I'm a priest at Hogwarts

Chapter 15 Snape's Olive Branch

After Potions class, Orlando found Professor Snape and showed him the outline he had written. At first, Snape didn't take it seriously, but as he read more, his expression became serious and he looked at Orlando. It became more and more strange, as if I saw an incredible existence.

Snape watched it three times, each time taking longer and longer. After watching it for the last time, he remained silent for a long time and said, "Orlando, are you really not willing to come to Slytherin?"

After thinking for a while, Orlando replied: "Professor, I am a Muggle-born wizard. I am lucky to be able to enter Hogwarts. Do you really think I am suitable to stay in Slytherin? You know, Slytherin's Most of the students come from pure-blood families.”

Snape was in a daze, looking at the student in front of him and not knowing how to answer.He really wanted this student. He was smart, diligent, eager to learn, and extremely talented in potions. He was very much like him when he was a child, no, even better than he was when he was a child.

After thinking sadly for a moment, Snape seemed to have made a decision. He stood up, holding the manuscript in his left hand, and holding Orlando's arm with his right hand, "Let's go to the principal's office."

Orlando did not speak. He knew that Professor Snape had been persuaded by him, but this matter was too big for him, the dean and professor, to make a decision. He had to obtain the consent of the principal.

Walking through the castle corridor, the two came to a stop in front of a huge and ugly stone monster.

"Cold lemonade!" Snape shouted, apparently as a command.

The monster suddenly came to life, jumped to the side, and the wall behind it cracked in half.Behind the wall was a spiral staircase that was moving slowly upward, like an escalator.Orlando followed Snape into it, and then heard a roar behind him, and the wall closed again.They whirled higher and higher, higher and higher, until at last Orlando, who felt a little dizzy, saw in front of him a gleaming oak door with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffon.

Professor Snape knocked on the door knocker, the door opened quietly, and the two of them walked in.Orlando looked around. It was a spacious, beautiful circular room filled with all kinds of funny little sounds.On a table with slender legs, there were many strange silverwares, rotating and emitting small puffs of smoke.The walls are covered with portraits of old male and female principals, all snoring gently in their respective frames.There is also a huge desk in the room with claw-shaped legs.On a shelf behind the table sat a tattered, wrinkled wizard's hat - the Sorting Hat.

Dumbledore was sitting behind the desk reading a book. After seeing Snape, he put down the book in his hand and said enthusiastically with a smile: "Severus, it's rare that you have time to see me. Oh, and you also brought a kid."

"Hello, Professor Dumbledore!" Orlando bowed politely in greeting.

"What a polite boy, I know you, Orlando Bloom, right?" Dumbledore looked at Orlando through the silver frame.

"Yes, Headmaster."

"It seems I have a pretty good memory, don't you think so, Severus."

Snape grinned, a rare smile appearing on his poker face.

"Headmaster, take a look at this first." With that, Snape handed over the manuscript in his hand.

Dumbledore reached out to take it, glanced at Snape, then adjusted his glasses and looked at it carefully.

After a moment.

"What an incredible idea." Dumbledore put down the manuscript in his hand, tapped his fingers on the table, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, I think so too. Just as Orlando deduced in the manuscript, once successful, this will be subversive in the history of potions." Snape said with some excitement.

"I agree with your point of view, Severus." Dumbledore's sharp eyes revealed the light of wisdom, "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

"I need the school's financial support and authority to hire Orlando as my assistant professor."

"Funds are not a problem, the question is is Orlando willing? After all, his main task now is to study." Dumbledore looked at Orlando uncertainly.

"I agree, Principal. I have already completed the first-year courses by myself. It will not delay my studies. I can use my spare time to do research. Besides, if there is anything I don't understand, I can definitely ask Professor Snape to learn. Yes. Right, professor?"

"Yes, Principal, I think it should be fine."

"Well, what a surprising little guy. I hope to see your research results soon."

After leaving the principal's office, Snape took Orlando to Professor McGonagall's office. Professor McGonagall was not as easy to talk to as Dumbledore.

