Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 120 Strange Magic Potion
Neville cried and fell into the common room, still holding the motionless Lyford in his arms, the surprisingly large toad that looked like it was about to die.

No one could guess how he got out of the portrait hole, because his legs were tightly glued together.

Harry and the others could tell at a glance that they were under a leg-locking spell. He must have hopped like a rabbit all the way up the stairs and into Gryffindor Tower.

Bourne hurriedly walked over and lifted the curse on Neville. Neville's legs suddenly spread apart. He stood up, shaking all over, with tears in his eyes.

"What's going on?" Bourne brought him over and sat down with Harry and Ron.

"It's Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini," Neville said with a trembling voice. "Leif was lost again today. I looked for him everywhere, and then I saw them in the Potions classroom. Someone fed Leif some magic potions. I went up to stop them, but I didn’t stop them and even got cursed.”

Perhaps it was because of Bourne's variable. In addition to laughing at Neville's timidity during the beginning of school, later due to the "cabbage biting incident" (during the first flying lesson) Neville's pet Leif saved him once from the mouth of cabbage. , so Draco and his two little followers didn't deliberately target Neville.

The proud Malfoy even gave Neville a magic pet cage with a constant temperature function for Christmas in order not to owe any favors - it could not only prevent Neville's Leif from getting lost, but also make him more comfortable. To survive the cold winter - this is a new product launched by the "Smart Man" magic supplies store in Diagon Alley this year, and the pricing is naturally not very friendly. (Note 1)

"Go to Professor McGonagall and sue them severely!" Hermione jumped up from her chair angrily, and the jealous little witch shouted loudly.

Neville shook his head.

"I don't want any more trouble," he muttered vaguely.

Ron was also angry, both at the bullying Slytherin jerk and to a small extent at Neville, who seemed a bit cowardly.

"You have to deal with them bravely, Neville! Those two people behaved worse than Malfoy." Ron said, "There is no reason for you to succumb to them. We are all your roommates and we will all support you. If you want Challenge them to a showdown, and you can call me and Harry during the duel."

Perhaps realizing that he was making a decision for someone else by saying this, Ron glanced at his friend.

However, Harry didn't seem to think that what Ron said was inappropriate. He even clenched his fist and waved it. "Ron is right!" he said, adding at the same time: "If they also call people, we can also call Bourne, Finnigan, and even Ron's two twin brothers!"

It was originally 2V2, but after Harry said this, the situation suddenly became 5V5.

The whole army is on the attack.

Considering the Weasley twins' ability to cause trouble, it is not impossible that once they join, it will eventually turn into a scuffle between the two houses of Gryffindor and Slytherin.

Bourne doesn't like the little wizards to fight against each other in the academy. After all, Grandpa Horace is the former dean of Slytherin, but he doesn't like campus bullying even more.

"Don't worry, Neville, our friend. No matter what your ideas are, we will support you." Bourne clearly stated his attitude.

"Then you can help me see what's wrong with Leif first?" After saying this, the chubby little wizard with a round face pushed his beloved pet in front of everyone. "Although he doesn't really recognize me as his master and occasionally likes to play and disappear, Leif is still a good toad."

Harry and Ron couldn't help but stiffen at the same time, grinning unconsciously, while Hermione, the little witch, sat up straighter unable to accept it.

The former is because I dealt with too many long-horned toads during the Christmas holiday, and I had a "stress reaction" when I saw a toad; while the latter is purely due to the nature of girls. Very few girls like toads, even if they have heard of "turn into a toad" Neither does the story of "The Prince".

At this time, we still have to look at Bourne:
On the one hand, it is because his psychological acceptance threshold is very high, so as long as they are not heretics and alien gadgets, ordinary and strange creatures cannot cause him any negative psychological reactions.

(In fact, not to mention being a qualified Space Marine, even some "ordinary people" in the Warhammer world - for example, men who have experienced in the Catachan jungle - can actually develop through training A similar strong heart.

After all, no matter how weird the creatures are, they can only be divided into three types: those that can eat people, those that can be eaten by people, or the intersection of the two.

The root of human fear is, in all likelihood, fear of the unknown. Many times, it is not even necessary to completely solve the unknown mysteries. Once the brain can find a reasonable explanation, many human fears will be solved. )
On the other hand, Neville said that the reason why Leif became half-dead was because he drank the potion brewed by the little wizard.

