Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 26 Changing Pots

According to Professor Slughorn’s performance just now, the plan to borrow plant seeds from Slytherin can almost be abandoned. Pomona is grateful that she has gone to the Forbidden Forest again. At least Wilmina knows that someone needs her. Maybe she would suddenly think of another student in her college who needs her help after reading the patients.

  The dean’s office is usually near the college lounge, but Pomona gave Hagrid the job of opening the door. The reason why the professor is called a professor is that in addition to teaching, they will also conduct research in their respective areas of expertise. In order to prevent themselves from being disturbed or someone stealing their research results, they will set up a ban in their office. Giants, even half-giants, are more resistant to magic than an eleven-year-old child.

   "Okay." After opening the door, Hagrid's hair stood up. "Go in, you two little guys."

   "Thank you." Pomona first wiped Hagrid's stomach and ran in.

   "Thank you." Lupin also said when he passed Hagrid, then he waved his wand and said "fluorescence flashing", and the scene in the office appeared in front of the three of them.

  Behind the empty desk is a copper plate with Hefpaff’s One Hundred Codes of Conduct inscribed on it. The first is to keep a low profile, and the hundred is "Low-key because you can get a high-profile at any time."

   "Lupin, we are going to dig out the soil under the willow tree, and replace the soil that hit the willow from the bottom up."

   "You said I was crazy, but you were actually crazy." Lupin gaped for a long time and said, "Do you know how much work it takes?"

  "You said that you have read your mother's potted plant books. How much do you know about the root changes during plant growth?"

  Lupin was silent, Hagrid raised his hand eagerly at the door.

"Plant roots are divided into vertical roots and horizontal roots. There are also big trees growing on cliffs where the soil is barren. Its backbone roots can penetrate deep into the cracks in the core soil and take roots. The horizontal root system is the opposite, which mainly affects flowering and fruit. When the underground transportation of young trees is obstructed, or the above-ground part of the ground declines sharply due to various reasons, the horizontal roots will be the heavier first, and then the vertical roots. When the underground transportation of adult trees is blocked, the threat will be quicker. The most important thing is vertical roots. The clay soil has poor water permeability. It is neither drought-tolerant nor flood-proof. The root system is not easy to extend, but it retains water and fertility, and nutrients are not easy to lose. It is precisely because of the fertility in the soil that Professor McGonagall used them The spawning magic turns a sapling into a big tree. After the soil fertility is exhausted, if the vertical roots cannot penetrate the soil and continue to grow, the horizontal roots will become vertical roots. Today, the horizontal roots that are trying to push down the wall are horizontal roots. If the vertical roots are not liberated Roots, they will continue to try to tear down the city wall and turn it into vertical roots. After all, the beating willow is not a mandela grass. We can’t uproot it and place it in another pot with loam prepared in advance, so we can only The soil was changed from below to upwards without damaging its vertical underground roots as much as possible."

  "Then why did you look for the wolfberry flower in the first place?" Lupin asked.

"I was wrong. I just thought about changing the nature of the soil. I forgot the problem that the beating willow also needs nutrients during its growth. Now it does not have enough nutrients. If there are other plants competing for nutrients, it will be even worse. Furious, clay and sand in a certain ratio are loam. Now the soil under the ground is either desertified or solidified. It is precisely because it threatens its life to beat people and will make it so violent."

   "What do we need to do?"

  "Collect carbon residue and stones, as well as things like peels and egg shells."

   "Peel and eggshells are available in the kitchen." Hagrid finally found a chance to speak and said excitedly.

"In addition to changing the soil, we also need to fertilize the beating willows. Those fertilizers must be fully fermented before they can be mixed into the soil. Otherwise, the temperature generated in the process of fertilizer corruption will burn the roots, and the process of boiling the fertilizer will be very smelly, you know Where can I get fat without affecting others, Hagrid?"

   "The forest farm is fine."

   "It's too far." Pomona shook her head "Forget it, you go and prepare what I just said."

   "Okay, Professor." Hagrid said naturally, "Do you need me to be Professor McGonagall?"

"Not for the time being." Pomona took out the "How to Take Care of the Willows". "We are going to dig a tunnel under the tree. If you know what kind of magical creatures are good at digging holes in the Forbidden Forest. Even better, move faster. The potion can last until midnight at most. I don't know when it will wake up!"

   "Let's go, Remus, Pomona knows what she is doing. See you at Ren Liu later."

  Remus Lupin gave her a deep look, and finally left with Hagrid.

  Pomona still kept smiling on the surface, and she didn't shrink her smile until they had all gone.

  Judging from the performance of the Centaur before, it is impossible to dig that tunnel into the Forbidden Forest. Lupin is very likely to be attacked as long as he enters their territory. Now the only option is Hogsmeade.

  If a werewolf loses control in the village, God knows how much chaos it will cause.

  She wants to find a place for Lupin to transform him without worrying about him running away. It's best to be outside the village, but where should he fix it?

   "Is anyone here? Professor, are you back?" Pomona was meditating, and suddenly heard Pete's voice.

   "Pete!" She threw herself into his arms like seeing a savior.

   "Pomona, why are you?" Pete was more surprised than her. "What did you run into Professor Grapland's office for?"

For an eleven-year-old child, it’s really exciting to have this on the first day of school. It can even be said to be too exciting. Pomona is crying and crying like other first-year students. Going home.

  "Are you being bullied? Tell me, I'll teach him!" Pete said swearingly.

   "I'm afraid you can't beat him." Pomona whispered.

   "Who?" Pete's aura was so powerful that Pomona would kill him if she said that name.

   "Professor Dumbledore." She paused and said, "And Professor Slughorn in Slytherin. I met him in the hall just now and he deducted two points from me."

  "Will you tell him that you are lost?" Pete pointed to the Hefpaff Code on the wall. "What's the second?"

  Fight back in the face of direct insults, but it is necessary to play dumb when necessary.

  Pomona wouldn’t be so stupid to read it out, and instead said, “It’s said that I was bullied. Do you think I told him that he would let me go?”

   "Damn Slytherin." Pete gritted his teeth with hatred. "Let's go and see."

  Pomona pulled Lapit’s sleeve.

"what happened again?"

   "I have a small favor and want to ask you for help."

   "What are you doing again?"

   "It's nothing, just repot a plant." She smiled sweetly and said, "Can you call all your friends?"

  (End of this chapter)