Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 28: Rewards for Surviving Saplings

An owl brought Harry a large package.

From the contents of the package, Harry learned that this was the latest model of flying broomstick given to him by Professor McGonagall.

Nimbus 2000.

It was the arrival of this surprise gift that offset Harry's fear of Potions class. Even Ron excitedly talked about going back to open the package together after class.

But not everyone is as lucky as Harry.

From the moment Neville walked into the Potions classroom, his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

"Don't worry, Neville. Today we're learning how to make potions to treat burns. The steps are similar to last week."

Hermione had meant to encourage Neville, but her words succeeded in bringing back Neville's tragic memories of the previous week, which made him even more nervous.

"It's okay, Neville. You'll just be responsible for taking notes. I'll handle all the operations."

Hearing Moon's words, Neville turned his head and gave an ugly smile.

Professor Snape was as cold and ruthless as ever, this was what Ron muttered in class, for which he was deducted a point.

Before brewing the potion, Harry was asked three questions as usual. Perhaps his attention was attracted by the flying broom, and even though Harry had prepared in advance this time, he answered haltingly.

"Harry Potter, fame is not everything. You'd better remember all this knowledge instead of just knowing half of it, otherwise you will hurt many people."

Snape scolded Harry in a very harsh tone, which made Neville, who was sitting in the back, swallow his saliva unconsciously.

Moon did find something strange. He was sitting with Neville and could just see that Snape was staring into Harry's eyes.

Even though his tone was very stern, the look in his eyes when he looked at Harry was a little complicated.

This was a look that Moon couldn't understand.

After asking Harry the question, Snape looked strangely at Moon, who was sitting next to Neville, and then returned to the podium to announce the start of potion making.

The magic potion for treating burns requires Dictamnus bark, Evening Primrose, Bat's Teeth, Toad's Cloth, and a small amount of Unicorn's Tears.

First clean the crucible, then add the Dictamnus peel cut into small pieces, heat over low heat, and slowly stir the Dictamnus peel until a light green juice oozes out.

Each of Moon's steps was very standard. When he took the next step, he would dictate it, and Neville, who was standing next to him, was responsible for recording it.

Just as Moon was lamenting that there would be no potion accident today, Snape came over.

"Mr. Neville Longbottom!"

Snape's cold and high-pitched voice suddenly rang out, causing Neville, who was concentrating on recording, to throw away the notebook in his hand.

Moon quickly caught the notebook that was about to fall into the crucible, while his other hand continued to stir it.

"Why don't you try it yourself! Or do you think you can learn potions just by recording?"

After Snape finished speaking, he turned to look at Moon.

"And you, Moon Scarlett, do you think you're helping him?!"

"This is not Moon's fault, it's me."

Moon was about to explain, but Neville stopped him with a trembling voice.

"You~, alright! So, Mr. Longbottom, you really don't plan on doing it yourself in this class?"

Under Snape's fierce gaze, Neville took the knife for cutting the white skin.

"I'm so sorry, what should I do now?" Neville looked at Moon with a trembling voice.

"It's okay. Now you just need to grind the bat teeth into small pieces. Remember, the finer the better."

Moon had already added the evening primrose to the crucible, and the emerald green evening primrose oil that had precipitated from it was slowly blending with the Dictamnus juice.

Watching Neville tremblingly crush the bat teeth, Moon turned off the heat, then added the tooth powder, and then Neville stirred the crucible. Next, before the liquid cooled completely, he had to add the crushed toad skin, a step Moon chose to do himself.

After adding the crushed toad skin, turn the flame to the maximum. When the stirring rod can stand upright in the thick liquid, immediately add three drops of unicorn tears and turn off the heat.

At this point, the potion was successfully brewed.

When Snape came to check after class, he left without saying anything.

On the way to the cafeteria, Neville had recovered from his panic and a smile appeared on his face.

"This is Potions class, and I'm not injured."

Being able to successfully complete Professor Snape's Potions class was a remarkable achievement for Neville.

The people around him also congratulated him, which gave Neville a lot more confidence.

Moon also discovered that Neville's change was not about confidence and courage, but about the wizard bar above his head.

Since the end of Potions class, Neville's wizard bar has increased from blank to a quarter of a bar.

This was already as long as Harry's wizarding strip.

It's rare for a wizard's bar to change so suddenly.

Most wizard bars grow slowly, and it is usually difficult to detect changes. Therefore, if you want to know the speed of progress of other students' wizard bars, you need to compare them after a period of time.

At lunchtime, Moon sat at the Gryffindor table and observed all the first-year students.

Needless to say, Hermione's wizard bar is one of the slow-growing ones, but hers is still the longest, already three-quarters full.

As for the people in the second tier last week, Malfoy, Michael Corner, and Susan Bones, their wizard bars were already close to halfway.

As for Moon himself, he looked at the reflection of the golden plate on the dining table.

"one third."

Moon was very satisfied with the progress. There were four or five classmates with the same length as him, but there were only those four people ahead of him, so they became Moon's next target.

As for his roommates, except Ron, everyone had a quarter grid.

Seeing Ron still happily eating barbecue, Moon didn't know whether he should worry about him.

On Friday afternoon, Moon brought three pots of saplings to the greenhouse.

Today marks exactly one week since the saplings were planted, and not a single one has died.

The best-performing plant was the slender willow branch, which not only grew three leaves but also grew an inch taller.

The grapevines also adapted to the new environment and sprouted new buds.

The least noticeable thing is the holly tree, which has remained in the pot for a week without any changes.

"The fact that it hasn't withered means it's doing well. Holly trees will take root underground first, so you won't see much change now."

Professor Sprout observed the three pots of plants and nodded with satisfaction.

"It's hard for other young wizards to have the patience to cultivate plants. Even if they do, the plants they cultivate will hardly survive for more than three days. I have to say that you are indeed very talented in herbs and plants."

Moon didn't know if he really had the talent that Professor Sprout said he had.

He only knew that most of these things were acquired during his three years on the farm.

"Well, I told you I'd give you a reward if you could grow one of these saplings alive. Now that all three are alive, it seems I can't hide it anymore."

Professor Sprout said as he took out a bottle of emerald green liquid from the wooden box behind him.

　Ask for the follow-up reading, monthly ticket and recommendation ticket from the little wizard
　　
　
(End of this chapter)