Snape neither nodded nor shook his head at Ian's answer, but instead focused on Vera.

Vera's female identity, coupled with her excellent talent in potions, reminded him of an old friend, so naturally he had some preference for her.

Seeing that the professor had his eyes on her, Vera also began to express her own views.

"Professor, I agree with part of Ian's point of view. The change of materials is the key to potion making."

"But I personally think that will and emotion play an important role in this."

At this point, Vera gave an example to explain: "Professor, didn't you ask us to make a euphoria potion before? I have experimented with it before."

"If I calmly refine the euphoria potion, I find that the probability of success becomes very small and the quality is also very low. I even deliberately control my sadness, anger and other negative mental states to refine it, but I find that side effects occur and I even fail directly."

"The only method I can teach you is to use a happy and joyful attitude to make the joy potion."

“So I think the material may be a deeper medium, and our will and emotions are the key.”

Snape's eyes lit up when he heard Vera's explanation.

As expected of a genius he favored, he had already started doing experiments on potions without him saying anything. Although his views were somewhat biased, his approach was not wrong.

Then Snape turned his attention to Remy.

Feeling Snape's gaze, Remy felt as if he was carrying a huge weight on his shoulders and was under tremendous pressure.

It's because he has average talent. He wants to learn potions, but he really can't get into it.

at last....

"me too!"

Seeing that Snape's face turned dark, Remy quickly added: "Professor Vera is right. I share the same opinion as Vader. Emotions are very important. Yes, emotions are very important in refining potions."

snort!

Snape snorted coldly, as if he saw those unlearned little wizards.

He turned to Wanda beside him and asked, "Wanda, you haven't touched potions yet."

"But I also want to hear your opinion on potions."

"Ah!" Wanda was a little confused by Snape's question, but she also noticed that Snape was unhappy with Remy's indecisive answer.

After thinking for a moment, he said cautiously, "Professor Snape, I just saw this potion, you and my brother drank it."

“It felt like magic was being performed.”

"Personally, I feel like this potion is like magic."

As soon as Wanda finished speaking, she noticed Snape's sharp gaze staring at her, making her feel a little uneasy.

Just when she thought she had said something wrong, she noticed that Snape's eyes had softened a lot.

This made Wanda feel relieved.

Then, Snape was heard speaking.

"I am quite relieved to hear the answers from the three of you."

Well, this unlearned Remi is automatically ruled out.

Then, Snape began to praise and comment on them one by one.

"Ian, your talent for potions is not top-notch, but it's pretty good."

Then, he said meaningfully: "If you have the chance in the future, you can study more about potions. It will be of great help to you."

Hearing Snape's praise, Ian's face showed a hint of joy and he nodded.

Then quickly retracted, and said calmly: "Okay, I understand, professor."

Seeing Ian's performance, Lockhart nodded with satisfaction. He preferred calm children.

If he had been less extreme in the past, perhaps the future would be more of the same.

Then, he said to Vera: "Vera, you have a great talent for potions. Don't waste your talent."

"If you have any questions about potions in the future, you can come directly to me."

Vera was very happy about Professor Snape's undisguised preference for her, with her eyes curved like the moon when she smiled.

Remi, who was standing by, lowered his head in embarrassment.

He was somewhat self-aware, and Snape didn't have a good impression of him.

Sure enough, Snape had a cold face and glanced directly at Remi and looked at Wanda.

However, Snape did not directly say Wanda's evaluation, but pondered for a moment before speaking: "Wanda, I know Lockhart thinks highly of you."

"I hope you will not let Lockhart down."

"Although you haven't touched potions, I really like your answer just now."

He paused, as if hesitating, and then continued to make his promise.

"When you first start making potions, read more books. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Wanda was a little surprised to hear this.

Then Snape looked at the four people in front of him and said with some emotion: "In fact, there is a very typical case in the wizarding world, but few wizards know about it."

"Dumbledore, everyone knows that he is very powerful and has defeated the first and second generation Dark Lords, but many people have forgotten that he is also a top potion master."

"Among his many achievements, one of the most prominent ones is that he discovered the 12 uses of dragon's blood."

Wanda was still a little confused after hearing this, but Ian and the other two began to look serious.

Without waiting for Ian and the others to ask questions, Snape said again: "As for the first Dark Lord Grindelwald, it was a long time ago, you may have forgotten it."

"But, he was also a top potion master back then, but he was overshadowed by his reputation as the Dark Lord."

"Similarly, there is also the second generation Dark Lord Voldemort. His attainments in the field of potions are not low, especially in dark potions, which can be said to be the best in the world."

After hearing this, Ian and the other two seemed to understand something, but not completely.

Then, Snape continued: "Although Wanda has not yet come into contact with potions, I really like Wanda's answer just now."

"The essence of potions is just another form of spell."

After hearing this, Ian and Vera felt as if their heads were hit by a heavy hammer. They became a little confused, as if it conflicted with their cognition.

However, Remi's eyes lit up quietly, as if he understood something but also seemed to have realized some key points.

He doesn't understand potions, but when it comes to spells, he has a strong talent in this area.