The conversation between the two became very heated, and Orlando was caught in the middle and couldn't get a word in. It was extremely embarrassing.Fortunately, Professor McGonagall did not embarrass him. In the end, he gave him a few words of encouragement and exempted him from homework. Of course, he also drew a red line for him, that is, if Orlando fails in any subject in the end-of-semester exam, it will be taken back. Assistant Professor position.

What Professor McGonagall didn't know was that for a top student like Orlando, the thing he was least afraid of was exams.

Orlando soon felt like he was trapped in a cocoon. No, since Professor McGonagall announced that he would become Snape's assistant professor, he had a new nickname in Gryffindor - The Gryffindor Ambush. Viper; and in Slytherin, those pure-blooded snakes who couldn't stand him gave him the nickname - Traitor of the Mudbloods.

Both sides are unhappy, which makes Orlando a little depressed, but this does not change his mind. His goal is very clear - everything is to become stronger and to cultivate Taoism.

Freed from the worries of after-school homework, Orlando has more time and energy to devote to the research of potions. Now, except for the necessary class time during the day, he spends most of the remaining time in Professor Snape's exclusive laboratory. do research.

In order to be like this, Orlando even wrote a letter to his family and asked his father to purchase a batch of equipment used in laboratories in the Muggle world.

In the wizarding world, wizards with powerful magical power are accustomed to using magic to solve all problems, and often ignore the effectiveness of these auxiliary tools and the power of science.

No, it was demonstrated in Orlando how to refine the scabies treatment potion through experimental equipment, simplify the process by fixing the data, and finally successfully mass-produce it. This simple and efficient method immediately impressed the students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A group of professors.

To this end, Dumbledore also suggested that Orlando write the results of the research into a paper, and he personally acted as the recommender and submitted it to the academic journal of the European Association of Magicians - "Magician Today" for publication.

It is said that any article that is reviewed and approved by the European Association of Magicians can receive a polishing fee of up to 800 galleons, and Orlando readily agreed.

After making a series of results, Professor Snape trusted Orlando more and more. He did not stick to his research direction, and the door of the laboratory was completely open to him. Except for a few top-quality medicinal materials, all other materials were used freely. If If you are missing something, you can always direct the house elf Capri to buy it (at Orlando's request, Dumbledore assigned Capri to him.)

Professor Snape is indeed a rare master of potion refining. Under his guidance, Orlando quickly mastered many potion refining techniques. After mastering these potion refining procedures, he began to record the parameters. , fixed data, through scientific means, have been completed successively, the palliative potion used to calm and relieve irritability and anxiety; the fire-removing potion used to remove the damage caused by fire magic; used to maintain a happy mood and make people feel happy A mass production method for the Euphoria potion.

To this end, he published four papers in a row. After being verified as feasible by the All-European Association of Magicians, these papers were published in the journal "Magicians Today". Now Orlando became slightly famous, and it also brought him success. A large sum of money came, which solved his urgent need.

After more than half a month of hard work, Orlando finally gathered together the ingredients for a medicated bath. Some of them were in Snape's laboratory, and some of them were purchased by Capri from outside the school at a high price.

All that was needed was the east wind. That afternoon, Orlando left the laboratory early and returned to the dormitory.

At this time, Harry and Ron were playing wizard chess, and Neville was watching the game.

"Orlando, you're back," Neville said.

"I'm back, I want to go out at night"

Harry and Ron didn't speak, pretending not to see him. Ever since they knew that he was very close to Snape, their relationship had become more subtle. Harry and Ron didn't like Snape, and they thought Orlando Betrayed everyone.

Orlando shook his head. There was no way to explain this kind of thing, and he couldn't explain it clearly. Just think that they were acting like children.

Orlando took some changes of clothes and stuffed them all into the glass bracelet. Then he went to the kitchen and got a lot of food. The menstrual marrow cleansing was very draining on the body, so he needed to eat a lot of food to replenish energy, otherwise he would Damage to the foundation.

