The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

The price of daydreaming late at night was that on the first day back to school, Sun Zhu was forced to go to class in a listless state.

As for today's classes, the first one in the morning was a Herbology class with Ravenclaw, which she could basically pass without any injuries. The second one was a Potions class with Gryffindor, and she could only pray that the lions could help share some of the firepower...

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. According to Murphy's Law, the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen... She listened to the Herbology class with her eyelids propped up, and in return she received Professor Sprout's caring care.

"I know that everyone will feel a little uncomfortable during the first class after returning to school, but you still need to make sure to rest."

Professor Sprout told them this with a smile.

And she acted like a coward in Potions class, which earned her the angry look of Professor Snape.

"I wish some of the sphinx-headed gentlemen and ladies would spare their poor old professor's life. Even if they have a problem with it, they wouldn't punish him by burning slugs in a cauldron with toadstools. Sometimes I wish I was old and blind, or had the ability to--"

Sun Zhu quickly glanced at his crucible. Fortunately, there was no slug in it. It wasn’t me that was being scolded!

She subconsciously looked up at Snape, only to find that he was looking at her quietly, continuing his unfinished words:

"——The ability to kill someone with just one glance."

"No way, what's the big grudge? Is the professor threatening the students?" Daisy muttered softly.

"I haven't seen the old bat for all Christmas. How come he has become even more perverted!" shouted a Gryffindor in the back row.

"Wait for him to deduct points, hahaha! Ten points for Gryffindor! Ten points for Hufflepuff!"

"You are wrong. Gryffindor should be deducted at least 20 points! When did we get the same treatment as Hufflepuff?"

This was the voice of the twins sitting in the last row. Sun Zhu could hear it because she was afraid that she would miss Snape's reaction during class, so she simply turned on the task mark talent that she hadn't used for a long time. This ability can be said to be a sharp weapon for eavesdropping... Although she didn't know what use it would be to hear the twins' trash talk.

But... the imagined deduction did not happen. Snape just looked at her deeply, scaring away all her sleepiness, and then continued his lecture.

Sun Zhu realized it belatedly and shuddered.

The ability to kill people with just one look, isn't that the ability of the basilisk?

Professor Snape, did he know anything?

Cedric beside her gently held her wrist. The warmth from his fingertips seemed to reach her heart, calming her down a little.

"The professor is not targeting you, don't be nervous."

"No, it might be me." She replied to him in her heart, but in the end she just nodded to him.

"Host, Snape and Newt spent the whole night studying the darts you sent." Tongzi said, "Originally I wanted to tell you, but you were not in good condition last night, so..."

Sun Zhu understood immediately: "It seems that they must have determined that there is basilisk venom on it. No wonder, Newt is the most powerful expert on magical animals, and Snape is also a very powerful potion expert. Knowing this is a piece of cake for them."

"Yes, but they can't be 100% sure. After all, no one knows where the venom of the basilisk comes from. If, as you said, it's your mother's, then it's even harder to explain. First of all, they can't be sure of your mother's identity. In fact, only your father knows the answer to this question. In addition, if such a dangerous basilisk really exists, where is it now?"

"In their eyes, there are many suspicious points about me. That's why Snape wants to scare me like this... and test me. I can't let the secret slip!"

Sun Zhu raised her eyebrows, trying to ignore Snape's vague gaze. She picked up a fig root, began to cut it into small pieces with a knife, and then put it into a grinding dish to grind it. A clear green grass scent with a slight milky aroma wafted in her face, and Sun Zhu poured them into the crucible without changing her expression.

Cedric cooperated and poured the processed parasol mushroom extract into the crucible, stirred it clockwise for three times, and then ignited it and heated it for 60 seconds.

Snape passed by them without even looking at them. He just used his wand to hit the Gryffindors who were still playing with the slugs twice each, and took away 10 points from Gryffindor.

Sun Zhu patted his chest with lingering fear, and admired the flexibility of the teaching stick in the hands of the teacher... oh no, the magic wand. Cedric continued to add two grams of salamander serum to the crucible, stirred it counterclockwise for five times, increased the fire to boiling, and let it evaporate until only one gram of extract was left.

Sun Zhu couldn't help but yawn, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "By the way, what potion are we going to make in this class?"

"It is said to be one of the branch steps of the truth serum. Originally, this was a senior potion course, so we only need to complete the first step."

Sun Zhu rubbed his nose and said, "Veritaserum...it's a really good thing."

A lie-detecting weapon that forces the user to tell the truth. In theory, it is the natural nemesis of people like her who lie all the time. Unfortunately...

She touched the necklace around her neck and laughed arrogantly in her heart with her hands on her hips.

Not only the truth serum, but also Legilimency, the Pensieve, and even the Imperius Curse... none of them could read or control her mind.

In addition, her "pets" controlled by her - not counting the dragon - Peter's Wormtail, did not show any clues in the dual trials of Wizengamot and Azkaban. Dumbledore and others also found nothing in his Legilimency... They still don't know why Peter turned himself in. Although they don't want to believe that he has really changed, they can't get any other answers.

And the basilisk, which she had blocked for a long time because its voice was too unpleasant, received the same treatment.

Since they really couldn't discover her true intentions, it wouldn't hurt to be tested all the time.

Thinking of this, Sun Zhu smiled for the first time today. Looking at the small piece of dark red solid extract at the bottom of the crucible, she twirled her wand and suddenly had an idea: "If I can get some truth serum and feed it to Professor Binns, I wonder if I can find out the scope of the final exam on history of magic?"

The table was knocked three times by the wand. Sun Zhu looked up and saw Snape's gloomy face.

She immediately raised her hands to indicate that she had completed today's experiment.

"Miss Sun, your poor Potions professor will be grateful to you if you can stop plotting loudly in class and trying to do things to the professor that are not in compliance with Ministry regulations."

Sun Zhu nodded and said with a look of remorse: "Professor Snape, there is an old Chinese saying: judge by deeds, not by heart, and no one is perfect. You see, I am just talking casually, don't take it seriously. Even if one day, I really do something that is not in line with the regulations, as long as there are no bad consequences, you can't punish me for it, right?"

Snape stared at her for a moment, snorted coldly, flicked his wand, lifted the corner of his robe, and strode away.

"It was a close call... No points were deducted." Karina patted her chest and gave Sun Zhu a thumbs up, "You are really brave!"