"Today's class continues to prepare 'enhancers', and what you have on your desk is a mixture that you made yourself in the last class. If you didn't make a mistake in the last lesson, and if you follow the steps in this lesson, you should be done this weekend. ”

“…… How to do it and how to do it," Snape tapped the blackboard with his wand backhand, and a large area of handwriting and patterns immediately became apparent," ...... It's all on the chalkboard. ”

"Also—"

If, in normal times, after this cold narrative, Snape must have lost interest in the students in the class and let them do it themselves.

If you do it right and refine a good potion, it's not unusual; But if it's done wrong, and the potion turns into poison, then it's all the student's fault.

In Snape's opinion, anyone who could not even prepare potions according to his board book was an unruly idiot, and there was no other possible explanation.

Today, however, his speech did not end there.

"Besides, maybe you can use your empty minds to understand that from today onwards, I have added a few new students to my class—"

Behind the lectern, Snape said with a cold face.

"Six of them, to be exact. I don't know what you all learned in that old school, and I don't want to know—"

"In today's class, you don't have to do the same thing as everyone else, each of you will come up to get a copy of the materials, and complete the synergistic processing of salamander blood in half a class."

“…… This is to be used in the booster, and if you can dispose of the amplified salamander blood on time and of sufficient quality, it will be used in your own subject in the next class. ”

Although this kind of synergistic treatment for a certain magic material is not an uncommon potion preparation technique. But in terms of difficulty, it's also something that you only learn in fifth-grade Potions class.

Perhaps the young wizards who had been studying under Snape hadn't noticed, but in fact, Snape's lessons were much more in-depth than the other professors.

Will these students who have transferred from Minos really be able to do it well?

“…… The synergistic treatment of salamander blood, we just learned it in the last class? Hermione, who had always been familiar with what she had learned, couldn't help but mutter, "It's not fair! ”

Because the classroom had been quiet since the beginning, Snape should have heard Hermione's words, but he didn't bother at all.

“…… If you can't do it, I will submit a report to the principal's office and give you the corresponding demotion. Snape said without mercy, "So, begin." ”

"Professor!"

Hermione glanced at Helen, who was pursed her lips and didn't know what to do, and then raised her hand decisively. Snape looked over to her, but what he said made Hermione angry.

"Miss Jack-of-all-trades, you reminded me." He sneered sarcastically, then continued, "I'll make it clear that every freshman must have heard this saying - in my Potions class, you are not allowed to raise your hand to speak!" ”

Hermione gritted her teeth, but finally put her hand down.

"I thought you'd go on like you did...... Ron said strangely, "what's wrong?" ”

"I thought about it, but he didn't do it wrong...... Hermione said reluctantly, "if there is a hole in knowledge because of not learning well enough, it will certainly not be good for the students...... Can...... I don't agree with what he did! ”

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Helen and whispered, "Don't worry, I'll help you—I'll help you with my tutoring if I haven't learned!" ”

"Thank you!" Helen immediately nodded obediently and smiled sweetly at Hermione.

On the other side, Sokas glanced at them, and then walked calmly to the preparation table in front of the classroom with a steady pace.

There are all kinds of magic materials stacked on the material preparation table, some of which are needed and some of which are not. In the eyes of others, Snape was simply making things difficult.

But Sokas didn't hesitate much, and after thinking about it for a while, he immediately began to select all the materials he needed.

Of course, the main ingredient is salamander blood, and the rest is the material for the auxiliary formula.

In the process of preparing potions, most of the synergies of the materials are not simply trying to "improve" the magical effects of the materials themselves. In the process of enhancing the effect, it is often necessary to use some neutral or even opposite materials to reconcile the stability of its magical properties.

So theoretically, the potions master's treatment of the material must be to pursue the greater the increase in the degree of the better; However, in reality, it is necessary to find a balance that can keep the effect of the material stable.

Sokas, who has always excelled in all subjects, knows all about this knowledge, and he has even mentally calculated the specific ratio of materials needed.

After obtaining enough materials, Sokas conveniently turned around and headed for his seat. At this moment, Helen, who had just figured out what materials to take under Hermione's whispering, had just walked forward.