Among the three, he dares to say he is the first, and no one dares to say he is the second.

"If you look at the history of wizarding magic, you'll find that in the early days, wizards mostly performed magic without a wand or a spell."

"It's more about using various magical materials as a medium to perform magic."

"This method of casting magic is quite powerful and the magic is very strange, but the success rate is low and it is slow to cast, so it was later abandoned."

"Of course, it didn't disappear completely, but continued to evolve, and a large part of it became potion."

"If you analyze it carefully, you will find that emotions and magic are both indispensable when we cast magic."

"But when brewing potions, these two factors are also involved, but it is more complicated. It requires us to mobilize the magic power of the potion ingredients themselves, as well as more complex emotions and more magical rituals."

As they heard Snape's account of the history of the formation of the potion, Ian and the other two's eyes became brighter and brighter, and Wanda listened more attentively.

Her instinct told her that what Professor Snape said was very important and crucial.

"So you will find that top potion masters like me are not bad in strength, and top wizards like Dumbledore also have deep attainments in the field of potions."

“The two are inherently interconnected.”

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

As soon as Snape finished speaking, applause broke out.

Everyone then reacted and looked sideways. They saw Luohart clapping beside them with a look of approval on his face.

"Professor Snape said it well. He is worthy of being a top potion master. I benefited a lot from his point of view."

At this moment, Lockhart had a faint smile on his face and there was some surprise in his eyes.

As expected, different people have different views on magic.

His thinking was influenced by previous researchers, and he prefers to analyze from a scientific and systematic perspective.

Snape, a pure wizard, received traditional magical education, and his views on potions touched Lockhart's heart.

It seems that there is a glimmer of hope, a chance to break through the current bottleneck in magic research.

"Snape, you speak well."

"However, can you share your understanding of the nature of magic from your perspective?"

Snape could easily see the expectation in Lockhart's eyes, although he was a little surprised when Lockhart appeared.

However, there was no hesitation in answering Lockhart's question, but he did not answer it. Instead, he asked directly: "Lockhart, why don't you first tell me your opinion on the nature of magic."

Hearing Snape's question, Wanda, Ian and the other two's eyes lit up and they looked at Lockhart expectantly.

Seeing two very powerful wizards interact with each other immediately aroused their inner excitement and anticipation.

It was as if fans were seeing their two favorite stars interacting in depth.

Well, not the male and female kind.

After hearing this, Lockhart spoke without hesitation.

"Snape, you know I have also studied the magic of Kamar-Taj, and recently came into contact with a magic system similar to ours - Chaos Magic."

"I gained a lot from it, and it also deepened my understanding of magic."

Hearing this, Snape also became a little excited. He knew Lockhart's strength, which was much stronger than his own.

But in the wizarding world, being strong does not necessarily mean that someone's understanding of magic is deeper than yours.

Mastering advanced lost spells, awakening certain talents, or even mastering certain magic items may increase your combat power.

But Lockhart is obviously different. If nothing else, he has been exposed to one or more new magical systems.

He was looking forward to Lockhart's understanding of the nature of magic.

"Snape, in the eyes of most people, magic is actually the manipulation of magical energy. This is very obvious in Kamar-Taj's magic system."

Hearing this, Snape nodded. He had read the magic book of Kamar-Taj and it was indeed true.

"And this kind of magic has a very obvious advantage. When there is enough energy, its power will be very strong. It is no joke to destroy the world."

"As for our magic, some are powerful, but most of them are extraordinary and strange, even unpredictable."

"For example, the repair spell is something that even a young wizard can easily perform by waving a wand. But over at Kamar-Taj, although the same effect can be achieved, the price paid is very high."

"I have explored the differences between the two, and combined with my recent research on chaos magic, I found that the essence of our magic is not to mobilize energy."

"It's about mobilizing deeper forces, or in other words - influencing concepts!"

Having said that, Lockhart took out his wand under the watchful eyes of Snape, Ian, Wanda and others.

Point lightly at the ground.

As a faint magical power emerged, the weeds on the ground grew rapidly as if they had taken medicine.

When it reached half a person's height, suddenly... the tips of the weeds began to rotate and slowly gathered together.

The next moment, a bright red rose with thorns appeared.

Seeing this scene, Wanda's eyes were filled with shock, and Ian and the other two were also very surprised.

When Snape saw it, he raised his eyebrows, took a step forward, and reached out to touch the blooming red rose.

His fingers lightly touched the thorns on the rose, but Snape continued to press down.

The fingers felt the soft touch of the petals, and at the same time, the sharp thorns pierced the skin, and a drop of bright red blood dripped into the pistil.

It further highlights the beauty of this blood-stained rose.

"It's not an illusion. It's a bit similar to a Transfiguration spell, but there seems to be a problem in its essence..." Snape muttered to himself as he studied it.

Lockhart stood aside and explained slowly: "Just now, I added the concept of growth and rose to this weed."

"So, just like the Transfiguration Spell, when I cast the Transfiguration Spell, I actually found that we are also using magic to add a new layer of concept to things."

"Our magic is very special. It can easily communicate with deeper powers and affect changes in concepts, so our magic will appear more magical."

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