The Extraordinary Apothecary at Hogwarts

"There is no absolute and eternal correctness, and one has to be skeptical and make a rigorous judgment." Sissy simply summed it up based on her own thoughts.

Snape was holding his wand, floating a golden-spotted flametail butterfly in mid-air, spreading its wings flat.

The delicate structure of double-layer fine scales transforms the mild light projected on them into dazzling dreamy colors, and the restless golden light outlines the fuzzy outline of the wings.

The butterfly has already lost its short life, and the golden color that is automatic without wind has never died down with the extinguishment of the fire of life. It still uses its own gorgeous brilliance to show the lively posture of the butterfly.

The golden light at the tail-like protrusion of the hind wing is the most shining and intensive, extending the visual effect of the wings. The tail almost forms two free-floating transparent ribbons, and the fine glitter of gold is attached to it bit by bit.

There seems to be an invisible elf exclusive to this butterfly, here to continue to guard this beauty, it pursed its mouth and blew lightly, making the light belt sway in an extremely agile arc.

According to the book, a weak butterfly, like many small insects, can be thrown directly into the crucible.

Usually only large beetles need separate treatment.

"The nymphs produced in the crater of Vesuvius are rarely threatened by natural enemies under the cover of the volcano, and there is no need to evolve poisonous scales to resist enemies..." Sissy tried her best to integrate the scattered relevant information in her mind. .

Mount Vesuvius, a very famous one, was a terrible guy that swallowed the ancient city of Pompeii in an instant.

What she needs to do is never memorize the content of a few books, or memorize the complete notes organized by the professor. The degree of difficulty is too low, and many Ravenclaw students can do it.

Getting used to ready-made things will only make people lose their ability to think.

The densely packed notes in the textbook are like crushing fodder into powder and feeding it to the mouths of cattle and sheep. You don't need to chew hard, just swallow it and you're done.

In class, students were asked to record many experimental points to note, which is probably the case, a quick and helpless move.

Organize and summarize for them, and then feed them to their mouths one by one, wishing to digest them for them directly!

Because at this point, there are still some little pigs who can't remember and learn...

"The vegetation near the crater is sparse. This kind of butterfly will eat the poisonous Marley grass in the larval stage. The toxin has no effect on the butterfly itself, but it will continue to accumulate and increase. After eclosion, there are still a lot of toxins in the body. .”

"The only thing that works in the fire protection potion is the butterfly scales. It is a completely irresponsible decision to add the body together - adding useless but toxin-rich parts is simply poisoning the drinker."

Relying on extensive understanding of the pharmaceutical itself and the environment where the materials are produced.

Just to draw a final conclusion - at this time the wings must be removed and used alone.

Just a few words.

Snape could have chosen to tell Sissy the conclusion directly, but he didn't intend to do so.

In daily learning, the key is to gradually cultivate the ability of independent inquiry. Excessively detailed teaching will only waste rare talents.

Hearing the expected answer, Snape withdrew his gaze, "Be extremely careful when separating the wings, any rough movements may damage the fragile scales."

The vibration when the scissors cut is also not good.

So he raised his fingers slightly to hold his breath, and precisely released a sharp cutting curse on the junction of the base, and two sharp and slender spots of light flashed past.

At first glance, there is no change, just reach out and pinch, and the body part that needs to be discarded can be easily removed.

Sissy has been stretching her neck to observe closely, silently gesturing in her heart, how to release the cutting curse with a similar effect, so that it has the sharpness of blowing hair.

She just wanted to ask a question, but because she was worried that the breath when she spoke would damage the wings that had been taken off completely, she hesitated a little, but she retracted her head, covered her lips and asked in a low voice: "Professor, are you going to use the sagegrass next?" ?”

The tail of a salamander, the wings of a golden-spotted flame-tailed nymph, and the curly-leaved weeping flower (also known as the fire lily) are all creatures born in flames.

The three perfectly cooperate with rutile, even if you stay in the high-temperature flame for an hour, you will not experience symptoms such as dehydration and poisoning.

just—

I'm afraid it will be accompanied by some adverse reactions, for example, heartburn, not thinking about eating and drinking, dry and red eyes like a bunny or something...

Snape put away his wand, pursed his lips and did not rush to answer the expected question.

"I think it's reasonable to add Mishen grass. It can help the medicine diffuse, and bring a mild cooling sensation to the drinker, effectively eliminating a variety of adverse reactions." Sissy continued to explain her reasons.

But in today's candidate materials, unexpectedly, there is no trace of Mishen grass.

I don't understand.

If you don’t understand, just ask boldly!

The professor is not a monster who eats children.

So now Sissy puts the expression "Why on earth?" on her face.

I can't wait to write a question mark out of thin air with my magic wand.

Sissy watched the professor deal with the rest of the medicinal materials in a leisurely manner, rubbing her hands anxiously, as if all the students in the class got the test papers and began to write quickly, but she was unlucky and received a paper with serious printing errors. examination paper.

Waiting online, hurry up, can you tell me quickly?

"After drinking the fireproofing potion, how long will it take for it to fully take effect?" Snape noticed her eager gaze and raised his eyebrows without answering the question.

"About 1 minute. For ordinary adult wizards (except Hagrid), it's even faster for children. Half a minute is enough for a person of my height and weight."

Although it doesn't take effect immediately, it can be regarded as quite fast.

"Then let me ask you, usually when people see a bottle of potion with a water-repellent label on it, and they are in urgent need of going through a fire that cannot be cured by spells, what is the normal reaction?"

Sissy automatically substituted Harry and Hermione.

The scene is of course like this:

Holding the potion bottle in his hand, he stared at the purple flame in front of him.

Taking a deep breath, he threw his head back and drank the entire bottle of potion.

Thinking of passing through as soon as possible before the effect of the medicine wears off, so he mustered up the courage to rush in without looking back...

No problem, this is Gryffindor wow!

Good guy, in this way, Harry Potter died—the kind that Dumbledore couldn't save even if he turned to ashes directly.

Horcrux destruction progress +1.

"Perhaps we should attach a note to the bottle, reminding them to wait patiently for a minute?" Sissy didn't think that this matter was directly related to the Misanthrox, but she frowned because of her lack of consideration.

"You can't expect the drinker to understand the effect of the potion as much as you do. Leave an instruction sheet? Can you guarantee that there won't be some rash and impulsive guy? Maybe he will rush into the fire after taking a sip. Didn't see the warning you wrote?"

That boy Pott can definitely do it.

At least Snape was convinced of that.