The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

[Mission - The Glory of Hufflepuff!completed! 】

[Title - "Integrity, Loyalty, Honesty, Fearless of Hardships" has been obtained! 】

[Effect: The quality of herbs increases by 20%, the quality of cooking increases by 20%, and the quality of potions increases by 20%. 】

This is the reward Link received after offering the Hufflepuff Gold Cup.

But that's not all. When the golden cup buzzed, Link could clearly feel that Helga Hufflepuff in the portrait was looking at him as if she had come alive.

The other party's gaze was filled with magical power, making Link feel as if his whole body was being seen through.

Link never considered himself a good person.

It was precisely because of this that Link felt guilty when being 'looked at' by Helga Hufflepuff.

This feeling is like a wanderer who has been away from home for many years and still has achieved nothing, and is suddenly asked by his mother how he is doing.

That strong sense of disappointment made Link instinctively close his eyes and lower his head.

But when Link couldn't bear it anymore and opened his eyes, he only saw a hint of distress on the face of Ms. Helga Hufflepuff.

Not only that, but Ms. Hufflepuff seemed to have injected something invisible into his body.

This is not a curse, nor is it a magical elixir that can enhance strength.

If we use the game terminology of the previous life to describe it, this is more like some kind of spiritual power that can restore the sanity value (san value).

After being washed by this power, Link felt relieved.

The haze, pressure and all kinds of negative thoughts that were oppressing his heart like a mountain suddenly melted away like snow melting in the spring sun! ?

This shocked Link.

Because what he did had already departed from the teachings of Hufflepuff House.

In terms of integrity, the number of people who died directly or indirectly because of him could almost fill the entire Hogwarts Great Hall.

In terms of loyalty, he is now planning to seize the inheritance of his ally Dumbledore.

In terms of honesty, Link has long forgotten how many lies he told in order to achieve his own goals.

Among all the qualities, he may still be qualified as one who is not afraid of hardships.

Even if he has become like this, is Ms. Hufflepuff still willing to accept him?

As soon as this question arose, Link already had the answer in his mind.

The so-called integrity, loyalty, honesty and fearlessness of hardship are actually just the qualities that Ms. Hufflepuff expects from her students.

The real value of Hufflepuff is that everyone is treated equally!

No matter how poor your talent is, no matter what your character is, even if the other three major houses don't want you, as long as you are willing, Hufflepuff's door will be open for you.

Hufflepuffs are kind.

She could never be so cruel as to let a child come to Hogwarts with high hopes, only to leave disappointed because no academy was willing to accept him.

Ever since, she opened her arms to every child.

And instilled the most sincere and beautiful blessings and expectations into them!

Link gasped and raised his head to look at the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff above.

The excitement and emotion in my heart is almost unspeakable.

Fortunately, Link didn't stand out among his classmates who were also extremely excited, so no one noticed his abnormality.

"Okay! Now everyone stand back!"

Professor Sprout's voice calmed the crowd slightly.

Everyone followed the instructions and moved back a little to make room for the golden cup on the fireplace.

Professor Sprout took out his wand with a solemn expression, and within a few waves, a golden light curtain enveloped the golden cup.

This scene made many people stare.

But that layer of golden light quickly faded away.

"Leave the cup here. I've just cast a spell around it and there's no way anyone can take it out of the Hufflepuff common room without me noticing unless Dumbledore comes." !" Professor Sprout announced, "But that's not enough! The Gold Cup is the honor of Lady Hufflepuff and the treasure of all us Hufflepuffs! I need you to protect it no matter what. .Can it be done?”

There was a loud response from the crowd, and Professor Sprout nodded with satisfaction and said:

"In this case, everyone should go back quickly! Be obedient and stop hanging around the golden cup. You will have plenty of time to see it from now on. You have to go to class tomorrow!"

Now the excited students were a little reluctant.

But under the scoldings of the prefects and Professor Sprout himself, everyone finally slowly rushed towards their respective dormitories.

At this moment, Professor Sprout grabbed Link's arm alone.

"Oh! Merlin! Hufflepuff's golden cup is back. I can't believe it. I still feel like I'm dreaming!"

Sprout sighed, "Link, thank you for your contribution to Hufflepuff House! Tomorrow, oh no! I'm going to tell Flitwick and the others the good news now! Of course, there are other graduates as well." Alumni! They will all be grateful to you!"

Link smiled when he heard this:

"No need to do that, Professor Sprout, I am also a Hufflepuff, this is what I should do, isn't it?"

Professor Sprout was obviously stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said:

"Yes, yes, what you said is really good! But there must be no less thanks! Don't worry, I will never let you down!"

After saying that, Professor Sprout ignored Link and trotted out of the common room.

Watching Sprout's rather muscular back gradually disappear, Link did not return to the dormitory like the others. Instead, he waited there for a while before going out, walking in the darkness all the way to the Room of Requirement, and placed He switched to the form of a potion making room and began to place the "Slytherin Grimoire" and various potion equipment that he usually used on the workbench one by one.

He needs to test the effect of the title "Integrity, Loyalty, Honesty, Fearless of Hardships".

In today's Link's combat system, the role of potions has become smaller and smaller.

For example, Link basically no longer uses several buff potions that Link spent a lot of effort to reproduce. For this reason, Link even gave up the additional benefits that their level improvement might bring.

This is not because of any difficulties encountered.

It's simply because the effects of these potions don't bring much benefit to Link's current battle.

It's not just these potions.

