Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

The day after returning from the holiday, the little wizard's face still showed excitement, without any signs of fatigue.

He's a bit restless in class, always daydreaming and chatting with people.

Today, Lin Xia's class is on herbal medicine.

To cultivate Mibumibao, you need to know that it is a plant that looks like a gray cactus with wart-like protrusions on its surface.

When stimulated, this plant will throb violently and spray a foul-smelling liquid (sulfur-colored liquid) that smells like rotting fertilizer.

Although this plant smells terrible when cultivated, if you know how to safely harvest the wart-like protrusions, they can actually be used to make deodorizing sprays or fertilizers.

Dean Sprout tirelessly told each student, "We need to control the external stimuli so that they don't always spray foul juice from time to time."

Unfortunately, most of the young wizards didn't take the dean's words to heart.

Apart from a small number of high-achieving students who are good at self-study, other students can't help but poke the warty protrusions on the surface of this plant that looks like a gray cactus.

As soon as the wizard pokes it, no matter how hard he tries, Mibumibo will jump violently and spray out a foul-smelling liquid.

Dean Sprout heard everyone's screams and suddenly remembered something crucial he hadn't said, so he shouted:

"The method for collecting their wart-like protrusions requires wearing special gloves. These gloves can minimize their sensitivity to the surface and also have a numbing effect. Everyone, please put on your gloves quickly!"

Hufflepuff's Herbology class was with Gryffindor.

So Harry and Ron were in this class too.

Lin Xia and Draco had dealt with Mibumibo before. Sometimes when they had free time on weekends, the dean would call them over to help take care of the various herbs and plants in the greenhouse.

Over the course of three years, the two of them had become familiar with most of the high-end plants, so they were very skilled at handling them.

The new students looked terrible compared to them.

Even after everyone heard the professor's warning and hurriedly put on special gloves, they still occasionally irritated Ribumibo's wart-like protrusions by stimulating them to spray out a foul-smelling liquid when dealing with them.

Lin Xia, Draco, and Hermione were meticulously handling the collection when they saw that the professor was overwhelmed.

So Lin Xia took the initiative to put aside her work, stand next to the professor, and help her deal with some of the problems that students had.

Seeing this, Draco and Hermione also stopped working and went elsewhere to help the students.

With their current abilities, the content of regular classroom lessons is no longer difficult for them.

Being a teaching assistant is more interesting than being a student.

The problems that the young wizards encounter are all sorts of strange and unusual, and some of them become even more complicated due to incorrect solutions.

"Sure enough, after touching them with the special gloves, they were no longer as sensitive and stimulating as before, you see."

A young wizard enthusiastically showed off his work to the wizards around him.

He gently placed his gloved right hand on a wart-like protrusion and stroked it back and forth. Perhaps because his touch was so light, Mibu Mibao actually felt a sense of comfort.

So even after he touched her several times, Mibu Mibao didn't react or squirt out any foul juice.

Lin Xia witnessed this scene. She suddenly quickened her pace, arriving in front of the wizard in a few strides and waving her wand—

"Armor protection!"

A transparent, invisible protective shield appeared in front of everyone. Just as everyone was confused and puzzled, the Mibumibao plant that had been stroked back and forth suddenly trembled slightly.

It stretched as if it were extremely comfortable.

The next second, all its protrusions turned on, spraying out thick, foul-smelling juice!
Unlike other wizards who would just touch one spot and spray out a foul sap, this student stirred up the entire Mibumibo plant's foul sap, spraying him all over!

A strong stench wafted over, and the other young wizards retreated several meters away in terror.

Lin Xia waved her wand and cast a quick cleansing spell and an air freshening spell, quickly cleaning up the mess.

A gust of wind swept in, quickly carrying away the foul smell and liquid, leaving the little wizard, who was sprayed all over, enveloped in a pile of cleaning foam.

Lin Xia looked at him helplessly and said, "Your technique is completely incorrect. In addition to wearing special gloves, you also need to follow specific techniques to touch and collect the samples."

