Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he got his previous bottle of mud. One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for 'Myrolite'. The shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable. When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went to explain that 'Myrolite ' was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to remove freckles. This explanation evidently that conveyed something the woman who searched shelf after shelf. She produced all sorts of wired concoctions, but none of them met with Harry's requirements. When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him. Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.