“…… Next. ”

Snape handed him back Sokath's enhanced salamander blood, and then took Helen's test tube over in an unremarkable process, as if to say that Sokas's work was not worth mentioning.

“…… Professor Snape," Sokas didn't immediately return to his seat, but couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, is the salamander blood I've treated with enhancements just 'qualified'?" ”

Snape glanced at him, a look of impatience on his face, "Why are you still here?"

He wanted to warn him again about "I'm not allowed to ask questions in class", but it seemed that it was a bit troublesome to think about it, so he simply snorted and turned his gaze back to Helen's test tube.

"......," Sokas hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So, Professor...... Isn't my efficiency increase enough? ”

Snape frowned when he saw that he wasn't going to go back, and his cold gaze shot straight at Sokas.

"What, do you think you're doing it perfectly?" He looked at Sokas and sarcastically said mercilessly, "What are you going to do with the magical nature of the salamander's blood?" Vitality tonic or blood tonic? I said this was going to be used in enhancers, right? Do you understand the specific effect of this synergistic salamander blood? ”

"Uh......" Sokas stiffened his face as he was reprimanded by Snape.

"Helen Schoon, you did it, right?" Snape turned his head suddenly, shook the test tube in his hand, and said impatiently, "You tell him what salamander blood does in the enhancer!" ”

"Ah...... Oh......" Helen pursed her lips and glanced at Hermione below, before carefully explaining, "In the formulation of the enhancer, the effect of the salamander blood is the 'activation mixture component', so the synergistic effect of the salamander blood is not as large as possible......"

As she spoke, she glanced over to Sokas from time to time, as if worried about whether her words would cause the other party to be dissatisfied.

Seeing that she was slurring, Snape smacked his tongue impatiently.

“…… Keep moving! ”

"Oh......" Helen nodded, with a bitter face, "If the salamander's blood is increased too much, then the final enhancer will greatly reduce the strength of the user, and instead it will become a potion with a slight healing effect." ”

When she had said all that, Hermione, who was sitting in the back of the room, nodded in satisfaction.

"To put it simply, it's waste! Great waste! Do you understand? At this point, Snape tapped on the lectern and said, "Do you still have any questions about your 'qualified' evaluation?" In my opinion, if you get a little more kicker, I'll be able to downgrade you! ”

“…… I went down. Sokas was stunned, and after a sigh, he turned around and went back to his seat.

"So ......"

Snape turned his head again, and after glancing at Helen, his gaze abruptly shifted to the back of the room.

"Miss Schoen, can you tell me what I should say about the test that I have done with the help of others?"

He said it was Helen, but his eyes were fixed on Hermione.

No, that's not right...... Snape didn't look like Hermione, but Harry sitting next to Hermione, looking at Sokas with inexplicable eyes.

"I ...... Uh-huh......" Helen bowed her head slightly, "I think it should be, no-"

Before she could finish her sentence, Hermione suddenly raised her hand and met Snape's vicious gaze. Of course, it was she who "thought" to meet her, and in fact Snape didn't look at her at all.

"Helen did it on her own! No one has ever helped her! Hermione said loudly.

"Tsk......" Snape smacked his tongue unpleasantly, "Miss Know-It-All, put down your arms, I didn't ask you!" ”

Truth be told, Snape didn't want to argue with Hermione at all.

In his mind, it was clear that there was some unspeakable story between Hermione and Maca. And it was precisely because of this relationship with Maca that Snape couldn't help but want to avoid having a bad relationship with Hermione.

Maca promised him a "godson", who knows if Hermione will become a "godson" in the future? After all, before Maca actually got married, everything was still unknown!

However, today Hermione seems to be planning to fight to the end for the sake of Helen.

"Professor Snape! I don't think Helen is wrong, she deserves an evaluation that corresponds to the results! ”

"Hmph, then tell me, what is the matter with this tube to increase the ratio of salamander blood?" Snape asked, irritated, "Do you think I can't see it?" Without McLean's guidance, even you, Miss Know-it-all, would not have been able to calculate such a high ratio! ”

It seems that between "not conceding defeat in front of Potter's son" and "not arguing with his future godson", Snape struggled several times, and finally chose the former.

