Drinking black tea calmly at Hogwarts

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Harry Potter and Ron arrived at the Potions classroom in the basement before class started.

In the corridor in front of the classroom door, Harry saw Zhang Xu who was chatting with several students of Eagle Academy.

Just as Harry was about to go up and have a chat with him, the classroom door opened, and Slughorn came out to welcome the students into the classroom.It's just that Harry doesn't like the way Slughorn is overly enthusiastic about himself, and always feels that he has something for him.

After the students walked into the classroom, they found that there was a strange smell of water vapor. After entering the classroom, everyone looked curiously at a row of steaming cauldrons in the classroom.

Harry thought it was the first time he had smelled such a tempting smell, and his mind simultaneously had his favorite self-heating hot pot, his favorite broomstick, and sneaking out of the shabby house with Ginny on summer vacation nights. time of residence.

The next moment, Harry's body shook, and he immediately came back to his senses.He has already noticed that this smell is not simple. If dementors can make his mind fear the most, then this strange smell in the classroom is the opposite, and it can make him think of his favorite things .

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Harry looked around and found that all the students in the classroom had satisfied expressions on their faces.

Harry was relieved when he discovered that the smell came from one of the cauldrons in the classroom. Since it was refined by Professor Slughorn and placed in the classroom, it meant it was harmless.

That's when Slughorn called everyone's attention to him, and then asked everyone to get out their textbooks, scales, and other classroom utensils.

That's when Harry remembered that neither he nor Ron had textbooks or other supplies.

After popping the question to Slughorn, Harry and Ron were given utensils such as old textbooks and old scales.

Then the course officially started.

Slughorn said to the students with his bulging belly: "I once asked Professor Snape about the situation of your courses. I have to say that the development of Potions class in the past few years is really too fast , new equipment, and new methods have greatly improved the refining efficiency of potions."

"It's just that the preparation of the potion we are about to learn takes too long, so I think the preparation steps such as the determination of the active ingredients of the materials can be done in advance before class. And I will hand over this step to the lower grade students in their spare time Done, let them have more opportunities to touch this wonderful world."

"So, for today's potion refining, everyone should follow the old method in the book. The next class starts. After we are ready, we will explore the new world together."

Slughorn's words did not arouse much reaction from the students. After all, every professor has his own style. If they change their style rashly, it may cause the old driver to overturn.

After talking about this, Slughorn walked to the row of cauldrons and said, "I have prepared several potions out of interest to open your eyes. Can anyone tell me the names of these potions?"

Zhang Xu, who was addicted to the taro braised pork, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, braised lion head and Buddha Jumping Wall brought by the love potion, took a step back and let Hermione who was sitting on the next table take the first kill of this class.

Then it was time for Hermione to perform, and she perfectly answered the names and properties of Veritaserum, Polyjuice Potion, and Love Potion.

What followed was a wave of business bragging between Slughorn and Hermione, with Hermione earning twenty points in the end.

Next, Slughorn looked at Zhang Xu, who was a little slower just now, and said to him, "Can you tell me what you think about them, Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Xu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Slughorn to give himself points on this question.

Zhang Xu stood up, sorted out his thoughts, and said, "I think the effects of Veritaserum and Love Potion are similar to those of the Imperius Curse."

As soon as Zhang Xu finished speaking, the students in the classroom were in an uproar. They didn't expect that these two potions could be related to the Unforgivable Curse.

And Slughorn just nodded slightly, waiting for Zhang Xu to continue.

Zhang Xu continued: "The Imperius Curse can make people's minds go blank, making people indulging in false happiness and joy, and then there is a voice in people to accomplish something."

"And Veritaserum and Love Potion are about the same."

"Veritaserum will imply that people are telling the truth."

"Love potions suggest that you will fall in love with someone."

"Correct answers," said Slughorn. "You can only appreciate that after experiencing them."

Zhang Xu didn't pick up on this, but continued: "The compound decoction is related to human body deformation. Its function is like a human body deformation that exerts specific effects on people. If it is used incorrectly, it can also make people Take on other animal traits, like cat people."

In the next second, Zhang Xu was attacked by someone's sight.

After talking about the three potions, Zhang Xu followed Slughorn's routine and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the golden potion in that small black cauldron should be Felix Elixir."

"Ho ho," Slughorn laughed twice with his characteristic laughter, and then said to Zhang Xu, "That's right, Mr. Zhang. You should know what it does."

"It is a lucky medicine that can bring good luck to people." Zhang Xu replied, but his tone was somewhat disapproving.

Zhang Xu, who had obtained a little Felicia from other sources, tried its effects.

The most intuitive function of Felicia is to improve the human body's various sensory abilities, improve thinking and computing capabilities, deeply tap memory, and improve intuition, etc.

After drinking it, the overclocked high-speed brain can make people make the right choice.

But for ten consecutive draws, double-color balls and the like, the conclusion of Zhang's personal test is that it is useless at all.

And Zhang Xu really wanted to study Felicia Potion, and then see if he could make "Murphy's Potion" with the opposite effect.

Slughorn was very satisfied with Zhang Xu's answer, and after letting Zhang Xu sit down, he talked about the advantages of Felicia, the scope of prohibited use, and the consequences of abuse.

After adding thirty points to Zhang Xu, Slughorn continued his lecture.

Next, Slughorn announced that today he would take out a small bottle of Felicia Felix as a prize for today's class.

All of a sudden, the students in the classroom became excited, eager to try and win this bottle of Felicia.

But Zhang Xu didn't catch a cold.

There is still a pot of Felicia in the classroom. If Zhang Xu wants it, he can go to Professor Slughorn with gold coins, "Professor, how much is Felicia per pound? Give me two pounds."