The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

In the evening, several people followed Loren to Snape's office. The basement is a bit dark and spooky at night.

"Madam Pomfrey must not have carefully examined my injury. I should go back and have a look." Ron became more and more frightened as he got closer to the office.

Harry continued, "When you go to see Madam Pomfrey this afternoon, you should pick up some antidote for me so that you don't have to make an extra trip later."

Hermione didn't want to listen to these two people's nonsense and chased after Loren, trying to get some experience from Loren, "What did Snape ask you to do before?"

"Help with some medicinal materials and learn how to brew some potions." Loren's face didn't turn red, and he told the truth...

This is indeed the case, but the herbs used are a little different.

The office door was open, Loren knocked on the door and led a few people in.

Snape did not sit behind the desk and correct homework as usual, but stood in front of the desk and watched several people enter the office one after another.

His eyes looked back and forth between everyone, lingering on Harry the longest.

The three people who came to Snape's office for the first time didn't dare to look around, but from the corner of their eyes they saw snakes, giant toads, and even things that looked like babies soaking in glass jars, and their faces turned pale with fear.

"Oh, the warrior who destroys the trolls."

Snape sneered, "If it were another time, I would definitely let you know how ridiculous and self-righteous you are."

The four of them buried their heads, no one wanted to get into trouble.

Snape looked at Loren and Hermione, "I thought you two were smarter, but you turned out to be just as reckless and ignorant as other Gryffindors. What's the difference between your brains and those of a troll?"

Silence fell in the office.

No one saw, Snape looked at Harry with dark eyes, looking at the scar on his forehead. That was the mark left by Lily. It was almost, almost Lily would be disappointed in him again.

"follow me."

Without looking at the four people who were posing as quails, Snape led several people into the storage room, where four boxes were placed, all covered with lids.

Loren vaguely guessed what was inside, and he thought to himself: It's a flower, not a snake, it's a flower, not a snake.

"I don't have time to play the confinement game with you four warriors. The Galleons that Dumbledore promised you are on the table. Loren will tell you how to do it. If I come back and find that the materials have not been processed well, then what will you do next? For a month, I have to come here every Friday for confinement." After saying that, Snape walked out of the office and closed the door with a bang.

The four people in the storage room looked at each other.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief and joked: "I thought I was going to be poisoned and sent to the school infirmary tonight, but I didn't expect that I was just dealing with potion ingredients."

Ron also relaxed, "It's much better than I thought to just be scolded by Snape."

Hermione looked at Loren, "What are we going to do?"

"Don't be too happy too soon."

Loren sighed and walked to the box, "Open the treasure box!"

With that said, he opened the lid.

"Hiss~hiss~" The green-striped viper twisted and twisted in the box.

"Ah!" Ron and Hermione screamed, and Hermione stepped back in fright.

Harry stared at the two boxes of densely packed snakes in a daze.

"Bingo! Hit the jackpot."

Loren exhaled, old friend. Now he will no longer be scared to sleep like the first time. He walked forward and took out a row of test tubes on the shelf from the cabinet, "Take a look."

As he said that, he reached into the box, caught a snake, opened the snake's mouth, bit the snake's teeth at the mouth of the test tube, and waited for the venom to be secreted into the tube.

"These snakes are enchanted and will not bite. They will become stiff beyond the height of the golden thread. There is no danger."

Loren did not introduce the poisonous nature of the green-striped viper, which would only make a few people more panicked.

After finishing a set of procedures, Loren stepped aside and motioned for several people to take action.

Harry was still in a daze, Ron's legs were shaking and he didn't dare to step forward. Hermione had tears in her eyes and kept shaking her head.

"Do you want to be confined for one night, or for a month?" Ignoring the others, Loren began to collect snake venom.

There was no way to persuade him. Loren was scared to death for the first time, so he could only wait for a few people to muster the courage on their own.

After watching Loren do this for a while, Hermione clenched her hands into fists, wiped her eyes, and walked next to him, "I, I'll give it a try."

The girl cried, sounding timid.

Hermione trembled slightly and reached out her hand, gently holding a snake. The moment he came into contact with the snake's scales, his shoulders trembled visibly. Then he strengthened his courage and lifted the snake out. With his hands stretched straight and his head retracted, he pressed the snake against the mouth of the test tube to extract the venom.

After taking out the venom, Hermione closed her eyes and threw the snake into another empty box. She kept panting and whimpered, but she didn't shed any tears.

Loren put his hand on her shoulder, trying to bring her some comfort.

Ron saw that Hermione could do what any girl could do, and not wanting to lag behind, he pulled Harry towards another box and started operating it.

After a while, Harry began to make strange noises, as if he was imitating the hissing of a snake.

"Hiss, hiss~"

Ron didn't pay much attention, he was trying to control his shaking hands.

