The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

He still had to conduct the final calculations for the improved formula of the wolfsbane medicine, which was much more important than Malfoy's matter.

But Reiz did underestimate the psychological impact of the commotion he had created in the previous months on Malfoy and his group.

Yesterday, Crabbe's message was delivered with some subtle deviations due to his nervousness.

First, Crabbe described how Ritz was adjusting his clothes and tie, saying that he couldn't breathe because of the other person's actions.

He then went on to elaborate on Ritz's simple warning, expanding it to "If Malfoy can't resist causing trouble, he will personally come and take care of Malfoy."

Because Crabbe's expression was so frightening, Malfoy, who harbored the secret of the fire dragon, had a nightmare involuntarily due to the anxiety and fear that had accumulated over the past few months.

In his nightmare, because he revealed the existence of the fire dragon, Ryze used magic to throw him into the Forbidden Forest, and then controlled the newly hatched fire dragon to slowly gnaw at his cloak and body.

Malfoy was startled awake by this dream in the early hours of the morning, and the nightmare was exceptionally vivid; he can still recall some of the details.

Worst of all, when Malfoy arrived at the auditorium this morning, drenched in cold sweat and exhausted, trying to observe Reese's reaction, he learned from those who greeted Reese that Reese seemed to be in a good mood today because he had a wonderful dream last night.

Upon hearing this, Malfoy nearly wet himself in fear.

In his view, Ryze must have tormented him all night in his dreams with some kind of dark magic that could invade his dreams, and he must have enjoyed it.

After all, the Blake family is one of the oldest pure-blood families in England, and even though it has declined, its heritage is more mysterious than that of the Malfoy family.

It's not surprising that Ryze possesses magical abilities.

So Malfoy simply wrote another note to Ritz begging for mercy.

He was already beginning to regret his curiosity from yesterday.

He just wants this matter to pass quickly.

He vowed that as long as Ryze stopped tormenting him, he would never again spy on Hagrid's dilapidated cabin, nor would he ever care about any dragons again.

......

After the morning classes ended, Rizz, who had no classes in the afternoon, went to the dungeon.

Penelope and Jemma conducted two trials and refinements of the improved formula for the wolfsbane medicine, making it more precise.

Although neither of them managed to concoct a real wolfsbane potion, when Rizzi brought these wolfsbane potions to Lu Ping, he could clearly sense that these potions were already able to suppress some of the werewolves' wild impulses on the night of the full moon.

Compared to the real wolfsbane medicine, it's only missing that final step.

So, it was Ryze's turn to handle this matter once again.

In the past few months, Ryze has proven his talent in potions time and time again. Without Ryze, they would probably still be struggling with the original Wolfsbane potion.

Jamie isn't in this classroom right now, but Penelope and another group member are.

“It’s still a little short, Rez, come and take a look,” Penelope said, shaking her head as Rez entered, indicating that there were still some uncertainties in the current formula.

"These places require your own experience and intuition. There's only one last batch of honey fruit left. If it doesn't work this time, we'll have to wait until June to try again."

Listening to Penelope's sigh, Reese remained confident.

Because he defeated Simple Ryze last night, he was aware that he was in excellent form today.

He smiled and assured Penelope, "I feel like today is the day. Let's get the wolfsbane medicine out this afternoon."

Rizzi took the data, briefly checked the formula that Penelope and the others had compiled, and then made some adjustments to the formula based on the condition and medicinal properties of the materials, thus deciding on the final formula for this brewing.

Chapter 249: The Wolfsbane Medicine is Completed

In the underground classroom, as Rizzi finished preparing, several other upperclassmen also gathered around.

Several of them also had classes in the afternoon.

However, compared to regular courses, the situation here at Reiz is clearly more important right now.

It took more than four months.

They are now well aware of the difficulty in preparing wolfsbane medicine.

Even though the improved version reduces the difficulty of preparation by about 30%, this medicine is still considered extremely difficult to make.

Both Jemma and Penelope were somewhat nervous watching Rizzi cook.

