Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

The three potions were finally ready in the afternoon. Andre carefully took a small bowl each and poured it into the three toads.

After waiting for a moment, each of the three toads had different reactions. One of them suddenly grew in size. Its originally palm-sized body seemed to be under an expansion spell, and in the blink of an eye it became the size of a washbasin.

There was no change in the surface of another body, but it suddenly spit out a thread of silk from its mouth, which looked no different from the thread of an Acromantula.

There was only the last toad. Andre observed it for more than ten minutes and found no reaction after being given the potion. However, compared to its two companions, it was actually the luckiest. About half an hour after the magic potion took effect, the two toads that reacted burped due to the repulsion of the magic power. However, the one that did not take effect was still alive and well.

"Both No. [-] and No. [-] have produced results, which shows that our research is at least not in vain. However, the formula of No. [-] is probably not a small problem. You see, this toad is still exactly the same as before." The little witch carefully took out a notebook , write down the changes of the three toads one by one.

Andre also nodded. He never thought that one experiment would be successful, and he had already been prepared for failure.

And the fact that two toads reacted was already a very big gain, which was enough to show that the potion formula he and Hermione developed had a certain effect.

"If our formula is really successful, it should be able to make the toads grow bigger and also have the ability to spin silk." After finishing writing down the changes of the three toads, Hermione raised her head and said.

"So among the three formulas we worked out before, except for the complete failure of No. [-], the other two also had defects," Andre said with a smile: "But this does not mean that if the formula was so easy to be developed by us, , the Adrian family will not only have those few fire dragon potions passed down from the past."

"But, what went wrong?" The little witch frowned, thinking carefully about the potion formula she had researched before.

Andre is not in a hurry about this. There are still a few months left before the summer vacation. Now that the first step has been completed, the next step is hard work. Anyway, he now has a general formula for formulating special potions before the holidays. Confidence derived from research.

"Let's just come here today. It's almost dinner time. Let's go back to the castle and continue researching tomorrow." It took nearly a day to brew the potion. Although the two arrived at Hagrid's hut early in the morning, It was almost nightfall now, and even though it was Saturday, they had no way of spending the night here, so they had no choice but to put down what they were doing and return to the castle.

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Before continuing with potion research, a more important thing occurred - Easter was here.

Compared with the relatively long Christmas vacation, the Easter vacation time does not make the little wizards at Hogwarts so happy, and more than two months after Easter, they will usher in the annual final exam. For students like Hermione, there is no way to relax during this holiday.

Moreover, the professor will not give everyone the opportunity to go home for the holidays easily like at Christmas. The large amount of homework makes almost all the students miserable, so it is almost impossible to see any little wizards leaving the castle. Most of them choose I stayed in school to spend this holiday.

It took even Andre two days to write all the homework for each class, let alone Harry and Ron.

But compared to homework, the second-grade little wizard faces a very important choice.

That was about their third year electives, and over the Easter holidays everyone had to make a choice.

"This will affect our entire future." According to Hermione, this is a major event in life.

Of course, Andre didn't think so, because to be honest, few of the elective courses at Hogwarts could teach students real skills.

Needless to say, Hagrid will take over the Care of Magical Creatures class next semester. This hybrid giant is indeed not suitable to be a professor. Andre has never denied that Hagrid is a good person, and he has a very close relationship with him. But when it comes to being a teacher, Hagrid is really not qualified.

However, Andre will not make a statement against this. The course itself only allows young wizards to have a general understanding of magical animals. Just look at the name of the course. Protecting magical animals is not about instructing students how to hunt magical animals. animals.

As for the divination class, although the profession of prophet does exist in the magical world, it is no different from Muggle society. Most of them are liars. This kind of magic involving the future must be used by wizards with sufficient talent. Under normal circumstances, Except for those descendants of the prophet family who have blood inheritance, most of the young wizards are unable to master the knowledge of divination.

As for another arithmetic divination, Andre also had some knowledge of it. It was similar to Muggle tarot cards. The only difference was that arithmetic was used instead of tarot cards. But in the final analysis, it was still the same set of cards based on specific numbers or cards. He didn't believe in giving the soothsayer a specious answer anyway. Compared to Trelawney, a magician who could occasionally make predictions, the so-called arithmetic divination seemed to him even more unreliable.

The courses on ancient magic texts are somewhat useful, but they are only for people like Andre. In modern magical society, there are not so many ancient books that need to be translated, unless you really plan to become an archaeologist in the future. For example, Bill, the Weasley family member, works as a curse-breaker in Gringotts, Egypt. Otherwise, the magic knowledge learned in school will basically be of no use to the young wizards after they graduate.

In addition to the four courses mentioned above, there is also a Muggle Studies course that was only opened in the past few decades. There is nothing to say about this. The wizarding world's understanding of Muggles has always been from its own perspective. The conclusions drawn are naturally biased. Andre would definitely not choose this course anyway.

"I just want to give up Potions." Harry sighed and told several friends after the list of new classes was handed to him.

But Ron immediately broke his fantasy: "No way, the original subjects must be continued, otherwise George and the others would not have to see Snape again."

Andre smiled. It was strange to say that Harry and Snape obviously had the same relationship, but his grades in Potions were better than Transfiguration. He didn't know if he really inherited it from his mother. The talent there.

Of course, it is also possible that Harry didn't want to be scolded by Snape all day long, so he put more thought into this class. After all, most of the classes at this stage are still very easy. As long as you study hard, you can usually Both can achieve good results.

