Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 121 I believe everything he said

After discussing for a while in the Gryffindor common room, although everyone finally agreed with Bourne, in the end only Bourne and Neville came to the Potions office to seek help.

Because it’s not appropriate for other people to show up.

In fact, none of the little lions wanted to meet Professor Snape in the castle, except for the Potions class they had to attend.

However, most Gryffindors would insist that they hated Snape, while only a handful of honest children would admit that they felt inexplicable fear when they saw Snape.

For example, Neville.

Harry and Ron were originally prepared to grit their teeth and accompany Neville, but neither Hermione nor Bourne agreed that they should go together.

Hermione even warned Harry bluntly: "I'm worried that Professor Snape might not only not help you and Ron when he sees you and Ron, but he might even give Leif some poison."

After hearing this, Harry said a bit unconvinced: "Then why can Bourne go with Neville?"

"Do you remember the first potions lesson?" Hermione gave an example that Harry could not refute. "Bourne pointed out some fallacies in Snape's questions to his face, but the guy didn't deduct points from him!" Not only is he very talented, but he also speaks well..."

In the end, it was Bourne who interrupted Hermione. It wasn't that he couldn't hear the praise, but it was mainly because Hermione almost mentioned him to Azkaban later.

But this does not prevent Bourne from following Neville to find Snape. Since he has agreed to help Neville, he must take care of this matter to the end.

Moreover, to be honest, Bourne was a little curious about the new potion created by Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini.

He wanted to hear Professor Snape's opinion.
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"So, what do you want me to say?"

Seeing Leif being carefully held in his arms by Neville, Snape's face suddenly showed an expression of "Are you seriously ill?"

"You actually asked me to treat a toad?"

The light in the Potions office was dim, the glass of the window was covered with a layer of grease caused by the accumulation of potion steam, and only a small candle was lit.

Snape was sitting in the soft velvet chair by the window, drinking a cup of tea without milk or sugar cubes, his dark eyes reflecting the candlelight.

Silence filled the room.

The two little wizards seemed to feel the weight of their eyes on them. The door closed behind them, and the lock made a deathly "click" sound.

"If I remember correctly, this toad is Longbottom's pet," Snape looked at Bourne with an unkind expression, "Mr. Slughorn, are you coming with me to join in the fun? ?”

Then, the Potions professor who could stop a child from crying at night looked at Neville again, "Answer my questions carefully and give an example to Mr. Longbottom. Otherwise, when I ask Mr. Longbottom later, I will have to Give him some Buffy Brain Booster to boost his brainpower."

Bourne's eyes lit up, thinking that there is such a good thing? But when Neville heard this and received Snape's gaze again, he almost cried again. Fortunately, Bourne immediately came to the rescue for his little friend.

"Yes and no, Professor Snape." Bourne replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner.

Although he really wanted to taste it, what would the Buffy Awakening Potion made by another potion master besides Grandpa Horace taste like?

"Huh?" Snape drawled.

"I mean, it's true that Leif is Neville's pet, and we really want you to see how he is doing when we come to visit you, but it's definitely not a prank, let alone disrespectful to you."

Byrne briefly explained, and then came his "high emotional intelligence" speech.

"In fact, if there is no real reason to ask you for advice, we can buy some medicine for Leif to treat pet diseases. If that doesn't work, we can ask Madam Pomfrey, who is proficient in healing magic, to show mercy. Giving this toad some extra care should be enough.

However, Leif's problem was that he drank a strange potion.

Originally, Grandpa Horace had taught me a lot about potions, and at first I thought I could easily solve this problem.

However, after trying it, I realized that my knowledge of potions was still far behind.

At this time, the only thing I can think of is to ask you for help, because Grandpa Horace once told me that you are the most talented student in potions that he has ever taught, and you may even become a better student in the future. He also wanted an excellent Potions Master. "

Facts have proved that Bourne is not only good at physical communication, but also has excellent verbal communication technology. With just a few words, Snape was so coaxed that his hair started to tingle, and he felt as if he had been in a SPA.

"Oh, since you say so, I'll reluctantly take a look."

With that said, Snape put down the teacup and pointed his wand at Neville...Rifle, who was holding him in his arms.

It's still the "Scaping Acting Curse", but I don't know what kind of technique he used. The feedback given by the spell is not the eight kinds of potion material patterns that Bourne analyzed with Leif's saliva, but some strange ones. Weird text pattern.

"Dean Slughorn must have taught you this magic potion detection spell, but I have optimized and improved it - its effect is no longer limited to potions, but works on any magic potion that enters the creature. The phenomenon that is reflected in the body later.

Many potion materials will undergo a series of changes once they enter the living body, and the active ingredients will also become specious.

For example, the effective magic potion in this toad should be - fire ash snake eggs, pearl powder, horseradish powder... What did you feed him? "

Snape's eyes widened, and this time his face was so gloomy that it seemed like it could drip water.

"It's either a blessing potion or a love potion." He said, "I think you have to explain to me why the little wizard would brew such a potion in private? What kind of tricks are you doing?"

Of course, Snape was mainly targeting Bourne. Because based on Neville's poor performance in class in the past, he didn't think the chubby little man had the ability to make these two potions.

But this time he really had a different idea. Moreover, as soon as Neville saw that the professor was about to get angry at Bourne, he immediately said: "It's none of Bourne's business! It's Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini. They secretly captured Leif and took It’s here to test the potion!”

"Mr. Longbottom, do you know what you are accusing?" Hearing the names of two young wizards from his own college, Snape subconsciously thought that this was Neville making a false accusation against Canni. However, what Snape didn't expect was that Neville, who had always been timid and looked at him like a mouse seeing a cat, would act very tough this time.

