Chapter 35: Isn't It Just a Matter of Hands?

It is an indisputable fact that Snape is not the most powerful wizard. But in the field of Potions, he had always believed that even in the entire wizarding world, there were very few people who could beat him in this field, and Dumbledore couldn't do it!

However, after all, there are still old wizards like Nicol Mailer who concoct the elixir and live for hundreds of years, and Snape does not dare to say that he must be stronger than Nicol Mailer. But apart from Nicol Mailer, there is not a single wizard who can be recognized by Snape in the field of potions!

But as long as there was no Nicol Mailer in the wizarding world, Snape would definitely dare to say a word of disdain to all wizards:

I'm not targeting anyone, I'm saying that everyone here is spicy chicken!

So while Ash stood in front of the potions table, ready to start mixing potions, Snape waited to see him make a fool of himself.

In Snape's eyes, Potions was an esoteric and sophisticated subject, and no other Hogwarts course was far less complex and dangerous than Potions.

Therefore, a wizard must pay full attention when mixing any kind of potion, so that at the precise time and temperature, the exact amount of a specific ingredient can be added to the cauldron with the exact amount of a specific ingredient.

For example, when teaching first-year students, Snape was instructing them on a potion to treat scabies. The preparation of this potion is very simple, just throw the dried nettle and grated snake teeth into the cauldron and simmer together, and then add porcupine thorns and steamed tentacled slugs after the heat is turned off.

But even such a simple potion, if it is not made in the process of blending, it can have serious consequences.

For example, if porcupine thorns are added to the cauldron while it is still boiling, the liquid will dissolve the cauldron and emit a sour green smoke and a high-pitched hissing sound. The spilled liquid is corrosive, and when it touches the body, dense red and swollen boils will appear.

And that stupid Mr. Neville Longbottom made such a mistake.

Similar accidents can occur during the dispensing of any potion, even a life-saving potion, which can turn into a murderous poison if it is missed. And the more powerful the potion is, the more serious the consequences of a mistake!

Compared to Transfiguration, which has only had a few deaths in decades, there are no less than ten stupid wizards in the wizarding world who are seriously injured or even killed every year because of mistakes in the process of mixing potions!

In order to prevent any student from dying in his classroom, Snape took his wand from his robes and prepared to save the arrogant and stupid Mr. Black from his cauldron that could explode at any moment if Ash mismatched the potion.

However, when Snape saw Ash's method of mixing potions, his hand holding his wand trembled, because he realized that he was still underestimating Ash!

Because he actually took out his wand in the process of mixing potions, and then waved it at the cauldron!

Syllable!

The cauldron on the potions table suddenly shook, and then began to 'stir' on its own. The fig fruit flies into the crucible on its own and is mashed into powder by a thick mortar.

"What are you doing?" Snape's voice suppressed anger.

Ash replied with a wave of his wand:

"Do you need to ask? Concoction potions, of course. ”

The cauldron on the potions table flew up automatically, pouring the already mashed fig powder into the pot.

Snape laughed angrily and said angrily:

"You actually use magic to make potions? Who taught you this? Professor Sharp? I don't think he's going to teach you that! ”

For wizards, magic is powerful, but it is far from precise, especially when it comes to mixing potions, and wizards must be fully involved in the potion blending, so as to ensure that every step of their journey is precise enough. Otherwise, if you add even 1g more raw materials, it may cause a big explosion that can destroy the entire classroom!

Therefore, the act of using magic to concoct potions like Ash is undoubtedly a blasphemy against potions! If it were still the days of the Inquisition, Snape wouldn't even mind having a heretic like Ash burned at the stake!

And just when Snape was about to give Ash a knockout and fainted, Ash suddenly put down his wand and said in a relaxed tone:

"It's done."

"Huh?"

Snape looked at Ash's potions table, the cauldron of dark purple potions glowing with an eerie glow. The surface of the potion was like an ocean ravaged by a tornado that had just been raged, and from time to time it was so turbulent that Snape even saw lightning streak through the cauldron!

The potion was so violent, and so mild, that it was beyond Snape's comprehension!

"What is this?" Snape asked with a stiff expression.

He saw Ash carefully pouring the dark purple potion into the potion bottle.

"Thunder Brew."

Ash explained simply:

"A powerful potion that can cause a lightning strike when thrown at an enemy, similar to an explosive liquid. Of course, you can drink it, but I don't recommend it. ”

"Why?" Snape asked eagerly.

"This will make the lightning strike much less powerful, but it will have the advantage of being more extensive, and it can create a storm around you, damaging everyone nearby except you, including your friends."

Ash had already filled a vial of Thunderbrew by this time, corked it and handed it to Snape.

Snape took the flask and looked at the purple liquid that glowed with an eerie glow, his expression cloudy.

In the next second, he suddenly threw the potion bottle in his hand against the wall on one side.

Syllable!

The flask shattered the moment it touched the wall, and a small thundercloud appeared above the shattered flask.

A dazzling bolt of lightning streaked through the sky, striking a potions table placed against the wall!

Bang!

Snape heard a muffled thud, accompanied by a dazzling flash of thunder, and the potions table had been shattered! Then came the second and third, and in that small area, there were four or five lightning strikes in quick succession, leaving an equal number of charred black holes in the marble floor!

Snape's expression froze, this power was no less than the thunderbolt explosion performed by ordinary wizards!

Snape couldn't help but think that if it wasn't the Potions Stand that had just been struck by lightning, but an unsuspecting wizard, what he would see now would be a broken corpse!

Snape turned his head sharply and stared at Ash deadly.

Ash shrugged:

"It's none of my business, the potions vial was lost by Professor Snape."

"You don't have to bear the loss."

Snape said without hesitation.

He stared at Ash with burning eyes and asked in a deep voice:

"I want to ask, can it be more concentrated? Or to put it another way, could it be even more powerful? ”