Chapter Eighty-Nine: Snape Finding Fault
"I'm so stupid, really...... I only know that in Defence Against the Dark Arts class, I followed Professor Blake against the Boggart...... But I didn't expect to be retaliated against by Professor Snape afterwards......"
If Neville could speak now, that's probably what he would most like to say.
Everyone stared at Snape, waiting for him to deduct Neville's points, whether it was the left and right feet that stepped into the classroom first, or the left and right eyes, which blinked first...... These were Snape's usual reasons for deducting points.
But Snape unexpectedly restrained himself and was not in too much of a hurry.
Cat and mouse, never so quick to mouth, is to torture for a while.
Snape, as the torture king, began to explain today's lesson.
"In this lesson, we're going to make a potion called a shrinking solution, which, after taking it, can make the drinker's body smaller or transform into a more youthful form."
Snape introduced the shrinking solution, and as he focused his sympathetic gaze on Neville, he wandered around the classroom, and finally, in a slippery voice, suddenly asked:
"Longbottom, when boiling the shrinking solution, you need to peel the wrinkled figs, what should I do?"
Neville stood up tremblingly, and he stammered:
"Professor Snape, will crumple the fig...... Bake under an alcohol lamp for thirty seconds...... No, it's twenty seconds...... It can be easily peeled off. ”
Snape seemed surprised that Neville was able to answer, and he snorted softly and continued:
"When adding the bile of the rat, if the juice is added in excess, how can it be remedied?"
"Yes...... Add a small amount of leech's blood...... Stir well...... Add ...... again"
Snape stood beside Neville, who was still a little skilled just now, and immediately began to freeze, scratching his cheek, trying to remember what Rove had asked him to memorize the other day.
Rove couldn't help but hold his forehead, he knew that Snape would definitely trouble Neville, so he helped Neville preview the textbook in advance, and sorted out a dozen possible questions.
Neville had been carrying it for days, and he was still ripe last night, but he didn't expect to see Snape today and forget about it.
Snape stood there with his back to Rove, and Rove turned his head to Neville, opened his mouth, and reminded him silently.
"Oh, yes...... Bitter gourd juice. Neville replied immediately.
Snape turned around, and Rove sat in his chair with a blank face, as if he had done nothing.
Snape didn't care about his small movements, but sneered at the corners of his mouth:
"Longbottom, both questions have been answered, I didn't expect you to be a potions wizard...... I need an assistant to help me deal with the piggy monsters for this lesson, and that's it. ”
Neville looked confused.
Snape waved his wand, and the corpse of a dwarf pig monster flew out of the medicine pantry, his lips twisted, and he smiled maliciously:
"Remember to take ten pounds of fine meat, cut it into pieces, and not see any fat on it; If you want ten pounds, you will be fat, and you should cut them into sins, and don't see any fine ones on them.
Finally, ask for another ten pounds of cartilage, and chop it up finely, so that you don't see the flesh on it......"
“……”
Neville wanted to say, you're entertaining me, aren't you? But he was afraid of being beaten, so he picked up the silver knife and began to deal with the dwarf pig monster.
"As for you...... Snape turned to look at Rove, glanced at Shirley again, and sneered:
"It's time to break it up, Swinton, you're in a group with Hannah Abbott in this lesson.
Scamander ...... You make potions on your own, no problem, right? ”
What else could Rove say, so he sat alone in front of the crucible, and Shirley reluctantly moved to Hannah's side.
Snape stared at Shirley and Hannah and chuckled:
"Before class ends today, I'm going to give Scamander and Longbottom the shrinking solution you two have brewed to see what interesting happens.
Perhaps doing so will encourage both of you to be more serious about brewing potions. ”
“……”
Rove was stunned, is Snape so vicious now?
Who is Hannah?
The stupid duo with the same name as Neville, the classic Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick, the potion brewed by her hands, must be...... Amazing.
Can you drink that?
Many students laughed, unable to hide their schadenfreude.
Snape looked around and said coldly, "Don't worry, I will also pick a few random students among you to taste the potions I made." ”
“……”
"Remember, if you put the ingredients in a so-so way, it will shrink some of the body organs of the person taking the drug, and it is likely to be a permanent reduction.
So, you need to pay extra attention to your steps. ”
Everyone looked at each other in horror, and if some special part was permanently reduced, what would it do?
