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Chapter 4085 4087 [Whomping Willow and Wolfsbane Potion]

In the next few days, Xiang Nan studied hard.

He not only has a very high talent for learning, but is also extremely intelligent. He not only has a photographic memory, but is also good at drawing inferences from one instance. Therefore, professors of various subjects are very satisfied with him.

In addition to studying with professors of various subjects, he also read books eagerly, absorbing the knowledge contained in them.

However, Xiang Nan was currently only reading books in the library, Ravenclaw dormitory, and common room, and had not read the books he had collected from the Room of Requirement.

The reason is very simple. The reason why those books are hidden in the Room of Requirement is that most of them are banned books. Not only are the contents recorded in them extremely dangerous and evil, but even the books themselves may be dangerous.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ron once said, "Some books confiscated by the Ministry of Magic, one of which will burn your eyes out. Anyone who has read the book "Wizard's Sonnet" will only be able to speak in limericks for the rest of his life.

An old wizard in Bath had a book that you could never put down! You went everywhere with your face in it, and had to learn to do everything with one hand..."

So Xiang Nan prepared to lay a good foundation. He would first read all the books in the Ravenclaw common room and library except the "forbidden area". After laying a good foundation, he would read the books in the Room of Requirement.

The books in the Ravenclaw common room and the non-restricted section of the library have all been checked by successive professors and will not pose much danger to students.

These books cover many subjects such as Charms, Potions, Transfiguration, Herbology, History of Magic, Magic Literature, Divination, etc. After reading them all, your knowledge accumulation will definitely reach a very high level.

I dare not say that I can be compared with top masters like Grindelwald, Dumbledore, and Voldemort who are knowledgeable and experienced, but at least I am at the level of Minerva McGonagall, Horace Slughorn, and Filius Flitwick.

When you reach that level, you will have a high level of self-protection ability. At that time, you will have no problem reading those forbidden books. And after laying a solid foundation, it will be easier to learn and comprehend those taboo knowledge.

……

"Severus, there's something new. The school has planted a Whomping Willow in the garden." Benjamin said to Xiang Nan with great interest, "Many people didn't believe it and ran over to provoke it, but they were beaten up in the end."

Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

It is known that the Whomping Willow was planted for Remus Lupin. When Lupin was four years old, he was bitten by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback and was transformed into a werewolf. He would turn into a werewolf every full moon.

Once a werewolf transforms, it will lose its mind and attack others everywhere. If there is no one around, it will even hurt itself, so it is very dangerous and terrifying.

Therefore, in order to prevent Lupin from hurting innocent people when he transformed, Dumbledore would send him to the Shrieking Shack, an abandoned house just outside Hogsmeade. After Lupin transformed, he would stay there without worrying about hurting others.

After the full moon, he can go back to school. There is a tunnel in the Shrieking Shack that connects to Hogwarts, and the exit of the tunnel is in the garden of Hogwarts.

Dumbledore planted the Whomping Willow at the entrance of the tunnel to prevent others from entering the tunnel. As the name suggests, the Whomping Willow will whip anyone who approaches.

It has thousands of branches, and even a seventh-grade student may not be able to deal with it. In this way, there is no need to worry about Lupin's secret being discovered.

...Xiang Nan knew this secret, but he didn't intend to leak it.

Because he had no grudge against Remus Lupin, there was no need to harm him. After all, once his werewolf identity was exposed, he would definitely be ostracized and expelled by parents. After all, no parent would want to let their child go to the same school with a werewolf. At that time, Lupin's situation would be even more embarrassing.

Moreover, he felt quite sympathetic towards Lupin, knowing that he was actually a very good person, smart, capable, hardworking, kind-hearted, loyal to his friends, loyal to his lover, and friendly to his partners...

But he also knew that planting the Whomping Willow or sending Lupin to the Shrieking Shack were only stopgap measures. The key was to formulate a potion that could cure werewolves or temporarily suppress their madness.

As far as Xiang Nan knew, there was a wolfsbane potion in the original book. As long as it was taken one month before the full moon, one could stay rational during the full moon and not hurt others or oneself.

This potion was developed by the famous wizard Damocles Belby, and he was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, for his contribution to this potion.

However, this potion was only successfully developed in the 1990s and has not yet appeared. Xiang Nan plans to consolidate the foundation of magic potions and then find time to develop the wolfsbane potion.

By then, he would not only become famous and be rewarded with the Order of Merlin, but he might also make a lot of money by selling wolfsbane potion and give back to his poor family in a legitimate way.

You know, ever since the day he left home for school and Tobias Snape gave him twenty pounds, Xiang Nan had a completely different opinion of his father and was ready to pull him out of the quagmire.

Although he had money in his wallet at the time, he couldn't just give it to Irene Prince because he couldn't explain how he got such a large sum of money. If he could develop the wolfsbane potion, it would at least be an excuse.

……

It was eight o'clock on the weekend and Xiang Nan came to Professor Slughorn's office.

Even though he was still far away from the door, he could already hear the melodious music coming from the office.

Xiang Nan walked forward and knocked on the door gently. The office door opened immediately and it was Slughorn who opened the door.

"Severus, you're finally here. I thought you were shy." Slughorn laughed.

"Professor, I'm sorry, I'm late." Xiang Nan apologized.

"No, you've arrived just in time." Slughorn smiled, "My friends have just arrived too, and I'm showing you off to them. Come on..."

He then brought Xiang Nan into the office. Xiang Nan noticed that Lucius Malfoy, Gregory Foley, Sirius Black, James Potter and others were also there. After seeing Xiang Nan, Gregory, Sirius, James and others greeted him with surprise, but Lucius's face suddenly turned cold.

"Come, kid, let me introduce you to the guests for today's party." Slughorn patted Xiang Nan's shoulder intimately, and then introduced him to him.

There was the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic, Creed Hemsworth, the Director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Amos Diggory, the editor of the Daily Prophet, Barnabas Guffey, and Adam Giggs, the owner of Slug & Giggs Pharmacy...

"This kid is really good, a genius in potions and a master of spells. He is one of the most talented students I have ever seen." Slughorn introduced with a smile.