Su Yu's assessment of this was that it was a very clichéd inspirational quote, similar to the Spider-Man line, "With great power comes great responsibility."
But the version I have is completely different from the regular version. It tells the story of a small town with a temple where a jumping pot is enshrined.
Every day, the villagers come to the temple to make wishes. Some pray for health, some for happiness, and some for love. The Jumping Pot will grant them the corresponding magic potion according to their wishes.
Therefore, the people in the town lived happy and joyful lives. But one day, a dark wizard came to the town and wanted to steal the Jumping Pot.
However, the bouncy pot was so powerful that it not only protected the townspeople but also drove away the dark wizard.
The black wizard did not give up. He discovered that the magic of the bouncy pot came from the prayers of the people, so he secretly put poison into the village well, turning all the villagers into zombies.
Having lost the people's faith, the Jumping Pot's power was greatly diminished. However, in order to prevent the dark wizard from continuing to do evil, it risked shattering itself to pull the entire town into another dimension, sealing the dark wizard away.
Putting the book away, Su Yu stroked his chin and began to think. In other words, that secret realm was actually a town in another dimension. Then who drew this map?
As she pondered, time slipped by unnoticed, and Tonks woke up from her sleep. Her eyes were glazed over, and she seemed somewhat lost, with a little drool hanging from the corner of her mouth, looking adorably dazed.
Seeing Tonks like this, Su Yu couldn't resist kissing her on the forehead. Tonks was startled and jumped up from the stone slab.
Her face was flushed, a mixture of shyness and sweetness. She had taken Su Yu's hand earlier and acknowledged him as her girlfriend, but Tonks had never been kissed by a boy before and was feeling quite flustered.
Su Yu didn't do anything excessive. After sending Tonks back, Su Yu went to Snape's room alone.
This guy is still the same as always, he can't stay idle even on weekends, he's organizing and studying his potion ingredients, completely ignoring his hair, which is already as greasy as a well-worn old Beijing walnut.
"Hey, Snape, can't you just buy yourself a bottle of shampoo potion?" Su Yu complained.
"Instant smooth hair serum? I would never use a product invented by the Potter family!" Snape scoffed.
Su Yu couldn't agree with Snape's stubbornness and explained, "But the Potter family has already sold the company!"
"But it was still invented by the Potter family!"
"Then why don't you develop your own shampoo magic potion?" Su Yu asked curiously.
Snape glared at him. "You think I haven't tried?"
Su Yu said, "So you failed?"
“No, in fact I’ve concocted five similar shampoo potions… but none of them are as effective as the Quick Smooth Hair Potion,” Snape said somewhat reluctantly.
Su Yu could understand this feeling. Before he understood the Marauder's Map, he had the same feelings towards Sirius. But since Snape stopped washing his hair because of this, Su Yu could only give him a thumbs up.
After the casual conversation ended, Su Yu steered the conversation back on track: "I came to see you today because I have something to discuss."
"Heh, then hurry up and tell me. Did you expect me to ask you on my own initiative?" Snape sneered, clearly having already guessed.
Su Yu calmed herself down, trying not to get too angry, and handed the notebook and the book in human skin to Snape.
Snape didn't ask any more questions. Given his and Su Yu's understanding, if it could be explained directly, Su Yu would definitely not waste time making him read these things.
Snape looked at it intently, his expression growing increasingly serious. Finally, he looked up and asked, "Where did you get this?"
Su Yu said, "It's the shop I just bought. In its basement, I found Teemo, the little elf left behind by the Anthony family. The notebook was given to me by Teemo, and this leather book was tucked inside the notebook."
Snape pondered: "Is it about what was published in the Daily Prophet a couple of days ago? In other words, the reason the Antony family disappeared from history is because of this man-covered book!"
"If I'm not mistaken, that secret realm should contain the legendary Jumping Pot. How about it? Interested?" Su Yu asked.
Snape shook his head without hesitation: "No interest. The Bouncing Pot is just a legend, a fairy tale. It doesn't exist."
Su Yu retorted directly, "Is that so? What about the Three Sacred Treasures of Death? They also come from the Tales of Beedle the Bard. Since the Three Sacred Treasures of Death really exist, why doesn't the Jumping Pot exist?"
Snape was speechless. He and Su Yu both knew about the Deathly Hallows and had even seen James Potter's Invisibility Cloak in person. He really couldn't give an answer to this question.
