Hogwarts and the Ghost Flower

Chapter 257 Mandrake Leaf

"Miss Hurst, you are back."

Vilia Hurst nodded, and reached out to pull Ke Lai, but the other party avoided her hand and got up quickly.

House-elves never think they can touch the noble body of their master, not even their relatives or friends.

It is already a great honor for them to be respected and treated well by their masters.

Vilia knew the slavishness of Ke Lai and the other house elves, so she didn't force her, but gave him what she needed as much as possible.

Two days before Glass returned, Vilia asked Ke Lai to prepare a dessert for supper, and then went into the basement to cook a new round of potions.

After dinner at dusk the next day, Vilia used Floo powder familiarly to arrive at OPEC Village 16.

This time, Professor Lupine is gone, replaced by the long-awaited Sirius.

Seeing Wei Liya coming as scheduled, Sirius seemed to be relieved, such behavior aroused Wei Liya's doubts.

"The most recent full moon is next Wednesday, remember the whole month from that day on, you must keep the leaf in your mouth at all times, under no circumstances should the leaf be swallowed or spit out, or the whole process will start all over again!"

Vilia looked at the two crystal bottles that Sirius handed over, one of which contained a few mandrake leaves, and the other was empty.

"Wait until you hold a leaf in your mouth for one month, and at the end of the full moon night, you can spit out the leaf and put it in another crystal bottle I gave you to shine the pure moonlight.

The second step is to add a piece of your own hair into the crystal bottle that has been illuminated by the moonlight. After you complete these two steps, come here to find me. "

Vilia looked at the crystal bottle containing Mandrake leaves in her hand, there were more than one piece.

It is no wonder that some people practice Animagus for several years without success. Although there are twelve opportunities a year, it is inevitable that they will accidentally swallow or spit out leaves during the last 30 days.

It may be swallowed without paying attention when sleeping, and it may be spit out without paying attention when washing...

It is safer to put it under the tongue coating.

Sirius taught Wei Liya a few experiences, and then drove the expelled people back.

He doesn't seem to have much time.

Wei Liya didn't dwell on this, but kept those precautions firmly in mind, and started to make her own desk calendar.

Fortunately, I studied astronomy at Hogwarts, and Glass Villa also has astronomical telescopes.

Wei Liya took advantage of the bright night to observe the situation of the full moon.

The moon is very round to the naked eye, but if you look through a telescope, you will find that the edge is actually a little incomplete.

Recording the observations, Vilia made a mark on the desk calendar, and then swallowed a Mandrake leaf after washing.

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On the day Hawk Glass came back, Vilia had been sucking the mandrake leaves for nearly two days.

At the beginning, I couldn't help but check that the leaves were still there, especially after washing and eating.

But after two days of trials, Vilia was able to adapt to the existence of the mandrake leaves, and firmly pressed them under the tongue coating, even mouthwash would not wash away the pressed leaves under the tongue coating.

As night fell, Wei Liya skillfully adjusted the astronomical telescope to observe the situation of the full moon. Tomorrow will be the first full moon, which is her first day of officially practicing Animagus!
Exhaling a dirty breath, she began to look forward to it.

(End of this chapter)