The Extraordinary Apothecary at Hogwarts

Professor Dumbledore came back from the dinner. The atmosphere today was so lively, especially after it was announced that there would be a new after-school recreation program. The students' cheers almost lifted the ceiling, and their curiosity and enthusiasm for the new teacher was also gratifying.

What a wonderful day.

He opened the door to the principal's office in a happy mood and saw Snape moving a chair and sitting in front of his favorite rotating silverware, waiting, and also threw a dead mouse on his clean rug? !

How presumptuous.

Oh, if you look closely it looks like it's alive, but it's missing a toe.

understood.

But why did Severus suddenly think of bringing such a dirty thing here?

The good mood was instantly wiped out, and Dumbledore avoided the entire carpet in disgust.

"Severus, you are here too!" Dumbledore was followed by Professor Flitwick, who was holding a large square that looked like layers of wooden boards.

Flitwick's sight was blocked while moving the wooden block, and he mistook the gray thing on the ground for a rag carelessly left behind by some elf after cleaning. He raised his foot and kicked it into the corner.

"What is this?" Snape stood up and gave up his position, looking down at the thing in his hand.

Flitwick happily placed the wooden block on the low table and patted the non-existent dust on his hands, "The Marauder's Map - my student gave it to me. What an interesting design. It has been improved and improved. Maybe It should be called the Marauder Model instead.”

How come every word in a short sentence is so harsh?Especially when he thought about the pest named Wormtail who was still unconscious here, his internal organs felt uncomfortable.

"Oh, great?" Snape rolled his eyes at the ceiling.

The ironic and strange tunes awakened the gossipy souls of the past principals on the wall, and the dozing portraits slightly raised their eyelids.

Yo!There's something good to watch.

Flitwick's wand cheerfully tapped out a rhythm on the wooden blocks. The wooden pieces scattered and reorganized like puzzle pieces according to the beat, building a cross-sectional model of each level of the castle.

There are letters floating above the small black dots like sesame seeds showing their names, followed by numbers. Most people's numbers are double digits.

The names of the students were crowded together in their respective lounges, and slowly dispersed towards the dormitory, with only a few unsociable black spots still hanging around outside.

The Human Traces Curse is superimposed with the Age Revealing Curse.There will no longer be a similar situation where you can't tell the difference between Barty Crouch and Barty Crouch Jr.

Flitwick walked around his creation with satisfaction. "Polyjuice Potion and Aging Potion can't fool it."

"Yes, it's perfect for monitoring students' every move." The portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black on the wall praised.

Dumbledore turned his back to him and said, "No, Phineas, no one is planning to turn Hogwarts into a prison."

"I can't see any difference," Phineas straightened his collar, "Look there, next to Gryffindor Tower, what are the two sneaky students doing in the secret passage! I'm watching from here. get."

The two students he was talking about were marked above: Fred Weasley 14, George Weasley 14.

As soon as the black dots left the secret passage, they started walking one after another against the wall. They seemed to be avoiding something, probably Filch's cat.

Dumbledore adjusted his glasses and leaned forward to search. Then he straightened up and said, "Severus, did you arrest Harry and Ron and put them in solitary confinement?"

"Do you think I should invite them to sit down for coffee, Dumbledore? Mild punishment will not work on Mr. Potter. After all, we all know that he has inherited those 'good' qualities."

Dumbledore looked sideways at the ground, "And Ron's pet. I believe you don't bother to explain your behavior, but the psychological trauma this caused to a child-"

Snape rubbed his nose and said, "No, I explained."

"You explained? Unbelievable, Severus."

"I asked them to come to you." Snape said confidently.

"Oh, oh, that's right. I'm still glad you made a little progress and at least left a sentence that confused them, which is better than saying nothing at all."

Flitwick was also confused. What were the two of them talking about?Not a word can be inserted.

But he quickly covered his mouth and made a sharp explosion, "Ah!! Peter Pedillo! Impossible!" He pointed to the location of the principal's office in the Marauder model, his arms trembling slightly, "There must be a mistake in the spell. ”

"Your spell is correct, Filius. It is very precise and sharp, and it immediately reveals the disguise that is difficult to detect with the eyes."

"He might... enjoy the honor as a hero... So... that is to say... could it be... Ah! Merlin's beard! You are not surprised at all. You have captured him and tied him here? I What did you miss?"

"Missed - a lot?" Snape said slowly, "The headmaster will decide what to tell you next, I have no right to decide."

"Don't worry, Filius, I have plenty of time to tell you slowly." Dumbledore gave Flitwick a candy wand to calm down his shock, then turned to look at Snape, "Now I would rather ask you something first. Ask, Severus, what do you bring it for?"

Flitwick was shocked to see the gray "rag" that he had just kicked under the table rolling out, a dead mouse, and the black dots on the Marauder model moving with it.

Snape crossed his hands and said reluctantly, "I wanted to ask what your plans are for it. For example, use it to replace Potter's godfather so that they can stage a stomach-churning reunion. ?”

"If you really think so, I'm afraid there is some bad news. From what I know about Fudge, he is very afraid of mentioning those past things." Dumbledore observed Snape's expression through his half-moon glasses,

He went on to say, "Fudge only cares about his own safety and official position. He doesn't care about grievances at all and does not need to tell the truth to the public. After I finish handling more important matters, I must use some official connections to ensure that the lawsuit proceeds normally."

Snape didn't seem to hear the last sentence at all. He pointed his wand at the unconscious mouse, causing it to roll like a rag bag and hit the table leg hard, "Then for a long time , it is useless." He said in a death sentence tone.

Dumbledore was still looking at him, "It sounds like you have other ideas, Severus, what are you going to do with it?"

"As a teaching aid," Snape replied coldly.

Dumbledore was silent for a while, "You don't want Eugenie to learn dark magic, do you?"

Flitwick became nervous when he heard it. He put the candy wand in his mouth without opening it and took a big bite of the wrapping paper.

"In fact, I will." Snape said to their disappointment. "To be specific, it's a curse. If you want to deal with something, the best way is to use it and understand it deeply."