Chapter 617 Extra points in potions class?

Weekends always go by quickly.

On Monday morning, the sun shone through the window into the dormitory, replacing the alarm clock and waking up Kyle.

Mikel and Ryan were still sleeping soundly, breathing slowly and evenly. Kyle did not wake them up, quietly changed his clothes and left the dormitory.

On the way to the Great Hall, he also met Filch.

After what happened last year, the castle guard seemed to have become a different person. He no longer had the arrogant attitude that he had before, wanting to take all those who violated school rules to the dungeon and hang him up. Instead, he became timid and cautious. stand up.

After meeting someone, his first reaction was not his duty. Instead, he subconsciously hid behind an armor. He didn't come out again until he saw Kyle's appearance clearly.

It looked like he must have been quite frightened before being knocked unconscious by Barty Crouch Jr.

But there are advantages to this. At least Hogwarts students no longer have to worry about being scolded if they speak louder.

The first session in the morning was Defense Against the Dark Arts.

After Kyle finished breakfast, he went to the classroom with Connor.

At first, Connor was a little worried that Kyle would continue to confront Umbridge like he did in the last class.

Although she didn't like this person either, Umbridge was a professor after all, and it would be very difficult for a student to go against her.

But unexpectedly, Kyle was quiet throughout the class, and even Professor Umbridge seemed to have completely forgotten what happened a few days ago.

This was undoubtedly a relief to Connor.

But correspondingly, some students who wanted to watch the fun were extremely disappointed.

Slytherins were in class with Hufflepuff this time. Ever since they heard about Kyle slamming the door and leaving, they had been looking forward to today and wanted to see the excitement up close.

The new Defense Against the Dark Arts is so boring. I just read books, copy notes, and have some fun every time.

It turned out that this class was too normal. What was even more unbelievable was that when the get out of class was about to end, Professor Umbridge gave Hufflepuff five points because Kyle answered a question.

This made some people wonder whether the so-called "slamming the door and leaving" was a rumor deliberately spread by Hufflepuff and Gryffindor to trick them.

They felt that there was no difference between this class before, they were all so boring. The only difference was that Umbridge had a little habit. They didn’t know whether it was due to injury or other reasons. She would rub it from time to time. The back of his hand.

…

After Defense Against the Dark Arts, there is an advanced course in Potions.

This time there were more people than the Transfiguration class, sixteen people in total, but half of them were Slytherin students.

Kyle didn't think that all their O.W.L. scores met the requirements. After all, he knew more or less about Slytherin, who were once big clients.

The potion skills of most of these people are average, not bad, but certainly not excellent.

But they are still here, so it is obvious that Snape's performance is as stable as ever in terms of bias.

The underground classroom was still as cold as ever.

Also cold was Snape's expression. His face looked worse than usual, a little pale, and his eye sockets were sunken, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.

The two Ravenclaw students had just walked to a table and were about to sit down when Snape suddenly spoke.

"Sit separately." He said coldly: "You don't think that in the improvement class, you have to complete a potion together. If you can't even complete the potion alone, it's best to leave here now. .”

One of the Ravenclaw students immediately took two steps forward and came to another table.

The others did not gather together and each found a table.

Although the space in the underground classroom is limited and the number of crucibles is not large, due to the small number of people, even one crucible per person is enough.

"Advanced class." Snape said in his emotionless voice: "You are all the best students I have selected..."

When he said this, Snape suddenly paused and glanced at Kyle in the corner intentionally or unintentionally.

"But..." But Snape quickly retracted his gaze and continued: "I hope you can show matching abilities.

"My requirements will be very strict. I hope you don't make any stupid mistakes in my class, otherwise I will be... very angry."

His eyes glanced around.

After hearing what Snape said, those Slaters immediately straightened their backs and held their heads high, as if they were eager to prove their excellence.

But Snape wasn't looking at them.

"Today, we are going to prepare the simplest potion in "Advanced Potion Making", water of life and death.

"Does anyone know what the water of life and death is?"

Nearly everyone raised their hands.

Not surprisingly, Snape picked Connor.

"The Water of Life and Death is also called Living Hell Decoction. It is a powerful hypnotic potion that can make the user fall into a deep sleep within one minute."

"Half a minute to be exact," Snape said, "But that's a good answer. Five points for Hufflepuff."

Everyone else was not surprised that Snape gave Connor extra points.

"While it's the simplest potion in Advanced Potion-Making, it's more complex than anything you've made before."

Snape tapped the blackboard with his wand, and the materials to be used and the cooking process immediately appeared on it.

Kyle is no stranger to water of life and death. He was able to brew it a few years ago, also in Potions class.

But this time the steps on the blackboard seemed a little different from what Kyle knew.

In Snape's old book, the two ingredients of grass roots and lionfish bone meal were retained, but here they were crossed out and dried belladonna flowers were added instead.

It is undoubtedly simpler to combine two materials into one, and the belladonna flowers are also easier to handle. You just need to grind them slightly and throw them into the crucible. There are no special requirements.

Kyle found the materials and followed the instructions on the blackboard step by step. After half a class, the medicine in the crucible had successfully turned into a standard "mixed brown liquid."

Kangna also completed this step.

Except for the two of them, the color of the other people's potions was either too dark or uneven, and they were not so standard.

“The valerian root cuts are unevenly sized…”

"Who told you to throw the whole belladonna flower in..."

"Stirred half a turn less..."

Snape walked up and down the classroom, unceremoniously pointing out everyone's mistakes.

But he never passed by Kyle once, as if he didn't exist at all.

Snape stopped next to a Gryffindor student again. He looked at the potion in the cauldron and frowned. Just when he was about to say something, the door to the underground classroom was pushed open.

Before Kyle had time to look back and see who it was, a coquettish voice told him the answer.

"Professor Snape, I shouldn't have disturbed you." Umbridge said outside the door.

The corners of Snape's eyes moved. He opened the door and came in while he was in class. Do you need to say if you are disturbing him?

However, after hesitating for a moment, Snape still did not say any harsh words: "Professor Umbridge, why did you come to see me?"

Umbridge glanced at the students in the classroom and said, "How about we come outside and tell you."

Snape nodded and walked out.

When he came back, his face became even uglier, as if he had lost money, and he muttered something like, "Why don't you go to the school hospital...I'm not a therapist."

So in the second half of the class, everyone was careful, for fear of making a mistake and making Snape angry...

Another half hour passed like this.

"The time has come," Snape shouted. "Everyone put down their spells and stop stirring."

He began walking between the tables, inspecting each cauldron.

Kyle glanced around and followed the steps given by Snape on the blackboard. After stirring, everyone's potion turned into a light pink potion.

Although the color is not very uniform and still has dark and light colors, these are minor problems and do not affect the normal use of the medicine.

Snape walked along the way and pointed out everyone's mistakes unceremoniously. He didn't seem to think that being able to successfully brew a complex life and death water in the first lesson was something to be proud of. On the contrary, Take it for granted.

If these people can't succeed according to the steps he gave, then there is no need for him to stay here.

Soon, Snape walked up to Kyle.

Just like last time, Kyle's potion was still perfect.

"Not bad." Snape's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.

"One point for Hufflepuff."