At this time, among the people in the Gryffindor common room, Bourne had the absolute say in potions.

Even Hermione couldn't deny this.

After all, among the first-year Gryffindor wizards, only Burn had ever received marks in Snape's Potions class - this was simply unbelievable!

However, when Bourne carefully inspected Leif's condition, opened its mouth, took out some saliva, and used the "Scapin Revealing Charm" taught to him by Horace to check the remaining potion ingredients, Bourne was also confused.

"It shouldn't be like this?" Bourne thought, and at the same time once again thought about the ingredients of the potion that just flashed like a flash of light.

He originally thought that what the two little wizards of Slytherin poured into Leif was the "Water of Life and Death" or a "mitigator" (Note 2), but when the "Scapin Revealing Curse" took effect, it appeared The magic image is not valerian root or sleepy beans, or moonstone powder and hellebore syrup.

"What are those two people doing?" Byrne frowned and looked at Leif, who had his eyes closed and his limbs limp. He folded his hands into a tower to support his chin, "The wings of the Billywig, Cryptonite's hair, horseradish powder, fire-ash snake eggs, pearl powder, scarab beetles, ginger root, armadillo bile..."

Although these are relatively common materials that can be used to brew some not-so-complex potions, these ingredients are too many for basic potions - you have to find a reasonable one. explanation, this is actually equivalent to mixing several magic potions together and brewing them.

The wings of the billywig, the hair of the thorn, and horseradish powder are the core of the "laughing potion"; while pearl powder, scarab beetles, ginger root, and armadillo bile are included in the "shrinking potion" Some of the auxiliary ingredients; ginger root, pearl powder, and wings of the Billywig bug are all the ingredients of the "beauty potion".

"Is it possible that those two people wanted to deliberately bully Neville, so they captured Leif and used it as a trash can for them to dispose of the potion waste?"

However, Byrne immediately dismissed this speculation.

Because no matter how basic the potion is, the little wizard who is still studying at Hogwarts is not a potion master like Horace (Bourne saw it on Christmas Eve. Relying on the cooperation of the magic spell, Horace became a master of potions. He prepared a truth serum in less than two minutes), "Laughter Potion", "Shrinking Potion", "Beauty Potion", any of these magic potions, at least you have to brew one. Only hours will do.

It took so long just to pour magic potion into a toad... and the purpose was just to bully Neville.

Come on, those two are only eleven years old. It is impossible for their little minds to come up with such a "good idea" that only patients with cerebral thrombosis who have been at least twelve years old can come up with. After thinking about it, he felt that the reason why the two Slytherins gave Leif the medicine was to test the newly developed potion.

Because using toads to test new potions is actually a traditional method for wizards: this amphibian is not only good at resisting poison, but after the toad drinks the potion, the secretions from the sebaceous glands on its back can reveal some of the potion's properties.

This is a reasonable explanation.

So the question is, what new potion are Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini experimenting with?
"Fire ash snake eggs, horseradish..."

Bourne continued to arrange and combine the eight potion ingredients, and searched for the formulas of some higher-value potions in his memory.

After all, according to normal logic, only potions with high value and complex brewing processes need to be optimized.

He thought of the "Elixir of Fortune" - a magic potion that can make everything go well for the user in the next 24 hours - its color is like molten gold, before it is poured out of the crucible, Large drops of liquid jump on its surface, like goldfish, but not a drop spills outside.

"Advanced Potion Making" contains a method for brewing the elixir of blessing, but it is very complicated and takes six months to cook slowly.

Moreover, if taken in excess, it is highly toxic and can cause negative effects such as dizziness, recklessness, and dangerous arrogance. At the same time, the use of elixirs in organized competitions (such as sports competitions, examinations, or campaigns) is prohibited.

However, it is precisely because of the difficulty in brewing Fuling Elixir that the market price has always remained high, making it a seller's market product.

Byrne guessed that although the two men used horseradish powder (rather than horseradish), was it possible that they were a reckless attempt to significantly shorten the brewing time of the Fuling Potion? If so, things get troublesome because they add too many ingredients and additives.

While Bourne continued to think about ways to save Leif, George and Fred, who had made an appointment with him before, also jumped into the Gryffindor common room.

It's not that they were cast under the leg-locking curse like Neville, it's just that they were a little excited, that's all.

