Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

After Professor Sprout finished speaking, the other two professors who also served as deans spoke up, believing that the price of alchemical glasses needed to be reduced to a level that most students could afford.

Even Professor Snape, who had always been prejudiced against this being a level-based game and didn't think much of it, thought so.

"The students in the school are all minors, and this test also selected many lower-grade students."

I've checked, and most fifth, sixth, and seventh graders can adapt to the Alchemy Glasses because their bodies have matured and their mental strength has gradually stabilized by then.

However, younger students are already in a period of rapid development and change. Not to mention stabilizing their mental strength, even their magic power often fluctuates, and the spells they cast are not always stable.

Testing alchemy glasses on younger students is already a bit too much for them.

Snape changed the subject: "Besides, the school has already prepared a series of teaching tasks to accompany the knowledge-based puzzle game. If we just give up like this, wouldn't all the previous arrangements have been for nothing?"
The existence of the alchemy glasses allows students to learn more realistically, making the method of learning using a desk as a medium seem outdated.

If students who meet the requirements are allowed to use the alchemy glasses, while those who don't meet the requirements are allowed to use the desks, will there be exclusion among the students?

Moreover, the parents behind these students are not to be trifled with. I don't want to receive complaint letters from parents every day. If you can handle the parents' anger, then I support you.

As soon as these words were spoken, the other professors fell silent; they had no interest in becoming deans of any college.

Firstly, he lacks the ability, and even if he were appointed, he would not be able to gain the respect of the people.

Secondly, being a dean is very busy and stressful; it's not as easy as simply enjoying the benefits of the college.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Professor McGonagall said, "Then let's settle this matter and continue to ask Nico's team to lower the requirements for using the Alchemy Glasses, so that the details are not too perfected and the mental energy extraction from the user is reduced."

As for the knowledge-based quiz game, just in case, we still need to make it using a school desk as the medium. I've entrusted this to Lin Xia; she has our course materials and says she can finish it within a week.

Changing the subject, she brought up the patrol again.

"Recently, some outstanding students have told me that a rumor has been circulating in the school that the school will cancel patrols because the matter has been resolved."

I don't know how this rumor spread, but the students must have realized that the professors on patrol weren't paying attention, which is why they came up with this idea.

I want to make it clear that the patrols will continue for at least the rest of the semester, and professors must be responsible and diligent during their patrol duties.

I will set up a monitoring committee among the students. If they believe you are neglecting your duties, they will deduct points from your school grades.

Upon hearing this, the other professors couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Professors also have grades in schools, and these grades are quite important, calculated based on teaching assignments, student performance, research completion, and various other complex factors.

Currently at Hogwarts, apart from Trelawney who can't get a perfect score and might not even get a passing grade, all the other professors get perfect scores every semester.

However, there are differences even among perfect scores.

Each professor at Hogwarts categorizes students into different tiers, and each tier receives different resources.

The deans of the four major colleges receive the highest level of benefits and compensation in the university each year.

Meanwhile, here in Lin Xia's place.

She had the formulas she had researched when making wands before all in her mind. She carefully recalled them and quickly remembered the formulas that she felt would soothe her mental energy.

Since she happened to have the ingredients on hand, she immediately prepared a bottle.

After configuring it, she conducted a test experiment.

However, with her current mental strength, this level of medicine is no longer effective against her; she cannot even sense the subtle changes that occur during the test.

So she called over other people.

Draco and Hermione were both conducting experiments, and only Harry, Ron, and Neville were in the common rest area.

Lin Xia was somewhat surprised to see Neville: "Aren't you going to do the experiment on the temporary mental power boosting potion with Draco and the others?"

Neville quickly shook his head: "No, no, both of them called me into the lab."

However, after I went inside, I realized that I knew nothing about any of the materials and equipment. Staying would only cause them more trouble, so I left first.

Before I left, Hermione gave me a copy of "The Complete Book of Materials," telling me to flip through it freely and jot down anything that interested me, because maybe that kind of material would be the key to a psychic potion.

Lin Xia couldn't help but chuckle, raising an eyebrow as she said, "When did Hermione start believing in metaphysics? Could it be that she's been influenced by the twin seniors? She's never liked this kind of unreliable approach."

Harry couldn't help but smile as well: "Because just as the two of them were about to conduct the experiment, the Weasley twins suddenly brought something up, saying that they had discovered one of the key ingredients for the Liar's Candy and revealed it."

Hermione initially wanted to object, but upon closer reflection, she realized that this type of material perfectly matched the characteristics of the "Ghost Stories Candy." After learning about their research methods, she was speechless.

Lin Xia looked over curiously.

Ron continued, "My two brothers deduced the information about this material through divination."

They say that during a routine divination, the crystal ball suddenly worked, revealing the appearance of the material.

They wrote it down and consulted many books before discovering that the material could subtly paralyze and manipulate the mind.

Lin Xia's mind raced, and she asked, "What kind of material?"

The other three said in unison, "Twin Pillars of a Lotus in Harmony."

The premonition in her mind grew stronger and stronger, and suddenly an image appeared in her mind—

In this image, the faces are blurred.

But Lin Xia realized at that moment that this person was actually herself.

However, when people are making prophecies and divining, they often cannot divine for themselves, which is why her face is blurred.

In this scene, a huge laboratory appears, which is the one she is currently using.

The table was covered with many materials needed to make potions, some of which were the same materials she was currently using to make the potion. In addition, there were other materials added.

The other part of the materials was equally simple and not complicated; none of them were synthetic materials, and Lin Xia recognized them at a glance.

The most eye-catching one is a lotus flower.

In that instant, Lin Xia was certain that this lotus flower was the "Double-Column Lotus of One Heart"!
She was somewhat surprised, not expecting that a crucial ingredient would appear in this form, a delightful surprise brought by the twins.

