Chapter 9 Everyday Life
Finally getting rid of Lockhart and Colin's entanglement, Harry and Ron rushed to the greenhouse, and the herbal medicine class was about to begin.
Professor Sprout walked in with a large pile of branches, his face looked very bad, especially bad after seeing Harry and Ron, which made Harry very baffled, as for Ron, although he was relieved from the fear of yelling letters, his already sluggish reaction became even more sluggish, and he did not feel Professor Sprout's displeasure at all.
"Are you wondering why Professor Sprout is angry, or rather angry with you two?" Hermione's voice came from behind Harry.
"Hermione!? I thought you didn't want to talk to us anymore?! Harry turned to look at Hermione in surprise and said, and Ron on the side also turned around as if he had returned to his soul.
Hermione rolled her eyes, and then said in a very unkind tone: "I originally wanted to teach you a good lesson, but then the tutor advised me not to be angry with you, he said that what you encountered was indeed very strange, and then he was busy preparing the alchemy textbook points and study group list for the first-year freshmen with the tutor, so I didn't have time to trouble you." There was a hint of pity in Hermione's tone, which made Harry a little amused.
Harry excitedly said, "I thought you weren't talking to us?" We haven't been looking for us since we came back, and we've been looking for you, Lavender, and they said you're not there, and I thought you were hiding from us, well, for you know. ”
"Of course I know, otherwise why do you think Professor Rochefort happened to appear in the underground classroom so coincidentally, the alchemy classroom is in the Astronomy Tower, not to mention, Professor Sprout is beckoning everyone to go to the third greenhouse, you and Ron had better be good today, Professor Sprout went to treat the beating willow just now, I think you also know?" Hermione playfully asked Harry, then handed a letter to Harry and Ron, and then walked towards Greenhouse Three.
Without reading what the letter reads, Harry slipped it in his pocket and followed Hermione towards Greenhouse Three.
"In the new year, everyone will be learning in Greenhouse 3!" Professor Sprout exclaimed. Entering Greenhouse Three, Harry felt a strange smell drill into his nostrils, causing Harry to sneeze several times.
"Today we will learn about mandrakes and repot them, and who can tell me what their roots do?" Professor Sprout asked.
Hermione was the first to raise her hand, and replied loudly at the signal of Professor Sprout: "Mandrake, also known as mandala grass, their roots are usually used to help cursed people, and they are the main materials for making powerful recovery potions......" After saying that, Hermione was a little unstoppable, Professor Sprout encouraged: "That's a good point, Miss Granger, Gryffindor plus ten points, is there anything else to add?" ”
Hearing Professor Sprout's question, Hermione thought for a moment before continuing, "I've heard Professor Rochefort say that the root of the mandrake is the medicine for dealing with curses, and the branches and leaves are necessary for most curses. ”
"Yes, Miss Granger, Bernard is right, it is an interesting phenomenon in herbalism, that poison and antidote often go hand in hand, and the mandrake is a typical example of this." Professor Sprout's tone was filled with satisfaction, and his face was much better. "Gryffindor plus ten points!"
"Adult mandrakes are dangerous, can you tell why?" Professor Sprout asks a second question.
"Because hearing their cries will petrify!" Once again, Hermione scrambled to answer.
"Very well, Miss Granger, plus ten points. Today we are going to learn to repot the mandrakes, don't worry, these mandrakes are still very young, their cries are not fatal, but if you hear them, you will still be unconscious, so come and get an earmuff, wait and see me gesture and act. ”
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In the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Lockhart appeared in front of everyone with his trademark toothy smile, those eight teeth seemed to glow in the classroom, attracting everyone's attention, seeing that the attention of the little wizards was focused on himself, Lockhart said with satisfaction: "Now let me introduce you to their new Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Gilderoy Lockhart, a third-class Merlin Order recipient, the highest honorary member of the Defence Against the Dark Arts Alliance, I'm also a five-time winner of the Witch Weekly Smile Award, but I don't want to talk about it, because I don't rely on this to subdue demons. Today we are going to do a test first, everyone can rest assured, this test has nothing to do with everyone's results, the teacher just wants to see if everyone is reading the book carefully. With that, Lockhart handed out the test papers to the little wizard.
"Well, well, it's a pity that everyone doesn't know that the biggest dream is for wizards and Muggles to live in peace, and my favorite color is lilac...... Well, since you are not very interested in the content of the book, then let's go to the actual combat exercise, and today you will come into contact with the most evil and terrifying ...... But don't worry, as long as I'm here, everyone is safe, they're ......" Lockhart said as he pulled a cloak from a cage, revealing the ...... inside
"Cornwall elves?!" Seamus said with a smile.
"The Cornwall elf we just caught!" Lockhart brazenly repeated the words "just caught", and then saw that everyone was indifferent, and some people even laughed, seeing this scene, Lockhart said angrily: "Please laugh, Seamus, these elves are very difficult little devils, come and see what you do." After saying that, Lockhart opened the cage door, and at this moment, everyone suddenly realized that the Cornwall elves were really difficult to entangle.
The Cornish elves who were flying wildly around the classroom caused a lot of trouble for everyone, especially after they snatched Lockhart's wand, and the whole classroom was thrown into chaos, and Lockhart had already run away.
Enraged, Hermione drew her wand and shouted into the air, "All fixed!" Watching Hermione crave one immobile Cornwall elf after another into a cage, Harry and Ron exclaimed, "Cool! ”
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"I thought you'd get a perfect score? Just like in an alchemy class. Harry asked Hermione as he walked through the common room.
"I've been studying with my mentor lately, and I'm too short on time, and Lockhart may be a genius wizard, but it's not as powerful as he wrote in his book, which was hinted at me by the mentor before, and after that scene just now, I believe in my mentor's words even more. Okay Harry, it doesn't matter, remember to read my letter to you, I'll leave first if I still have something to do. With that, Hermione hurried away.