Everyday Players at Hogwarts.

Chapter 570: Mortra Rat
At 6 o'clock in the Great Hall, Harry looked at the Hufflepuff table curiously.

This time he wasn't there to see who Neville liked.

Instead, he noticed that the current Hufflepuff students seemed very excited.

Discussing something in low voice.

Then, the Hufflepuff table returned to silence as a guy with blond hair and ugly purple ear hair appeared.

"Is that Zacharias?" Harry couldn't help rubbing his eyes.

"What's wrong with him?" Ron was also attracted and turned his head.

"I know." Neville's voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them.

It almost scared them.

Neville just disappeared after class.

Harry suspected at the time that he was seeing the girl.

Obviously this must be true, otherwise how would he know what happened to Hufflepuff.

But Harry didn't care too much about it now.

It was only a matter of time before he discovered Neville's secret.

So he asked, "What's wrong?"

"He was bitten by a rat!"

"What rat?" Ron heard and quickly moved his hand away from Scabbers' belly.

Neville glanced at Scabbers, "Not this ordinary rat.

It's Murtala. (Ron rubs Scabbers' belly again in relief.)
Zacharias' pet.

It is said that everyone in his dormitory was almost sick to death.

Just imagine, when you wake up, you see your roommate vomiting all over the place and sparks coming out of his anus.

If it weren't for their responsible class leader Gabriel Truman, he would probably have to lie in the dormitory like this all day.

Because his roommates don’t want to talk to him.”

“Stop talking.

Ginny covered her mouth.

She had just run to Harry's side when she heard such exciting news.

"Whose mouth is vomiting all over the floor?" Seamus from Gryffindor came over.

Hermione, who was sitting next to Ryan, stood up and said, “If you read the Monster Book of Monsters, you wouldn’t say that.

The Murtlap is an animal that looks similar to a mouse, but has anemone-like growths on its back.

This creature can be found along the coast of the United Kingdom.

People bitten by the Mortra rat will experience retching symptoms, but in more severe cases, sparks will come out of the patient's anus, but it will not last for more than 48 hours. "

"Oh, it's the mouth on top." Seamus didn't care.

"What about his ugly ear hair?" Ron said after looking at Zacharias with disgust.

Neville then said, "He ate his pet's growth. He just ate too much at once."

"what?
Why would anyone eat that?" Dean popped up.

He was just there, but he didn't say anything.

"Have you really never read the book?
The growths on the back of a Murtra Rat can be pickled and eaten to enhance resistance to curses, but excessive consumption can also cause people to grow ugly purple ear hair." Hermione said dissatisfiedly.

"What about him?" Harry was still a little confused.

“He wants to become stronger by eating those growths.

He was clearly very proud of his Hufflepuff heritage.

But yesterday he was taught a lesson by Dudley, a Muggle-born wizard whom he looked down upon." Neville said slowly.

However, the tone actually revealed a little bit of understanding.

"Just to be able to resist the curse?" Ron expressed his confusion.

Neville explained: "A curse is a spell cast with malicious intent.

While increasing resistance to curses, one's own resistance to spells is also enhanced.

This is why the Mortra rat is so precious, and ordinary wizards can't even hope to get one."

Ron stroked his chin, looking thoughtful, "Is that why he's still acting so cocky?

Even after such a disgraceful incident, he still had ear hair?

Why doesn't he remove his ear hair?
Can't it be cured?

That's not right. I looked at his butt for a long time, but there were no sparks?"

Neville couldn’t help laughing and said, “Haha.

Didn't he become more resistant to curses?

These ear hairs are also a part of him, connected to his eardrum and nerves.

It cannot be removed physically directly. It can only be removed with potions.

But the potion's effect was also weakened in him.

So he'll have to live with these ear hairs for at least a week."

“Wait, I have a question, isn’t Motla Rat Juice very cheap?
It has healing properties for cuts and scrapes and can also relieve pain.

In the potion shop, compared with similar products, it is only one copper knut more expensive." Dean asked quickly.

Ever since he and Di Ge met.

During the holidays, he spent almost all his free time hanging out in the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley.

Therefore, he was also familiar with the potion shop at the entrance of Diagon Alley.

He was more or less familiar with the prices of the potion ingredients sold there.

Neville was briefly surprised at Dean's knowledge of prices.

Then he said: “Motra rat juice is actually an extract from its anemone-like growths.

Its proliferation recovers quickly.

It can be said that as long as you raise two or three Mortra rats, you can supply the consumption of a potion shop."

As for Harry.

He narrowed his eyes at Neville's familiarity with the situation.

The Zacharias thing is interesting though.

But it wouldn't be to the extent that Neville knew about the proliferation of the Motla rats to this extent.

So the source of this information must be that girl.

Not the people around her.

Between Hannah and Susan, Hannah is more gossipy.

She is a relative of the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, and after hearing news about wizards from all over the world, she has developed a habit of listening to gossip.

She even once said that she wanted to inherit the Leaky Cauldron - just for the gossip.

So, after Neville proudly finished talking about Zacharias and answered questions from the students around him.

Harry stood up, waved at Neville, and mouthed, "Hannah."

Then he whispered to Ron, “You are very tired today and want to have a good chat with Lavender.

Just let me and Ginny go first.

You don’t go back to the lounge before 8 o’clock.”

After a moment, Ron's pupils lost focus.

The next second it returned to normal.

He shook his head and walked over to the Gryffindor table.

There Lavender was discussing today's Transfiguration class with Parvati.

Then, Harry took Ginny out of the hall.

Ten minutes later, in the Ravenclaw common room.

Sofa next to the fireplace.

Harry leaned against it with his eyes closed.

Seems to be waiting for someone.

But Ginny was not around.

The door to the lounge opened and Neville walked straight over and sat down next to Harry.

He whispered, "Harry, d-how did you know it was her?"

Harry opened his eyes.

Then he became serious and said, “I need you to do something for me.

The time is April next year.

I know, only you can do it.

do you know?

When I was fighting you, I discovered something.

My magic is eluding you.

From my perspective, if magic is electricity, then your body is like an insulator.

That's when I knew it.

Only you can.

You just need to.”

(End of this chapter)