Chapter 034: Snape's Difficulties and Favoritism

Catherine smiled slightly, and did not answer, but looked at her classmates seriously, considering who had come up with the frozen trap.

Daphne can completely rule out that the girl followed and hid purely to watch the excitement.

The other five who got wet could also be ruled out, because they weren't careful enough to even find her counterattack, let alone find her weaknesses.

The remaining two, one was Draco.

"Did you finally make a move?" The boy who has been with him the longest time can be regarded as the biggest suspect.

"If it were me, there wouldn't be just one!" Draco looked disdainful.

"Well," Catherine looked at the thin, pale brown-haired boy at the end, "how did you find out?" Mr. Knott! ”

Theodore looked unkind and took out two wooden cards.

"Huh?" Catherine narrowed her eyes slightly, jumped down and landed in front of him, put away her wand and stretched out her hands and asked, "Is that okay?" ”

Theodore nodded.

Catherine put her hands on the two wooden plaques and closed her eyes, and after a moment, she suddenly smiled and said, "I see! ”

"Catherine!" After opening her eyes and looking at each other carefully for a long time, the red-haired girl suddenly solemnly extended her left hand to him.

"Theodore Nott!" The thin boy was stunned for a moment before he understood what Catherine meant, and hurriedly took her hand.

"Well done! Theodore! Catherine smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then turned away.

"Congratulations!" Draco patted Theodore on the shoulder very hard, considering that it had taken him five days to get Catherine to stop calling herself "Master Draco".

"What the hell is going on?" Pansy's face was full of surprise, "Why did she suddenly identify with you?" ”

"Don't you see any difference between the two wooden cards?" Daphne reminded.

"Just look at it," Brace bewildered, "the one on the left is the simple map, and the one on the right is the plain wooden block of similar shape. ”

"But Catherine doesn't seem to see it," said Millicent after a moment's hesitation, "and she will find it after touching it." ”

"Catherine has a poor sense of magic," Theodore explained with a frown, "but her resistance is very strong, and low-level magic shouldn't work against her." ”

The other five all looked at Draco in surprise, and when they saw him nod, they all had solemn expressions.

As for Catherine, she was also distressed by this matter, because her ability to sense magic was not very bad, but infinitely close to zero, and unless Tracey stood on her shoulder, she would not be able to detect the fluctuations of magic that filled the entire campus as if they were substance.

Thankfully, with Tracy's help, she finally found an alternative, but to master it, the normal way simply wouldn't work, and it wasn't until she was preparing for the potions that she suddenly found inspiration, but Catherine didn't know if Snape was willing to help her.

Friday morning's first and second periods were Potions class, and as soon as class started, Catherine sat down next to Hermione, which immediately attracted the attention of the other students in the two houses.

Although Hermione had complained about Catherine's refusal to tell her in advance that she was the "master" of the Princes family since the day of the Sorting House, their friendship had not changed since they were in rival houses. As soon as there is time, the two of them get together. They go to the library most often, not only because it's quiet enough, but also because there are enough books there.

Compared to Hermione, the others were much inferior, like Ron, who, although he had been to the library on the first day, had come to tell Catherine that he couldn't stay with them anymore because his twin brother had told him that they were going to make fun of him if Ron continued to associate with her. Ron was clearly worried about his two older brothers, so he had no choice but to back down.

Harry wanted to stay, but when he saw Ron leaving, he apologized to Catherine and left with him, because Ron was the first same-sex friend he had made, and he was also a Gryffindor like him, and of course he really didn't want to read a book just after school started, but he didn't dare to reveal it at all for this reason, otherwise Catherine wouldn't be a little angry.

In the end, Neville was left without any indication at first, but he always had at least two empty seats with the two of them, and only moved over to them when he didn't understand something, and then moved back as soon as he was done, which Catherine and Hermione found very amusing.

In Potions class, Snape, like Professor Flitwick, picked up the roster as soon as class started, and stopped when Harry's name was called.

"Oh, yes," he whispered, "Harry Potter, this is our new arrival—the most famous character! But compared to another celebrity - Catherine, huh! He let out a sneer, and the Slytherin students below covered their mouths and laughed.

Snape finished the roll call, and scanned the first year present with his empty and indifferent eyes, and the moment he looked at him, it made people feel as if they were in a dark tunnel.

"You've come here to learn the exact science and rigor of this potion." He spoke, almost a little louder than a whisper, but everyone could hear every word he said.

