Ravenclaw's Sapphire

"Zoe, you know there's a way to—seriously, I shouldn't have asked you, but I'm very disturbed..." One day in February, Zoe was writing her Ancient Runes homework. Bara is not a professor who is good at guiding students to learn. What she does most in class is to teach the basics, and then let them realize it by themselves.

"Say it, Hermione, as long as it's something I can do."

"Hmm...you know of a way to survive underwater for an hour?" Hermione's eyes faltered, and Zooey thought about it. "Is it related to the second project?" Hermione nodded.

"The three of us have been looking for a usable method during this time. We even asked Professor McGonagall to make a list, allowing us to access some books in the restricted area. We also asked Mrs. Pince for help, but until now Didn't find a good way." Hermione was a little annoyed, "Look, they're going to start the competition in less than fifteen days. We can't wait until the last second to start preparing."

"Why don't you try the 'Bubble Head Curse'?" Zoe said, "That can isolate Potter's head from oxygen and sea water, forming a bubble that can breathe in it." She spread her hands, "It's just that I don't Knowing this trick is a spell that can only be learned in sixth grade, and it requires considerable control."

"I'll recommend Harry to try it first, is there no other way?" Hermione asked.

"I can still think of a way." Zooey thought for a while, "Do you know 'Gillsweed'?" Hermione frowned, recalled it blankly, and finally shook her head.

"It's really strange. But if you know it, you will be able to think of it at once." Zoe said, "This is a kind of aquatic plant, which is common in the Mediterranean region. Its function was first discovered by Eladora Ketridge ——It was probably discovered in the seventeenth century. The witch ate a bunch of gill grass, but because of the effect of the gill grass, she almost suffocated due to lack of oxygen. Breathing again."

"As the name suggests, the gills will make the user grow gills and webs, and during the effect of the gills, they can only breathe oxygen from the water, not from the shore—in short, it will make the user Become a creature similar to a murloc, but you can't go ashore." The reason Zoe knew so much about this thing was because Snape asked her to write a paper on it before, and she searched for a lot of information for this.

"Then where do I get it? It's impossible for us to find it now..." Hermione was thoughtful, and a slight smile appeared on her face because she saw hope.

"Actually, it's in Professor Snape's office." Zooey said, "Because he asks me to clean it up every time, I can also get the key to his private locker."

"But this will make it difficult for you, won't it?" Hermione frowned, "You shouldn't betray his trust by stealing cheek grass, so even if Harry gets help, no one will be happy."

"I don't have to steal it." Zooey said something that surprised Hermione, "I can just take out the gills in class and use it to make potions. You don't want Potter to directly Eat the gills, it's creamy and wet, and it smells like a salty sea, of course these are not the most important things."

Zoe gestured something the size of a slap with her hand: "Gill sac grass can indeed be used directly, and the effect will not be lost, but this kind of plant is not all harmless to the body. If it is not handled carefully, it will Taking gills grass may lead to limb paralysis or even shock afterward - the degree is also determined according to the individual's body and absorption status, and there are many people who are unscathed. There is also a tiny body hidden in it that cannot be clearly seen by the human eye. Living things, swallowing them in the stomach will only cause damage to the stomach."

"And I also need to refine the potion, as my subject in class. I only need to explain to Professor Snape, and I can take out the gills, and then remove its harmful substances, and get a water breath The medicine came out." Zoe said with a smile, "I will help him this time, and I still owe him a favor."

"I'm afraid it's against the rules of the game..." Hermione sighed. "But you don't have so many choices, do you?" Zooey patted her on the shoulder to comfort her, "And I am willing to share some things for you. I couldn't be happier that you can come to me for help."

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"Water-breathing potion?" Snape raised his head and glanced at Zoe, "Isn't today supposed to be brewing a developing potion?"

"It's because of the previous thesis, Professor." Zoe said earnestly, "I think instead of adding cattail powder, I add sea anemone flower seed powder, and boil one-third longer than the expected time, which can further extend the time. The duration of the potion. At the same time, because of the change of the material, the taste is easier to accept..."

"Well... if you're doing it for adjustments and innovation, then I can't let you do it... but if you hear some gossip, like the content of the second game, and decide to use my things to please Someone...shouldn't be like this, right?" There was no emotion in Snape's tone, and he didn't know whether he was angry about it or didn't care.

"The most important thing is to keep learning, Professor. You once told me not to take the potion you created as everything, and not to be complacent about the difficulties you have overcome. The most important thing is always to empty your crucible and start the next time." Zoe said softly.

"Hmph." Snape snorted coldly, "I'm becoming more and more eloquent." He handed Zoe a bunch of large keys that shone with silver light, which were the keys to his private storage room.

Zoe thanked her, took out the materials and started the routine preparations.Snape didn't seem to be doing anything wrong today. Instead of leaving his office, he stood aside and watched Zoe brew the medicine.

"Professor, can I ask you something?" Zoe asked when the preparation of the potion reached a step where she didn't need to stare at it all the time, and Snape nodded. "What do you want to know?"

"What do you think of my condition?" Snape narrowed his eyes. "What's the meaning?"

"You know what I'm talking about, professor." Zooey took a deep breath, "In fact, you wanted to invade my mind because you knew it... no, my mother's mind?" She raised her head, " Dumbledore told you everything, didn't he?"

"I thought you knew I was an ex-Death Eater," said Snape coldly. "A Death Eater means not treating other people as human beings, but acting for your own entertainment. To destroy, to kill, to abuse power, maybe I Just wanting to peep, just obsessed with the joy of being in power."

"Then I will never see another Death Eater who is less like a Death Eater than you. You have restrained yourself to the point of abstinence, and only occasionally show your truest emotions. With your skills and Talent, obviously you can get the sincere respect from every student, but you have to be mean and annoying..." Snape reached out his hand to stop Zoe from continuing.

"Siegel. You need to know one thing: the past can never be erased, no matter what happens, it can't cover up what you did in the past. I was a Death Eater, this is no joke, I am now I can still vaguely feel my arm, the part where that thing is engraved, and the faint heat... Everything you said is just a possibility." Snape sneered, "Why should I be kind to those brats? I hate They, why should they choose to please for their perception? Those childish, uninteresting, troublemakers all day long, it doesn't matter to me if one of them or a thousand people hate me .I just teach in this school according to the principal's arrangement."

"If you simply regard yourself as a professor, why do those unnecessary things? Dumbledore trusts you, he believes that you will protect everyone in this school, whether you really hate them or not."

"I hate your way of talking like you know everything, Siegel. You don't know my past, so you are not allowed to judge my present—" Zoe interrupted him, and said loudly . "But I hope to have this opportunity to get to know you, you are my mentor, the closest one besides Dumbledore! So I also hope to get some real thoughts and opinions from you, I hope From now on, I will have an intersection with you!"

"Since you just want to know what I think of your mother, don't pretend to be close to me—" Snape stopped talking, because he realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly regained his composure, "I Didn't see much."

"However, I somewhat agree with the principal's point of view. She is a difficult woman to understand. It does not completely belong to the category of vermin, but it also depends on who is holding the rein. That person is not us, but Herself and...something out of her control." Snape said, "Your fire is going out." Zoe hurried to rekindle the fire.

"You can try to communicate with her. She has reason, but be careful not to get her hand or head bitten off. After all, no matter how you say it, the fact that she is a monster will not change because of any facts, and you I'm getting along with this monster day and night."