Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 9 Potions and Herbs

When Winters realized it was already Wednesday, he immediately forgot about the events of Halloween.

Now he is completely in charge of three points and one line, library, classroom and dormitory.He wanted to get Snape's license as soon as possible, but he found that except for the spell of summoning the guardian spirit, which he fully met the requirements in the book, his Occlumency made no progress. He asked Ron and his twin brother They only got some ambiguous answers.

When he asked Percy, Percy said that he had never learned this thing before, "Occlumency? This is only used by the wizard's rapid response company. I have never learned it at all."

He finally found Elena, Karai, and Elsa.But only Elena knows best.

"You should have asked me earlier," Elena said angrily.

"I see your face..."

"Okay, Winters, you just care too much about what the people around you think. To put it simply, you have to create an illusion in your brain, not let go as the book says."

"what?"

"The teaching materials are written according to the author's level. The first step in creating an illusion in theory is to empty the mind. After all, it is best to draw on a blank piece of paper."

"But it doesn't have to be a blank sheet of paper. If you can modify the picture, that's fine." Winters suddenly realized.

"That's it. I think with your talent, these days are enough," Elena said.

With Elena's prompt, Winters experienced for the first time the cold feeling coming from the depths of his brain, as if the surrounding sounds were amplified, and his Occlumency actually produced a sense of detachment.

Harry's Quidditch training had become one night on Friday, one day on Saturday, and half a day on Sunday. Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team, fell into a kind of frenzy.The most common thing he said was "We must be the final winners."

After Potions class on Friday, Winters was left behind by Snape.

"If you fail this time, there will be a next time. Check your Patronus Charm first," Snape said in his emotionless voice.

Winters reminisces about his happy past, hiking with friends and setting damp logs on fire. . . .And defeating the troll adds points to Gryffindor. . . .Then he waved his wand, and a warrior wearing heavy armor and holding a sharp sword jumped out from the tip of the wand.Snape's dark eyes had an odd sparkle.

"What about Occlumency? Find a stool and sit on it," Snape said.

"I will start at any time, you have to pay attention." Winters immediately imagined and another picture as Elena prompted him, he rode a broom and snatched the memory ball.

"Didn't Potter protect Neville's memory ball?" Snape suddenly asked.

"I used the Flying Curse to protect it." Winters imagined a picture of using the Flying Charm to protect the memory ball.

"Want to take it a step further? I'll use Legilimency."

"I want to challenge him once." Winters immediately strengthened his Occlumency. This time, he no longer felt detached. He seemed to be able to touch his memory.

After a moment-

"Legilimency" shouted Snape.

Winters felt something rush into his brain, and he saw Snape, who seemed to be condensed from white mist, looking at him.

"Did you beat Malfoy?" Bai Wu asked,

"Yeah, he wants to put a curse on Elena."

"You passed Occlumency" Snape removed Legilimency.

"But I hope you know more about the truth before you lie in the future." Snape lowered his head and found a piece of cardboard from his briefcase.

"Potter became the youngest Seeker because he protected Longbottom's prophecy ball. As for Draco Malfoy placing a curse on Elena... Do you think it's Malfoy's courage that you overestimate? Malfoy is a brainless troll."

"I...."

"Okay, let's use our brains later. This is the Defense Against the Dark Arts and Dark Arts Research Permit." After Winters got the piece of cardboard, he found a "7" written on it.

"This is..."

"It means seven years. The treasure trove of knowledge at Hogwarts is completely open to you. If nothing happens, you can leave," Snape said simply.

With Snape's license, all other licenses fell into place.Winters stayed in the common room seat almost motionless for 2 hours. He finished all the homework without stopping, and then rushed straight to the library. After Mrs. Pince read the permit, Winters Si walked towards the restricted book area.

The restricted book area was unusually quiet compared to other book locations. Later, he discovered that the book on potions was actually placed among the books related to alchemy. This scene reminded him of a question: why are they divided into potions and herbs, just because of waving the wand? The reason?

He opened a book called "The Origin of Potions", which described this: Ancient wizards believed that our world is composed of four major elements: fire, wind, water, and earth. Each element exists independently and affects each other.New elements are created when different elements are added together.

For various herbs, these herbs are elements that exist independently and influence each other. The same is true for spells and magic. If we can fuse these independent elements with each other, new elements can be produced. For herbs, then It's a new herbal medicine. . . . .But these new herbs can be called spell herbs, or magic potions.Narcissus root powder can enhance the calming effect of mugwort infusion. When a magic word representing the moon is added to this formula, it becomes a powerful sleeping agent.

