The Extraordinary Apothecary at Hogwarts

"You didn't ask how I got hurt?" Snape took a piece of pie and squinted at Sissy, who obviously knew where the troll was.

"Professor... It's better not to ask about things I shouldn't know." Sissy lowered her head and answered in a low voice.

"I shouldn't know, I'm afraid I already know a lot, what did Hagrid tell you?"

"I didn't say anything. It's just that Professor Dumbledore deliberately mentioned the corridor on the fourth floor at the opening ceremony. I think he said that on purpose. There must be something weird hidden there."

"I've never been there, professor, don't get me wrong." Sissy raised her head nervously, but immediately lowered her head when she saw that gaze.

"Based on this alone, you will doubt Quirrell?" Snape looked at her quietly, as if expecting what kind of reason Sissy could make up.

"I heard that Quirrell was not like this at all when he taught Muggle studies before. This semester, he suddenly seemed to be a different person, especially because he refused to take off the hood."

"Oh, he refused to take off his turban, so you decided to beat him up, right? It seems that the professor is really pitiful now."

"Do you think I will, or is there such a possibility, that I accidentally added three drops of Veritaserum to your glass one day."

Snape smiled slyly, "Everything will be clear, what secrets can you have from me?"

"No, please professor, don't do this, it's a waste of your potion." Sissy forced a smile and begged for mercy with a trembling voice.

She is really cowardly, if she is really drugged, God knows what she will say.

Just by teaching Harry the Disarming Charm, the difficulty of defeating the troll has increased a lot. If there is too much tampering, what he knows may be useless.

"Oh, go ahead and talk."

Sissy pursed her lips. It took only 5 minutes to feel good after patting Voldemort's head, but the handle she left behind was always being caught, and she felt like she was losing money.

Playing lurking is really fun, but Professor Snape, that experienced old fox, will be suspicious if he makes a small move.

And the magic potion is too heaven-defying, if it is filled with veritaserum, there will be a lot of nonsense, but it will be really messed up...

I'm sorry Hagrid, I'll make you a hundred potions to make up for it.

Sissy took a breath and finally said: "When I asked about the hood, Hagrid accidentally mentioned that Professor Dumbledore had suspected Quirrell, but he swallowed the half-sentence and there was no more to say."

"Hey, he also knew that he shouldn't have said that." Snape paced around dissatisfied, "I really don't know why Dumbledore would tell Hagrid such an important thing."

"The thing guarding the door is his trick. With his big mouth, using Veritaserum is a waste."

"Professor, I really haven't been close to it... I don't know what is locked inside." Sissy was terrified.

Why did Snape tell the matter by himself? Is this what he should listen to? He said that obviously because he felt that she still had something to hide.

"Whatever you pretend, you should know when you see the wound."

Sissy breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to recall that horrible appearance, it was indeed the traces of flesh and blood being torn into strips by wild beasts.

"Professor, you should use some healing medicine, otherwise you will have to stand for a long time in the lecture tomorrow, and it will be even more difficult to recover."

Fortunately, the white fresh essence is used in time, and the recovery effect is not bad, and it will not leave scars.

"I know it myself."

After that, he cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth.

"Professor! Wait, let me warm it up." Sissy has never seen anyone eat cold steaks, she was negligent, and shouldn't bring back these things that need to be eaten while they are still hot.

The plate in front of Snape was quickly removed.

Sissy made a big fire and threw it into the dusty fireplace.

Heat it up?

No way, use her person-high flame to heat up a hot dish?

"Put it down! I'll do it myself."

Snape quickly extinguished her fire, and the charcoal in the fireplace seemed to be suddenly poured with a bucket of cold water, and it went out with a "squeak", and a lot of ash was thrown up at the same time.

Sissy stood close, the fine ash was inhaled into the nasal cavity, and she couldn't help but sneezed several times.

"Ah." Snape helplessly cleared away the flying carbon ash.

Why is this silly boy so obsessed with bringing him food? Probably because he doesn't know the treatment of teachers at Hogwarts.

As long as he is willing, he can have the elf in the kitchen deliver meals to his door, but it seems that he has not used this privilege for himself in the past ten years.

Go to the restaurant on a regular basis every day, if there is something to delay, forget it, and missing a meal is not a big deal.

Sissy blinked her eyes and obediently handed the plate back.

Her flames are better now, but it's normal to be dismissed by the professor, after all, the gap lies there.

"Teach you the freeze spell, practice it slowly, it will be very useful in the future."

Um?She was self-defeating when she wanted to warm up a dish, why did she suddenly mention that she was going to teach her a spell, happiness came so suddenly.

"The freeze spell allows non-living objects to preserve their current state, including temperature, viscosity, smell, etc."

Temperature is fine too.

Isn't that what the Weasley brothers want, a way to preserve the heat of food so that it doesn't harden and affect the taste.

"It's the Preservation Curse!" Sissy's interest suddenly rose.

If their inventions use this spell, the freshness preservation effect will definitely not be good. The ones sold in the store are completely incomparable, and they will definitely occupy the entire market with an overwhelming advantage.

A good business opportunity, it is Jin Jialong who is waving to us!

Snape frowned in displeasure, and said lightly: "The freeze spell is my invention for storing potions, not for keeping food fresh."

"Ah, I'm sorry Professor, I must study hard." Sissy hurriedly suppressed her excessive excitement, but her face was still obviously happy.

"Preservation and drying of potions are only the most basic and commonly used, but it will inevitably damage the properties of the medicine. Many precious medicinal materials cannot do this."

Sissy listened intently, no matter what the reason was, this was not a small gain.

"For example, this bottle of Australian eggplant eye dragon liver not only needs to be protected with a freeze spell, but also needs to be soaked in the medicinal liquid for suspension, imitating the body fluid environment in the living body, so that it can maintain its optimal state for a long time."

"That's why I asked you to listen carefully to the herbal medicine class. Learning about their living environment and how to care for them is equally important, understand?"

Sissy nodded again and again. There are so many related subjects to learn this potion. No wonder not many wizards can do such a useful thing well.

"From now on, I will start practicing with food. You will bring the three meals. I don't want to eat something that is not fresh."

Sissy happily agreed, "Professor, what do you want to eat? I'll wait in the restaurant early in the morning."

"It's all right, I figured out that the point is not here, it's for you to practice spells."

"Just... let's find out by the way."

"Why...then bring some hot ones, the hot air is the easiest way to see your level of use."