Chapter Seventy-Six: Herbal Lesson

"Pretty fast" Betty is feeding grapefruit a snack

"Erin and Wendy went over yesterday afternoon and helped her solve the formalities and supplies. After the renovation is completed, a few more employees will be recruited to officially open.

"Will she be able to get busy? There must be a lot of things going on when it first opens, and Ollie is still too young to leave. "Betty is quite concerned about Rebelle's affairs

"It's okay, a top student in the management department, running a small restaurant is not easy to grasp. Besides, I'm really too busy to help Erin bring it, so I should practice in advance. Ivy looked at Betty and smiled

"Get out!" Betty's answer was also succinct and to the point

"Ron Weasley!!"

At this moment, an angry middle-aged female voice made the noisy auditorium instantly silent. The loud noise even shook the dust off the ceiling, and everyone's eyes focused on Ron's position for a moment.

"Phew—stole the car—I wouldn't be surprised if you were fired. You can't imagine how your dad and I felt when we found the car gone! Not only did you kill Harry, but you also killed your father by the Ministry of Magic! It's all your fault! If you don't follow the rules, we'll get you back right away! Did you hear that! ”

Mrs. Molly's roar exploded in everyone's ears like a firecracker. Even across the table, Ivey felt his head buzzing.

"The howling letter Weasleys received? As expected~ I heard last night that he and Harry flew in a car by themselves, and they were discovered by Muggles on the road. Mike, who had been woken up by Mrs. Weasley, suddenly came to his senses

"They've always been bold," Ivey said

"Aren't they afraid?" Mike couldn't understand

"Not only are you not afraid, but you also think it's cool and exciting. The Gryffindors probably think so. Ivy complained

"Outrageous~" Mike was speechless, he couldn't understand the brain circuits of the students at the Lion Academy.

In fact, even Ivy couldn't understand it. In his opinion, Gryffindor's adventurous spirit is more appropriate to describe as death.

"By the way, didn't you say that Lockhart was coming to teach at Hogwarts? Why didn't you see him at the sorting ceremony yesterday? Hannah suddenly remembered

"I heard that I went to prepare the materials needed for class, and I just came back from Cornwall this morning." Mike is worthy of being the first intelligence leader of Hogwarts, and he knows the movements of the professors clearly.

"Is it - looks like there's going to be a surprise in Defence Against the Dark Arts class." Ivy understood

"What's the first class today?" Justin also recovered

"Dean's herbal class," Mike replied

"Let's go over then, it's almost time."

The students walked through the castle to the conservatory door. Ivey watched as the trio got back together and grabbed Harry

"You're reconciled again?"

"Why do you use that word? Do we quarrel a lot? Harry was dissatisfied

"Ask yourself this question," Ivy didn't care

"Cut-" Harry said unpleasantly, "it's not that yelling letter in the morning, Hermione thinks we've been taught enough. ”

"Wouldn't that be great? Steal your pleasure. Besides, you two are outrageous enough. There are so many ways to come back, but I chose the most dangerous one. ”

"Hah-yes?" Harry thought he was thinking too simply

"Nonsense! You two find a fireplace and use Floo powder, why don't you just come over. ”

"Floo powder!" Harry was surprised

"How do you know if you didn't try"

"I was in such a hurry that I didn't remember," Harry said with chagrin. Looking at the beating willow in the distance, his body was wrapped in bandages, and the guilt in his heart became even stronger.

"It's not that you don't remember, you like to find excitement." Ivy saw through them

Once everyone was in the greenhouse, Professor Sprout strode over. Her arm was wrapped in bandages, and her face was not very good. To the surprise of some of the students, Lockhart, who had never been seen, followed her, her flowing turquoise robe spotless. On his head, a topper, also turquoise, covered his brilliant blonde hair. The high-spirited posture contrasts sharply with the plainly dressed and stocky Professor Sprout.

"Hello," Lockhart greeted the crowd with his signature smile raised, baring his white teeth.

A small number of boys were unmoved, and the girls all responded with happy faces.

"I just showed Professor Sprout how to heal a beater. But I don't want you to think that I'm better at herbalism than she is. I just happened to see a few of these strange plants during my long journey......" he explained to the crowd with a relaxed face

"Today to the third greenhouse!" Professor Sprout, who was originally benevolent and mild-mannered, was unusual. She interrupted Lockhart, announced the location of the class, and left.

The little wizards were talking. Apparently, they were more interested in the amazing plants of the third greenhouse.

The group followed Professor Sprout to the third greenhouse. When she opened the door, they squeezed in.

