Chapter 2726 The Land of Firebirds (34)

That is, after Bill, Patsy, George, Ginny, and even Ron all got married, only Charlie remained unmarried in the Weasley family.

This is not because Charlie lives in the Fire Dragon Sanctuary in Romania all year round and does not have the opportunity to meet suitable partners.

Before Quirrell became a professor at Hogwarts, there was another Ravenclaw graduate who served as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Her name was Olivia Greene, who was only 20 years old at the time.

She was originally the Silent Person of the Department of Mysteries, but returned to the school as a professor at the request of Albus Dumbledore. At that time, everyone already knew that this position was cursed, and no one could stay for more than a year.

Olivia has always given off a lack of confidence and is soft-spoken, but what she is best at is the explosive spell. In fact, her job in the Department of Mysteries is to destroy magic items, and she doesn't expect to be able to do it in Hog.

Watts taught for more than a year, and it was entirely because of Dumbledore's "request" that she reluctantly agreed.

Compared with Bill, Charlie's grades are not that good, but he is Gryffindor's seeker, and Harry took over his position when he entered school.

Around when he was in fifth grade, he spent many years of savings to buy a "dragon egg" from a mysterious merchant in the Forbidden Forest. It turned out that what hatched was a spider.

This kind of thing is not uncommon. Bird and snake eggs are about the same size as ostrich eggs. Illegal traders often use a layer of mercury-like substance to make them fake.

Originally, it was illegal for Charlie to raise a dragon privately, and it was even more inappropriate for his friends to go to the businessman to "seek revenge." Olivia happened to be in Knockturn Alley that day, and was involved in this incident during a fierce battle between the two parties.

In the incident, she used her status as a Ministry of Magic employee to order both parties to stop fighting, otherwise both parties would be imprisoned.

Charlie's friends, who were either students or recent graduates, put down their wands, and the illegal businessman returned the money to Charlie and then disappeared.

It would be fine if things ended there, but the next year Olivia became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. She was young and had no prestige among the students, but Charlie supported her very much.

The identity of Quidditch Seeker was very popular among students. Everyone thought that if Charlie didn't become a dragon tamer, he would play in the professional league. Anyway, in the second half of Charlie's sixth grade, the whole school began to spread the new dark magic.

The professor of defense class had a relationship with Charlie. Olivia only taught until the end of the semester and resigned without even taking the final exam. Charlie also dropped out of school and did not complete his seventh year of study.

As long as they were outside of school, Olivia and Charlie were just an unmarried man and woman three years apart, and no one would object to their relationship. The twins had already entered school at that time, and it was probably because of the influence of this older brother that they had no intention of being like Patsy.

That way, you can enter the Ministry of Magic with excellent grades and the title of prefect.

When the youngest brother Ron entered school, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor became Quirrell, who was also a Ravenclaw graduate, and everyone's conversation shifted to the more "explosive" Harry Potter.

That year, a mysterious man disguised himself as a passerby and used a real dragon egg to obtain the secret of how to put the three-headed hell dog to sleep. Hagrid really hatched the dragon, and then the Norway Spinosaurus was killed by Charlie and his

Friends took him to the Fire Dragon Sanctuary in Romania, and I don’t know if he later went to see Olivia Green Pomona.

Pomona was thinking while looking at the cake in the oven. Cake uses the viscosity of protein to beat air into the protein. Whether the beating time is too short or too long, it will affect the taste of the cake.

There is no such problem when using Food Magic. The secondary structure of protein is formed by hydrogen bonds. Some people will squeeze a few drops of lemon juice into the protein when beating it, because acid can destroy the hydrogen bonds of protein and break up air bubbles more easily.

This is the same principle as the vinegar-to-wine spell.

A large number of bubbles will be generated during the destruction of hydrogen and oxygen bonds, so there is no need to beat the bubbles into the egg whites. Although it will look like a "bang", the meringue is completed.

In fact, she doesn't need to bake... At this time, the hoot of an owl sounded outside the window. Pomona looked around, and when he saw no one, he immediately opened the window and took off the small medicine bottle from his leg.

"Fortunately, Weasley's Wise Shop has an owl service." She said happily, then found a plate and dripped the liquid from the medicine bottle on the plate.

It was a mercury-like liquid, and just a drop of it covered the bottom of the plate, reflecting Pomona's face like a mirror.

