The second is a simple, 'I don't have enough time to make Scouters to sell directly' so that's an easy answer. The third will be a bit harder to explain, the reading doesn't mean anything by itself. It's just how much mana the person has. A Wizard or Witch isn't stuck with whatever number they first get; they can increase their mana through more actively using spells. But that may not satisfy all of the people asking." Harry stated as he leaned back in his chair.
"I think those are all the answers you need, Harrikins. They answer the questions asked sufficiently and if anyone has some kind of follow up then they can write to you." Tonks claimed getting a smile from Harry in return.
'Since we're on the subject of articles anyway I thought I'd let you know that I've finished the advert for the Test Frames. If you'd give it a look over you'll be set to start selling them." Penny spoke as she handed Harry the advert she'd finished. "The only thing left to put on it is how many are currently available for sale. How many were you able to get done, Harry?"
"Three dozen, anytime I felt like I was slamming my head into a brick wall with the Rune Safe I worked on making Test Frames, or learning some more Devanagari, or learning to play the wooden flute Hagrid gave me for Christmas. I'm still pants at the flute but I know a few characters of Devanagari now." Harry informed her getting surprised looks from both Tonks and Penny. "What? I had a lot of time on my hands without any classes or homework to get in the way. You two had already transfigured tons of Frames for me so I just had to etch the runic sequence and then apply the wooden overlay with Ollivander's self-destruction sequence on it."
"You're some kind of workaholic, Harrikins." Tonks shook her head playfully.
"It's called 'work ethic' Tonks and there is nothing wrong with it." Penny claimed with a faux snooty tone as she tilted her head so her nose was pointing into the air. Tonks and Harry chuckled at Penny's act knowing that Penny often dealt with Percy Weasley during her Prefect duties. The oldest Weasley currently in Hogwarts was quite the stickler for the rules and seemed to abhor any kind of procrastination or laziness.
"Well I like the advert so just put that there are thirty six for sale and I'll send it to the Owl Order Service." Harry nodded as he handed the advert back to Penny.
"Are you still set on the price of six Galleons?" Penny asked for clarification happy that Harry liked the advert she'd made with him.
"Yeah, I think it's a fair price based on what the Frame does. I fully expect a few businesses to have their Frame attached to their counter or a wall of their shop so that customers can pay to use it. Even at only a Knut per use they'll probably make their money back in less than six months." Harry reasoned as Penny nodded at his hypothesis.
"Well let's get this article written so we can get to the fun stuff!" Tonks exclaimed with her arms in the air and a grin on her face. She was always more of an 'action' girl and was far more interested in practicing Wandless Magic than writing an article.
"You shouldn't rush these things, Tonks. The better the article answers the questions the sooner Harry will stop getting bombarded by mail. Then we'll have more time for practice." Penny replied getting Tonks to grudgingly agree before pouting and offering her help.
-The Weekend-
Harry sighed happily even though he still had a new stack of mail to go through. The article had been sent on Tuesday and the response from the Prophet assured them it would be in the paper on Thursday morning. Seeing the article the three of them had worked on in the Prophet had given Harry hope that this excessive stream of mail would soon slow down. He was currently going through today's batch looking for any letters that asked a question that wasn't one of the three the article answered.
"Hey, I got a response from Madam Aveline." Harry grinned as he opened the letter and started to read. The French Magical Scholar had written back to accept his offer of buying a Scouter directly and had even included the ten Galleons in the envelope. The woman was showing a lot of trust in Harry by sending the money along without any guarantee that he'd send the Scouter back to her. Harry smiled as he walked into his smithy and pulled open the door to his safe. Carefully placing the ten Galleons inside with the other coins that were already stacked in the safe he picked up the Scouter he'd set aside for Madam Aveline back in December. Wrapping it securely in cloth and placing it into a small wooden box he'd glued together from spare pieces of wood, Harry looked over the runes he'd etched onto the box. 'Durability sequence? Check. Water Proof sequence? Check. That should be enough to get it to her safely.' He thought to himself as he left his workshop and headed for the Owlery. He sent Hedwig off with the parcel and watched until he couldn't see his owl anymore before leaving.
"Wotcher Harrikins!" Tonks announced herself as she met him outside his workshop. The bubbly Metamorphmagus had taken to practicing in his workshop on the weekends to get ready for the Auror Exams that she planned to take after she graduated Hogwarts. Apparently blasting the old stone walls was also a good stress relief from preparing for NEWT exams for the Seventh Year as well.
"Morning Tonks, had a bit of a lie in this morning?" Harry greeted as he opened the door for her.
"Not all of us like getting up early on the weekends like you Ravenclaws." Tonks snarked since Harry and Penny often were up by no later than eight in the morning on the weekends.
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