Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

Just as Nitia expected, Professor Snape informed her that after the first potion class of the second year, the after-school detention would continue every week, but the time was changed from Friday to Wednesday.

"I wonder if you have forgotten everything I taught you after a summer vacation?" Snape said with a cold expression and a sarcastic tone.

"I don't think so, sir."

You can't use magic after leaving school, but there is no problem in making potions. Nitia guessed that Snape would check her after the start of the school, so she prepared for it early.

"Then let's start with the new content!" Snape said after thinking for a while.

Snape's words caught Nitia off guard. Why didn't he play by the rules? Did she really believe it so easily when she said there was no one?

"Do you think I will waste time on checking?" Nitia's reaction made Snape a little proud.

"You must have your reasons."

"These are the formulas you need to learn to make this semester." Snape took out a piece of brown paper and placed it in front of Nitia.

"Shrinking potion, polyjuice potion, enhancement agent, tranquilizer... Sir, these potions are beyond the scope of this semester's teaching!" Nitia looked at the list of several recipes on the brown paper in disbelief. The recipes in it all belong to the teaching content of senior grades.

"I will naturally teach you what you should learn this semester in class, so why waste after-school time!" Snape seemed very satisfied with Nitia's surprised expression, and even showed a smile on his cold face all year round.

Nitia didn't dare to say more, she knew that she would not get any benefit by bargaining with Snape. She began to carefully look at the materials needed for the recipe, and she found that she had not purchased several of them, so it seemed that she needed to order some by mail.

Snape had no intention of instructing Nitia at all, and let Nitia look at the recipe list and mix it herself. Nitia found that the preparation of these potions was much more complicated than before. It was no longer a matter of adding the ingredients one by one in proportion. Many things needed to be processed before you prepared them. Some steps would take a very long time to brew, and they could not be brewed in one or two days. In a flurry, Nitia ruined no less than five pots of potion in one afternoon, and until the end, there was no sign of success. Snape did not interfere with Nitia throughout the whole process, just watched her ruin one pot after another, and finally gave her a few sarcastic words, and then ended the day's after-school detention.

Nitia was very angry, she felt that Snape was deliberately making trouble for her and embarrassing her. She carefully read the recipe on the brown paper. Some potions took a long time to brew, and she needed to check the situation or stir from time to time. This meant that she would not only need to brew potions here on Wednesday afternoons in the future, but would need to come here every one or two days, or even every day. Why not just lock her up in this basement?

"Nidia!" Draco came out from a staircase. He looked like he was waiting for Nidia here on purpose. "What's wrong with you? You look very upset. Did Professor Snape scold you?"

"Scold? I hope he scolds me. He is just a scoundrel." Nidia told Draco everything that happened. At this moment, she just needed someone to confide in.

"So you will come here often in the future?" Draco knew that Nidia was very angry now, but after hearing this, he felt a little happy in his heart.

"Yeah! Isn't it too much? Most of my spare time may be tied up here." Nidia was immersed in her anger and didn't realize what Draco was really thinking at the moment.

"But think about it from another perspective. If you can successfully brew all these potions, your potion brewing level will be greatly improved. You are a genius." Draco tried hard to make Nidia think positively.

"I don't want to be a genius. I just want to be an ordinary person." Nidia said angrily.

"Don't think like that. Be happy. Maybe you will find it interesting in the future. This place is very close to the common room of Slytherin College. If you think it's too boring to brew potions alone, I can go with you... and Blaise."

"Snape will not let you all into his office casually. He cherishes his medicinal materials." Draco's words did make Nitia feel less angry. "By the way, what do you want to see me for? I'm just talking about my own things."

"I have Quidditch training on Saturday morning. I want to ask if you have time to come and see me." Draco said excitedly.

"Sure! I'm happy to go. I'll ask Michelle to go with me, but are you sure the other members of your team won't say anything? Maybe they will think I'm here to spy on the military?"

"Don't worry, I guarantee that they won't dare to say anything about you." Draco looked very proud.

"Okay then! It's settled." Since Draco can make such a solemn promise, he must have his own way.

After saying goodbye to Draco, Nytia prepared to return to the Gryffindor common room. Because she was in a bad mood, she had no appetite to eat in the restaurant.

"Finally...finally free."

Suddenly, Nidia heard a low and hoarse voice. She looked around, but there was no one else around her. She felt confused, then stopped and listened carefully.

"After so many years... I'm so hungry..."

This time Nidia heard it clearly, and she was surprised to find that the voice was not the voice of a human speaking, but the voice of a snake. Because she could understand the snake's words, it sounded like someone was talking.

She looked around carefully. They were all stone walls and there were no gaps for snakes to hide. She followed the direction of the sound and finally came to the women's toilet on the second floor, where the sound disappeared. Nydia frowned. She wanted to go into the bathroom to check, but this was Myrtle's bathroom. She was always crying, which made people feel upset.

Just when Nidia was hesitating to go in and check, a little girl with red hair ran out. She seemed a little panicked.

"Ginny?" Nydia recognized her as Ron's little sister Ginny.

Ginny was obviously startled by Nidia's cry. She looked at Nidia in horror, her eyes wandering from side to side.

"What's wrong with you? You don't look well." Nitya asked worriedly.

"No, I didn't." Ginny denied immediately, her tone not exactly friendly.

Nydia was stunned for a while. She felt that Ginny might still hate her because she was with Draco in Diagon Alley, "Did you find anything strange or hear any strange noises in there?" ?"

"I don't know what you are talking about. Nothing happened. Only Myrtle was crying. If you want to know anything, just go in and see for yourself!"

After saying that, Ginny ran away immediately, leaving Nydia standing alone in front of the women's toilet at a loss. She felt a little helpless. It seemed that Ginny really didn't like herself! She looked at the women's restroom in front of her, where she could vaguely hear Myrtle's cries. After hesitating for a moment, she gave up.

forget it! There was no movement or sound anymore. The snake might have left here through a pipe or something.