Hogwarts, Basement 1, Potions classroom.

Six roasted French snails lie quietly on a tray, each stuffed with ingredients, waiting to be saved.

Prior to this, it was naturally impossible for the Potions classroom to be equipped with an oven in advance.

However, at Professor Snape's request, less than two minutes passed, and the dedicated house-elves moved five huge ovens from the Hogwarts kitchen, of course, to assist in the teaching of Potions class.

The rich aroma of cheese mixed with the refreshing smell of parsley lingers under everyone's nose, and the bright yellow cheese heat flows slowly above the slightly curled and yellowed French snails, and the chubby appearance of crushed onions and garlic makes you whet your appetite at first glance.

In fact, since the edible part of the snail is only its gastropod area, in order to remove miscellaneous flavors, it is usually necessary to add a little white wine and shallots to the French snail recipe to marinate and remove the flavor.

This process takes at least two to three hours, after which the cooked snail meat is stuffed with a seasoning with minced garlic, parsley, chopped onion and butter into the snail shell, which is sealed with cheese and grilled in a tray lined with sea salt.

However, with the help of magic, even the clumsy Elena can easily reach the level of the top three-Michelin-starred chef in terms of food handling alone.

Therefore, whether from the perspective of sight or smell, this plate of [Cheese Jungle Snail] at this time is completely worthy of the title of world-class famous dish.

"Well, only one last step remains. ”

Elena held the tray in both hands, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, her face filled with satisfied pleasure.

"You can start tasting...... Hmm, I mean test the final results, right? Professor Snape. ”

As she spoke, Elena swallowed her saliva and reluctantly brought the cheese snail to Professor Snape's workbench, looking at the expressionless Potions professor with a little apprehension and expectation, and carefully added.

"If you can, can you keep one for me? ”

Trying, tasting?

Snape looked at the seductive-looking snail in front of him, the corners of his eyes shrank slightly, and he didn't respond immediately.

To be honest, as a potions master, the sticky touch of the slug's body came to his mind almost instantly, giving him an indescribable repulsion, even if it was from the aroma and the appearance, his stomach was constantly challenging his memory.

"Professor?"

Elena waited for a few seconds, then looked at Snape, who was a little hesitant in her eyes, and said helplessly, "If you're worried, I'll try it first......

Indeed, even for Professor Snape, using slugs to prepare potions and tasting snails as a delicacy was a difficult mental struggle?

"No, I'll just try one. The rest is up to you. ”

Snape shook his head, looked around at his little wizards, gritted his teeth and pulled out the snail meat with the tweezers on the tool table, opened his mouth sharply, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Well?!

"It's ......"

As the snail slid into his mouth, Snape's expression froze.

There is no imaginary sticky feeling, the fat snail meat is as satisfying as the plump deep-sea shellfish, and the tender Q elastic touch makes people want to chew it vigorously, and the juicy and fishy piping hot flow between the lips and teeth.

The aroma of onions, garlic and parsley soaked in butter quickly filled his entire nose from the tip of his tongue, and the unique tender taste of snail meat instantly spread through his heart......

Snape seemed to have suddenly arrived in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, wandering through the cheese-drizzling woods, transforming into a leisurely snail, shuttling between the scent of parsley, garlic, and leaves.

"How is that possible?

Snape frowned, glanced at the cheese snail in front of him in disbelief, and before Elena could react, he quickly picked out another one and put it in his mouth.

Immediately after that, another ......

And then another......

After eating five snails in one go, Snape paused slightly, and the look of enjoying the delicious food made the little wizards around him swallow desperately, and the resentment in the entire classroom was almost about to become a substance.

Ignoring the drooling little ones around him, Snape smacked his mouth thoughtfully and looked at Elena.

"What were you thinking about when you were waving your wand?"

The biggest difference between potions and ordinary cooking is whether or not the potion has the power of magic flowing through it.

In fact, as Snape said in his opening remarks, this is not a "silly" wand-wielding lesson, not that it is not a lesson that does not require the use of a wand.

