Rain in June

It was raining outside Hogwarts Castle, and dense raindrops slowly fell from the sky, forming a rain curtain that filled the sky covered by dark clouds. Go to the greenhouse, where all kinds of magical plants are cultivated.

In the afternoon, it was Professor Sprout's herbal medicine. They approached the greenhouse and saw other classmates standing outside, waiting for Professor Sprout. As soon as the three joined in, they saw Professor Sprout striding across the lawn, followed by Gilderoy Lockhart. Professor Sprout had a lot of bandages on his arm.

Professor Sprout was a squat witch with a patched hat on his fluttering hair, and a lot of dirt on his clothes. This witch has always favored Augustus. In her class, Augustus can always add a lot of points.

"Oh, hello!" Lockhart shouted at the students with a radiant face. "I just showed Professor Sprout how to treat a slapper Liu! But I don't want you to think I'm better at herbal medicine. She's doing it! I just happened to see a few of these bizarre plants on my travels."

"Today to the third greenhouse!" said Professor Sprout. She was visibly sullen, with an uncharacteristically pleasant demeanor.

The students whispered with interest. They had only been in the first greenhouse - the plants in the third greenhouse were more interesting and more dangerous. Professor Sprout took a large key from his belt and opened the door. There was still light rain falling outside the greenhouse, and the sky and the earth were connected by the rain, like a sparse Milky Way falling from the sky. Entering the greenhouse, Augustus smelled a scent of damp earth and manure, mixed with a strong floral fragrance. The flowers were the size of umbrellas and hung from the ceiling.

Professor Sprout was standing behind a bench in the middle of the greenhouse. There are about twenty pairs of earmuffs of different colors on the stool. The teacher said, "We are going to report the mandrake today. Now, who can tell me what are the properties of the mandrake?"

Professor Sprawney's gaze directly passed most of the students and fell on Augustus, who smiled helplessly and raised his hand. "Mandela grass, also called Mandrake grass root, is a powerful restorative agent," he pondered for a while, then continued: "It is used to restore the deformed or enchanted person to their original state."

"Very good, Slytherin ten points." Professor Sprout nodded. "Mandela is an important part of most antidotes. But it's also dangerous. Can anyone tell me why?"

Lillian, who was sitting next to Augustus, raised her hand, and Malfoy pouted strangely.

"Hearing a mandrake cry will kill you," Lillian blurted out, then glanced proudly at Augustus.

"Exactly, Slytherin plus ten points," said Professor Sprout. "Look, our mandrakes are still very young here."

She pointed to a row of deep-bottomed plates. Everyone leaned forward, trying to see clearly. There were about a hundred seedlings lined with green and violet. Malfoy muttered, "It's nothing special, how can it be as dangerous as Lillian said."

"A pair of earmuffs for each," Professor Sprout said.

There was a lot of looting, and no one wanted to get a pair of pink fluff earmuffs.

"When I tell you to put earmuffs on, be sure to cover your ears tightly," Professor Sprout said, "and when it's safe to remove the earmuffs, I'll give two thumbs up. earmuffs."

Everyone put on earmuffs as instructed by the professor, and it seemed as if they were isolated from the world, and the sound of the outside world was instantly eliminated. Professor Sprout put on a pair of pink fluffy earmuffs himself, rolled up his sleeves, grabbed a clump of grass, and plucked it up. What was pulled out of the soil was not grassroots, but a very ugly baby with leaves on his head. His skin was light green with spots on it. The little guy was yelling at the top of his lungs.

Professor Sprout took a large flower pot from under the table, stuffed the Mandrake doll in it, and buried him in the damp dark compost, leaving only the clumps of leaves outside. She clapped the mud on her hands, gave them two thumbs up, and took off her earmuffs.

The students all took off their earmuffs, "I didn't expect such an ugly plant to exist, tonight's dinner seems to be a waste!" Malfoy patted his forehead and complained.

"You can be content, more disgusting plants are still to come, this is just a pediatric." Lillian was reluctant to give up the opportunity to attack Malfoy and rambled.

"Our mandrakes are just seedlings, and hearing their cries will not be fatal." Professor Sprawney reminded everyone calmly as if she had just watered the begonias just now. "But they can knock you out for hours and I don't think any of you want to miss the first day of school, so make sure you wear earmuffs when you're alive. When it's time to pack, I'll try to get your attention. of."

A plate for four - lots of pots here - compost in a bag over there - watch out for the poison tentacle, it's teething. ' She slapped a spiky crimson plant, causing it to retract its tentacles that were creeping up to her shoulders.

Augustus Malfoy Lilian was in a group with a boy named Antonio Claes, "My name is Antonio Claes," he greeted the three of Augustus shyly, "Mr. Augustus, I've always wanted to get to know you, and of course, Miss Lilian, you two have always been role models for our current class of Slytherin students, and I have been friends with you for a long time."

Augustus nodded kindly. "Hello, they are all from the same class, so you don't need to be so polite. Relax." Lilian smiled. Antonio was still a little embarrassed, still slightly restrained. Malfoy fiddled with the plants absentmindedly, obviously not in the state, and his thoughts had drifted into the depths of the universe.

They put the earmuffs back on and had to concentrate on the mandrakes. I just saw Professor Sprout doing it very easily, but it's not like that at all. Mandrakes don't want to be pulled from the ground, but they don't seem to want to go back either. They twisted their bodies, kicked their feet, waved small pointed fists, and gnashed their teeth.

By the end of the class, there were still raindrops falling outside the window. Augustus and Malfoy Lilian walked into the rain. The drizzle fell on Augustus' black robe and long golden hair. There is a fresh smell of earth.