The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 13 Transfiguration and Potions Lessons

After finishing the tortured history of magic class, Ada finally had two days of peace.

On Wednesday night, Ida has an astronomy class, which involves using a telescope to observe the stars.When Ada and the others climbed up the astronomy tower panting, Professor Sinista had already been waiting there early.

Under the leadership of Professor Sinista, the little wizards learned the names of different stars and the orbits of planets.The night was fine that night, and the milky white Milky Way traversed the mid-heaven. At this time, Pluto was not a dwarf planet, and the number of planets in the solar system was still nine.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts class is a course that everyone is looking forward to. As the most dangerous position recognized by Hogwarts, the students are also full of curiosity about Professor Foley who has just filled the vacancy.

The young professor Benedict Foley is handsome, richly dressed, always smiling, and looks like an ignorant dandy with embroidered pillows.But in fact, he is very knowledgeable, and his lectures are lively and interesting, which is in stark contrast to the dry Professor Binns.

Moreover, the empathetic Professor Fuli also promised to lead everyone to practice in the next class.Such an excellent welfare professor is naturally welcomed by the students.Coupled with his outstanding appearance, the popular lover in the minds of Hogwarts girls just appeared.

On Friday morning, Ada and the others are finally going to Professor McGonagall's transfiguration class.

When Ada arrived at the Transfiguration classroom, everyone sat quietly and obediently in their seats, not even a single one dared to pant loudly.Professor McGonagall is very strict with students, which is the consensus of this freshman class, so no one wants to touch her in the first class.

George waved to Ida, motioning for her to sit down.Alia sat with Lee Jordan, and Fred ditched his twin brother George and chose to sit with Angelina.

After Ada sat down, she began to look at the classroom in earnest.The layout of the classroom reflects the style of Professor McGonagall, everything is neatly arranged, only a tabby cat on the desk is a bit abrupt.

When Ada saw this tabby cat for the first time, her heart was like a pot of boiling water.She thought silently in her heart: Wait a minute, why does this cat look so familiar?Especially the patterns around the cat's eyes, which look like square glasses!Isn't this the stray cat I fed when I was in the orphanage?How did it appear here? It's not magic at all!
The class bell rang, and the tabby cat on the desk jumped down with the bell. When it was about to land, the cat changed, and she became Professor McGonagall!

Ten thousand trolls roared past Ada's heart, and the stray cat she fed turned out to be Professor McGonagall!Unexpectedly, Professor McGonagall, you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, you are so good...

The first-year freshmen who had never seen anything in the world were stunned by Professor McGonagall, and they even forgot how to express their surprise...

Professor McGonagall, who was wearing an emerald green robe, nodded in satisfaction. Obviously, the students kept quiet in the classroom, which was in line with Professor McGonagall's wishes.

"Transfiguration is the most complicated and dangerous magic you have learned at Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall walked back to the podium, and then continued, "If anyone misbehaves in my class, I will Just ask him out and never let him in again. I warned you."

Professor McGonagall, who was courteous before serving, drew out his wand and turned the desk into a pig, and then changed back again.The students were attracted by Professor McGonagall's superb skills again, and they wished that they could turn a whole piece of furniture into an animal to play with, just like Professor McGonagall.

It was only after taking a lot of complicated notes and difficult theories that they gave up on this unrealistic idea.After imparting theoretical knowledge, Professor McGonagall distributed everyone a match and began to try to let the students turn it into a needle.

She demonstrated it first, and said that this is a very simple basic operation.Compared with turning living animals into inanimate furniture, everyone really thinks that turning matches into needles is much simpler. After all, these two things are at least similar in shape, and they are also lifeless.

However, the ideal is very full, but the reality has always been very skinny.After looking at it with my eyes, I thought it would work; after thinking about it in my head, I thought it would be all right to have hands; the hands said: You two fart!

Manual practice is quite a failure.Transfiguration is a very profound magic, so it is naturally more difficult to get started.

Ada was watching George wrestling with matches, and was so happy that she didn't even notice that Professor McGonagall was standing behind her.

"Miss Drizzt, why do you keep staring at Mr. Weasley's matches, yours?"

Ada, who was startled, quickly took the transformed needle in her hand, and held it up to Professor McGonagall, indicating that she hadn't deserted.

Professor McGonagall first glanced at the needle in Ada's hand, and had to say that Ada did a good job.But Professor McGonagall didn't want to grow Ada's pride, she continued to ask: "So you don't plan to continue practicing, but just stare at Mr. Weasley's matches?"

Ada heard the old cat girl... No, Ada heard Professor McGonagall's words, and a trace of fear surged into her heart, as if she was caught by the dean for doing something wrong in her previous life.She quickly admitted her mistake and tried to be leniently dealt with by Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall put all his remaining matches on Ada's desk so that she could continue to practice the content of this class, and took away the needle in Ada's hand.

