#183 - Chapter 183: Making Money with Magical Talent
“No, Harry,” Sebastian said, shaking his head with a smile, “I don’t plan to learn Parseltongue.”
“Huh?” Harry asked, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you have your eye on my Parseltongue?”
“Don’t be impatient, Harry.”
Sebastian patted Harry on the shoulder, stood up, and smiled at all the young wizards.
“Students who have taken Care of Magical Creatures should know that how to properly communicate with magical creatures has always been a difficult problem.”
“In order to better communicate with magical creatures, some powerful wizards have learned the languages of magical creatures.”
“For example, our Headmaster Dumbledore is proficient in Mermish and Goblin.”
“In addition, the magizoologist Mr. Newt Scamander knows quite a few languages as well.”
“However, compared to the overall number of wizards, the number of wizards who understand the languages of magical creatures is still too small.”
Sebastian changed the subject: “In order to allow more wizards to communicate freely with magical creatures, Swann Alchemy has established a development team.”
“They are developing alchemical tools that can communicate with different magical creatures.”
“I have already invited Mr. Newt Scamander to provide language guidance. Unfortunately, Mr. Scamander does not know the language of snakes.”
“Harry,” Sebastian looked at Harry, “I would like to invite you to join Swann Alchemy to provide Parseltongue language support for this development team.”
“There are quite a few snakes among magical creatures, such as Runespoors, Horned Serpents, Occamys, and so on.”
“You should know that most snake magical creatures don't have very good tempers, and many wizards are injured by these snakes every year, especially those magical creature handlers.”
“Once this alchemical tool for communicating with snakes is created, it will greatly reduce the chances of these wizards getting injured.”
“Given the scarcity of Parseltongue,” Sebastian paused, looked at Harry, and said, “I can let you invest with your skill.”
“When each alchemical tool for communicating with snakes is sold, you will receive a considerable share.”
“I wonder if you are willing?”
Willing!
Of course, he was willing!
Harry nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.
Even if he didn't receive a single knut, he would be willing.
You should know that everyone used to alienate him because they thought his Parseltongue was evil.
Now, after Sebastian's explanation, Parseltongue was directly cleared of its crime and turned into a magical talent that could make money.
It could even seek benefits for the entire magical world.
Once the alchemical item for communicating with snakes was launched on the market, the entire magical world would recognize Parseltongue again and understand that it was not an evil talent.
Listening to Professor Swann and Harry's conversation, the young wizards were extremely envious and began to envy Harry's Parseltongue talent.
“Damn it, why can't I speak Parseltongue? Otherwise, this galleon would have fallen on my head.”
“Who would have thought that Parseltongue is not only not evil, but also a money tree.”
“Merlin, Harry Potter has achieved financial freedom with just one magical talent. Seriously, I'm so jealous.”
“How is that financial freedom? How many people in the entire magical world want to communicate with snakes? If the quantity is small, he won't earn many galleons, right?”
“You don't understand, do you? If the quantity sold is small, then the price will definitely be high. Anyway, he won't earn less.”
“Once this product appears on the market, those snake magical creature handlers will go crazy. They will buy one no matter how expensive it is.”
“Even if I'm not a handler, I want to buy one to play with. Talking to snakes is so cool!”
“I don't know what my magical talent is, and I don't know if my magical talent can bring me great wealth.”
The young wizards chattered non-stop.
Some young wizards couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts any longer and surrounded Sebastian, asking questions one after another.
“Professor Swann, can you tell what my magical talent is?”
“Professor Swann, can you help me test my magical talent?”
“Professor Swann, I also want to talk business with you. Would you like to see if my magical talent is useful to you?”
The young wizards chattered, making Sebastian's head spin.
He raised his hands and pressed down repeatedly, finally managing to quiet the young wizards down.
“Unfortunately, the magical world does not have a method to test magical talents, so you can only slowly discover your own magical talents.”
Seeing that the young wizards were about to start arguing again, Sebastian quickly added.
“There are a few methods that can help you for reference.”
“If you come from a wizarding family, you can ask your parents to see if your family has any recorded magical talents.”
“After all, generally speaking, magical talents can be inherited through bloodlines.”
“If there is no clear record, or you come from a Muggle family, you can observe what you are best at.”
“If you are extremely good at something, or even a certain spell, and extremely comfortable with it, it is likely that it is your magical talent.”
“In short, magical talents are strange and varied, and everyone needs to observe more.”
Hearing Sebastian's vague words, the young wizards were unwilling. They eagerly surrounded Sebastian, asking about every detail about magical talents.
Sebastian was in a particularly good mood today, so he simply sat next to Harry and happily answered the young wizards' questions one by one.
In this lively atmosphere, a black robe quietly left the hall and walked towards the Potions office.
Snape had a faint smile on his face.
After seeing Sebastian's performance, his worries about Harry completely disappeared.
In a cheerful mood, Snape decided to go find Damocles to discuss the optimization plan for the Wolfsbane Potion.
Malfoy sat at the Slytherin table, eating breakfast with a complicated expression.
At Hogwarts, he and Harry had always maintained a relationship of being both enemies and friends.
Since learning yesterday that Harry was a Parselmouth, he had been silently worried about him.
Unexpectedly, after only one night, this worry became superfluous.
Logically speaking, after the misunderstanding was resolved, he should be happy for the other party.
Malfoy reached out his left hand and touched his chest.
Why did he feel so uncomfortable in his heart?
So stuffy!
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The topic of magical talents became more and more heated.
Even at night, the young wizards were still constantly discussing what their respective magical talents were.
Of course, everyone also reached a new consensus on Parseltongue, that it was not evil, but a linguistic talent that could bring wealth.
However, there was a special existence that did not agree with this statement.
Or rather, after hearing this statement, this special existence fell into a violent rage.
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