The professor just demonstrated it twice in front of everyone, didn't you see? If you had learned even a little bit, it wouldn't have triggered such a strong effect.

The little wizard, his whole body soaked in cleaning bubbles, turned bright red.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but instead, he blew out a colorful bubble.

Lin Xia shook her head and said, "Your body smells a bit strong, so you need to soak for a while first. Stay here for a few minutes, and you can cast the cleansing spell again to remove the foam. Then you'll feel brand new."

Lin Xia glanced around and asked, "Did you see the technique the professor just demonstrated on stage? Did you write it down?"

The young wizards around her shook their heads in unison, leaving Lin Xia somewhat speechless.

Among these young wizards were many Hufflepuff students, and she remembered that after years of being immersed in the school atmosphere, Hufflepuff students wouldn't be so clueless when asked questions.

At least in class, I take some notes and listen attentively.

Sure enough, as soon as they returned from vacation, no one was focused on studying; they were getting a little carried away.

Lin Xia said in a deep voice, "Everyone, watch my technique carefully. I will teach you three more times."

If you can't remember the complete movements, you can learn in small groups. In each group, one person will remember the first half, one person will remember the middle part, and one person will remember the last part.

Piece together the memories of the three of you, and the method will be complete. Everyone should think more, discuss more, and not just chat.

Because Lin Xia is quite authoritative at school, the other junior wizards dare not disobey her whenever she speaks.

So it was very quiet around her when she spoke.

But other places were different; they were still noisy.

Lin Xia pondered for a moment, then pressed her wand against her throat and used "Voice of Thunder".

The next second, her voice echoed clearly throughout the greenhouse.

"From now on, I will be supervising everyone's studies. If any junior wizard makes a serious mistake, points will be deducted from their academy!"

Upon hearing this, the noisy sounds immediately ceased, and the entire classroom fell silent.

They are only third-year students, and they are still very concerned about the scores in the Academy Cup. It is a time when they yearn for glory.

Nobody wants their college to lose points.

Lin Xia first demonstrated her technique, then personally taught the young wizards around her, analyzing where they had gone wrong.

On the other hand, thanks to Lin Xia's point deduction warning, Draco and Hermione's teaching proceeded smoothly.

However, everyone has different teaching methods and styles.

Draco is more theoretical, mostly just talking about it, and rarely gives demonstrations.

Hermione is better; she has both theory and demonstration, but her only flaw is that she talks too much!
She always manages to veer off to another point of knowledge while she's talking.

Some of the young wizards wanted to listen attentively, but their thoughts couldn't keep up with Hermione's train of thought, and they gradually drifted off-track.

In any case, with the help of the three outstanding students, the class finally stabilized. The young wizard gradually gained experience, and the greenhouse no longer smelled bad.

Ron, Harry, and Neville teamed up to form a study group.

They watched Lin Xia's technique several times. Ron memorized the first part, Harry memorized the middle part, and Neville memorized the last part.

None of the three of them had the memory to remember the entire technique, but they could still remember parts of it.

Under Lin Xia's method, the three of them discussed the techniques while integrating the steps they had each memorized, and had already grasped the basics of handling Mibu Mibao.

As Ron collected the plants, he said enviously, "Professor Sprout is so good to Lin Xia and Draco. I heard that they've been called upon by the professor to help with the plants since their first year."

At the time, I just thought they were doing odd jobs for the professor for free and taking up his rest time. Now I realize that it was precisely because they already had a lot of experience that they were able to get started so quickly.

Not only can they make quick and correct decisions, but they can also teach other students.

Harry: "Ron, Hermione isn't from Hufflepuff House, and she wasn't called upon by the professor to help, but she handled the situation just as well."

Ron muttered, "How can that be the same? She's a memory monster! She can memorize all the steps after seeing them only once, and they're almost perfect!"

A strong memory is still very important in the wizarding world. No matter what you are learning, if you have a good memory, you can quickly get started.

But to go from beginner to expert, other conditions are required.

Ron caught a glimpse of Neville out of the corner of his eye and exclaimed in surprise, "Neville, you've collected so much already! How did you do that?"

