The Extraordinary Apothecary at Hogwarts

The air is often damp, and colds begin to spread on campus.

Ginny wasn't doing well, and Ron had been feeling lethargic, but it wasn't because they were sick.

Dumbledore quietly replaced the refreshing potion that Madam Pomfrey gave Ginny with other potions, but ordinary wormwood essential oil had a weak effect as a substitute.

Special essential oils have strict requirements on material selection.

Wormwood is trained to adapt to high concentrations of fertilizers from the seedling stage, and they will absorb every night's dew before being moved back to the greenhouse before the sun rises to avoid direct sunlight.

After the plant matures, you need to select the leaves with full magic power, remove the stems and flatten them on the white crystal painted with moon dew, adjust the amount of moon dew in time, let it bathe in the moonlight and dry repeatedly.

After a complete lunar cycle, wait for the next full moon to use an all-silver tool to extract essential oils.

The position of the moon is different every night, and there are certain limitations on the operation time. Moreover, the weather is occasionally bad, and clouds and fog sometimes hide the moon behind it and obscure the light. The actual preparation time is much longer.

Especially during the last and most important full moon, if the moonlight on the island she was on was not bright enough, she would have to ask the professor to carry a bag of materials to chase the moon elsewhere, otherwise she would have to wait another month.

The moon is waxing, and Snape must complete another task before the moon is full - making wolfsbane potion for the person who almost bit him to prevent something that shouldn't suddenly appear in the corridor under the moonlight.

After the lecture, Snape walked out of the classroom next to the podium, and then the assistant, Mr. Joyce, would be responsible for detailing the homework requirements.

When someone saw this, they immediately raised their hands and said, "Mr. Pai, I have something to report to Professor Snape."

"Miss Farley? Okay, go quickly." August Pye replied hurriedly.

The dean has always been in a hurry recently, and he must be busy with something. If you go to him at other times, you will easily get rejected.

Mr. Pye shrank his neck and glanced guiltily towards the corridor. He was glad that the number of times he had been disciplined could be reduced slightly. The fear left by his student days was almost engraved in his bones.

Snape closed the door and locked it with a spell. He grabbed the small bag on the table and was about to go in, but there was an untimely knock on the door.

He had to lift the spell and open the door again, "Farley? What happened?" If it had been a few seconds later, he would have left.

"Well, Professor Snape, a Ravenclaw student has come to see you several times."

"Who?"

"Helen Fusco." (Ps is really not Hagrid! Helen! NotHagrid!)

"Oh," Snape raised his eyebrows. Fusco was Sissy's roommate, no, one of her former roommates. What could happen to her? "Tell her to contact Mr. Pai for questions after class, and for any other questions within the school to contact the dean."

No matter what, you shouldn't come to him?Go quickly.

"It seems to be a very important thing, you might want to hear it," Farley smiled and held the door open, looking towards the stairs. "I asked her to run as soon as the get out of class was over. She should be very fast - oh, you see it's already coming."

Helen's cheeks were red and she was panting, her hair stuck to her mouth.

"That's all I can do. Wish you good luck." Farley smiled and winked at her, pushing him into the office.

Helen raised her head, her eyes met Snape's gaze, her rapid breathing suddenly stopped, and her mind went blank.

"Say," Snape urged impatiently.

Helen took a deep breath and bravely closed the door, and stretched her neck slightly to take a look in the direction leading to the inner room. It seemed that there was really no one inside.

"You probably didn't come here specifically to visit the office environment, right? Miss Fusco, I'm waiting for a reasonable explanation."

"I - um -" Helen secretly wrote "Don't be afraid" on her leg with her fingers, and then she seemed to have received some mysterious encouragement and stopped shaking her hands, "Professor Snape, Sissy really hasn't come back. ah?"

"No, and I thought you heard why."

The two conspicuous boys of the Weasley family were not afraid to come and ask questions just after school started. They are very good at bringing the news to any corner, even the secret passage.

Helen continued to write and draw on her legs. This was a method taught to her by Senior Sister Farley to eliminate her fear of Professor Snape. "My grandfather - he -" she seemed a little incoherent.

Snape thought she spoke too slowly, "Florin Fusco, then?"

"Ah - yes, Professor - but how did you know?" Helen felt that the method of drawing letters on her legs was beginning to wear off.

Has Professor Snape seen her student file?

"You are not allowed to question me, Miss Fusco. You probably didn't understand the situation from the beginning."

"Yes - I'm sorry, Professor, my grandpa, um, he is here, he usually sells ice cream in Diagon Alley," Helen spoke faster and faster nervously, "But in his free time, he will learn some knowledge about ancient magic, I guess Professor You might be interested in the healing magic part of it.”

If Sissi's injured and prone to death physical condition has not actually improved, and the truth behind her two requests for leave is that her health has deteriorated to a very serious level - she only hopes that she is overthinking, but she must do something.

Snape sat down, pointed to the chair opposite and said calmly, "From a professional point of view, I am indeed interested. Information related to ancient magic is very valuable - because people who know it no longer have Much more - it will be of great reference value for filling theoretical gaps and improving modern treatments."

Helen happily complied, "You can do it whenever you are free. I'll tell Grandpa to close early."

Snape crossed his fingers on his chest in a relaxed manner, "Your proposal is very attractive, but Miss Fusco, are you sure Mr. Florin Fusco is willing to share the precious information passed down from generation to generation?"

He obtained a lot of key information from the treasury and library, but if he can draw on the strengths of others, the success rate may be further improved.

"Don't worry, Professor, my grandfather likes me the most, I will definitely be able to convince him." Helen assured with confidence.

"Then say hello to Mr. Fusco for me and tell him that I can provide him with something of interest in exchange. We might as well meet and chat."

Helen sat for a while and then left the office, holding her face in her hands and thinking for a while.

She did hope that Professor Snape would agree, but if he agreed, would that mean Sissy was really in trouble?

But thinking about it carefully, it was impossible. The professor's reaction was very bland. It seemed that he really just thought it would be helpful to improve his treatment skills. If Sissi's condition was serious, he would never remain indifferent.

Always feel something is wrong.

So what's going on?Still okay?She wanted to pick a flower and pull the petals, and unknowingly she really walked towards the courtyard.

Fred and George were nestled behind the pillars in the courtyard. They wanted to make Ginny happy, so they disguised themselves as giant lizards and suddenly appeared in front of their sister to surprise her. However, Percy, the old-fashioned man, insisted that it was a fright and scared them. He was scolded sharply.

Now the two of them are reviewing themselves, whether the giant lizard was not realistic enough so Ginny was not amused, or whether the fake tongue was not extended long enough when it suddenly appeared.

Where is the problem?

At this time they saw Helen walking over with an equally unhappy face.