Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 31 31. Twenty points for Gryffindor!

Well, the main reason was that after seeing how those wizards protected their book collections, Harry was a little unsure about how much protection Dumbledore, the Lord of Hogwarts, would provide for the restricted area.

Moreover, there are reasons why books can be placed in the restricted area. It is definitely not suitable for ordinary students to read. Considering my age and the possible reaction of Headmaster Dumbledore...

Harry didn't want Dumbledore to think that he was planning to become the third Dark Lord and then start to work hard against him - he just wanted to spread the shamanism and revive the elements, he didn't have any bad intentions.

So let’s take the formal route.

After becoming a professor, he can even avoid the various restrictions of his student status and read books in the restricted area openly and freely. After all, considering Harry's mental level, the books that first-year students are currently allowed to read are mostly too shallow for him.

——Students of different grades at Hogwarts have access to and can borrow different books. The higher the grade, the fewer restrictions there are. The librarian, Madam Pince, has eyes sharper than a hawk, and she keeps a close eye on this all day long.

Harry fell into deep thought. He began to think about the feasibility of this matter and how to do it specifically.

The course he could teach was naturally not the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, but his original profession - Shaman.

If you think about it this way, the Shaman Club’s affairs are a bit of a small matter... No, that’s not the case. At least it can help me gain a certain reputation among the students and let them know that I have real talent and knowledge.

When you become a professor of a new course, students will no longer protest because they cannot understand it.

The more Harry thought about it, the more he felt that this was a promising idea. If he could become a professor while still in school, then Harry felt that he could start training and helping himself very early, selecting those good candidates who were suitable to become shamans and examining their character and abilities.

In this way, when I leave Hogwarts to establish the Earth Ring in the future, there will be a group of available people in the organization, which is perfect.

To be fair, if this happened to someone else, Harry would still find it unlikely, but if it happened to him... then he really has a broad reputation base.

It's the same reason. The name Harry Potter is really convincing among wizards. The existence of magic makes this group stand out as superstitious.

So what Harry has to do is actually very simple, that is to continue to expand this persuasiveness and make the wizards feel that what they once believed in were correct, and there is no need to break the confusion.

It was almost like that - Ah! See, it's true, isn't it? Harry Potter is just like what I said, he is not born to be an ordinary person! - This feeling.

Harry understood completely.

This is not cunning or utilitarian, nor is it playing with people's hearts. After all, even a minotaur with a calm personality will try his best when working for his ideals and career.

The Tauren is not a negative person, and taking things as they come has never been the Tauren's creed.

——Anyway, Niu Niu doesn’t have any bad intentions.

Previously, Harry came to Hogwarts simply to learn the magic of this world, so he had no interest in participating in activities among children, but now it is different.

If Harry originally participated in the Quidditch game because of Professor McGonagall's favor, then now he participated in the Quidditch game in order to accumulate reputation more quickly - he would not use spells to cheat outside the rules, but other than that, Harry had decided to go all out.

It's normal to improve your reputation.

In general, the goal is to make other people's first reaction when they see you similar to Ron's!

Thinking of this, Harry glanced at Ron - the boy had his mouth full of cake and was taking a swig of butterbeer.

"…What's wrong, Harry?" Ron said in a vague voice, looking back blankly, "To be honest, you look quite strange right now - you look like a Slytherin."

This kid is pretty sharp sometimes.

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First-year students only have two Potions classes a week, which take up the entire Friday morning. Also, they only have these two classes that day - I don't know if this is to make it easier for the Potions Professor to keep those children who don't perform well and let them continue to brew potions in the afternoon and evening.

Potions class was held in a dungeon classroom at Hogwarts. Unfortunately, Gryffindors and Slytherins also took this class together.

What happened in the flying class yesterday is still fresh in people's minds, as are the house points deducted from Gryffindor and Slytherin. To be honest, at the celebration party in the Gryffindor common room last night, the senior students had already told the first-year students what they would encounter today.

For example, Snape's troubles, Snape's sarcasm, Snape's extremely hurtful words - he just wants to irritate you, and then he can be satisfied to deduct your points.

That's what Snape was like. As the head of Slytherin, he was just a disgusting and nasty old bat to Gryffindor.

Especially since Slytherin lost face yesterday, the old bat must be very angry and will definitely take double the revenge on you today.

In short, the senior students talked a lot about Snape's great achievements, which really scared the first-year students - to be honest, they all came to class today with the determination to die, and vowed that they would not be afraid no matter what Snape said.

Although Harry wanted to say something for Snape, the senior students' years of personal experience were too convincing, and there was nothing he could do.

Well, as the main force behind yesterday's conflict, Harry was the one who was most advised to be prepared, relax and not get angry.

In fact, the Potions classroom was already filled with the smell of gunpowder before the class even started - perhaps because they felt that today was finally their home turf, the Slytherin students, although not making overly obvious moves, were constantly provoking the Gryffindor side.

Except Malfoy.

Maybe he knew something? Or realized that Snape's attitude towards Harry was different from that towards ordinary Gryffindors?

In short, unlike those Slytherins who thought Snape would take revenge for them yesterday, Malfoy did not look excited or expectant at all, but just sat there expressionlessly, and everything around him had nothing to do with him. It was obvious that Malfoy seemed to be isolated, with only Crabbe and Goyle sitting at the table with him.

