JACG Chapter 65 ( Respect the craft)

We popped into one of the many rooms of the mansion. It was decorated rather lavishly which was to be expected. I was not going to buy a completely empty mansion for the siblings to live in. Sure, with the modest sum of wealth I left them they could buy whatever they wanted but it was easier to buy a pre-furnished home. The mansion screamed opulence but it looked rather strange to me. I was used to seeing a certain style of architecture that would not become popular for a long while.

In this day and age opulence had a completely different definition to what I was used to. It was not just the style, the technological gap was far more jarring to me. I was used to a home being equipped with a variety of gadgets. Not just the rich ones either technology was so wide spread that it would look bizarre by today’s standards.

So the room I traveled to was filled with paintings, statues, and furniture that looked like it was worth more than anything I had previously owned. The room was not exactly prepped for making potions but it could work. I would have to open all the windows to ensure proper ventilation but it should work.

I looked over at my new found student and she was looking around in shock. She knew that magic was a thing but suddenly being teleported to a richly decorated room had to be jarring. Not something you could prepare for even knowing that magic was a possibility. Her world was only partially dyed in the colors of the magical world. She still had a rational mindset, she was going to have to get rid of that if she wanted to excel.

Magic could be learned with that mindset you could even beat out the common rift raft with it. The thing is if you wanted to challenge heights beyond reason you had to be fairly unreasonable to start off with. Logic had its place but Magic fell under the domain of whimsy and the unreal. You had to be willing to accept all the strangeness that such a thing could bring.

She was gathering her bearings quickly so I will give her props for the quick response. I had one thing I had to do before we started.

[Overdramatic Fool: I commandeered a room to teach my new found student potions. Come up and introduce yourself. I imagine you are going to see them often.]

[NTR Victim: Huh, the magical castle wasn’t good enough for you guys?]

[Overdramatic Fool: I needed a private place to teach them and I wanted to introduce you to them. Come up already.]

[NTR Victim: Alright coming up, I was feeling kind of bored anyway. Which room is it? This place is fucking massive.]

[Overdramatic Fool: No take backs this is what you wanted. We are on the second floor, third room on the right.]

There I gave Ashley a heads up, I was going to be operating in their home. It was the wise action to give her a heads up. If she wandered around and caught me teaching Petunia without me saying a word it would end badly. She was feeling more secure about our relationship but there was no reason not to tell her.

Petunia may not be a beauty that wars were fought over but she was still a girl. One that I was going to be spending a rather long time with. So I might as well cover my bases to avoid misunderstandings. Worse comes to worse Ashley hangs around as I teach Petunia. 

“So what magic are you going to teach me?” Petunia questioned with a hopeful glint in her eyes. There was a hint of worry but I assumed she was still waiting for me to pull the rug out from under her. I smiled mildly at her.

“I’ll start teaching you in a moment, I’m waiting for someone to show up first. I got to introduce you to them.” I spoke out softly as I started to get the room ready. Petunia looked even more nervous now but she held back any more questions. She just aimed a focused look at what I was doing.

I was almost finished when I heard foot steps coming down the hall. After that, the door opened up with the familiar sight of my girlfriend. She wore a rather happy smile on her face as she entered the room then she saw Petunia. Her smile stiffened slightly but she was still smiling.

She looked over at me with a questioning look on her face. Petunia took one look at Ashley and froze up. Not in fear or anything but she just looked stunned. She kept looking back and forth between the two of us with a massive blush appearing on her face.

“Petunia, this is my girlfriend Ashley. Ashley this is Petunina I am going to be teaching her some tricks.” I spoke out with a small smile on my face. Petunia seemed to look between us even faster. I was sure that she was absolutely baffled at me having a girlfriend who was not her sister. Ashley perked up and shot Petunia a smug smile. Ashley then walked towards me and placed a rather urgent kiss on my lips. It was a long hot thing that had my heart pumping.

Even with our enhanced bodies we eventually had to come up for breath. So we parted panting away from each other. Ashley turned around to face Petunia whose blush seemed to reach new levels.

“Ashley Graves, nice to meet you,” Ashley spoke out with a now genuine smile on her face. I looked at the interaction and decided to wash my hands of it. Ashley was always going to have a reaction to me teaching a female student. As long as things remained civil between them I had no issues. I was not going to complain about Ashley marking her territory, that kiss was something I enjoyed as well.

