Chapter 5: Old Nicol
After exiting the library, Fleur takes Hallie to the tallest tower of Beauxbatons Castle.
Standing here, you can easily overlook the entire Beauxbatons estate.
If the constant special magic on the tower is used, the visitor can even enjoy the beauty of the entire Pyrenees.
Time flew by, and soon evening came, and Mademoiselle Maxim prepared a sumptuous dinner in the castle's auditorium.
Harley had to admit that Beauxbatons' Great Hall was much better than Hogwarts.
Beauxbatons' ceiling is enchanted glass, showing random views of the Pyrenees.
Beauxbatons did not branch like Hogwarts, and the walls of the Great Hall were carved with deeds and portraits of the school's famous alumni, decorated with flowers and streamers.
According to Fleur, the school believes that this will help to improve the unity of the people.
Although they are not separated, Beauxbatons, like Hogwarts, chose to eat at long tables.
Today, however, in consideration of the small number of people, Ms. Maxim moved the usual long table to the edge of the auditorium and replaced it with a large round table.
At this point, the table is already full of steaming food, and every now and then more delicious food appears out of thin air.
"Marseille fish soup, caviar, chicken stewed in red wine, French blue lobster...... Do you usually eat so well? ”
As soon as Harley and Fleur entered the Great Hall, Hallie was keenly aware of Professor Slughorn's exclamation.
"Of course not." Ms. Maxim's voice was so loud that even Fleur could hear her standing at the door of the auditorium,
"Thank you Nicol for lending us the house-elves, you know, Beauxbatons don't make such delicate food.
We usually prefer mixed fish soup, croissants, tender lamb and various desserts. ”
"That's good," exclaimed Professor Slughorn, "much better than in England." Although many people have always been hard-mouthed, everyone knows that the UK is a real food desert......"
Harrie didn't use the Assassin's hearing to listen, as the two had already come closer.
There were already a lot of people sitting around the round table, and Nicol and his wife were sitting next to Headmaster Maxim.
There were also a few big names that Harley knew.
"The one next to Dad is the current president of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Guild, Hector Dagworth Bernard, I think you should know.
It was our Potions professor, Dirk Bebier, a relative of Democis Bebier, the inventor of the Wolf Poison Potion......"
Fleur whispered to Harley about the people she knew and didn't know.
Hallie also had some impressions, such as the current president of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Guild, an old man in his hundred and seventy years.
He admired Hector Dagworth Granger, the founder of the Extraordinary Apothecary Society, so he changed his name and aspired to become a Potions Master.
Later, he did succeed, because he improved the compound decoction, which was extremely difficult to improve, and shortened the compound decoction that would have taken more than a year to less than six months, and became famous in the wizarding world.
There was also Beauxbatons' Potions professor, whose name was occasionally met when Harley and Fleur corresponded and chatted with him through letters.
However, most of these characters are related to potions, so Hallie speculates that they probably want to take a ride on Beauxbatons to get to the game.
Harley greeted her in turn, and finally sat down next to her by Perenal.
Fleur also sat down next to Harley, and the two of them sat up straight and well.
"Hallie, how's Beauxbatons' castle?" Everyone was chatting while eating, and Perenal suddenly asked a proposition in the middle of talking and laughing,
"Fleur must have taken her around the city, right?"
Several Hogwarts or Beauxbatons professors quietly turned their eyes in an instant, and the others listened with interest.
"Hogwarts has a rich history, and Beauxbatons is full of artistic splendour.
As for more in-depth information, I don't think I can make an accurate assessment based on a simple exploration of the castle. ”
Harley reacted instantly and replied.
"What a clever little wizard," Hector laughed admiringly,
"Harley, you do have a gift for understanding potions. Last time I was researching the Phantom Elixir, your thoughts inspired me a lot.
I tried your suggestion and replaced the fresh leaves of the Phantom Flower and Shadow Tree with Phantom Grass, and it did work better. ”
"Oh, really? This can really reduce the cost to a great extent.
But I remember that two hundred and sixty years ago, Grillo made this substitution attempt, and it failed. Mr. Delacour was so intrigued that he interjected into the conversation.
"That's thanks to Harley's whimsy, she used a special technique to deal with the Phantom Grass......"
Harley listened to the discussions of the Potions Masters, with a modest smile on her face, and her heart was unwavering.
A similar potion has been developed in the Witch Sect according to the stealth ability of the Witch Path, and the cost has been compressed to the extreme, and the cost performance has been raised to the highest.
So after many attempts and substitutions of materials, Harley easily improved it.
However, Hector did live up to his status as president of the Extraordinary Apothecary Association, and easily improved Hallie's recipe to make the effect of the replacement more stable.
Originally, Harley's potion only lasted one to two hours, and occasionally she would dismiss her invisibility.
However, after Hector slightly changed the ratio of other materials, the effect of the drug could be maintained for more than three hours.
"You can actually improve the potion recipe yourself? It's so strong! Fleur whispered into Hallie's ear and sighed.
"yes, I've heard several people lament Harley's talent." Perenal answered on the sidelines,
Nicol kept complaining that it would be nice if Harley liked alchemy. He had always wanted such an apprentice to inherit the mantle.
When he heard that Potions had produced such a genius, he was envious to death. ”
"Indeed, if only Harley had such a talent for alchemy, and liked alchemy."
Nicol also smiled and said, "After all, I'm too old to refine the Immovable Philosopher's Stone, and I urgently need someone to inherit my technique." ”
"You're worth it, and you don't even look at how old you are! I used so many potions to barely survive to be 200 years old. ”
This group of old people is already very familiar with each other, and when they chat, they can be said to be unscrupulous, and from time to time some weight information is exposed.
The dinner ended in such a joyous atmosphere, and Hector invited Harley to join the Extraordinary Apothecary Guild, and offered to vouch for her personally.
However, Professor Slughorn unceremoniously snatched the position of this guarantor, after all, this is a Hogwarts student, what is the matter with Beauxbatons as a guarantor?
In the evening, Ms. Maxime arranged a room for Hallie, who had just graduated from the seventh graders.
Harley dragged the luggage she had just gotten from Headmaster Dumbledore into the girls' dormitory.
It's the same as Hogwarts, with five people in a room, and there are vases in the room, and the walls are hung with decorations that the senior sister hasn't removed.
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(Thanks to the nine-tailed Yanhu for the tip!) )
(End of chapter)