets specified by Hogwarts are acceptable."
"What about the others, like magical beasts and the like?" Hagrid asked again.
"Magical animals are OK." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "But it depends on what kind. Large magical animals like Fluffy won't work... Of course, they don't need to drink any tonics."
"Where's the spider?" Hagrid blurted out.
Kyle looked at him and asked thoughtfully, "What kind?"
"It's an acromant... um," Hagrid paused, suddenly became vague, and said hesitantly: "No, I mean, it's just an ordinary spider, but a little bigger."
"A little...bigger?" Kyle raised his eyebrows.
Hagrid nodded firmly, "Yeah, bigger!"
Kyle stared at Hagrid until he began to feel guilty, then he said in a long tone: "No..."
Hagrid just showed a little disappointment on his face when Kyle continued: "But... I can try to study it."
"What?" Hagrid asked subconsciously before he could react.
"Just make a few more attempts to see if you can prepare a tonic that's suitable for them." Kyle said, "I've done this a few times before. If you need me to, I can try."
Hagrid reacted and said in surprise, "That's great... I mean, if it's not too much trouble."
"Although it's not a problem, I can't guarantee how long it will take to give it to you." Kyle spread his hands and said, "It could be as fast as a month or as slow as a year. Anything is possible."
"That's okay," Hagrid said nonchalantly, "Do you need my help? Just tell me if you need any herbs, and I'll go find them deep in the Forbidden Forest."
Although most of the precious herbs were moved into the greenhouse by Professor Sprout, the Forbidden Forest was so large that he could always find them as long as he ran far enough.
"I have a lot of herbs here, so there's no need to look for more, but..."
Kyle frowned and said, "You have to find me a sample so I can try out the efficacy of the medicine."
Hagrid's eyes wandered as he said, "Um... can't we try with an ordinary... normal spider?"
"no!"
Kyle shook his head and said, “Different types naturally have different effects on herbs. Sometimes, even if it’s a little wrong, a tonic can turn into a poison.
Just like the roots of belladonna... it is a great tonic for the Mortra rats, but it will surely kill ordinary rats if they eat it."
"This……"
Hagrid hesitated suddenly.
He wanted spider tonic for a giant acromantula named Aragog.
That was the pet Hagrid had raised fifty years ago. It was very old now, and he had been wondering how to keep it alive for a few more years.
Spider tonic is a good idea.
But the problem is that the eight-eyed giant spider is not an ordinary magical animal, but a dangerous creature of level XXXXX, and it is forbidden to keep it.
Hagrid certainly wouldn't give it to Kyle.
He might be able to convince Aragog or his descendants not to harm Kael, but what if this was discovered by others?
Kyle will definitely be expelled by then, just like he was back then. At the same time, Aragog and his tribe in the Forbidden Forest will not escape the fate of being eliminated.
I don't know what he was thinking about, but Hagrid's expression became more and more determined.
But just when he was about to give up the spider tonic, he heard Kyle say thoughtfully:
"Wait...if it's a poisonous spider, then just using their venom would be fine."
Several times already, Hagrid's mood was like a roller coaster, just falling, then rising quickly again.
He looked at Kyle and said unhappily, "Could you please finish your words at once next time?"
"I don't want to either." Kyle explained, "It's mainly because I don't like spiders very much, and my knowledge of them is limited to a book I read a few years ago. It's been so long, and I need to think carefully before I can remember a lot of things."
Hagrid began to get nervous again.
"Then the venom you just mentioned..."
"This is true." Kyle stared at Hagrid and suddenly said with a smile: "It seems that you have a poisonous spider."
"No, I don't have any." Hagrid's voice suddenly became much louder, and he shook his head repeatedly and said, "I have a friend, yes...my friend likes poisonous spiders, and I always ask for him."
"Oh~~" Kyle suddenly said, "So he is your friend."
"No...that's right."
Hagrid's ears turned red, and he turned his head to the side, quickly changing the subject: "How much spider venom do you need? I'll go right away... er, I mean let him prepare it for you."
"It's hard to say. It depends on the efficiency." Kyle thought for a moment and said seriously, "But to be on the safe side, the more the better."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 154 Good Roommates at Hogwarts
Kyle stayed at Hagrid's until noon before returning to the castle.
The main thing is that it’s almost lunch time, so I have to reply.
Originally, Hagrid wanted to keep him here for dinner, but Kyle hesitated for just a second and then decisively refused.
Because he saw with his own eyes Hagrid took two long unidentified creatures from the shelf outside, simply cut them a few times and threw them into the basin next to him, and then smeared a layer of yellow and green, sticky substance on them.
If he doesn't leave, he will probably have to spend the first weekend of the new school year in the school hospital.
Kyle left decisively, ignoring Hagrid's attempts to keep him, and quickly crossed the grounds and returned to the safety of the castle.
At this time, there were already many people in the auditorium on the first floor, and due to the Quidditch selection, the atmosphere here was obviously more lively than usual.
"I wish I had flown lower."
At the door, a Gryffindor student said in annoyance: "You don't know, the Golden Snitch flew past me a few feet away, and I didn't even see it!"
"What a pity..." His teammate asked regretfully, "Can you still join the team?"
"It should be no problem." The man said, "The other people competing for the Seeker position didn't perform very well. Many of them even fell off their brooms. Compared to them, my performance was already very good."
"That's great!"
……
Kyle heard similar conversations everywhere he went.
And what’s interesting is that at the Gryffindor table, everyone who participated in the selection was very confident. Even those who fell off their brooms and got themselves bruised and blue believed that they could successfully enter the team.
When Kyle walked to the Hufflepuff table, Cedric happened to walk over.
"How was the tryout?" Kyle asked.
Cedric shook his head, picked up the pumpkin juice on the table and took two gulps, then said, "A lot of people signed up, but most of them failed. Some people even failed the aerial turn test.
Oh, and I saw your two roommates, too."
"Mikel and Ryan?"
"Yes."
Kyle asked curiously, "How are they doing?"
"Forehead……"
Cedric's expression suddenly became a little strange, as if he was choosing his words. He was silent for a long time before continuing, "I think... they may not be very suitable for playing Quidditch."
"Not really..." Kyle was a little surprised.
Given Cedric's good-natured personality, he actually said something like "not suitable for playing Quidditch", which only shows that Mikel and Ryan's performance was really bad.
But Kyle remembered that their performance in the flying class was pretty good. Although it wasn't amazing, at least they flew steadily.
"Maybe they were too nervous and didn't fly well."
"It has nothing to do with this."
Cedric sighed and said, "The main reason is that they have no idea about the rules of Quidditch. Ryan rushed around as soon as he came on the field, not caring about the positions of others at all. He also didn't even look at anyone and passed the ball to his opponent twice.
The other one is even more outrageous!
...Did you know? He mistook the Bludger for a Quaffle and rushed towards the goal with it in his arms."
"Uh..." Kyle was speechless.
But after all, he is his roommate, so he smacked his lips and said, "At least he is quite energetic, which is also an advantage."
"It would be nice if that were the case." Cedric sighed again.
"In fact, he had just flown a short distance when he lost control of the Bludger. If the others hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been sent to the school hospital by now."
This time, Kyle really couldn't find any reason, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he found that Cedric's eyes suddenly became a little strange when he looked at him, as if with a little sympathy.
"It was just an accident," Kyle explained dryly. "Apart from Quidditch, they were pretty normal."
"If I remember correctly," Cedric said thoughtfully, "it was one of them who blew up the Charms classroom with a lighting spell last year."
"That's a problem with Mikel's physical condition." Kyle said seriously: "He can't control the output of magic power. This is force majeure!"