Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 9 Potions Course
On Friday, Slytherin and Gryffindor will attend Potions class with Professor Snape.

Schelling and Draco arrived early in the potions classroom in the dungeon, which was gloomy and cold, with glass jars lined along the walls filled with creepy stuffed animals.

Potions class requires two students in a group. Slytherin and Gryffindor students are paired in pairs within their respective houses and sit on both sides of the classroom clearly-Sherin and Draco are in a group, Goyle and Crabbe are in a group, Harry and Ron are in a group, Daphne is in a group with Pansy under the help of Sherlin...

Sherin suddenly found Meredith sitting alone in the last row of Slytherin, she seemed a little embarrassed, because no one wanted to be in a group with her.Schelling also recalled at this time that she didn't seem to see Meredith much during this period of time except in class. She seemed to have been walking alone, and it seemed that she hadn't made a friend yet.

"Meredith is too cold and arrogant, always with a cold face, as if the whole world offends her, so now everyone doesn't like her." Daphne said in a low voice.

Schelling couldn't help asking Daphne at the next table, "Aren't you friends with her?"

"We did play together when we were young." Daphne showed a look of reminiscence on her face, "But after growing up, her personality seems to have changed, until now she has developed such a bad temper."

In the end, under Snape's forced assignment, Pansy was ordered to team up with Meredith, and Schelling filled Pansy's vacancy with Daphne. The most unexpected thing was that Draco was ordered to team up with Hermione!
Daphne was the happiest with this kind of distribution. After all, the entire Slytherin knew Schelling's strength, and it was almost recognized that the first grade was the strongest.

Pansy's face was full of reluctance, and she kept staring at Meredith fiercely, and Meredith also raised her face to the sky, without even looking at Pansy.

Draco felt uncomfortable at the thought of being in a group with a Muggle wizard, but it was Schelling who coaxed Draco into a group with Hermione obediently, saying that this was a great opportunity to prove the strength of a pure-blooded child to others.

After the roll call, Snape began to teach. "You have come here to learn the delicate science and exacting art of potion-making," he began, his voice barely above a whisper, but every word caught him.Like Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape has the intimidating power to bring order to the classroom with little effort.

"Since there is very little wave of wands, many people among you will not believe this is magic. I don't expect you to truly understand the beauty of white smoke and the fragrance of fragrance. You will not really know how to flow into the blood vessels of people's blood vessels. How do you improve your reputation, brew glory, and even stop death -but there must be one, that is, you are not the kind of idiot and fool I often encounter. "

(Note: It is necessary to wave the wand to prepare the potion. In the "Book of Potions", there is even a designated action for each potion. In the original English text, Risnape said that waving the wand is rarely required. The so-called "no foolishly waving the wand" is actually a mistranslation by the People's Association)
"Potter!" said Snape suddenly, "what would I get if I added powdered daffodil root to an infusion of wormwood?"

What grass root powder was put in what solution? Harry glanced at Ron, who was as stunned as he was; Hermione's arms were thrown high in the air.

"I don't know, sir," said Harry.

Snape pouted contemptuously, "Tsk tsk, it seems that fame doesn't mean everything."

Snape ignored Hermione's upraised arm and continued, "Let's try again. Potter, if I asked you to find me a bezoar, where would you find it?"

Hermione kept her hands up as high as she could without leaving her seat, but Harry had no idea what a bezoar was.He tried not to look at Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, who were trembling with laughter.

"I don't know, sir."

"I don't think you've read a single book before term started, have you, Potter?" Snape still ignored Hermione's trembling arm and continued to ask, "Okay, Potter, what's the difference between Aconitum acanthus and Aconite chamaejasma?"

"I don't know," Harry whispered, "but I think Hermione knows the answer, why don't you ask her?" A few students laughed.

"Sit down," he snapped at Hermione angrily, "Sherin, tell me the answer."

Schelling felt a little helpless, was this forcing him to make trouble with Harry?
But under Snape's murderous gaze, Schelling had no choice but to stand up and said, "Daffodil root powder and wormwood can be mixed together to make a powerful sleeping potion, which is Living Hell Potion. Coprolith is a kind of stone taken from the stomach of a goat, which has a strong detoxifying effect. As for the aconitum acanthus and aconite chamaejasma, they are the same plant, and they are collectively called aconitum."

"Ten points for Slytheringa," said Snape loudly, "why don't you write it all down!"

Then there was a sudden rustling of quills and parchment.Amid the din, Snape said, "Potter, Gryffindor will take a point for contradicting the teacher."

Then Snape spent half the class time instructing the students in the two classes to learn how to make the simplest magic potion for treating boils in pairs.It is said to be the simplest magic potion, but regardless of the materials and steps, it seems quite cumbersome.

According to Snape's order, Schelling took out dried nettles, pit viper fangs, porcupine quills and other materials from the Potions cabinet; Daphne raised the fire and put her cauldron on it.

During their configuration, Snape dragged a very long black cloak, turned around in the classroom like a big bat, observing their configuration steps... During this period, most of the Gryffindor students were severely criticized by him; even many Slytherin students could not avoid it.

After returning to his seat, Xie Lin's movements were very agile. In fact, Xie Lin had practiced the simple actions of grinding, dissolving, and boiling at home before school started.