"Harry, wait!" That's when Lockhart caught up

Harry looked back, "What's the matter?" The tone was slightly impatient

"Professor, I'd like to take a two minutes to talk to Harry. You won't mind," Lockhart said to him, instead standing in the doorway and speaking to Professor Sprout

The professor didn't answer. But looking at her face, I feel that I should mind.

"Excuse me, we're going to class," Ivy snapped his finger

"Smack!" The gate closes directly

"Oh - shit! My nose! Lockhart yelled angrily outside the door

"Ivey, don't use magic at will." The tone is stern, but smiling.

"Uh-huh—Hufflepuff plus five points"

It's that unreasonable

"Today we're going to repot the mandrake. So, can anyone tell me about the properties of the mandrake? Professor Sprout put away his smile and began to teach the class.

Hermione was the first to raise her hand. Not surprisingly, as expected.

"Mandrake, also known as mandrake root, is a powerful restorative. It is used to restore a person who has been transformed or enchanted to their original state. Hermione replied very fluently, as if she were reading from a textbook.

"Excellent! Gryffindor Plus 10 points! "The professor was very satisfied

"Mandrake is an important part of most antidotes, but it's just as dangerous. Can anyone tell me why? She asked again

As soon as the words ended, everyone's eyes all looked at Hermione. She also raised her hand as expected.

"Hearing the cries of a mandrake kills people." After getting the professor's approval, Hermione blurted out.

"Exactly, plus ten points." The professor nodded appreciatively

"It is for this reason that the finished mandrake is very precious and scarce, and is strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. But every year, several innocent wizards die from its cries. ”

"Our mandrakes are just seedlings now, so you can come up and take a look." Professor Sprout stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to come forward, "When these seedlings are ripe, except for a little left by the school for backup, the rest will be sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries to make finished potions to treat the sick." ”

I saw that there were more than 100 green and purple saplings placed side by side on the table. It looks like an ordinary sapling, and it doesn't feel anything special just by looking at it.

"The mandrake is still just a seedling, and its cry is not fatal now. But the necessary protection still needs to be done. Now, put all the headphones in front of you and put them on! Try not to leave gaps. The professor continued, "These are special headphones, designed specifically for the sound of mandrakes, and do not interfere with conversation. ”

The little wizards were also very obedient. Quickly picked up the headphones and put them on his ears, and the professor himself took out a pink headphone and put it on his head.

"I'll demonstrate it first, and you pay attention and watch my movements."

The professor held the pot with one hand and the small stem above the soil with the other, and pulled the mandrake out of its entirety with a sharp force.

"Ah——!h A terrible cry instantly filled the entire greenhouse. A rhizome in the shape of a toddler is exposed to the air. It looks unusually ugly, with spots on the wrinkled light green skin. The mouth was fully open, and the cries were higher and higher. Even with headphones, the screeching sound kept drilling into the eardrums.

Neville stared at the seedlings, then fell straight to the ground.

"I said, you must wear your headphones!"

"Professor, he seems to be stunned."

The students were all tightly covering their headphones, their little faces wrinkled together, and they looked constipated. Ivey wasn't really uncomfortable. His senses are more developed, and the impact is much greater than others. Fortunately, his physique is relatively strong, and he can withstand it.

"Just pull it out, put it in a new pot, and cover it with fertilizer." The professor took out a new basin and said as he made it. Poor Neville was forgotten aside.

"Let's do it ourselves, and we have to repot all the seedlings in front of us. Be sure to take good precautions."

At the sound of the order, the little wizards were very enthusiastic about taking action, after all, this kind of thing is quite new. But soon, everyone found that it was not as simple as watching the professor's operation. The Mandela seedlings were reluctant to be pulled out, and their limbs like roots were digging deep into the dirt and holding their bodies firmly in place. With the strength of the little wizards, this is not an easy task.

But it's easy for Ivey. It didn't take much effort for him to pull out the seedlings and bring out a large wave of dirt.

Seeing how far away Professor Sprout was when he repotted it, it was his turn to see that the seedlings didn't look like babies, they were babies at all. I didn't want to come out before, and now I don't want to go back. Twisting his body exaggeratedly, his tendril-like limbs wrapped around the student's arm, and no matter how much he pulled, he couldn't pull it off. By the end of class, everyone except Ivy was covered in mud and sweating.

After the herb class, Ivy and Betty went straight back to the lounge to take a shower. The badger house has no other classes in the morning.

At lunchtime, they didn't have classes, so they came to the restaurant early. Soon after, the trio also arrived. The other two looked normal, but Ron was gray-faced, and there was a faint smell of stink.

"How did he do this?" Ivy leaned slightly, his hand covering his mouth, and asked Hermione beside him without squinting.

"The wand was broken by the beating willow and was unusable. Just a deformation class has a lot of foreign appearances. Hermione said quietly