The Wizard Supreme at Hogwarts

Chapter 11 Potions Lesson

Hogwarts first-year freshmen have a total of eight courses, namely Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Potions, Herbalism, History of Magic, Astronomy, Charms, and the most anticipated flying course for freshmen.

The next day, after Nolin washed up, he and Smith left the dormitory.The first class was Snape's Potions class, and Noreen was very interested in this class.

"Hey, Norlin, do you know." Smith leaned close to Noreen's ear, looked around, and said quietly, "I heard that Professor Snape is very strict with people in other colleges, he likes to criticize others .”

"Really." Norin was a little surprised, how could there be gossip about this guy so quickly, and it's quite accurate.

"Of course." Smith said furtively, "I heard that he has always wanted to be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, but he has never been able to do so."

"Perhaps." Nuo Lin secretly slandered, this person is definitely a good spy.

The two walked down the stairs while chatting.There are a total of 140 stairs at Hogwarts, some of them are wide and big, some are narrow and small, and they are rickety.Some lead to different places every Friday; some halfway up, a step will suddenly disappear, which is wonderful if you can't remember where to jump to the end.Even Nuolin couldn't memorize all the rules in a short time.

But remembering the way to the restaurant is still not a problem.After breakfast, the two hurried to the Potions classroom.

"Which college do we have classes with today?" Noreen asked casually.

"Slytherin," Smith said without thinking.

When Nuo Lin heard this, the face of the girl on the train appeared in his mind, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The Potions classroom is an underground classroom, which is much colder than the castle keep above.Norlin and Smith walked all the way and realized that it was too late, so they started to trot, and finally stepped into the classroom at the last second when the bell rang.

"Perhaps your concept of time should be more punctual, um...Mr. Davis, and Mr. McCaw." Snape held a parchment roster, looked at it twice, and said gloomily, "Lavin Crowe deducted 5 points. 5 points per person."

Everyone in the classroom cast sympathetic eyes.

"I..." Smith was anxious, and opened his mouth to protest, but was stopped by Norin.

"Understood, Professor. Be sure to pay attention next time." Noreen said calmly.

Snape glanced at him, his eyes were cold and empty, like two dark tunnels.He said no more, turned and walked onto the podium.

"Hey! Why..." Smith whispered eagerly.

"It seems that your information is correct." Norin found two empty tables and sat down while observing the classroom.

"Then we are the first ones to be deducted points since the beginning of school." Smith cried.

The atmosphere in the classroom was oppressive. Glass jars were placed along the walls, filled with various unknown animal specimens, which made people shudder.From time to time, there is an inexplicable gas in the air, invisible and tasteless.Above the podium, an ancient clock made a "squeaky" sound.

"You are here to learn the precise science and rigorous craftsmanship of this potion preparation." Snape said, his voice was low and obscure, and he had the power to make the classroom orderly without any effort,
"Many of you won't believe it's magic, as there's no foolish wand waving here. I don't expect you to really appreciate the beauty of that simmering cauldron with its white smoke and fragrance, You don't really understand the liquid that flows into people's veins, the magic that makes people's hearts swell and their minds bewildered. I can teach you how to increase your reputation, brew glory, and even prevent death-if you are not the kind I often encounter Kind of an idiot."

The words made the classroom silent.Norin could clearly see fanatical expressions on the faces of many people, and the Slytherins were even more obvious, their eyes flickering, and they looked like they couldn't wait to try.

Norin searched the classroom, and found Elena in the corner on the right.She still had no expression on her face, she was indifferent to Snape's words, she just quietly didn't know what she was thinking.

"Then, let's start with the simplest question." Snape paused, looked around, and said, "Can anyone tell me, what is the function of fire ants?"

"The best material for the berserk nature of the ablation potion." Not far from him, Zhang Qiu said.

"Barely getting to the point." Snape said noncommittally, without commenting too much, "What do you get from adding daffodil root powder to wormwood infusion?"

Noreen looked at Snape silently.When he asked this question, a trace of extremely dark and complex light quickly slipped from his pitch-black pupils.Noreen sighed softly.

"A powerful sleeping pill," said a Slytherin boy with glasses quickly.The corners of his mouth were upturned flamboyantly, looking extremely proud.

"Not bad, Mr. Carlo." Snape, who has always been stingy with praise, gave some verbal concessions to the students of his own college, then suddenly changed his tone, and shouted fiercely, "Those who just now Why don't you write it down?"

The sound of the quill pen recording in the classroom sounded quickly.Smith scratched his head and turned the pages of the book desperately. Obviously he didn't pay much attention to the answer just now, so he could only make up for it from the textbook.

"Then, one last little question," said Snape in a deep voice, "what is a ceramia?"

There was silence.Zhang Qiu's face looked very bewildered, apparently he had never read anything about it in books.The Slytherins rolled their eyes, and it was obvious that they wanted to answer the question, but couldn't.Norin looked amused, and put his head on the textbooks on the table.He is too lazy to be this early bird.

However, this smile was caught by Snape's sharp eyes.Snape walked to Nolin's desk with a sneer, took out his wand and knocked on the table, making a "bang bang" sound.Noreen looked up, meeting Snape's indifferent eyes.

"Mr. Davis, I think you must have your own opinion on this issue." Apparently Snape interpreted Noreen's smile as a mockery.

Fuck me?This thought flashed through Nuolin's mind, and he stood up to meet his gaze: "Acer horn, a dicotyledonous plant, belongs to the family Aceraceae, a deciduous tree with 3 to 5 lobes in a single leaf, the central lobe is extremely long, and the samara horn form, are on the verge of extinction."

Snape was stunned for two seconds, walked back to the podium, and added coldly: "It is an excellent main material for making psychedelic potions. Sit down."

Noreen sat down in response.Smith next to him opened his mouth wide and said incredulously, "Oh my God, how do you know this? I've never heard of it!"

How do you know?This is something from my Great China... Nuolin thought with a forced smile, feeling a little depressed.

"Mr. McCaw, I don't think I need to emphasize classroom discipline anymore, but because of your whispering, Ravenclaw will be deducted 5 points."

Smith was dumbfounded.His eyes were dull, and it took a long time for anger to emerge.

Potions class continued.Snape divided the two Houses into pairs and instructed them to mix and concoct a simple potion for scabies.Steaming from the bubbling cauldron, Snape dragged his long black cloak around the room, watching them weigh dried nettles and crush snake fangs, nearly all of the students suffered Criticism, Slytherins are no exception.Only in front of Noreen and Smith's cauldron, after seeing and smelling and smelling, could Snape bluntly make a comment: "Barely qualified."

Norin didn't take it seriously, and continued to cook the slug with tentacles, his hands were surprisingly steady.

An hour later, they walked out of the dungeon along the stairs.As soon as he got to the ground, Smith couldn't wait to shout: "It's not fair! Why didn't he give you extra points for your outstanding performance, but deducted 15 points from us for some trivial things!"

"Don't worry, student Mai Kao, we won't blame you, maybe one day we will be deducted points for some inexplicable reasons." Zhang Qiu who passed by said with a smile, "Student Nuolin, today's performance is really very good. cool!"

"Thank you." Noreen waved her hand and said to Smith, "It's fine to get used to this kind of thing, for Potions class. Let's go, what's the next class?"

"Transformation class." Smith said in a muffled voice, it was not easy to let go so quickly.But Norin obviously didn't care very much, and he had no choice but to give up.

(End of this chapter)