"Hiss~"

"Hi~his~"

This behavior was so weird that Ron couldn't stand it anymore, "Please! Harry, please don't make weird noises, okay?"

Harry woke up with a start, and Loren and Hermione also looked over.

Harry looked at Ron suspiciously, "Didn't you hear them talking?"

Loren patted his head, forgetting that Harry was a Parseltongue.

Ron opened his mouth in surprise and began to stutter, "You, you, you are a Parseltongue?"

"What am I?" Harry asked.

"Parseltongue!" Ron was a little excited, "You can talk to snakes!"

"What's the problem?" Harry said. "This is the second time I've done this. I talked to a python before."

"It's a long story. I thought being able to talk to animals was a wizard's talent. Many people can do it, right?" Harry looked at Loren and Hermione.

They both shook their heads in unison.

"They can't do it," said Ron. "It's not an ordinary skill, Harry."

"Then didn't you hear what I just said?" Harry noticed something was wrong.

"I just heard you making weird noises! This is too bad." Ron was very excited in the first half of the sentence, but then suppressed his voice in the second half for fear that others would hear.

Harry didn't understand what was so bad about this, "What does it matter?"

Hermione replied: "Parseltongue is Salazar Slytherin's famous skill, so the symbol of Slytherin House is a snake."

Ron added: "Nowadays, it is generally believed that those who can speak Parseltongue are descendants of Salazar Slytherin. Many Parseltongues are dark wizards. The reputation of Parseltongue is extremely bad."

"I, I'm not." Harry suddenly felt panicked. He was not a descendant of Slytherin, nor was he a dark wizard.

Loren didn't expect that Harry would show his talent for Parseltongue here. According to the plot, this should be the plot of the Chamber of Secrets. He thought for a moment about how to say it, "We all know Harry's not a bad guy."

Loren looked at Hermione and Ron, "As friends, we should keep this secret."

The two responded to Loren's gaze and nodded.

Loren turned to Harry and said seriously: "Don't show your Parseltongue ability in front of others in the future."

Harry nodded blankly. He could feel that this was for his own good. The concern of his friends made his panic slowly fade away.

It's not illegal to speak Parseltongue, he thought and relaxed.

Several people began to take the snake venom.

"Hiss~"

Loren and the other three looked at Harry at once.

Harry raised his head and smiled naively, "They told you to catch it gently and quickly. It's very uncomfortable outside the golden thread."

right! Can communicate!

Loren's eyes lit up, "Ask them if they can spit the venom into the test tube themselves."

Hermione and Ron's eyes also lit up, and they looked at Harry expectantly.

Harry lowered his head and made a hissing sound, and the snake in the box also hissed in response. It seemed like a question and answer conversation.

Even though the three of them already knew about Parselmouth, this weird scene still made goosebumps appear on their arms.

After communicating for a while, Harry raised his head and said happily: "They said yes, which is good for both parties. Let's just put the test tube in."

"Okay!" Ron cheered. If he reached out to take the venom from the snakes one by one, he would definitely sleep with the snakes in his dreams at night. Oh, that's scarier than a spider.

Loren secured the test tubes to the rack and placed the whole thing into the snake box.

The snakes in the snake box began to surge, wrapping themselves around the test tube one by one and spitting venom into the test tube.

Harry stared at the snake box and "hissed" from time to time. Ron looked at this scene with fear and wanted to take a closer look.

No longer needing to remove the snake venom, Hermione's tense shoulders relaxed and she was able to take a leisurely look at the entire storage room.

"Horn of the bicorn."

"African tree snake skin."

Hermione counted the materials with obvious features placed in conspicuous places one by one.

"Professor Snape must be very rich," Hermione concluded.

Ron also started to look around, "How can you tell this?" He didn't recognize the potion ingredients at all.

Hermione was a little disgusted, but explained, "Every material here is valuable. Some high-quality African tree snake skins are worth hundreds of galleons per ounce."

Ron's eyes were shining with money, and he was drooling as he looked around the storage room. He quickly gave up the painful thoughts in his heart, "If I weren't afraid that Snape would make me into a potion ingredient, I would..."

He didn't finish what he said, but the people around him understood what he meant.

Harry took out a test tube filled with venom and said with a smile, "You may not have any medicinal value, Snape may make you into snake feed."

Ron looked at the densely packed snakes in the box and shuddered thinking of that scene, "I hope I won't have to feed the snakes alive."

Harry put an empty test tube in, hissed for a while, raised his head and said with a suppressed smile, "These snakes say they have a specially prepared diet and won't eat something as smelly as yours."

"Hahahahaha..."

The gloomy storeroom becomes joyful.

Please pursue my studies, please invest, and if there is anything you think is not good, please tell me.