“Petunia.” Petunia stuttered out as she looked even more stunned at this situation. She looked like she wanted to ask a hundred questions but she had no idea which question she should start with. I decided to throw her a bone so her brain could reset.

“Now that the introductions are over we are going to get into what I am going to teach. I’m sure you are looking forward to what that is Petunia.” I announced with a flourish. Petunia took in my words and looked over with excited expectant eyes. Ashley looked over in mild curiosity. I then took out all the things needed to brew from my inventory. 

It might have made me a hoarder but inventories are the fucking best. The items appeared neatly before me and I gestured to Petunia and Ashley to come closer. Ashley did not look like she was in any hurry to leave so she might as well learn something. Petunia was looking at the tools and ingredients in confusion. 

“I will be teaching you the greatest craft that a Wizard or Witch could learn. Potions!” I spoke out with a wide smile on my face. Ashley was giving me an indulgent smile but Petunia was not looking too happy. She looked incredibly disappointed with this outcome, the Potion Master in me felt insulted that she would be disappointed in my field. I gave her a tight smile.

“Petunia,” I spoke out quietly to get her attention from her disappointment. She looked up at me with those sad eyes and I wanted to smack some sense into her. I know potions may not seem that impressive but they were the greatest gift I could possibly give someone.

“I know that it does not seem that magical Petunia. In comparison to flashy displays of magic like teleportation or summoning the elements potions can look rather dull.” I spoke out slowly to the upset girl. It irked me that she could not see the beauty in potions but I would let it slide. Ashley was taking all of this in as if she was deciding if she was going to get involved. Petunia nodded disappointedly.

“While it might look dull make no mistake it is magic.” I gave her a stern and serious look that knocked some of that disappointment off of her face.

“I’ll tell you something else as well. If I had a choice between those flashy displays of magic or potions I would pick potions one hundred percent of the time.” I spoke once more in a serious tone. Ashley was giving me an amused look as she knew I was underplaying my love of potions. Petunia finally looked like she was getting interested in what I had to teach.

Good, I was starting to regret even offering to teach her. God, the Severus Snape who had to teach hundreds of brats that held no actual respect for his craft had my respect. I was having difficulty going through one conversation. I could not imagine dealing with hundreds of brats.

“Why? I would rather be able to teleport.” Petunia asked hesitantly. I felt my already stiff smile stiffen further. Ashley was quietly laughing at what was happening. Calm down Severus, she was a squib who knew nothing about true magic.

“ I’m a firm believer that anything can be over come with Potions Petunia.” I smiled blandly at her.

“Someone is dying from cancer there is a potion for that. You want to turn someone into a wooden statue, potion. You want to poison a dragon, potion. You want to be invisible, potion. You want to bend the whims of fate itself, POTION!” I spoke out with increasing fervor. Potions could solve all of the issues the magical world was facing. My creation of Fortuna told me that the ceiling of my craft was so far up it might as well be the moon.

Sure I was teaching Petunia potions because she did not have a Mana core that could hold Mana. Still, even if that was one of the reasons that did not stop potions from being literally the best. She should be begging on her knees for the opportunity to learn Potions from someone like me. It was the rational thing to do, honestly.

The disappointed look in her eyes faded. That desperate hope for magic was back in her eyes. I gave her a bright smile at the better attitude.

“Beyond that. Potions are one of the only fields that does not need Mana to use. So it’s a perfect thing for you to learn Petunia.” I spoke to her with bright fevered eyes. She seemed to be infected with my fervor as her own light was increasing.

The higher levels of Potions certainly needed Mana but that was not something a beginner would touch for a long while. I looked over at my new found student, I might as well give her a present as well. I created a contract between the both of us. The contract would give her a very small amount of mana, enough that she could touch that threshold.

It was an insignificant amount for me and it meant that my student would be able to reach for the stars. She might even be able to fix her squib status given enough creativity and drive.

“How about you Ashley, interested in learning potions?” She rolled her eyes at me but nodded her head. She may not have been in the original plan but I was happy she was taking an interest in my favorite subject.

“Good, now are you two ready to bottle the very skies themselves?” I questioned with a smug smile on my face. Sure that was never going to happen with my current skill set but I felt like saying it. Petunia gave me an excited nod and Ashley just flipped me off.

Great, I really hoped that Petunia had some potential with potions. I wanted her to be happy with her choices.