The vast majority of potions require a certain spell casting action or even some spells at a certain stage of formation, only in this way can they transcend the conventional laws and let some mysterious powers play a role in the potions, even the most basic [scabies treatment potion], no matter how it is improved and changed, it also retains this one step.

However, in the midst of these cheese snails, Snape felt a flicker of magic trailing away.

Extremely faint, like the fluctuation of dragonfly wings flapping in the air, but it does exist.

And that meant that a terrible thing that could turn the whole of Potions upside down, and next to the only door that had once stood in the way of Potions research, there was another path that had not been explored.

I was thinking about cheese snails, what else could I think. ”

Elena shrugged her shoulders inexplicably and replied with some confusion.

Glancing at the only cheese snail left, the little hair on Elena's head shook proudly, and although Professor Snape's expression was as calm as ever, his body's reaction was still very honest.

"Professor, isn't it delicious? ”

With the facts in place, Elena's courage swelled a lot, and she cheekily approached Professor Snape, shook her hair, and said with a hippie smile.

"Then you can give me extra points, extra points, extra points, plus points? I think that according to the level of cooking completion of my grade, at least I can add more than ten points. ”

Of course, it was a real success. ”

Snape turned his gaze to the triumphant little silver-haired witch in front of him, perhaps he should have given the child a little beating, lest she be completely lost in the superiority of that gift.

"But ......"

Before the smile on Elena's face could fully well-rise, Snape added in an unhurried whisper.

"Miss Kaslana, I think I only gave you five minutes. Now, however, you've spent a full seventeen minutes. ”

"No, professor, aren't you asking me to explain it to you as a demonstration case?"

Hearing Snape's words, Elena's expression froze, and a hint of foreboding came to her mind, and she defended herself with some unconvincing.

"That's right. So this time, I'm not going to deduct points for taking up too much class time. ”

Snape nodded, and said calmly, "I need to remind you that in Potions, timing is just as important as handling potions materials properly. ”

As he spoke, Snape subconsciously picked out the last cheese snail and put it in his mouth, raised his eyebrows slightly, and had to say that this child's craftsmanship was surprisingly good.

If everyone can have half of Elena's talents and abilities, whether it is the potion configuration after the future, or the daily life after graduation, it should be a lot smoother, right?

"?!wait......"

Elena subconsciously stretched out her hand, watching the last cheese snail disappear into Snape's mouth, and the next moment, the delicate little face quickly bulged, like a wronged little bun.

"Professor Snape, you promised to leave me one. ”

Alas......

Alas......

As the last cheese snail disappeared, a sigh rang out in the classroom, and almost all the young wizards' throats unconsciously rolled up and down with Snape's movements.

Snape came back to his senses and glanced at the tray with only six empty shells left in his hand, and his face looked a little unnatural.

Although Snape ate several other snails in a row except for the last one, all in order to catch the slightest trace of magic, in the eyes of these little ones, they obviously didn't think so.

"Professor Snape has eaten all of Elena's snails. ”

"The eldest sister is so pitiful, she must want to eat it, right?"

"Don't say it's Elena, that smell must be delicious, you see the professor can't resist the temptation. ”

"I didn't expect Professor Snape to be greedy too...... Unexpectedly cute. ”

A whisper of discussion floated out of the classroom, faintly into Snape's ears, causing the blue veins on the wizard's forehead to flare up slightly, and he felt a wave of shame and helplessness in his heart.

"What are you looking at me doing? Do you have the steps written on my face?!"

Snape frowned, put down the tray, and intentionally or unintentionally missed the unhappy Elena on her face, looked at the group of young wizards who were watching the excitement, and scolded in an unkind tone.

"The content of today's lesson is to refer to Elena's previous operation, and each team completes the preparation process of at least six [French snails]. This includes cleaning and steaming the snails, cutting and weighing the parsley, mashing the onions and garlic, and then, ten minutes before the end of class, I collect your creations and put them in the oven. ”

Snape's gaze slowly moved from the faces of the whispering little wizards in the classroom, revealing a grim smile.

"As for the criteria for checking the completion of the course, it is very simple, everyone eats their own work, and it is not allowed to waste it. ”

"Now...... Let's go!"

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