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Chapter 415 Before Christmas Holiday
'Well, I've almost understood this. There's no better way to deal with it. The standard method is the best.'

Andrew put down the materials in his hand and put them aside.

Thanks to the perception techniques proposed by Professor Snape, his understanding of the properties of potion ingredients has made great progress during this period.

But such a huge progress is not without price. After being sensed by Transfiguration, it can no longer brew potions no matter how precious the raw materials are.

The long and careful investigation and powerful spells directly destroyed the effectiveness of the materials. Although they still looked the same as before, adding them to the potion would only ruin the potion to be brewed.

And such exploration cannot be satisfied with just one piece of material. Even with Andrew's precision in Transfiguration, he would have to destroy at least seven or eight pieces of material before he could say that he had a general grasp of its properties in the potion.

This stuff is not cheap, especially after the high-speed cultivation technology of herbs was discovered, the prices of these animal raw materials have skyrocketed.

Andrew even felt like he was burning money - but these Galleons were indeed helping him grow quickly, at a speed close to the growth rate of Transfiguration.

"Fortunately, these materials were paid for by the laboratory. Otherwise, I would have burned the brooms of an entire football team. I would have burned all the money I could make clear."

After accurately recording his feelings just now, Andrew simply calculated the bill and opened his mouth wide.

Without a laboratory and a legend, he would be bankrupt.

"But it's worth it. If all else fails, I can borrow some from the Astronomy Tower." Andrew glanced at his notes and started reviewing the materials on the first page. Due to his lack of knowledge in Potions, his note-taking style was very strange, and it was difficult for anyone else to understand.

[Daffodil root, sense a kind of bitterness and color, mixed with flashing sleepy power, but it is extremely difficult to induce, and will slowly transform under the effect of magic. Theoretically, it is not resistant to boiling. The common processing method of magic potion is to grind it into powder for use. After grinding, the magic loss is not obvious...]

At the bottom of the text record is an image of a narcissus root formed by his Transfiguration perception.

'At first, the method used in the first grade class was too confusing. After finishing the content in the textbook, I will organize it into a standard summary method for easy reference later. In addition, I need to find a more potion-based expression to do a second translation.'

Andrew looked at his notes and nodded, but for now he decided to do it his way - after all, it was just a Transfiguration perception potion and there wouldn't be any accidents. If he could come up with something different, he would make a lot of money.

Even if it didn't work, it wouldn't be considered a failure. Using Transfiguration to sense the potion was helpful to his Transfiguration, which was better than he expected - it was simply using Transfiguration to sense the magical world, and to explore the most essential part of the potion in the magical world. With each portion of the medicine being consumed, his Transfiguration was steadily improving.

"Except for burning Galleons, there are no other problems at all."

Andrew nodded, put the materials after the experiment back in place and marked them - there was still a change in the experimental raw materials contaminated by Transfiguration waiting to be summarized later, so there was no rush to throw this thing away.

'Maybe by Easter this year, I'll be able to go through them all once, and then I'll see if I need to buy more.'

He gave the lab one last careful inspection and then closed the door.

Professor Snape's rare tutorial on laboratory procedures was about to begin, and he didn't want to be late.

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"No mistake," Professor Snape nodded, but said no more.

What he had in front of him were not those automatic crucible stirrers. He should have kept the laboratory rules in mind, otherwise why would he waste his time?

"Today we are going to talk about simplification, still using potions as an example. The purpose is to save necessary time. Although it is not often used in potions and is more commonly used in research that modifies spells, it is still useful if you need some potions urgently."

With a wave of the magic wand, the colorfully decorated cauldron on the table was immediately filled with clear water.

"You don't recognize this crucible, do you, Taylor?"

He looked at the half-talented person in front of him in surprise - although it was indeed a bit difficult to deal with, an excellent wizard's laboratory should be well prepared.

"I'm sorry, Professor, I can only guess that it is the shell of some creature."

Andrew shook his head. He knew about the crucible - in order to complete the legend, he had consulted a lot of fairy tale knowledge, whether it was the Four Treasures of Ireland or the Thirteen Treasures of Britain, he had some understanding, but as for the crucible of potions, he only knew that the pewter crucible they used in class was the slowest but most stable crucible for brewing potions.

To be honest, he planned to intersperse those treasures throughout Dumbledore's professorial career, but he was not familiar with this special crucible of the wizarding world.

"This is a crucible made from the shell of a fire crab. The boiling speed is even faster than a gold crucible, and the quality of the potion will be better. But the disadvantage is that the temperature is difficult to control. Most pharmacists only dare to use it to boil potions for a short time."

Professor Snape explained quickly, obviously not wanting to waste too much time on things he considered to be common sense.

"The simplification of the potion-making process will greatly affect the quality of the potion, because potion-making can be considered an elegant ritual. Rough completion will naturally reduce the effectiveness of the ritual."

The flames rose quickly.

But Professor Snape did not stop explaining, "The flame exists to maintain the effect of the ritual, so unless a new ritual is created, the effect of the flame can never be replaced."

"Ah, the Transfiguration Potion is not... No, if it is a new ritual, it would make sense, but it would require too much preparation."

"Water is the most commonly used item to activate the effects of potions, but it is not the only one. Oil can also be used, but that requires more sophisticated operations. Even the potion itself can be used as an activator, such as your enzyme transfiguration, which works on a similar principle."

Professor Snape explained carefully with a manner that was not present in the classroom, but his speech did not slow down at all.

"At the same time, simplification is also the method that tests your basics the most. No matter what kind of experiment it is, it is the most foolish behavior to fantasize about simplifying it without even mastering the basic experiments. Many wizards have died from this."

Perhaps the topic turned to Professor Snape's expertise, and a smile appeared on his face. "When brewing potions, you need some magic with just the right timing to help the potion absorb the power of the ingredients."

A few snake skins were thrown in - they were from Australia, um, black-bellied red snakes.

Andrew had just made a record the day before and was quite familiar with its nature.

"No, the crucible locks in the temperature? Damn, the fire crab's shell also acts as a pressure cooker? It's not sealed..."

"It should be now..."

In the midst of his wandering thoughts, he suddenly had an inspiration - if he could use some magic to help, then this would be the best opportunity.

Sure enough, just as he guessed, Professor Snape lightly tapped the crucible with his wand - it boiled almost instantly, but the potion did not overflow, instead it turned a deep purple.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, Professor."

"How many potion ingredients have you investigated?"

Professor Snape stared at Andrew.

"More than 330 species, professor, but we haven't started studying the differences between the variants yet."

There was a brief silence.

"Keep going, but be mindful of your budget, since some raw materials are restricted."

The expenses of a Potions Master are not small. Unless one is willing to waste time on a long-term supply of signature potions, the laboratory's funds are limited. Especially for restricted raw materials, although they can be obtained, it takes some time and favors, which is still very troublesome.

Andrew was silent for a moment, but he kept his emotions unchanged and responded.

"I'll take note, Professor."

(End of this chapter)