Chapter 55: Rove: Shirley, long time no see!
Hogwarts Castle,
Several stone dripping beasts stood on the roof of the building, and water dripped from their gaping mouths and smashed into bottles.
Snape stood aside, waiting for the bottle to fill with dewdrops, as he looked at the Dripper's form:
The head of a lion, the body of a honey badger, the wings of an eagle, and the tail of a basilisk with a slightly upturned tip.
It's ugly...... Snape secretly slandered the aesthetics of the Big Four, especially the lion's head, who was ugly and stupid, exactly like the Gryffindor students!
Soon the bottle filled with water, and Snape got a new one.
He had recently been researching potions books in the Far East, where apothecaries had made interesting points, such as ......
Water has a serious effect on the quality and taste of potions.
They believed that the first choice for boiling potions was mountain water, followed by river water, and finally well water, each of which was divided into three, six, nine and so on.
There is also the corresponding rootless water such as "rain, dew, frost, and snow".
Snape shared this sentiment and collected the snow from the petals of plum blossoms, put it in a crucible, sealed it and hid it in the ground.
After two years, I took it out again, and it was used to make a potion to treat constipation, and as long as I added a little bit of aged snow water, it could have a good bowel effect.
Every time Dumbledore came to Snape, as a sign of respect for the Headmaster, Snape would take out rainwater that had been stored for several years and soak him in ...... Hand ground coffee.
As for why Dumbledore had an upset stomach every time he drank coffee, Snape's assessment was...... Wild boars can't eat fine chaff.
Snape looked into the distance, and as he stood there with an unobstructed view of Hogwarts, he closed his eyes and enjoyed the rare silence.
When school starts and the pesky bunch returns, they won't be able to enjoy the silence.
Suddenly, a drop of water fell on his jet-black hair, and the drops of water flowed slowly down the hooked nose and into his mouth.
The droplets are three parts spicy, three parts bitter, and four parts greasy...... Well, that's the smell of his hair.
It's raining?
Snape looked up strangely, and his eyes widened suddenly, and he saw a blue light falling from the sky like a meteor, and smashing straight at him.
Snape's heart sank, and in an instant, he was united with his waist and horse, his feet rooted in the earth, and his body tilted to the right.
A shadow of light flickered in the heart of where he had been standing, and a thud erupted not far away, then shattered and splattered countless fragments.
Snape looked at what he had been attacked by a lump of blue ice.
How can ice fall from the sky this season, or a big blue ice cube that has never been seen before?
This is also rootless water?
As the master of potions, Snape was suddenly suspicious, ready to collect it and carefully study this mysterious ice cube.
Just then, there was a rumbling in the sky, and Snape looked up again, speechless for several seconds.
He originally thought that the ice falling from the sky was outrageous enough, but he didn't expect that there would be even more outrageous things:
A huge airship pierced the clouds and fell to the ground, billowing smoke.
The airship finally began to slow down, but it crashed into the Gryffindor Tower, dragging a dazzling spark.
The spire was snapped off and broken into several pieces, flying everywhere. The airship was also "physically" slowed down, and finally stopped.
A moment later, the cabin was opened, and a teenager with a black suitcase, covering his mouth and nose, rushed out of the smoke quickly.
Rove saw the stunned man in the distance, and he waved his arm and exclaimed:
"Professor Snape, long time no see."
Snape: "......"
Rove walked down the stairs to a platform, and the corners of his eyes twitched.
This is the top of the Gryffindor Tower,
A large hole had been smashed into the ceiling, and he could clearly see the scene in the lounge.
"Oh no, Professor Hicks, you've made a big hole in the roof of the Gryffindor common room."
Soon, Professor Hicks stepped out, and she smiled helplessly at the sight.
They took the Canada, Greenland and Iceland route and did not cross the Atlantic, so they could reach the UK quickly.
But the problem was that when passing through Greenland, it was so cold that the airship froze to death, so there was a problem when it was able to land.
A flame burned in midair, and Dumbledore appeared on the top of the building, with Fawkes still standing on the old man's shoulder.
