NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14: potion class
After transfiguration and lunch, all Slytherin and Griffyndoor goes to the dungeons. That's where the potion classroom is. A cold bit cold in there too. As Snape pushed the door on time and appeared with his cap fluttering behind, he looks like he wants to build some momentum and intimidate the students.
He turned to the class and started his speech after the roll call," There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few...
*Stares at Draco Malfoy*, Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. * Stares at Helen and entered a trance before snapping out * ".
He looked at her scribbling with a frown and asked," miss potter. What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?", Helen looked blankly while Snape said ignoring hermione who raised her hand," you don't know let's try that again. where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?".
Helen looked for help while Slytherin students snickered. Snape though still looking at her face asked in a trance again ignoring the aggrieved look on hermione's face," let's try again miss potter, What is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?".
Helen looked at Hermione and said," I don't know sir. Maybe you can ask Hermione. She knows the answers ", Snape looked at Hermione who is rasinv her hand while standing up and said in a cold tone," what are you doing foolish girl? Sit down. I didn't ask you. 1 point from Griffyndoor for your disrespect against the professor ".
Hermione looked dumbfounded while Snape said," Peverall, stand up and answer those three questions ", Andrew is confused why he is dragged into this. But he stood up and said," adding powdered root of asphodel with an infusion of monkswood results in draught of living death, a potential sleep inducing potion that will make drinker enter a death like slumber state for short time ".
Andrew continued," bezoar can be found in the stomach of a goat and used as an antidote for poison. The monkshood and wolfsbane are the same plant that goes by the name aconite ", Snape nodded and said," good Peverall. Atleast this time my class isn't full of dunderheads. 5 points to Slytherin. And 1 point to miss potter for her honesty of admitting the truth she has much to learn ".
Helen is confused while slytherin fell silent. Professor Snape giving points yo Griffyndoor is rare. Too rare that it will leave everyone bewildered but now, the saviour got points without even doing anything. They wondered if they heard it wrong while Andrew sat down and relieved a little that Snape didn't make things difficult for him.
Then he wrote the potion recipe on board for cure for boils potion. Then he started doing his bullying," Patil, your brain is the same size as a beetle. You need to crush the snake fangs not cut them. 1 point from Griffyndoor "," longbottom, you idiot I just warned patil to not cut the fangs crush them, 3 points from Griffyndoor "," you call this powdered snake fangs brown. Did you left your brain in your dormitory. I said powder there cl arly pieces of fang, 1 point from Griffyndoor "," Weasley you stupid monkey, 2 points from Griffyndoor, also don't mess with the couldron temperature and also add porcupine quills only after you brought it down".
We'll Griffyndoor looked life less. With Cassandra as his pair they did the potion clearly. He processed the ingredients according to the instructions by Snape while Cassandra brewed the potion. She said she has some experience in this. Snape awarded five points and then back to harassing Griffyndoor students again except Helen.
He mainly moved around the Griffyndoor table for the rest of the class. When Nevile and seamus blew up their couldron, Snape protected helen with a protego and started scolding them both who are already crying because of boils and sent them to infirmary but this time Ron got the additional points deduction.