Winters seemed to understand something. Potions is the application of alchemical ideas, or that Potions is a branch of alchemy, and the movements of their wands are those spells and ancient runes.Winters felt like he had opened the door to a new world.

"Magic does represent the unknown, but magic has logic," Winters thought.

"Herbal medicine is the carrier of those spells or magic words, so can the spell itself be used as a carrier?" Winters thought of Flivy's prompt.

"The spells can be regarded as independent and mutually influencing elements, because no matter what the source of the spell is, it is a wizard, as long as the carrier is determined," Winters thought to himself.

"How about shattering to pieces + flying curse" Winters thought, but how to determine the carrier is a troublesome thing.

"Is it the strength of the spell? As for the carrier, of course the stronger the better." Winters decided to give it a try. He transformed into a cardboard box from the air. "Hmm...how to wave the wand..." Winters thought for a long time and found that he was stuck.

Winters found a "Spellcasting Guide" on the bookshelf in the third column, which only wrote one sentence: "The fusion of spells is a very profound knowledge. There is no fixed way to release new spells produced by fusion, and a creator is needed. Find out for yourself. But according to past research, the creator needs to pay special attention to the nature and strength of the carrier of the new spell. If the spell backfires, it will be a serious accident.

"Okay... I can try to reduce the intensity of the Crushing Curse..." Winters was pounding in his heart.

"Crush + Fly... First crush and then fly." Winters took a deep breath, and then created a new wand-waving action based on the flying and crushing spells. "The debris is flying." ", the cardboard box didn't respond, but Winters found a pile of dust floating in front of him.

"Create your own spell... No... I shouldn't recite any spell, I should directly mobilize my magic power. The purpose of the magic spell is to mobilize the deepest expectations of the wizard's heart." Winters thought and decided to try again. .

He waved his wand as he thought about the cardboard box turning into pieces and flying to his feet.Then the cardboard box really shattered into pieces and flew towards his feet.He couldn't believe he succeeded.But the joy didn't last long.

"It's already 9:30 pm, you should go back to the common room" Mrs. Pince shouted.Winters met Aurora on his way back to the common room.

"Where have you been? You didn't even eat dinner. Take this, I left this for you." Aurora gave him a stainless steel box with some residual warmth.

"Thank you so much. Where did I buy this iron box? Winters is grateful.

"Hogwarts prepares it for senior students preparing for exams. I ordered one for you. It was steak, tomato and blueberry pie. You were too involved. If you get sick, my mother will tell me again." Laura said.

"They were talking about the Sorcerer's Stone, what is it?" Winters heard people talking about the Sorcerer's Stone, and a man named Gringotts in Diagon Alley.

"A burglary, Gringotts is a 300 year old bank" Aurora said as they walked past the Fat Lady's portrait.

"Security is tight, but there was a burglary yesterday that got through all the protections."

"Gringotts mobilized all its guards and contacted the local Magical Rapid Response Company. In the end, the thief may have found that the theft was hopeless and finally walked away," Hermione said, walking over.

"I suspect that the mysterious person wants to steal the Sorcerer's Stone," Harry said.

"This is no joke." Ron shook in fear.

"What's your reason?" Aurora asked.

"Look, this is a brief history of alchemy. As mentioned above, Nicolas Flamel created the Philosopher's Stone. The Philosopher's Stone can turn stone into gold, and it is also the main raw material for the elixir of life." Harry said, holding up a thick book Passed it to Winters and Aurora.

"You mean the mysterious man wants to make a comeback through the Philosopher's Stone?" Winters asked suspiciously.

"Maybe it was the mysterious man's men who did it. After all, the mysterious man has disappeared for 11 years," Aurora guessed. "

But no matter what, the thief is a powerful black magic wizard.It has been 10 days, and a large number of forces have been mobilized, but nothing has been achieved. Hermione said worriedly.

"How do you know everything?" Winters found that he knew nothing about this.

"You spend all day in the library, of course you don't know," Aurora said.

"But isn't there Dumbledore? We don't need to worry so much, right?" Winters asked.He thought these things were too far away from him.

"But Dumbledore is always away during this time. I think it is necessary to understand these things," Harry said stubbornly.

(End of this chapter)