"Which ones are you going to choose?" Hermione was a little curious about Andre's choice.

"Ancient magic texts and the protection of magical animals." Andre has already made plans. The ancient magic texts are for studying those ancient books in the future. He has a foundation in this area. The few books he obtained from Sirius's family during last summer vacation This magic book was compiled using ancient magic script, and he put in a lot of effort to understand it.

As for the course on Care of Magical Creatures, although he knew that Professor Kettleburn would retire next semester due to his old age and Hagrid would take over, whether it was because of his relationship with Hagrid or his own If there is a need, he will choose this course.

The druid himself is close to animals, not to mention that the two esoteric magics of the druid sect he knows are related to magical animals. Hagrid is indeed not a qualified teacher, but this hybrid giant is very difficult to deal with magical animals. Andre did not expect to become friends with all unicorns like Hagrid, but he also wanted to learn from him how to tame magical animals. After all, the number of holy mistletoes was limited, and he could not give them to them. Every magical animal he likes is fed a mind control potion.

"I'm going to attend all the classes." As for the little witch herself, her choice was not beyond Andre's expectations. This girl felt hungry for unfamiliar knowledge.

Andre didn't intend to dissuade him from doing so. Anyway, she would regret it next semester. Even if he said it now, the little witch would definitely reject his kindness.

And if the little witch can apply for a time turner from Professor McGonagall as in the original plot, it will also be a good thing for Andre. It’s not that he has to prepare for trouble next year. He is not a prophet. Who knows if there will be another accident in the castle next year.

It’s just that he is very curious about this kind of alchemy tool that can travel through time. Of course he will not give up if he has the opportunity to contact it. Compared with other magic, time is undoubtedly more mysterious and unpredictable, but except for the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, almost no other place in the wizarding world It was impossible to find such a thing as a time turner, and the only one he could access was the one the little witch would get next semester.

"Don't you choose the Divination class? I heard from George that as long as you follow the wishes of Professor Trelawney, you can easily get credits for this course." Ron seemed a little puzzled by Andre's choice. , he told the news he got from his brother.

But Andre shook his head and refused. He didn't want to listen to a middle-aged witch cursing himself all the time to encounter misfortune. Trelawney did have the ability to predict, but that ability was not under her own control. It was completely It was just a matter of luck. He didn't want to try his luck to see if he could meet the female professor and tell the real prophecy. After all, even if he knew about the future, it would be useless.

Voldemort learned about Harry or Neville's language from Snape, and the final result was different and unchanged. It can even be said that if he didn't dwell on this prophecy, the ending might not be like the prophecy. .

After all, Harry was trained by himself. The lightning scar on his forehead gave Harry the identity of a living Horcrux, creating an unbreakable connection between him and Voldemort. Without this identity, Harry is just an ordinary little wizard.

Regarding course selection, Andre only chose two in the end. The little witch still checked all of them, and Harry made the same choice as him under Ron's constant persuasion.

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Easter passed quickly. In their research on special potions, Andre and Hermione were getting closer and closer to real success. During this time, they captured dozens of Acromantulas on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Use these earth bullies in the Forbidden Forest as ingredients for potions.

Hagrid was not dissatisfied, because following Andre's actions, the Forbidden Forest suddenly glowed with life, and magical animals that had not been seen for many years appeared at the edge of the forest.

It can be seen that what Andre told Hagrid about the Acromantula affecting the ecological balance of the Forbidden Forest is indeed true. Just the death of dozens of giant spiders made those magical animals living in the Forbidden Forest keenly aware of the situation. He discovered a vacuum at the edge of the forest and immediately rushed in.

This fact also made Hagrid couldn't help but consider whether to control the number of Aragog's descendants. After all, the Forbidden Forest does not belong to the Acromantula, nor does it belong to him.

Of course, this matter is still under Hagrid's consideration for the time being. He has not discussed it with Andre. Hagrid still has deep feelings for Aragog, whom he has raised since childhood.

There were already signs of summer in Hogwarts in May. On this day, Andre and Hermione returned to Hagrid's hut with two Acromantulas again. There were faint traces of sweat on the backs of their robes.

"Yesterday's formula was very close to success. Except that the spider's enlarged size was not as expected, other aspects were basically the same as what we had expected." After getting into the suitcase, Andre said He said to Hermione while dealing with the two giant spiders.

The little witch is no longer afraid of these giant spiders in front of her. After all, the two of them have dealt with a lot of Acromantulas during this period.

She smiled happily and said: "I think there is something wrong with the way Belladonna is processed, which is why yesterday's potion didn't work perfectly. But there must be no problem with the materials inside, otherwise it wouldn't be so good. the result of."

Andre nodded: "It is possible. Yesterday we used it in slices, so today I am going to crush the belladonna so that its juice can be more easily integrated into the potion. But in addition, it is also possible It’s because the dosage of Amphora is too little. In the previous formulas that had the enlargement effect, the dosage of Amphibian was twice as much as yesterday. Anyway, let’s test based on these two ideas first. If it doesn’t work, we’ll try it again. Find out what went wrong.”

Andre and Hermione became more and more familiar with the method of brewing potions. After deciding on the plan, they quickly set up the cauldron and put in the materials by category.

By the time the potion was ready, it was already evening. Fortunately, the special potion was not like Veritaserum or Polyjuice Potion, which required a lot of time to brew. Otherwise, the two of them would not have been able to do it so many times in a few hours. of the test.

Next is the drug testing phase.