Chapter Four Hundred and Twenty Seven Dark Tide Acridine ~ Ask for a Monthly Pass~)
Snape didn't mean to eavesdrop on the little girls' conversation.
Although in fact, he had been standing behind Elena and others for a while, but frankly speaking, he just wanted to find a break between the girls talking and ask Elena to tell them something alone.
But after waiting for a long time, Snape could not find a suitable place to interrupt, and the four girls who were paying attention to each other did not even notice that he was approaching.
In desperation, Snape had to clear his throat forcefully to express his presence.
Otherwise, if he keeps waiting like this, the surrounding students will probably think that he is eavesdropping, right? That would be too bad.
Noticing the sudden appearance of the Potions Professor behind them, Elena and the others who were chatting and chatting instantly stopped talking, turned around, and looked at the wizard who seemed to have something to say in an extremely obedient manner.
After getting along with each other for the past few days, although Snape still had the same cold face that had not changed for thousands of years.
Moreover, when teaching students some basic cooking skills and knife skills in class, Snape was still habitually sarcastic from time to time, but the students no longer hated and feared him - especially the first-year students headed by Elena.
them.
After all, scolding and deducting points are enough. Those "simple demonstration dishes" made by Professor Snape are really quite good, and they are obviously better than the streamlined Hogwarts kitchen.
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Therefore, when faced with the black-robed wizard who suddenly appeared behind her, Elena, who was the assistant teacher of the Potions class, naturally did not show any fear or restraint. At most, she just looked at Professor Snape strangely and politely
Get up and say hello.
"Good morning, Professor Snape, what can I do for you?"
Snape's eyes passed over the faces of the girls in front of him, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he wanted to squeeze out a small smile, but judging from the final effect, it was more like a cold sarcasm.
"Elena Kaslana, I'm here to inform you that you don't have to come to potions class this afternoon."
The Potions professor spoke very fast, at least twice as fast as in normal lectures. He raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the few little witches sitting next to Elena, and continued to speak quickly.
"Go to the library and read a book, or go for a walk outside the castle, or go to the Quidditch field to fly a few laps - in short, don't let me see you in the classroom this afternoon. And here's this for you."
After a slight pause, Snape took out a small glass bottle from his black robes and placed it next to Elena's table.
"Ten drops at a time, you know how to use it."
After saying that, Snape pursed his thin lips again, glanced at the girls gathered together again, turned around and left the Hufflepuff table without stopping, heading towards the underground classroom.
go in the direction.
"Hey? Elena, what is this... Shrinking Potion (D)?"
Hannah reached out curiously and picked up the small bottle that Snape placed on the table, and read out the label written on it in confusion.
Blinking her eyes in confusion, Little Tie Niu turned her head and looked at the white-haired dumpling who was slightly shorter than her, and then looked at the bottle in her hand, with confusion written all over her face.
"Shrink down... Elena, you don't have... well, I mean if you use it again, it won't... hurt!"
"Um?!"
Elena's eyes were fierce, and she struck Hannah on the head with a knife, which had no desire to live. Her next words turned into a pitiful whimper - what she hated most in her life was to raise her head and follow her.
People have spoken!
"Idiot! What are you thinking about? Of course it's not for me."
Ignoring the little Tie Niu holding her head, Elena grabbed the bottle of magic potion from Hannah's hand and said angrily.
While speaking, Elena glanced thoughtfully at the big bat that was swaying away not far away, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised happily - she was such a arrogant person who was not frank, and could not speak well without speaking.
will be eaten.
There is no doubt that this bottle of shrinking potion is the one she asked Professor Snape to help improve after the Potions class in the past few weeks. It is a powerful shrinking potion that can be used on the three-headed dog Luwei.
Already.
Obviously, Professor Snape found out from some source that today happened to be her birthday.
It's just that this steely and awkward man is really bad at expressing his kindness. Even if he wants to give her a holiday to have some fun, he still says it bluntly as if he's angry and chasing her away.
As for this afternoon's schedule, Elena threw away the small bottle in her hand...
"How about... let's go play next to the Forbidden Forest this afternoon, and I'll introduce you to a cute little guy."
It’s a rare birthday, and it would be too sad to just sit in the library and read.
As the chef of Hogwarts and a little witch who loves nature, on such a memorable day, I must embrace nature up close, touch nature, and integrate with nature.
For example, walking the dog, playing with the eagle, making a few skewers, grilling some big herring, etc.
…
Soon, breakfast time is over.
The students picked up their textbooks, left the dining table in twos and threes, and scattered towards every corner of Hogwarts Castle.
As usual, as the students left, the professors on the staff seats also stopped talking. After smiling and nodding to each other, they left the auditorium through the side door and began to prepare for the new day's classes.
For Albus Dumbledore, these few days are undoubtedly the most comfortable and peaceful time this semester. It turns out that Hogwarts is still the ordinary campus he is familiar with - as long as he looks at the source of the trouble, everything will be over.
Nature solves it easily.
In fact, in order to ensure that Elena would not cause any trouble this afternoon, Dumbledore specially invited Grindelwald to join him in preparing food for Elena in the staff vegetable garden at Hogwarts.
A simple birthday party.
On the one hand, this ensures that Elena will not have any accidents when walking the dog and hanging out. On the other hand, it is also a way to proactively show kindness and cultivate feelings-for an elderly person who loves sweets, these days
It's really too difficult.
So after breakfast, Dumbledore took "Mr. Otto" and left Hogwarts Castle. They planned to go to Diagon Alley and Gringotts together to see if there was anything suitable as a birthday gift, and there wouldn't be any
Dangerous stuff.
However, what no one noticed was.
After breakfast on this day, the prefects of Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw, who were supposed to disperse and go to their respective classes, gathered together inadvertently, whispering about something with twinkling eyes.
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A few minutes later, the three prefects who had reached a tacit understanding for the last time dispersed with satisfaction, each returned to their respective colleges, and began to whisper instructions to their trusted friends around them.
Silently, an undercurrent that had never appeared before had gradually formed, spreading like a wave to the entire Hogwarts Castle. Except for the still heartless Hufflepuff House, the other three houses
The little wizard's eyes began to sparkle with a bright look of eagerness to try.
And the direction that most of them were looking at was the greenhouse of the Herbology Class of Hogwarts where Elena and others were heading.
To be more precise, the large, lush and beautiful vegetable garden next to the greenhouse.
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Chapter 1, Guacridine.
Today is a bit short, there may not be a second chapter~ Take a break~
Because the later timeline and story are relatively compact, I have to think carefully about how to write this section~