Science students at Hogwarts

After George left, things were not easy for Elios and Draco, or in other words, life was not easy for Hogwarts as a whole.

There are two main factors for this, Durmstrang's students and Hogwarts professors.

Twenty exchange students from Durmstrang were randomly assigned to four houses. Their long-term education in pure-blood concepts made them disdain the atmosphere of Hogwarts.

There is already an undercurrent surging in Hogwarts, but it has not affected Elios yet.

Although most of them could not understand the brothers' attitude towards Muggles, Durmstrang's students were not fools and would not embarrass them openly.

After the exchange students arrived, the Hogwarts professors raised their requirements for the little wizards. The most common thing they said became, "I don't want Durmstrang to know that you can't even do this."

Elios could handle other classes easily, but when it came to Potions class, his and Draco's nightmare began.

Professor Snape lacked George as his assistant and had to take on the responsibility himself, which greatly slowed down the progress of the experiment.

His attitude towards students has become more and more strict, and any mistakes are regarded as a waste of time by him.

Due to lack of manpower, he even ordered Filch to send students who violated discipline to him to process the materials needed before class.

Soon, as long as one shouted "Snape is here" in Hogwarts, there would immediately be silence, and everyone was trembling in Potions class for fear of making a mistake.

He desperately hoped that Elios and Draco could share his worries. Even though they had learned the content of sixth grade, the professor felt that it was not enough.

After a lot of cramming, the professor was finally satisfied and made them his assistants.

Their daily job is to correct lower grade homework and prepare semi-finished potions.

This was quite beneficial to them. Elios was surprised to find that as the number of times he prepared potions increased, his magic power also continued to grow, far exceeding that of young wizards of the same age.

In addition, the professor also asked them to participate in mass spectrometer experiments.

Unfortunately, Elios has no clue about this.

Most magic potions rely on the experience and intuition of previous people, and no one can explain its principles.The basis of modern chemistry - molecular theory and atomic theory are completely unworkable here.

Elios suggested using a special centrifuge to try to separate the medicine, but the clear and turbid liquids obtained could not be tested.

The experiment seemed to have reached an impasse.

Elios discussed with the professor for a long time and came up with a conjecture: magic power is widely attached to the medicine, and their presence causes the molecules to deviate.

They use various methods such as extraction to separate the active ingredients of the raw materials, which is a huge job.

Fortunately, their hard work paid off, and they observed the charge-to-mass ratios of different substances in some active ingredients that only had a slight magic power.

With the first successful example, the next step is to repeat the experiment a lot.

They kept trying various potion ingredients, and it was worth mentioning that Elios discovered that the professor did not hesitate to charge these expenses to the Hogwarts bill.

After realizing that Elios had discovered this, the professor confidently stated that this was what Dumbledore should do.

Well, it seems that the professor has quite a lot of resentment towards the White Wizard.

Although the experiment went smoothly, Elios knew that these were only basic preparations, and the key issues were still unresolved.

He thought again of the question Kevin once mentioned: What is the essence of magic?

He planned to ask Kevin the answer, and the place he spent most time was the library, so he and Draco went to the library together.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Kevin. For no other reason than it was too obvious that a group of little wizards had gathered together.

In order to accommodate a dozen people, they even put two tables together. Mrs. Pince stared at them with a feather duster, always ready to drive them out of the library.

"Hey, look who is this? Why did our busy man come to the library today?" Pansy felt a little weird, while Hermione kept covering her mouth and laughing.

"Why are you here?"

Elios was very confused. He had the impression that Pansy rarely came to the library except to complete her homework. She would rather play with the alchemy toys given to her by the Parkinsons in the dormitory, let alone have such a good relationship with Hermione.

"If you're not here, are you going to listen to those people in the common room talking about how to expel underage squibs to the ice and snow of Northern Europe?" Pansy became even more angry.

"Do those people deserve to be called pure-blooded? They are just a group of cold-blooded animals!"

Hermione gently tugged on her sleeve, "Keep your voice down, Mrs. Pince is looking over. Do you want to be kicked out by her again?"

Elios raised his hands in a pleading manner, "Pansy, we are different from them. Didn't Parkinson also provide Muggle jobs for the squibs in the family? Many purebloods do this."

He paused and whispered, "One day we will change this situation."

McMillan nodded, agreeing very much with what he said.Pansy clenched her hands angrily and said no more.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually relaxing, Elios quickly asked Kevin the answer to the original question.

Kevin actually didn't quite remember how he answered at the time, so he thought about it carefully.

"I guess there is no definite answer to this question. We asked many people at the time. Some said it was an emotion, and some said it was a power derived from blood. They were all judged to have passed."

"So what's your answer?" Elios was a little anxious.

"I think magic is a kind of resonance. Magic has always been floating in nature. Wizards use different methods such as spells, wands, or emotions to make their magic resonate with the floating magic." Kevin gave his answer.

"This is actually a trick, because I didn't answer directly, and I didn't expect to be judged. Moreover, I have no basis. You can ask other people." Kevin added.

Elios simply sat down next to him and thought about his answer carefully. He thought Kevin's words made some sense, but thinking about the other answers he mentioned, he also felt that they had merit.

"I was a little confused," Draco thought of the previous potion experiment, "I thought it was a substance, and everything we have done these days is to extract it."

Hermione became interested, "What are you doing?"

Elios smiled apologetically and said that the current experiment was still in confidentiality and there was no progress yet. He would tell her as soon as possible when the results were produced.

Hermione wasn't angry at all. She put her focus back on this question. At that time, she also helped Kevin find the answer. "I thought magic was the link between reality and will."

She waved her wand gracefully, "Wingardium Leviosa", causing the quill to levitate in the air.

"You see, as long as we want this quill to float, we can achieve it. I think magic is a tool, but now it seems that this idea is a bit superficial." The little witch's eyebrows wrinkled, looking a little distressed .

"Excellent levitation charm. If it were in class I would give Gryffindor ten points. But now in the library, how many times do I have to remind you? Practicing charms is not allowed here!"

Hermione's face suddenly turned pale and she was speechless. Elios and the others apologized repeatedly and promised that there would be no next time, and Mrs. Pince let them go.

"She did it on purpose! She kept staring at us, and finally let her seize the opportunity!" Pansy cursed in a low voice. She noticed that Hermione was depressed and pushed her arm, "Ignore that old witch, we all I know you did nothing wrong.”

Hermione lowered her head and said nothing. Seeing that she was still unhappy, Elios suggested telling some interesting stories.

Justin quickly said that he had read some geography books recently and could tell everyone about them.

Elios suddenly became interested. He thought of Albania, where he hid before there was no nose socket, and asked Justin if he knew about this country.

"There are basically few wizards in this country. Do you also want to listen to Muggle stories?" Justin looked embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, his wizard friends were even more enthusiastic. Whether it was to cheer up or sincerely wanted to know about this country, they all said yes.

"Albania is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of the Balkan Peninsula. They worship the national hero Skanderbeg and call themselves the country of the eagle..."

Justin's eloquence was very good, and all the little wizards were immersed in it. Even Hermione put aside what she was doing and listened carefully.

Elios originally planned to write letters to people he knew and ask them what they thought of magic while listening to Justin's story. Unexpectedly, he became fascinated while listening and basically didn't write anything.

After hearing this, he felt a little sympathetic to Socket. Living in a country like Albania full of bunkers for so many years was really miserable.

Now that he's thinking about the socket, isn't it time for Quirrell to do something?