He walked up to Neville and sniffed him, but didn't smell any stench.

In other words, Neville had not made a single mistake in his previous handling of the situation.

He felt the air around Neville was a bit fresher.

Neville was busy working when he was startled by Ron's sudden voice.

He made a mistake with his hand movements, and the next second, a spurt of foul-smelling juice sprayed onto his hand. Ron took a few steps back in disgust.

Neville frantically wiped it clean.

Oh no, he just picked up the school uniform, and I feel like I smell even worse now.

Harry remembered the method Lin Xia had used to help someone earlier, and immediately used a Cleanse Charm on Neville.

But he accidentally used a little too much magic.

Neville was not only completely immersed in the cleaning foam, but he was also enveloped in a giant bubble, seemingly ready to float out at any moment.

Seeing this, Lin Xia quickly ran over, cast a few spells on Nawi, and then looked at what they had collected.

She asked, "Is there a problem?"

Ron shook his head: "No, we were just discussing it and accidentally startled Neville, causing him to fail."

Lin Xia said, "Look at the collected warts. Compare them. Nawei collected the most, and each one is very plump and complete, of extremely high quality."

He'll be completely absorbed in collecting such a great sample, so he won't hear your conversation. You should be careful; if you suddenly make a sound again, it will startle him.

Fortunately, this is just a small data collection operation. If it were something important, Neville's temperament could easily lead to failure.

Ron whispered, "It would be great if Neville learned Occlumency with us. He'd be scared every day, so he wouldn't be afraid of being frightened anymore."

Lin Xia choked.

I told you to look for the problems within yourselves, and you told Neville to change his own problems.

What a great job!
She shook her head: "Always be careful and don't rush. Observe Nawi's collection methods more. As long as the quality of the things you collect is the same as Nawi's, you will have mastered the basics of handling Mibumibao."

After saying that, Lin Xia went to teach in another place.

Ron and Harry exchanged a glance, and Ron asked curiously, "Neville, how did you do that?"

Nawi was a little nervous and stammered, "I don't know. I just kept staring at it and slowly collected the samples, and that's how I got this quality."

Harry: "Show us how you do it."

Neville was stiff and uncomfortable, and this attempt ended in failure again.

But this time, he can use his wand to cast a cleansing spell on himself.

Ron said, "Forget it, Neville, there's no need to slow down for us. Just do it the way you normally do it. If you don't understand, just watch your technique and you'll know."

Observing secretly is more effective than displaying it openly.

The former makes Nawi more relaxed, while the latter makes him too tense.

While Lin Xia and other outstanding students were busy with their assistant directing duties, another person entered the greenhouse.

This person is Mikel.

Because he entered the restricted book area before the start of the semester, he didn't even get a class schedule.

When he met Professor McGonagall, he went to the professor's office and picked up all the textbooks and course schedules.

After Professor McGonagall brought up Dumbledore, she didn't say anything more, and Mikel didn't dare to ask her any questions.

In his report, he simplified the term "ultimate magic" considerably.

Who knows if Dumbledore might have written something different, with more complete details?
Fearing that Professor McGonagall would become suspicious, Mikel chose to remain silent.

Before leaving the office, Professor McGonagall said, "You've just been released from restrictions. If you're tired, you can go back to your dorm to rest and come back to class tomorrow."

Mikel agreed.

But after leaving the office, he didn't go to the dormitory; instead, he went directly to the greenhouse.

Upon opening the greenhouse door, a strange smell wafted out.

Mikel's lips twitched.

How can I describe this taste...?

Some cleaning agents also have a rotten, foul smell.

It smells good but smells bad, and smells bad but smells good.

Mikel felt a pang of regret; perhaps he had made a mistake by coming.

Inside the greenhouse.

The students were busy collecting plants, and some problems kept arising, making it quite a chaotic scene.

Mikel's arrival went unnoticed.

He quietly infiltrated the Gryffindor group and spotted Ron immediately.

Ron's hair is relatively easy to identify. (End of Chapter)