Dreamless Sleep Potion is a potion recorded in the Book of Potions.
Its recognized formula materials are lavender, wormwood, valerian root, belladonna...
In order to reduce costs, John asked the Weasley brothers to purchase unprocessed raw materials.
This allowed John to get a large bag of materials for only 15 Galleons.
After all, except for a few auxiliary materials that can only be produced in the extraordinary world, most of the main materials of the Dreamless Sleeping Potion are ordinary plants, and the price of such 'mortal things' before they are processed by wizards is terrifyingly low.
However, this also resulted in a significant increase in John's workload.
It was not until the afternoon of the next day that he managed to finish processing all the materials, set up the crucible, and prepared to start the formal refining.
"The flames are blazing."
John tapped his wand, and a cluster of orange-red magical flames was generated from below the crucible.
Goyle and Crabbe were a little nervous watching this scene.
They slowly came over and said tentatively:
"About... John, wouldn't it be good to refine potions in the dormitory? The use of open flames is prohibited here."
Hearing this, John was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Goyle and Crabbe in silence.
Gore gritted his teeth and wanted to continue saying something.
But before he could say anything, Draco, who had been squatting nearby and watching, slapped him on the head.
"Shut up! Master Shafiq can do whatever he wants. Even if he wants to burn down this dormitory, we have to cooperate and set it on fire. Do you understand?"
Listening to Draco's shrill voice, Goyle and Crabbe nodded aggrievedly.
Their brains are really not that good. They only eat and sleep every day, and their reactions are extremely slow. Even Draco's change in attitude towards John was noticed.
Sometimes John even wondered if there was a habit of marrying close relatives in their family, otherwise there would be no way to explain why these two people were so stupid.
Shaking his head, John continued to turn his attention back to the crucible.
As the flames continued to lick the bottom of the crucible, the water inside gradually started to steam.
John stretched out his hand, felt the temperature close to the liquid surface, and then put the sliced valerian root in first.
Immediately, a strong stench came out of the crucible.
Draco was startled and backed away.
Goyle and Crabbe, on the other hand, looked desperate - they felt that this dormitory was hopeless.
Valerian root is like this, it has a calming and sleep-inducing effect, but it also has a foul smell.
Fortunately, John had already used magic to modify the ventilation device in the dormitory. After the device was fully activated, the odor in the dormitory dropped to a tolerable level.
Then John found the right time to add mugwort extract, lavender petals and various accessories. He picked up the stirring rod and started stirring three times clockwise and two times counterclockwise.
This is not an easy job.
The main reason is that the heat supply in the Slytherin dormitory is sufficient, and the heat from the boiling liquid in the crucible makes it too hot.
Goyle and Crabbe had escaped early.
What they fear most is heat.
On the contrary, the pampered Draco came over again at this time.
Sweat was pouring out from his forehead just like John's, but Draco's eyes were wide open, reflecting the dancing light of the magic flame.
It can be seen that he is also very interested in potion refining.
John even felt that if he hadn't been the one refining the potion here today, Draco might have snatched the stirring rod and done it himself.
After stirring for nearly half an hour, the liquid in the crucible had turned grass green and was slightly viscous.
Seeing this, John breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his sweat and extinguished the magic flame.
After waiting for the liquid to cool down, John began to add ground toad bone powder into it and used tools to clarify and filter the liquid.
After repeated several times, the viscosity of the liquid disappeared and the color returned to clear.
"Is it almost done?"
Draco said with some excitement.
"Don't make any noise, stay away!" John scolded, "The current liquid medicine is corrosive, be careful not to hurt you!"
Draco curled his lips when he heard this, but still took a few steps back obediently.
John then put on dragon leather gloves, picked up a bottle of belladonna juice and lavender essential oil and started adding drop by drop to the solution.
This is the most critical step in the entire refining process of Dreamless Sleeping Potion.
Originally, this step only required the addition of belladonna juice, but John found that the liquid refined in this way still had the odor of valerian root, so he added it to it, which also had a sleeping and sedative effect and smelled very good.
of lavender essential oil.
Facts have proved that John made this step right.