After all, if we fail this time, time will really be running out.

But as the nearly five-hour cooking time came to an end, Rizzi maintained a high level of concentration throughout, and no accidents occurred.

Because during the past few months of practice, their notes had recorded hundreds of possible accidents that might occur during the brewing of wolfsbane medicine, and these accidents were firmly memorized by Rizzi.

Anything that could be avoided was nipped in the bud by Ryze with extremely fast reaction speed, and even those that were unavoidable could be resolved by Ryze in the shortest possible time.

Finally, when a strong, unpleasant, and distinctive odor wafted above the crucible, Ritz stopped what he was doing.

"Hiss...It's done!?"

Although they had anticipated this, Penelope still couldn't help but sigh when it actually happened in front of them.

Is this the wolfsbane potion that only renowned potion masters could concoct in the past?

Although this is an improved version that greatly reduces the difficulty by utilizing the unique medicinal properties of honey fruit, Rizz is only 12 years old.

I wonder how old the youngest person to have brewed the wolfsbane medicine was.

But from today onwards, this record will probably become one of the most difficult records to break in the wizarding world, just like the age record for the winner of the dueling tournament.

Although both records were set by Reese, who is currently a first-grader.

“There shouldn’t be any problems now,” Ryze said, taking a small amount of the medicine with a silver spoon and sniffing it.

He could sense that the biggest difference between this potion and regular wolfsbane potion was that the magic contained in it was milder.

After all, the original wolfsbane medicine was highly toxic and extremely unpleasant to drink.

However, after adding honey and fruit and removing some of the neutralizing agent used to stabilize toxicity, its smell is still not very pleasant, but at least it is no longer pungent and is at a level that is unpleasant but still acceptable.

Perhaps after people get used to it, some will even come to like the taste.

"As for the medicinal properties... I haven't noticed any major problems. As long as our formula calculations are correct, the efficacy of the medicine should be at most about 10% different from that of conventional wolfsbane medicine. However, the storage time of the medicine has been extended significantly. It should last at least three or four months without any issues."

Compared to the original wolfsbane medicine, which could only be stored for a maximum of half a month and required retrieving the medicine once a month, this is already quite considerable.

With further research, this timeframe could potentially be extended considerably.

After receiving confirmation from Ryze, the assembled crowd...

After four months, they finally managed to brew the wolfsbane medicine.

Although only Ritz has managed to brew it yet, once the next batch of honey and fruit ripens in June, they will be able to brew the wolfsbane medicine using Ritz's method.

All six people in the classroom showed expressions of joy.

Although they knew that three of them would be eliminated in this test, the honor of participating in the Improved Wolfsbane Potion, a potion that could improve the ecology of a race, was far greater than simply participating in the Potions Challenge and getting a mediocre ranking.

Perhaps they can even earn a Merlin Medal for this?

Even if we can't get the first-level medal, surely six people can get a third-level medal!

"Then, should Professor Snape have these medicines checked?" After a while, Gemma brought up Snape's side.

For the past four months, Snape had paid almost no attention to what was happening here. Apart from providing them with a batch of materials for brewing wolfsbane every week, he had not inquired about their progress at all, as if he had completely forgotten about this place.

Rizzi, after corking the last bottle of medicine, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and nodded toward Xingta.

"Then let's go see Professor Snape, and bring along our calculations from this period of time."

Everyone is also curious to know how Snape will rate the improved version of the wolfsbane potion that Rizzi brewed.

So after tidying up for a while, the fishy smell of iron mingled with the aroma of wine, and the wine cup swayed gently in the breeze.

Snape had just finished his afternoon classes and was now in his office.

As soon as the office door was opened, Snape's eyes immediately fell on the wolfsbane potion in Ryze's hand.

"It seems that after more than four months, you have finally made some progress."

Snape put down his pen and then had Rhett place the potion on his desk.

He unscrewed the cork and frowned slightly at the not-too-pungent smell.

Then, he let out a contemptuous snort.

"Honey-sweet fruit".

