Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 220 Pickled pickle root?

   "It might rain later." Fred raised his head and looked at the dark cloud-covered ceiling above his head, turning his head sideways and said to the few people sitting next to him.

"If I were you, I'd eat the food on the plate while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold." Albert was cutting the potato and egg pancakes on his plate with a knife and fork. It's time for the students' dinner plates.

   "I wonder why you hope it will rain later." Angelina swallowed a large piece of bacon, and looked at Fred and the others with a strange expression.

  The rainy season has lasted for a long time, and the rainy weather is really uncomfortable.

  Fred was about to answer when he was interrupted. A student hurried over here and said to Albert: "You are Albert, I have heard your name before, and Professor Smith asked me to give this to you."

   "Thank you." Albert knotted a note and nodded towards the visitor.

   "What's that?" Angelina asked curiously, "Invitation letter?"

   "Invitation letter." Albert glanced at the content on the parchment and said, "Professor Smith invited me to drink tea with him."

   Several people around looked at each other in blank dismay. If it was someone else who said this, they would not believe it at all, but Albert was different. He was invited by the professor to drink tea. He is a frequent visitor, and he often encountered this kind of thing last year.

   "It's really enviable."

  If it is said that there are not many students in Hogwarts who can receive special treatment from the professors, even the president of the student union may not have the treatment of Albert.

   While speaking, an owl flew towards Albert and threw a package into Albert's arms, temporarily diverting everyone's attention.

   Albert picked up the package, glanced at the sender's name, and guessed what was in the package.

  Dragon claw powder, the raw material Albert bought from the pharmacy in Diagon Alley.

  A while ago, he bought a pint (568 milliliters) of dragon claw powder from a pharmacy for ten Galleons, and now he has obtained the two most difficult ingredients to make Buffy Brain Refreshing Potion.

   "You are really welcome." Aliya's tone was very strange. While they were talking, another two heavy letters were thrown in front of him by the owl, and Albert took them and stuffed them into the pockets of his robes.

   "Your pen pal?" Shanna asked.

   "Old friend."

   "Literally." George explained for Albert.

  The girls at the dining table were all stunned, unable to react for a while.

"I have to go, and I have to drink afternoon tea later. If it rains, you can wait for me in the common room." Albert reminded before leaving, "Remember to finish your homework first. "

   "I always feel that guy is mysterious." Shanna looked at Albert's leaving back and couldn't help muttering, "He seems to hide a lot of secrets."

   "Who knows?"

   "I heard that he has a Ravenclaw girlfriend." Arya said suddenly.

   "We don't know when it happened." Fred and the others looked at each other, staring in disbelief.

   "That Ravenclaw genius." Arya pouted in a certain direction, and continued, "Many people have seen them often chatting together."

   "I remember they were two grades behind." The girls gossip endlessly.

   "Actually, they are only one year apart." Alia reminded kindly, "Albert's birthday will be in September."

   "Genius vs Genius? Nice!"

  …

   Albert didn't know that someone was gossiping about his affairs behind his back. As soon as I entered the Room of Requirement, I put on earmuffs and started the initial treatment of the mandrake.

   "Why does it feel a bit like pickling dried radishes?" Albert buried the Mandrake washed with water in the salt in the vat, and couldn't help complaining.

Now that I have obtained a large amount of salt, I will naturally not give up the opportunity to concoct the Mandrake easily. Although it will become a dangerous black magic item, in Albert's view, it is completely worth the insignificant price. At the price, it is definitely a sinister artifact, its effect is comparable to that of a concussion bomb, and the sound itself is something that people cannot guard against.

  If, if Voldemort does not rise soon and the future is smooth, Albert will not be too keen on making this kind of thing.

   After all, what about dark magic items? It is dangerous in itself, especially during the production process, and it is said that wizards are often exposed to black magic items, which will affect a person's behavior and personality, and it is very likely that people will become more irritable and cranky.

  After Dumbledore dies, Voldemort and his minions will openly seek trouble from Muggle wizards. As a Muggle wizard himself, he will naturally be in danger. It is normal to want to get something to protect himself.

  Although some things can’t be sold, some can be used to start a business. The Weasley twins in the novel can make a lot of money, which already shows a lot of things.

  Garon may not be very important, but Garen can still solve a lot of problems sometimes. After all, it doesn't work if you don't have money.

  As a traveler, Albert is also very clear that wealth without power to protect is a crime in itself, and may eventually become the target of others' plunder.

   He needs strength, it's important.

Next, you need to get the coat of the swamp digger. This magical creature is the nemesis of the mandrake. Their favorite food is the mandrake. Just use the skin of the swamp digger to make a container to store the mandrake. Dela grass can suppress it very well.

  The so-called children dare not cry at night, probably to this extent!

  Then there are containers for storing black magic items, and...you need to learn the Untraceable Stretching Curse. This spell seems to be strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. I don’t know if you can find related books in the library.

  The last thing is to design the combination container, which needs to take into account the risk of carrying a dark magic item with you.

  Albert recorded these things in the alchemy notebook, closed it and took out another notebook, glanced confidently at the information on it, and frowned slightly.

   New tasks appear on the task panel.

   Another purpose

  Everyone knows that the position of professor of black arts is cursed, and every wizard who comes to Hogwarts to be a professor of black arts has his own reasons for being willing to take risks. You seem to have discovered some secrets about Rowena Smith coming to Hogwarts. Please find out why Professor Smith came to Hogwarts to teach.

  Reward: 2000 experience, 1 skill point, random access to Rowena Smith's skills.

  Ever since this mission appeared, Albert felt that Professor Smith was a bit weird, and now he is actually interested in ancient runes, and invited Albert to drink tea?

   Well, sure enough, this is weird no matter how you look at it.

  (end of this chapter)