Chapter Eighty-Four: Hybridization Experiments in the Herbal Medicine Class
Trelawney made a prophecy about her own death...... The news, after class ended, quickly spread throughout Hogwarts.
She used to judge the life and death of others, but this time it was her turn, and I have to say that she is indeed very fair.
But her fans and black fans were silent.
Of course, fans are convinced that Professor Trelawney has powerful prophetic powers, but doesn't that mean that she is going to die?
Black Fans...... Especially the students who were predicted death by her, but they wished that Trelawney would die, but if the prophecy came true, wouldn't it prove that she was not a liar?
For a while, the two major forces were entangled, not knowing whether to expect the prophecy to come true.
However, compared to Trelawney's illusory death prophecy, Gryffindor and Slytherin's Conservation of Magical Beasts class almost killed someone.
On the way to the herb class, the badgers heard the Gryffindor students returning from the paddock...... Malfoy was injured.
After careful inquiry, it turned out that there was a problem in Hagrid's class, and a hippony with winged beasts gave Malfoy a hard bite.
The Gryffindor students described each other in such a way that it seemed that Malfoy was dying, and was now ready to eat.
Standing at the door of the greenhouse, Hermione explained softly, "It's not that serious, Malfoy just injured his hand and was immediately admitted to the school hospital." ”
The girl described in detail what had happened, and finally said:
"It's Malfoy's own fault anyway, Hagrid said that if you insult a Hippogriff, it will attack. Malfoy didn't listen, and insulted them to their faces. ”
"Malfoy's dad wouldn't care about that...... Neville said worriedly, "Do you think the school will expel Hagrid?" ”
"Not really." Rove shook his head and said, "Malfoy is no longer a school director, he has no power to interfere with the school's teachers, and with Dumbledore, he will not expel Hagrid."
Besides, it's just a teaching accident, not a dismissal. ”
If there is a teaching accident that results in a student being injured, the student will be expelled...... The first to be fired was Snape.
In his class, there are often students who are injured by burning and blowing up crucibles, and he also uses cold violence in various ways, not doing a good job.
Mrs. Hodge also had to be expelled, what year did she not hurt a few students in her flight lessons?
"But while Hagrid won't be expelled......," Rove reminded, "but the Hippogriff is in danger." ”
In the original plane, Malfoy took the matter to the Ministry of Magic, and finally sentenced the Hippogriff to death.
Just then, Professor Sprout strode from the lawn, carrying a large set of keys, and shouted:
"All right, come here, kids...... Today it is still the third greenhouse! ”
Rove, Hermione, and Neville ended their conversation and followed Sprout towards the greenhouse.
They followed the road, past a row of tall fungal plants, and finally arrived in an unfamiliar area.
There are a large number of peas grown here, and they are scattered in a patchwork of tall plants, short plants, and medium high plants.
The peas also have flowers that look like butterfly wings, and the colors of those flowers are also divided into red, purple, and pink.
Those peas look beautiful, they just haven't produced pods yet.
"Does anyone know what this is?" Professor Sprout asked.
Hermione also wanted to talk about protecting the magical beasts class, but she couldn't care about it, so she quickly raised her hand and said, "Bubble Peas." ”
"That's right, Miss Granger...... Gryffindor plus two points. Pointing to the peas, Sprout said:
"It's the Bubble Pea, a magical plant...... Their beans bloom directly upon contact with a solid object, and the flowers can be used to treat coughs. ”
"Now, who can tell me...... Of these three peas of the flower type, which pea has the best medicinal effect? ”
Hermione's hand brushed up again, "Pink peas have the best medicinal effect, according to the research of the famous botanist Mr. Kaloki, at the same dose, they are 1.5 times that of safflower and twice that of purple flowers. ”
"Exactly, Gryffindor adds five more points." Professor Sprout asked, "Do you know, Miss Granger, why the same pea produces three different colored flowers?" ”
There was no question in the book, and Hermione was a little speechless for a moment.
Professor Sprout looked around, but no one raised his hand to answer, not even Neville, who had learned the best in the herb class, seemed to be at a loss.
Hermione glanced at Rove beside her and asked in a low voice, "You know what?" ”
Rove nodded, and Hermione narrowed her eyes and raised her elbow to lift the boy's arm.
"Mr. Scamander?"
Rove rolled his eyes and pursed his lips and smiled evilly at Hermione, and he replied:
"The safflower of peas is a dominant trait, and the purple flowers are invisible, and when they are crossed, pink peas will appear in their offspring......
This phenomenon of different traits in the offspring of hybrids is called trait segregation. ”
"Good." Professor Sprout was a little surprised, and she wondered, "Mr. Scamander, have you read the Muggle Mendel's paper, The Plant Hybridization Experiment?" ”
"No, Professor, but I've read books about it." Rove explained.
He hadn't read Mendel's papers, but he had studied biology in high school, so he was still familiar with this kind of thing.
"Hufflepuff plus fifteen points." Professor Sprout was amazed: "I have to say, it is really amazing that you can read this kind of at your age. ”
Professor Sprout took the small blackboard and explained Mendel's pea hybridization experiment, but the little wizards looked confused.
Many students looked at Rove again, but they didn't expect him to even know this kind of cold knowledge, which was too exaggerated.
There are also students who regret not choosing Muggle studies.
However, Muggle studies obviously could not have this kind of knowledge, what they lacked was...... Nine-year compulsory education.
Hermione listened to Professor Sprout's explanations while taking notes, she had no biological basis, and she was suddenly exposed to some proper nouns, and she was also a little confused.
"Rove, what does this part mean?"
After Rove explained to Hermione, he asked, "Do you understand?" ”
"Pretty much." Hermione nodded.
"Then I'll give you a simple advanced question to help you deepen your understanding."
Rove picked up a quill and hurriedly wrote on parchment:
"The yellow pea and the green wrinkle are crossed to produce F1, F1 is self-crossed to get F2, and all the green round peas in F2 are self-crossed to give F3. Find the proportion of green round peas with F3 that can be stably inherited. ”
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"Think slowly." Rove smiled, "I have a question about fruit flies, red-blue color blindness in men and women, and albinism genetics. ”
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