Chapter 912 The chain reaction before the nightmare
Special Potions Master?
Harry couldn't help but froze for half a second, his eyes a little dazed.
Being qualified to form your own team, apply for various resources and support, and even have the opportunity to let top wizards like Professor Dumbledore and Professor Flamel personally help solve problems, sounds like it is more desirable than the Minister of Magic...
"But, Draco...that's too far away, too far for us..."
Harry shook his head to dispel the illusion in his mind and said with a wry smile.
"You just heard Elina Elina say that there are only a few super potions masters in each era. Even the eldest sister may not be able to do it, let alone someone like me - Snee
Professor Pu is not one now."
"That's just now. Didn't Professor Slughorn and Professor Snape say so?"
Draco Malfoy looked at Harry intently and said with great seriousness.
"Harry, you have the blood and talent of a potion genius flowing in your body, and you also have this book -"
He pointed to the old book on Harry's desk, paused for a few seconds, and then continued.
"This is definitely a treasure left by a certain potion master when he was a student. You must know that in the magic world, this kind of treasure never appears randomly - it will only appear in front of the right person at the right time."
"It's just an old textbook. We don't even know who its original owner is."
Harry tilted his head, avoiding Draco's gaze, and said softly.
Although twelve-year-old Harry is still a child, this does not mean that he does not have his own cognition. As his relationship with Professor Snape gradually becomes closer, Harry still notices some strange signs of incompatibility.
This old textbook I got by chance may not be a real coincidence...
"I wonder who the original owner is? Didn't Professor Snape say it before -"
Draco Malfoy frowned in confusion, looking at Harry's evasive eyes, "So, do you know something? Harry, is there something that you can't even tell me?
I thought we were friends."
"Well……"
Harry stood up and stared in the direction of the podium.
The writing on the blackboard had disappeared, but Harry could still recall in Harry's mind what Professor Snape had written on the blackboard in class. The handwriting might have been changed, but the wording... these were too questionable.
"Well... about the Half-Blood Prince, Professor Snape is just guessing, isn't he? Moreover, on the one hand, my mother is not a half-blood wizard, she is a witch from the Muggle world - I asked Professor Slughorn
Yes, my mother’s textbooks and notes are always neat and clean. At least in the professor’s memory, my mother should have a separate notebook..."
Professor Snape and Professor Slughorn, one of them must have remembered it wrong.
After all, Harry had personally heard Professor Snape say that his mother occasionally took notes in the Potions textbook.
"So you think... the Half-Blood Prince is someone else?"
Draco seemed very surprised. He stared at Harry, and after a while he said, "I understand! Well, Harry, even if this old textbook was not left by your mother, the knowledge in it is true.
That's right. Hermione, Ron, and I have all read this book, but the student with the best score in Potions is still you—don't be embarrassed—"
He glanced at Harry who seemed to be trying to deny it, put his hands on his shoulders, and said seriously.
"At least since this semester, your and my potions team have defeated the two-person team of Eldest Sister and Granger more than once. If Eldest Elena and Hermione Granger are geniuses that are rare in a century, then in Magic
In the field of medicine, the same goes for you."
"As for who the Half-Blood Prince is, it doesn't matter, right? We will always know..."
said Draco Malfoy, whispering meaningfully.
In view of his excellent performance this semester, Bill Weasley personally told him some time ago that his application for promotion has been submitted. As expected, Draco will be able to become a C-level personnel before Christmas.
Compared with the poor basic protection for D-class personnel, the foundation's benefits strictly start from C-class.
The database located at the headquarters of "The Quibbler" and the archives of Gringotts Wizarding Bank collect a large amount of information from all over the world. You can obtain the corresponding information by spending a certain amount of points - if the "Half-Blood Prince" is really famous
The Potion Master's nickname when he was a student, so with the strength of the Foundation, traces of it can definitely be traced.
After a while, Harry and Draco left the underground classroom.
Just as Draco guessed, less than two minutes later, several Hogwarts house elves ran out from the shadows of the alleyways outside and quickly came to the classroom to start cleaning.
Behind the shadow of the knight's armor on the wall beside the classroom door, Dobby whispered thoughtfully.
Over the past few days, Dobby has been observing in secret for a long time, but has not found any clues about Master Malfoy. Just when he was feeling a little disheartened and went to bed, he did not expect that today's work of cleaning the classroom would yield unexpected results.
only……
Dobby turned around and looked toward the end of the corridor worriedly.
Hopefully it won't be what he imagined, otherwise Harry Potter might be in danger.
In short, he memorized these key information first, and when Mr. Malfoy came to school at the weekend, he asked the "Dark Wizard Master" in a subtle way - if it was really related to the Dark Lord, Lucius Malfoy would definitely
You can guess it.
Anyway, Dobby has already thought about it. He will definitely find a way to protect Harry Potter and prevent Harry from being harmed by the Dark Lord.