They all rushed to the storage cabinet, for fear that they would get bad magic materials and cause problems with their shrinking solution.
Rove was picking daisy roots and caterpillars when Shirley crept over and whispered in the boy's ear, "What should I do?" ”
The ponytail girl's potion level is already very average, and it is okay if she brews the potion herself, but with Hannah here, she can't control it at all.
Rove had already coped, he pointed to a magic material in the corner, and whispered, "After boiling the shrinking solution, you can add some of that to the potion to get rid of the toxin." ”
Shirley followed the young man's line of sight, bowed her head slightly, and then suddenly realized that she exclaimed, "Wow, you are so smart!" ”
"That's it." Rove said triumphantly, "A little Snape...... What can I do? ”
Snape appeared behind the boy at some point, and he took the Potions textbook and tapped them on the heads.
"What are you two dripping? How many words can't be said in class? Why don't I set aside a seat for the two of you to talk on the podium?
Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw dunk ten! ”
Rove and Shirley hurriedly shut up, took their respective magic materials, and returned to their positions.
Snape walked around the classroom, reprimanding the students.
"Tell me, Miss Tussaud, has something infiltrated your thick skull and caused your brain to be contaminated? Have you listened to me...... All it takes is a drop of bile from a mouse! ”
"And the two of you...... Didn't I make it clear that adding a little leech juice is enough!
I'd love to crack your heads open and see if there's anything else in there besides the black lake! ”
Wherever Snape went, there was a roar, and as he passed Rove's cauldron, his hooked eyes glanced down and he didn't make any comments, which meant that he couldn't fault anything.
But as he passed by Shirley and Hannah's cauldron, Snape stopped again, a terrible sneer on his face.
Their cauldrons were spraying orange sparks, and Hannah went crazy and stabbed the flames beneath the cauldron with the tip of her wand.
With Hannah's help, Shirley didn't pay attention to it, and there was a problem with the potion, which made her scramble.
Snape didn't say anything, though, and instead of him drinking potions, he walked over to Neville again.
"After cutting the bones, peel the pumpkin seeds, remember to peel them, and then grind them into a fine powder...... If you can't finish it, you won't be allowed to leave today. ”
Neville looked bitter, his hand that had just chopped meat was still burning and aching.
As class drew to a close, Snape excitedly called out, "Alright, it's time to taste the potion." ”
Snape pointed to Justin and McMillan and asked them both to taste their potions first.
After Justin took a sip, his body did not change, but his head suddenly became the size of a fist, and the proportions looked very scary.
McMillan's whole body was cold in his crotch, his face was full of horror, he ...... I can't feel my own arms anymore, and the ammunition is gone.
Snape's dark eyes lit up and he said, "Alright, let's see Swinton and Miss Abbott's potions."
If it succeeds, Scamander will undoubtedly become smaller after drinking it, but if something goes wrong with the potion...... Hey. ”
Shelly and Hannah's shrinkage solution must have gone wrong, because the intact potion will take on a bright and dazzling green color, while the potion of the two of them is orange and smells of rotten eggs.
It is said that there is no poison, but everyone does not believe it.
Rove looked at the potion, and did not seem to dare to try it easily, his hands 'trembled', and his face was full of fear:
"Professor Snape, if I drink this potion, will I give Hufflepuff extra points?"
"Of course, Scamander, as long as you fill two large glasses." Snape pulled out a cup and smiled, "I'll add twenty points to Hufflepuff." ”
After drinking, Scamander must have diarrhea on the spot...... It's still a good deal to lose face for 20 points in exchange for him.
Rove seemed to have made up his mind, and after he scooped up two cups of potions, he quickly poured them into his stomach, and he staggered, and said with a face full of pain:
"This medicine is poisonous ......"
"Hufflepuff plus twenty points." Snape said happily, patiently waiting for Rove to fall to the ground, and then plunge into the air.
But Rove staggered, but he didn't fall, and he quickly drank another cup of potion, and finally sighed, "It tastes so good." ”
“……”
The Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students applauded, what a true warrior was.
Snape's face was full of doubt, he bent down, sniffed the potion with his hooked nose, and put some potion in his mouth with his finger, and he quickly said angrily:
"Who of you stole my dungstone!"
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(Thanks to the two elders of "Drifting Moonlight" and "Nine-Tailed Flame Fox" for their tips)