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Chapter 846 The turning point in the life of the old walrus

Since last year, the Potions Classroom has occasionally had tasting procedures for new dishes.

This is not a secret among the little wizards at Hogwarts. Although Professor Snape and Elena have always emphasized that this is to enhance their understanding of potions, in the eyes of most students, this is

A classroom benefit.

Sometimes the new dishes will be familiar ones, usually when they involve some unfamiliar potion technique.

In more cases, the dishes that appear in the potions class will not appear in the auditorium, because they are more imitations of the materials used in some potion brewing situations - for example, potions to treat scabies.

Baked snails with cheese, its main purpose is to allow students to master and become familiar with some conventional "laboratory operations" techniques.

Among them, the magic potion material processing simulation can be said to be the most complicated part for the little wizards.

Compared with other simple tastings, cooking entertainment, anything involving the practical processing of potion materials mostly means mechanical exercises, and task indicators with strict standards - from the depth of peeling of winter melon, to the depth of peeling of radish.

The thickness of the slices, the average particle size of the raw material, the degree of muscle separation, the completeness of the fishy line extraction...

In order to let the little wizards experience professional standards, Elena copied the knife skills courses of many professional chefs.

Of course, in contrast, for any training that may inspire rebellious psychology in students, the Hogwarts kitchen will prepare delicious limited edition exclusive dishes as rewards in advance and distribute them to the children in advance.

After two semesters, this has almost become an unwritten secret agreement in Hogwarts Potions Class.

Even though Elena had just described the toxicity of pufferfish a few minutes ago, the little wizards showed no fear of the delicacies coming from the Hogwarts kitchen. They rinsed their hands carefully at the faucet and enjoyed it happily.

Fugu white soup.

"This...this..."

Slughorn hesitated a little while holding the soup bowl in his hand.

In ten years, although the Hogwarts castle is still as he remembered it, many details and teaching methods in the school have changed so much without realizing it that the old professor didn't know how to change it for a while.

Open your mouth.

"Drink, Professor, this is the responsibility of the Potions Professor..."

Elena smiled sweetly, gently blew the hot air from the mouth of the bowl, and took a sip of puffer fish soup.

As the most fresh fish, puffer fish is different from other fish that will harden after being cooked. Thanks to the knife skills and careful stew of the Hogwarts elves, it still maintains its tenderness and delicate texture.

of softness.

The most important thing is that as a fish, puffer fish has an advantage that other fish do not have - it has almost no fishy smell.

In addition, because pufferfish has less fat, the deliciousness of pufferfish meat is not as greasy and mellow as that of soup stock. After being simmered in the soup for a period of time, a slightly sweet texture will naturally appear. Along with the fish meat, there will be some

The gelatinous fish skin melts in the mouth? It can be said that it is one of the few fish soups that does not add ginger and green onions to remove the fishy taste without affecting the taste.

"The Potions Professor's...responsibility?!"

Slughorn glanced at the soup bowl in his hand with a strange expression, his expression becoming even more comical.

The whole classroom was almost filled with low sounds of soup drinking and smacking of lips. Among the gluttonous little guys, the pot-bellied old wizard was a bit abrupt. After so many years, Slughorn has never been there.

I had something to eat in the classroom.

"Of course, because the Potions Professor has the keenest sense of potions."

Elena nodded matter-of-factly, licked her lips with a satisfied expression, and explained softly.

"What if something goes wrong? The professor who has eaten the same food as everyone can also judge how to deal with it at the first time - not to mention? You will also teach everyone how to deal with pufferfish later, and you must finish it early.

That’s all.”

"Learning how to...cook pufferfish in Potions class? Learning how to carve fish?!"

Slughorn raised his eyebrows high, snorted from his nose, and said with some displeasure.

"I'm sorry, Miss Kaslana? Maybe Severus thinks teaching students cooking in Potions class is useful for learning Potions? But that doesn't mean that all Potions professors will do it his way.

Teaching.”

"But, Professor Slughorn, you will definitely agree? Right?"

Elena raised her head, caressing the bottom of the bowl absently with her fingers, and said with a chuckle.

"Because the pufferfish material is related to potions? Or is this a rule set by Professor Snape? Is that so?"

Slughorn narrowed his eyes with a hint of mockery and looked carefully at the silver-haired little witch in front of him.

Don't know why? He started to dislike this little guy. From now on, Miss Kaslana's attitude and way of speaking have become more and more unrestrained, as if she was someone...

"No, sir, because this is my request - Elena Kaslana's request."

Elena glanced at the little wizards around her who were immersed in drinking soup, and waved the wand in her hand slightly. The mist surrounding the two people became slightly thicker, which happened to make the voices on the podium a little blurry.

.

"Huh? Haha...Miss Kaslana, this joke is not funny."

A trace of anger appeared on Slughorn's face, and he frowned and looked at Elena.

As if she was unaware of Slughorn's displeasure, Elena spoke abruptly.

"Sir, I want to ask you something."

"I'm not going to answer too many irrelevant questions from you now, Miss Kaslana..." Slughorn said coldly.

However, Elena ignored the increasingly unhappy look on Slughorn's face. The girl raised a strange smile on her lips and continued talking, as if she was performing a drama.

