Speaking of "white smoke, slow simmering cauldron, bursts of fragrance", what does everyone think of first? Hot pot or soup stock? But this kind of words was said by Snape, the Potions Professor.
Although his expression was serious and his words were sincere, Tom could not help but think of all kinds of dishes.
"If you could set up a copper pot in the winter, light a charcoal fire, and then cut the fresh mutton into thin slices, boil it twice in boiling water, and serve it with sesame sauce, it would be worth it even to an emperor..." Tom
My thoughts drifted to Donglaishunli.
"...I can teach you how to increase your reputation, brew glory, and even prevent death - but there must be one thing, that is, you must not be the stupid fools I often encounter."
His opening remarks were not long, but after he finished speaking, the whole place was silent. The young wizards looked at each other, Hermione almost moved to the edge of the chair and leaned forward. In her opinion, this professor's personality was extremely high, and she was very
I want to prove to him that I am not a fool.
Snape had a panoramic view of the students' performance, and he was very satisfied with his opening remarks, except——
"Tom Yoder!" Snape suddenly called Tom's name, "What would I get if I added albizia flower powder to unicorn hair soaking solution?"
Although Snape is not a mind-reading master like Dumbledore, he can still guess what the students are thinking from their expressions. He just glanced at Tom's eyes and knew what he was probably thinking.
Not in Potions class, Snape intuitively thought that the guy might have confused Potions class with silly Muggle cooking.
So he planned to teach this shallow person a lesson.
"Tom... Yodel, that's a good name." Snape curled his lips.
Hermione searched her memory and came up with the answer, so she raised her arms high. In her mind, this was the best way to get closer to the teacher. The teachers in the previous elementary school all praised her for her ability to actively answer questions.
And he favored her very much.
But Snape was different.
Hermione released her kindness in her own way. Was this kindness received by Professor Snape? Definitely not, and it had the opposite effect. When Snape saw Hermione raising her hand, he was a little unhappy: You
Are you trying to show off your cleverness? I was asking about the distracted Tom! He deliberately ignored Hermione's raised arms.
"Professor, the powder of albizia flower and the unicorn hair soaking liquid can be mixed together to prepare a medicine that will bring people a sense of happiness - the joy potion, but the joy potion should not be too much -"
"Enough, there is no need to say these things that everyone knows in front of me," Professor Snape interrupted Tom, "Let's try again and see if you really understand, Yodel, tell me
, there are seven ways to brew magic potion, which seven are they?"
This question was much more basic than the previous one. Hermione tried her best to raise her hand higher, but Snape only felt that this hand was very annoying.
"Decoctions, brews, infusions, ointments, poultice, tinctures and lotions."
The methods of brewing these seven potions are the basis of potions science, and they also have a strong influence on Muggle chemistry, but the steps are much rougher.
Snape nodded, "It seems that you read a book during the holiday. Miss Granger, I am asking questions about Yodel, which has nothing to do with you! In order for you to remember not to interfere with my questions to other people, Raven
Deduction for Crowe."
Hermione was struck by lightning. She was a little unbelievable: She had such good intentions, but she ended up with this kind of outcome?
Seeing that Hermione was solved in one sentence, Snape felt a little relieved.
"Yordel, tell me, if a person is poisoned in front of you, and you can't identify the type of poison, what can you use to detoxify it?"
"You can put a bezoar down the patient's throat, or use mandrake."
"Bezoar is more suitable than mandrake." Snape nodded again, and the young wizards around him were stunned: they had never even heard of the materials used in these questions!
"Did you hear that?" Snape said to the students in the class, "Why haven't you written this down yet? You also know the answer?"
There was a sound in the classroom of fumbling with parchment, quills, and then the rustle of writing.
[Achievement achieved: Reward for solving Professor Snape’s three questions at the beginning of school: Magic Stone × 90]
[Achievement Achieved: Professor Snape’s Approval·First Reward: Magic Stone × 30]
Obviously, although Professor Snape looked expressionless, Tom still passed the test this time. Next, he divided the students into groups of two and asked them to prepare a simple potion according to the steps written on the blackboard.
This potion can be used to treat scabies. While the students were weighing nettles and crushing snake teeth, Snape patrolled the classroom and pointed out the students' mistakes. Almost all of them were scolded by him.
A few words, even Tom is not immune.
This is not Snape looking for trouble, but a group of eleven or twelve-year-old children. How do they know how to prepare potions? Most of them have never even entered the kitchen a few times, so in Snape's eyes, these people's
The operation is really eye-catching.
Fortunately, there was no big trouble, and the class ended safely. After two long hours, everyone hurriedly left the classroom and rushed to the auditorium.
"Look at it, Snape is such a person, quite unreasonable," Tom saw Hermione in a low mood and comforted her, "Gryffindor is the one who is being targeted so badly!"
[You have successfully completed the task assigned by Professor Snape and carefully prepared the potion. Your potion science has improved]
Tom also received a private message from the system after class. He saw that there was an additional item in the magic theory under his character column:
[Potion Science Level 0 (10/100)]
It seemed that he had learned something from these two Potions lessons, and Tom was in a much better mood.
After eating, Tom followed the system's instructions and found an almost decayed wooden box in the corner of an abandoned broom room, and found a quill inside. The quill didn't look too old, and overall it had a
It had a quaint feel, and Tom thought it was quite pleasing to the eye, so he accepted it. A quill pen that can be used without ink is quite easy to use.
There are two types of quill pens, one without an ink bag and the other with an ink bag. With the one without an ink bag, you need to dip the pen tip into the ink bottle every time you write a few words, which is troublesome.
Quite; a pen with an ink sac is actually a pen, but the body of the pen is made of feathers. Most quill pens in the wizarding world do not have an ink sac, which makes people angry when used. So the wizards have come up with all kinds of tricks:
Those that write automatically, those that dip in ink automatically, and those that use blood as ink...
Tom's one is a bit special. It seems to be able to directly transfer the ink in the ink bottle to the tip of the pen. The amount of ink is not too much or too little. It is extremely convenient to use, more like a ballpoint pen.