Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 97 Intelligence + N
It was rainy in England at the beginning of July, and the old drainage facilities made the ground of Spider's End Lane in the suburb of Cokeworth full of stagnant water, with almost no place to step down.

A fire was burning in the fireplace, and Snape sat quietly on a sofa beside him, reading a book.

"Bang, bang, bang"

There was a knock on the glass suddenly, Snape waved his wand grimly, and a rain-soaked owl flew in.There was a letter in his mouth, and a box wrapped in kraft paper was under his feet.

Taking the box and the letter casually, and pushing a box full of nuts in the direction of the owl, Snape opened the letter directly.

The letter was not long, with only a few hundred words, and it took less than a blink of an eye to read it.Snape seemed to have been greatly stimulated, and his face became even paler.

Throwing the letter into the fireplace at the side, he opened the box with a wave of his wand, and saw a bright red rose as if it had just been plucked.

Crush the flowers as if to vent, take a bottle of red wine from the side cabinet and pour it into a glass, then stir up a little bit of powder into the red wine, and drink it up...

"Lily..."

Snape felt that his soul was pulled out, and his whole body lost all strength. He let the half glass of red wine spilled on the ground, and he collapsed on the ground, with tears pouring out of his eyes before he knew it.

"Potter!"

Roaring heart-piercingly, the outburst of anger startled the owl who was happily eating nuts beside him.Regardless of the delicious food in front of him, he flapped his wings and fled from the window.

Ike didn't expect that the facts were as he had guessed, and Snape also didn't expect that the truth was so cruel.When he drank the glass of red wine mixed with red roses, the strange taste unlocked his dusty memory.

In June 1976, at the dinner party after the OWLs exam, a cup of pumpkin juice with a strange taste...

He was sure, and always believed, that he would never say the word "Mudblood" under any circumstances, especially to Lily...

Everything is clear...

Snape was lying on his back on the ground, staring blankly at the chandelier on the ceiling, like a walking dead. It wasn't until the next morning that Snape came back to his senses.

Struggling to get up from the ground, he walked slowly to the kitchen, fried a plate of eggs for himself, brought them to the dining table, sat down, and ate bit by bit.

After more than half an hour, Snape finally finished his breakfast.He casually pushed the plate to the middle of the dining table, and silently went to the basement, took a bottle of potion from the cabinet, wrote a note and put it in a box together with the potion, and called the owl to let it send away.

Then he waved his wand, and the figure disappeared.

Ike recognized the potion as soon as he received it. It was the famous Buffy Brain Refreshing Potion, a potion that could enhance the user's brain power.There are almost no real Buffy brain refreshers on the market, and almost all the ones sold are cut and castrated versions, which have a short acting time, poor effect, and serious side effects, which may even permanently damage a person's brain.

Naturally, Snape's products are different from those defective ones on the market, and some improvements have been made, which can permanently improve a person's brain power, but the price is only a month when the head will be muddled.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ike directly drank a whole bottle of Buffy Brain Refreshing Potion.The rarity of this kind of thing that can permanently increase attribute points is self-evident.

I have to say that Ike still underestimated the side effects of Buffy's Brain Refreshing Tonic.Throughout July, Ike was in a state of waking up, reacting much slower, and often answering questions that were not relevant.This strange behavior naturally caught Julian's attention, but Ike couldn't explain it immediately at that time.

It took a lot of effort to stabilize Julian, and Ax simply locked himself in the room, except eating, going to the bathroom, and even staying in bed every day, until the owl sent the book list for the new school year to end this difficult period day.

The effect is extraordinary. Many problems that were previously unthinkable can now be solved with a little thought. In just one week, the research on alchemy and Ravenclaw manuscripts is equivalent to the results that could only be achieved in the previous month.

Very remarkable results, at least Ike is very satisfied.

After staying quietly in the orphanage for another week, Ike bid farewell to Julianne and went to London two weeks earlier.

The result of choosing all the elective courses is that Ike's book list is much longer than others. In addition to the necessary books such as "Standard Spells Level [-]" and "Intermediate Transfiguration", divination textbooks, Ancient Rune Textbooks, Magical Beast Protection textbooks, etc. need to buy more than the necessary amount.

Of course, returning to the wizarding world in advance is not only for these reasons, but more for having a place to make potions.

During the whole summer vacation, firstly the red rose, then Buffy’s mind-boosting potion, and finally read about half a month’s worth of alchemy, runes, and Ravenclaw manuscripts, plus the rule that underage wizards cannot use magic outside of school, Ike simply doesn't have time to finish the things he has planned before the vacation.

Sitting and eating nothing is bad.

Old Tom at the Leaky Cauldron is still lazy, but as long as the price is right, any request can be satisfied.After paying an extra 10 Sickles, Ike managed to get the right to make potions in the room.Old Tom even provided a gadget to absorb the bad smells from the potion-making process.

It took half a day to buy all the books for the new school year, and another half day to buy enough potion ingredients. Ike locked himself in the room again, and Old Tom sent three meals a day. to the door.

Ike didn't plan to make any difficult potions, but only made anti-swelling agents and white fresh essence.The former can be used to eliminate swelling caused by magic, and the latter is the most common healing potion.The daily consumption of these two kinds at the St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries is extremely high, and selling them is a sure-fire business.

It won't make a lot of money, but stability trumps everything for Ike.

The raw materials cost Ike 57 Galleons, sold for 112 Galleons, and made a net profit of 55 Galleons in half a month. This salary is already higher than that of many Ministry of Magic staff.

Of course, there is no comparison with officials, let alone those professors at Hogwarts.

But it was enough, plus Hogwarts' annual fixed stipend, excluding the money for buying textbooks, plus an owl that he finally made up his mind to buy, Ike still had a balance of dozens of Galleons.

The owl is very ordinary, the cheapest kind, it is dull, and it can stay on the shelf for a day by itself.

In fact, even the owl Ike didn't want to buy it at first, because Nightingale couldn't complete the great task of delivering letters and express delivery.The little guy has a very bad temper, and he couldn't do it, and he was angry at Ike for adding a new member for this purpose.

Yes, Nightingale has been following Ike, and was named Ellie by him.

As for the owl, it is called Skye.

Properly named waste...

(End of this chapter)