Chapter 41: Potions Class

When the door of the school hospital was opened again, it also meant that Mikel finally fulfilled his previous wish and was officially discharged from the hospital.

It was just that his current condition looked a bit bad, his steps were sloppy, and he kept retching.

In addition, before today, Kyle had never thought that a person's face could be blue.

Even the most avant-garde and fashionable portraits in the castle would not dare to paint their faces with such bold colors.

But Mikel had accomplished it.

Including his forehead, nose, and lips, his entire head was blue, even his hair and teeth.

From afar, he looked like a large blue dandelion.

"Kyle..."

Mikel stretched out his hand and said in a very dry voice: "What are you laughing at? You should help me."

"It's nothing, I just thought of something happy." Kyle stepped forward to support Mikel and turned his head at the same time, trying not to look at his face,

"I added twenty points for Hufflepuff yesterday."

"That's indeed worth being happy about." Mikel nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He really didn't want to talk now, and he didn't know what the nurse at the school hospital had just given him. It tasted so bad that he couldn't even tell. His throat hurt, and he felt extremely uncomfortable when he opened his mouth.

The two of them walked slowly towards the classroom in the basement.

It was worth mentioning that when they first arrived at the Pendulum Clock Courtyard, Mikel's blue head had gradually returned to normal.

Although it had not changed back to its previous appearance, at least it was not as eye-catching. Also, the light in the castle was generally dim, so others couldn't find anything unless they looked carefully.

It seemed that Madam Pomfrey had no intention of embarrassing him in public.

The two walked through the castle. However, because Mikel walked too slowly, when they reached the classroom in the basement, they were unsurprisingly late.

Snape had just finished calling the name list when he looked up and saw the two students standing at the door.

"You are late for the first class. Are all the freshmen this year so bad?" Snape said in a long voice, "Ten points from Hufflepuff."

Mikel looked at Snape, his eyes suddenly widened, and blurted out: "Huh? You were the one...hiss~~"

Fortunately, Kyle reacted quickly enough and stepped on his foot decisively, which prevented Mikel from finishing his sentence.

Otherwise... they might not be able to get out of this Potions classroom.

Taking this opportunity, Kyle quickly said: "Sorry, Professor Snape, we won't do it next time."

"Hmph, if there is a second time, it won't be as simple as a deduction of ten points." Snape glanced at them coldly: "Why are you just standing there stupidly? Hurry up and return to your seats. Five additional points from Hufflepuff!"

Afraid that Mikel would say something reckless again, Kyle quickly pulled him to sit on an empty table at the back of the classroom.

Snape withdrew his gaze and said in a gloomy voice: "Potions is a profound and important subject. I don't expect you to truly understand the beauty of the slowly simmering cauldron emitting white smoke and releasing bursts of fragrance.

I also don't expect you to understand the magical transformation of ordinary materials that gradually sublimate during the rapid heat of brewing.

Every Mistletoe Berry and piece of Bezoar in your hands will be condensed into various shapes and compositions in the cauldron here. They are the most wonderful secrets of the magical world."

Snape's voice gradually became calmer: "I can teach you how to increase your reputation, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death—but there is one prerequisite: that you are not the kind of fools I often encounter."

Snape's words immediately silenced the whole class. The little Slytherin snakes raised their heads proudly and sat up straight as if this could prove that they were not fools.

In contrast, the little badgers of Hufflepuff seemed very different. They looked at each other, but no one dared to look at Snape.

Especially Mikel, who almost buried his head under the table after he recovered.

But even so, it was useless. What was to happen would eventually happen.

"Drake!" Snape suddenly said, "To brew Boil Cure potion, do you need to put horned slugs or porcupine quills first?"

What potion?

Mikel raised his head blankly and said cautiously: "Put the porcupine quills first, Professor."

"Tsk, putting the porcupine quills first..." Snape said in a sinister tone, "If you had read the book before the start of school, even if you only glanced at it, you would know that to make Boil Cure potion, you need to put in snake fang powder first!

How dare you be late when your basic understanding is so poor? One point from Hufflepuff."

"Why are you all not writing this down!"

There was a sudden rustling of quills and parchment in the classroom.

"Open the book, the first page!" Snape returned to the podium and said solemnly, "Today we will learn how to make a simple potion to treat boils.

Although this potion is so simple that as long as your intelligence is higher than a troll, you will be able to complete it. But I still want to remind you, that you must be careful when brewing this...if you don't want your body to be covered with boils. "

"The ingredients for brewing the potion are in the storage cabinet. Now, work in groups of two... Oh, right!"

At this moment, Snape seemed to have suddenly thought of something and came to Mikel again.

He glanced down at the table and said mockingly, "Although there is no need to wave the wand stupidly here, given your current bad condition and for the sake of the safety of other students, I don't think this is necessary."

Snape took away the cauldron on the table, looked around, and said to Kyle: "Go and join Kanna. Don't disturb Drake while he's reading."

In the crowd, Kanna raised her head in confusion and looked at Kyle in disbelief as he got closer and closer to her.

Feeling numb, Kanna was frozen in place. Kyle was the last one to enter the classroom, so how could she still not stay away from him?

Moreover, at this moment, the other little wizards had already finished forming their pairs, so even if she wanted to hide, there was no space left.

How about switching with someone else?

Kanna found her roommate sitting behind her, and just when she was about to offer to switch places with her, Snape's voice came from the podium again.

"Are you all standing there and waiting for me to brew the potion for you?!"

Amidst Snape's roar, the classroom suddenly became busy.

Looking at her roommate who had set up the cauldron and then rushed to the storage cabinet, Kanna could only sigh quietly and turned around to grind the snake fangs on the table.

For some reason, when Snape walked by, he casually placed a bag on her table.

The contents of the bag were the materials needed to make the Boil Cure potion, and there were three sets of each ingredient, so Kanna did not need to go to the storage cabinet like everyone else.

(End of chapter)