#21 - Section 21

It could be said that Snape brought chaos wherever he went.

Indeed, Snape's reputation preceded him, coupled with the low pressure he exuded and his constant stream of insults, made every young wizard tense in his presence.

Under such circumstances, mistakes became increasingly frequent.

“I originally thought that not all of you were incompetent, that there would be one or two passable individuals, but I didn't expect you all to be fools and idiots.” After circling around, Snape returned to the platform, his face dark.

After a moment's pause, he added, “You could be said to be the worst class I have ever taught.”

Ethan almost lost it; it seemed that not only did Muggle teachers like to say that, but the wizarding world did too.

Now, the materials that needed processing had been processed, and it was already simmering, no, stewing.

This process was mostly done by Michael, with Ethan assisting from the side, and it was clear that he had quite a talent for potions.

Meanwhile, Snape, who had returned to patrolling among the students, had reached Cassandra's group.

Looking at the pink mist, the potion changing from cloudy to azure, his expression improved slightly.

He immediately lowered his head, fanned the air above the potion with his hand, and sniffed.

A charming smell of rotten eggs!

“Slytherin, twenty points!”

Professor Snape announced to the crowd as he stood up.

Looking towards Ethan, Cassandra's provocative gaze was clearly visible.

Ethan had known about Cassandra's intentions since they met on the Hogwarts Express: extremely proud, wanting to be first in everything, but actually quite tsundere.

If Ethan wanted to make this boil-curing potion, he could definitely do it faster; it really wasn't that difficult. Although Michael's steps were correct, he was too cautious, which slowed him down a bit, but it didn't matter; it was almost finished.

Sizzle!

Bang!

Right behind Snape, a teaching accident still occurred.

Neville and Seamus, due to a mistake in the steps, caused the potion to boil and spill, even the cauldron was about to be deformed, and was eventually knocked over by the flustered Neville.

Neville himself was the first to be hit, and Professor Snape, who was standing in the aisle with his back to them, was also affected.

Snape simply hadn't expected this to happen; making a mistake was one thing, but knocking over the cauldron!

The classroom became chaotic, as the incorrectly brewed potion had strong corrosive properties, and the surrounding young wizards had to stand on the benches, while Neville, having been splashed by the potion, was covered in red, swollen boils and screamed in pain.

Professor Snape's legs had also been soaked in the potion, but he couldn't show it at the moment, enduring the pain and using his wand to clean up the potion on the ground, then roared at Neville:

“Idiot! I suppose you didn't take the cauldron off the fire before putting in the porcupine quills, did you?!”

Neville was already crying and unable to speak, and even boils had grown on his face.

An accident had occurred, and the culprit was already so miserable, Professor Snape couldn't say much more or punish him.

He could only have his partner, Seamus, send him to the school hospital.

In fact, Snape should be grateful that Neville had made the mistake, bringing the disaster forward.

If it had been Seamus, it wouldn't have been just this problem; the cauldron might have exploded, and everyone in the classroom would have suffered.

In the end, Snape took his anger out on Harry because he hadn't reminded Neville, and Gryffindor lost five points.

Listening to all this, Harry gritted his teeth but didn't dare to retort, but his prejudice against Snape grew stronger.

Ethan, on the other hand, wasn't affected, as he was a bit far away.

Taking the cauldron off the flame, extinguishing the alcohol lamp, adding the porcupine quills, and stirring clockwise five times.

Accompanied by the rising pink mist, Ethan's side was also finished.

At the same time, Ethan completed another achievement.

【Potion】

A liquid that makes people's hearts flutter and their will confused; yes, it is a potion.

Achievement Goal: Make a potion (1)

Achievement Reward: Random Potion Recipe

Weren't the energy cubes I made before potions?

I clearly used a cauldron as well.

And this time, it was a collaboration between two people, not something I completed independently; does that count too?

The potion recipe drawn was quite satisfactory to Ethan: Baruffio's Brain Elixir.

A potion that can increase brainpower; Ethan remembered that in the game, the effect was to eliminate one wrong option in class.

But in the real world, increasing brainpower means increasing thinking ability, learning ability, memory, etc. During the duration, there will be a significant improvement in casting speed and the ability to learn new spells.

Even if the effect wears off, the things you learned and understood during that time are still yours.

It can be said to be a very powerful potion.

The recipe is also extremely simple and cheap; oil and frog brains are enough.

【Thank you, D.H. Shaowei, for the monthly ticket; thank you very much!】

Chapter 39: Harry and Petunia

Walking out of the potions classroom, Harry was like an eggplant hit by frost, withered and drooping.

“Ethan, I'm sorry; I dragged you down.”

Harry felt very embarrassed; Professor Snape was originally targeting him, but because he couldn't answer, Ethan was called on.

Luckily, Ethan answered, and no points were deducted.

It was just that the little incident between Ethan and Hermione that resulted in a point deduction, and Harry didn't know if it was his fault.

“It has nothing to do with you; it's Snape's own problem.”

There was another sentence that was hard to say: This is called 'the sins of the father are visited upon the son'.

Who told your dad to steal someone else's childhood sweetheart and publicly hang Snape with a spell invented by Snape, revealing his hairy legs and underwear? It was a lifelong shame.

“I don't know why, but the first time I saw Snape, he didn't have good intentions towards me, especially today; it was like he wanted to dig out my eyes.”

Harry fell into an unrecoverable emo state; all the professors in other subjects had a relatively kind attitude towards him, except for this Snape.

“About this matter, you can actually go back and ask your aunt.”

Ethan offered a suggestion.

