Snape entered his potions room first, then motioned for Tom to follow.
He took out several jars and a box. At the same time, he asked Tom to prepare mortars, crystal bottles and other equipment. After the box was opened, it showed a ladder shape, with several layers of small boxes stacked inside, and there were dozens of partitions on each layer.
There were bursts of white mist coming out of some partitions. It seemed that some potions required special storage conditions.
Snape's box must have been cast with the Invisible Stretching Charm, because he actually took a handful of fresh roses out of it. Of course, the roses in the hands of potion masters are not very useful to ordinary people.
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"You pick the thorns from these roses, dry them together with the petals, grind them into powder, and then use castor oil to extract the essential oil."
Rose petals and rose thorns can be used to make beauty potions, perfumes and some love potions. Their extract, rose essential oil, can also be used to make potions, but I don't know what use this material has in wolfsbane potion.
Tom obeyed the instructions very obediently. He first broke off the rose thorns little by little with his gloves, and then put them in the oven to bake together with the petals that he had picked before. After they were dried, Tom then put these things into the oven.
Grind into powder in a mortar.
During this period, Snape stood behind him with a straight face and watched. If Tom operated the transformation, he would sneer. When Tom finished grinding, he would move forward and take a closer look at the powder that Tom had grinded.
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"The degree of drying is okay. The flower thorns have been completely dried. But next time, remember to take out the petals halfway. Some petals are almost burnt. But the grinding is not enough. It needs to be finer."
So Tom continued to grind. While grinding, he asked: "Professor, why can't these repetitive tasks be solved with magic?"
Snape looked at Tom with an idiot look and ignored him: he didn't want to explain the too simple question.
If it can really be replaced by magic, then why are you staying here, Tom?
During the second grinding, Snape did not sit idle, but began to prepare the pre-potion himself. He quickly chopped up the narcissus roots and moon dew flowers, then added the wormwood infusion. Then he began to brew it
For the magic potion, light blue steam came out of the crucible for a moment when the raw materials were added, but after a while it turned into a uniform, brownish liquid. This is the ideal state for brewing the potion.
Then Snape pressed the sleepy bean with a silver knife, squeezed out the juice inside, and poured the sleepy bean residue and valerian root into the crucible. At this time, the color of the liquid in the crucible changed from brown to dark purple.
Next came the coolie work. Snape naturally turned his attention to Tom.
Tom ground it again and the powder was considered qualified. After passing Snape's review, he asked Tom to make a bottle of rose essential oil. He took the essential oil, looked at the candlelight for a while, and pulled out the stopper.
Smell it.
"The essential oils are qualified. Now stir the pot of potion counterclockwise until the potion becomes as clear as water. If the potion is stirred in the wrong direction, you can leave."
So Tom went back to stirring the potion.
After stirring until he was dizzy, the potion turned into what Snape asked for.
At this time, Snape had almost prepared the other ingredients for the potion. He glanced at Tom's preparations and nodded: Tom did help a lot. Without him, the preparation of the potion would have been delayed for at least half a day.
, then Snape will probably have to stay up all night.
Then he mixed several potions and powders together, shook the wand rapidly, and soon the liquid began to spin in the crucible, emitting a hazy light like moonlight.
Snape took a look at the status of the potion and saw that it was not much different from what was written in the paper. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. According to Snape's habit, when reproducing the potion for the first time, he would follow the instructions exactly as written in the paper.
The process is formulated. But next, Snape will optimize the process himself, which is also a habit he has had since his student days.
Tom had a little question in his mind at this time. Seeing that Snape seemed to be in a good mood, he quickly asked: "Professor, how do you mix the potion materials? Why are these materials combined in such a way that a werewolf can survive?"
Stay sane on a full moon night?”
"Yordle, this is not a question you should study. Research on potion materials and improvement of formulas are the goals of students in seventh grade and after graduation." Snape became serious, "Every branch of the magic world
They are both profound and profound, and often require a person's lifetime energy. If you are still interested in potions after fifth grade, come and study the principles behind it."
"Do you know how to measure whether a Potions Master is qualified?
It's not about how many potion formulas he can create, or what improvements he can make to existing potion formulas - that's what a wizard like me should worry about.
Once a potion is prepared, he is a qualified potion master.
A person's life is short, and he can only focus on one thing."
It seemed that Snape was really in a good mood, so he spoke for the first time for a long time. After speaking, Snape glanced into the potion cauldron.
"The next step is to wait." Snape announced that today's work was over and that he would send a letter in advance when he needed Tom next time. Then he kicked Tom out.
When Tom walked out of the room, he only felt tired, but the gain was not small: he saw that his Potions experience bar had increased a lot, which was about three times the experience gained during the class.
He thought he was going to find a way to take the train back to London, but he saw Snape walking out of the room with an expressionless face.
Tom:???
Something unexpected happened to him, Snape actually used Apparition to take him back to the Leaky Cauldron!
This was simply not something Snape could do. However, Snape walked directly into the gate of Gringotts without talking to Tom: he was here to withdraw money today.
Tom's life is back on track.
After a long time, he opened the dusty diary again, and this time he wanted to take out something from Riddle.
"You're back."
"I'm back."
"I thought you wouldn't come back."
"It's true that the interval has been a little long. I need time to digest your remarks."
journal:……
"I think you are right." Tom continued to write in his diary. He planned to deceive Riddle's trust like a scumbag, and then drain him dry. Finally, when Riddle's knowledge was gone, he would send him to see Merlin.
Of course, Tom is a scumbag, and Riddle is also a sea king. The Horcrux of Riddle in front of him has at least one life in his hands, and even more: his father's family, his uncle's family...
It can be said that it is a great act of filial piety.