Chapter 43 Horace’s Gift (page 12)
What a great kid, what a shame.
Snape sighed inwardly.
If Bourne had not been placed in Gryffindor, but was instead a student of Slytherin, with the meticulous logic, knowledge reserve, and clear understanding of the cutting-edge figures in the field of potions that he had just shown...
He had to add 20 points to Bourne.
Moreover, Bourne's additions of "you can get fecal stones from the Potions classroom" and "find him immediately if you are poisoned" are really in line with Snape's wishes.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Harry - he was obviously a scumbag, but he still wore glasses, his body proportions were not very good, he looked like a chicken - he didn't look good in any way, But he only has a pair of eyes that are exactly the same as his mother's.
"Child, please be more careful..."
The passage about bezoar was specially told by Snape to Harry. The knowledge that it can be used to quickly absorb poisons will not actually appear in lower grade textbooks at all.
It was because he was worried that Harry might be targeted by someone and be poisoned that Snape taught the young wizards the trick of using fecal stones as an emergency.
The supplement that Byrne made did patch up his somewhat ill-advised explanation.
"Gryffindor, three extra points."
In the end, he decided to give Bourne some points, even if it was mutually beneficial.
The little lions suddenly became excited. If it were not a Potions class but another class, they would probably stand up and cheer.
You know, let alone first-year freshmen, even the outstanding seniors of Gryffindor's senior class can't get many extra points in Potions class.
And Bourne, a first-year freshman, got extra points in his first Potions class. It was a rare three points at once. This was simply a manifestation of Merlin!
Of course, Bourne didn't know what the little lions thought like this, and even if he knew, he would probably laugh it off.
What's the matter with Merlin?
Moreover, Snape would not agree with the ideas of the little lions, because Slytherins have a saying since ancient times: Merlin is a graduate of Slytherin.
How could he bless Gryffindor?
……
The extra point period was over, and the Potions class quickly returned to what it should be. Whether it is the little lion of Gryffindor or the little snake of Slytherin, they have neither time nor the courage to talk too much in the classroom practice sessions.
Magic potions are generally divided into four categories: antidotes, poisons, witchcraft medicines and alchemical medicines, with the difficulty of making them increasing in order.
The "Liquified Patronus Charm" that Dumbledore asked Horace to help make before was a kind of witchcraft medicine.
The first lesson for the little wizards is to learn a simple potion used to treat boils.
The ingredient list for this potion only contains four ingredients: dried nettles, snake teeth, horned slugs, and porcupine quills. However, if you are not careful during the production process, it is still easy to cause some accidents.
For example, Neville made a huge mistake in the last step and put the porcupine quills directly into the cauldron while it was still boiling over the fire.
Fortunately, Bourne, who was working with him, had quick hands and eyes, and put out the fire at the last moment, so the crucible did not explode.
After the porcupine quills were completely melted, Bourne lit the blowtorch with his wand and carefully adjusted the flame, then reheated the potion by simmering it over low heat.
While the little wizard was brewing the potion, Snape kept walking up and down the aisles, wandering. The Potions Professor loves to criticize operations and is particularly venomous towards Gryffindor students.
Harry was almost driven crazy.
Because Snape always stared at him. He obviously followed the standard steps in the book, but after reading it, the professor still shook his head and sighed, with "Why are you so stupid" written all over his face? .
Of course, as mentioned before, little lions are not the only ones who suffer in Potions class.
Even though he was slightly less venomous towards the little snakes because he was the head of Slytherin, when he deserved criticism, Snape's output was still very fierce.
For example, Malfoy's little follower Ben Goyle didn't know if he was lazy, but he put his wand on the edge of the cauldron while stirring the potion. As a result, the wand slipped directly into the boiling potion.
His crucible took off in the next second and came into direct contact with the ceiling of the basement.
Thanks to Snape's timely intervention, a pot of boiling potion was prevented from spilling on the entire class. Then the professor gave Goyle a "love caress" on the head and punished him for today. A man cleans the men's room in the Slytherin common room.
Seeing Snape getting angry at Goyle, many little lions were holding back their laughter, trying hard not to laugh out loud.
However, Bourne noticed that Snape had reflexively blocked Harry in the moment the accident happened.
"Exemplary of verbal integrity and physical integrity."
……
The bell rang for the end of get out of class. The little wizards were all exhausted after attending two big classes that were extremely physically and mentally draining.
Hungry, they rushed directly to the banquet hall of Hogwarts after class.
What surprised them was that the lunch provided by the school today seemed to be particularly rich compared to the lunches in the past that were more or less white people's meals.
Fried chicken legs, fried pork chops, French fries, roasted whole chicken, roasted quail, roasted pork chops, roasted potatoes...
In short, it's all hard food.
Naturally, there were more little wizards sitting down to eat in the banquet hall today than before, from all grades, and the excitement was as lively as a dinner party.
Wherever there is excitement, there are twins.
"Hey, Bourne, I heard you got extra points in both classes this morning. Great job!"
George and Fred came over.
They sat down next to Bourne and Neville with their plates, and Ron and Harry sat across the table.
"Why is today's lunch so rich?"
There was a plate with an "S" shape in front of Bourne. Horace told him that he paid extra money for the school and prepared nutritious meals for him.
What he ate today was dragon ribs. Ron had just exchanged a large chicken drumstick for a small piece with him to try, but he found that he couldn't chew the large fiber inside. Only Bourne ate it with gusto, as he had been accustomed to it since childhood. Even got some grilled quail and salad to eat.
"Today is Thursday," Fred explained while holding a piece of pie. Not only Bourne, but all the other little wizards were curious about this, thinking it was another secret of Hogwarts. .
"It's not a secret..."
George waved his hand to signal the first-year wizard not to make a fuss.
“...Every Thursday in each grade, either in the morning or in the afternoon, there will definitely be two big classes in a row.
This is because professors will basically arrange the classes with the most homework before Thursday, leaving Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the little wizard to write homework. There are only two days on the weekend, so I may not be able to finish my homework.
Two big classes in a row, well, you guys feel it too, you are tired and hungry, so the lunch and dinner prepared by the school on Thursday are quite sumptuous.