Seeing Bourne and the others frowning around a toad, and listening to their little brother and Harry Potter's chatty talk, the twins quickly figured out the cause and effect of the matter.

At first they thought something big had happened, but when they saw it, it turned out that they were trying to solve a small problem like "magic potion poisoning."

"Don't worry," Fred said. "Just give it some 'standard antidote'. It's about the last chapter of "Magic Potions and Potions" - that is, the textbook that you shared with Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts in the first and second years. Just how to configure the 'standard antidote'."

George also told these little wizards a secret: "The author of that book was Professor Arsene Giger, who was also the Potions Professor at Hogwarts during his lifetime. His magic portraits are in the corridor on the fourth floor of the castle.

Some time ago, Fred and I developed some interesting prank gadgets, but something went wrong when we tried them out. Fortunately, we prepared the 'standard antidote' in advance, and it was all cured after a big sip.

Later, we both visited Professor Arseny Giger’s portrait and expressed our gratitude to him. "

"Yes, the standard antidote is a must-have for home travel." Fred nodded, and then asked these little wizards: "Do you know the formula of the 'standard antidote'? It doesn't take long to brew. It’s complicated, you just need to prepare..."

However, before he could say anything, Hermione blurted out: "Bezoars, mistletoe berries, unicorn horn or silver powder depending on the situation, and a standard base that can be bought in any potions shop. "

There was no way, Hermione couldn't restrain her desire to answer the question for a while. This little witch who likes to answer questions in class has been holding back for too long in Professor Snape's high-pressure Potions class.

Not only did she finish the recipe for "standard potion" in one breath, she almost stood up with her hands raised like she did in class (except potions class).

Although he was robbed, Fred was not angry at all. He just imitated Snape and glanced at Harry, Ron and Neville. The three little wizards were all blinking their clear and ignorant eyes.

"You haven't written this down yet," Fred said, imitating Snape's tone.

"Hahahaha!" Everyone couldn't help laughing. Even Neville, who was still wiping tears just now, was amused by Fred's funny performance.

Only Bourne was not smiling at all.

"The standard antidote cannot save Leif." He poured cold water on everyone, "That 'standard antidote' can only neutralize the toxicity of some common poisonous potions, and it is only suitable for wizards and magical animals.

Its principle of action is to mobilize the magic power in the body to detoxify, which is equivalent to continuously casting a neutralizing spell in the body that has a weak effect but lasts for a long time.

Although Leifu should also have the blood of magical animals, his blood concentration should not reach the effective standard of 'standard potion'.

In addition, according to Gobalot's third law - the antidote to a mixed poison is greater than the sum of the antidote of each individual component - the ingredients of the potion that Leif took can be combined to form 247 kinds of potions. , more than half of which are toxic. At the same time, even if the issue of ingredient ratio is ignored and only the most toxic potions are considered, they can still form 31 kinds of potions with toxic and side effects..."

Bourne did not continue.

At first, no one else present could understand it. Even Hermione, who could memorize all the first and second grade textbooks, and the Weasley brothers, who had a certain talent in potions, looked confused.

Secondly, when he said this, Neville, who had just turned from sadness to joy, burst out crying again.

"So now, there is only one way." Bourne spread his palms, "We must go to Professor Snape, because now in the entire Hogwarts Castle, he is probably the only one who has the ability to treat Leif."

　Note 1: "Wiseacre's" magic shop, also known as Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment supplies store. "Wiseacre" comes from the word "wise" (meaning "smart"), which refers to someone who thinks he is smart. Here, little wizards can buy things like brass and silver scales, brass telescopes, crystal or glass vials, moon charts, star charts, lunar globes, and the like. In addition, there should be some other types of magic items for sale here. For example, in the Harry Potter Lego game, you can use bolts to buy "fun charms".

　　Note 2: A demulcent is a magic potion used to calm and soothe irritability and anxiety. When the moderator is successfully produced, a light, silvery white steam should emerge from the crucible. To make this potion, the ingredients must be added to the crucible in strict order and proportions; the mixture must be stirred for the specified number of times, no more or less, first clockwise, then counterclockwise; the temperature of the flame when the crucible boils It has to be brought down to a certain standard, neither too high nor too low, and maintained for a certain period of time before the last ingredient can be added. If the ingredients are put in carelessly, the person taking the medicine will fall into a deadly and sometimes irreversible lethargy.

　　
　
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