“…… Do you need me to continue? Snape asked with a cold face.

In the midst of the class's blank expressions, Hermione threw in the towel.

"Get back to your seat!" Snape waved his hand at Helen, who was stunned to the side, and said impatiently.

"Ah...... Uh......" Helen asked softly, hesitation, "what ......about Do I need to downgrade? ”

"If you want." Snape glared at her, then ignored her, "...... What are they doing one by one? Are all the enhancers ready? Don't speed me up yet! ”

At the back of the classroom, Ron and Harry both looked at Hermione with confusion on their faces.

“…… What happened just now? Ron said curiously, "You sat down obediently after Snape said a few words?" Isn't that like you? ”

"That's it?" Harry followed, "How can the old bat be sure you can't do it?" No matter how hard the calculation is, it can't bother you, right? ”

Hermione pursed her lips and scratched at her unkempt hair in annoyance.

"You don't know—" she explained awkwardly, "and it was only when Snape said that I realized that the exact calculation of the ratio could not have been made from the contents of the book alone. ”

"Why?"

Helen also returned, and she immediately turned back when she heard Hermione talking about what had just happened.

"Because to find a way to calculate accurately, you have to understand why the enhancer was created." Hermione whispered, "You know about the Ryam Cow, right? ”

"A magical animal covered in golden fur that looks like a giant bull?" Harry recalled, "Monsters and Their Origins have them in - it is said to be a rare magical animal, but it hasn't been talked about in the conservation of magical beasts class......

"Looks like you've done a good job of preparing." Hermione nodded, "The blood of the Ryan Cow has the effect of increasing strength, which can greatly increase the strength of the drinker. However, they were so scarce that a potions master created an enhancer that mimicked the blood of a Ryem cow. ”

"But...... Nowhere in the book does this mention this! She seemed to be frustrated by the incompleteness of the potions books, "The origin of the enhancer is still speculated by Maca. Without maca, I wouldn't have been able to reverse this based on the enhancer's formulation, let alone use it to improve the accuracy of the ratio calculations. ”

“…… Maybe Maca worked on it with Snape! Ron subconsciously said what was on his mind, and Hermione couldn't help but be even more depressed when she heard it.

Ron's guess was most likely correct, as he had already told Hermione this "little story" when Maca was still at Hogwarts.

"So, what is your relationship with Professor McLean?" Helen asked with great interest, "Isn't he very powerful, according to what you say?" ”

"Of course it's amazing!" Ron nodded repeatedly, "How else would he be a professor at Hogwarts at this age?" ”

"yes!" At the mention of Maca, Hermione came to her senses again, "Helen, you don't know yet, do you?" Maca is the same age as us, and if you had come two years earlier, you could have been a classmate with him! ”

"Huh?" Helen was surprised, "Really? ”

"Of course it's true......," said Harilo with some emotion, "you know, you've missed a lot!" ”

“…… What's missing? ”

Harry jerked his head up at the cold voice that suddenly interjected from the conversation, and it happened to meet Snape's sneering eyes.

Their eyes briefly intertwined, and Harry hurriedly lowered his head to focus on his own cauldron. However, the liquid had condensed into a cloudy gelatinous substance, emitting a pungent smell like burnt rubber.

"Our Mr. Potter, another zero." With a wave of his wand, Snape emptied Harry's cauldron completely, "A guide to the correct configuration of an enhancer, note what you did wrong and why you made it wrong, and leave it to me in the next lesson—do you understand?" ”

"Understood." Harry held his breath and replied angrily.

In addition to this extra article, Snape would definitely give homework before class was a little bit over the course - he had never missed a chance to do it.

Plus there's a Quidditch team training tonight, and the next Potions lesson is the day after tomorrow. This means that he may have to stay up two more nights in a row!

“…… Also, chatting during class time, huh? Snape raised his chin and squinted, making no secret of his dislike for Harry, "Looks like you still need to study the school rules - Gryffindor, and deduct ten points." ”

Watching Snape turn around and stride away like the wind, Harry couldn't help but sigh hard.

"Today's class is terrible!"