London.

Diagon Alley.

A narrow wooden house sandwiched between the Cauldron Shop and the Herb Shop.

At first glance, it is estimated that the width of the entire house is not as wide as its oak door.

At this time, a long-haired man.

Dressed in a black robe.

He walked towards this inconspicuous house without paying attention to others.

He pushed open the heavy oak door.

He walked in with the aroma of herbs coming towards him.

The door closed heavily.

A line of exquisite inscriptions was engraved on the bronze plate that was worn by the years.

"Extraordinary Apothecary Association".

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"Oh! Severus Snape! What a rare guest, the last time you came here was seven years ago, right?"

As soon as he entered the house, a wizard greeted him enthusiastically.

Middle-aged man.

Slender figure.

Neat short hair.

Slightly gray.

Solemn behavior.

There was a sense of calmness and professionalism in his words and deeds.

He waved his wand.

He handed a glass of gin to the new guest.

"Thank you, Blackwood, you know I don't drink this kind of stuff."

Snape put the glass on the platform beside him with a flick of his hand.

He looked around.

It was much bigger than it looked from the outside.

This was the reception room of the Extraordinary Apothecary Association.

At first glance, it was probably not much smaller than the Hogwarts Great Hall.

A huge crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling of the reception hall.

A blue flame burned in the chandelier.

It illuminated the entire hall.

The surrounding walls were decorated with specimens of various magical herbs.

And near the entrance there was a bar filled with various drinks.

No one was stationed.

Guests were allowed to take what they wanted.

It was almost noon now.

There were already quite a few people in the venue.

They began to socialize in different groups.

And at a glance, at the end of the living room.

There is a spiral staircase leading to the second floor.

That is Snape's destination today.

"So, Professor Snape, what brings you here today?"

Snape turned his gaze to the wizard in front of him.

Arthur Blackwood.

Senior member receptionist of the Extraordinary Apothecary Association.

Studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Specialized in potions and protective magic.

Is Snape's senior in Slytherin.

At this time, he was looking at him with interest.

"The youngest professor of potions at Hogwarts, we invited him three times in a row before, but he was always rejected. Today, he actually came to enjoy this international exchange meeting?"

That's right.

Although compared with the masters in the industry.

Snape is not very old.

Only 31 years old.

But with just the title of Hogwarts professor of potions.

He is the one that all forces are eager to win over.

You know.

Most of the young wizards in Britain.

Will go to Hogwarts to study.

Then they will definitely become Snape's students.

So why should we curry favor with him.

It is self-evident.

And Snape.

He is very difficult to get along with.

Only wizards from Slytherin can talk to him.

Those from Gryffindor.

Just don't give him any face.

And he doesn't like socializing like international exchange meetings.

There are many pigheads who sneak in.

Hearing Blackwood's words.

Snape was unmoved.

Still said coldly.

"Today is the special session of Transfiguration Potions, and I have some progress here."

Hearing this.

Blackwood raised his eyebrows immediately.

"Oh? That's interesting. Karkaroff from Durmstrang is here today too. He said he has innovated a transfiguration potion or something. Haha, he's so arrogant."

He tilted his head.

He pointed to a crowd.

"It's right there."

Looking in that direction.

Sure enough.

I saw a tall and thin wizard.

He had short white hair.

He had a goatee with a small curl on his thin chin.

He was laughing in the crowd.

Snape frowned slightly.

He looked away.

To be honest.

He didn't really want to have anything to do with this former colleague.

"What they did has nothing to do with me."

Blackwood smiled slightly.

Then he turned sideways and waved his hand.

"Then do it first. The opening ceremony of the exchange meeting will take a while."

After a while.

Snape sat down on a soft leather sofa away from the crowd.

On the small table next to it.

Put this cup of hot tea.

"So how long do you plan to sit today? It is said that the gentleman will also come to the opening ceremony today."

Blackwood stood beside him and said with a smile.

"No matter who you are, I am only here to submit a proposal for improving the potion, and I will not stay long. "

Snape took a sip of the hot tea.

Not bad.

With chamomile.

"Oh, then you will miss the founder of our Extraordinary Apothecary Association..."

Halfway through.

Blackwood suddenly stopped.

Snape put down the teacup and turned his head.

He was standing there with a pale face.

Then he immediately lowered his head and whispered.

"Hello, Sir Granger."

Snape turned around immediately after hearing this.

A thin, smiling, and amiable old man stood beside Snape's soft leather sofa.

He was wearing an emerald green robe.

His hair was almost gone.

He looked like a little old man.

