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Chapter 4142 [Recruiting Little Barty]

Hogwarts.

"Little Barty, you are really capable." Xiang Nan said to Little Barty Crouch with a smile, "Are you interested in brewing potions with me?"

Barty Crouch Jr. was born into a pure-blood Crouch family with a rich family background in learning. He was actually born in 1962 and should have started school two years ago.

However, his mother had been in poor health and did not want him to leave her side. Therefore, although he received the admission letter from Hogwarts in the first two years, he did not report to the school, but instead studied at home with his mother.

Until this year, his mother's health improved, and Barty Crouch Sr. felt that his son being trapped at home all the time was not conducive to his growth.

Little Barty Crouch also wanted to come to Hogwarts to study and play with his peers, so he officially enrolled this year and went straight to the third grade.

Although he had been studying at home and had not received a formal education, his abilities were still good due to his family background.

She performed very well in classes such as Charms, Potions, Herbs, Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts, and thus quickly became popular in the academy.

Xiang Nan knew that Barty Crouch Jr. was a person who longed for family love, friendship, and a sense of belonging.

He has always longed for the recognition of his father, Barty Crouch Sr., and Barty Crouch Sr. was very satisfied with his son's performance.

For example, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, after Barty Crouch Sr. broke free from the Imperius Curse and went to Hogwarts to ask Dumbledore for help, he was already unconscious and speaking incoherently, but he still remembered that his son had achieved full marks in twelve subjects in OWLS and he was very proud of him.

It’s a pity that neither the father nor the son knew how to communicate, which led to a huge gap between them.

Barty Crouch Jr. believed that his father didn't love him until his death, so he committed the evil act of patricide. But in fact, Barty Crouch Sr. always loved his son deeply in his heart.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so obsessed with his son getting full marks in twelve subjects in the OWLS exam, wouldn't have risked his own disgrace to save his son from Azkaban, and wouldn't have taken him to watch the Quidditch World Cup...

It's a pity that Barty Crouch Jr. didn't know or realize all this, so he resolutely went down the wrong path.

He joined the Death Eaters, became their friends and comrades, and worshipped and served Voldemort as his ideal father.

But in fact, Voldemort is the one who has no feelings and treats everyone as his pawns. The Death Eaters are also full of intrigue and mutual oppression, and there is no friendship at all.

It would be a futile effort for Barty Crouch Jr. to hang out with them, and he would be going in the opposite direction.

Therefore, Xiang Nan extended a helping hand to him.

……

Since little Batty longs for family love, friendship and a sense of belonging, Xiang Nan gives him family love, friendship and a sense of belonging.

Xiang Nan believed that his personality charm was no worse than Voldemort's. If Voldemort could subdue Barty Jr., he could do the same.

In this way, he would have an extra powerful general on his side, and Voldemort would lose a capable subordinate.

Because Barty Crouch Jr. is a pretty powerful guy.

He was extremely strong, and his twelve OWLS certificates fully demonstrated his intelligence and talent. His fighting ability was also good, and he and Peter Pettigrew defeated the old Auror Moody.

You have to know that defeating someone is actually much more difficult than killing him, because when defeating someone you have to hold back, you can't kill him, and you can't make too much noise.

Therefore, his fighting ability is almost on par with Professor McGonagall, Snape, Professor Flitwick and others.

Moreover, he was extremely intelligent. He took advantage of the opportunity of the Triwizard Tournament and successfully took Harry Potter away from Hogwarts.

If it weren't for Voldemort's big shot, and if it weren't for Harry's luck, the wand happened to have the same core as Voldemort's wand, Harry would have almost no chance of survival. So the plan designed by Barty Crouch Jr. was almost perfect.

In addition, his acting skills are also good. He pretended to be Alastor Moody for a year before being seen through by Dumbledore. This is already very impressive.

Even Professor Quirrell, who was taught by Voldemort himself, was seen through by Dumbledore within a few days.

From this we can see that Barty Crouch Jr. is truly a talent, almost the same as Snape in the original book, and is worth cultivating.

……

"Really, Severus?" Barty Crouch Jr. felt a little flattered when he received Xiang Nan's invitation.

Because everyone knows that Xiang Nan is already a master of potions at a young age. He successfully developed the wolfsbane potion and was recognized by the Order of Merlin.

It is such an honor for me to be invited to work with such a genius.

"Of course." Xiang Nan nodded, "I heard from Professor Slughorn that your performance in Potions class is very good and you are the best among your classmates.

As it happens, Professor Slughorn and I are developing a new potion. If you are willing, you are welcome to join us."

"Thank you, of course I do." Little Batty said immediately.

Being invited by Xiang Nan to participate in the development of new magic potions is really a good thing for him, as he is eager to seek honor, make achievements and be looked up to by his father.

"Very good, welcome to join." Xiang Nan said with a smile and stretched out his hand.

Little Batty also happily held Xiang Nan's hand.

……

In the following time, Xiang Nan developed potions or made various magic props with Lily, Little Barty, Professor Slughorn and others.

Developing and researching magic potions is not a difficult task for Xiang Nan.

On the one hand, he knew a lot of lost prescriptions, including Chinese medicine prescriptions and magic potion formulas. Just picking out a few of them would be enough to shock the world.

For example, if you replace the Chinese medicinal materials in a traditional Chinese medicine ointment for reducing swelling and relieving pain with a magic potion with the same medicinal effect, you can make a very practical anti-edema ointment.

For example, Tongbianling is very effective in treating constipation.

Like Muggles in the Muggle world, wizards in the wizarding world also face the problem of constipation, especially women, whose incidence rate is about twice that of men.

Therefore, in order to treat constipation, the 17th-century wizard Urquhart Laharo even invented the Gut-Ravaging Spell.

However, when this spell was cast, the patient would suffer great pain, so this spell that was originally used for treatment later became an inhumane attack spell.

Many dark wizards like to use this spell to pull out their opponent's intestines, which can be said to be quite cruel.

So Xiang Nan combined traditional Chinese medicine and magic potion to develop a laxative drug that works quickly after taking one dose.

After this potion was launched, it became very popular. Many wizards, especially female wizards, sent thank-you letters to Xiang Nan, thanking him for curing the constipation problem that had troubled them for many years.

Xiang Nan did not take all the credit for himself. He shared the credit for the successful development of the potion with Lily, Little Barty and Professor Slughorn, allowing them to share the honor as the inventors of the laxative.