Charon's movements were extremely fast, although he started late, but he finished early, he stopped his pen and got up, looked around, and saw that everyone was leaning over and brushing non-stop, and went out proudly.

Charon went up to the rooftop alone and whistled loudly into the dim sky. In less than a minute, a dark shadow passed through the night, and it was only by the bright moonlight that it could distinguish it from the night. The black shadow hovered down from the sky, flapped its wings, and rested firmly on Charon's shoulder, quacking happily a few times, pecking at Karong's hair to show his closeness. This is none other than Charon's Himalayan great crow "Little Black".

Xiao Hei screamed "quack", and rubbed his head to Xia Yi's cheek affectionately, Xia Yi couldn't help but itch, and pushed his head away with a smile. Xiao Hei made a "whine" sound and pretended to be aggrieved. Xia Yi had no choice but to hurriedly touch and comfort with his hand.

Just as Charon was intimate with his pet, an exclamation came from behind him: "What a clever bird! ”

Charon looked back and saw that it was Harry. He looked at Charon's great raven with envy.

Harry grew up in a Muggle environment and knew that the Great Jack was a very intelligent bird, with an IQ equivalent to that of a six- or seven-year-old child. He didn't have so many messy associations with ravens, and when he saw Xiao Hei so understanding, he was a little envious.

"Hey, Harry, are you sending a letter too?" Charon was glad that someone liked his little black, and many wizards avoided him.

Harry's face darkened suddenly, and he said a little depressed, "No, I'm not going to send a letter, and I don't think my uncle's family will like to receive a letter from me with an owl." ”

Charon then remembered Harry's family situation, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." But don't worry too much, it's only been two days and you've got so many of our good friends. During the holidays, you are also welcome to come to my house to play. My family will be very happy to see you. ”

Harry was persuaded by Charon like this, his face immediately turned from gloomy to sunny, showing a happy smile, since entering Hogwarts House, he has been in the care of his classmates and teachers, and has many good friends. Yes, with so many good friends, are you still afraid that you will be alone?

With Charon's help, Blackie also began to accept Harry's approach, no longer with a fierce and aggressive posture, happily pecking and swallowing meat strips in Harry's hands. After eating, with Charon's arm raised, Little Black flapped his wings and soared into the sky, circled around, and disappeared into the dim evening night as Charon and Harry waved goodbye.

The next morning there was a potions class, which Charon was extremely interested in, and he was eager to see the difference between the potions refining of wizards in the West and the alchemy of the East.

Potions class is held in an underground classroom. It's darker than the main castle building above. Glass jars are lined up along the walls, and the soaked taxidermy insides make you shiver.

Potions Professor Snape picked up the roster as soon as he started class, only to stop at the sight of Harry's name.

"Oh," he snorted, "Harry Potter, our new great man." ”

Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle laughed with their hands over their mouths. When Snape finished the roll call, he looked up at the class, his eyes cold and empty.

"You've come here to learn the exact science and rigor of this potion." He spoke, almost a little louder than a whisper, but everyone could hear every word he said. Like Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape has the deterrent power to keep the classroom in order effortlessly.

"Since there is no stupid waving of a wand here, many of you will not believe that it is magic. I don't expect you to really grasp the beauty of the smoky cauldron that simmers slowly and wafts out of the white smoke and the fragrance that wafts out, and you don't really understand the magic of the liquid that flows into people's veins, and makes people's hearts flutter and their minds blurred...... I can teach you how to increase your prestige, brew glory, and even stop death—but one thing has to be, and that is that you are not the kind of fools and fools I often encounter. ”

After his short opening remarks, the class fell silent. Harry and Ron raised their eyebrows and exchanged glances. Hermione Granger almost moved to the edge of her chair and leaned forward, seemingly eager to prove that she wasn't a fool. Charon smiled and leaned back in his chair.

"Potter!" Snape suddenly said, "What do I get if I add daffodil root powder to wormwood infusion?"

What grass root powder is put into what solution? Harry glanced at Ron, who was just as stunned as he was, and then at Charon, who shook his head; Hermione's arms were raised high into the air.

"I don't know, sir." Harry had no choice but to say.

Snape pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Tsk, tsk - it seems that fame doesn't mean everything."