Su Yu pressed his advantage, continuing, "That's the legendary Jumping Pot, a magical cauldron that can conjure potions out of thin air. As a potion master, don't you want to figure out how it works and brew a potion yourself?"
Snape remained unmoved, simply stating coldly, "Every gift of fate comes with a price already marked in secret."
"I absolutely do not believe that the 'jumping cauldron' can conjure potions out of thin air. Even if it could, you would have to pay an equal price. Rather than believing in a cauldron that has its own mind, I would rather improve my potion-making skills."
That makes a lot of sense, but as an alchemist, Su Yu really wanted to figure out how a crucible could have its own ideas and what unknown alchemical techniques were involved.
My research on servers has reached a bottleneck. Besides the energy supply issue, there's also the problem of how servers identify and distribute requests.
It needs a brain, Su Yu thought. Perhaps the technology of the jumping pot was the key to solving this problem. Since reasoning didn't work, then they wouldn't reason with it:
"I don't care, I just want to see what this bouncy pot is like. It's dangerous inside. So, are you coming with me or not?"
“I’m not going!” Snape refused without hesitation.
"Snape, have you thought this through? If I never come back, you'll lose your childhood friend. Are you sure you want to do this?" Su Yu said bitterly.
"I'm sure, you should go and die, and don't bother me anymore!" Snape refused again ruthlessly.
"Two thousand Galleons!" Su Yu suddenly changed the subject and announced a number.
Snape hesitated for a moment: "Three thousand!"
Su Yu smiled and held up a fist: "Deal! Come on, say it with me, Snake and Eagle Duo!"
Snape covered his face with his hands. Of course, he wasn't after the three thousand Galleons, but when Su Yu mentioned Galleons, Snape knew that if he didn't agree, Su Yu would really go alone.
Thinking of Anthony's fate, Snape finally softened. He raised his fist and bumped it with Su Yu's, saying the second half of the sentence just like before: "Victory is assured!"
Chapter 44 is officially released.
Seeing that Snape agreed, Su Yu was very happy and said, "Alright, this thing is yours now. According to the description in the notebook, after being soaked in a certain wand-infused potion, a map will appear on this leather book. This is your specialty."
Snape asked impatiently, "When do you plan to leave? We need to be fully prepared."
Su Yu thought about it and realized that this matter couldn't be rushed. He also needed to be prepared himself, so he said, "Next summer vacation, I'll go to class during the week. The Christmas holiday is too short, and the Magic Phone has just been released, so I can't leave."
Upon receiving this news, Snape visibly relaxed and said, "Alright, I understand. If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave. I'm annoyed just looking at you."
"As you wish!" Having achieved his goal, Su Yu didn't dwell on it and turned to leave Snape's office.
The days that followed returned to normal, and Su Yu's daily routine consisted of studying, attending classes, and spending time with Tonks.
The children from Ravenfeathers, however, were very active, and their pre-sale of the magic phone at school went quite smoothly.
Su Yu originally thought that the sales champion should be one of the Weasley brothers, because they had a wide network of connections and often sold prank props, so they had a relatively stable sales channel.
But actually, the best-selling book is by Gemma Farley. This girl used her status as a Slytherin prefect to fool these rich Slytherin kids and has already sold 36 copies.
George and Fred combined only sold 42 copies, followed by Cedric with 15 copies sold.
Alice had the worst performance, selling only 10 copies, but she almost single-handedly completed the new employee assessment plan that Su Yu requested.
On December 23, Snape finally finished brewing the Blood Potion. It's unclear whether he deliberately timed it this way so that Tonks could go home for Christmas.
In the school hospital, Tonks lay on the hospital bed, holding a bottle of blood-red potion in his hand, with Madam Pomfrey, Dumbledore, Snape, and Su Yu standing to his side.
Dumbledore, holding a bottle of emerald green potion, nodded to Su Yu and Tonks and said, "We can begin!"
Tonks glanced at the potion in her hand, still clearly worried. Su Yu patted her head and encouraged her, "Don't worry, I'm here, and Professor Dumbledore is here too, everything will be alright!"
"What use are you?" Snape scoffed from the side.
Su Yu glared at him, then grasped Tonks' hand. Tonks nodded to him and gulped down the potion.
The next moment, blood-red spider web-like threads began to spread outwards from Tonks' fair neck and climb up her face, causing Tonks to look extremely pained.