Even if this is an evil plot planned by the master and master, at worst, he will punish himself a few more times in the future, and he will not let the "Boy Who Lived" who saved the magical world fall into the trap set by the Dark Lord's minions, especially when
When he was in Hogwarts, it was even less possible for him to watch those terrible things happen.
"Dobby, Dobby will definitely protect you, Mr. Harry Potter..."
"Hey! New here! Why are you still dazed over there?! Come over and clean up together!"
At this moment, a sharp and piercing roar came from Dobby's ears.
Not far away, a Hogwarts house elf holding a rag stared at Dobby warily.
This elf from the Malfoy family is quite diligent in housework, but his brain is not very good. He will wander in a daze from time to time, and he will occasionally engage in self-mutilation. Foreman Burleigh has specially warned everyone to pay attention to this.
An unstable saboteur, lest he do anything that would harm Hogwarts and the reputation of house elves.
"Okay, okay-"
Dobby shrank his head, grabbed the rag at hand, and ran over quickly.
The old pillowcase that he originally wore as clothing has been replaced. Now he is wearing the standard "napkin clothes" like other elves. The only difference is that Dobby's napkin does not have Hogwarts on it.
Signet.
Dobby is not eligible to wear the Hogwarts napkin until he is officially accepted.
This is [Hogwarts House Elf—Kitchen Maid] Burley’s bottom line.
Judging from the current situation, Dobby seems to be quite far away from passing the acceptance test.
According to the agreement between Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, if a house elf fails to pass the acceptance test, he will continue to "repeat the grade" in the school. This is obviously a problem for the wizard family who sent him to the school.
It's something very bad, even damaging to one's face. If you're a little unlucky, you may "receive the clothes" and be kicked out directly.
To prevent that from happening, the elves at Hogwarts almost spontaneously banded together to supervise Dobby.
No matter where he is, there will always be warm and kind elves teaching him how to work.
"This is really too scary to watch. It looks like I have to be patient and wait for the opportunity..."
Dobby mopped the floor of the basement classroom and looked around with tennis-ball-like eyes, thinking to himself.
"At least I have to find a way to go to the Gryffindor dormitory and find out where Harry Potter's bed is, and I can't get too many people watching. Hogwarts...could it be discovered?
Something happened, so I must be extra vigilant..."
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In the next few days, news spread like wildfire that Potions was about to become fully professional.
There are more and more rumors about the first Potions Master test at the end of the semester: a student in Slytherin House named Max Bellby swore that his uncle Damocles, one of the three current Potions professors,
Professor Bellby will serve as the examiner for next year's assessment, and one of the assessments is about the rapid preparation of wolfsbane potion.
However, these statements of his did not gain much recognition, and people were more inclined to believe another rumor.
There is a secret potions laboratory hidden deep in the Hogwarts kitchen, which leads directly to the cabinet in Professor Snape's office, and the first round of the assessment is conducted there - all students will act as unknowing
The invigilator decides who can pass the first round of the "magic potion technique" test based on their preference for the dishes served in the kitchen.
In addition, many students firmly believe that in addition to potions, there will definitely be other professional fields.
The most direct evidence of this is the attitude and tone of professors in various disciplines.
Putting aside potions for now, this is almost a semi-public matter.
Whether it was Professor Slughorn or Professor Bellby, he received many letters from outside the school every day, and more than one person saw the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge frequently visiting Hogwarts, as well as seeing the Potions professors visiting Hogwarts.
On weekends, we gather in the principal's office and discuss some unknown matter, which often lasts most of the day.
Many well-informed wizard children, especially senior students, have already gotten the news from their parents.
Starting next year at the earliest, the title of Potion Master will be fully implemented. If you want to hold the corresponding positions, you must find a way to pass the assessment and at least obtain a professional certificate of "Junior Potion Master", and this is just the beginning...
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You know, in the magic society, there is not only the profession of potion master.
Almost every course in Hogwarts can correspond to one or even multiple jobs in the wizarding world.
And many professors are enigmatic, mysterious, or stern and cold, which undoubtedly makes this conjecture more solid. Any little wizard with some brains will make a logical deduction - this is just a question.
Just the beginning.
Especially when a certain senior deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic began to hint that the Ministry of Magic would have a series of new policies, many senior students tensed up in advance, compared to those who still had a lot of time to explore and learn.
Little guys, those fresh graduates who were supposed to face O.W.Ls or N.E.W.Ts this year have almost all turned into unstable bombs.
"George, Fred! Just be quiet!"
In the Gryffindor common room, Percy Weasley roared angrily for the third time.
"If you really feel that there is nowhere to release your energy, then I can arrange some house elf work for you, or tell Wood to tailor some higher-intensity physical training for you. In short, don't make any noise in the lounge!"