On the ceiling of the auditorium, there were large dark clouds surging, and drizzle was falling in the sky. At the Gryffindor table below, Albert Fred George and Lee Jordan were whispering together.
In front of him was the latest issue of "Incredible" magazine.
Professor Smith's Boggart research was published in this issue of "Incredible" magazine, and Albert also took a place at the end of the article.
However, that's all.
No one will pay special attention to this matter. It is like a grain of sand thrown into a lake, making no ripples at all.
Although this result is a bit unexpected, it is actually expected. There are only so many people in the British wizarding community, what else can we expect?
What is the significance of such a discovery? George stared at the pictures in the "Unbelievable" magazine and looked at Albert in confusion. Can he solve the unsolved mystery that has lasted for thousands of years?
It should be considered so!
Albert didn't know what to say.
What are you talking about, a thousand-year-old mystery? Shanna sat across from a few people and asked casually.
This Fred handed the "Incredible" magazine to Shanna, who raised her head after reading it and looked at Albert in surprise.
Are you in a magazine again?
Albert's mouth twitched, he changed the topic and asked, "Are there any classes in the afternoon?"
There were two potions classes in the afternoon. Shanna asked in confusion, why are you not happy at all? If it were me, I would definitely find a way to collect books and magazines that mentioned me.
I don't have that habit, Albert said.
By the way, I asked the Hufflepuff students at noon, and they said that herbicides would be taught in Potions, and they also said that there would be unexpected surprises.
Herbicides? It’s unbelievable.
What's wrong? Several people looked at Albert in confusion, not understanding why he was so surprised.
The smell of herbicides is disgusting. Albert frowned and said, can you imagine what it would be like to prepare smelly herbicides in the underground classroom?
Shouldn't it be possible? Everyone started to think about it automatically after hearing this.
It was probably disgusting. Albert felt that this was probably Snape's bad taste. It was impossible for him not to know about the smell of herbicides.
George and others began to discuss whether they could escape the disaster by asking for leave, while Shanna flipped through "Magic Potions and Potions" and began to preview the textbook.
You're not worried at all. Fred admires Shanna's calmness.
What's the use of worrying? Shanna turned around and asked.
The three of them were speechless.
Yes, since you can't escape, what's the use of worrying?
After chatting with Albert for a while and marking a few key positions, Shanna suddenly said: Can you lend me the paper?
This is no problem. Albert took out the parchment from his bag and handed it to Shanna, who began to concentrate on it, still comparing it with his own, looking for shortcomings.
Ever since he discovered that completing homework carefully can greatly increase his experience, Albert's attitude towards homework is no longer as casual as before.
At least, for the sake of skills and experience, I will complete the homework carefully to speed up the upgrading of skills.
What homework? Fred turned and asked.
Thesis report on Flobber caterpillar slime. Albert Says.
Merlin's beard! I actually forgot about this. Fred's expression froze for a moment, and then he stood up in horror. It was not difficult for him to imagine that he could not hand in a qualified paper and be imprisoned by Snape.
Image of confinement.
George winked at Fred and said calmly, "I've finished it."
When did you finish? Fred's eyes widened.
Last night, I asked you to work with me all night. George reminded, at that time, you said you still had time at noon tomorrow.
Now hurry up and copy a copy! Albert asked Shanna to give her copy of the paper to Fred, and asked him to copy some points from his own paper, and then make up some copy from Shanna's paper.
Nishina Minato's paper will be ready soon.
Fred picked up the quill and began to immerse himself in the parchment.
Before Potions class, Angelina brought bad news.
There's Quidditch training in the evening? George repeated, but isn't it training time for the Hufflepuff team today?
The teams from the four major houses of Hogwarts will book the Quidditch pitches in batches, and Gryffindor's training time is always Wednesday and Saturday.
Charlie said that the Hufflepuff team had something to do temporarily, so he changed places with us. Angelina said and looked at Fred, wondering what he was doing.
Do your homework.
Is it in time? Angelina couldn't help but shake her head, I remember that I have a Potions class later.
It’s definitely too late! Lee Jordan looked gloating.
Shut up, I will definitely have time. Fred complained dissatisfiedly while copying his homework, can you please be quiet? I can't concentrate.
However, Quidditch training is really hard. You have to go out to train in such bad weather. Shanna looked up at the dark clouds and rain curtains above her head, then looked sideways at Albert, and suddenly asked, should you?
Is that why you don't want to join the Quidditch team?
Albert noticed many pairs of eyes staring at him, shrugged helplessly and said: I am very busy and have no time to train.
It's really weird coming from your mouth. Lee Jordan couldn't help but complain.
Every day, I have to do homework, practice magic, join clubs, write letters to others, and occasionally go to other professors’ offices to drink tea and chat. Albert raised his palm and counted them one by one. If he participates again
For Quidditch training, even if I split myself into two people, it wouldn't be enough. Besides, human energy is limited after all.
No matter how you look at it, you are living more comfortably than us. Shanna looked at Albert suspiciously, I have never seen you busy.
I'm very busy every day.
This sentence was ignored by everyone.
By the way, was the glowing spell you practiced last time successful? Shanna asked again.
Barely mastered it. Albert thought about the spell he practiced a while ago. It was already level one, but it was only level one.
Okay! Fred suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two and shook the parchment in his hand excitedly.
Is this really possible to get through? Zannah took the parchment and looked at it, obviously not believing that this method could fool Snape.
Definitely not, but Snape wouldn't say anything. There are a lot of worse papers than Fred's. Albert took the parchment from Zannah's hand, glanced at the papers on it, and picked it up.