Snape was the 'freak' in Harry's aunt Petunia's mouth. Of course, this was when Snape was young; they definitely didn't have contact later, but Petunia definitely knew Snape's feelings for Lily.

“Why would I ask my aunt?”

Harry couldn't understand. His aunt was just an ordinary person, and Snape was a professor at a magic school. They belonged to two different worlds and shouldn't have any connection.

"Since you say Snape was ill-intentioned towards you from the first time you met, then you definitely didn't know each other. He doesn't know you, but he has a grudge against you."

"Then think about who this grudge was formed with."

Ethan continued to guide, eager to know what would happen to Harry after learning about Snape's affairs in advance.

Anyway, this kind of thing is just a small episode and has no impact on the overall situation.

"With my parents?"

After thinking, Harry could only come to this conclusion.

It was confirmed that his parents were wizards, and they left him a large inheritance.

If his parents were still alive, their age should be about the same as Snape's. They might even be classmates in the same year. If that's the case, it's very possible that there would be hatred.

"Isn't it? You'll know if you go back on vacation and ask. It's just a matter of one sentence anyway."

People within Hogwarts who know the situation definitely won't tell Harry. Apart from his aunt, Harry has no other way to go.

"You know, my relationship with my aunt isn't good. She won't tell me."

Harry shook his head. Since childhood, his aunt's family had him living in the cupboard, wearing old clothes, and doing all kinds of housework. They were indifferent to Dudley's bullying.

"Are you really thinking that way?"

Hearing this, Harry nodded without hesitation. This was the truth; they just didn't like him.

Harry is young now and doesn't understand many things, but he will probably understand later.

"First of all, you are not your aunt's son. Why should she raise you? Did your family give money?"

"Raising you for so long costs a lot of money."

Ethan directly pointed out the most realistic problem. Harry, who grew up in the Muggle world, knows some laws and the issue of orphanages.

His aunt has no obligation to raise her nephew. Harry's father was from the wizarding world and had no property in the Muggle world, so there was no benefit at all.

Even in the Muggle world, there are many cases of people plotting their relatives' property and then letting the children fend for themselves.

Harry has his own room, eats with their family, and can go to the zoo with them. In other words, they won't leave Harry behind when they go out to play. This is many times better than an orphanage.

Harry's aunt can be said to be a positive representative in this matter.

"But they are very bad to me!"

Harry had listened to some of it, but after so many years, the difference in treatment between his aunt's family towards him and Dudley made it difficult for him to let go for a while.

"You have talents they don't have. That's jealousy. You may bring disaster to the family. That's fear. It would be strange if they were very good to you under this kind of emotion. But in the end, they still care about you and took the risk of raising you."

In Ethan's understanding, it should be like this.

When Petunia was young, her sister showed wizarding talent. She was quite envious and wrote to Dumbledore wanting to enroll, but she was rejected. At that time, she was quite jealous of Lily, but she still sent Lily to the train station to study, indicating that she still had deep feelings for her sister.

Later, both sides had families and knew that their sister and brother-in-law were dead. Petunia knew that the wizarding world was far less safe than the Muggle world.

Also, her sister's family had obviously offended people in the wizarding world. Adopting their child would also be a security risk if their enemies found out, especially after he came into contact with the magical world and was exposed. (Their family was not threatened to adopt Harry. Because of a letter, they knew that their sister's family was dead. Harry had his sister's magic and was still a baby at their doorstep, so they ultimately decided to adopt him.)

"Then what should I do?"

Harry scratched his head and asked worriedly.

He was a little at a loss. His aunt actually cared about him, which simply subverted his previous understanding.

"Explain clearly, and occasionally send some small gifts back, like Chocolate Frogs, since you're not short of money anyway. But don't send anything related to magic; it's not something they can come into contact with."

"Okay! I'll think about it when I get back!"

"By the way, Ethan, do you want to go with me to Hagrid's place this afternoon? He's the giant who led us at the station."

"Sure, I don't have anything to do this afternoon. I'll go with you."

Ethan immediately agreed. This was an excellent opportunity to see the home of Hogwarts' hidden wealthy.

Chapter 40: Honest Hagrid

In the afternoon, a little before three o'clock, Ethan met with Harry and Ron in the lobby, preparing to visit Hagrid's place together.

Crossing the lawn, coming to the edge of the Black Lake, and walking a little further, they arrived at Hagrid's cabin. There was a crossbow and a pair of rubber overshoes in front of the door.

"This is it. Hagrid said there's only his house here. I'll knock on the door."

Arriving at the door, Harry turned around and said to Ethan and Ron.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Along with Harry's knocks, Ethan and the others clearly heard the sound of objects falling and colliding, as well as a low dog bark, coming from inside the house.

Then, an deafening voice came: "Back, Fang, back!"

After waiting for a while, the door finally opened, and Hagrid came out from inside, with messy hair, tangled beard, looking disheveled, holding a black hound collar in his hand.

"Back, Fang!"

He said, pulling the black dog aside, making way for Ethan and the others.

Entering, they realized that there was only one room inside. Hams and pheasants hung from the ceiling, boiling water in a copper kettle on the hearth, and a large bed was placed in the corner, with bedding pieced together from scraps of cloth.

Besides these, there was also a white blanket that looked unremarkable, but it was woven from unicorn hair. There were also some brightly colored feathers, which, if he wasn't mistaken, should be from Diricawls and Augureys. As for those huge fangs, Ethan couldn't identify them.

As expected of Hogwarts' hidden tycoon; the family fortune is indeed abundant.