To be precise, the entire potion system in the modern wizarding world has basically abandoned the research on combat buff effects.

Those potion masters are now more inclined to make logistical potions that detoxify, heal, restore magic damage, or have other effects.

This is a helpless move caused by material characteristics.

Because those materials with powerful gain properties have basically been used to extinction by their predecessors as potion masters.

Now, the title of "Integrity, Loyalty, Honesty, and Fearlessness of Hardships" has given Link a new opportunity.

An opportunity to bring those powerful buffing potions of the past back to the modern stage!

"call--"

After taking a long breath, the magic power generated by Occlumency brought a chill, gradually spreading from the top of Link's head, and finally made Link enter a state of almost absolute sanity.

Then, Link opened the "Slytherin Grimoire" and took out two folders and slowly unfolded them.

I saw written on them - "Elixir of Mental Stimulation" and "Secret Medicine of Fighting God's Roar".

These two potions were carefully selected by Link from the "Slytherin Grimoire". They are buff potions that take into account both effectiveness and achievability.

Among them, the "Mental Stimulating Elixir" can improve the body's tolerance to the operation of magic within a certain period of time after taking it, so that the wizard can cast magic spells faster and more efficiently, which is equivalent to reducing the cooling time for casting magic spells.

"The Secret Medicine of Fighting God's Roar" is much more straightforward.

This magic potion can directly increase the intensity of magic power in a short period of time and increase the effect of magic power.

Of course, since the materials in the original formula have become extinct and need to be replaced, even Link with a new title is not sure whether he can reproduce these two potions.

And even if it is reproduced, the specific effects and duration caused by the new materials still need to be tested in actual combat.

In the Room of Requirement, which was as bright as day, Link did not hesitate for too long and quickly got into making the potion.

At this moment, Link was focused and emotionless.

Black root grass, crab claw orchid, spider egg, lionfish spine powder, salamander blood...

Various materials were continuously turned into juice or powder in his hands wearing dragon skin gloves, and then they were put into the hot crucible.

The whole process was crisp, fast and smooth, without any hesitation.

No need to hesitate.

The production process of these two potions has been constructed virtually by him countless times. Every process in it has been strictly considered and has long been turned into instinct and engraved in Link's mind.

This busyness lasted for nearly an hour before Link finally became somewhat free.

He covered the crucible that had been filled with various materials, and then while counting the time with his own pulse, he began to observe the shape of smoke floating between the gaps in the crucible very carefully.

This step is crucial, as the cooking time and firepower will directly affect the final potion.

At this moment, the door to the Room of Requirement opened again.

Snape walked in, wearing the same clothes as he had for thousands of years.

Link ignored him and didn't even look in that direction.

Snape also didn't speak immediately.

His nose wriggled, he took a big breath of air mixed with the scent of medicine, and then his brows furrowed.

"You shouldn't continue to worry about those ancient prescriptions. Past experience has already told us that it is just a waste of effort!"

Snape's emotionless voice echoed in the Room of Requirement.

But Link still acted as if he didn't hear it.

After a period of eerie silence, Snape came closer and said:

"Did you agree to teach Harry Potter Occlumency?"

"Yes."

Link said softly, but Realization still stared at the crucible.

"Who allowed you to do that?!" Snape's face finally showed some emotional changes, and he raised his voice and growled, "You obviously knew those things, but now you just did it again Such a decision!”

Link frowned, as if he didn't like Snape's yelling.

He opened the crucible rod and stirred it clockwise twice with a quartz stirring rod before answering the question:

"Where has Dumbledore gone?"

Snape fell silent.

Link's question seemed to snap him out of his rage.

The expression on his face gradually faded, eventually turning into the same indifference as Link.

"Link, what do you want to do?"

"Do what I have to do."

"What do you think you should do?!"

After hearing this, Link finally turned his head, looked at Snape and said:

"Save your life."

"what!"

Snape couldn't help but laugh. He looked at Link with a bit of relief and regret in his eyes, waved his hand and said:

"I have done too many wrong things in my life, and I should have died a long time ago! Link, promise me not to hurt Harry, that's me..."

"Oh!"

Link suddenly stood up beside the workbench and rushed to Snape in a flash. He grabbed his collar with both hands and lifted him up against the wall.

"It's no longer up to you whether you should die or not! If I don't allow you to die, you will never die! Do you understand?" Link roared with a ferocious expression, "As for those old sesame seeds and rotten millet I don’t care about you! I just need you to live!”

Snape was not angry at being treated so roughly.

On the contrary, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

He smiled and stretched out his hand to touch Link's head and said:

"That's so selfish of you."

Link didn't answer. He just turned his head to avoid Snape's hand, then put it down and returned to the workbench to help pour out all the liquid in the crucible - the action just now delayed the stirring, and the pot of medicine was already useless. .

Snape seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted.

He sighed softly, lowered his head and walked to the door a little lonely.

"Crack-"

The door to the Room of Requirement was opened, but Snape did not step out.

He hid his entire body in the shadows and said in a hoarse voice:

"Dumbledore went to Germany during the Christmas vacation and has now returned to the country. He is currently staying with the members of the Order of the Phoenix and will not return to Hogwarts in the short term.

In addition, Voldemort and the others are preparing to take over Azkaban, recruit dementors, and rescue the Death Eaters imprisoned there.

Link, even I can see the outline of what you are going to do. There is no reason why Dumbledore can't notice it.

The reason why he hasn't made any move yet and deliberately made room for you is probably just waiting for you to reveal something, or he has his own plan.

So, be careful. "