Chapter 8: Celebrities

"It's over there, look. ”

"Next to the blonde boy. ”

The next day, both Harry and Phoenix became the objects that the students wanted to watch, and early in the morning, Slytherin told every student in the auditorium that Phoenix could speak Parseltongue, but it didn't cause a big sensation, because the Parseltongue of the Peverell family was famous, although not every generation did, only Muggle-born students were puzzled to ask what Parseltongue was.

But there were still some curious students surrounding him, looking at him from afar with a kind of fearβ€”the Parseltongue has always been the symbol of the Dark Wizard.

Every Wednesday night, astronomy class is Phoenix's favorite class, where everyone observes the stars with a telescope, unaware that Phoenix and Melinda are hiding behind and making love. The herb class is Professor Sprout, a pudgy witch, who is also the head of Hufflepuff House, is very kind, and likes Phoenix, because his answers are always very comprehensive, not just memorized from "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms", which makes the professor think that he is a smart, hard-working student, and diligence is also a Hufflepuff quality.

The spell is taught by Professor Flitsch, a surprisingly short wizard who is said to be a goblin hybrid, but no one knows if that's true. As expected, Mr. Flitwick also liked him very much, answering quickly and accurately, and completing the class tasks as quickly as possible. His wisdom was revealed, and Professor Flitwick felt that he should come to Ravenclaw.

Professor McGonagall of Transfiguration is the dean of their nemesis, Gryffindor, and the feud between Slytherin and Gryffindor is almost as long as the school's history. There was no Professor McGonagall in the classroom, only a spotted cat sitting on the podium.

Phoenix walked up to the cat, bowed slightly, and sat down in his seat. Melinda was thoughtful, and Draco tried to mock him for saluting the cat, but no one said anything.

The bell rang, and the students looked around at why Professor McGonagall hadn't come yet, only to see the cat on the table leap forward and change in mid-air, until it landed in front of the servant in an emerald green robe.

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous spell you will ever use in Hogwarts classes. "Anyone who wants to be mischievous in my class, I'll ask him out and never let him in again." I warned you. ”

Then, she asked Phoenix, "Mr. Peverell, how did you see my shapeshift?"

Phoenix smiled and said, "Professor McGonagall, I noticed that the lines around the cat's eyes are exactly the same as the lines of your glasses, and I happen to know the difference between the Animagus and ordinary animals, that is, the Animagus will have some very regular patterns or patterns, usually when it is deformed. ”

Professor McGonagall gave a rare smile, "Very good, Mr. Peverell. Slytherin added one point. ”

In this lesson they tried to turn a match into a needle, and as soon as Phoenix got the match, he managed to turn it into a needle, which earned Slytherin another three points. By the end of the lesson, only Hermione's matches had changed, which had finally made Professor McGonagall's face look better.

Defence Against the Dark Arts became a joke, the whole room smelled of garlic, and when Seamus asked Teacher Quirrell how to defeat the Resurrection Zombies, his face flushed and mumbled, and he talked about the weather. Teacher Quirrell was still trying to divert the students' attention to the textbook, but it didn't have much effect.

Harry and Ron walked into the Great Hall, and they finally didn't get lost on their way to the Great Hall.

Seeing that Phoenix didn't wake up, Melinda next to him was peeling eggs for him. It's very uncomfortable, Phoenix is very good at every class, even Professor McGonagall likes him, of course, the only thing that is not brilliant is the history of magic, but who cares about an old ghost's class.

"Today, let's take Potions class with Gryffindor, I can't wait. Draco said with gusto.

"Oh, yes, I heard that Professor Snape was a nightmare for Gryffindor?" said Phoenix.

"That's right. ”

Potions class was held in an underground classroom, with glass jars lined the walls with chilling taxidermy soaked animals.

"You have come here to learn the precise science and rigors of this potion preparation. Snape said in a voice slightly higher than a whisper, "Since there's no stupid wand swinging here, many of you won't believe it's magic." I don't expect you to really grasp the beauty of the smoky and fragrant cauldron that simmers, you don't really understand the magic of the liquid that flows into people's veins, the magic of the mind that makes the mind flutter and the mind - I can teach you how to increase your prestige, brew glory, and even stop death - but one thing must be that you are not the kind of fools and fools I often encounter. ”

After he finished his opening remarks, the class fell silent. Hermione almost moved to the edge of her chair and leaned forward, seemingly eager to prove that she wasn't a fool.

"Potter!" said Snape suddenly, "what do I get if I add daffodil root powder to the wormwood infusion?"

Harry froze, Hermione's arms raised into the air.

"I don't know, sir. ”

Snape pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Phoenix, tell Potter what it is. ”

"Narcissus root powder and wormwood can be combined to make a powerful sleeping pill, which is a pair of life and death water. ”

"It seems that there are people whose fame matches their strength," he said, smugly with the corners of his mouth raised, "and some people don't." ”

Snape deliberately ignored Hermione's raised arm.

"I'll give you another chance, if I want you to find a piece of bezoar, where do you go back to find it?"

Harry was ambivalent about getting some hints from Phoenix, but he and Malfoy were so close that the three of them laughed and trembled, and his eyes lit up with anger.

"I don't know, sir. ”

"Phoenix. Snape shouted without replying.

"The bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a cow and has a strong detoxifying effect. Phoenix shrugged helplessly at Harry.

'Good, Slytherin plus five. ”

"Yayβ€”" Slytherin cheered, and Draco laughed louder.

"I don't think you opened a book before school started, did you, Potter?"

"Potter, what is the difference between scapular aconitum and wolf venom aconitum then?"

It was Hermione standing up.

"I don't know," Harry whispered, "Hermione and Phoenix know the answer, why don't you ask them?"

A few of the students burst out laughing, and Snape was of course upset.

"Sit down," he yelled at Hermione, "Aconitum scaphode and Aconitum lupus venom are the same plant, also collectively referred to as Aconitum aconitum. ”

"Potter, you go against the teacher, Gryffindor deducts five points. ”

Next, they worked in pairs and instructed them to mix and concoct a simple potion to cure scabies, and the little gryffindor lion was still in a bad situation. Neville burned Seamus's cauldron into a black piece of metal, and the potion spilled onto the floor, causing the class to stand on their chairs, and he himself was soaked in the potion and screamed in pain.

In the end, he blamed Harry for Neville's mistake and deducted five more points from Gryffindor, and finally before the end of class, he earned another five points for Slytherin because of Phoenix's excellent potion. Slytherin's triumphant departure from the underground classroom contrasted with Gryffindor's dejection.

In the first week of Hogwarts, Phoenix won 20 points for Slytherin alone, of which Snape gave half of them, giving Slytherin a lead over the other houses as soon as the school started, and there was a great chance of continuing the winning streak of the House Cup.