Today's task is to make a potion to treat boils, completely unrelated to the questions Snape just asked.
In pairs, the required materials and steps are all written on the blackboard.
The steps differ slightly from the textbook, and the whole process seems relatively simple.
Ethan had flipped through many potion books during the summer holidays, but the only potion he had actually brewed was the energy cube, which was a necessity. Ethan hadn't tried any other potions. Firstly, the materials were diverse and time-consuming, and more importantly, they were useless.
Ethan and Michael worked in pairs with a clear division of labor.
Ethan dealt with the snake fangs and porcupine quills, while Michael was assigned the tentacled slugs and dried nettle by Ethan.
Six snake fangs were added to a mortar and ground into a very fine powder with a pestle. The porcupine quills were cut into three-centimeter segments. These steps were all written down, and Ethan completed them methodically. Michael had no problems either.
Professor Snape, dragging his black cloak, walked back and forth in the classroom aisle.
He was responsible for the young witches and wizards here, and there was always the possibility of danger during potion brewing. One slip-up could result in a teaching accident.
The events of Flitwick's Charms class a few days ago were still vivid in his mind. He didn't want to be the next.
“Finch-Fletchley, is your brain meant for a troll? Take your hand off. You don't need to grind the porcupine quills into powder!”
“Zabini, did you forget to bring your brain or your eyes to class today? It clearly states that the slugs should be steamed, not burnt!”
…
It could be said that chaos followed Snape wherever he went.
Snape's reputation preceded him, coupled with his own low-pressure atmosphere, and his constant scolding. There wasn't a single student who wasn't nervous when he was around.
Under these circumstances, mistakes were becoming increasingly frequent.
“I originally thought that you weren't all idiots, and that there would be one or two decent ones among you. But it turns out that you're all fools and morons.” After walking around for a while, Snape returned to the platform, his face now completely black.
After a moment of silence, he added: “You are the worst batch I have ever taught.”
Ethan almost cracked. It seemed that not only did teachers in the Muggle world like to say this, but also in the wizarding world.
Now that all the materials needed to be processed had been processed, it was time to start boiling, or rather, simmering.
This process was mostly done by Michael, with Ethan simply assisting. It was clear that he was quite talented in potions.
On the other hand, Snape, having returned to patrol the students again, had reached Cassandra's group.
Looking at the pink mist, the potion had turned from cloudy to a brilliant blue. His expression softened slightly.
He immediately bent down, fanned the air above the potion with his hand, and sniffed.
A delightful aroma of rotten eggs!
“Twenty points for Slytherin!”
Snape announced to everyone as he stood up.
Looking towards Ethan, he could clearly see Cassandra's challenging gaze.
Ethan had known Cassandra's intentions since they met on the Hogwarts Express. She was extremely proud and wanted to win at everything, but she was also very arrogant.
If Ethan had wanted to brew this boil potion, it would have been faster than it is now. It was really nothing difficult. Michael, while his steps were correct, was too cautious, which slowed him down, but it was fine, they were almost finished.
Fizz!
Bang!
Behind Snape, a teaching accident happened.
Neville and Seamus were in a group. Due to a mistake in their steps, the potion boiled over and splashed, even the cauldron was about to burn out of shape. In the end, Neville, panicked, knocked it over.
The first to be affected was Neville himself and Snape, who was walking in the aisle with his back turned.
Snape had not expected this. Not only had he made a mistake, but he had also knocked over the cauldron.
The classroom also went into disarray. Since the incorrectly brewed potion had a very strong corrosive property, the other young witches and wizards had to stand on benches. Neville, drenched in potion, was covered in red, swollen boils and was already crying out in pain.
Snape's legs had also been splashed with the potion, but he couldn't show it. He gritted his teeth and used his wand to clear the potion from the floor. Then, he roared at Neville:
“You idiot! You probably didn't take the cauldron off the fire before putting in the porcupine quills, did you?”
Neville was crying so hard he couldn't speak. Even his face was covered in boils now.
Since there had been an accident, and the culprit was already in such a state, Professor Snape couldn't say anything more or punish him.
He could only have his partner, Seamus, take him to the hospital wing.
In fact, Snape should be grateful that Neville had messed up the steps and brought this disaster forward.
If it had waited for Seamus, it wouldn't just be this problem, the cauldron might even explode, and everyone in the classroom would be affected.
In the end, Snape put the fire on Harry's head because he hadn't reminded Neville, and Gryffindor was deducted five points.
Harry, listening to this, gritted his teeth but dared not retort. However, his prejudice against Snape grew stronger.
Ethan, fortunately, was not affected, as they were quite far away.
He took the cauldron off the flame, extinguished the spirit lamp, added the porcupine quills, and stirred clockwise five times.
As the pink mist rose, Ethan also finished.
At the same time, Ethan completed another achievement.
【Potion】
The heart-stirring, mind-bending liquid, that's right, potions.
Achievement Goal: Brew a potion (1)
Achievement Reward: Random potion formula
Was the energy cube I made before not a potion?
It also used a cauldron.
And this time, it was a collaboration, not an independent achievement. Does that count?
The drawn potion formula was quite satisfactory for Ethan, the Babbling Beverage.
A potion that could increase brainpower. Ethan remembered the game effect, which was to eliminate a wrong option in the classroom.
But in the real world, increasing brainpower meant increasing thinking ability, learning ability, memory, etc. During the duration of the effect, both the casting speed and the ability to learn new spells would have a noticeable improvement.
Even when the effect passed, the things you learned and understood during that period were still yours.
It could be said that it was a very powerful potion.
The recipe was also extremely simple and cheap, oil and a frog brain were enough.
【Thank you very much for the monthly ticket from the big boss D.H少威!】