While Continental: Cauldron & Charm Apothecary, under the banner of the Morningstar family, had succeeded in gaining the interest of customers in Diagon Alley.
It was a new experience for witches and wizards who were accustomed to potion or herb stores with a dark, cold theme, often resembling a dark wizard's hideout.
These traditional stores often had the overpowering smell of potions, herbs, or other ingredients that might make customers uncomfortable and unwilling to stay for long.
But Cauldron & Charm Apothecary was different. It had a warm and welcoming theme, accompanied by a fresh scent that seemed to invite people in.
There were many areas designated for specific purposes, such as the main area, Potion Workshop, Herbarium, Library Nook, Storage Cellar, and Private Office.
Inside the Private Office...
Leo had asked Mavis to invite everyone except Eileen and Snape to discuss something very important.
Meanwhile, Eileen and Snape were in the main hall, where potions were displayed for customers to purchase or order in bulk.
There was also a specific area in the main hall where Eileen could brew potions specifically requested by customers for customization.
Usually, not many opted for customized potions because they were ten times more expensive than the regular ones.
"I called you all here to inform you that, from this moment on, you are all members of my family. It's your choice whether to change your family name to mine or not. I requested this meeting because some of you might want to decide on this before I officially register you as family members in this world. So, tell me..."
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Leo asked Wakana, who came in last, to close the door before informing them of his intentions.
Leo wanted to register them as a family in this world using the information cards he had.
"____"
"____"
"____"
Hearing why Leo was talking about becoming a family when they already considered themselves one, all the women present in the room exchanged glances.
Chuckle~
"Well, you see..."
Noticing their reactions, Leo couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle before explaining the purpose of the information cards and how they could be used to create a backstory or a family through them.
It wasn't as simple as fabricating a story—when an information card was used to create a backstory, it became reality.
Everything from relationships, wealth, positions, and more could be obtained effortlessly by using the card to craft the desired history.
"There's something like this, huh... changing one's backstory."
After hearing the full explanation, Hagoromo Gitsune looked thoroughly impressed by the power of the information card.
"If something like this existed in my world, blending in with humans would have been so much easier. I could even manipulate history itself,"
she mused, her voice carrying a tone of admiration.
It is no big secret that Leo would travel to different worlds and gain rewards by influencing them in his favor, but hearing the explanation about the information cards, they couldn't help but think about the variety of rewards Leo would gain in the future.
"I will take your name."
After some discussion about how they were going to create a family background, Mavis was the first to give her consent.
This was followed by Kejoro, Wakana, and Setsura, who also wanted to take Leo's family name.
"____"
Meanwhile, Hagoromo Gitsune was thinking deeply and remained silent.
"What happened, Hagoromo?"
Seeing Hagoromo Gitsune being silent, thinking deeply with a frown on her face, Leo asked her.
"Leo... I want to change my name."
After some deep thought, Hagoromo Gitsune spoke what was on her mind.
"____"
"Did you choose a new name?"
After a moment of silence, stunned by Hagoromo Gitsune's request to change her name, Leo asked curiously.
"Well... I will take the name Kitsune Morningstar. What do you think?"
Hearing Leo's question, Hagoromo Gitsune gave her answer with clear expectation in her voice.
'System... I want to use the information cards.'
Leo nodded and started to proceed with using the information cards.
[ Ding... ]
[ Host, you could say how you want to create information using the information card. ]
When Leo mentioned he finally wanted to use the information cards, the system activated them and now asked him to specify his desired background.
'System, I want you to create the Morningstar family as one of the ancient pureblood families with immense wealth and influence in the wizarding world. And make Mavis and the others my wives, married into my Morningstar family.'
Getting the green light from the system, Leo started to explain what he wanted for his family background using the information cards.
[ Ding... ]
[ Information cards x 6 are being used by host to create your family background... ]
After Leo provided the full summary, the system began creating the family background for Leo and his wives.
[ Ding... ]
[ The information cards have been used, and the family background has been created... ]
[ Summary: Host is the only heir of the ancient Morningstar family, which holds immense influence over the wizarding world. For the past 150 years, the Morningstar family has been silent until today, when the host appeared. In each Gringotts bank in every country, the Morningstar family has one of the top-most secured vaults, each containing immense wealth. The goblins have taken a blood oath not to covet the Morningstar family's possessions. The goblins hold immense respect for the Morningstar family because the family has never been biased toward non-human magical beings and their allies. The family once started a rebellion and destroyed the financial situation of the families who tried to covet their vaults. Mavis, Kejoro, Wakana, Kitsune, and Setsura are Leo Morningstar's wives. ]
Nod~
Reading the summary provided by the system, who created the family background after hearing Leo's description, he nodded in satisfaction.
Diagon Alley...
"This is Diagon Alley, considered the busiest shopping street in all of wizarding Britain."
A young woman, escorting a family of three—father, mother, and their son—was looking around the shops in Diagon Alley curiously.
The young Professor McGonagall, around 32 years old, was wearing dark emerald green and black, with tartan patterns that would have been evident even then, showing her Scottish heritage and pragmatic sense of style.
Tall and slender, Minerva's frame exuded both elegance and authority.
She was not like her older self in 1991—more experienced—yet she still had a youthful sharpness to her features, with high cheekbones, piercing eyes that had a shade of green, and a complexion that, while fair, bore the flush of vigor and enthusiasm from her early career.
Her stern expression, a trademark of her older self, would still be present but softened by her relative inexperience, with a glimmer of warmth.
Her iconic dark hair would likely be tied up in a neat bun, as she was known for her practical and professional appearance.
She was currently assisting a Muggle family in purchasing their son's first-year required materials in order to join Hogwarts, while giving an introduction to each shop and escorting the family to Gringotts to exchange their pounds for wizarding galleons.
Though she was escorting the family calmly, her eyes were scanning the crowd to see if there were any suspicious wizards or witches nearby.
If it were peaceful times, she wouldn't be as worried about the family's safety.
But these were not peaceful times.
The wizarding world was on edge due to the increasing activities of dark wizards known as Death Eaters, causing trouble here and there.
As McGonagall's eyes scanned the crowd, they landed on a new shop that seemed to be very crowded, with excited witches and wizards exiting the store, each carrying a bag with something inside.
'Potion shop?'
Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, McGonagall's curiosity was piqued when she read the name of the shop. She was a little stunned to see that it was a potion shop.
Though potion masters or potion shops earned a high profit, she had never seen one this crowded.
She made a mental note to check on the shop after finishing her task of escorting the Muggle family.
After McGonagall, along with the Muggle family, entered Gringotts to exchange money...
"Sister... look, that shop looks very crowded."
Narcissa Black, noticing the same scene as McGonagall, pointed at Cauldron & Charm Apothecary and called her sisters Bellatrix and Andromeda, who accompanied her for shopping.
After the family meeting, where they were urged to sell as quickly as possible, the sisters' moods were very low, so they came to Diagon Alley to distract themselves.
When they arrived, nothing new caught their interest, but just as they were about to head to Knockturn Alley, their younger sister Narcissa got their attention and pointed at Leo's potion shop, now named Cauldron & Charm Apothecary.
"Potion shop? Bella, let's go take a look."
Reading the name board with its interesting font, Andromeda, with a raised eyebrow, pulled Bellatrix—who had just finished purchasing three Exploding Mint ice creams—toward the shop.
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