When George and Fred develop new products, they drink them themselves. This is the oldest and most practical drug testing technique. Severus will do the same, and Slughorn will use other substances to test.

He has always been like this, that's why Severus used explosive potions to compete with him.

Pomona looked down at the small glass bottle with the words "Not Edible" written on it. Pomona was a little worried about whether it would be accidentally eaten if it was placed in a place where skipping candy was sold.

"Thanks to Li Jordan's Morat Essence, our experiment can continue." The twins, who had already ridden to freedom on their broomsticks, told Pomona after returning to No. 12 Grimmauld Place. "He also discovered a new

The secret passage.”

Pomona wouldn't tell them that the essence was made by Neville, who already understood why the vinegar-to-wine spell was used to "pickle" the filtered juice.

Talent and virtue are like dazzling gems, best set in plain things. Undoubtedly, it is best for a person with talent and virtue to have a handsome appearance, but not a graceful figure; a dignified appearance, not a beautiful appearance. It is rare to see a person who is extremely beautiful.

At the same time, people also have outstanding talents and virtues; it is as if nature only seeks to have no faults when creating things, not to create outstanding people. Therefore, beautiful people have impressive looks, but no ambitions; they only seek the beauty of appearance, not talents and virtues.

In terms of beauty, the beauty of the facial features is better than the beauty of the skin color; and the solemn and elegant demeanor is better than the beauty of the facial features. This is the most subtle part of beauty, which cannot be seen in pictures, and cannot be seen at first glance when you see a real person.

Peerless beauty often has some strange proportions. It is difficult to say whether Apelles or Albert Dürer wasted more time. One of them painted faces according to geometric proportions, and the other drew from several different faces.

Take different parts to draw the most beautiful face. I don’t think anyone would like such a face except the painter who drew it.

A beautiful face can only be achieved through skillful hands, just like a musician writes a beautiful melody, not through rules.

But beauty is like a summer fruit, it perishes easily and does not last long. Most of the time it makes people dissolute in youth and depressed in old age. But of course, if the right person has beauty, it can make talents shine.

, blushing with guilt.

These words were spoken by Sir Bacon, but Pomona was reading Dorian Gray written by Wilde at this time. His painter friend painted the most beautiful face, so much so that Dorian Gray was willing to make a deal with the devil and use his soul in exchange for the painting.

eternal beauty.

No matter how dissolute he was when he was young, when his other friends have grown old with the years, he is still so young and beautiful, but his friends know that it is an illusion, and the real Dorian Gray has long become like the portrait in the attic

Already.

"After reading this, why do you think Merope stopped giving old Tom Riddle the love potion?"

Albus asked as Pomona looked up from the Pensieve.

There is a mirror in front of the pensieve, like many washbasins, but fortunately it is just an ordinary mirror and not the Mirror of Erised.

Even love potions are toxic to a certain extent. In fact, Merope has another way, which is to continue to let old Tom Riddle drink it until he dies. In this way, the child she gives birth to will inherit everything in the Riddle family.

There is no need to go back to that cabin again.

"Maybe she didn't buy the love potion," Pomona said.

It is also possible that Merope wants real love. If old Tom Riddle dies, will she fall in love with a ghost?

Pomona thought to herself.

The only difference between poison and medicine is the dose.

Merope was reluctant to let old Tom Riddle die of poisoning. She thought he would be "responsible" after she became pregnant, but in fact he abandoned her and the child.

At least Dorian Gray didn't know the actress was pregnant when he dumped her.

Pomona put down the plate in her hand, and when it landed on the table, it reflected Severus' face.

She was startled, and when she slowly raised her head, he was standing at the door, with his hands folded under his armpits, like a mummy.

"Did you order candy by mail?" he asked in a long drawl.

"It says tears." Pomona placed the bottle of potion on the dining table.

"How much did it cost you?"

"10 gold galleons."

He didn't say she was wasting anything.

"I have shed enough tears for these 10 gold galleons. Don't buy any more next time." After saying that, he turned and left.

At this moment, he was not wearing a thick black coat, only a light shirt, and he was not using magic to keep himself cool.

"Would you like a drink?" she asked loudly as if nothing had happened.

No one answered her, so she took it upon herself to make some lemon juice to drink.

Even if it’s not hot in the summer in Northern Scotland, what could be more suitable for summer than lemon juice?
Chapter completed!