Snape slammed the medicine bottle back onto the table, his sharp gaze sweeping over Rhett and the students behind him: "Truly remarkable. You dared to alter the formula when you couldn't even successfully brew the original Wolfsbane potion. How come I never knew you were so innovative?"

It can only be said that Snape's remarks were as sharp as ever.

However, Ryze simply looked at him calmly: "But when I applied for the right to use the Honey Fruit, Professor Snape, didn't you tacitly agree?"

The second batch of honeyfruits only yielded five fruits in total. Two were given to Snape, two to Madam Pomfrey, and the remaining one ended up in Ritz's hands. Snape only needed to investigate to find out.

However, they didn't come to Ryze to ask for the last Honey Fruit at that time. It's likely that Snape already knew that Ryze and his friends planned to use the Honey Fruit to complete the Wolfsbane potion.

In fact, Snape received a request from Dumbledore in January for an improved wolfsbane potion. Given Dumbledore's level of expertise, he could certainly see that honey fruit could be used as an important neutralizing agent in the wolfsbane potion.

Ryze had no doubt that if Snape were to do it, he could probably complete the improvement of the wolfsbane potion in less than a week.

However, it is clear that Snape did not take the wolfsbane medicine, but left the honor to them.

Chapter 250: Snape's Evaluation

Faced with Ryze's somewhat blatant offense, Snape's eyes narrowed slightly.

The atmosphere in the office became somewhat tense at this moment.

Penelope and Jemma, who were behind Rizzi, also held their breath, wondering how Snape would react.

At the same time, they were also wondering if Snape really knew what they were doing with the honey candy beforehand.

Snape's expression didn't seem to change.

However, this is just the most standard reaction of a master of brain shut-down surgery.

In the past, he had to face Dumbledore and Voldemort, two of the most powerful wizards in the wizarding world. He was able to navigate between the two of them with ease, and even Voldemort could not see through his mind. In such a situation, it was really easy for him to remain calm.

But just as much, his thoughts were indeed touched.

Back in February, when Rizz brought him the honey fruit, after a brief examination of its medicinal properties, many of the fruit's mysteries and wonders began to surface in his mind.

This naturally includes wolfsbane medicine.

With just a few simple calculations and experiments, he knew that these fruits would definitely have a significant impact on the formula of the wolfsbane medicine.

But he didn't do it himself.

On the one hand, he genuinely didn't want to help Lu Ping develop a medicine that could benefit him.

He's already being generous by not making the wolfsbane medicine taste awful; why would he bother to make the other person feel more comfortable?

On the other hand, he discovered that Ritz was using the only remaining honey fruit to test and improve the wolfsbane medicine.

Although in his view, these students were completely wasting the materials.

But the fact that this honey candy was actually discovered and cultivated by Rizzi made it difficult for him to say anything to Sprout.

After all, as a Potions professor, he didn't have much say when facing a Herbalist professor.

Snape himself knew he wasn't a good professor.

As a potion master, he also has his own pride.

He wouldn't steal the inspiration from a group of children who hadn't yet graduated from Hogwarts, even if the idea came from a member of the Black family, whom he loathed.

Anyway, all Ritz and his friends have is a honey fruit. The strictness of the wolfsbane medicine far exceeds that of conventional medicines. Can a group of students who have not yet graduated really find the correct formula with limited materials?

It was only a few months' delay, and Snape didn't mind waiting that long.

However, Snape could tell what the bottle of medicine now placed in front of him represented.

Snape stood up and began to examine the vial of medicine more carefully and professionally.

This was also the first time everyone had seen Snape examine a certain medicine so carefully.

Before this, from first to seventh grade, Snape could accurately describe the specifics of any potion he encountered, no matter what it was, with just a glance or a sniff.

It's clear that even Snape had to be careful when testing this modified version of the wolfsbane potion.

"The potion is of good quality, and the magic is stable... It seems to be a success, but its efficacy is about 8% less than that of a genuine wolfsbane potion..."

Snape gave a soft hum.

His gaze fell on Reiz again.

"Did you brew this wolfsbane medicine?"