The smile on Jon Hart's face froze almost instantaneously.

The brain began to think about ......

What the heck?

Snape invited him to a cup of afternoon tea?

How could he not remember that Snape had a habit of drinking afternoon tea?

However, Daphne didn't give him a chance to continue to learn more, and almost turned and fled.

Jon glanced at his watch, and it was already 12:45, less than half an hour before Snape had agreed.

There was no time to waste, and he knew the consequences of being late to Snape.

Jon hurried to the restaurant, ate something haphazardly, and hurried to the basement.

At about 1:10 p.m., he had arrived in front of Snape's office, paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and Jon pushed the door open.

It was a very dimly lit hut, with hundreds of glass shards of all kinds on the shelves on both sides, and slimy specimens of plants and animals floating in colorful potions.

These specimens, which looked a little "crazy", did not make Jon Hart feel any discomfort at all, but rather a little kind...... In his previous life, he came into contact with human specimens, diseased tissue specimens, parasite specimens, etc., which were much more "disgusting" than these.

It's just that there is no longer a familiar smell of formalin in the air, which makes him feel a little nostalgic.

While stopping in front of a uterine specimen from a female and looking closely, the office door was pushed open.

"You're early, Mr. Hart!" came Severus-Snape's cold voice in the shadows of the doorway.

"I'm sorry, Professor. Jon quickly withdrew his gaze.

"Sit down!"

At Snape's command, Jon sat down peacefully, and Snape walked to the light and sat down across from Jon.

"You're not afraid of them?" Snape asked casually, glancing at the specimen racks.

"Of course!" Jon nodded, and replied honestly, "I just thought they were kind, so I looked at them a few more times." ”

"Kindness?" Snape's pale lips pursed slightly, and then said coldly, "That's good...... Now, Hart, go and cut off a part of the heart of the five-legged beast for me, the sixth row, the fourth column on the specimen rack. ”

"Okay, Professor!" Jon quickly stood up, bringing on a pair of dragonskin gloves that had been placed on the side of the shelf. Climbing onto the stool next to him, Jon's thin body struggled to remove the glass bottles filled with dark red liquid.

"What's the liquid?" Jon asked curiously.

"Human blood!" Snape said with a gloomy face, "The Pentex is an evil and magical creature capable of sucking human blood in large quantities, and the blood they suck is preserved in the heart...... Even if the heart is removed, it can spew out large amounts of human blood from time to time. ”

"Is that so?" Jon's face was filled with curiosity rather than fearor disgust...... He had already opened the glass bottle: "No wonder you can smell the strong smell of blood." ”

Snape frowned and stared at the diminutive first-year student in front of him, holding a short twenty-centimeter knife...... Reaching into the bottle, he grabbed the bloody heart unhurriedly and began to cut it.

"How much, Professor Snape?" Jon asked, unchanging his face.

"Ten ounces. ”

Five minutes later, a piece of the five-legged beast's heart muscle the size of a wine glass had been cut off by Jon, placed on an iron plate, and handed to Snape.

Even if it was only a part of it was cut, the heart muscle was still wriggling, spurting blood...... The entire Potions teacher's office was stained with blood, and Jon and Snape were stained with a lot of it.

"Is that okay, Professor?" Jon asked softly.

"Hmph!" the old bat snorted coldly, then took out his wand and waved it lightly, the blood stains on his clothes and the table were swept away, and the severed heart muscle also flew into another glass bottle.

"Sit down!" Snape commanded again.

Jon pouted and sat down obediently.

......

"What do you need to drink?" said the old bat coldly.

"No...... Professor......" Jon said with a slight stammer.

Not to mention the bloody scene just now, it is a little tiresome to drink afternoon tea now, not to mention who dares to taste the drink offered to him by a potions master at will. If something strange is added to it, it will be finished.

Fortunately, Snape did not insist on this.

"I wrote a letter to the Ziggy Potions Shop in Diagon Alley, and they told me that you bought some bicornus horn powder and African tree snake skin from them more than three months ago?" Snape asked again.

"Yes, Professor!" Jon replied unsurprised.

"So can I know what potions you bought these materials for?" heard Snape smile contemptuously.

"The Two-Horned Horn Powder is used to make a slowing potion, and the African tree snake skin is an important ingredient in the preparation of the Nightmare Potion!" Jon replied calmly again, "I didn't find either of these herbs in the potions cabinet in Potions class, so I had to turn to Diagon Alley for help." ”

"That's potions that only third- and fourth-year students can access!" Snape snarled sternly, "So, your configuration didn't work out...... Right, Hart?"

"Of course not!" Jon looked frightened before shaking his head, "If I'm right, I'll have succeeded...... I kept the finished potions in the Potions class, in the cabinet with my name on it. ”

Snape was stunned for a moment, and he paused for a moment before he spoke, "I'll verify this!"

"Yes, Professor. Looking at Snape's dark, hollow eyes, Jon stared at him without fear.

"Are you sure you're not lying?"

"I'm sure, sir!"

......

After a few minutes or so, Severus Snape looked away.

"I don't think you're lying. He said calmly.

Jon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, he had done so much to cover up and act so secretly...... Sure enough, it wasn't in vain.

"Severus, Severus!" a familiar voice came from outside the door, interrupting Jon and Snape's conversation:

"I heard that you actually invited a student to afternoon tea...... It's rare, Severus, I didn't expect you to have such a hobby!"

The cheerful voice is very discernible......

It's Gilderoy Lockhart.