58. Dudley's Two Small Goals (Asking for Votes)
Dudley began to spend two weekends with Snape, studying potions for more than 8 hours a day, from the afternoon to the evening, during which Dudley experienced the baptism of 'Venom' again and again.
After all, it was the first time to make an unfamiliar potion, and it was inevitable that Dudley would make a slight mistake in the details.
Decoction, brewing, maceration, ointment, dressing, tincture, lotion, potions are not just boiling things in a crucible, they are just one of the seven ways to make potions.
During Snape's demonstration, he used six methods to create a finished invigorating potion, which was an eye-opener for Dudley.
None of this was conceived before.
After all, the only way to do this is how to decoction in the first-grade textbook.
Snape's demands on Dudley were incredibly high.
It's more than ten times stricter than others.
It's just outrageous, outrageous, outrageous home.
Snape only demonstrated it once, and then gave his homework... Have Dudley make an uplifting potion using at least three of the above methods.
Then he just let Dudley start making it himself according to the method he taught.
When Dudley put the ordinary level uplifting potion he had made in three ways in front of Snape, he was sprayed worthless.
"Do you have trolls dancing in your head?"
"Maybe trolls aren't dancing in your head, you're a troll yourself."
"What's in your head? Troll's snot? ”
“...”
Snape seems to have hooked Dudley to the trolls, taking them with him every time he sprays.
Dudley always felt that this guy was secretly rubbing his own size.
'If it's me... If it's Lily... You can definitely make better potions. ’
When Snape got into the teaching mode, there was only one thought in his mind.
Completely ignoring the fact that they were about to graduate at the time, and Dudley was now only a first-year wizard.
It's understandable to think about it, who would subconsciously treat a strong man with a height of 180 as an eleven-year-old wizard.
However, under the strict requirements of this ultra-high specification, it also aroused Dudley's competitive spirit of not admitting defeat.
Thoroughly and invigorating the potion barred.
Relying on the advantage of the data magic eye, he began to brush up the proficiency of the potion of excitement, anyway, there are not many other things in the potions classroom, just a lot of materials.
Such a great opportunity could not be wasted.
So Dudley completely entered the state of pharmaceutical.
By Sunday night, the table was full of finished potions.
From the beginning of the three methods to make the normal level, to now can be made in five ways to make the perfect level, how much Dudley has experienced in just two days only Dudley himself knows.
With this level of perfection alone, Dudley could even go directly to St. Mungo's Hospital to find a job if he graduated from Hogwarts.
However, this was only to Snape's satisfaction.
"It took two whole days to barely qualify, I really suspect that the troll sneaked into your brain at night, your talent really tarnished your little aunt's reputation, don't mention it outside, I taught you."
Snape stared into Dudley's eyes, expressionless, as he put away the perfect-level uplifting potion on the table.
"If it's your Aunt Lily, you can make it in seven ways in just one day."
Ever since Dudley had addressed Lily as his little aunt in front of Snape many times, Snape had come to accept the title and began to use it, and the more she called her, the more pleasant it became.
Dudley didn't know how talented his little aunt was in potions, but from Penny and Snape's side descriptions and the admiration in his words, he was definitely a top-level potions master.
On the way to potions, it seems that there is no potion that she does not know, and there is no potion that she cannot do.
This stirred Dudley's inner desire to compare himself with her.
Although Snape said that it only took one day to make an uplifting potion in seven ways, it could not be ruled out that Snape was bragging about it.
But who is Dudley But? But he likes to say 'NO' to self-righteous people the most, and Dudley, a challenger who never admits defeat!
Only the higher the goal, the more valuable it is to achieve.
Dudley has found two small targets at Hogwarts...
The physical fitness is based on Hagrid, and the level of potions is based on Professor Snape's little Aunt Lily.
"Next weekend we'll be learning about the Shrinking Potion and Vitality Tonic, and I hope you'll use these few days to prepare for it and don't act like a troll like you did today."
Dudley didn't answer, didn't even bother to talk to him, and after two days of getting along he already understood that the more angry you were with Snape, the more angry he became.
The Shrinkage Potion, which was learned in the third year of Hogwarts, is a magic potion that can shrink or revert creatures back to a young state, and can even knock a group of pigs into a wizard's pocket. In terms of the ease of making, the shrinking potion is under the uplifting potion, but since it is Snappedine, it is certainly not as simple as an ordinary shrinking potion.
As for the Vitality Tonic Potion Potion for the fifth year, it replenishes the vitality of the person who takes it, and the potion that Dudley gave Malfoy before was a simplified version of the Vitality Tonic and the Stamina Supplement.
"Dursley, why don't you leave? Do you want me to keep you for dinner? ”
Seeing that Dudley stayed in the potions room and didn't leave for a long time, Snape looked impatient and said, "Then I'm sorry to disappoint you, I don't have any food here that can feed you as a troll." ”
"Professor Snape."
Dudley still maintained a respectful attitude, but Snape was seriously teaching him knowledge, although Dudley considered himself a layman and a rough man, but he knew that the reverence of the teacher was a few words.
He slowly pulled out a book from behind him and placed it in front of Snape.
This is an old-looking, old-fashioned potions textbook, and it's still in the upper grades, as can be seen from the title of the book, "Advanced Potions Making".
In the corners of the yellowed pages are the words "Half-Blood Prince".
"Can I take this book back with me? The annotations written on it were very helpful to me. ”
Dudley gently wiped the dust off his textbook as if he were holding his first love.
Perhaps it was Dudley's attention to the Potions textbook, or perhaps Dudley's constant and respectful attitude towards himself, Snape's tone gradually softened, and it was rare that he did not spray.
"Where did you find it?"
Dudley gestured to the corner of the Potions Room to the bookcase with a pile of old books, "There, Professor." ”
"It's too early for you," Snape paused as soon as he spoke, as if he remembered that he was also teaching upperclass, and flicked his sleeve, "If you want, you can take it back and read it first." ”