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[A cloud of dust briefly obscures the picture Hermione's journal is transmitting. Once the dust dissipates, a room comes into view. Beams of sunlight filter through a dirty window, illuminating the disrepair of the room.

However Hermione doesn't look the least bit daunted. She is standing in the middle of the room, taking stock of every nook and every corner. There are several boxes at her feet - all of them carefully labeled in her neat handwriting.]

I think this will do. [She smiles at her journal, picking it up and showing any viewers the other side of the room.] Say hello to my new shop! I've been working on some useful concoctions and I will be posting a list of them next week.

[Her excitement is palpable. She is nearly bouncing in place and her cheeks are curiously flushed.]

First things first... I need to clean this place up. [With several motions of her wand, she calls forth a mop, a broom, a bucket of soapy water and towels.]

Mm I think I'll do this the hard way. [She tucks her wand away, drags her hair into a ponytail and grabs the mop.] But before I start...

What sort of remedies would you want this shop to offer? What obstacles do you find yourself encountering day in and day out that could, potentially, be eased or fixed by a potion?

Potions are not miraculous creations, I promise, but they can do surprising things. I'd like to hear your opinions on the matter.

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"Hey, if you needed any help with setting up the shop, I'd be happy to help. Could probably help with potions, too."

That would be really nice! You don't mind?

"Not at all. This is what the magic group is all about, helping with projects like this."

I grinned.

"I'm probably going to be going there a lot once it's set up, after all."

Well this doesn't exactly require Magic, per se. I need more...man-power. [She smiles faintly.] You're always welcome.

"Ah, in my experience magic is 90% legwork and prep anyway. Consider it a deal."

[He pauses over this entry for a lot longer than he should. A strange part of him wants to be nice, actually offer to help...but he has absolutely no idea why. It didn't make sense at all. It's Granger. When the hell has she ever done anything for him? Civil behavior wasn't exactly common for them, not with everything happening at home. Instead he immediately squashes down that part and disregards how tired his brain suddenly feels before he chimes in.]

If I could create a potion to get rid of insufferable know-it-alls, I think my life would be fixed.

[This eye roll trumps every eye roll she has had before. And that's including the ones that were directed at Ron.]

I'm sorry I can't help you with that.

Well then I'll have to call you out on false advertising. Really, Granger, such a shame that you have to get my hopes up and then crush them like that. Oh well.

I had assumed people would be mature enough to ask for help with normal needs and wants. Then again, this is you we are talking about.

You find me to be immature? I'm hurt, mortally wounded by this accusation.

Honestly though, what makes you think this is going to work?

Extraordinarily so.

I doubt it.

What are you doing to help others?

[Well, that's a good question. He pauses for a moment because something's tugging at the back of his brain, trying to tell him that he used to actually do something for the good of the village.

But then he realizes exactly what he does.]

I've taught people magic on and off. People who wanted to learn. [Like Tsuzuki, Hisoka and Xion. He doesn't quite remember how those lessons started, but he remembers they did.]

I wish there was such a thing as healing potions. That would be so useful.

There is! Of course it depends on what you need healed.

Really? So if you had a bad would that bled a lot, is there a potion that could heal that?

Yes, there is. There is even a Blood Replenishing Potion.

Are they hard to learn?

Being able to read minds.

Um...no. There isn't a potion for that. [Though there is a Magical Art that resembles "reading minds".]

Something to compensate for missed sleep. My world had something similar called soldier pills. They would probably help people on missions.

I know how to make a Sleeping Potion and there is something called a Pepper Up Potion... If used together, they would probably give you nice results.

Perhaps I can set up a longer Battle Dome training scenario to test it. If it works well, I'll let you know.

[It's worth experimenting with, and she's heard the Battle Dome will stop short of killing anyone, in the event that the potion doesn't work as intended.]

I'll make sure to have some in stock, then. It's not the sort of potion that goes bad quickly. [Meaning she can keep a good deal around just in case.]

That's good to know. When would be a good time to come and pick some up?

Ah-- I got it.

A potion that can provide a lifetime's amount of snacks!

[ Actually, he could use money for when he gets home, but that'd be too easy. ]

Potions don't quite work that way. [She looks amused, though.] Are you hungry?

[ Oh... :( ] Why?

They require certain ingredients to be mixed together. While some of the effects are remarkable, they work on a person or being from the inside out.

Wouldn't it be a matter of finding the right ingredients, then? [ But what does she means by the last part... ]

Do you have any that can make people stronger?

Perhaps. It depends on what sort of strength you want and if you're willing to deal with the side effects.

I was thinking physical, but... [ok, so he wasn't actually thinking per se when he asked that] What kinda side effects are there, usually?

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