novelraw Chapter 116 Quantity and Quality
Chapter 116 Quantity and Quality
It is very difficult to investigate the alibi of everyone at Hogwarts.
First of all, in order not to cause panic, Alice can only talk to everyone on the grounds of comfort.Second, not everyone will answer the questions honestly.Or the lovers were embarrassed to admit it, or they violated the school rules to explore the castle, all these situations greatly delayed the progress of the investigation.
During this period, petrification events were still happening, and the objects were changed from animals to students.The most notable of these was the petrified Colin Creevey, who took a picture of his attacker before he was killed.
It's disappointing though that the pictures are all melted.At the same time, based on this, Dumbledore confirmed that the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets had really been opened again.
"It's been more than a month. I can't say that I have no clues, but I can only say that there are too many clues." Lying on the sofa, Alice complained, "When Myrtle had an accident, I should have thoroughly investigated it. That chamber of secrets is destroyed."
Hogwarts, as a place where young wizards learn and live, should be the safest place in the entire wizarding world.Knowing that the murderer was someone else, he let Hagrid take the blame, which not only ruined Hagrid's life, but also put the current students in danger again.
"Are you not afraid at all now?" Snape put down the half-processed potion ingredients in his hand, which were prepared for the potions class in the afternoon, "That's the Dark Lord, not some cat or dog. You can find it out casually. It was done in the first place because there was no evidence at all."
Unable to refute, looking at the long list to be investigated in her hand, Alice pulled her hair in pain.It's okay if you don't grab it, as soon as you grab it, five hairs appear in her hand.
The sunlight cannot enter the cellar, so candles are still lit in the office during the day.The candlelight flickered, making the blonde hair more dazzling.
Alice was so frightened that her heart missed a beat: "Is this hair loss again?"
"If I remember correctly, there are many more hair growth potions." Snape was not surprised by this.
Alice felt even more uncomfortable: "How can I use the hair growth potion every time? What if I use too much and my hair follicles shrink? This is no longer a question of quantity, but a question of quality."
Snape nodded in agreement: "Indeed. Considering the precarious situation your hair is facing, I will develop a potion to improve hair quality in the near future."
In a flattered state, Alice asked back in disbelief: "Really?"
Don't you need to chase, and the person will get it?This is not the same as the plan!
"Of course." Snape replied as a matter of course, "after all, if you don't do this, I will witness your amazing willpower and stalking behavior for a while later."
Needless to say, if he disagreed or acted as if he hadn't heard, the days that followed would be troubled.And it wasn't that Snape wronged Alice, but that she had done similar things before.
Last Christmas, Alice had been thinking about putting a Christmas tree at home since November, and of course she was rejected.
But she did not give up, but in the following month, she expressed her needs through various channels, either explicitly or secretly.
For example, halfway through feeding the cat, holding the fur ball and sobbing, lamenting my lonely life experience and the miserable Christmas without a Christmas tree and no relatives.
"How come? I've always been a reasonable person!" Alice retorted loudly, trying to cover up her guilt.
Snape was noncommittal: "You handle the rest of the materials."
Alice, who knew she was wrong, walked to the operating table honestly and started to deal with the big bucket of slugs.
Looking at the densely packed, constantly wriggling translucent slugs, her face became ugly.Back when she chose herbal medicine, all kinds of strange and disgusting potion materials definitely contributed a lot.
Appreciating Alice's ugly expression, Snape sat down comfortably and took a sip of tea: "Remind me, there is only one hour left before class."
"Snapped!"
Alice threw a slug heavily onto the operating table, and said angrily: "What about the students who serve in labor? No one in Gryffindor has committed crimes recently? Or are you finally giving up trouble with Harry Potter?" ?”
It was certainly impossible to give up trouble with Gryffindor and Harry Potter.But the recent petrification incident has made the entire castle panic, and the students are quite honest.This led to a rare situation where no one handled the potion ingredients on Snape's side.
Seeing that Snape was determined to let her face the slug, Alice could only whine and speed up the process.
Just when Alice was in a hurry to finish processing the materials 10 minutes before class, the unexpected visitor who appeared suddenly made her face completely black.
"Oh, you know, I always keep my word." Although Lockhart was blocked by Snape at the door of the office, there was no trace of embarrassment on his face. On the contrary, he stood on tiptoe and looked into the office without any concealment.
"My Potions class will be in a few minutes." Snape's expression was not good. "Of course I don't think there's anything wrong with a quick fix."
Seeing that Snape was about to take out his wand.Lockhart shook his head quickly: "Of course it's not a duel today. How can such a thing be so casual? I came to you today just to confirm the specific time and arrangement with you."
He explained to Snape, but he couldn't help but tilt his body. When he saw Alice in the office, his eyes lit up: "Since you have a class, we can talk next time. Miss Hall is here too? I remember that you don't have psychological consultation on Thursday, why don't we have a chat? I plan to publish a new book recently..."