Snape entered the Potions classroom on time. Today, he not only wore a new robe (although it was still black), but his hair also seemed to have been groomed, becoming much neater and cleaner.

This confused some first-year students, because according to what the seniors said yesterday, Snape always had greasy hair as if he hadn't washed it.

But today, when Snape strode into the classroom with his robe rolled up, the students who were nearby seemed to smell a faint scent of soapy water. It was not pungent, but instead made people feel simple and comfortable.

Like Professor Flitwick, Snape started the class by calling the roll. He called the roll quickly and put the roster aside after confirming that no one was absent.

"You are here to learn the precise science and strict craft of potion-making," Snape said quickly and lowly. His voice was not loud, but everyone could hear his words clearly.

Snape has a feeling of Professor McGonagall. Without much effort, he can maintain order in the classroom and intimidate naughty students.

"Since there are no foolish waving of wands here, many of you won't believe this is magic. I don't expect you to truly appreciate the beauty of the simmering cauldron with white smoke and bursts of fragrance. You won't really understand the magical power of the liquid flowing through people's veins, making people's hearts and minds excited and confused... I can teach you how to improve your reputation, brew glory, and even prevent death - but there must be one thing, that is, you are not the fools I often meet."

After hearing these words, not only the Gryffindors, but even the Slytherin students were a little frightened by Snape and dared not breathe.

To be honest, Harry could actually understand why Snape would deliberately create this kind of atmosphere - the Potions classroom was so gloomy, with jars of different sizes displayed on both sides, containing organs of unknown animals, and the whole classroom was shrouded in a glowing green light.

It was simply to intimidate these new wizards.

After all, based on Harry's experience in alchemy, the most feared thing on this road is actually losing awe and vigilance - every year there are apprentices who accidentally turn healing potions into poisons and then poison their own apprentices, which is not a rare thing.

And the first-year students...well, especially those from Muggle families, are actually at an ignorant and fearless age, and they really dare to make their own potions and drink them by themselves.

"He's really amazing!" Hermione said excitedly in a low voice beside Harry, "I have specifically investigated the honorary achievements of all our professors. Professor Snape is the youngest potion master in the entire wizarding world. He has not only improved many traditional old potions, but also wrote the book 'The Nature of Potions' which is said to be very profound. He basically became the professor of Potions at Hogwarts right after graduation!"

I have to say that when someone suddenly whispered in a quiet classroom, the sound was actually quite obvious. Harry had noticed Snape's sharp eyes cast at Hermione.

"The most important thing is that he has a talent for teaching, Harry!" Hermione said excitedly, "It is said that as long as you attend Professor Snape's advanced potion class, you will most likely receive an invitation from the Extraordinary Apothecary Association after graduation!"

Well, Snape looked away.

"Harry?" Snape said quietly, looking suddenly at Harry. "What would I get if I added powdered daffodil root to the wormwood infusion?"

"A powerful sleeping potion, Professor," Harry replied. "Also known as the Potion of the Living Dead, it costs one Galleon a bottle in the pharmacy in Diagon Alley."

"That's just a mediocre work," Snape shook his head slightly, "Each bottle of the Living Hell Potion made by a potion master costs at least ten gallons."

"I'll try, Professor."

"Very good," Snape nodded with satisfaction, "How can we use distilled water more effectively?"

“For shallow wounds, it is OK to eat it raw, but if it is extracted into essence, the therapeutic effect will be more outstanding.”

"Tell me what you know about the tentacle juice of the Mothra rat?"

"It can be used to treat cuts and scrapes, and it can also relieve the pain caused by such injuries, but it must be filtered before use."

"..."

The conversation between Harry and Snape was very fast. Basically, as soon as one asked a question, the other gave an answer immediately. There was no recollection or thinking process in between.

For the vast majority of people in the classroom, the conversation between Harry and Snape was beyond their comprehension from the very beginning.

But this is not the case for students like Hermione who have already reviewed the first-year textbook knowledge in advance.

Hermione could still find the corresponding knowledge points in her mind for the first two questions, but the questions Snape asked jumped very quickly, and in a few seconds they jumped to places that Hermione had never seen before - in the end they even became questions like 'What are the consequences of drinking too much truth serum'.

"…As for the treatment and the way to relieve the symptoms, I don't know, Professor." Harry shook his head and said, "The knowledge I have learned so far can only let me know what kind of condition it will manifest on the victim's body."

"That's enough." No matter how reluctant the Slytherin students were, they had to admit that the expression on Snape's face at this moment should be called joy - a very faint kind of joy, which was quickly suppressed by pursed lips.

"Gryffindor adds 20 points for your prior knowledge," Snape said regretfully, "I wanted to give you more points, but Professor McGonagall didn't seem too happy to see me do that - why didn't you write down everything we just said? Is it because you have already mastered it?"

Suddenly turning his head, Snape changed his gentle tone when talking to Harry and shouted harshly.

Suddenly, the whole classroom was filled with the sounds of fumbling with quills and writing.

The Potions class continued, and according to Snape's request, the students were divided into groups of two to brew potions.

As the first lesson for first-year students, today we are going to brew a simple potion for treating scabies - to be honest, it is quite useful. After all, most of the people living in Hogwarts are students, and children are a high-risk group for scabies.

I believe it won’t be long before these potions can return to these new students in another form.

Well, that presupposes that the potion has not failed to be made and still has medicinal properties.

(End of this chapter)