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

“Okay!” Vizet replied, intending to put the parchment away and officially begin today’s private lesson.

However, his actions were interrupted by Snape.

Snape raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you going to do?"

“Professor Snape, aren’t we supposed to be working on the wolfsbane potion today?” Vizette said. “You gave me some homework last week…”

"Let me try to improve the second part of the recipe... make it even more unpalatable, I've finished my assignment."

Snape narrowed his eyes slightly. "This content isn't that important. There's no need to waste too much energy on those things."

Vizet pursed his lips, recalling what Snape had said last week: "We've studied all the key points of the Part Two recipe thoroughly enough..."

"Now is the time to reap the rewards... If you can't even finish this assignment when you come back next week, then there's no need for you to come back in the future."

He spent an entire night thinking about countless possibilities before finally completing the formula improvement.

At least in his view... the final product, made by combining his improved formula with the wolfsbane potion, tasted...

It should give people the illusion of meeting Merlin...

Chapter 212 Improved Wolfsbane Potion

Vizette was somewhat surprised that Snape would have such a strong interest in the "Patron Saint Healing Charm";

As they discussed the issue, Vizette could vaguely sense a life force, like a cold, harsh, and soon-to-withering aconite in the darkness, with a few green leaves emerging.

Despite Snape's unusually high level of energy, creating a new spell, especially one directly related to the soul, was clearly no easy task.

Compared to notebooks, Snape preferred to use parchment, and after a period of tireless research, his office was almost filled with parchment.

"Hiss..." Snape only managed to utter half of the spell before biting his tongue.

The silver light gathered at the tip of the wand, like a candle flame about to go out, flickered and dissipated into the air.

“Although the spell has been refined…” Vizet exhaled softly, circled the spell, and marked it with a small cross, “it has become much more difficult to pronounce and is easy to bite your tongue.”

“Don’t write down that last sentence!” Snape raised his wand, tapping it against his cheek, the tip flashing with emerald light. “Ravenclaw, deduct one point!”

“Ahem…” Vizet added, “The spell has become difficult to pronounce, making it easy for others to bite their tongues.”

"Two points for Ravenclaw!" Snape said expressionlessly. "How's your progress going?"

Wizette pushed the notebook toward Snape, pointed to one spot, and said, "These are some suggestions Professor McGonagall gave me."

He turned to the next page. "Here is the help Professor Flitwick provided."

While Snape was reviewing the notes, he made a brief summary, "If we break it down further, taking the 'lancet' form as an example..."

"Combining the two circled words will produce the effect we need. As for the other forms, I haven't had time to refine and improve them yet."

“If we add these words and combine them all into a spell…” Snape frowned, “it would be even more tedious!”

His nose wrinkled as he looked at the crucible beside him, as if he were holding his breath as he spoke: "You're brewing... wolfsbane potion?"

“Yes, Professor Snape!” Vizzet nodded. “This is my improved formula… When I came here, you told me to use the improved formula directly.”

Since he mastered the method of decocting wolfsbane medicine, he has been in charge of the work of decocting it.

Snape raised his wand and summoned the improved formula from a pile of parchment scrolls. "This smell is the mark of a successful potion... Well done! Ravenclaw, add twenty points!"

Vizet extinguished the flame, poured the wolfsbane potion into a goblet, and placed it in front of Snape. "Professor Snape, it's ready."

“You’ll deliver it this time! He should be waiting in his office…” Snape’s face showed obvious disgust, but a smile played on his lips. “Ravenclaw, add twenty points! Go!”

"Break apart and combine!" Vizette nodded, raised his wand and drew a circle around the wine glass, casting a head-bubbling spell.

The bubbles enveloped the wine glass, trapping the indescribable, awful smell within them.

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Instead of going to Lupin's office immediately, Vizette went to the cloister first and retrieved a bottle of potion that she had prepared beforehand.

"Professor Lupin... are you in your office?"

"Are you delivering the medicine this time?" Lu Ping showed no surprise and quickly made room for him. "Come in!"

He sat in his seat, looking at the wine glass enveloped in bubbles, a wry smile on his face. "Snape really has energy..."

“In fact…” Vizette coughed lightly and said, “I brewed this improved potion…”

“That’s true!” Lupin’s surprise vanished in an instant, as if he had come to terms with it. “Your potions skills are excellent!”

“Snape was even willing to give you private lessons… To be honest, when I heard about it, I thought I was still dreaming.”

“Professor Lupin, you can drink this first.” Vizette took out a potion she had prepared beforehand. “If a terrible taste and smell count as poison… then this is the antidote.”

"You've really worked hard!" Lupin shook his head slightly, as if remembering something. "I must say... you're a very dazzling person..."

"Whether it's Harry, Hermione, Neville, Ron... or even the Slytherins... I've noticed that they all speak very highly of you!"