Alice looked at the slug that had just been processed in the bucket and then at Lockhart at the door, and couldn't tell who was more disgusting for a moment.
"As you said, a duel cannot be casual." Snape moved his body, blocking Lockhart's view, "I think we can discuss the details of the duel now."
"But……"
"The Potions lesson right now can be taken by Alice, I believe in her level." Snape said as he walked out of the office, he did not forget to close the door.
……
"I believe that everyone knows me, so I won't waste time introducing myself. Professor Snape is busy, so I will take this class." Standing on the podium, Alice looked at the surprised students below and smiled. "It seems that everyone is very welcome to me."
"Great!" There was a cheer in the classroom.
Gryffindor was the most excited, some boys directly pulled out their wands and set off a few fireworks.Even Slytherin showed a bit of lightness on his face. Although Snape was the dean of his family, Potions class was still a nightmare for most people.
Waiting patiently for the students to calm down, Alice turned around and wrote down the detailed production process of the potion on the blackboard: "I think you have vented your emotions just now, the following is the official class time, please keep quiet."
She deducted points for a few Gryffindors who couldn't calm down, and the students finally calmed down, lowered their heads and started making potions seriously.
"What?" Harry asked Ron, "She doesn't move around like Snape at all."
Ron quietly raised his head, glanced at Alice, who had a serious face and kept scanning the students above, and complained in a low voice: "I don't substitute for the class sooner or later, but I have to substitute for the class today."
No student would like to have a teacher standing by while making potions, not to mention that teacher will constantly taunt you, wishing you made a mistake.
Normally, Ron would have liked Alice's way of teaching, but this happened to be when they were going to disrupt the class and steal potion ingredients, and Alice's appearance obviously disrupted all their plans.
"How about we try again next week?" he suggested.
Harry looked at Hermione, who also frowned, obviously stumped by the turn of events.
"Next week?" Harry lip-synced to Hermione.
Recognizing Harry's mouth shape, Hermione shook her head firmly.It takes too long to make the Polyjuice Potion. If we get the ingredients next week, the potion won't be ready before Christmas.
Malfoy will definitely be home for Christmas.It would be too long to wait until Malfoy was back at school before sneaking into the Slytherin lounge.No one knows if more petrochemical events will occur during this period.
"Today!" Hermione also lip-synced to Harry.After she finished speaking, she glanced at Alice on the podium, who looked at Slytherin on the other side expressionlessly.
They should really stand on the podium and have a look. Everyone's expressions and movements can be seen clearly.Alice stared at Slytherin on the surface, but complained in her heart.
If the three of Harry were as lively as they are today in every Potions class, then she could only say that Gryffindor's points were not unfairly deducted.
"Professor Hall!" Hermione raised her hand, "Can you see my potion? I think there's something wrong with its color, but I don't know what's wrong."
"Okay." Alice walked towards Hermione, but she focused on Harry and Ron from the corner of her eyes. There was no way, their previous communication was too obvious.
She is not interested in what Harry and the others are going to do, but the process of making potions is not safe, and she must be responsible for everyone's safety.
"I think this color is a little lighter." Hermione said, pointing to her potion.
"I think this color is perfect." Alice praised, but she became more vigilant in her heart.
What about Harry Potter?Out of the corner of his eye, he could only catch a glimpse of Ron's shadow.
Next second,
"Wingardim Leviosa!"
"Merlin!" Goyle's face turned purple when he saw the Filipard fireworks slowly falling to the ground.
Alice's complexion was uglier than Goyle's. She put down her wand, and she could feel the trembling of her right hand.
Almost, almost, something will happen, throwing fireworks into the potion that is being brewed, no one knows what will happen.
"I don't know who it is, but it was thrown from the direction of Gryffindor." There was a dead silence in the classroom, Alice looked around, paused on Harry and Ron, and said, "So, Gryffindor An extra [-] points will be deducted, because it disturbs the order of the classroom and endangers the lives of students."
Alice believed that Harry and the others would not have such vicious thoughts, but the matter itself was indeed bad in nature, and the point deduction was already the result of her restraint.
As for why they haven't been exposed thoroughly, one is that she has no evidence, and the other is that Harry and the others are in a very difficult situation at present. If we let everyone know about this, I'm afraid the isolation will be the lightest.
Of course, in order for the three of them to be punished as they should, I will remember it long.Thirty times for each person to operate the safety manual, plus one semester of labor service, this is her initial idea.
"Continue to make!" After speaking, Alice bent down, approached Hermione, put the materials on her desk inside, and then returned to the podium.
The classroom quickly returned to normal, but everyone's discussions could be heard from time to time.
"I'm very disappointed in you." Alice's words kept replaying in her mind, Hermione lowered her head, her face pale.
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The author has something to say:
I personally like the Harry trio very much, but I strongly disapprove of their behavior of stealing materials and making trouble in potions class.Potion making is similar to chemical experiments, and in reality, their reckless actions may have irreparable consequences.
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