Chapter 41: Absolute Zero, Booming Business, and Professors Visiting (2/2)
Quinn was sure that in a year or two, he could fill up a tub with sickles.
'Laying down in a tub of money. Oh yeah, that would be cool, alright,' had thought Quinn when he checked the total gains from the sales.
Almost all of the students had jumped on the fifty percent discount and agreed to owe Quinn a favor. There were a few people who paid in full and didn't take the deduction.
Like students from wealthy families didn't bother with the discount and bought the set in full. A few didn't want to owe Quinn a favor, so they either pooled money to buy an entire set or bought selected subjects.
Quinn remembered chuckling when Crabbe and Goyle came into the A.I.D office and bought three sets for themselves and Draco. He had read their minds, and it made a glorious memory for Quinn.
The result was that in a few weeks, Quinn had amassed more influence than he had been able to in the past several months.
And, as Quinn predicted, a few professors had visited him at the A.I.D office. It was the last week of April when a trio comprising Lily Potter, Filius Flitwick, and Minerva McGonagall came knocking.
Quinn was sitting behind his office desk doing some work when the door chime rang, and instinctively Quinn spoke.
”Welcome to A.I.D. How may I help...” but when he raised his, Quinn saw the three professors and trailed off at the end.
”Professors, what an unexpected surprise,” said Quinn, standing up from his chair, ”What brings you three here?”
The three visitors didn't reply for a moment, taking in the ambiance of the A.I.D office. In the past few months, Quinn had actively changed the decor and feel of the office. The glass wall no longer looked ugly and was now the best feature of the room.
There were a lot of random paintings hanging from the walls that Quinn liked to look at. A few plants, giving the room some green color, and some trinkets that Quinn placed because they looked cool.
The office now looked a lot more put together and homogenous. The decor and vibe fit together and completed the look.
Flitwick was the first one to speak up, ”It is the first time I have come to this classroom, but you have changed it quite a bit, Mr. West.”
Quinn smiled in reply, ”Had to make some changes, professor.”
McGonagall, who was touching the glass partition wall and noticed, ”This is transmutation. Now that I recall, you do know about transmutation, don't you, Mr. West?” McGonagall remembered the conversation she had with Quinn a month ago.
”You are correct, professor. I transmuted many panes of glass to create a big glass wall,” answered Quinn as he put down an additional stool in front of his desk, increasing the number to three.
He didn't want the professors to enter his workshop because there was a lot of stuff in there that, even though it won't get Quinn in trouble, would reveal that Quinn was exceedingly advanced for his age.
”Please take a seat,” gestured Quinn as he went to his chair. He wanted to control the direction of the conversation.
”So, what brings you here, professors? I hope I am not in trouble,” asked Quinn as the three professors sat down.
”Oh, nothing like that, Mr. West. We came here to discuss the exam notes that you have been selling,” responded Lily Potter.
Quinn slightly tilted his head and asked, ”I see... what about them?”
”We wanted to check and make sure that there aren't any mistakes in the notes. The entirety of the Ravenclaw first and second-year populous is using your notes, and we wanted to just check the accuracy of the notes,” said Flitwick, chiming in.
Quinn lightly shrugged, ”I have no problems with that,” said Quinn, taking out a set of both year's notes and pushing them towards the professors.
”Actually, if you guys give the notes your approval, I could add that straight to the cover for advertisement,” said Quinn, thinking about treating this as quality certification from a higher authority.
Flitwick and Lily chuckled while McGonagall put on her glasses, pulling out the Transfiguration notes. Flitwick pulled out the charms notes while Lily targeted the potion notes.
Quinn sat back and didn't disturb the professors. He eventually returned to his work. The room fell silent as the three professors continued to read the notes while Quinn continued to do his homework.
When Flitwick was done with Charms, he picked up Defense Against Dark Arts, while Lily and McGonagall picked up Herbology and History of Magic, respectively.
When Lily was done, she left Astronomy to the other two teachers and observed Quinn.
Ivy told her all about the A.I.D service that was being run by a student, and when Lily asked for a name, she was surprised to hear the name Quinn West.
And, when she asked around, it surprised her that Quinn had Flitwicks permission to permanently occupy an empty classroom for personal use.
When Flitwick revealed that all Ravenclaw first and second-years were using Quinn's notes, McGonagall had decided to assess the accuracy of the notes, and thus they were here.
”Mr. West, what other services do you provide here?” asked Lily.
Quinn looked up from his work and answered, ”I work to fulfill any request that is asked of me. Bring me broken stuff, and I will fix it. Have a problem with homework, and I will help you with it.”
He looked at McGonagall, who looked up from the notes and assured her, ”I don't do it for them, and neither do I let them copy from mine. I just tell them where to look for it.”
He returned to Lily and continued, ”You need information about a topic, and I will research it for you. I also charm objects on request. My most popular requests for charm work are date items that guys ask me for Hogsmeade weekends,” smiled Quinn.
Quinn took out three cards from his desk and passed one to each of the professors.
”Please do think of me when you have a problem that needs to be solved,” said Quinn as he gave them the A.I.D cards.
Lily looked at the card and then asked, ”Can I have a first-year set? I would like to buy one for my son.”
Quinn smiled, ”Of course, professor. That would be two galleons and one sickle,” said Quinn, retrieving a fresh set for her. He didn't offer her a discount as he didn't want to raise suspicion.
Lily smiled and pulled out the asked amount, and gave it to Quinn.
”Please fill your name, subjects, and amount paid in sickles in this table,” said Quinn, giving the buyer's list to Lily.
Lily looked at the sheet of paper and was surprised to see so many names on the sheet. She followed the example of the person above her and filled all the slots.
Finally, McGonagall closed the final notebook and declared, ”There weren't any mistakes in your notes, Mr. West. These notebooks have been well thought of; they will be of great help. I will recommend these to students.”
Quinn's face lit up, and he grinned, ”Thank you, professor.”
She nodded, but then she looked at the glass wall and asked, ”Mr. West, what is on the other side of the glass wall?”
Quinn looked at the glass wall and casually answered, ”Oh, I practice my magic on the other side.”
McGonagall nodded, looking away from the glass wall, and focused her attention on the office itself.
After talking for a few minutes, the three teachers left the office, and Quinn leaned into his chair, breathing a sigh of relief.
”Never thought I would give the professors my card,” spoke Quinn.
He paused before smiling, ”Business is doing wonders... grandfather would be proud.”
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A/N:
Absolute Zero might not seem something great but wait. I have plans for it... kind of, at least it will appear in the next volume. I am researching ways that cold can be beneficial, so it might take time to get some use out of it.
If you have some uses for cold, then do tell me. I will try to spin something out of it.
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Quinn West - MC - Absolute Zero! Absolute Zero!
Filius Flitwick - Charms Professor - Likes the charm of the cards.
Minerva McGonagall - Transfiguration Professor - Intrigued by the glass wall in Quinn's office.
Lily Potter - First staff client - Impressed by the A.I.D consultation service.
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