“I just did some… things I was supposed to do.” Vizet coughed lightly, unsure how to answer.

“Always being able to do your best is a remarkable skill!” Lupin smiled. “However, the ‘antidote’ is unnecessary… Curse Stop!”

"Water-free Qi Combination!" Vizette placed the antidote on the table, took a step back, and cast the Bubble Head Spell on his entire body.

“I think I should…” Lupin raised his wand and gently tapped the bubble. The moment the bubble disappeared, his expression changed drastically, and he began to gag. Not only was his face deathly pale, but his eyes even rolled back.

"A combination of water and air!" Vizet raised his wand and once again drew a circle in the shape of the goblet.

"Whirlwind!" He flicked his wand, blasting all the scent released by the "Improved Wolfsbane Potion" out the window.

"Merlin's Triangle..." Lupin recovered, "cough cough! I really didn't expect... this smell to be so strong!"

“Professor Snape wanted it to be as…unpalatable as possible,” Vizette carefully chose her words, “changing the flavor would easily ruin the original recipe…”

"Changing the scent will have less impact... therefore, I put a lot of effort into the scent... compared to the original wolfsbane medicine, the taste will be slightly more bitter and sour..."

"Even more bitter and sour?" Lu Ping subconsciously swallowed.

The original wolfsbane medicine was already awful enough...

Vizette's modifications to the scent had already cast a shadow over Lupin's mind; he could hardly imagine what the "modified wolfsbane potion" would taste like once it entered his mouth.

wrong!

The smell alone... would probably be unpalatable, unless he used a head-soaking charm to protect his esophagus and stomach...

That doesn't seem very realistic either...

Lupin turned his head slightly to look at the bottle of antidote placed in the corner of the table. "Vizet, the taste of this antidote... shouldn't be too bad, right?"

Vizette tried to describe the taste of the antidote: "It tastes similar to 'Koolig,' but sweeter, and has a texture similar to a soul-soothing tonic, which is quite thick."

“Sounds good!” Lupin had drunk Coolick at the Leaky Cauldron, and hearing Vizet’s description, he felt somewhat relieved and downed the antidote in one gulp…

Chapter 213: More or Less?

Wizette's description was accurate; Lupin could taste the sweet flavor the moment he took the first sip of the antidote.

As the antidote flowed down the throat, it had the same viscous texture as Wizette described, slowly and steadily flowing down the esophagus and into the stomach.

Lupin sniffed lightly, and the air he breathed in also had the sweet smell of the antidote.

He puffed out his cheeks again and tried to swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva, his throat giving him a peculiar feeling;

It felt like his throat was coated with a film, and his saliva slid down his "coated" throat very quickly.

“It’s a very strange feeling…” he said with some surprise, “The method you used is… to make the nose only smell the scent of the ‘antidote’…”

He tried swallowing again. "That unique feeling in my throat... is it a preventative measure to avoid that taste coming back up later?"

“That’s all I can do.” Vizette nodded. “My advice is to drink the wolfsbane potion as soon as possible, because the scent that lingers in the nose won’t last long.”

"Of course!" Lu Ping replied quickly, taking the wolfsbane potion without hesitation.

Just as he had expected, with the help of the antidote, drinking the wolfsbane potion felt unusually easy, almost like drinking a glass of water.

The sweet aroma lingering around the nose adds a touch of fun to this bland flavor... just like a slightly sweet and fragrant cup of Coolie.

"To avoid being discovered by Snape..." Lupin took out his wand, the tip pressed against the antidote bottle, "I think it's best to destroy it as soon as possible... Flames!"

The antidote bottle was enveloped in flames and quickly burned out in mid-air.

“Professor Lupin, does it feel any different from before?” Vizette asked. “After all, this isn’t the original formula… and we took an antidote to moderate the taste beforehand.”

"Different from before?" Lupin smiled. "It's easier to swallow than before, isn't it?"

“Before, I had to take several sips to finish the wolfsbane medicine, but now, I even want another cup…”

When Snape first delivered the medicine to Lupin, he would casually mention the effects and feelings of the medicine.

Then came the period of staring at each other in disbelief, waiting to make sure that Snape would leave quickly once the wolfsbane potion had taken effect;

Therefore, Lupin understood that this was a necessary procedure. After changing the formula, in order to avoid any accidents with the improved potion, it was naturally necessary to be cautious.

Moreover, this is a wolfsbane potion, and the user is a werewolf who can transform under a full moon, so extreme caution is required.

……

“Professor Lupin, what are the subsequent symptoms?” Vizette asked with a serious expression. “When does the wolfsbane medicine usually take effect?”

“About… within five minutes…” Lupin closed his eyes and spoke after a while, “there will be a very subtle pain.”