Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

The processing methods for these materials are relatively conventional, but the processing methods for dragon's blood resin are relatively different;

To obtain dragon blood tree resin that can be used to brew potions, you need to cut the bark of the dragon blood tree with a knife, wait for the resin to flow out and solidify, then collect it, dry it, and finally grind it into powder.

The rest of the materials are all kinds of plants, which only need to be washed and dried after harvesting;

However, the timing of harvesting is important. Thyme and rosemary should be harvested in spring, St. John's wort in early summer, sage and lavender in summer, purple chrysanthemum in late summer, and water sage in autumn.

Even though Vizette wasn't very familiar with these materials, she could now use her knowledge of arithmetic divination to "divine" the best season for harvesting them.

After quickly completing these most basic analyses, he focused his energy on "Goblin's Third Law";

He used Gobarlot's Third Law to judge these materials, identifying three as the main materials: dragon's blood resin, water stamen, and St. John's wort.

These three materials each have their unique characteristics. For example, dragon blood tree resin itself is different from the other eight herbal materials and can also strengthen the connection between the body and the soul.

St. John's wort not only possesses the magical property of "protection," but also has a powerful magical property of "purification," which can be very effective against some of the damage caused by curses.

After identifying the three main materials, the remaining steps became simpler. Based on his knowledge, Vizette tackled the remaining materials one by one.

Rosemary can enhance other materials. In the wolfsbane potion, its additional effect is to enhance the dragon's blood resin, making its effects more significant and helping to strengthen the connection between the soul and the body.

The additional effect of sage is also enhancement, which can enhance the magical property of sage's "awakening" effect;

The additional function of thyme is to regulate and enhance, balancing the overly powerful "purification" magic property of St. John's wort while further enhancing the "awakening" magic property of sage.

Purple chrysanthemum and lavender have similar additional effects, both providing a relatively suitable overall enhancement to the materials used in wolfsbane medicine.

……

Applying the "Third Law of Gobarlot" to this point in the analysis, Vizette realized a problem—this potion called Wolfsbane Potion didn't seem to have anything particularly special about it;

If we have to say what role these materials can play, it's nothing more than waking up werewolves through purification, and it's a relatively ordinary kind of awakening.

Marlowe Freyfon's notes actually mention similar potion recipes and record the reasons for the creation of such potion recipes;

In an effort to save themselves, some werewolf wizards became potion makers. They wanted to combine the magical properties of "purification" and "awakening" to try and invent a "potion to awaken the werewolf's sanity."

The result was obvious: these werewolf wizards failed, otherwise, this potion called Wolfsbane Potion wouldn't have only appeared now.

Only the recipes left behind by the werewolf wizards were recorded in Marlowe Foufong's notes;

The materials used in these potion recipes are very similar to those used in the current Wolfsbane potion, the main difference being that the Wolfsbane potion contains a material called Dragon's Blood Tree Resin.

It is unclear what Damocles Belby's reasons were for emphasizing the "connection between body and soul".

Snape noticed the change in Vizet's expression, nodded slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Is it over? Did you find a problem?"

“Yes, Professor Snape!” Wizette admitted, opening the notebook for Snape to examine. “It’s been too ordinary so far.”

"The materials used only appear complex... somewhat like a soul-soothing remedy, but their effect on werewolves..."

"I don't think it will be too good. Once werewolf wizards transform into werewolves, their madness towards humans is uncontrollable..."

"It's unlikely that such a potion can suppress it. After all, there are quite a few potions with similar effects..."

“It seems you know quite a bit.” Snape glanced at Vizet. “You’ve dealt with a wizard who specializes in werewolves…?”

Wizette nodded and readily admitted, "I've spoken with Professor Freund, and he even gave me a research notebook..."

Chapter 174: The Wolfsbane Poisoning Agent – ​​A Method of “Fighting Poison with Poison”?

“I’m not interested in that kind of thing,” Snape interrupted Vizet, his gaze fixed on the notebook as he carefully examined what Vizet had written.

After a long while, he looked up and said, "It seems you haven't gotten rid of your financial difficulties yet. The handwriting in the notebook is too dense, like bundles of herbal materials!"

Upon hearing this, Vizet understood that what she had written had passed the test and was comprehensive enough, so Snape hadn't found any fault with it...

He smiled and said, "Professor Snape, I will certainly take this issue seriously!"

“Very good!” Snape replied curtly. “Families…they usually monopolize something. You should already know that, right?”

Wizette nodded. Both the Parkinson family's rune serpent and the Scamander family's harpy were essentially monopolized.

Snape is bringing this up not to discuss monopolies, but to remind Wizette that the key lies in the medicine packets provided by Damocles Belby's family.

Snape produced a parchment scroll. "Let's begin!"

Vizette took the parchment scroll, which contained the specific steps for preparing the wolfsbane potion;

It not only emphasizes the color change that will occur in the crucible after these materials are added, but also the specific number of times the mixture is stirred.

He quickly scanned the contents of the entire parchment scroll and found that this part of the cooking process alone would take a relatively long time.