To be honest, when she decided to research a potion to soothe mental stress, she never thought she would be able to develop it so quickly.

It just so happened that I had a sudden urge to use an old formula, so I immediately switched to doing this experimental research.

Based on her usual flashes of inspiration, this experiment might stop when she's just a few crucial materials short of completion. Then one day, while conducting another experiment, she might suddenly realize that this material could be used for another research project, and in a flash of inspiration, the previous research would be completed.

However, the research period is uncertain; it could be just a week, or it could be half a month, a month, or even a year.

Anyway, she was prepared for a long battle.

Every project in the lab is a long-term research endeavor; she's just lucky that the progress is accelerated from time to time.

"Lin Xia? Lin Xia!"

Harry noticed she seemed a little distracted, so he nudged her.

Lin Xia snapped out of her reverie and said, "I suddenly have an idea, but I have to go to the lab first."

As for you guys, find something to do yourselves first. Oh, and Neville too.

She looked at Neville and said seriously, "You are the first person to come up with this idea. Your intuition is very important. Read books more often, and you might just find the most crucial material."

After saying that, Lin Xia hurriedly returned to the laboratory.

Watching her disappearing figure, Nawei couldn't help but say, "Lin Xia has only been out for a short time, how come she suddenly has an inspiration? Does she get inspiration just by chatting with people? Why can't I do that?"

Ron shrugged: "Don't ask, the answer is you just don't understand the mindset of these geniuses."

Harry added, "It's not just Lin Xia, Draco and Hermione do the same thing. They often have new ideas while chatting with you."

He thought for a moment and then said, "Perhaps that's why we're just assistants, but they're researchers."

Perhaps when we are able to independently research certain topics, we too can be like them, always keeping our research in mind.

Neville nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

While Lin Xia was quietly conducting her research, the Weasley twins secretly did something they had always wanted to do—

That means sending Professor Snape a few bottles of the best-selling and most effective shampoo in the wizarding world, um, made by the Potter family!

Truly worthy of being called brave Gryffindors!
Twins don't let themselves get bored; they always find something to make themselves happy.

Lin Xia overheard the twin seniors' eloquent discussion at noon on the second day.

The two said that in order to choose the most suitable shampoo for Professor Snape, they even made a table that compiled the world's best-selling and highest-rated shampoos.

From price to materials to user experience, the raw materials were analyzed.

In the end, the two reached the same conclusion: the Potter family's shampoo uses solid ingredients, really uses some precious raw materials, does not cheat, and is of good quality, so they decided to send him a few bottles of the Potter family's shampoo.

George said with great enthusiasm, "I'm sure the professor will be very happy to receive this gift."

Fred: "We students are really thinking of him too much!"

George: "I have another idea. I'll give him a shampoo gift set for Christmas, collecting all the different types of shampoos on the market."

It's not just for removing dandruff and oil; there are also products for brightening hair, treating hair loss, and making hair smoother. What do you think?

Everyone else remained silent.

Fred: "George, your idea is brilliant! They're all speechless with amazement. Let's make it a happy decision."

Lin Xia remembered that they had Potions class this afternoon, but she felt that Professor Snape was probably going to go berserk in the afternoon.

Sure enough, during potions class in the afternoon.

Snape didn't take them outside to gather potions immediately; instead, he scolded all the students indoors for a full ten minutes.

He specifically criticized: "Some students try to curry favor with professors by giving them shady gifts. They would be better off focusing on their studies and memorizing more knowledge points, which might give them an extra point on future exams!"
Some of you are even less intelligent than monstrous; you are the worst class of students I've ever taught!

Hearing this, Ron couldn't help but purse his lips and whispered to Harry beside him:
“My sister Ginny said the same thing. When Snape was teaching them, he always said they were the worst class he had ever taught.”

Snape gave us a cold look. "Mr. Weasley, you seem to have a problem with my teaching. If you're so smart and capable, how about I give you the podium and you come up and teach?"

Ron immediately shut up.

In that class, Snape berated the students for ten minutes after class began, and then berated them for another ten minutes after class ended, without letting them leave.

Many young wizards were so disheartened by him that they lost all will to live.

Some students even lay on their desks wailing, "How can there be a subject like 'Potion Studies' in the world? It's too difficult, I don't want to study it at all!"

"Yes, I prefer herbalism to potions. Without herbalism, there would be no potions; potions should give way to herbalism, and we should add more sections to it!"

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out from behind him, like a persistent evil spirit.

"Oh, it seems you have a lot of complaints about my teaching. I suggest you write to the school and see if they will just cut your beloved Herbalism and incorporate it into the Potions curriculum."

The students who were groaning and slumped over their desks seemed to have been put on pause.

Everyone was speechless, their faces flushed red, and they dared not speak. They quickly got up and ran out of the Potions classroom.

Lin Xia and the others had already left when Snape's voice rang out again: "Lin Xia, there's still teaching tonight, don't forget to assemble on the hour!"

Lin Xia:......

The professor has already vented his anger once in Potions class, so he shouldn't go any further during the Occlumency lesson tonight, right?

That's what she thought, but she wasn't sure.

When Lin Xia returned to the lab and announced that they would be learning the second brain-closure technique that evening, Ron immediately raised his hand.

"Can I not go? Actually, I no longer need to learn the theoretical knowledge of the brain surgery and can already do the practical work. Professor McGonagall said that this kind of thing can only be done by accumulating experience over time, and there is no shortcut."

This afternoon in Potions class, Snape's imposing manner frightened everyone.

Harry immediately nodded in agreement; he didn't want to suffer a second bout of rage.

Even Neville, who was too cowardly to express any opinion, raised his hand to indicate that he did not want to go.

What about the Weasley twins?
They all ran away! (End of Chapter)