The man behind Hogwarts

Entrusting the matter to Hagrid, William stopped paying attention for the time being. According to his budget, his trip is estimated to take about a week to complete.

As expected, the scales of the white sand snake really tickled Hagrid's arousal point. He liked this thing very much and was so excited that he wanted to give William some unicorn tail hairs.

The unicorn tail hair is white, flawless, soft and tough. Just holding the tail hair will give you a sense of tranquility and warmth.

Hagrid's kindness was hard to resist, so William reluctantly accepted a few.

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Several days have passed since the first meeting of the Gem Club, and the Gem Club members are all very busy.

This is especially true of Cedric.

After he selected the research topic at the Gem Club, he found his dean, Professor Sprout, early the next morning and expressed his desire to purchase some snail grass for research.

Professor Sprout did not refuse, which was not uncommon.

First of all, snail grass is not a dangerous plant. It is not as dangerous as 'red eyes', and it is not toxic. There will be no accidents when students use it for research.

Secondly, the person who purchased it was Cedric, which was one of the reasons why she agreed.

Sprout still wore the old hat and earthy gray clothes. He had a slightly fat figure and a gentle smile on his chubby face.

She led Cedric through the first greenhouse, through the second greenhouse, and stopped in front of the third greenhouse.

Greenhouse No. 3 is very large, several times larger than Greenhouse No. 1. Other than that, the appearance of the two greenhouses is exactly the same.

Cedric had been taking classes in the No. 1 greenhouse and had never entered the No. 3 greenhouse. At this time, he seemed a little eager to try, "Professor, can I go to the greenhouse and have a look?"

"No problem, come in, but you can only look, you can't move, you know."

"Good professor."

The moment you enter the greenhouse, a strong fragrance of plants hits your nostrils, just like being in an ancient forest, but there is no pungent smell of rotting leaves in the forest.

The curtain of the greenhouse is opaque white, and direct sunlight makes the temperature inside the greenhouse higher than outside.

"Wow--"

When Cedric saw the scene in the shed, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide. He looked left and right, feeling dazzled, "This place is really... amazing!"

The greenhouse is several hundred meters long and more than ten meters wide.

From the entrance to the end of the greenhouse, there are several rows of wooden frames. Each row of wooden frames is divided into several layers, and there are sometimes wooden sticks connecting the several wooden frames.

Numerous plants are just like cultivating potted plants. The plants in the pots are either placed on wooden stands or climbing on wooden sticks. Some are red and green, some have flowers and leaves, some are as upright as bamboo, and some are as tall as bamboo. Winding like a vine... just to name a few.

Seeing Cedric's stunned expression, Sprout smiled slightly proudly.

"How about it, this is my most precious treasure!"

Cedric didn't need to answer, just by looking at him nodding like a woodpecker, you knew how he felt.

"Professor, how many plants are there in total?"

"There are 487 species in total. Some of each plant only has one pot, and some have many pots." She answered in detail.

Dean Sprout walked deeper into the greenhouse and stopped after more than ten meters.

"You're in luck. I have more than a dozen pots of snail grass here, with 4-5 plants growing in each pot. How many do you need?"

Cedric immediately followed and looked at the plants in front of him.

With just one glance, he was sure that this was the snail grass he needed because it had a unique appearance - green grass stems winding and circling from the soil, growing in circles, eventually forming a snail shell shape.

It has no leaves on the entire grass stem, only a few leaves standing on the top. At a glance, it looked like a snail.

"How much does one cost, Professor?"

"A silver coin will do."

Cedric heard this and made some calculations. After he selected the research topic, he received one galleon of 'research funds' from the Gem Club.

That means you can buy seventeen trees!

"I'll buy ten trees!" He decided to buy ten trees first, and the remaining money could be used to buy some cultivation materials.

Professor Sprout nodded, picked out two pots with five snail plants in them, took them off the wooden stand, and said to Cedric: "Ten plants, let's go."

After saying that, Sprout walked outside.

Cedric reluctantly stared at the plants in the greenhouse before following her footsteps.

Outside the greenhouse, Cedric took the cultivation pot with both hands.

"Why did you suddenly think of studying snail grass?" Sprout asked curiously.

The first and second grade courses did not cover the study of snail grass. They only mentioned it when learning about 'Red Eyes', but did not explain it in depth.

Cedric had bought plants from her before, but they were all for course study, and she had never encountered this situation before.

After hearing this, Cedric briefly talked about the causes and consequences, including the Gem Club, research topics, etc.

"So you are also a member of the Gem Club!"

Sprout had heard about this club, but he didn't expect that someone from his own college was also involved.

When she heard the news of the establishment of this club, she could hardly believe it, and she couldn't even believe that the instructor of this club was Snape!

Who doesn't know Snape's character and his leisurely nature?

Quirrell was with her at the time. Quirrell had the courage to run to Snape to ask for details, and she followed him.

The result is self-evident. Although Snape told the details, he still made a bad face.

"This 'research project' of your club is very interesting!"

Sprout thought for a moment and understood the beauty of this thing. It was hard to imagine that it was made by a student.

"That is to say, the research topic you chose this time is 'Environmental impact of herbal medicine - snail grass cultivation'.

There is nothing wrong with this research topic and it would be a good fit for you students, but are you sure you want to choose this?

Studying the environmental impact of snail grass is probably not a process that can yield results in a week. "

Cedric was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly asked why.

Sprout said slowly: "This topic is not difficult to study. As long as you are patient and can make reference comparisons, it is easy to get results.

However, the only obstacle is time.

The growth process of plants is very slow. Even if the environment has an impact, it will not show up quickly..."

Realizing that it would take more time to talk, the two found a chair and sat down.

After her in-depth explanation, Cedric suddenly understood the secret.

"No wonder, at that time I felt that the difficulty of my subject was not as high as Evelin's. It turned out that I didn't realize it." He pursed his lips bitterly.

"There is only one week, so it may be difficult to get the results..."

Looking at the two pots of snail grass next to him, Cedric felt that the money was a bit wasted.

"Don't be discouraged, there is still a way."

Sprout comforted: "Although it is difficult, there is another way, which is to go to the library to look up information. You can look up books about snail grass and see what kind of environment snail grass appears in the book.

Then practice it in a targeted manner, which may speed up the progress! "