Or recite a certain script.

"Sir, I would like to ask you if you know...tetrodotoxin."

"Obviously, this is not a topic related to Potions. But, sir, I saw it in the book and I don't quite understand it."

"Well...yeah...it's hard to find a book at Hogwarts that details tetrodotoxin, Professor. It's something very evil and dangerous, very bad, right?"

Elena said softly, her seemingly casual tone made Slughorn's face turn pale in an instant.

"You! Wait - what are you talking about? You!"

Slughorn's eyes suddenly opened wide and he looked at the little witch in front of him in surprise. Certain conversations that he had hidden in the depths of his memory gradually surfaced, and as the girl's words became

It's becoming clearer and clearer.

It was as if history was repeating itself in front of him in a very ridiculous way.

Just a few decades ago, at Hogwarts, a dazzling student once said similar words to him.

To be more precise, they are exactly the same sentences and lines, except that the two people are not discussing tetrodotoxin, but evil Horcruxes, no matter the sentence structure, the way of wording...even the sentence segmentation and the way of addressing...

Everything is exactly the same! This can no longer be described as coincidence.

The student's name was Tom Riddle, the Dark Lord later known as "Voldemort".

Could it be Albus Dumbledore's temptation?

Such a conjecture first flashed through Slughorn's mind, and then he quickly rejected it.

No!

wrong!

This is simply an impossible situation. Even Dumbledore doesn't know the secret.

You know, in order to hide the past when he accidentally told Tom Riddle the Horcrux-related information, Slughorn modified and hid his memory more than once. Except for him and the Dark Lord who had escaped, there is no one in this world

It stands to reason that it is impossible for a third wizard to know this conversation.

unless……

"How is it possible, this...how do you know...this..."

Horace Slughorn's lips trembled, and his tone contained a final hope, hoping that everything was just a coincidence.

In a daze, he seemed to see a terrifying devil slowly emerging from the girl's shadow.

Just in time, Elena happily admired Slughorn's expression, tried hard to imitate that hesitant, casual, and not overly flattering tone, and spoke unhurriedly.

"But you obviously know, sir? I mean, a wizard like you - I'm sorry, I mean, if you can't tell me, obviously - I just know that if anyone can tell me, it's you -

So I just wanted to ask—"

Crack——

Slughorn's hand holding the soup cup trembled violently, and the lid of the cup collided with the porcelain, making a harsh sound.

The boiling fish soup flowed from the back of his hand, but the old wizard could no longer care so much. He looked at Elena with a dead expression, and there was no longer any luck or hope in his heart.

"You, who are you? What are these words..."

"Is there anything wrong with those words just now? I read them from a book, a very thick book."

Elena blinked, thoughtfully picked up the handkerchief from the edge of the desk, and helped the old man wipe the fish soup from the back of his hands.

"If you are willing to help me answer the questions about tetrodotoxin and teach us how to handle pufferfish together, after this class is over, maybe I can help you answer some questions... Drink the soup quickly, Professor Slughorn, Kitchen

It’s been a long time of preparation.”

After carefully looking at the old wizard in front of her and confirming that the old man had no heart problems, Elena said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I am different from that evil guy Tom Riddle. We are righteous."

"We? So... who else?"

Slughorn's eyes rolled and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Well, let me count..."

Elena raised her fingers and counted softly with great seriousness.

"Professor Dumbledore, my grandfather, Mr. Flamel, Mr. Scamander, and..."

"I understand... let me think about it, what should I do with the puffer fish? I haven't had classes for so many years. I'm old and can't remember things. I'll just have some quiet time alone. We'll talk about it after class later.

chat."

Horace Sgrahorn's eyelids trembled, he raised his palms tiredly, shook them, and sighed heavily.

He didn't have much doubt about the authenticity of what Elena said.

In Hogwarts, these things can be easily verified with just a little inquiry. What he is worried about is the things behind it, and the plans after these long-planned showdowns and tests.

Although Slughorn still doesn't know why the secret conversation was leaked.

However, considering the magic of Hogwarts Castle and the rumors in the wizarding world over the years, as a legendary wizard who has lived in this magic school for most of his life, Dumbledore has an insight into all this, and it is not

Completely unexpected.

There is no doubt that Elena Kaslana is nothing more than a pawn or a sounding board.

Not to mention those things that happened when Tom Riddle was a student at Hogwarts, even ten years ago when Voldemort was at his most arrogant and arrogant, and even when the mysterious man unexpectedly failed and eventually disappeared...

All of this, no matter what angle you look at it, obviously has nothing to do with this little girl who has just turned eleven.

Of course, on the other hand...

Horace Slughorn took a sip of the hot soup in his hand and finally suppressed his heart palpitations. He turned his head to look at the girl who was patrolling the classroom like a little angel and sighed helplessly in his heart.

.

As expected, he is worthy of being the descendant of that lord, with such talent, such life experience, and such a witch character.

How careless!

Such a little ancestor who cannot be scolded, beaten, lied, or coaxed, why did he get so excited and naively thought that inviting her to the "Slug Club" was a good thing? Slughorn even

It can be expected that as this sinister little witch joins his tea party, his right to speak may be gone from him.

