Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

After all, he was a top student in the Potions class. Although he couldn't smell what specific potion it was, he could still tell the type.

"let me see."

Dudley walked over to the bowl of potion, put it under his nose and sniffed it a few times, his eyes lit up: "Are there phoenix tears in it?"

Harry, who was originally drowsy, instantly became much more awake after hearing the word "Phoenix".

As we all know, Phoenix's tears are a very precious potion material. Not only does it have a strong power to dispel curses, it is also a very strong healing potion that can dissolve almost all biological toxins.

There is no demand for it in the black market.

Even without any processing, Phoenix Tears can be used directly as potions. Potions that can use Phoenix Tears must be the best.

Harry held the bowl of black potion and looked at it for a long time but couldn't recognize what it was.

"This couldn't possibly belong to Fawkes? What did you do with it, Professor Snape?"

Dudley had reason to suspect that Snape had gotten the tears from Fawkes.

Even in the Forbidden Forest, which is known as a zoo of magical animals, there are no phoenixes. Except for Fawkes, there has been no news about the phoenix for hundreds of years. Although this creature is far less aggressive towards humans than those 5X-level magical creatures, it is extremely difficult to tame. It is impossible to even see it, let alone get its tears.

Snape didn't answer, but judging from the micro-expressions on his face, Dudley was probably right.

"What kind of potion is this?"

Not to mention Harry, even Dudley couldn't figure out what kind of potion it was at first.

"Don't you think you are better at potions than me? You can try to see if you can tell, Mr. Dursley, um, Mr. Dursley."

"I think it's simple enough for any normal wizard to see."

Harry was listening with a puzzled expression. He couldn't figure out what kind of potion this was. Didn't that mean he wasn't a normal wizard?

Obviously Snape wanted to use this as a test for Dudley, but it came out more like sarcasm.

Don't expect Snape to speak well, it has been a habit for decades.

Dudley smelled the potion and looked at it carefully. After a while, he dipped a little with his little finger and put it in his mouth.

His eyes widened instantly and he turned sharply towards Snape.

"Is this Vivian Decoction?!"

Chapter 333 She is so cute, just like James when he was a child

Vivian's Potion, one of the most difficult potions to make in history.

Everyone is familiar with the classic potion Polyjuice Potion. For ordinary wizards, the process of preparing the potion is quite complicated and takes a whole month.

The Foley Potion, also known as the Luck Potion, is a well-known potion in the wizarding world. Its preparation is more than ten times more difficult than that of the Polyjuice Potion. It is extremely complicated and requires countless steps. Any mistake in any of the steps will lead to serious consequences, and it will take a full six months.

The difficulty and process of making Vivian's decoction are even more numerous and complicated than those of the Felix Potion. This potion requires the preparation of 108 kinds of potion materials, and each of the potion materials needs to go through 36 complex processes. At the same time, each potion material is very valuable, and many of them are contraband and have no market. One of them is the Phoenix's Tears.

The most famous wizard is the legendary wizard Merlin, King Arthur’s most loyal companion in mythology.

The most famous witch is Vivian, the one who made the legendary wizard Merlin fall in love, and after seeing Merlin's special abilities and weaknesses, she imprisoned him forever in an oak tree.

In ordinary people's legends, Vivian is the lake spirit who gave King Arthur the sword Excalibur. However, in the wizarding world, she is called the witch of miracles. According to the records in the history of magic, she has created countless miracles with her own hands more than once, but there is no detailed record of what they were.

Therefore, the Vivian potion is also called the miracle potion. According to untraceable legends, ordinary people can become wizards after taking this potion. This is also listed as one of the three major legends of the origin of wizards.

But it is just a rumor after all, and this conclusion of origin has not been officially confirmed.

The recorded effect of Vivian's Decoction (Miracle Potion) is that it allows a Squib to release some weak spells after taking it, but it needs to be taken continuously for more than one year.

The production process is extremely complicated and the configuration is very troublesome. If there is no mistake in any process, even a top potion master will take at least a full year.

The materials are precious, the preparation is complicated, and the work of a potion master is required; all three are indispensable.

In addition, its effect is only to allow the Squib to release some small magic and it needs to be taken for more than a year. This is why Vivian Potion has not appeared in the wizarding world for hundreds of years. No one is willing to spend the time and energy to make it.

After listening to Dudley's description of Vivian's soup, even Vernon, who was very unhappy with Snape, was stunned. He really didn't expect that the bowl of unknown soup that Snape used to feed little Lily would be such a precious thing.

Snape really took great pains to get little Lily to go to Hogwarts.

In fact, Dudley really wanted to tell Snape that even if little Lily was really an ordinary person, he would have a way to get her to go to Hogwarts. However, seeing that Snape was so enthusiastic, he didn't want to discourage his enthusiasm.

"So what does this potion have to do with Vivian?"

Harry spotted a blind spot.

"Maybe she wants to borrow the name of the Miracle Witch," Dudley said.

Even if Harry asked him this, he wouldn't know. This is what was written in the book he was reading, and he was just repeating it.

Dudley did have a guess.

Name.

It doesn’t mean that it must match the content.

Strictly speaking, potions and Vivian have nothing to do with each other, and the only connection is the word miracle.

