An hour later, the little wizards, who had finally managed to dispose of the winter melon, climbed down the steps out of the underground classroom exhausted.

Snape wasn't one to joke around, and he really wasn't trying to scare the first-year kids - the winter melon and shrimp skin soup served in the Hogwarts kitchen at noon today was the same winter melon they had handled in these two potions classes.

However, it wasn't until halfway through the course that everyone suddenly realized something.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has nearly a thousand people if you count the teaching staff, and it is not a simple process to complete the supply of ingredients for the entire school, even if it is just one of the dishes.

Perhaps for the sake of ease of teaching, the size of the winter melons that appeared on the desk was actually not too large, and the average weight of Elena was estimated to be in the range of about five to ten kilograms.

According to the standard of normal dishes for one person, such a winter melon can make about 30 servings of winter melon and shrimp skin soup at most, plus the inevitable waste of clumsy little wizards in the process of peeling and depulping.

As a result, Professor Snape made it a rule that each person had to cook two large melons alone in order to achieve the final goal.

In the wizarding world, exertion is a false concept.

In order to ensure that each young wizard had enough energy to complete the two-hour knife training process, after listening to the advice of an unnamed little angel, whenever a young wizard began to cry tired, Snape, walking around the classroom, would draw his wand and deliver a precise "quick recovery" spell.

By the time the bell rang for the end of class, all that was left of most young wizards was the winter melon that seemed to never be cut, the turquoise winter melon skin that kept flying in front of them, and Professor Snape's black back flying around like a giant bat.

Of course, the hard work is not completely meaningless - under this kind of intensive and high-intensity training, after only two lessons, most of the first-year young wizards' knife skills have been promoted from zero to the entry level.

......

"Almost, I think maybe the evening will be enough. ”

In the Potions classroom, which was empty again, Elena nodded with satisfaction while inspecting the pile of winter melon cubes cut by the young wizards, "Overall, the quality is still good, and there is no outrageous laziness. ”

The most important thing in the winter melon dish is not the heat and technique, but whether the size is appropriate.

Whether it is slicing or dicing, the most important thing is to keep the shape and size as consistent as possible, so that it is easy to control the cooking time uniformly - too big is easy to cook, too small is easy to cook, and it will affect the taste of the final dish after it is formed.

"It's too much waste. Such a rough movement, if used to peel a wrinkled fig, may take three or four together to reach the weight of one. ”

Snape picked up a piece of winter melon skin that had been discarded on the table, glanced at the white melon flesh that was at least two centimeters thick inside, and shook his head with a frown, it seemed that he would have to practice for a while.

"And they're a little too squeamish. ”

The Potions professor raised his head, looked at the little wizards who were almost helping each other out of the classroom, and raised his eyebrows slightly—just dealing with some ordinary vegetables that didn't take a lot of effort to deal with, and they were all tired like this, so if they wanted to brew some more complicated potions in the future, it would be a big problem.

"But then again. Why are you still in the classroom?"

Snape put down the melon skin in his hand, turned his head to look at the few young wizards who were still in the classroom, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If I'm not mistaken, I announced the end of class a few minutes ago. Miss Kaslana is a teaching assistant in Potions class, and it is your duty to stay and help me clean up the classroom, so what is your reason?"

"I'm waiting for Elena to go back to the auditorium. ”

Hermione hugged the Magic Potions and Potions in her arms and replied a little nervously.

This lesson was a huge confidence defeat for her, and Hermione Granger's original pride in her eyes was suddenly reduced a lot.

Not to mention that Elena Kaslana, who she has always regarded as a strong opponent, directly became an assistant teacher in Potions class, and even Harry Potter, who Hermione never cared much about, also showed overwhelming knowledge reserves in this class, and also earned Gryffindor House a five-point bonus from Potions class.

You know, since Snape took over as Potions professor eleven years ago, this seems to be the first time he's taken the initiative to give Gryffindor extra points in class—and the significance of this is even more important than the score itself.

In the subsequent "Knife Practice" course, Neville Longbottom, who had always been ridiculed by everyone for being clumsy, suddenly came to the fore and followed Snape's demonstration silently, without any laziness.

Naturally, he became the second little wizard after Elena to complete the task of dealing with winter melons.

As this went on, Hermione, who was originally riveted and wanted to shine in Potions class, became extraordinary, and Snape's impression of her was only that of the girl sitting next to Harry, and the girl who had a good relationship with Elena.

Snape pursed his lips noncommittally, although he couldn't understand this kind of friendship between little girls who wanted to go to the toilet together, but he had seen a lot over the years, and he didn't think there was any surprise.

"What about you, Potter? ”

Looking past Miss A, a somewhat nervous passerby, Snape turned his gaze to the bespectacled boy who had been sitting in the middle of the classroom and had not left, and asked softly in a slightly druffled voice.

As time passed, even reluctantly, Snape had to notice the face that resembled James Potter, which made his subtle emotions at the beginning of the class gradually begin to move towards a worse irritable mood.

"Professor, I'...... I have one more question for you. ”

Harry stood up a little apprehensively, swallowed nervously, and clenched his hands tightly subconsciously, "Because it's not related to the content of the class, I specially waited until after the class to ......"

"What's the problem?"

Professor Snape glanced at Harry Potter as he hesitated, furrowed his eyebrows heavily, snorted in displeasure, and tapped his fingers the lectern.

"If there's anything you want to ask, just ask it directly, don't waste time like this. ”

"Professor Snape, you've been teaching Potions at Hogwarts for so many years......"

Harry took a deep breath, stared straight at the wizard in front of him, and asked softly in a slightly trembling tone.

"Excuse me, do you know my mother, or have you ever heard the name Lily Evans?"

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Mutter~

The introduction is updated today~

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