If one lacks sufficient experience in brewing potions and cannot optimize the material processing procedure based on their own experience, even if every step is flawless, it will still take at least two hours and fifteen minutes.

……

Vizette set up the crucible and lit the flame. While waiting for it to boil, he began to process the material.

This part requires a solid foundation, so it doesn't require him to spend too much effort.

He added dragon's blood resin to the boiling water, reduced the flame, and waited for the liquid to turn red. He then tried to optimize his stirring gestures through arithmetic divination.

Snape watched Vizet's movements from the side, and when he noticed the change in the stirring gesture, he gave a soft hum but said nothing.

Vizette caught the "humph" and realized that she was on the right track, so she confidently proceeded with the second stirring.

The time it would normally take for the liquid to turn red was 20 minutes, but thanks to Vizet's gesture optimization, the time has been halved.

In just ten minutes, the liquid in the crucible completely turned into a pot of bright red blood, bubbling with fish-eye-like bubbles.

Vizette increased the flame, bringing the liquid to a boil again, added stagnation water, and continued to refine the stirring technique as before…

Wait for the liquid to turn light yellow... Add St. John's wort... Optimize the stirring gestures...

The liquid turns golden yellow... Add rosemary and stir until the liquid turns dark green...

Wizette continued to add sage, thyme, purple chrysanthemum, and lavender to the crucible, and the color of the liquid kept changing.

It changes from dark green to light green, then to golden yellow, and after a while it turns into a beautiful purple, until finally it becomes light purple.

Wizette removed the crucible from the fire, and the entire office was filled with a faint fragrance that was particularly refreshing.

This effect is just as he had previously judged; the essence of the so-called wolfsbane potion, or at least the essence of this part of the magic potion, is a very effective "awakening agent."

Because the stirring gestures were optimized along the way, it only took an hour and a half to brew this potion.

……

“Let’s move on to the next step!” Snape nodded, offering no further comment. “Use the Bubble Head Charm.”

He placed a silver box on the table, inside which was a crystal bottle containing a liquid that was a pure silver color, similar to the box itself.

"A head-bubbling spell?" Vizet frowned slightly, first casting a head-bubbling spell on himself before carefully picking up the crystal bottle.

Since Snape gave such a warning, it means that this liquid may be dangerous and therefore needs to be handled with caution;

Snape usually wouldn't use words like "be careful" to warn Vizet; instead, he would have Vizet cast some kind of magic as a reminder.

Therefore, after unscrewing the cap, Wizette did not pour the liquid directly into the crucible, but instead placed it inside the crucible to shorten the distance between the bottle opening and the liquid in the crucible, thus avoiding splashing.

The silver liquid did not immediately merge into it, but floated on top and continued to spread outward.

The parchment scroll also provides instructions: "Light the flame and maintain a medium heat, keeping the liquid at a gentle simmer until the silvery liquid has completely diffused."

"That's enough," Snape grunted again.

Vizette nodded, waved his wand to make the bubbles on his head disappear, and when he smelled the surrounding air, a strange feeling came over him.

He could sense that the potion in the cauldron had changed drastically. If it had previously been just a pot of "powerful stimulant," it might now be... some kind of poison.

Vizet couldn't pinpoint the exact toxicity, but he felt an urge to resist the potion, and even a sense of unease like goosebumps were rising on his skin.

Rather than calling it an instinct, it's more accurate to say that he had learned "Goblin's Third Law," which made him more sensitive to poisons during this period.

Perhaps this was Snape's good intention: to first make him master the "Third Law of Gobalot" so that he could arouse his disgust for this potion.

To verify his idea, Vizette asked, "Professor Snape, is it poison?"

“It’s not like we haven’t seen the ‘fight fire with fire’ method before.” Snape said noncommittally, “Continue!”

Vize nodded, and seeing the silver liquid spread completely, he immediately reduced the flame to its minimum and stirred the liquid one last time.

The spoon used for stirring also has special requirements; it must be a pure silver spoon.

When the wolfsbane potion is finished, it has an eerie silver color, a calm liquid surface with uneven light-colored patches, and a swirling flow.

Before it has completely cooled down, it will emit a strange smell, somewhat like a rusty iron plate;

However, as the wolfsbane medicine cooled completely, the strange metallic smell disappeared, and the strange fluidity became difficult to detect.

Snape said, “Pour a glass and let’s begin the experiment.”

Vizete nodded and began to prepare the wolfsbane medicine while continuing to observe the medicine itself.

The wolfsbane medicine has a viscous texture, and when it slowly falls into the cup, it seems to have a slight metallic sheen, giving it a cold feel.

Snape took out a cage of toads, then waved his wand, causing one of the toads to float into the air;

The toad seemed to realize what was about to happen, and kept twisting its body, trying to break free of the magic's restraints...

Chapter 175 The Strange Toad

Snape wielded his wand with practiced ease, simultaneously picking up a cup containing wolfsbane and pouring it directly into the toad's mouth.