But simply calling it a miracle potion is too ordinary. We have to add some ancient legends to it to make it more classy.

Look, there's Vivian, King Arthur, and Merlin. Doesn't the level of status improve immediately?

"But this potion is not just for witches."

Dudley thought for a moment and replied seriously, "According to records, the first Squib to take this potion was a wizard."

Harry: “.”

Yes, Vivian Potion is not a magic potion exclusively for witches, but it has a side effect that can make the skin better.

But what it’s called isn’t the point. What’s important is that this potion is really precious.

What a pity the potion tastes like

According to Dudley, none of the potions tasted good. Even adults found them unpalatable, let alone a child as young as Lily.

Fortunately, potions generally have a long shelf life and can be preserved for a long time after casting a spell.

'knock knock'

There was a knock on the door.

Hermione went out with the Grangers early this morning and said she would not be back until the evening. She had the key to the front door and could open it herself, so it definitely wasn't her.

None of the remaining people would come so early, and no one called to notify us before coming.

Harry went to wash up at this time, and Dudley went to open the door.

Standing outside the door was an unexpected guest.

Sirius.

Dudley almost didn't recognize him when he opened the door. This guy had changed his usual sloppy image. He fixed his hair, shaved his beard, and styled his hair. He also changed into a very formal suit. He looked completely refreshed and looked like a decent human being.

"Hello. Hello, Dudley."

You could see that Sirius was a little nervous, and he stuttered when he said hello.

He closed the door in fear that Dudley might see him.

"I want to look for Harry. Can I wait for him at the door? I promise I won't cause any disturbance to you."

Sirius' tone at this moment was as humble as it could be; he really wanted to see Harry.

"Harry is still washing up, please come in first."

Dudley said calmly that he knew that his relationship with Harry had eased. Harry had told him that in order to show his appreciation for Sirius' help in the Triwizard Tournament, he needed to take one day out with him during the holiday.

Sirius is Harry's godfather after all, and since he wants to make up for the losses he has suffered to Harry over the years, there is no need for Dudley to refuse him. As long as he is nice to Harry, that's all that matters.

In order to pick up Harry, this guy didn't even ride his motorcycle, the same model as the Will-O-Ghost Boy, but drove a Ford instead.

The sharp-eyed Dudley saw that the Ford car parked on the side of the road was given a ticket by a passing traffic policeman.

Hopefully Sirius knew where to pay the fine.

Sirius saw Dudley rush into the room excitedly, and was visibly startled when he saw Snape in the living room.

"Why are you here?"

"It's none of your business where I am."

Snape replied very coldly and then completely ignored Sirius.

The atmosphere became quiet for a moment, and Vernon clearly felt that the temperature around him had dropped a lot.

At this time, Penny had already coaxed little Lily and came over with her in her arms.

Sirius was obviously interested after seeing little Lily in Petunia's arms, and after seeing little Lily's eyes that were exactly the same as Lily's, he blurted out the answer subconsciously without thinking.

"Oh, she's so cute, she looks just like James when he was a child."

Dudley: “???”

Vernon: “?!!”

Snape: "!!!"

Chapter 334 I used to drive a Knight Bus

According to Sirius's logic, Little Lily was very much like Lily, and Lily was James' wife, and James was the best person he had ever met.

So he was praising little Lily.

However, others would not think so, especially the two people sitting in the living room who had no good feelings towards James at all.

Sure enough, as soon as Sirius spoke, the expressions of the two men who were originally unhappy sitting on the sofa changed at the same time.

Snape's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.

Vernon's face was even more drawn.

What do you mean by praising my daughter for looking like my brother-in-law? And the brother-in-law is the one with whom I have a very bad relationship?

Harry came out after washing up and just heard Sirius' words. He covered his face without thinking.

If you can't speak, you can shut up.

Penny also looked unhappy.

Even Dudley looked at Sirius, who was so complacent and unaware of himself, with a strange expression.

You can offend an entire family with just one sentence. You really have a good mouth.

It seems that staying in Azkaban for so many years did have some impact, at least his IQ was severely affected.

"I think we should keep an eye on Lily to prevent her from being influenced by the wrong people. What do you think, Mr. Dursley?"

Snape spoke slowly, looking at Sirius with an unfriendly expression, full of aggression.

His view was shared by Vernon.

"You are right, Lily's godfather."

Because of the unpleasant meeting experience, he didn't have a good impression of Sirius in the first place, let alone now.

The two of them formed a united front in perfect tacit understanding.

"Parents need to screen the people they come into contact with."

Well, Sirius was not completely useless. At least his presence eased the tension between the two people.

They now had a common target of hatred - Blake.

Being targeted by two people at the same time, Sirius felt very innocent. Apart from the conversation with Dudley at the door, he had only said one sentence from the time he entered the door until now.

'Did I say something wrong again?'

Apparently Sirius had little self-awareness.

Harry was almost crying because of his nominal godfather's stupidity. He could only apologize to Petunia, Vernon and others, and quickly pulled his stupid godfather away.

If he stays here any longer, with his brainless character and bad mouth, someone might die.

Although I wasn't very happy about it, it seemed that I had no choice but to stay with Sirius all day.