After hearing Albert's words, the two of them felt a tiny surge of excitement, but then a wave of depression washed over them as they remembered their five Galleons going down the drain. The quality of the Swelling Solution they had brewed could no longer be described as merely poor—it was absolute rubbish.
"It's too hard! The recipe for the Swelling Solution is even harder to master than we expected. No wonder you just made the formula public!" Fred sat next to Albert, sulking in frustration at himself.
After attempting to brew the potion, both of them realized that most students simply couldn't brew Swelling Solution at all. Even if someone actually managed to brew it, the cost of the raw ingredients compared to the finished product made it far more sensible to just buy a bottle.
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