Many students didn't write their Defense Against the Dark Arts homework, and of course they all said they didn't bring it!
But in Snape’s case, if you don’t bring it, you won’t write it, and you will be deducted points mercilessly!
Before the holiday, he specifically told the Slytherin students to write their Defense Against the Dark Arts homework... After this, who can prevent Slytherin from winning the House Cup this year?
snort!
Snape collected his homework with satisfaction and flipped through it a little, only to find that Scamander had handed it in, which was quite unexpected.
Wouldn't it be a temporary copy using a copy spell?
Snape glanced at it and saw that the handwriting seemed to be Scamander's... What a pity!
"Today, we are going to prepare a magic potion called Forgetting Water, which can make people forget sadness and other emotions."
Snape looked up at the class. His eyes were cold and empty, as if they had no emotion at all.
"Be careful, if you put the ingredients carelessly, the brewed potion will make the person taking the medicine become excited and may even laugh uncontrollably... So you need to strictly follow my steps to prepare it."
"The ingredients and preparation methods are on the blackboard." Snape waved his wand and said: "Group two people, you have one and a half hours... let's get started."
Rove and Shirley teamed up and began processing the materials.
Shirley was obviously weak in potion making, but Rove had a lot of materials, and she practiced with him during the summer vacation.
Once you have practiced a magic potion more than a dozen times, you will no longer be able to master it. Diligence can make up for your shortcomings, and it doesn't matter where you put it.
However, this is a bit difficult for ordinary students. Making potions requires a lot of materials and is expensive... For them, the only chance to practice is in the classroom.
Therefore, Potions is also a gold-selling den!
As for Rolf... after washing Snape's hair last semester, he gained the opponent's potion talent for a year, and now it is a historical level talent.
He could brew a potion of this level just by looking at it.
Of course, he himself has also experienced the water of forgetfulness several times, and he is quite familiar with it. He can succeed with his eyes closed.
Rolf and Shirley worked together in an orderly manner, making every step without mistakes... very stable!
Snape dragged his long black cloak around the classroom and watched the students handling pitcher plants. Almost all the little wizards were criticized.
He wandered around, staring at Rolf and Shirley, but couldn't make a mistake after looking at them for a long time, so he had to turn around and stare at Neville and Hannah.
These two people were the idiot duo in Snape's mind. They were the students who brought him the most fun, except for the useless duo of Potter and Weasley.
As long as the two of them are together, they can always make stupid and awkward moves.
Sure enough, the cauldron was splashing with purple sparks. Neville was sweating profusely from his work, and Hannah took the wand and poked the flames under the cauldron to make the flames bigger.
It was so stupid... that Snape was reluctant to break up the pair.
Rolf was sitting on a stool. He stirred the emerald green liquid skillfully, then added the juice of devil's nettle, and then stirred three times counterclockwise.
Add another piece of horse-shaped water monster's mane...boil for two minutes and it's done.
Shirley was grinding devil's nettles carefully with a pestle, her ponytail swaying slightly.
Luofu looked at the busy girl, and he suddenly had an idea. After quickly writing a few steps in the potion book, he said excitedly: "Shirley, let me lend you a hair."
"Ah?" The girl raised her head, showing an expression of surprise.
"I suddenly had a bold idea." Luo Fei raised the textbook, circled the steps he wrote with a quill, and explained:
"Use wizard's hair instead of the horse's mane."
"But..." Shirley frowned.
"I know, you will say that there is a problem with the efficacy of the medicine. You can use the scales of the horse-headed, fish-tailed sea monster instead. It should be effective... let's try it?"
Shirley looked confused. She didn't understand it at all, but... the girl didn't hesitate too much. She pulled out a slender red hair from her head and handed it to the boy.
Luofu put the red hair into the crucible and asked Shirley to continue stirring the potion. He walked to the storage cabinet to look for the scales of the horse-headed, fish-tailed sea monster.
After a while, the young man threw the scales into the crucible, and the potion instantly sprayed out a burst of rose-red steam...the color was extremely gorgeous.
This scene attracted a lot of people's attention.
Snape strode over. He looked at the cauldron. The surprise in his eyes flashed away. When he looked up again, his eyes were empty and lifeless.
"Scamander, what is this?"
"Wangbeishui, sir." Luo Fu said calmly.
"What color should Wangbei water be?!"
"Silver white steam."
"Then what are you cooking?!"
"Professor, I just made some slight changes and added a piece of Miss Swinton's hair...the effect may not be the same as your request." Rolf explained:
"This bottle of Forgetting Water is probably only effective for Miss Swinton, but the effect will last much longer than ordinary potions. The specific time will only be known after taking it."
"Who taught you to do this?" Snape wrinkled his sallow and thin face and stared at Rove: "Change the steps I gave without authorization?!"
Shirley wanted to stand up and say that she had changed it. Rolf gave the girl an innocent look and said with a smile:
"I had an idea, Professor, if you don't like it, I'll just deduct points."
Snape's eyes were sharp, staring straight at Rolf, as if he was doubting and judging. After a long time, he stared at the pot of potion again.
Many students looked at Scamander. He did not follow Professor Snape's steps to brew the potion. This was not a wise choice!
Hufflepuff deserves at least twenty points!
Snape looked at the crucible blankly, recalling that summer many years ago for no reason:
In Professor Slughorn's Potions class, he and Lily sat together making the Water of Forgetfulness.
The young Snape had a sudden idea. He picked up a red hair from the bright and white-toothed girl's robe and put it in the crucible...
Lily's clear voice of 'Severus' suddenly echoed in his ears.
Some memories that had been locked away in his heart for a long time and were no longer dared to be recalled suddenly came to mind, and Snape's eyes suddenly became desolate and lonely as he recalled them.
His eyes were no longer like the stagnant water in an ancient well, but became a little more lively. He murmured to himself: "The effect of the medicine can be extended for about four hours..."
Just when the little wizards thought Snape was going to deduct points, after a long silence, he suddenly said hoarsely:
"Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw...twenty points."
Everyone was shocked!
Luofu raised his eyebrows in surprise, then he scooped up the Wangbei water from the cup, handed it to Shirley, and said with a bright smile:
"Taste it?"
The girl with the ponytail said softly, then reached out to take the potion, and drank it in one gulp in front of everyone. She suddenly smiled and narrowed her eyes and said: