Chapter 718 Kanna's Glorious Moment

When Kyle and Connor came out of the Room of Requirement, it was almost time for the afternoon class, so they did not go back to the common room, but went directly to the underground classroom.

There were two consecutive classes in the afternoon, all of which were Potions classes, and it was also their first time to have Slughorn's class.

When they came to the corridor outside the underground classroom, there were already quite a few people in the classroom, including Qiu, who was sitting at the table closest to the podium with several Ravenclaw students.

Kyle and Connor walked into the classroom.

Slughorn's personality was completely different from Snape's. Before this year, there was never any sunlight here, and the lighting depended on the few torches that were lit in the classroom all year round.

In addition, the surrounding furnishings were also full of weird smells, with all kinds of frog and mouse viscera, or leech mucus and the like everywhere, which did not look like a classroom at all. Instead, it looked more like the shops in Knockturn Alley that sold dark magic items and illegal potions.

But Slughorn was different, he did not like those dark furnishings.

The torches on the wall were removed, and all kinds of bottles and jars were put away (or perhaps taken away by Snape), replaced by various crucibles that were emitting white smoke and steam.

The curtains were also opened for the first time, and Slughorn seemed to have cast a spell on the window, making it look like the ceiling of the auditorium. For the first time, Kyle saw the bright sunshine outside in the underground classroom.

This feeling was quite fresh.

"Look, that's the resuscitation potion." At this time, Connor whispered beside her.

The resuscitation potion was the kind of potion she invented for the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association assessment. The effect was similar to the sobering potion, both of which kept people refreshed, but they were different.

If the sobering potion was a stimulant, then the resuscitation potion was coffee. Although it could not suppress fatigue, it could keep people awake all day long. They had their own advantages and disadvantages.

What Connor did not expect was that her potion had not been officially announced yet, but it actually appeared in the potion classroom.

"It seems that Professor Slughorn does have some connections." Kyle whispered.

The two of them went to sit next to the crucible where the resuscitation potion was. As soon as they got close, Kyle smelled a faint mint scent, like a cool breeze gently patting his cheeks, very comfortable.

"Okay, everyone." Slughorn stood on the podium, his fat figure looming in the steam.

"Before class, I prepared several special potions in advance to open your eyes, but please don't get me wrong, this is definitely not a challenge, it's purely out of personal preference... I think these magical potions may stimulate your interest in this course."

"Well, let's start with this." He pointed to the nearest crucible, "Does anyone know what this is?"

The crucible contained a light blue potion, but it was emitting white smoke.

"I know, it's the Bafe Brain Refresher!" Qiu raised his hand first.

"Very good." Slughorn said happily, "It's the Buffy Brain Refresher, one of the favorite potions of graduates, but I must say that it is illegal to use it in the exam, and it will invalidate your grades.

"But if you study normally, it's okay to drink a little bit."

"What about this?" He pointed in another direction.

This time the potion in the crucible was not as good-looking as the previous Buffy Brain Refresher. It was grayish white and sticky, looking like cement.

No one in the classroom raised their hands.

Professor Slughorn looked a little disappointed, but just when he was about to give the answer.

"It's the invisibility potion." Connor raised her hand.

"Absolutely correct." Slughorn was a little surprised, and also a little surprised.

"Yes, the invisibility potion, just apply it on the body to make people disappear out of thin air... But to be honest, I may never use this."

"Why?" A Hufflepuff boy asked puzzledly. He was closest to the crucible and was lying on it to carefully examine the sticky stuff inside.

"Does anyone know? "Slughorn asked with a smile, but his eyes were on Connor.

"I guess it's because of the characteristics of the invisibility potion. It must stick tightly to the body. Once it falls off, it will lose its effect. And the troll's snot is the best adhesive."

Troll's snot?

Ugh!

The Hufflepuff boy took two steps back suddenly, then covered his mouth and retched.

Other people around also stepped back.

"Don't be so excited, it's just a potion material." Slughorn said, "You have to know that in times of war, this potion is the most precious thing. It can even save your life. "

Despite saying so, no one wanted to get close, especially those sitting next to the cauldron. When they thought of the smell of troll snot in the air, they were eager to move to a farther position.

But now it was class time, and Slughorn would definitely disagree.

In addition to these, there were also stimulant potions that could increase people's strength, and dandelion potions that could make people fly after drinking them.

And these two potions were also recognized by people, one of whom was Kanna, and the other was a Ravenclaw boy.

"Okay, I admit that I underestimated you. The seventh grade does have a richer understanding of potions. "

Slughorn walked slowly to the last cauldron, where Kyle and Connor were.

