Chapter 45: Compound Decoction
“…… Hermione, can we do this? ”
"Are you worried that Gildelow won't sign for us? Rest assured, Professor Gilderoy is so warm and gentle that he will certainly not refuse the request of his most loyal book lover. Hermione said to Ron as she stepped down the stairs. They were on their way to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.
"We don't care about that, Lockhart wants to sign a piece of paper anyway." Harry sulked, "You haven't even looked at the pile of scratch paper in his office, my God, he probably wrote his name hundreds of thousands of times - we're just worried that the polyjuice decoction you're talking about won't go wrong." You think it's going to turn us into a different person! ”
"That said, if I become Crabbe, if I don't get it back, I'll probably die." Brandi nodded in horror. "And you've never made it before!"
"Hey, don't worry, the effect will wear off after a while. How can it be as terrible as you say-besides, it's not that you don't come to help, there are many people and great power~"
So Brandi and the others looked at Parvati, who had thought of something next to him, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Be reasonable, think of poor Quirrell last year." Brandi couldn't hold back the panic in her heart, trying to convince Hermione to change her mind. Even the ...... on the back of his head The mysterious man can't even take Parvati's poison! Aren't you afraid that she'll be in the mood to add a handful of hops to the crucible? ”
"Huh? Who called me? "When she heard someone call her, it was like a dream bubble had been punctured by a needle, and she woke up in shock, and carefully flung the braid on her chest behind her back." Hop? I love that stuff! ”
"Look!"
They spread their hands to Hermione, and they were unanimous.
“…… Well, Parvati forget it. The corners of Hermione's mouth twitched, and it looked like the picture was not light. Don't talk about the useless ones, Brandi and Ron, you two have a mission today, are you ready! ”
He said reluctantly with a sad face. "Always ready to ......"
So, everyone settled down in front of the classroom and pushed the door open.
Ever since that elf disaster, Professor Lockhart hasn't brought living creatures into class again. He's switched to a self-entertaining approach — yes, now he'd rather read his books to his students and then show them in full 3D motion capture on top of some of the dramatic sequences......
In layman's terms, it is to play a rival role.
"Well done! Harry, hey, it's too similar, but it's not violent enough - and guess what's going on? I had just thought it was over, and was about to sit down and make a pot of tea—and another, stronger one pounced on me from behind me—Mr. Barton, you need to pounce on me from behind me and hold me!" ”
"It's a shame Colin isn't here, otherwise he would have made a big deal, it's your turn, Brandy." Offstage, Brandi and Ron stood in the corner, whispering, and when they heard Lockhart's words, Brandi's face immediately bitter when they were still laughing at Harry.
"Less gloating on the side...... There are three characters to appear in the next scene. He replied vaguely, whispering to Ron.
"But class is coming out... Not... Poofha, I'm sorry I didn't hold back~"
………… Yes, their task now is to find a way to keep Lockhart's mood happy. For this reason, when Lockhart called for a supporting cast in the class, the two of them had to raise their hands and sign up.
As for Harry? Don't think about it, he's been Lockhart's villain all year round - think of the roles he's played: the Himalayan snowman with rhinitis; Forget what breed of bloodsucking yourself; There was also a poisonous tentacle writhing on the ground...... Ever since Lockhart had dealt with it, it had stopped growing teeth.
"Okay, here's the key—I'm going to throw this werewolf behind me with what Muggles call an over-the-shoulder grapple—" Lockhart blushed with excitement and lowered himself to get into the effort. "Look at it—get up!"
Brandi stood behind him, and he even closed his eyes and was about to fall hard into the air, only to be silent for a while, and he was embarrassed to find that he couldn't even lift his toes off the ground.
How is that good......
"Brandi! A sucker! Cooperate, cooperate! ”
He heard Hermione whispering below...... Well, I'm probably the first werewolf to throw myself out. So he sighed, jumped up very actively, and let Lockhart take the momentum and throw him out.
"Oh! That's it – Gryffindor plus ten! Then I slowed down and used my last strength to chant a very complex humanoid spell. They let out a miserable moan—well, a little louder—well—"
Thankfully, it was at this time that the bell rang for the end of class.
"They have become human again under my spell, and there is another village that will always remember me as a hero - homework, make up a poem about my victory over the werewolves~ the best written will receive my autographed biography!"
The classmates began to leave, and Brandi and Harry limped back to the back of the classroom, where Ron was still waiting.
"How's it going?" Harry whispered.
