#71 - Snape's attitude
The day after Halloween, all the young wizards were still immersed in the joyful atmosphere of the previous night's festive dinner.
Only one person was an exception.
Munn still got up early as usual and came to the common room alone.
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Because Professor McGonagall did not allow practicing spells in the common room, Munn planned to use all of his morning time to read "The Secrets of Spells: Methods of Transforming Spells."
The content in this book is very basic magical knowledge, but it is also particularly complex.
The author of the book, Balfour Blane, divided spells into four parts: incantation, gesture, medium, and target.
In the incantation directory, it is further divided into five sections: syllables, vocabulary, rhythm, tempo, and additional words.
The content of the incantation alone, when put together, is actually comparable to a regular, large book.
Munn was not intimidated by the thickness of the book. He had only read one-third of the first section on syllables when his roommates began to wake up one after another.
"I really wish today was Saturday."
Ron, still half-asleep, walked hazily into the common room.
Harry followed behind him, his eyes also looking like he hadn't woken up yet.
"Alright, if you don't wake up, Snape will call your names in Potions class."
Seeing that his two good friends were not energetic enough, Munn directly said the stern prediction that was unique to Fridays.
[Two consecutive Potions classes]
Using this sentence to deal with the sleepy little lions was very effective.
Sure enough, after hearing Snape's name, not only Harry and Ron, but also Neville, who had just walked down the stairs, unconsciously took a breath.
......
The decorations in the Great Hall in the morning had already returned to their usual appearance, and even the mixed smell of various foods from last night had dissipated completely.
There were finally no more pumpkins on the dining table.
Ron directly picked up a bowl of Hagrid's puffed cakes and started eating, and Harry also picked up a meat pie.
After Neville spoke with Hermione for a while, the little witch found Munn.
"I heard Dumbledore agreed to your application for a classroom?"
"That's right."
Munn also took a bite of the puffed cake and replied.
"Can I go with you?"
"Of course!"
Munn regretted it a little after blurting it out.
On Monday, Munn had told Hermione about the duration of his spell's effects. Now, if she went to the spell practice classroom, he definitely wouldn't be able to hide it.
However, this thought only flashed through Munn's mind. After the troll incident, he had definitely already been exposed.
After quickly finishing their breakfast, the group hurried to the Potions classroom in the basement.
......
Professor Snape was limping. Munn knew about this last night.
He didn't think it was something to brag about, so he didn't tell anyone.
However, there were still many people who had different ideas from him.
Snape's class style changed from walking like the wind to limping now, Harry and Ron became very happy.
Munn could even see the two people sitting in the front row's shoulders twitching.
"Harry Potter, did something happen that made you happy! Disregarding classroom discipline, one point deducted!"
"And you, Weasley, the same!"
Snape's two sentences made the two little wizards in the front row instantly become as quiet as statues.
Malfoy, sitting on the far left, showed a smug smile on his face.
However, Snape obviously didn't think this was enough. After punishing Harry, he turned his gaze to Munn in the back.
"Mr. Scarlett, I heard that you have a very unusual talent for spells. Then, how should the [Even Stirring Spell] for making potions be cast?"
This is a question that exceeds the first-year curriculum standards.
Because making potions itself is the most difficult and complex subject among the existing subjects.
Therefore, the first-year courses are mostly about learning some simple introductory potions.
When making these potions, you only need to manually stir the cauldron.
As for the potions that require the use of the [Even Stirring Spell] to make, this is the content of the third-year Potions curriculum.
Munn didn't expect that Snape would ask him this question. He really didn't preview it.
However, Munn was not afraid, and he stood up and answered loudly.
"I don't know, Professor!"
Munn's voice was too loud, causing Snape, who was originally waiting for the answer, to lean back unconsciously.
Even Neville, who was sitting next to Munn, was startled.
"Don't know? Is there anything to be proud of about that?"
Snape had actually prepared the next spell question.
But seeing that Munn was so honest, he found that he couldn't get the effect of humiliating the little lion at all, so he could only announce the start of today's potion making.
After the morning classes ended, everyone went to lunch together again.
On the way, Harry and Ron walked to Munn's sides.
"Munn, you did great today!"
"That's right, Snape's face hasn't looked good in these two classes."
Hearing Ron say this, Munn shook his head.
"Maybe the professor is injured, that's why his face doesn't look good."
Munn didn't think that his reason was the reason for Snape's bad complexion. He just answered the question honestly.
"That's also possible, but no matter what, seeing Snape injured, I can eat twice as much for lunch."
After saying this, Ron sniffed hard.
"It seems like there's roast meat for lunch today."
After saying this, Ron quickly ran towards the Great Hall.
At lunchtime, Filch walked straight into the Great Hall.
He looked at the Gryffindor table, then came to Munn's side.
"The classroom that the headmaster promised you is ready. You can go take a look first."
Filch's voice carried an unquestionable attitude, and his eyes were quite unkind.
However, Munn didn't care about these things. He had seen plenty of faces more unsightly than Filch's.
"Wait a moment, I need to go back and pick up Bouncy."
Munn promised Bouncy that he would take it to see its friends, so he couldn't break his promise.
Then he instructed Hermione and quickly ran towards the dormitory building.
......
The small classroom on the second floor is located next to the school infirmary.
When Munn and his party arrived at the classroom door, Madam Pomfrey, the school nurse, walked out.
"You're the one who knocked out the troll, right!"
"Yes, Madam."
Munn was not surprised by the appearance of the school nurse. When he applied to Dumbledore for a classroom yesterday, the other party had mentioned the role of the school infirmary.
"Although it was very dangerous, you did well. If that big guy was running around everywhere, my place would definitely be packed with people."
Munn didn't know how to respond to the other party. He actually didn't want to encounter the troll either.
"Alright, child, I won't disturb you. If anything happens, remember to shout loudly, I'll definitely be able to hear you."
After Madam Pomfrey left, Filch took out the key and opened the wooden door of the classroom.
This was a very inconspicuous little classroom, with only one window, so the light was dim.
After walking in, Munn found that the area here was not large, and there were no tables or chairs inside. There was only a broken pottery figure in the corner.
Munn and Hermione were both very curious about the only thing that existed in the classroom.
The pottery figure was a little taller than both of them, and it was also covered with black paint, with very strange patterns.
Munn stared at the facial patterns of the pottery figure for a while, and he found that the pottery figure looked very much like a professor.
"This is something I confiscated from a group of pranksters. They used this to practice spells back then."
Filch said in a hoarse voice from behind.
"A small group of pranksters?"
"That's right, their names are engraved on the bottom of the pottery figure."
Munn turned to look at the bottom of the pottery figure, where it said [Marauders].
"Why would Filch help us?"
After seeing the words, Hermione asked curiously.
Munn just smiled and pointed to the two small animals at Filch's feet.