"But I must say, you have absolutely no idea what this last potion is."

There was a proud look on his face, "Although this may be a bit unfair, this is a brand-new magic potion that has not been announced yet and was invented by the youngest member of the Association of Extraordinary Pharmacists in history."

Kyle glanced at Kangna subconsciously, but was stared back fiercely.

“Of course, some people who have paid attention to the Association of Extraordinary Pharmacists may be wondering why they haven’t seen the list of new members, right?

Slughorn continued: "That's because the list won't be announced until after Christmas, but luckily, one of the wizards responsible for the assessment this year is my student. So he couldn't wait to see it after the assessment. Shared first-hand information with me.”

There was a buzz of discussion around, and everyone was surprised by Professor Slughorn's well-informed news, which also made him even more proud.

"Professor..." At this time, Kyle suddenly said casually: "What if someone knows what kind of potion this is?"

"Then I'll give him a hundred points." Slughorn said casually, obviously not thinking this was a possibility.

"So." He cleared his throat, "Please allow me to solemnly introduce to you that this is..."

"Resuscitation potion," a familiar voice said softly, interrupting Slughorn.

He opened his mouth and turned to look at Kangna with a look of disbelief on his face.

"How...how could you know...wait." He seemed to have thought of something, "Who are you?"

"Connor Prince," said Connor.

"Prince...Prince..." Slughorn muttered softly, and then his face showed an unconcealable surprise, "Yes, that's right, it's Prince...you must be the last one." The girl who took the exam for the Association of Extraordinary Pharmacists, right?"

There was discussion again, and this time it was louder, and everyone looked at Kangna.

"I did take the assessment, and the resuscitation potion is also my work." Kangna nodded, "But I don't know if I passed or not."

"I promise you, there will be no problem. Don't forget that I have inside information." Slughorn blinked, "Oh, remember to keep it a secret for me. According to regulations, this is not allowed to be disclosed."

Then he looked at Kyle again and complained: "You did it on purpose, right? You just waited to see my joke?"

"Sorry, Professor, I thought you knew." Kyle said, "Didn't you look at the list before? Connor's name is on it."

"I really should have taken a look." Slughorn chagrined, preferring to get to know everyone in class rather than go through a list.

I just didn't expect that this habit would make him make such a big fool of himself today.

But Slughorn wasn't really angry. Compared with knowing that Connor Prince was in his class, this little bit of fooling around was nothing.

"Then, it's time to fulfill my promise." Slughorn said, "Hufflepuff plus one hundred points... Okay, let's add fifty points first. I forgot that I am no longer the Headmaster, no Large bonus points give you permission, but don’t worry, I will go find Dumbledore.”

Kangna shook her head and said she didn't care. In fact, in her opinion, it was good to add fifty points. After all, Kyle had no good intentions.

"This is a well-deserved score for you."

Slughorn said, "And your potion is also very good. I now add a little to my breakfast every day. It allows me to better prepare for each class during the day."

"Thank you for your comment, Professor."

As a well-known potion master, Connor was very happy to be recognized by Slughorn.

"Well, today is full of surprises." Slughorn waved his wand, and all the cauldrons on the table disappeared. "But we should start class now. Turn over your "Advanced Potion Making" for the second time. Twelve pages.”

After hearing this, everyone who was still unfinished could only take out their textbooks.

"Professor, you haven't told us what's in this yet." A Ravenclaw boy asked, pointing to a small black cauldron on the podium.

The liquid in the crucible was like molten gold, and like golden fish, flipping and jumping inside, but not a drop was spilled outside.

"Hey, you finally discovered it." Slughorn said with a smile, "That is the most peculiar little potion. I think some of you must know what it is."

"It's a blessing elixir, sir." Qiu said excitedly.

"It's also called the Lucky Potion!" someone next to her added.

"That's right, five points for Ravenclaw." Slughorn said. "I have to say that teaching seventh-grade students is easy. It seems that Severus's advanced class is really strict."

Then, just as Kyle thought, Slughorn took the elixir as the prize for this lesson.

The whole classroom was in a state of excitement, as no one seemed to expect that the new Potions professor would be so generous.

That's a blessing elixir. Just give it away?

On the podium, Slughorn looked at the scene in front of him that was exactly the same as in the sixth grade, and nodded with satisfaction.

As an old professor, he knows that the biggest difficulty he faces now is how to get the recognition of students.

And this is his countermeasure. As long as a small bottle of Felixir is needed, the matter will be solved perfectly, which is very cost-effective.

Of course, it is not possible to do this for every grade. Even if his family is rich, he can't afford to give seven bottles of Felixir.