The moment the two passed by, the corner of Sokas's eye swept covertly over Helen's side face.

"Sokas, do you need my help?" Malfoy, whose cheeks were slightly swollen on the side, said a little vaguely, but he seemed to be in a better mood, "I've always been good at synergistic treatment of salamander blood!" ”

"Thank you, but I don't bother you," said Sokas, politely and reservedly, "it would be a sin to apply my friendship with you to such a trivial matter. ”

"Hahaha-huh-"

Sokas's compliment was obviously pleasing to Malfoy, but as soon as he smiled, he accidentally touched the wound on his cheek, and he immediately covered the side of his face and snorted softly......

After a while, Helen carefully returned to her preparation table with a handful of ingredients. With Hermione's occasional reminders, she scrambled to process the ingredients, calculate the ratio, light the fire, and stir in circles.

The preparation of potions requires a lot of patience, and there is no room for error in every step. Otherwise, sometimes an entire month's hard work will be completely wasted.

Maybe it's because Helen's luck is good, or maybe it's because Hermione's guidance is clear and easy to understand, although Helen's appearance always makes people sweat, but the whole process is completed in a thrilling situation.

"Hermione, what do you think?" As if she was a little worried, she pinched the test tube with two delicate fingers, staring at the liquid that glowed faintly red, "This...... Can it meet Professor Snape's test criteria? ”

"Oh, of course—" Hermione nodded, "the quality is pretty good, it must be fine!" ”

"If you put it in the eyes of other potionsmen, that's probably what you say." Harry pouted.

"What do you mean?" Helen asked strangely with a winkling of watery eyes.

Ron shrugged his shoulders and said, "Harry means that if Snape doesn't make things difficult for you, then it's fine. Otherwise, it's hard to say......"

"Don't talk about these useless things!" Hermione said dissatisfied, "We've done everything we can, and if it doesn't work, it's Snape's fault!" ”

Seeing Helen tugging at her long slender chestnut hair, as if she was still a little hesitant, Hermione immediately leaned over and put her arms around her shoulders.

"Don't worry, if this doesn't pass, we'll go to Maca!"

However, for Helen, who came from the Minoan School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Greece, this sentence seemed a little difficult to understand. As soon as she looked confused, Hermione knew that this reassurance had not only not worked as well as it should, but had made her even more confused.

"Anyway, it's okay!" Ron leaned in and said, "Maca is Professor McLean of the Ancient Magic Texts class, and we'll give you an opportunity to introduce it later." ”

Just a moment after they were talking softly, Snape, who had been sitting behind the podium with his eyes closed expressionlessly, suddenly knocked on the lectern.

"When the time comes, the six students will take the processed salamander blood for testing."

Hermione and the others didn't pay attention to the situation on Slytherin's side, but the three new students who were sorted into the fifth year of Gryffindor House all received some help from Hermione.

Although one of them doesn't seem to be very good at potions, it should be enough to pass it, right?

“…… Hmph, are you sure you did it yourself? ”

With a cold snort, Hermione and the student's faces changed at the same time. Of course, the former is a flush of indignation, while the latter is a pale of loss.

Malfoy below laughed a few times, but then there was another cry of pain. It seems that he can't open his mind until he goes to the school hospital to reduce the swelling of his cheeks.

“…… Reluctantly," Snape glanced at Hermione, then corked the test tube in his hand and lowered it in front of the student, "Next." ”

After that, two new Slytherin classmates in a row also passed. Although Snape didn't rate Gryffindor students as "barely", he was clearly not very satisfied.

"Professor."

Sokas stepped forward and handed Snape the synergistic salamander blood he had prepared. He still had that calm and calm expression on his face, as if he didn't have the slightest concern about the materials he had handled.

Snape took the test tube, shook it in front of his eyes, and pulled out the plug and sniffed it.

"Well," he said casually in Sokas's calm gaze, in the same bland tone as the previous ones, "qualified." ”

Sokas was visibly stunned, and as Snape lightly handed him back the tube, he slowly stretched out his right hand and took it with a somewhat stiff movement.

"Next." Snape continued unconcernedly.