Ada, who was looking at the matches on the table, picked up her wand again and began to cast spells.Under the influence of the spell, the match gradually turned silver, and one of its ends became sharper. After the Transfiguration spell was cast, the match also changed into the shape of a needle.

Ada can actually add a pattern to the needle to make it more beautiful.But after thinking about it, I gave up. This wave can be installed but it is not necessary.

"You did a good job, but you should have done better." After speaking, Professor McGonagall walked back to the podium without even a word of praise.

McGonagall, who was standing on the podium, raised the needle in his hand so that other students in the classroom could see, "Miss Drizzt's Transformation Charm won five points for Gryffindor."

Seeing that the points could be added, the blood in the bones of the dejected freshmen rekindled, and they began to compete with the match one after another.But until the end of get out of class, no second person succeeded in doing it.

The afternoon potions class was held in an underground classroom, which was much colder than the warm main building of the castle.There are many glass jars along the walls, which are soaked with different animal specimens, which makes people shiver.

Gryffindor and Slytherin collided again, and the enemies were extremely jealous when they met, but this time it was their home court.Coupled with Professor Snape's famous calf protection, the lion cubs naturally fell into a disadvantage when choking and staring at each other.

Cody Avery is still as bad as ever, and the corner of his mouth is pulled up so that people have the urge to punch him.Every time he bumps into each other these days, Cody Avery always finds fault with the most active one, obviously he hasn't been beaten by society.

When Severus Snape appeared at the door of the classroom, the Potions classroom, which had been buzzing with people just now, instantly fell silent, as if everyone had been cast under a spell at the same time.

Snape walked from the door to the podium, his black robe fluttering behind him like a bat flying in the air.With sallow skin, a hooked nose, and greasy black hair that reaches his shoulders, his eyes are also black, like an endless corridor.Ada even felt that if she kept staring into those eyes, she would feel deep despair.

He started to roll the roll, and the roll was just for the sake of the roll, Snape didn't even want to look up.But when he clicked on Ada, Snape looked up unexpectedly, but this look seemed to have a hint of disgust.

"You have come here to learn the delicate science and exacting art of potion-making," he began, his voice barely above a whisper, but every word caught him.Like Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape has the intimidating power to keep order in the classroom without breaking a sweat.

"Since there's no foolish wand waving here, many of you won't believe it's magic. I don't expect you to really appreciate the beauty of that simmering cauldron with white smoke and fragrance, you guys. Can't really understand the mind-blowing, mind-blinding magic of the fluid that flows into people's veins... I can teach you how to increase your prestige, brew glory, and even prevent death - but there must be one, you're not me It's just the kind of idiot you often encounter."

The whole class seems to be infected by his words, and they are eager to prove to others that they are not some stupid fools!
"Drizzt!" said Professor Snape suddenly, "if I needed you to submit a bezoar for an assignment, where would you find it?"

When Snape called her name and looked up at her just now, Ada instinctively felt that something was wrong, and now the problem really came.It's just that Ada didn't understand, when and where did she offend Snape, leaving so many Gryffindors aside, why did she pick her?
"In the goat's stomach, the bezoar has a detoxifying effect. Professor," Ada replied.

"As expected of Miss Know-It-All." Snape said, but his tone was slightly mocking.The Slytherin students laughed loudly, while the little lions silently prayed to Merlin, hoping that his old man would bless Ada.

"So to make a potion for scabies, what materials do you need to prepare?" Snape asked.

"Dried nettles, crushed snake fangs, steamed tentacled slugs, and porcupine quills." Ada's tone became much stiffer.

"It seems that you have prepared well." Snape said, "Narcissus root powder, add wormwood liquid..."

"Water of Life and Death, a very powerful sleeping pill! Professor!" Ada interrupted Snape's question and answered first.She was very upset now, Snape asked again and again, coupled with his annoying tone, Ida couldn't bear it anymore!
Snape ignored the furious Ida at all, and still said flatly: "Quickly answering and contradicting the teacher, Drizzt will be deducted five points from Gryffindor because of you."

Suddenly, Ada stood up directly, intending to have a good confrontation with Snape, she really couldn't stand this grievance!The big deal is being locked up, this is Hogwarts, Snape can still kill her!
Snape held out a finger and nodded downward, signaling to Ada that she'd better sit down.After that, he ignored Ada and turned back to the podium.

Fred and George hurriedly grabbed Ida and told her to sit down quickly, so as not to mess with Snape.The twin brothers didn't expect that the little girl, who usually looks easy to get along with, would have such a temper!

"Not yet write it all down!" said Snape standing on the podium, and then he tapped the blackboard with his wand, and a simple potion recipe for healing appeared on the blackboard.

"This is your content for today, finish it before get out of class is over."

(End of this chapter)