Dumbledore was also a little dumbfounded when he saw this scene, but fortunately Professor McGonagall was not at the school, otherwise he would have gone berserk.
"Albus, I didn't mean to." Professor Hicks was embarrassed, "I'll fix it." ”
"It's alright, Yulaly." Dumbledore whispered, "Long time no see. ”
After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, the principal looked at the young man and said, "Rove, welcome back." ”
"Hello, Professor." Rove chatted with Dumbledore about Newt and Tina.
"Let's go, go to my office first, and we'll deal with it later." Dumbledore finally said.
"I'm sorry, Professor, but I want to go to London first." Rove refused.
Dumbledore nodded, and he smiled, "I'll let Fawkes take you." ”
Fox flew, it circled, and then flew low over Rove.
The boy raised a hand, gripped Fawkes's long golden tail tightly, and with a burst of flames, it completely disappeared.
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London W1,
7 West Charing Cross Street,
Granger Dentist Clinic.
A young girl sits at the counter, she is wearing a T-shirt and jeans, simple, extremely simple, but it is difficult to hide the beauty of the girl.
With a burgundy ponytail hanging from the girl's shoulders to her waist, she flipped through a copy of the New York Ghost.
I can still see the guy's report in the newspaper in July, but recently there is no news at all.
Shirley held her cheek with one hand, a little dazed, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Excuse me, is Granger Clinic still open?" A very low voice suddenly sounded.
Shirley didn't look up, she said softly:
"I'm sorry, but Mr. Granger hasn't been at home lately and is out studying, so the clinic is temporarily closed."
The clinic hasn't been open this summer, but every few days, Hermione and Shirley come to clean and keep the room tidy.
Today is cleaning day, otherwise they usually don't come.
The deep voice still persevered:
"But my tooth really hurts, can you help with it?" I remember...... You've pulled out a tooth from an invisible beast, haven't you? ”
The girl looked up suddenly, and she saw a young man with a black suitcase, standing at the door of the clinic, looking at her with a smile on his face.
On top of his box, there was also a Phoenix Fawkes.
Rove walked into the clinic with a smile.
"Long time no see, Shirley."
Shirley stood up with surprise on her face, walked around the counter, trotted to Rove, and after standing still, said softly, "I'm back." ”
Rove nodded, "It's back!" ”
There were no words for a while.
The boy and the girl said at the same time:
"You've gotten fat."
"You're tanned."
Silence again.
Shirley suddenly burst out laughing, and she squinted, "Am I a lot fatter?" ”
"It's a little fatter than before the holiday, but it's still a little thinner, it's better to be fatter, I'm a lot taller......"
Rove looked at Shirley carefully, the girl with a ponytail, she was now slender, taller, and her eyebrows and eyes were more beautiful than when they first met.
Rove looked around and asked with some curiosity, "Why are you alone, Hermione?" ”
This is the Granger Clinic.
"Just finished cleaning, Hermione went to the bookstore to buy books, and she'll be back in a moment." Shirley explained softly, and she frowned, "You have a toothache?" ”
"It doesn't hurt." Rove stretched out a finger on the girl's forehead and flicked it lightly, "Lie to you." ”
Shirley glared at the boy, and she suddenly blinked, "Why don't I help you look at your teeth?" If it's fine, I can clean your teeth too. ”
"You still clean your teeth?" Rove looked surprised.
"I learned from Hermione lately." Shirley smiled and urged softly, "Hurry up and lie down on the chair." ”
Rove did as the girl asked, lying down in a chair, and Shirley sat beside her, and she asked, "How's the box?" ”
"It's good, it's still as clean as ever." Rove hesitated for a moment and said honestly:
"Well, there's been a lot of mess in the box lately, and I haven't cleaned it much...... Without your help, it looks like a mess. ”
Shirley smiled and asked, "Are you praising me?" ”
Rove smiled brightly, "Of course! ”
The ponytailed girl stared at the young man's smiling face, and after she withdrew her gaze, she whispered, "It's so beautiful." ”
"What?"
"I said your teeth are so beautiful!" The girl laughed.
"You...... 's teeth are also very good-looking! ”
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