Snape deliberately ignored Hermione's raised arm.

"Let's try again. Potter, if I asked you to find me a bezoar, where would you find it?"

Hermione continued to raise her hand high.

Harry didn't know what a bezoar was. This Charon knew, and he made a gesture in the shape of a cow, but Harry didn't see it.

"I don't know, sir." Harry said with a bitter face.

"I don't think you opened a book before school started, did you, Potter?"

Harry forced himself to stare straight into his cold eyes. When he was at home, he did turn through all the books, but could Snape ask him to memorize all the contents of A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms?

Snape still ignored Hermione's high arm.

"Potter, what is the difference between scapular aconitum and wolf venom aconitum then?"

"I don't know," Harry whispered, "but I think Hermione knows the answer, so why don't you ask her?"

A few students burst out laughing. Harry met Charon's gaze, and the other party was full of sympathy, and he also saw that Snape did not want to see Harry, and was interested in finding fault.

Snape, of course, was upset.

He shouted angrily, "Let me tell you, Potter, Narcissus Root Powder and Wormwood together can be combined to make a very potent sleeping pill, which is a serving of life and death water. The bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a cow and has a strong detoxifying effect. As for Aconitum scaphoida and Aconitum lupus, they are the same plant, also collectively referred to as Aconitum sinensis. Do you understand? Why don't you write it all down?"

Suddenly, there was a rustle of quill pens and parchment. In the midst of the cacophony, Snape said, "Potter, Gryffindor will be deducted a point for you confronting the teacher. ”

Potions classes continued, but the students' situation did not improve. Snape divided them into pairs and instructed them to mix a simple potion for scabies.

Snape dragged his long black cloak around the classroom, watching them call dried nettles and crush snakes' fangs, and almost all of the students were criticized, except for Malfoy and Charon, who seemed to be Snape's preferred students. As for Charon, his classmates knew that no professor had ever criticized him, and they believed that no professor dared to criticize him.

Just as Snape showed everyone how perfectly Malfoy cooked the tentacled slugs, there was a sudden burst of acidic green smoke and a loud sizzling sound from the underground classroom.

Neville somehow burned Seamus's crucible into a crooked piece, and the potion spilled on the stone floor, burning holes in his classmates' shoes. Within seconds, the class was on the stool, and Neville was drenched in potion as the pot was knocked over, and his arms and legs were covered in red, swollen scabies, and he screamed in pain.

"Idiot!" Snape roared, waving his wand and sweeping away the potion that had been spilled on the ground.

"I guess you put the porcupine thorns in without putting the pot off the fire, did you?" Neville sobbed and cried, and even a lot of scabies popped up on his nose.

"Send him to the hospital room above." Snape snapped at Seamus.

He then circled around Harry and Ron, who were right next to Neville.

"Potter, why didn't you tell him not to add porcupine thorns? Do you think he's going wrong and showing you? Gryffindor lost another point because of you. ”

It was so unfair, and Harry was about to defend himself when Ron kicked him from behind the pot.

"Don't be nonsense," he whispered, "I've heard that Snape is particularly unreasonable. ”

An hour later, they climbed the stairs out of the basement classroom, Harry's mind tumbling and depressed.

Gryffindor had been deducted two points for him in the first week of school, and he didn't know why Snape hated him so much.

"Cheer up," said Charon, patting him on the shoulder, "and on the other hand, it's not a bad thing for a teacher to be strict." ”

"Pull it down," Ron said angrily, "I think he has a strong prejudice against Harry. ”

"Maybe you're right," Charon continued, comforting, "we can't expect everyone to like me, there are always some people who don't like us. I guess we just have to try to have a clear conscience and not care too much about other people's opinions, right? ”。

Harry looked at Charon, who had been isolated by all the students, but still showed uncaring happiness. And what about yourself? Most of the classmates and teachers showed kindness, but they were bothered by a few malices, are they a little too ignorant? Thinking of this, Harry's mood immediately improved.

At lunch that day, a hundred or so owls suddenly flew into the restaurant, all of which were the messengers who had been sent out to send letters last night. These owls flew around the dining table until they found their respective owners, throwing letters or packages into their laps. Among them, only Charon's little black is particularly eye-catching, arrogant and full of momentum, which attracts everyone's envy and fear.