Because with the addition of the two purple liquids, the liquid in the crucible quickly turned into the purple color of the finished Dreamless Sleeping Potion just as described in the book.
At the same time, the stench that permeated the dormitory was quickly replaced by the aroma of lavender.
John poured out the two liquids completely, then took out a small silver spoon, scooped a spoonful of the liquid in the crucible and put it into his mouth.
"Is it done? Is it done?"
Draco asked impatiently.
As soon as he finished speaking, John's brows furrowed and his whole face became distorted.
Seeing this, Draco's expression changed drastically and he said:
"No way? Could it be that it failed? This is impossible!"
"That's not true. This potion is very successful. The effect is no worse than the one Professor Snape gave me. The main reason is that it is too bitter." John frowned and said, "It is even more bitter than the original Dreamless Sleeping Potion. It is almost as bitter as the one given to me by Professor Snape."
Just like Chinese medicine juice!”
Draco was relieved after hearing this and shouted:
"As expected of you! Master Shafiq!"
John ignored Draco, took some rock sugar and honey and started adding them to the crucible.
With the addition of these two things, the taste of the liquid medicine finally became sweeter.
However, due to the dilution, the sleep aid effect is also weakened.
Of course, John wouldn't care if he weakened him a little.
Compared with the weakened effect, John is more concerned about the real user experience such as aroma and taste.
He had long been unhappy with those old-fashioned potions.
Why work so hard when you have nothing to do?
Nodding with satisfaction, John began to bottle the liquid.
During this time Draco also joined in.
The two of them were very efficient and had everything sorted out quickly.
In the end, a full 20 bottles of Dreamless Sleeping Potion were placed in front of John.
John calculated in his mind that the cost of his wave was about 15 Galleons. If all were replaced with processed materials, the cost should be 20 Galleons.
20 Galleons produce 20 bottles of Dreamless Sleep Potion, and the retail price of Dreamless Sleep Potion is 5 Galleons per bottle.
In other words, the profit margin is five times!?
You must know that Dreamless Sleep Potion is not actually a particularly popular potion, and its refining is not very difficult. A large number of wizards who are not potion masters can also make it on their own.
Even if there is still a failure in refining the potion, there is a risk that all the initial costs will be wasted.
But this kind of basic magic potion should not be sold for much money.
And even so, there is still 5 times the profit!
'Mua! The potion master really has a way to make money!'
John sighed in his heart, and immediately considered making money by refining the Dreamless Sleeping Potion.
But he also knows.
Dreamless Sleeping Potion is a basic magic potion for treating insomnia and other mental illnesses. Normal people would not buy it, and it would be very difficult for him to sell it.
But, it doesn't matter anymore.
Anyway, he mainly uses this stuff for his own use. He can just give the Weasley brothers 5 bottles later and let them buy it slowly.
With this in mind, John put away all the potions.
"Hey! Can you give me a bottle of your magic potion?" Draco said anxiously, "After all, this is the first pot of magic potion we have worked hard to refine together without the guidance of a professor. I think
Keep a bottle as a souvenir.”
"What do you mean we? What does this potion have to do with you?"
"What you said is wrong. Didn't I help you bottle it in the end? And I have been silently supporting you with my spirit during the refining process!"
"Ah? Is there such a thing?"
John said with some disbelief.
He really didn't expect Draco to be so shameless.
But after careful consideration, John finally threw a bottle of potion to Draco.
After all, the 15 galleons spent on buying materials were divided from Draco's 20 galleons.
If you insist on saying that Draco also helped with this potion, it is actually true.
Draco was overjoyed to get the potion and carefully hid the potion bottle in the box under the bed. Then he saw John leading the tool box towards the outside of the bedroom.
"John, where are you going?"
"Work," John said, slipping the silver snake coin, "Professor Snape's 'enthusiasm' is calling me."
"Ah, yes, yes! It's time to go to Professor Snape's place!" A knowing smile flashed across Draco's face, "It's time to let him see our results, maybe he will give us extra points
Woolen cloth!"
Hearing this, John didn't reply, but just gave Draco a middle finger.