Chapter Fifty-Six: Some Elixir

Slughorn walked slowly around the classroom, examining the various antidotes. No one was done with the pen & fun & www.biquge.info pavilion, and Hermione was trying to fill a few more ingredients into the bottle that Slughorn had gone to her for her.

"Phoenix," he said, "what are you going to show me?"

Phoenix stretched out his hand, and a clear crystal bottle lay quietly in the palm of his hand.

Slughorn looked down for a full ten seconds before he realized what Phoenix was holding.

"It's—it won't be—"

"Yes, Professor, Tears of the Phoenix. "Unless the toxicity is so violent that one doesn't have time to take any antidote, it won't cure anything if it doesn't let it go." ”

"Merlin's beard! I almost forgot—" He picked up the crystal bottle and held it high for the class to see, "Oh, I can't judge you wrong—of course the phoenix's tears can cure all these potions!"

Everyone's eyes widened, and in fact it was very difficult for them to see - even if the bottle was not big - the tears in the bottle, only one drop, were still transparent.

Hermione's face was covered in sweat, her nose was covered in ash, and her face was pale. Her unfinished antidote bubbled slowly behind Slughorn, containing fifty-two ingredients, including a clump of her own hair.

"Yes, if you have phoenix tears, you don't have to worry about being poisoned and dying. It can cure all poisons. Very, very rare, of course - this is the first time I've seen it. However, not everyone can have a phoenix, so it is still important to study carefully if you make an antidote. ”

Slughorn finally paced over to Harry's table, sniffed Ernie's antidote, and frowned as he walked towards Ron. He didn't stay long in front of Ron's cauldron, quickly retreating, a little gagging.

"What about you, Harry," he said, "what are you going to show me?"

Harry held out his hand, and in the palm of his hand lay the dung stone.

Slughorn raised his head and laughed.

"You've got the guts, kid!" he picked up the dung stone and held it high for the class to see, "Oh, the geniuses have the occasional brain—of course the dung stone can cure all these potions!"

The two of them solved the problem of this class in the same way. Harry's method was more like the result of learning and application than Phoenix's innate strengths, and Slughorn was happier than seeing Phoenix's methods.

He hugged the two of them, holding Phoenix's phoenix tears in one hand and dung stones in the other.

"I've been teaching all my life, and I've never been in this situation. ”

"That's the kind of independent spirit that a true potions master needs!" said Slughorn happily, "the stones in the goat's stomach - yes, Harry, yes, if you have dung stones, of course it will work - but, again- because it is not a poison that can be cured, it is useful to know how to make an antidote-"

The bell rang at the end of class.

"Pack your things!" Slughorn said, "Gryffindor dares to take risks, plus ten!"

He laughed and staggered back to the podium.

"It's not fair," Brace said resentfully, "I don't understand how you are worse than him." ”

"Slughorn's partiality is obvious," Daphne was equally indignant, "you must have thought of dung stone too, right?"

"Well, if Eden doesn't want to, I'm going to take the dung stones. Phoenix said.

If you ask yourself, Slughorn was justified in favoring Harry. Considering the limited help he can provide, Slughorn's greatest network advantage, it doesn't matter in Phoenix.

"Can't you figure out what the professor thinks about then?" said Daphne, "and how many points he's added to Gryffindor since the beginning of the school year, we're already in second place." ”

"That's an exaggeration, but it's just a dozen points—you're asking a little too much of us, and it's always me to get points—" Phoenix put his hand on Daphne's forehead, "You're not crazy, are you?"

The others whispered disgruntled Slughorn, and Phoenix deliberately fell behind, flashing into an inaccessible hallway.

Ron had already left in a huff, and when Phoenix arrived at a path that led to a shortcut to the eighth floor, only Hermione and Harry were waiting there.

"Hermione, let me tell you, it's good, the potion is very well refined, and it will work 100%. Phoenix said bluntly.

Harry glared at them.

"Elixir? I don't know—I want to keep it—"

"What are you keeping for?" Phoenix asked, puzzled, "Keeping chasing girls?"

Harry looked down in a panic. Phoenix raised his eyebrows slightly, glancing at Hermione.

So much happened last semester, and Cho and Harry were completely blown away. Perhaps, at the root, Cho still likes Cedric. Later, I didn't hear Hermione mention that they were still in contact, and I didn't know who Harry had a crush on and needed to use the elixir.

"Harry, is there anything more important than this memory?" asked Hermione,

Harry didn't answer immediately.

"W-yes, of course," he came back to his senses, "uh-well. I'll take some elixir and try again in the evening. ”

"That's it," Hermione said lively.

"No, no, it's better to be careful, next week or next week - Professor Slughorn will have a banquet. When the time comes, you take a few sips, maybe five or six hours -- and he'll be dizzy, and with a little alcohol, he'll definitely not be able to stop the attack. ”

"Oh, okay," Harry agreed.

Around the corner of the hallway, the Montgomery sisters appeared with sad expressions and hurried past them, not looking at them.

Phoenix casually said, "Hey, they don't seem to be happy, are they?"

"They're sisters Montgomery, and of course they're not happy, haven't you heard about their little brothers?" said Hermione.

"I guess they have family members who have been killed. Phoenix said.

"Earlier, their brother had been bitten by a werewolf, supposedly because their mother refused to help the Death Eaters. Anyway, the boy was only five years old and had died in St. Mungo's hospital, and they couldn't save him. ”

"Dead?" Harry asked in shock, "but werewolves don't kill people, don't they just turn you into a werewolf?"

"That's up to them, maybe the werewolf is in a bad mood," Phoenix exhaled slowly, "Look, they won't be the last, Voldemort can't stop dying." ”

"What's the werewolf's name?" asked Harry.

"I heard it was Fenrir Greyback. Hermione said.

"I know -- that madman who likes to attack children. Lupin told me!" Harry said angrily.

Hermione looked at him gloomily.

"Harry, you have to get that memory. It's all about stopping Voldemort, isn't it? All these terrible things happening now are going to be attributed to him—" (To be continued.) )