Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

Draco wasn't entirely heartless; he promised, "I can share half of the snacks that came from home today with you."

As the only son of the Malfoy family, Narcissa and Lucius doted on Draco quite a bit, especially Narcissa, who would send Draco some of his favorite snacks every day, yes, every single day.

There are all kinds.

Draco certainly couldn't finish it all by himself, so the rest was divided between Goyle and Crabbe.

That's why these two listen to Draco so much, since Draco actually pays them a salary.

Hearing that Draco was willing to share half of the snacks, Goyle suddenly felt less upset.

Watching Draco leave triumphantly, Witt shook his head and continued reading Slughorn's potions notes.

Since it was his first time participating in a club activity, Witt couldn't act like a complete novice who knew nothing, as that would be detrimental to his future plans.

the other side.

Once out of Witt's sight, the Serpent Demon's gentle gaze instantly turned icy.

"Hiss~ (to confuse the audience)."

Draco's eyes instantly became dazed.

Harry Potter wants to join Quidditch through the back door... Harry Potter wants to join Quidditch through the back door.

As he read, Draco suddenly became excited.

"Harry Potter is going to get into Quidditch through the back door!"

"I knew it, I knew that guy was up to something." Draco felt he had Harry caught red-handed, and then excitedly went around telling everyone about it.

The Serpent Demon remained hidden within Goyle's wizard robes, motionless.

Since his master is so worried about Harry joining Quidditch, he must help his master share the burden.

There are some things that Witte finds difficult to say, but Draco has no such worries at all.

Draco spreading rumors about Harry—is that spreading rumors? That's just completing his daily tasks.

When this was said, everyone initially took it as a joke.

But if Harry ever actually joins Quidditch, those who took this as a joke will realize they're the joke now.

They'll suspect something's fishy going on, something very fishy going on.

After all, Hogwarts has never had a first-year student serve as an official Quidditch player in nearly a century.

Harry must have gotten in through connections.

Professor McGonagall, don't you agree?

The Serpent Demon believed that McGonagall would certainly think of this, and that these rumors would force her to seriously consider Harry joining the Quidditch team.

While it may not completely prevent Harry from entering Quidditch, it will certainly increase resistance significantly.

The Serpent Demon had no interest in dealing with a child, but he was not only interested in helping his master, but also very motivated.

Draco was equally dedicated to dealing with Harry.

He was so dedicated that he even forgot about the Serpent Demon on Gore, saving the Serpent Demon a lot of trouble.

Snape's Potions Club.

Witt had no idea that Draco was running around for him, as news takes time to spread.

He is now facing difficulties from Snape.

There aren't enough seats. Five people came today, but there are only four chairs, which means one person is destined to stand to listen to the lecture.

Who could be that person?

Of course, it's Victor, who just started school in the first year.

There is no first-come, first-served rule in Slytherin.

The last person to arrive went straight to Witt and coldly said to him, "Get up."

Witt turned his head and glanced at Snape, whose expression remained unchanged, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening here.

Now Victor either gets up and is laughed at, or he gets into a fight with the sixth-grade student.

Two peaches kill three warriors – simple yet effective.

Of course, Witt wouldn't get up.

If he backs down, he won't be able to stay in this potions club in the future.

Snape disliked him but couldn't refuse Lucius, so he came up with this plan to get rid of him.

That's why Witt just wouldn't leave.

“This senior doesn’t seem to know what happened on the day of enrollment.” Witt calmly raised his head, his gaze meeting that of the sixth-year student.

Do you need me to tell you?

Although he was talking to the sixth-grade student, Witt's gaze turned back to Snape.

Something was wrong. Snape realized something was amiss.

The sixth-grade student next to Victor was not one to be easily intimidated; how could he possibly remain motionless when Victor ignored him like that?

This is?

Petrification spell! When?

Spellcasting without a wand? No, how could a first-year student possibly cast spells without a wand?

Snape couldn't understand how Witt did it, but he could clearly read the provocation in Witt's words.

This made him very uncomfortable.

Chapter 29 Snape's Potions Lesson

"sit down."

Snape summoned a new stool and removed the petrification curse from the sixth-year student, openly showing favoritism in front of Witt.

After doing all this, Snape even glanced at Witt, hoping to get an angry and annoyed look from him.

As a result, Witt not only remained calm, but also gave him a serene smile.

It's as if to say, "That's it?"

That brat is really annoying.

Snape's expression darkened, and he resolved to ignore Witt.

You can't drive them away, and you can't refuse them.

With Lucius and Slughorn's letters of recommendation combined, Snape simply couldn't refuse.

Lucius was one of his few friends, and Slughorn had taken good care of him back then, so even if Snape felt uncomfortable, he could only swallow it down.

Although he was very annoyed, Snape had to admit that this freshman named Witt was really resourceful and much better than most Slytherin students.

If he can really keep up with the lessons, then the cow issue can be overlooked.

note!

Snape's decision to let the matter drop was based on the premise that Witt was a Slytherin, one of his own.

If Witt had been in any other house, Snape would have held this grudge for life.

"Today's lesson is about compound decoctions..."

Polyjuice Potion is an extremely complex and cumbersome powerful potion. Its effects are strong enough to fool almost all detection spells and items. Only certain restoration spells or potions can render Polyjuice Potion ineffective.

As long as you act convincingly enough, no one will notice.

These kinds of potions have a wide range of uses and never have to worry about selling in the magical world.

Moreover, compound decoctions have a great advantage: they are magic potions with fixed steps. As long as you follow the steps without making mistakes, you can successfully brew them.

However, the specific duration of the effect can vary depending on the quality of the medicine, ranging from ten minutes to twelve hours.

Their values ​​are naturally worlds apart.

Compound decoctions with a transformation time of less than half an hour can only be sold at a loss, while compound decoctions with a transformation time of more than ten hours can earn twelve times the profit.

Therefore, how to brew better compound decoctions has always been a closely guarded secret among some people in the magical world.

Snape never talked about these details in class, only teaching the most basic cooking method.

Only those within the club can truly learn the essence from him.

Snape set up the crucible and personally demonstrated the technique of preparing the compound decoction to everyone.

"Place three portions of sap grass (which must be harvested during the full moon) into the crucible, then add two bundles of two-ear grass. Pay attention to the shape of the bundles; a specific shape allows the magic to be released more effectively."

"Stir clockwise three times, being careful with the speed, then stir counterclockwise half a turn."

Because he was demonstrating and explaining at the same time, Snape spoke very slowly, trying to make sure everyone could see it clearly.

"professor."

While everyone was listening attentively, Witt suddenly raised his hand and said, "After turning half a circle counterclockwise, we can actually add another tenth of a circle."

"This will allow the compound decoction to maintain its medicinal properties for an additional five minutes."

The sudden interruption enraged Snape, who turned around and rebuked him sharply.

"What makes you think you can show off your knowledge in front of a potions professor?"

He knew what Witt was talking about, but if the potion was turned counterclockwise more than half a turn, there was a very high chance it would break down.

Inexperienced people are prone to making mistakes.

Snape would never allow anyone to spread such erroneous knowledge in front of him.

“This isn’t my opinion.” Witt took out Slughorn’s notebook, showing it off almost ostentatiously, before saying, “This is a discovery Professor Slughorn made recently while brewing compound decoctions.”

"Although this step has a chance of causing the potion to collapse, if successful, it can reliably increase the potion's duration by five minutes."

“In the early stages of compound decoction preparation, when the loss from the decoction collapsing is minimal, it is entirely possible to take a gamble.”

"Of course, Professor Snape, your method is perfectly fine; it is very safe and stable."