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Chapter 228 Another Potions Class
"Good morning, it looks like your sister has woken you up, otherwise Professor Snape might have a bad expression during the Potions class later."
In the Hogwarts Great Hall the next morning, Zhang Qi smiled and poked the sausage on his plate with his fork.
“It feels so uncomfortable to wake up early”…
Astoria opened her eyes, which were still somewhat scattered, and stabbed a sausage with the fork in her hand in confusion.
"What's the first lesson about?"
Astoria asked in a slurred voice while eating.
"Professor Snape's Potions class, so I strongly suggest you finish your meal as soon as possible and then get to the front row to get a good seat."
Zhang Qi had already finished his breakfast quickly, then grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth.
"I'll go and save a seat for you first. You should hurry up."
"good"……
Astoria breathed a sigh of relief, then shook her head vigorously.
This girl probably didn't sleep well last night.
Walking in the crowded corridors of Hogwarts, Zhang Qi walked along a familiar route towards the Potions classroom on the basement floor.
With Snape's character, the first class of the new semester must give the students a showdown, so there is a high probability that this class will cover the content learned in the previous semester.
It's better to go to the classroom early and wait.
After all, the first graders didn’t learn much. Just look at the tools prepared in advance on the experimental bench and you can almost guess what will be tested.
With this thought in mind, Zhang Qi opened the door of the Potions classroom.
Various specimens are displayed in the empty classroom. Most of the organs of these magical animals are soaked in glass jars filled with potions, which look particularly weird under the mainly green light.
"As expected, I was the first to arrive."
Zhang Qi threw the heavy potions book in his arms on the table in the first row, and then thoughtfully placed the wand next to the seat to occupy a seat for Astoria.
"Scale, silver knife, mortar? White essence again"?
Zhang Qi looked at the tools that had been placed on the table in advance, shook his head helplessly, then took out two goggles from his pocket and placed them on the table.
Fresh white juice is as volatile and irritating as onions. If you don’t wear protective goggles, you’ll be crying all day long.
After briefly adjusting the balance on the table, Zhang Qi unexpectedly discovered that the balance seemed to have not been calibrated. If it was operated normally, the level of the pot of medicine would be scrapped.
"Huh? This scale seems to be broken too"?
Zhang Qi picked up the scale from the next table and simply tested it with weights. Unexpectedly, he found that the scale had no standard.
"Holy crap, this old bat Snape definitely did it on purpose, but why was he so cruel to his own college?"
Zhang Qi already understood in his heart that this was a test, so he didn't pay much attention to it.He put the scale on the next table back again.
"I'll probably read some of them later when I'm making potions in class."
Zhang Qi thought helplessly.
Since the first class was a potion class, and the old bat's reputation had spread throughout the school, the students unexpectedly came very early, and no one even dared to enter the classroom.
At eight o'clock, the class bell rang on time. Snape pushed open the heavy door of the basement with his flowing black robe, and then walked onto the podium in a hurry, leaving everyone with only an elegant back. .
"Roll Roll".
Snape said coldly, and then opened the roster in his hand.
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"Very good, it seems that you have learned how to teach in first grade."
After confirming that no one was skipping class, Snape nodded and tapped the blackboard with his wand.
"This class is an exam class. Follow the method of boiling white essence that I taught you last semester to cook a qualified potion. The results of this exam will be entered into the final grade."
After speaking, Snape waved his wand, and a pile of unprocessed raw materials was piled on the table.
"Start brewing it now. My class is all in the morning. You have enough time to finish this pot of potion."
"What are you doing in a daze now? If you don't finish it before the end of the course, this exam will be recorded as zero points."
Snape suddenly raised his voice and shouted to all the students present.
After everyone heard this, they all shuddered, and then began to work in pairs, lowering their heads and brewing these potions seriously.
"Let me tell you a little secret. These balances were deliberately adjusted to an inaccurate state by Professor Snape, just to see who could remember to calibrate the balance before the experiment."
Zhang Qi put the goggles on his face, and then whispered to Astoria while grinding the fresh vegetables.
"Ah? The godfather's move is too damaging. Why would he do this?"
Astoria asked in a low voice, very confused.
"Actually, I just want to use this method to remind the students to remember to check the equipment before boiling the potion in the future. I guess they will never forget to call the balance for the rest of their lives after boiling the pot of potion."
Zhang Qi said with great sympathy, and then poured the ground white paste into the crucible.
"Then add knotweed, carrots, and peacock feathers in sequence, and simmer over low heat for about 10 to [-] minutes... Remember to close the lid before the potion cools completely, but in fact, since we are wearing goggles, you have to close the lid. It doesn’t matter if you don’t close the pot lid.”
After Zhang Qi threw everything in, he looked up at his poor classmates.
Every one of these children had runny noses and tears. Not to mention how miserable it was to look like that.
Zhang Qi felt uncomfortable for them even though he was watching from the side.
"Remember to put the lid on the pot."
Snape, who covered his head with a bubble, happened to pass by the table where the two of them were sitting. After seeing the beautiful fluorescent yellow color of the potion, he nodded with satisfaction and then gave a reminder.
"Yes, Professor".
Astoria quickly put the lid on the pot, and then when Snape turned around, she stuck out her tongue at Zhang Qi to express her gratitude.
However, Astoria immediately choked and coughed due to the choking smell in the air. Fortunately, the lid of the pot was closed in advance, otherwise the pot of potion might have been scrapped again.
"It's best not to open your mouth when cutting onions. This is a common sense in life."
Zhang Qi had no choice but to cover both of their heads with bubbles, so as to completely isolate the irritating smell.