She gripped Su Yu's hand tightly, controlling herself and not making a sound. Su Yu felt the strength coming from her hand and became somewhat anxious, so he couldn't help but look at Dumbledore.
Snape's voice came again: "No, it's not time yet. We have to wait until the potion has fully penetrated her body and the blood-red spider webs have spread to her fingertips and toes, otherwise there will be tainted blood remaining in her body."
Su Yu respected the professional's judgment and could only hold Tonks' hand tightly, as if he could transfer his strength to her.
Finally, ten minutes passed, and blood-red spider patterns began to appear on Tonks' wrists and ankles, continuing to crawl slowly forward. Throughout the process, Tonks was in extreme pain, but ultimately did not make a sound.
Finally, Snape spoke: "We can begin!"
With a wave of his hand, Dumbledore released a green potion from the vial, which transformed into thousands upon thousands of threads that precisely adhered to every spiderweb pattern on Tonks's body.
Madam Pomfrey was not idle either. She waved her wand and chanted a healing spell. Pale golden light gushed from the tip of her wand and poured onto Tonks like a spring.
Tonks was visibly much more comfortable, his expression softened, and the spider patterns on his body disappeared at a visible speed.
About ten minutes later, Tonks suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood. Su Yu reacted quickly, waving his hand and using magic to draw out the black blood and put it into the empty medicine bottle that Tonks had just used.
"What are you going to do? That's the tainted blood of a vampire count, a very vicious dark magic ingredient," Snape said, frowning.
Dumbledore also stared at Su Yu, wanting to hear his explanation. Su Yu calmly collected the tainted blood and said:
"It's nothing. I'll take it back and study it. That vampire isn't dead yet. Since he dared to cast a blood curse on Tonks, we must leave him with a deep impression next time we meet."
Dumbledore nodded: "Sue, please be very careful!"
"Don't worry, Professor," Su Yu assured him.
At this moment, the crimson spider pattern had completely faded, and Tonks had fallen into a deep sleep. Moreover, her hair had turned from silver to black, indicating that the magic power within her body had resumed its operation.
Dumbledore checked Tonks again and said, "She's fine now. Her magic flow is normal, and there's no damage. She should be alright when she wakes up."
Su Yu laid Tonks down, covered her with a blanket, and bowed respectfully to Dumbledore and the other two, saying, "Thank you all very much for this. I will have Jingjing deliver the magic phone you ordered to you tonight at midnight."
When Tonks woke up, it was already evening. She opened her eyes and saw a man sitting by her bed, holding a book and reading it.
From this angle, she could only see Su Yu's profile; his expression was serious, as if he were thinking about something.
Tonks couldn't help but recall their first meeting, when Su Yu thought she was a malicious stalker and even subdued him with a magical pistol.
Then came their time living under the same roof, their chance encounter in Hogsmeade Village, and finally, when she was captured by vampires, the first person she wanted to call for help was Su Yu.
To her surprise, Su Yu actually came, like a prince in a fairy tale, breaking into the castle, defeating the evil vampire, and rescuing her, although the process was somewhat messy.
At this moment, he was so tenderly by her side, and Tonks' heart seemed to be locked in place, her hair turning coral pink in an instant.
"You're awake! How are you feeling?" Su Yu noticed the change in color and put down his book to ask.
"I feel great! I'm back to being that energetic young Auror!" Tonks smiled sweetly, stretched her body, and jumped off the hospital bed.
"Alright, I know you're good, but next time you encounter a dangerous mission like this, remember to stay away and don't be stupid enough to rush to the front," Su Yu admonished.
Tonks, however, put his hands on his hips and said, "That won't do. I'm a disguised Magus. I'm the best at gathering intelligence, so of course I have to be at the forefront."
"Just like this time? If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have already been turned into a vampire! Aren't you afraid at all?" Su Yu said irritably.
"Yes, I'm scared, but some things we have to do even if we're scared! Didn't you risk your life to save me?" Tonks looked up, seemingly very determined about this.
This left Su Yu speechless. He couldn't very well say, "Actually, I'm prepared to run away at any time."
That would be too beneath him, so Su Yu could only wave his hand and pretend to be nonchalant, saying, "Alright, alright, whatever makes you happy. Don't come looking for me if there's any danger next time."
Tonks stuck out his tongue and hugged Su Yu's arm: "I promise, I'll be extra careful next time."
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