"Severus, long time no see. "

Ten thousand flying brooms whizzed through Snape's heart.

The man in front of him was.

The founder of the Extraordinary Apothecary Association!

The standard-bearer of potion research in the 20th century!

He created more than 80 new potions in his lifetime!

The founder of a fund that funded thousands of pharmacists!

Participated in the compilation of "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi"!

Hector Dagworth-Granger!!!

Snape was about to stand up on the spot.

But Granger put a hand on him.

He smiled and shook his head.

Then he raised his left hand.

An identical soft leather sofa appeared opposite Snape.

Granger sat down.

Nodded to Blackwood.

The other party immediately understood.

He left as if running away.

Only Snape and Granger were left staring at each other.

Snape found that it seemed that no one around him noticed that this great god suddenly appeared on the first floor of the living room.

He spoke first with some trepidation.

"Um..., Sir Granger, I don't have any objection to you, but I need to go back to school in the afternoon, so..."

Granger grinned.

Waved his hand.

"Severus, you don't need to care about this, but..."

Granger's old face showed a hint of ridicule.

"Why does Hogwarts arrange classes for students on Friday afternoon?"

Snape waved his hand to explain.

"No, it's not the school's unified schedule, but there is a student whose grades are particularly poor. He has to follow the fifth grade class, so I will give him special tutoring. ”

(Deveraux: Huh? My grades are really bad?)

Snape behaved very honestly in front of Granger.

But it’s true.

The big man in front of him has done Snape a great favor.

He must be respected.

“Haha, okay, okay, let’s turn the page on this matter. Tell me about your new plan.”

Granger laughed happily.

It doesn’t look like he wants to turn the page on this matter at all.

Speaking of this matter.

Snape immediately became serious.

Took out a file bag from his small bag.

Handed it to Granger.

“Sir, this is a plan for optimizing the formula of Polyjuice Potion. It can greatly reduce the rarity of its materials. At the same time, it also extracts a universal method for improving the formula of Transfiguration potions. Please take a look. "

Granger narrowed his eyes after hearing this.

He took the file immediately.

He began to check it.

Snape waited quietly on the side.

In less than a quarter of an hour.

Granger checked all the files at an extremely fast speed.

Snape was amazed at the speed.

Is this really a man who is close to a hundred years old?

"Genius idea! Severus!"

Granger took a deep breath.

His face was ruddy, which was rare for an old man of his age.

"This may be a discovery that can change the entire course of Transfiguration Magic! Severus, your name will be written into history! "

This compliment from the most authoritative potion master in the industry made Snape feel as if he was floating in the clouds.

But in an instant.

Snape calmed down.

This is not his credit!

Snape said calmly.

"Sir, in fact, this is not my invention, but a method proposed by one of my students. I refined and optimized it on this basis, and the general direction is still based on the results of my student."

Granger was obviously stunned when he heard this.

He blinked several times in a row.

Confirmed that he had not heard wrong.

"Severus, are you saying that this is a discovery of a Hogwarts student?"

"Yes, sir."

Snape replied firmly.

After receiving the affirmative answer, Sir Granger leaned back directly.

Lying on the soft leather sofa.

Looking straight at the ceiling.After waiting for a long time, he murmured. "These young people are so scary~" Granger sat up straight and looked into Snape's eyes. "So this student at least has an extraordinary intuition for potions, and may even have other discoveries?" Snape nodded slightly. "Yes, sir, I can be sure of this, but he has too little experience at present, so there are actually many mistakes in the initial version, but the general direction is extremely valuable, so I developed such a plan based on his original manuscript." Hearing this, Sir Granger also understood. After all, he is a student. He must have no experience. There are mistakes in the plan. It's normal. After graduation, he came to his own Apothecary Association to train for a while. He can definitely become a master of potions! Granger had already thought of poaching people at this time. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes. "Severus, you must bring him when you make a detailed report next week, so that I can see the ability of this new generation of potion genius."

Hearing this request.

Snape's eyes flashed with hesitation.

But he finally nodded.

"Okay, that's it! Severus, I still have some details to ask, are you willing to discuss on the second floor?"

Granger held the document with a strong interest in his eyes.

Invited Snape.

Snape's mouth curled up slightly.

"With pleasure."

After a detailed discussion, he returned to Hogwarts.

That's why.

Snape was a little late to the office at the beginning.

And at this time.

He was sitting in the office.

Holding the redrawn Polyjuice Potion brewing process improvement diagram.

Looking at the author of this diagram incredulously.

The inexperienced Hogwarts student he just mentioned.

Deveraux Alexander!

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