Time passed gradually, and people gradually came to the Great Hall.
At first these people were quite normal. They asked Andy when he could deliver the potion. When Andy said that the potion could be delivered at noon, they did not react excessively. They agreed to pick up the potion at noon and left. Today was Sunday and many people had their own plans and would not wait in the Great Hall all the time.
But slowly, some people came to Andy with anxious looks on their faces and asked about the potion. Although they were promised that they would get the potion at noon, they were obviously not so reassured and sat in the Great Hall looking at Andy from afar.
One or two cases could be considered an accident, but when more and more people were like this, Andy felt something was wrong.
"Andy, are you sure you can complete the deal? If not, you can just return my money to me. If the deal doesn't work out this time, we can work together again next time."
Andy looked at the other party, a fifth-year Hufflepuff student. He had done business with Andy many times and they were acquaintances. Andy had given him some discounts in the past. Seeing the other party's look, Andy immediately became alert and said, "Did someone say something to you? Those people before were just like you, eager to get the potion, and if it didn't work, they asked for a refund. We have cooperated so many times, and I have never taken advantage of you. I even gave you discounts many times. For the sake of our previous pleasant cooperation, tell me, did someone say something to you!"
The other party looked at Andy, pursed his lips, sighed, nodded and said, "Someone did tell me something, or to be honest, since this morning, someone has been saying that you secretly spent the money we delivered in advance and couldn't give us the potion, so I and others came here to find you."
After hearing this, Andy knew that it was very likely, no, it must be that despicable and shameless Dorian who was behind the incident. If it was yesterday, Andy might have admitted it, given up his inheritance rights, and found some funds from the family to plug the hole.
But Sean and Blaise said yesterday that they would have everything ready before noon, and Andy believed them, so he took a deep breath and said to them, "Don't worry, these are just rumors. Although I did encounter some problems, I will definitely deliver it to you on time at noon."
At this point, Andy's voice became louder, and he said to the others around him: "As for the others, I admit that I did encounter some problems, but I have solved these problems. Please don't worry. I will definitely deliver the potion to everyone on time before noon. Please rest assured!"
Andy's straightforward words played a significant role. Although the people around him still had some doubts, they were able to calm down to some extent.
Seeing Andy's look, Robbins' face revealed a hint of disdain. In his opinion, unless Andy could find someone to prepare all the potions last night, it would be impossible to deliver the potions. However, there was no need for him to say anything more at this time. He just had to wait here and watch the joke.
It has to be said that Dorian's plan was quite vicious. He let Robbins leave with the payment before delivering the potion, thus eliminating any possibility for Andy in terms of both payment and materials.
In this way, even if Andy could find the money, he would not be able to leave Hogwarts to buy materials. In the end, Andy could only fail, completely destroying the possibility of continuing his business in Hogwarts.
Time passes by little by little.
Gradually, people from various houses have come here to have lunch.
Those who bought potions also came here, ready to get their own potions from Andy.
Although Andy said before noon, it was already noon. Many people were already suspicious about this matter, and when they saw that Andy had not yet delivered the potion, they finally exploded. "Andy, if you don't have the potion, then return the money to us. Since our cooperation was pleasant in the past, we won't make things difficult for you."
"I said, there's still some time before noon, it's not yet…"
"Don't delay. We've heard that you spent our money in advance for your own selfish reasons. You can't pay back all the money here. Give me my money now, immediately!"
The man who spoke stepped forward and grabbed Andy's robe, wanting Andy to return his money immediately. In his opinion, Andy would definitely not be able to return everyone's money. If he asked for it first, he might still be able to get his money back. As for other people's money, it had nothing to do with him.
When the people around saw his actions, they immediately stood up and surrounded him. Originally, they could still sit still and wait until noon to talk, but when they saw the man's appearance, they could no longer sit still. Just as the man had just said, if the rumors were true, then Andy would definitely not be able to pay back everyone's money.
With the first person leading the way, Andy was slowly surrounded by people, and everyone was asking for their money. They seemed to have forgotten what Andy had said before about what happened before noon.
Andy stood up and continued to explain that the things would be given to everyone before noon.
But at this time, no one listened to his explanation. They had already determined that Andy wanted to default on their payment for the goods. They kept asking Andy for their money. Finally, someone got anxious and punched Andy in the face. Others followed suit and waved their fists. Reason seemed to have disappeared from their bodies.
Just as a fist was about to hit Andy on the back of the head, a hand reached out from the crowd, grabbed the fist, and with a little force, threw the man with the fist out, hitting the wall behind him. Then the hand grabbed Andy's shoulder and pulled him out of the crowd.
"Since when did Hogwarts students learn to gang-up on their classmates when they can't even duel?"
Everyone looked at Sean Bulstrode who was standing in front of Andy. Some knew him and some didn't. Those who knew him immediately took a step back, while those who didn't know him immediately stepped forward and tried to grab Sean's clothes.
But before the other party could reach out to grab him, Sean raised his hand and grabbed the other party's wrist, slightly twisting it downwards, and immediately made the other party half-kneel on the ground. At this time, Sean looked down at the other party, his light gray pupils were like his own Head of House Snape, looking at the place indifferently, and asked in a deep voice: "I have brought the potion, do you still want it?"