"Since there is no stupid waving of a wand here, many of you will not believe that it is magic. I don't expect you to really grasp the beauty of the smoky cauldron that simmers slowly and wafts out of the white smoke and the fragrance that wafts out, and you don't really understand the magic of the liquid that flows into people's veins, and makes people's hearts flutter and their minds blurred...... I can teach you how to increase your prestige, brew glory, and even stop death—but one thing has to be that you are not the kind of fools and fools I often encounter. ”

The class fell silent, and then, suddenly, he shouted.

"Potter! What do I get if I add daffodil root powder to the wormwood infusion?"

Fortunately, in the study plan that Catherine arranged for Harry, "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms" ranked first, so he immediately stood up and replied, "A powerful water of life and death." ”

"Looks like you're in luck! Let's try again. Snape pursed his lips contemptuously and asked another question, "Potter, if I asked you to go and find me a piece of bezoar, where would you find it?"

"In the stomach of a cow." Harry's luck was still good, and it was another topic he had just read, "It has a strong detoxification effect." ”

"I didn't ask you to answer what it does, Potter." Snape sneered, "Gryffindor deducts one point. ”

Harry's eyes widened in surprise, and Ron almost screamed, but was stopped by Hermione in time.

"One last question—" Snape said slowly, "Potter, what is the difference between scapular aconitum and lupus aconitum?" ”

Harry didn't answer immediately this time, he frowned and quickly thought back, hoping to answer it correctly before Snape could get it right.

"Looks like you're not reading your textbook carefully enough! Porter. Snape didn't give him time, "Gryffindor deducted one more point, now, sit down!" ”

Harry sat down indignantly, and Hermione immediately raised her hand, hoping to salvage some points for Gryffindor.

But Snape deliberately ignored her, and he cried out, "Catherine, you answer." ”

"They are the same plant, collectively known as Aconitum aconitum." Catherine stood up and replied.

"Good, Slytherin plus a point." Snape happily motioned for Catherine to sit down, "Why don't you write it down?" Especially you, Potter, do you think you don't need to learn what you remember? Harry immediately became so angry that he nearly broke the quill in his hand.

Next, Snape divided them into pairs and instructed them to mix a simple potion for scabies, dragging the long black cloak around the classroom, criticizing almost all the students, except Draco and Catherine.

About half a class later, there was a sudden puff of acidic green smoke and a loud sizzling sound from the classroom, and it turned out that Neville had somehow burned Seamus's pot into a crooked piece and knocked it over, and the potion in the pot splashed on himself and then onto the stone floor, burning holes in several students' shoes.

Within seconds, when the class was standing on the stool, Neville's arms and legs were covered in red, swollen scabies, and he was screaming in pain.

"Idiot!" Snape roared, waving his wand and sweeping away the potion that had been spilled on the ground. "I suppose you probably put the porcupine thorns in without putting the pot off the fire, did you?"

Neville sobbed and cried, and even his nose suddenly appeared with a lot of scabies.

"Take him to the medical wing above." Snape yelled at Seamus, and then he walked over to Harry and Ron, who were right next to Neville, and Catherine and Hermione immediately exchanged worried looks.

"Professor," Catherine asked, raising her hand before Snape could speak, "what kind of potion were those just now, and why do they make people scabies?" ”

Snape turned his head and glared coldly at Catherine, who was looking at him, until everyone thought he would repounce her for it, and then he spoke:

"It's a toxic scabies potion, and the scabies treatment potion is based on it, and many of the treatments are made on a similar principle."

The whole class looked shocked, although they were first-year, they had already heard countless rumors about Snape from their seniors, and none of them had ever said that he would tolerate others going against him, and Snape clearly intended to keep them in shock.

"Never before in my teaching history have students been so keenly aware of problems," Snape glared coldly at the other students, including his godson, "and I am very disappointed that no one wants to know what happens to the wrong steps in such a simple potion of scabies!" ”

"Therefore, in addition to the original one, today's homework will add one more article 'The possible consequences of the wrong steps in the scabies treatment potion', ten inches!"

"Ahh Immediately there was a scream in the classroom.

"Catherine!" Snape completely ignored the grief of the other students, "I appreciate your approach to learning, so from now on, whatever questions you have about potions, you can come and ask me." ”

"Wow!" There was another exclamation in the classroom, and Slytherin's eyes were filled with irrepressible jealousy.