"You mean comedic effect?" Parvati clutched her stomach in joy, "Don't let me remember his over-the-shoulder fall, my stomach hurts." Hermione, can we get started? ”
Hermione took a deep breath, clutched a note tightly in her hand, and walked towards Lockhart. Brandi and the others watched secretly in the corner, and after a while, they saw Lockhart's face glowing with enthusiasm and pride, and he signed the note very easily.
"I can't believe it!" It wasn't until they managed to borrow the moldy "Potion of Power" from the library and hide in Myrtle's bathroom that Brandi couldn't recover from the shock. "He really didn't ask you what book you wanted?"
"I already knew," Ron pouted, "he's a brainless idiot. ”
"He's not like that!" Hermione unhappily spread out her book, and they stepped forward.
The book belongs to the ** zone, which does not seem to be unreasonable. Some of the potions were terrifying, and some of the illustrations were uncomfortable to look at—they were still moving.
"Look, here!" Hermione said excitedly, as she found a page labeled Polyjuice Potion. It depicts a child turning into a short, fat old man in his wailing, and his stomach churns with a look of extreme pain on his face.
"Okay, okay...... I'll take a look. Hermione flipped through the recipe behind her, pointing her finger at the ingredients. Not bad? Most of the materials were readily available and were available in the Potions classroom, so we could do it ourselves...... The horns of the powdered two-horned beast - the skin of the African tree serpent, well, it's not easy to get - and, of course, a little bit of the man we want to become. But fortunately, these rare things are added at the end. ”
"Excuse me? What did you just say? Ron said sharply, "Okay?" What do we mean to be something in that person? Do you mean toenails? ”
“…… If you get all the ingredients, it will take about a month to boil. Hermione ignored Ron's words and continued.
"Not to mention that the production cycle is enough for Malfoy to turn half of the Muggles in the castle into stone, where do we have to find those rare materials...... Fragments of the snakeskin of the African tree snake? That thing is only with Snape......" Brandy said with a sad face, "Are we going to break into his private warehouse?" ”
Hermione gave him a glaring look.
"You stupid, why are we doing this? Isn't there a ready-made helper here! ”
"Ready-made helper?" Brandi blinked. Suddenly, a look of horror appeared on his face. "Hey! You're not serious, are you......"
"Huh?" Myrtle's voice came from above their heads, "Are you talking about me?" ”
On Saturday morning, the Gryffindors woke up early. The thought that today's Quidditch match was against their old rivals, and that they had been replaced with the fastest broomsticks they could buy with money, they couldn't sleep soundly. When Brandi and Ron arrived in the Great Hall in a daze, they found that the Gryffindor table was already full, and Harry and the Gryffindor team members were sitting together, nervous and silent.
"Gryffindor will win, I can see that." In the midst of a golden red, two spots of sky blue were too abrupt, and Brandi and Ron easily found Luna and sat down with them.
"You said you saw it?" Ron was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly, "Do you have prophetic blood?" ”
Luna shook her head, pointing to the two little red turnips under her ears. "It was Airship Lee who told me last night."
Ron was immediately deflated. At that moment, Neville walked up from not far away, and everyone stared at him strangely, because his expression looked so terrifying, if it weren't for the fact that his chest was still heaving. People might have thought of him as a corpse—there was not a trace of blood on his face.
"Neville?" Brandi asked worriedly, and all four of them stared at him curiously. "Why are you like this, are you nervous because of Quidditch?"
He looked at Ron hesitantly, then nodded slightly. The way he stopped talking made Brandi feel strange. He thought for a moment, got up from the table, and dragged Neville into the corner outside the auditorium.
"Is there something you want to tell me?"
Neville shuddered as he looked at everyone in and out of the Great Hall in fear, and his lips moved.
"Tonight...... Are you free tonight? Can you come with me to meet Dean? ”
“…… Yes? Brandi touched his head inexplicably, "Aren't we in the same dormitory, just go back to the dormitory and talk about it?" ”
Who knows, Neville reacted horrified when he heard the dorm.
"No... No...... Can't live in a dormitory,......" he waved his hand repeatedly, his eyes glaring out in fear. "Anyway, please, twelve. In the prize showroom on the fourth floor...... Please! ”
Tears began to flow from his eyes.
"Where have you been? He looks like he's hiding something from you. At Neville's request, Brandy returned to the table and sat down, confused. Luna smeared mayonnaise on top of the bread and spoke suddenly.
"Hide it from me...... Hmm, yes......" Brandi said absentmindedly as she wiped the crumbs from the corners of her mouth and said in a trance. "But we'll find out soon."