Fortunately, history books record that Paracelsus was always afraid of trouble and was low-key and modest.

Even if those legendary wizards are really involved, it probably won't be a bad thing.

If this child is the reincarnation of Voldemort or has some blood relationship with the Dark Lord, he might consider resigning and running away after this class is over. He doesn't want to accompany that madman Dumbledore to save the world.

All in all, after this class is over, he must have a good talk with Dumbledore.

After his worst worries were exposed, Slughorn felt a sense of relief.

As for teaching students how to handle puffer fish in Potions class, or involving some knife skills and cooking knowledge... Now that a cold little guy like Severus Snape has compromised, as a veteran of Hogwarts, he also

There is nothing to hold on to.

not to mention……

Slughorn raised his head and looked at the students in the classroom.

Just as Dumbledore described in his letter, these children in front of him now, this Hogwarts, indeed has the potential to create a new era. As a professor, it would be too much for him to miss this opportunity.

Sorry.

"Ahem, if everyone finishes drinking the soup on the table, wash your hands and put on gloves..."

Slughorn cleared his throat, recalled the treatment of pufferfish, and said with a smile.

"Next, I will briefly explain some of the puffer fish organs that we may involve in the potion, as well as some specific techniques and precautions for dismantling and separating them in Miss Kaslana's decomposition illustration..."

Well, it seems that he accepted it very quickly... This old man?

Elena smiled slightly, and after wandering around the classroom twice, she walked skillfully to the edge of the podium and began to help Horace Slughorn distribute pufferfish for each little wizard to practice.

Repeating various precautions tirelessly.

Under Slughorn's instructions, the little wizards fearfully began their first puffer fish dissection.

"Well, that's right. You must be careful when cutting and try not to break the internal organs..."

"Mr. Justin, don't wash away the blood with water, use a wand... don't forget that you are a wizard."

"You haven't mastered the cleaning spell yet? Well, go to the front of the classroom and change a fish - clean it up."

Slughorn patrolled the classroom with his hands behind his back, correcting the techniques and operations of the little wizards. In fact, as long as they passed the hurdle in their hearts, this was not much different from the regular potions course teaching. On the contrary, it would make them more capable.

Make effective use of course time.

When he walked to Elena, Slughorn paused extra and said thoughtfully.

"This batch of puffer fish is quite balanced in size and shape..."

"Because they all come from the same breeding farm, they are naturally similar in size...after all, they are meant to be eaten in the stomach."

Elena replied casually without raising her head. She was holding Hermione's hand and teaching the little beaver how to perfectly break open the belly of the fish with one knife, take out the complete fish skin, and use the tip of the knife to remove the fish.

When the eyeball is damaged, pick out the pufferfish eye.

"So...these puffer fish are not poisonous at all?" Hermione asked in a low voice, somewhat surprised.

She remembered clearly in her notebook that the last point Elena said before about the distribution of tetrodotoxin was this.

"Don't be distracted, focus on feeling my strength and trajectory...it's not necessarily the same as what you get in the Diagon Alley drugstore."

Elena rolled her eyes at Hermione angrily, "I'm not a devil. If you really move that poisonous puffer fish into the classroom, not to mention whether Professor Dumbledore will agree, another class will

What should we do with our classmates? Can we count on Hannah?"

The toxins in puffer fish mainly come from acquired ingestion. This batch of puffer fish from artificial breeding farms is not inherently dangerous.

"As expected...Miss Kaslana is right. It is indeed right to be cautious."

Slughorn approached their table, and after hearing the girls' whispers of underestimation, his round, fat face finally showed a touch of heartfelt relief and approval. He somewhat understood why Dumbledore valued this so much.

Little girl.

Putting aside the "line intimidation" dictated by those old guys, this is indeed a good and well-thought-out kid.

"In a real potion environment, external materials are not always so reliable... Well, the handling is great."

Slughorn made a casual comment, raised his head and glanced at the hourglass in front of the classroom.

Unknowingly, Slughorn had become accustomed to this new dual-line parallel teaching model.

Compared with traditional potions classes, although such a compact arrangement will increase the burden on students and professors, it also greatly improves teaching efficiency... Of course, the premise is that the students in each classroom,

Like this group of little wizards, they won't make too many troublesome low-level mistakes.

Well...reduce low-level mistakes...

Slughorn pondered for a moment, and suddenly recalled the "Rules" that Elena led the class to read aloud at the beginning of class.

So that’s it, one chain reaction after another, is this the teaching reform being implemented at Hogwarts?

It seemed that he really had to study and recite the new rules and regulations tonight.

The old wizard slowly stood up straight, looked around at the young wizards in the classroom who were still busy with their heads down, and raised his voice.

"Pay attention to speeding up the progress. There are still five minutes left. When I say stop, everyone temporarily stops and prepares to start the next step of brewing the swelling potion. Then, after the operation is completed, continue the pufferfish cutting practice...

"

"Before get out of class, I will check your results one by one and record the scores..."

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Okay! It’s Da Zhang again~ Da Zhang~ Potions class is over~~


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