Chapter 270 In this ruthless Potions Classroom (Acridine for a Monthly Pass)
The second class... is simply a nightmare for the third grade wizards.
Of course, from Snape and Elena's perspective, disaster may be a more appropriate description - although it is not much better, at least it is relatively objective.
The courses at Hogwarts can be roughly divided into three distinct levels of difficulty.
The courses for first-year and second-year students are mainly focused on cultivating interests and laying a solid foundation.
There are no elective courses for young wizards in the lower grades. The content of the courses involved has been revised many times. There is almost no knowledge about doubts and room for improvement, such as levitation spells, basic transformation techniques, etc., mainly based on
Mainly adapt to the subjects.
Only the period from the third grade to the end of the fifth grade belongs to the real field of applied magic teaching - or to put it another way, in order to prepare for the exam-oriented education part of O.W.L.s (Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination).
After reaching the sixth grade, students will consider their O.W.Ls test scores and their future employment ideals, discuss course selection with the dean at the beginning of the new semester, and sign up for the corresponding N.E.W.Ts (Advanced Wizarding Level Examination) advanced classes - according to
According to Professor Snape, from this point on, he could barely touch the realm of the potion master.
However, correspondingly, the difficulty of this stage has also shown a leap-forward improvement. Some young wizards with weak foundation may not even be able to read the textbook, let alone proceed with subsequent course studies.
In fact, most wizards in the entire magical world are in the category of "ordinary wizards". There are not many people who can actually successfully pass N.E.W.Ts. Some senior classes usually don't even have twenty people.
In comparison, N.E.W.Ts are more like university/college diplomas. After having them, you can apply for some suitable jobs.
To give a simple example as an analogy, O.W.L.s are actually equivalent to a high school diploma in the non-magical world. Even more importantly, it will directly determine whether young wizards can enter society and use magic in a reassuring manner.
Achieve basic self-care and survive in society independently and healthily.
Therefore, the magic knowledge taught in the past three years is undoubtedly the most important part of the entire Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Most students will show a certain degree of proficiency in the first few courses of the third grade.
unsuitable.
And this point was particularly obvious in the actual operation in today's Potions class.
You must know that before this, the students had been exposed to potion recipes with clear descriptions and simple steps, and Professor Snape helped to make simple processing of raw materials. For example, the first-year students were originally scheduled to learn [Cure Scabies]
Potion】(Click to view detailed recipe→).
However, starting from the third grade, everything started to become difficult.
First of all, the processing of potion raw materials has begun to become a desperate link, to be precise, the proficiency of knife skills.
Just take "shrinking potion" as an example:
Students must cut the daisy roots into small pieces of uniform size within the specified time; peel the wrinkled figs without damaging too much of the inner flesh; use a knife to slice the dead caterpillars...
Not to mention, as troublesome words like "a small amount", "part of", "some", "a little"... began to appear in potion formulas, the frequency of little wizards' operational errors increased sharply.
This situation will continue until the end of fifth grade before things get a little better.
According to the situation in the past, Snape had to spend a lot of energy during the inspection process to prevent those clumsy third-year Pipi shrimps from accidentally cutting off their fingers and falling into the crucible crying - this kind of thing
It's not that it never happened. Fortunately, the pot of medicine at that time was not too corrosive.
However, today's situation is slightly different...
"Dean Metaclin, please tell me." Snape stood in front of a little Gryffindor lion with brown curly hair, narrowed his eyes, and the shadow of a wide black robe shrouded the little wizard, with a
A feeling of oppression that is as real as reality.
"What on earth do you want to do when you are holding your wand stupidly in front of the crucible?"
"Clean, clean the crucible and glass test tube... Elena, um, Miss Kaslana said, you can use the cleaning spell..." Dean swallowed and said with some fear.
I don’t know why, but since Elena put the lily bulb on the table, Professor Snape’s terrifying gloominess seemed to have increased tenfold each time, exuding a frightening aura, and flashes of fear in his eyes from time to time.
A hint of palpitating gray.
"So... what is the effect that should be achieved after casting the spell?" Snape's voice was slow and sinister.
"Let the crucible and test tubes be clean." Dean's tone was full of hesitation and confusion, not knowing where there was a problem with his operation.
"Becoming...clean? Just like that?"
Snape raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, "It seems that your spell may have taken effect in your brain first. What I taught in the last class has been completely cleared up by you, right?"
?”
As he spoke, the Potions Professor reached out and picked up the glass test tube on the boy's desk, shaking it slowly.
"Then, I repeat once again, the standard for judging whether it is clean or not does not rely on your naked eyes. Only when the water attached to the inner wall of the container is evenly distributed, and there will be neither water droplets condensation nor flowing down in streams, can it be considered clean——
Five points from Gryffindor."
Snape looked around and was looking at him. His eyes were filled with the expressions of the little guys who suddenly understood. He felt angry again and suddenly straightened up and raised his voice.
"...So, if you can't remember it, why don't you quickly write it down in your notebook?!"
The classroom immediately resounded with the rustle of quills and parchment, as well as the sounds of incantations and the sound of water rushing.
Snapped!
"Uuwu...Professor Snape..."
In the midst of this noise, a crisp sound of broken glassware suddenly came from the rear right position, and a few seconds later a Slytherin girl cried out in pain - obviously, it was another
A cut accident caused by clumsiness.
"When cleaning the test tube, don't pinch the end of the test tube. How many times have I told you?"
Snape glanced indifferently at the Slytherin girl who was crying and holding her fingers. He understood the reason almost instantly and stood there unmoved and whispered softly.
"I think you should have mastered the [Restoration Spell]. Fix it quickly and continue your operation."
"But...Professor..."
The girl pinched her bleeding fingers pitifully and looked at the dean standing at the other end of the classroom with a blank expression - before this, although Professor Snape would be rude in his words, most of them would hurry up.
Come over and say a few words of comfort.
"Ur!"
The weak white light flashed away, and the wound cut by the sharp glass shard healed quickly, and soon there was only a shallow red mark left, and the pain that had not had time to dissipate showed that it had been injured.
"This senior sister has been cured. You must be careful next time."
Elena reached out and touched the Slytherin girl's finger, and said sweetly, like an angel descending in the basement, in sharp contrast to Snape, who stood not far away with a gloomy expression.
In this suddenly ruthless Potions classroom, the only one who could give everyone some peace of mind and comfort was the one who constantly shuttled among the crowd, helping the little wizards recover from their wounds and correcting the potions at the same time.
The lesson is well-organized - Elena, Assistant Teaching Assistant, Little Angel Kaslana.
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