The Bard at Hogwarts

After a short silence, Snape slowly walked down the podium and began to patrol around the desks.

"I hope you can understand that the purpose of coming here is to learn this precise and strict potion science, not anything else..."

"Of course, I don't expect you to truly understand the wonderful feeling of the slow-cooking crucible with white smoke and bursts of fragrance... But if I find someone who is perfunctory and wanton, hehe..."

At this point, Snape deliberately stopped and stared at Harry.

"Aha, I almost forgot! Some of you are born with considerable reputation, and his name is so big that it is even a household name..."

It seems to be a compliment, but everyone can hear the sarcasm in Snape's words.

Especially Snape was looking at Harry without saying a word, and the target of the sarcasm was self-evident.

"Potter, tell me what the consequences will be if the powder of daffodil bulbs is added to the juice of wormwood?"

Harry looked confused.

What daffodil stem powder? What is wormwood? He now regretted listening to Ron, and shouldn't have given up the pre-class preparation.

Having said that, Harry could only look at Ron for help, hoping that this friend who was born in a wizard family could give him some hints.

However... Ron was also dazed at the moment, as if he hadn't woken up yet.

"Okay, let's change the question." Snape said in the same tone, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"Potter, if I want you to find a piece of fecal stone, where would you find it?"

However, what responded to him was Harry's innocent eyes.

Looking at the intoxicating green, Snape still asked: "Tell me, what is the difference between Aconitum naviculatum and Aconitum davidianum?"

"Sorry, professor, I don't know! But I think Miss Granger knows, why don't you ask her?"

Hermione: "..."

Harry was already a little upset by the continuous questions.

He really couldn't understand why the professor in front of him had to fight with him, even though Hermione's hands were almost raised to the ceiling.

"Harry Potter contradicted the professor, Gryffindor will be deducted 2 points!"

Snape's deep voice echoed in the classroom.

After deducting the points, Snape still ignored Hermione who raised her arms, but turned to look at the other side.

"Swinburne..."

"Professor, the answer to the first question is the water of life and death, the second question is the fecal stone in the goat's stomach, and the last question, there is no difference between the two types of Aconitum, and they are collectively called Aconitum."

Ino answered all the questions in one breath.

To be honest, although he was not very interested in potions and had not turned over the book to prepare, he was not stumped by the famous three fatal questions.

Such a fluent answer amazed everyone, including Hermione, who was looking at Ino quietly with a look of looking at her kind.

"Hehe...I didn't ask you to answer the question just now, but considering the standard of the answer, Slytherin will add five points."

Snape said calmly.

"Now, tell me what learning potions means to you, or what you think the fundamental role of potions is."

It seems to be a simple question, but it is a question carefully selected by Snape.

Because whether it is money, fame, power, or even immortality, they can all be obtained through potions, and he wants to see Ino's answer to verify some guesses...

What does it mean?

Ino was also a little confused. It was hard to believe that such a question came from Snape's mouth.

But soon he also reacted. This is a good thing! If Snape really wanted to ask about the content of "Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms", he would be completely at a loss.

After thinking for a while, he had the answer.

"Professor, potions are just a means for me, a means to prevent tragedies from happening, to relieve the pain of those in pain, and to heal the injuries of the injured."

Snape's voice seemed to have magic, because in the short thinking just now, Ino couldn't help but think of many past scenes in his mind.

Someone was burned by hot soup and could not get the appropriate treatment. He could only hide in a corner, blowing air on the wound and crying silently. He didn't even dare to make a twitch sound because it would attract the scolding of the older children.

The young girl was beaten and thrown on the cold hard bed for several days without anyone paying attention to her.

In the middle of the night, the girl talked to herself, saying that her mother would come to pick her up one day, so she didn't feel any pain now, and she couldn't cry because her mother didn't like crying children, and she had to wait for her mother...

But a week later, people never saw the girl again. The nanny said that she was too seriously injured... Since then, there has been no more sobbing and comfort at night.

In the cold winter, a group of children in the orphanage wearing thin shirts huddled together to keep each other warm...

However, in the spring of the second year, he could always find that there were a few familiar figures missing from the group of children.

One by one, like a movie, they flashed in his mind.

At the same time,

Snape had already silently released Legilimency, and at the same time, he was fully using Occlumency. While avoiding being affected, he also wanted to see everything as clearly as possible.

Perhaps he didn't think so extreme at first, but when he thought of the emerald green eyes just now...

Now Snape only has one thought in his heart: while protecting, he must also avoid the recurrence of tragedy.

As the person involved, Ino had no idea what Snape was thinking, and he was answering purely based on his heart.

Suffering has always targeted ordinary people, because ordinary people cannot create miracles.

However, he wanted to be a miracle for ordinary people, just like the miracle chose him.

…

Just like that, the Potions classroom fell into a brief silence.

After a while.

"Very good, excellent answer, ten points for Slytherin!"

Snape's tone was unusually light, and his whole body was no longer as tense as before. Moreover, after adding points, he did not ask anyone any more questions, turned around and walked straight back to the podium.

This operation not only made all the little wizards a little confused, but Ino was also confused.

However, this does not affect the joyful mood of the surrounding snakes. You must know that this is a one-time 10 points.

Of course some people are happy, and some people are bound to be hurt, just like Miss Granger at this moment, the pouting old Gao looks indignant.

This seemed unfair to her. She was the only one in the classroom who raised her hand, but the professor chose to turn a blind eye.

…

Potions class is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Maybe it was because Snape was in a better mood.

In the following time, Harry was like a powerful magnet, absorbing all Snape's attacks. Even if Neville knocked over the cauldron, he only received a superficial scolding.

Presumably, Snape didn't want to waste his precious deduction points on Neville.

"Potter, when you saw him knocking over the cauldron, why didn't you stop him? Your classmates made mistakes to show your talent? One point will be deducted from Gryffindor!"

"Potter, you will lose one point from Gryffindor for looking around during class!"

"Potter, why are you staring at the cauldron? One point from Gryffindor!"

Snape only deducted one point each time, which although not very harmful, was extremely insulting.

Facing endless ridicule and frequent points deductions, Harry felt like he was going crazy.

It seems that no matter what he does, nothing is right. He is accused of being careless when he is in a daze, and scolded for being too rigid when he is careful...

I finally made it to the end of get out of class, but because I packed up my things too quickly, I was judged as contempt of class and was deducted another point!

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