"Why do you need to grind the porcupine quills?" Daphne asked puzzledly: "The book says to chop up the porcupine quills, remove the cauldron from the fire and add it in the final stage!"

"The solubility of porcupine quill is extremely low, and it is not easy to dissolve after it is removed from the fire. Just looking at it being the last raw material added, one can infer that it is most likely the most unstable of all raw materials - grinding it into powder can make it dissolve faster, which reduces the probability of accidents." Because the partner is a delicate beauty, Xie Lin explained very patiently, but his hands did not stop, and continued to grind the porcupine quill.

Daphne frowned, seeing Xie Lin's confident look, decided not to say anything, and continued to hit the small piece of snake fang with the hammer.

"Help me roast the nettles in the pot for a while, so that the water can dry up, and be careful not to get hurt by the stings on the nettles... Thank you!" Xie Lin ordered the crushed snake fangs into the crucible, stirring slowly clockwise.

Daphne opened her mouth, but did not make a sound, but followed Schelling's instructions.During the period, Snape passed by their location several times, stopped to observe their movements for several minutes, and even saw the small plate of porcupine quills that had been crushed into powder... But he didn't interfere in the slightest, he just glanced sideways at Schelling.

After the nettles and snake fangs were added to the pot, "it needs to be boiled for 5 minutes." Daphne glanced at the "Magic Potions and Potions" in her hand, and reminded. Xie Lin nodded and looked at the alchemy watch brought from home, while pulling out his wand and muttering to the cauldron.The watch looked very strange, with twelve hands, but no numbers, and various stars rotating along the edge of the dial.

"What... are you doing?" Daphne's uneasiness and doubts at the beginning have now turned into curiosity.

"Oh, I'm manipulating the flame with magic power to keep the temperature of the crucible stable. As you know, porcupine spines are prone to explode when exposed to heat, so I want to ensure that the liquid inside the crucible can cool down quickly after leaving the flame." Xie Lin stared at the watch and explained in a low voice, "My watch can not only tell the time, but also see the stars and moon phases. "Mars is low today, so fire-related accidents are prone to occur. I have to be very careful..."

(Note: The influence of celestial phenomena on the magic effect and the refining process of potion is not fabricated by the author. The famous research of Hesper Stuckey, a famous chocolate frog cartoon, is the influence of the moon phase on the production of potion)

After the mixture started to turn yellow, he quickly lowered the flame to keep the liquid from overboiling.

Daphne's expression was a bit uneasy, but Schelling wasn't worried at all... Hogwarts Potions textbooks are not authoritative or correct. Even simple things like squeezing beans or cutting them to produce juice will make mistakes.

Schelling suddenly smelled something wrong, turned his head and saw a puff of acidic green smoke suddenly came out of the basement classroom, and there was a loud hissing sound.Neville somehow burned Seamus' cauldron into a crooked mass, and the potion spilled on the flagstone floor, but Schelling shot it in time, and the potion disappeared.

"Five points for Slytherin." Snape glanced at Schelling, then turned to growl at Neville, "Are you an idiot? I think you probably put the porcupine quills in without taking the pot off the heat, didn't you?" Neville burst into tears, and many boils popped out of his nose. After Snape reprimanded him, he sent Seamus Finnigan to the school hospital.

Half an hour later, Snape was walking slowly between the tables, examining each cauldron, their work, in turn.

When he saw the ugly blue concoction that Harry and Ron had prepared, he had a sarcastic smile on his face: "Do you think you can drink this potion, Potter and Weasley? I bet you would poison yourself before curing your boils by drinking this potion of yours." Snape swiped his wand and emptied the cauldron of potion.

Almost every student's results were picked out by Snape, and then they were ridiculed. Gryffindor students were the worst scolded, but some Slytherin students were also doomed, especially the group of Pansy and Meredith, which became the laughing stock of Slytherin.

The combination of Draco and Hermione did a good job. With Hermione's careful configuration and Draco's careful cooperation, the work produced was quite satisfactory, but the eccentric Snape only added 5 points to Slytherin, completely ignoring Hermione's credit. This made many Gryffindors dare not speak out, and transferred their anger to Draco.

The composition of Schelling and Daphne was praised by Snape as a perfect composition, and Slytherin added another 10 points.

Xie Lin didn't think anything, but Daphne looked at Xie Lin's gaze became even hotter. The other students may not know, but Daphne knows what Xie Lin did - he improved many steps of configuring potions without authorization, and finally produced a perfect finished product.

She is well-informed and well aware that this is a rare and rare potion talent. It is no exaggeration to say that it is one in a million. The entire European wizarding community has a population of more than 20 at least, but there are less than [-] people who can become masters of potions and have been invited to become members of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association.Even with the background of the Greengrass family from which she was born, she couldn't afford to hire a master of potions to serve the family.

Hermione looked at Xie Lin with a face full of disbelief. She had followed the steps in the book to refine the potion completely and step by step, so why could Xie Lin do better than herself?

At this moment, the fire of winning in her heart that she refused to admit defeat was ignited, she decided to spend more time to improve her potion level, and she must become the first grader in all subjects!

(End of this chapter)