His hands hung on both sides of his body, but he clenched his fists and forced himself to straighten his body.

"I am willing to swear on the name 'Longbottom' that I am not lying. I am even willing to drink veritaserum." Neville raised his head and looked at the professor who was very afraid of him in the past with a pale face. "Bourne is here to help me. That’s why I came to you to ask for help.”

Although he often appears confused and slightly timid, Neville never lacks courage and determination to protect his friends at critical moments - and in Bourne's view, this is exactly what "fighting" means. The spiritual core of this ordinary but precious title "Brother".

He felt that if he lived in the Warhammer world, there was a high probability that this child would be qualified to wear the Mark of Purity when he grew up.

There was a smile on Bourne's face that was inconsistent with his age, but this old father-like smile quickly disappeared. He patted Neville's shoulder. Because he was in a good mood, he unconsciously used a little bit of his psychic energy to soothe Neville's nervousness.

Snape glanced at Bourne in surprise. As a learned wizard, he noticed something.

"This kid... seems to have a little talent as a legilimens."

Even though reason and common sense were telling him that Bourne's talent was probably not as obvious as the "Magus" talent, to be on the safe side, Snape immediately activated Occlumency.

"Although this matter is indeed only Neville's personal experience," Bourne looked at Snape calmly, "but I believe everything he said."

"Okay, even if this is the case..."

Even though Snape was an adult and a powerful wizard, he still felt a trace of unreasonable pressure when facing Bourne's burning eyes. He even couldn't help but concentrate and use the wizard's will to strengthen the protection of his brain by Occlumency.

"...The problem of love potions is easy to solve. Just a few drops of hate potion can neutralize that magic potion.

If time is of the essence, simply giving the toad some bezoar powder soaked in valerian root juice and scurvy juice will detoxify it.

However, several of the ingredients that work in this new type of potion may also constitute something similar to a magical potion - you have never heard of this rare potion, but just remember that this potion currently has no corresponding A neutralizer will do. "

Snape thought for a while and felt that he was no different from a mediocre potion master, so he decided to take Bourne and Neville to find Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini.

In this way, we can find out whether Neville just told the truth or whether he framed a Slytherin student?
If it was really the magic potion made by those two people, they could also find the dregs of the medicine or ask about the dosage and ratio of various ingredients in the prescription, and he would be able to prescribe the right medicine to try to see if the toad Laifu's current state of half-death could be cured. status.

And this can only show his Snape ability.

"Follow me."

Snape led the way, and as his arms moved, the black wizard's robes that were almost dragging to the ground were swaying. It looked very reminiscent of a giant bat walking upright.

"Entering the common room of the great Slytherin House is not something every Gryffindor is entitled to, and you should and must feel honored."

As he walked, he led the two little wizards to a huge blank wall at the back of the stairs in the hall of Hogwarts Castle. If you want to enter the Slytherin common room, you must say the secret word, and then you can Doors and stairs leading to the underground appear on the walls.

And while the Potions Professor was taking two young Gryffindor wizards to the Slytherin common room to confront someone, another person was hurriedly rushing to his old residence.
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Derbyshire, Britain, near the huge abandoned factory building of the Cromford textile factory on the banks of the Derwent River, in a shabby street called Spider Lane, a mouse is lying on all fours on the ground covered with mud and unknown dirt. Running fast on the dirt road.

"Merlin's beard, why does this place stink so much? Don't people here take baths? No wonder that slug has been so disgusting since he was a child?"

Because the Animagus form is a mouse, Peter also has the feelings of a mouse.

At this time, he had a far more sensitive sense of smell than normal people. Unfortunately, even though Peter Pettigrew had been incognito for eleven years, he still had the same sensory likes and dislikes as normal humans.

This alley smells ridiculous!
Fortunately, he was sure that he was not going the wrong way. When he was at school, he would always smell this impressive, distinctive odor on Snape's clothes at the beginning of term.

Finally, he ran to the end of Spider Alley, where there was a house that looked more like a shack than a house.

Its ceiling was made of several corrugated boards, covered with thick dust and green mildew, and a few stubborn weeds actually emerged from the soil on the ceiling.

Different from the dilapidated appearance, the door of this small bungalow is actually equipped with a gleaming brass door handle, which has traces of magic use.

Peter Pettigrew instantly turned into a human form. He carefully observed the surrounding situation and made sure that no one saw him before he began to check the door lock in front of him.

This door and its matching door handle should have been specially ordered by Snape from Diagon Alley, which can play a certain role in preventing theft.

Of course, the anti-theft effect of this thing is definitely not as good as that of high-end products such as the "anti-thief waterfall". Its only use is to make the "Muggle Expelling Curse" attached to it last for a long time.

"It seems that Snape probably hasn't been back here for a long time."

At this time, he had a wand in his hand.

This was a trophy he stole from a traveler in the form of an Animagus mouse after he boarded the Knight Bus in Hogsmeade.

"Open the Alaho hole!"

Peter Pettigrew uttered a spell.

Then, the door of this bungalow opened. Despite the difficulties along the way, the mouse finally succeeded. He stood at the door for a moment, wagging his butt out of habit - his tail wagging left and right towards the door. The numerous and cluttered objects in the room silently soothed his nervous spirit.

"It's really the Snape family."

From an old frame that had long been extinguished and placed on the fireplace, he saw two figures standing side by side to be photographed.

He was very familiar with these two people.

(End of this chapter)