Chapter 166: Magic Potion Test
"There's actually not much to say about this."
Agus shook his head helplessly: "Gilderoy Lockhart has taught almost nothing this year."
"Every class is either bragging about his experience or promoting his book."
"Otherwise, the fifth and seventh grade students wouldn't be so anxious."
"Nothing taught?" Slughorn frowned: "It seems that the remaining time needs to be accelerated."
"I have to discuss with Albus and try to give you more classes."
"Professor, I have a suggestion."
"Tell me about it."
"There are too many Defense Against the Dark Arts courses that have been missed this year. If you want to make up for it in two months, it will take a lot of study time."
"That's right, so I plan to give you a few more classes."
"This is not a matter of adding classes. Even if you add more classes, if you divide the third to seventh grades equally, each grade will not have more classes."
"What do you think?"
Slughorn also thought of this problem.
In addition to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Hogwarts students have other courses to study. If I teach five grades at the same time, I can only spare one class a day at most.
Dividing it equally among the five grades, it will only add one more class a week, which is of no help at all.
"I don't know if you have noticed that there is a long gap between curfew and dinner at Hogwarts."
"We can make use of this time period."
"Hogwarts students will not agree to us taking up their rest time."
Slughorn did not agree with this proposal.
In the West, where private space is valued, it is obviously not a commendable thing to arbitrarily snatch students' private time.
No matter what the reason.
"No coercion, everything is voluntary."
"Talented people will not refuse any opportunity to learn, right?"
Slughorn agreed with this point.
The famous students at Hogwarts are basically studious people who never miss a moment of learning time.
Argus continued his analysis: "The focus of remedial classes this time is mainly on the fifth and seventh grades."
"What they want is to pass the exam, and we can focus on this point."
If there are people who have been reborn like Argus, they will definitely know what he is talking about at a glance!
The famous evening self-study and exam-oriented teaching!
The teaching method that can quickly improve test scores!
It is just right for the current Hogwarts students!
Slughorn hesitated.
No matter what, he is a professor at Hogwarts and was once the dean of Slytherin.
The most basic teacher ethics are still there.
If possible, he doesn't want students to fail the exam.
After thinking for a long time, he slowly nodded.
"I will tell Albus about this, but I can't guarantee that he will agree."
"After all, Hogwarts has never used the time before curfew for remedial classes."
"There will be a first case for everything." Argus was not surprised by Slughorn's choice.
The West advocates free-style education, which rarely takes up students' private time.
It takes a long time to adapt to the integration of two completely different educational concepts.
"I heard that you have been learning to deal with potions from Severus since the first grade?"
After deciding on the subsequent teaching plan, Slughorn finally had time to truly test Argus's talent.
Although the plan just proposed by Argus has proved that his mind is not comparable to that of ordinary wizards, Slughorn still wants to test his limits.
And what he is best at is potion learning.
"Yes, starting from the first grade, I would go to his office every afternoon after class to study and help deal with potion materials."
"I learned a lot from Professor Snape that is not mentioned in the books."
"Severus is indeed a rare potion genius."
When it comes to Snape's potion talent, Slughorn's eyes unconsciously show nostalgia.
Seeing Argus gradually relax, a cunning look quietly flashed in his eyes.
"What is the specific formula of the water of life and death?"
The sudden question almost made Argus unable to react.
"One sleepy bean, 3 ounces of sea salt, 5 ounces of wormwood essence, which can also be replaced by wormwood infusion, 8 ounces of narcissus root powder, and 2 valerian plants."
"I remember it clearly."
Slughorn smiled with satisfaction.
He could see that Argus had no time to think and answered subconsciously.
This also proved that the answer just now had been engraved in his mind.
If he had not studied potions in depth, it would be impossible to remember such a complex potion formula so clearly.
He took out the crucible and a pile of potion materials from his box and put them on the table.
"Use these materials to make a reasonable potion."
"Let me see how much you have learned from Severus."
"Okay, professor."
Argus stood up and simply tidied the table to make room for himself to pack up the materials.
Slughorn was Snape's potion teacher. In terms of potion level, he might be better than Snape.
Getting his guidance will be of great benefit to my future potion learning.
After sorting out the potion materials on the table, Argus carefully thought about the available potion formulas.
This test seems simple, but it can actually test all aspects of potion learning.
The first one is the ability to identify and process materials.
There are no names on a pile of materials. If you can't even handle the materials, how can you continue to process them?
The second is the potion formula!
You need to find a suitable potion formula from a large number of materials, which requires not only knowledge but also sufficient experience.
You can judge whether the quantity of each material is sufficient.
If the number of materials is not enough, even if the formula is suitable, you can't make potions.
The last is the ability to mix potions, which is also the most talent-oriented point.
The first two can still be learned by experience, and the last one is the most important criterion for distinguishing geniuses from mediocre people!
Guessing the focus of the inspection, Argus was not in a hurry, and patiently observed one material after another.
Carefully select the appropriate potion formula in your mind.
After thinking for about ten minutes, he finally picked up the first potion material and started to process it.
Slughorn's eyes were full of admiration.
The most taboo thing in potion making is anxiety.
Therefore, he deliberately set up a secret trap in this test.
That is, some materials require different parts in different formulas.
If Argus handled it rashly, it would probably lead to a loophole in the materials.
Making the whole potion go bad.
But now it seems that Argus obviously did not fall into the trap.
Be patient and figure out the formula before starting to process.
As time goes by, a fragrance permeates the crucible.