It is mainly for the sixth and seventh grades. As for the students below the fifth grade who are not in the advanced class, he has other ways.

"I repeat it again." Slughorn raised his voice to cover the discussion below, "The one who does the best will win this small bottle of Felixir.

"Where were we talking about before... Oh, turn the book to page 22. You still have more than an hour to make part of the Polyjuice Potion.

"Yes, part. You will find that this is not a potion that can be completed in a short time. The increasingly cumbersome process and the longer and longer time are the biggest differences in the seventh-grade potion class.

"Correspondingly, the difficulty of making potions will increase accordingly, because once there is any mistake in the process, all previous efforts will be in vain.

"Good luck to you."

No one can refuse a small bottle of lucky potion. As soon as Slughorn finished speaking, everyone frantically flipped through their "Advanced Potion Making".

Slughorn had prepared all the materials needed in advance and placed them in the storage cabinet at the door, including lacewings that had been boiled for 21 days in advance.

This thing does not require any technical skills. Even students in the second and third grades can complete it. It just requires patience. Slughorn felt that there was no need to waste time.

Everyone stood up to get what they needed, but there were not many people who had participated in Snape's advanced class, so it would not be as crowded as before the fifth grade.

When Kyle got the sap grass picked at the full moon, someone was already processing the ear grass.

Everyone was nervously doing the work in their hands, but they couldn't help but care about the progress of others, fearing that they would fall behind.

The only person in the whole classroom who didn't move was probably Connor, whose eyes were always on the crucible in front of her.

Kyle added three portions of sap grass to the crucible, and added two bundles of ear grass. When the potion in the crucible gradually turned a light yellow, he immediately took out his wand and stirred the potion three times clockwise.

The potion turned light pink, which was also the best state.

After this, Kyle didn't have to keep watching.

He put down his wand and calmly dealt with the leeches on the table. Kanna was even faster than him.

"Kyle." Kanna whispered, "What do you think Professor Slughorn's criteria are? This class? Or after the potion is finished."

"It should be all done." Kyle thought for a while and said.

According to the time, they can only brew lacewings in this class, which is only a part of the polyjuice potion and can hardly be used as a criterion for judgment.

After dealing with the leeches, Kyle added two spoonfuls of lacewings to the mortar and began to grind them finely.

This is also the most time-consuming part. The finer the lacewings are ground, the more stable the effect of the potion.

Sixty minutes later, the potion in the crucible had turned into a tea-brown color. Kyle quickly adjusted the fire to the minimum and added four more leeches and the previously ground lacewings powder.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came to my ears.

Kyle's first reaction was that someone's crucible exploded. In fact, it was true. A Ravenclaw boy seemed to regard them as a strong enemy and had been observing the situation here.

This also caused him to neglect his crucible and forget to turn the fire to the minimum before adding the lacewing powder.

When the boiling liquid grass met the lacewing powder, it was like pouring flour into the fire, and it exploded directly on the spot.

"Armor protection!"

Kanna's voice came to my ears, and the splashing potion was blocked less than five inches in front of Kyle.

"Thank you." Kyle said, he really didn't react.

"You're welcome." Kanna shook her head, "I just smelled a faint burnt smell, and I guessed that someone's crucible was going to explode. Fortunately, it was in time."

But others were not so lucky. The splashing potion was like a rain in the classroom, and everyone would scream when it fell on them.

Even Slughorn was no exception. Kyle saw two drops of potion falling on his bald head.

"Before adding lacewings powder, you need to lower the flame. Why would anyone make such a low-level mistake?" He covered his head and waved his wand, and the potions disappeared instantly.

"Five points deducted from Ravenclaw." He said.

The Ravenclaw boy looked a little frustrated. He really didn't want to miss the lucky potion.

"Well, since this is your first mistake..." Slughorn sighed, "It will take a few days to complete the final potion. After class, I will allow you to use this classroom for another hour. Remember, only one hour."

"Thank you, professor." The boy said happily, and then ran quickly to the storage cabinet.

The lacewings solution needs to be boiled for another 20 hours before the next step can be carried out. Slughorn should have made special adjustments. Tomorrow morning is also a potion class.

If the Ravenclaw boy is fast enough, he should be able to catch up with the others.

Half an hour later, the bell rang.

Slughorn walked slowly between the tables, checking each cauldron in turn.

After checking each one, he would tap the table with his wand, and a thin circle of lines would appear around the crucible.

This is to prevent someone from sneaking into the classroom to destroy other people's potions when there is no class.

Originally, there was no such step, but since he saw the strong smell of gunpowder between Gryffindor and Slytherin two days ago, he felt that he had to do this.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it is better than wasting two classes.