The quill helped him modify a few places.
Before the bell rang, several people hurried to Snape's underground classroom. It was even colder than the castle above, and there was a hint of chill in the air.
Of course, the eerie chill could also come from Snape's gaze on the podium, especially since he had just glanced at the homework that he had put away, and then his gaze fell directly on Albert.
Today, we are going to prepare a very common potion, the herbicide. Snape withdrew his gaze and introduced the herbicide to everyone. This potion is used to kill or remove plants and is not drinkable. Of course, I have never seen it before.
What idiot would drink herbicide. As for why, you will soon know.
At that moment, Albert felt a malicious smile appear on the corner of Snape's mouth.
Note: If you put the ingredients carelessly, it will cause trouble during the cooking process. So you need to pay attention to your own steps, ingredients and cooking time. While explaining, Snape used his wand to write on the blackboard what should be paid attention to when preparing the potion, and turned around.
Tell everyone, you have an hour, let’s get started!
The herbicide does not have a disgusting smell at first, but if the ingredients are added to the crucible in strict order and quantity, the crucible will begin to smell during the cooking process, and many people will reach out and cover their mouths.
nose.
As Albert said, the herbicide Snape asked them to prepare was not malicious at all, and the potions classroom was soon filled with a disgusting smell.
This is simply killing a thousand enemies and damaging yourself eight hundred. Albert took out his handkerchief, wet it with water, covered his mouth and nose, and muttered softly.
I really don't understand how Snape could stand the smell of herbicide.
Alas, why didn’t I learn the head soaking spell?
Ah! It's so disgusting. I feel like vomiting. Fred retched into his cauldron.
Lee Jordan muttered: No one would want to use this thing.
Hasn't anyone tried to get rid of this smell? George followed Albert's example and covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief while stirring the potion in the cauldron clockwise with a spoon.
Eliminate smell?
Albert recalled what he had gained after upgrading the potion to a fine product, and said, adding some ground daisy roots and nettles might be able to eliminate the smell.
Are you sure? Fred wouldn't dare to change the formula at will. Who knows what might happen if he does.
You will know after you try it. Albert took out the medicinal materials from his medicine box and began to grind the two materials in a certain proportion.
In fact, Albert was not sure what would happen if he did this, but his intuition told him that it should be successful.
As for the mixing ratio, you need to try it yourself.
At this moment, the students in the Potions classroom were all suffocating and their faces were red. They wanted to rush out of the Potions classroom immediately and find a place to take a deep breath of fresh air to avoid suffocating to death here.
Before they could practice, they saw Snape waving his wand and sweeping away the terrible smell in the classroom.
Although the smell in the classroom is still very strong, at least it won't make them suffocate to death.
Not long after, Snape appeared quietly beside Albert, stared at the potion in the crucible, and asked aloud: Anderson, tell me, what is in your crucible?
Herbicide, sir, replied Albert.
So why does your herbicide have a very weak smell? Snape had noticed that Albert's herbicide had a very weak smell, as if it had been diluted with water.
Well, before I added 2 drops of Flobber caterpillar slime to the cauldron, I also added a few other things to it, Albert explained, to make the herbicide smell less unpleasant.
Do you want to say that you have improved the herbicide? Snape's tone was very soft, but it was enough for the students in the classroom to hear clearly.
I think so, said Albert.
At this moment, everyone looked at Albert and began to whisper. Some people sneered, ready to see Albert's joke.
Well, since Anderson thought he had successfully improved the herbicide, Snape waved his wand and got a flowerpot from nowhere with some weeds on it.
Snape scooped up a spoonful of herbicide, diluted it with water, and sprinkled the herbicide directly on the weeds.
After a few seconds, the weeds on the flowerpot turned yellow almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they had been exposed to the hot sun for too long and died quickly.
There is no doubt that Albert succeeded in improving herbicides.
The Slytherin students who originally wanted to see his joke had expressions of disbelief on their faces, and some even pinched their friends around them hard to make sure they were dreaming.
Very good. Snape stared at Albert fiercely.
I don’t know who took the lead in applauding. Gryffindor students also started applauding, and the classroom was filled with applause.
"Quiet." Snape yelled.
The applause gradually stopped.
Gryffindor deducted ten points. Snape said coldly, Mr. Anderson, you seem to have forgotten that I warned you last semester not to do your damn experiments in my Potions class.
At this moment, the Gryffindor student's face was full of astonishment, but it was soon replaced by anger.
If it were any other professor, twenty points would not be too much, but Snape would be fine if he didn't add any points, and actually found an excuse to deduct ten points from Gryffindor.
I think that people don’t like to use herbicides, and the main reason is the smell of this kind of medicine. Albert didn’t care at all that he was deducted points, and continued, the improved herbicides will definitely be popular with everyone. Maybe, they will
Someone is willing to pay for this recipe.
No one will pay for your formula, Snape sneered. Normally, no one would use herbicides at all.
So why do we need to learn how to prepare this kind of potion? Shanna raised her hand and asked.
Quiet. Snape was very annoyed by the girl's unauthorized questions, but he still answered her questions. Sometimes, we use herbicides to deal with some dangerous plants, or to create a clearing. No one will spray it.
In flower beds, the flowers in the flower beds will also be killed by herbicides.
After Snape announced that get out of class was over, everyone packed up their things as quickly as possible and quickly left the Potions classroom. No one wanted to stay in the smelly classroom.
Are you really going to sell the herbicide formula? Fred feels like he's in a dream right now.
Sell, why not sell?
You haven't seen the old bat's expression just now. George blinked at Albert and said excitedly, he was stunned.