Chapter 53: The Small Room on the Fourth Floor
Neville was eventually taken to Madam Pomfrey's infirmary. It wasn't for any other reason, the main thing was that Snape really didn't want to look at his face.
The more you look at it, the more angry you get.
After the order of the class returned to normal, everyone began to continue to brew their own potions.
And Luke was also taught by Taylor by hand, and quickly practiced his own part of the potion.
Looking at the light brown potion in the cauldron and smelling the burst of medicinal fragrance that penetrated into his nose, Luke nodded with satisfaction.
Of course, this doesn't make any difference in his talent.
Because the biggest contribution of this medicine is still Taylor.
"You've got a great talent for potions."
Luke said to Taylor.
Taylor shook his head and said, "It's just good." My grandmother told me not to be too complacent, and she said that my talent was a little worse than she was back then. ”
The corners of Luke's mouth twitched as he said this.
Good guys, it's okay if your grandmother is joking. If that's true, then what level of Potions master does your grandmother have to be?
"Be confident, if your talent is really just good, the professor won't always look this way."
Luke cheered Taylor on.
He wasn't lying. Snape's gaze was now either on Harry's face, cold, as if he had no emotion. But the way he looked at Taylor was already eager.
Although it's just a small elixir. The production process is not complicated. But even if Taylor had contacted him at home, the speed of refining was only a little slower than that of Snape, who was not particularly serious.
But Snape had been refining potions much longer than Taylor. Besides, the potion recipe was improved by himself.
Moreover, the potion that Taylor had cultivated had fully achieved the effect he had expected. Almost every piece of medicinal power has been refined. Otherwise, the boils wouldn't have dissipated so quickly.
So this talent was enough to move him.
Of course, there were many other people watching Taylor, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy, all of whom looked at the low-key girl next to Luke with surprised eyes. I didn't expect her to be such a sudden blockbuster.
If it was Luke who saved Neville here, then everyone would be able to accept it easily. Because Luke has brought them a lot of surprise and consternation.
But Taylor...... They really didn't think of it.
Of course, Hermione was very happy inside. She very much hopes that her friend is a top student who can help her in some way. Whether it's Luke, or Taylor, it's clearly such a person.
Of course, if she really doesn't have a choice, she will find someone who is more pleasing to the eye to be friends, or she will not have friends at all.
At the end of the lesson, most of the students had handed over their potions. The quality is average, but after all, most of the students are boiling it for the first time. It's nice to be able to get it out.
There are also students who make a mistake in a certain step, so they don't have enough time to get through in the end.
However, Professor Snape was in a good mood today, and he was too lazy to bother with them, so they were lucky not to deduct points for their house.
"Alright, class is over, Miss Barbara, you can stay for a moment."
Snape spoke calmly.
Calm, in Snape's case, was already mild.
Taylor looked at Luke, who nodded at her.
Taylor then walked in Snape's direction.
Snape saw the scene and squinted at Luke.
Luke smiled impeccably and bowed slightly to Snape before exiting the classroom.
Snape looked at Luke's back, his brow furrowed.
"Professor, what's the matter?"
Taylor is actually a little panicked right now. Because she couldn't read the mind of the professor in front of her. I hadn't read it at all from the beginning, as if the professor had made Occlumency instinctive.
This makes Taylor really insecure.
Snape didn't think about Luke anymore. Regardless of whether the bait in front of him was or not, he planned to try this little girl's talent first.
Maybe it's going to be a great assistant.
"Miss Barbara......"
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Luke didn't expect such a surprise. Taylor's talent was so good that it moved Snape, and it might have made him one of the most staunch opponents of his professors, even hostile to him.
Whether it was against Dumbledore or Voldemort, it didn't hurt for Snape to be hostile to Luke.
"Luke!"
Someone shouted Luke's name in the distance.
Luke looked up and saw that it was Fred and George, so he walked over.
"What's wrong? By the way, the property has arrived, but I guess I'll have to wait until Christmas to get everything right. ”
Luke thought the two of them had come to ask about the Diagon Alley storefront. After all, when the people from the Lance family came to look for Luke yesterday, not to mention the storm that caused the city, at least everyone knew about it.
"It's not! We're here for another thing. ”
George spoke to Luke first.
"Do you remember the room on the fourth floor that Dumbledore said at the opening dinner?"
Fred immediately opened his mouth to pick it up.
Luke chuckled in his heart, but his face remained calm as usual: "Remember, what's wrong?" You two won't stare at Dumbledore's ban and go in, will you? ”
Although he said so, Luke thought in his heart that it was better to be like this.
Just go in and have a look, at most it's just to see Lu Wei, it's not a big deal.
"We had this idea, so we went to see it last night."
Fred said, "But as we walked over there with the map of the living spots, we saw Professor Quirrell seem to be entering the door. ”
"Fred and I thought it would be a good opportunity to go in and have a look, and while we didn't like Professor Quirrell, he was a professor after all."
Luke noticed that the twins weren't looking very good, especially when they mentioned Professor Quirrell.
It made him really feel worried.
"You're not really going to follow Professor Quirrell in, are you?"
The twins shook their heads.
"We didn't go in," Fred said, "but we saw Professor Quirrell come out of it, and his face wasn't very good, as if he had an arm wound. ”
"What's more important is that we hear him talking to himself, but we don't know who he's talking to."
George added, and shivered to himself.
Although the two of them are not small. But after all, he was startled by Professor Quirrell's gloomy face and fierce tone.
Fortunately, they were well hidden, and Professor Quirrell didn't seem to notice them.
"Did you tell the professor? Professors other than Professor Quirrell? ”
Luke asked again.
"No, not yet. We can't make up our minds, and even if we tell the professors, I'm afraid they won't care too much about this kind of thing. ”
Fred said helplessly, after all, there are some things that students say, it is indeed a bit unconvincing. Adults sometimes have inexplicable conceits. Trust only the world as you see it.
"Maybe we'll be held accountable for our night trip."
Luke pondered for a moment, then said to the twins, "Tell Dumbledore the news, and whether he believes it or not, you have to tell him." ”
"It's an obvious game, I don't know who is fishing, but it's best not to let yourself run to the hook and become a fool."
Luke didn't know if that happened in the books. But with the frequency and proficiency of the twins' night tours, it was not too surprising to Luke.
And now the main thing is not how Quirrell is.
It's about clearing Luke's name and the twins' possible connection to Quirrell.
"Okay, let's go tell the professor."
As soon as the twins finished speaking, Luke heard a deep voice.
"Oh? Gaunt, what do you have to tell the professor? ”
Luke felt his heart skip a beat.
It's Quirrell......