Chapter 32: Snape: You better be!
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Cyrus felt targeted.
Snape had been targeting him since he stole Snape's billion-dot collection last time.
'Usually, when I was wandering around the school, he would suddenly appear from time to time, looking at me unscrupulously with a pair of gloomy eyes, as if he was interrogating a criminal who had committed a heinous crime.'
Cyrus guessed that he probably wanted Legilimency, but it had no effect on him.
As for class, not to mention, Snape almost had the words "I don't like you" written on his face.
"Miss Weasley - could you please tell me how many effects dragon blood has?"
During the last Potions class before Christmas, Snape called out Cyrus very pointedly and asked a question that made him feel heartbroken.
"Twelve, sir." Cyrus stood up.
He almost thought Snape was going to ask him "What can you get by adding narcissus root powder to wormwood infusion?" I didn't expect that it was just dragon blood that was useful. But this is indeed the content of the first-year textbook.
"The twelve uses of the fire dragon's blood were discovered and summarized by Headmaster Dumbledore. The blood of the fire dragon has the ability to stop bleeding, relieve pain, and treat... It can be used to make various cleansers, freckle removal potions, and treat warts."
"You're right -" I could see that he was unhappy, "Then, why don't you talk about the efficacy of phoenix tears?"
"But sir, we didn't learn about the Phoenix," Cyrus said without any sign of weakness.
"But I think you might need to know - about the uses of the tears of the phoenix, the venom of the rune snake, the mane of the chimera... after all, you don't know what can save your life when you are poisoned, right? What do you say?" He almost said openly that he already knew that you - "Ginny Weasley" was the despicable thief.
But Cyrus was unmoved and even expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for your concern, professor. If I can really get so many expensive medicinal materials, I will definitely remember your warning today."
Snape became even more angry: "Now, you should tell me what morning dew can be used for!"
"I'm sorry but I don't know... Maybe it's used to practice Animagus?" Cyrus shook his shoulders. Obviously, this is an extremely perfunctory answer, because Cyrus cannot have the pupa of the Ghost-faced Hawkmoth. And it wasn't even his own body.
"You better be!" said Snape angrily.
For almost the whole class, Cyrus faced Snape's difficulties, but he resolved them one by one.
In the end, Snape deducted five points from Gryffindor saying: "because you were restless in your seat to go out before class was officially over."
"He doesn't like you..." Luna's unique voice sounded like her soul had been pulled out.
Cyrus turned his head and saw a girl with bulging eyes and a strange dress.
"Obviously," Cyrus said.
How could he beg a middle-aged teacher who was persecuted by him not long ago to like him? What's more, as we all know, the only person Snape likes is Lily.
"You look strange, but you're much better than before." Luna shook her hair briskly and jumped away like an elf.
Cyrus couldn't help but be surprised by the other party's amazing intuition.
He separated from his Ravenclaw classmates on the eighth floor. As he walked through the foyer, he found many people gathered at the bulletin board in the common room.
"What's going on here?"
"They're going to have a dueling club."
"First party tonight."
Fred and George, two good brothers, jumped out to explain to their sister "Ginny".
"I have a plan -" Fred hugged his sister's shoulders with such enthusiasm and said excitedly, "Remember the last time you cast a spell on Marcus at the stadium?"
"What? Are you worried that he will take revenge on me?"
"He wouldn't do it unless he wanted to lose face," Fred said, "But I don't know if he would get other second and third-year Slytherin students to deal with you."
"But we absolutely know, that it won't affect you, right?" George and Fred looked at him with affirmative eyes.
"Of course, I'm not afraid. He can ask Snape to come in person." Cyrus didn't take it to heart at all.
"You're right! If you were so confident in front of Harry, he would definitely fall in love with you!"
Cyrus just rolled his eyes, but neither brother paid it any mind.
Fred continued: "We thought this was an opportunity as well. The Slytherin guys have been giving us trouble these days. It's not often that we get the chance to have an honest brawl."
"So? What do you want me to do?"
"Find the underclassmen in Slytherin——"
"It would be better if it was Draco Malfoy!" George added, "Don't forget that his father also gave us trouble during the summer vacation."
"——Give them a good fix!" The two people said in unison, resolutely!
"If they're going to cause trouble, then of course I'm not going to back down." Cyrus nodded.
Probably hearing their movements, Percy emerged from the crowd, blocked Cyrus behind him as if guarding against a thief, and looked at Fred and George warily: "What are you two talking to Ginny about?" ?"
"It's nothing." The twins immediately looked at each other and raised the corners of their mouths, "Heheh, I just feel that the Slytherin students are in trouble!"
"No matter what you are going to do, I advise you not to lead Ginny astray!" Percy warned, "Or I will tell Mother!"
With that said, Percy dragged Cyrus away from the two troublemakers.
Fred and George looked at each other, and then made exaggerated, funny, and very hurt expressions at the same time: "Oh my God! He actually thinks that we are going to lead Ginny!"
"Ginny doesn't need us to lead the way!" George added.
The implication is that Ginny is a "genius" in her own right. She dares to cast a spell on seventh graders in the first grade. Who else can do it? Another meaning is that it was not them who led Ginny to evil, but someone else. They had long since discovered that Ginny often squeezed into Myrtle's toilet with Harry and the others during this period.
With four people together, it's not just intriguing, it's simply exciting!
"Ignore them," Percy said as he patted his little sister "Ginny" on the shoulder, "You're not like them Ginny!"
His tone was full of great anticipation.
"Almost all the professors have praised you and said that your performance is very good. Hermione also told me that you have a talent for learning spells. This is a good thing!" Percy said. He automatically ignored Snape because Snape never complimented anyone, let alone Gryffindor.
"If we continue like this, you can be like me and become a prefect in the fifth year and get all the O.W.L. certificates. After the seventh year, we can strive to become the president of the student union, and then enter the Ministry of Magic after graduation to seek a good job. position." Percy said excitedly.
Being the president of the Hogwarts Student Union still carries a lot of weight.
After all, it is the only magic school in the UK. Almost as soon as Percy graduated, he became Barty Crouch's assistant.
Although there are some other factors involved, there is no doubt that if you are planning to get a promising job at the Ministry of Magic, being the President of the Students' Union is enough to make the road smooth for you.
"Maybe you think these goals are too far away into the future, but I think you should make plans early! First of all, I suggest that you take all elective subjects in the third year. I can't say more about the specific reasons. I just hope you can do it. Although It's a bit tiring, but you know, in a family like ours, many people actually look down on us..."
Percy paused, swallowed his words, and then patted Cyrus hard on the back: "I shouldn't say this to you, but no matter what, work hard, okay? Don't imitate Fred Red and George, they are not good role models. And don't learn from Ron, he is too playful and has no goals at all. He never knows what he is doing."
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