Entering the Room of Requirement again, this time Orlando is talking about the need for a bathroom with hot water.In order to ensure the efficacy of the medicine, Orlando specially prepared a large bathtub, poured the prepared medicine into it, and then added boiling water. After the medicine was completely integrated into the water, Orlando hurriedly took off his clothes and jumped in.

The scalding boiling water and the violent effects of the medicine made Orlando's skin instantly turn red, like thousands of silver needles pricking his body. Holding back the severe pain, Orlando put on the air to practice, only to see his legs spread wide. Bend your knees into a horse stance, put your hands flat and extend your palms outwards. Your entire body is submerged in the potion, with only one nostril sticking out for breathing out.This is the "Tiger Shock" method in the Qi Gathering and Nourishing Chapter of "The True Explanation of Alchemy". It is the supreme secret technique of Taoist body training. Unfortunately, it is difficult for modern people to cultivate it, let alone practice this supreme secret technique. .

Hu Zhen, as the name suggests, uses the vibration of magic power combined with the stimulation of drugs to remove impurities from the skin, muscles, bones, organs, and bone marrow of the human body. It is a process of body condensation. To use a poem to describe it, it is like "Thousands of slugs are washed away. Work hard and blow away the yellow sand before you get to the gold."

As the medicinal bath continued, Orlando's breathing became rhythmic, and the scattered mana in his body swam with the rhythm of his breathing, like a clear stream. Although it was slow and rapid, it was full of resilience and lingering. Tempering the flesh, flesh and skin of the whole body all the time.

After a quarter of an hour, the effect of the medicine began to penetrate into the skin. At this time, Orlando's abdominal cavity slowly squirmed with bulges and bulges, making bursts of roars, like a tiger roaring.

At this time, he was already immersed in the practice, and gradually felt his skin and flesh vibrating slightly. With each vibration, the mana was dispersed, and the dispersed mana was integrated into the skin and cells. The physical body is strengthened under the influence of drugs.

The medicinal effect of the medicinal bath lasted for three hours. When the medicinal effect wore off, Orlando woke up from his trance. Seeing that his body was covered with a layer of oil and smelled sour, he hurriedly took the shower and rinsed it. After washing, his body was as white as jade, and the pores all over his body became compact and fine. He clenched his fists and waved them in the air a few times. Orlando's joyful feeling also increased a lot.

The effect of this night's medicinal bath training was surprisingly good. Orlando calculated that in three more times, he would be able to complete the skin training and enter the next stage of muscle training.

The "Tiger Shock" method in the Qi Gathering and Nourishing Chapter of "The True Explanation of Alchemy" is a supreme body-refining secret technique created by the Taoist predecessors. It emphasizes step-by-step. It can be divided into four stages from low to high, namely, skin training. , muscle training, bone training, and finally the internal organs training and blood exchange.

This is similar to the practice of "training the muscles, bones and skin externally and practicing one breath internally" in ancient martial arts.It's just that Taoist practice is different from martial arts practice. It emphasizes using martial arts to enter the Tao and become a saint in the body.

After changing into clean clothes and putting on some clean clothes, Orlando's stomach growled again. Fortunately, he was prepared, took out the food from the glass bracelet, and ate it with big mouthfuls.

After eating and drinking, he looked at the time. It was one o'clock in the morning. During these days, he had been so busy that he didn't get a good sleep. He almost forgot what a bed felt like. After cleaning it up briefly, Orlando posted an invisibility sheet for himself. Fu, slipped out quietly.

On the way back to Gryffindor Castle, he accidentally encountered Peeves who was wreaking havoc. Orlando passed through quietly without saying anything. The Fat Lady was taking a nap and looked unhappy after being woken up by Orlando.

"Strawberry pudding."

"You annoying brat, you stay up late at night and disturb people's sleep." The fat lady, who couldn't see Orlando, knew that the student must have used a trick to avoid being discovered while wandering around at night.

After hearing the password, she reluctantly moved the portrait away, revealing the doorway behind her.

Back in the dormitory, Orlando was surprised to find that Harry and Ron were not there. It seemed that they were hiding something from him!Orlando, who was familiar with the plot, didn't think much. He went back to his bed and fell asleep. He was really tired from practicing all night.

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