Chapter 21: 21
Snape was not surprised by Mikel's sudden boldness, so he diverted his attention. He still aimed the gun at Harry.
"Potter." Snape stared at him, "If I add narcissus root powder to mugwort juice, what will I get?"
Harry was momentarily startled, and replied uncertainly: "Professor, I thought it was the water of life and death, which can be mixed into a very powerful sleeping pill."
He spoke at the same time, unable to help but glance towards Mikel.
Last night, all night long, until before going to sleep, Mikel was still reciting these knowledge points, he also heard a lot of changes related to it.
Snape said expressionlessly: "Why hesitate? There is no hesitation in the world of potions. Any time you hesitate for even a second when adding ingredients, a potion will become waste. Gryffindor will deduct one point!"
"Potter, if I wanted you to find me a piece of Bezoar, where would you run to find it?"
Harry answered firmly this time: "Ox Bezoar is a type of stone taken from the stomach of an ox, it has extremely strong detoxifying effects."
"Tell me, what is the difference between a boat-shaped acanthus and a wolf-shaped acanthus?"
"They are all the same type of plant, commonly called aconite."
Professor Snape stared at him fiercely, like a hawk looking for its prey, not giving in even a single step.
"What is the medicinal use of the three-wave tuber sap, and what is its color and aroma?"
Harry beside Hermione and Mikel, shook hands with the old man, almost couldn't help but want to stand up.
When Snape asked, they kept their hands raised, on this question, they still would!
Harry blinked, honestly replying, "I don't know, professor."
He said in a low voice: "But I think Hermione and Mikel both know the answer, maybe you can ask them?"
Snape snorted coldly, like a venomous snake, he glanced at the others, "Do you all understand? Why don't you remember all of this?"
The little witch immediately panicked and wrote a note, the scene echoed with the sound of feather pens rubbing against paper, Professor Snape turned around and walked away.
"Potter, because you disobeyed the teacher, Gryffindor has been demoted."
After the theory of knowledge is finished, let's get to practice.
Professor Snape divided the young wizards into two groups. They seemed to be in a good mood, but if you look closely, you can see that one calm student was taking care of one impatient student.
Lam Ha was assigned to the same group as Neville, the little boy searching for the toad on the train.
Lam Ha asked him: "Are you healthy, Thien Thu?"
Neville was a little flattered and stammered, "Very, quite good. I was afraid it would run away, so I kept it locked in an iron cage. Thank you for the iron cage."
Lam Ha said casually: "I feel like my pet is disobedient, so I have to change it immediately. Maybe it's not suitable for you."
Neville hesitated and said: "But that's what grandma bought for me."
Lam Ha shook his head: "If the elders do it, is it necessarily correct? When I was at home, I would teach my parents to wash vegetables and cook rice!"
Neville fell into doubt, he was still too young, he didn't understand what Lam Ha meant, but he felt, Lam Ha's words made sense.
They took their first potion course and wanted to make a simple potion to treat scabies.
Snape pulled his long black cloak, walking back and forth behind the students, very making the students feel nervous, especially the Gryffindor students.
Gryffindor got two points deducted for no reason, Harry answered correctly and got no extra points.
The sharp little witch intuitively sensed that this potion teacher didn't like them, so he started a frustrating experiment.
But in fact, the Hufflepuff students looked much more calm. They didn't seem to feel that Professor Snape was not good. They walked step by step according to the textbook, seriously and attentively.
"Neville, add 2g to the thorn, no need to look around, just concentrate a little." A feather pen and paper appeared beside Lin Xia, automatically recording the value she said.
Neville quickly grabbed the 2g thorn, waited for the exact value to be called, then threw the thorn aside and went to crush the snake's venom.
"Neville." Lin Xia's voice came, causing Neville's movements to stop.
She said slowly: "You shouldn't be impatient, look at the books, when we go to get the crushed snake venom, what should we do?"
Neville instinctively said: "Put on special gloves."
His expression showed a hint of frustration, and he muttered: "I'm so confused, but I suddenly forgot!"
Lam Ha nodded: "It doesn't matter, familiarity makes perfect, now go to the department of expertise, you first try taking two venomous teeth."
Neville under her direction quickly took action.
Although his movements were very clumsy and he was basically the only one moving, he was able to slowly make the potion and move towards the front of the large army.
"Idiot! Do you want to poison yourself to death? Who told you to touch the fangs without taking anything? Why aren't you washing your hands?"
"You are actually a slug, you can't even tell the difference between a thorn and a slug, is Gryffindor's brain only made of muscles?"
"And you, you even made the first step of stepping on the smelter and making mistakes. I think that as long as it is an individual, at least reading a book will step on the smelter and make mistakes."
Snape unleashed a venomous roar, launching an attack at the students indiscriminately.
Hufflepuff students with good grades are at most given the term "no merit, no crime, mediocre but incompetent".
Gryffindor students, that is basically "Stupid clingy, hopeless".
Snape stopped in front of Draco, quietly looking at him, the surrounding students couldn't help but look over.
Draco's movements were very standard, his expression was also very focused, giving people the feeling that he was not a novice in making potions, but had the demeanor of a master of many skills.
The truth is also like that, his father Lucius is a master potion maker, normally at that time he had correspondence with Snape regarding potions.
Lam Ha's potion introduction, still followed Draco to open together.
Snape said indifferently: "Use the original cooking method to deal with the bearded slug. I don't expect you all to be as perfect as him, but at least don't be afraid of your hands and feet when dealing with it. You are the potion controllers, and you don't have to be afraid of it."
Suddenly, a loud clanging sound rang out, and a thick green smoke was emitted from the classroom, which was coming from a bottle of potion.
And the potion masters —— Gryffindor Ron and Seamus, were frantically covering the potion's opening with the lid, hoping to suppress the thick smoke.
"Idiot! Quickly take your hand off, you definitely didn't take the pot off the fire, but put the hedgehog in, this smoke is poisonous!"
Ron was so scared that his hands trembled. Seeing the lid about to be slammed on the smelting pot, suddenly a clear spell rang out: "Wingardium Leviosa."
It was Lam Ha who did it!
She used the floating spell to lift the lid, preventing the suspicious liquid from the smelter from splashing out. She quickly walked to Ron's side and took out a tube of sulfur ointment from her bag. "Try applying it."
Ron's neck and arms were covered with red, swollen pimples, caused by prolonged exposure to thick smoke.
He immediately removed the yellow ointment smeared on his arm, it was cool and had a foul smell.
Snape used a critical gaze to evaluate Lam Ha from top to bottom. He clearly remembered that Lam Ha was a Hufflepuff, one of the few students who could cast wandless magic.
"Lam Ha."
He accurately called out her name, using an arrogant and harsh voice to ask: "What medicine did you give him? Although scabies are very common, using the wrong medicine will worsen the condition. I don't want him to have an ugly swelling that will send him to school."
"It's sulfur used to make medicinal ointment, professor." Lam Ha calmly replied.
Snape said expressionlessly: "Sulfur, acidic, warm, poisonous."
Every time he said a word, Ron's heart trembled slightly.
Snape glanced at Ron, "But it is used to prevent pests, disinfect, and treat constipation. In all your misfortunes, you are fortunate to have a trustworthy friend."
He turned and left, his voice echoing in the air: "Deal with it in time, Hufflepuff adds 1 point, now, class is over."