Hogwarts: What bad intentions could the little badger have?

"This is the only thing I cannot agree with!"

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The first class today is herbal medicine class.

Thanks to Blake's help last night.

Professor Sprout didn't have to get up early this morning to bandage the Whomping Willow.

This made her look very energetic.

Of course, if Lockhart wasn't with her.

Her mood will become more beautiful.

Lockhart had returned to his previous, respectable, polished appearance.

He changed into a flowing blue robe.

A turquoise hat with a gold rim was worn neatly on top of her shiny golden hair.

"Oh! Hello!" Lockhart shouted to the students with a smile on his face.

"I just showed Professor Sprout how to examine the Whomping Willow."

"Oh... Let me add that last night, the severely injured Whomping Willow recovered with my help... ahem, with my participation..."

Professor Sprout rolled his eyes, but was reluctant to expose his lies because of his colleagues.

She turned wordlessly and went to open the greenhouse door.

And Lockhart was having a great time bragging.

Suddenly he met Blake's half-smiley eyes.

Lockhart was so frightened that he quickly changed his lines.

The greenhouse door was opened.

The little wizards filed in.

Lockhart took Harry away and went to torture the Savior's ears.

This is the first herbal medicine class of this school year.

It was a class that Gryffindor and Hufflepuff took together.

So, Miss Know-It-All stayed next to Blake as usual.

Blake looked at the plants in the pots around the house.

A smile appeared on his face.

He is very familiar with these little gadgets.

The main function of mandrake also flashed through his mind.

At this moment, Harry slipped in from the door with a helpless look on his face.

Lockhart left, too.

This guy even said that he also participated in curing the Whomping Willow, how interesting...

Hmm? Cure? Mandrake?

Blake suddenly seemed to have thought of something and fell into deep thought.

Professor Sprout stood behind a table in the middle of the greenhouse.

There were about twenty pairs of earmuffs of different colors on the table.

"We're going to repot the mandrake today."

"Now, who can tell me what properties my mandrake has?"

Hermione raised her hand immediately.

She glanced at Blake as she raised her hand.

However, Blake, who often competed with her for points last school year.

This time, he surprisingly didn't move at all, and looked as if he was... in a daze?

"Miss Granger," Professor Sprout called.

"Mandra, also known as mandrake root, is a powerful restorative agent."

It was obvious that Hermione had memorized the textbook again.

After a pause, she continued, "This herb is used to restore people who have been transformed or cursed to their original state."

"Excellent! Ten points to Gryffindor."

"Mandra is an essential component of most antidotes."

“But it’s also dangerous.”

"So...can anyone tell me why?"

After Professor Sprout asked his question, he couldn't help but look at Blake.

However, her most proud disciple seemed a little absent-minded today.

He didn't raise his hand as high as she had imagined.

Hermione glanced hesitantly at Black.

Then he raised his hand again.

"Hearing the cry of a mandrake would kill a man."

Hermione gave the answer.

"Absolutely correct, ten points more." Professor Sprout glanced at Black.

There was a hint of regret in his eyes.

Little Blake seems a little distracted today.

Otherwise, Hufflepuff would have scored ten points.

As for the other badgers?

I just came back from vacation and I’m still not focused.

Professor Sprout couldn't expect them to stand out and earn points on the first day of school.

"Look everyone, these flower pots are filled with mandrakes."

"But these mandrakes are still young now."

She pointed to a row of deep-bottomed flower pots in front of her.

Except for Blake who was still in a daze, everyone moved forward to get a better look.

There were about a hundred green and purple seedlings arranged there.

Professor Sprout pointed to the earmuffs.

"Everyone get a pair of earmuffs," said Professor Sprout.

There was a scramble for the items because no one wanted to get the pair of pink fluffy earmuffs.

Professor Sprout saw Black still in a daze.

"Mr. Green... Black?"

Hermione poked Black in the back.

Then Blake came to his senses and found that everyone was looking at him strangely.

"Uh, sorry... I was distracted."

Blake walked over and picked up the last pair of pink fuzzy earmuffs.

He didn't care about the pink earmuffs.

After all, pink is the romance of macho men...

"Blake, are you feeling unwell? Why don't you go to the school hospital first?"

Professor Sprout said with concern.

"Uh... no, thank you... um... I actually have a question I'd like to ask you, professor."

"What is it? Is it about the mandrake?"

"Yes, Professor. I just remembered that Mandrake has a very strong restorative effect, and it can mainly be used on people who have been transformed or cursed, right?"

Professor Sprout nodded. "Yes, we usually use it to brew a strong restorative potion to remove some difficult curses."

"But, Professor, I just recalled the recipes for those healing potions. Except for the powerful recovery potion you just mentioned, there is no other healing potion that contains mandrake?"

Professor Sprout nodded and began to explain to Black.

"Of course, because Mandrake has no healing effect. Its main function is to restore the target to its original state... It is not a necessary ingredient in the healing potion."

"So, in order to prevent the healing potion from having adverse changes in its medicinal properties, mandrake is generally not added to the healing potion."

Blake stroked his chin, and then continued: "Professor, I want to ask, if...if there is a healing potion, its ingredients contain the appropriate mandrake ingredient that does not affect the original efficacy of the potion."

"So, can this potion help wizards who have been disabled by black magic regain healthy limbs?"

Many seemingly serious injuries in the wizarding world can be cured directly with potions or spells.

For example, Lockhart pulled out Harry's hand bones...

If this happened in the Muggle world, he would definitely become disabled.

But in the wizarding world, it was just drinking a bottle of "Bone Spirit".

Then lie down for a few days and the bones will grow back.

In other words, the wizarding world has a way to regenerate severed limbs.

But in this situation, there are still many disabled wizards.

The most typical example is the current professor of Protection of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts.

Professor Sylvanus Kettleburn.

And the legendary Auror Alastor Moody.

Blake also knew the reason, which was because the attacks that caused their disabilities were all cursed.

The curse left by their wounds prevents the regeneration of severed limbs...

It also hinders the wound from healing properly.

But what if the effects of mandrake could be used to lift these curses?

Can the limbs be regenerated?

Professor Sprout understood what Black meant.

She thought about it carefully, and then said:

"I can only say that there is such a possibility..."

"However, this is equivalent to improving... or re-experimenting with a new potion formula."

"The advent of a new potion formula requires countless experimental data as support... This is not something that can be done easily."

"My potion skills are not up to this level yet, so I can't give you any good advice."

"I thought maybe Professor Snape could give you some good advice."

Blake groaned as he rubbed the pink earmuffs in his hands.

"Snape..."

Professor Sprout knew that Black's healing skills were powerful.

And there are many studies on this.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he thought of these things when he saw the mandrake.

So she didn't feel strange.