The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

When he returned after gathering the information, his expression couldn't help but show some suspicion.

“I mean, does this really have nothing to do with Snape? After all, so many things match up. I heard the Weasley brothers from the third year talking about it in great detail,” Michael asked Rhys in a low voice, adding that if he couldn’t say, then so be it.

The Wesley brothers, as always, do not disappoint.

The last Malfoy incident was thanks to them spreading the news of the deserter Malfoy. Unexpectedly, this time it's even more serious, directly targeting Snape.

“No, Snape really has nothing to do with this. What did you find out from Gryffindor?” Rhett waved his hand, but he really wanted to know what the Weasley brothers had said.

Michael then leaned closer and whispered to Ryze what he had found out.

“Everyone knows that Snape has been targeting you and Harry all along, and the dungeons have always been Slytherin territory. Slytherin’s common room and Snape’s potions classroom are right next to the dungeons, so only he could have brought the trolls into the Hogwarts dungeons from outside without anyone noticing.”

Of course, more importantly, the Wesleys are indeed ruthless, deeply understanding the principle that the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish.

Despite the situation last night, they still managed to sneak out for a night stroll.

Then they saw Snape limping out of the fourth-floor corridor.

"According to the Weasley brothers, Snape was definitely bitten hard by Fulwe, otherwise he wouldn't have been injured so badly. Last night they even made a bet with a lot of skeptics, saying that according to the legend of Cerberus, even if Snape could brew the antidote, his leg would take at least three to five days to recover. Anyway, everyone is waiting to see what's going on with Snape's leg now."

Hearing Michael's words, Ryze couldn't help but gasp.

The original work only describes Harry, Harry, and Snape's suspicions, without showing the reactions of the others.

Surprisingly, Gryffindor was indeed quite willing to throw dirty water at Slytherin.

However, being bitten by Fulve was indeed a disgrace to Snape's life.

Who would have thought that a master of dark magic and potions would have such a mishap here?

"There's no need to spread this rumor around Ravenclaw. If anyone asks, just say you don't know. This is just the usual squabble between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and it'll probably die down in a few days."

Chapter 68: The Gringotts Heist Three Months Ago

Harry and Ron have clearly believed this outrageous rumor.

During lunch, they rushed over to talk to Ritz as if they had discovered a huge secret, and even dragged Ritz to a secluded spot outside the auditorium.

“Riz, I’m pretty sure Snape is the real culprit behind yesterday’s troll incident!” Harry quickly recounted the sinister story that Riz had been questioned about multiple times that morning, and then went on to talk about what they had discovered during Potions class that morning.

“Snape is indeed lame now. I only peeked at his leg and he deducted two points from me. He must have been bitten by Fulve when he was trying to steal that treasure!”

To this end, he cleverly connected the incident of Hagrid taking him to Gringotts to retrieve the money with the fact that he had done so, and handed Rizz a copy of the August Prophet's Daily.

Rizzi saw that the headline above was about the Gringotts trespassing case.

"When Hagrid took me to Gringotts to get the money, we went to another place where Hagrid took out a small bag and said it was a task given to him by Principal Dumbledore."

"As soon as we left, news of an intrusion into Gringotts came out. Look at this newspaper, it clearly states that the vault the intruder went to was emptied earlier that day. I think what Hagrid took out is the same thing that's hidden in that room now!"

Harry looked at Reese with excitement: "If we go find Hagrid now, we'll find out what it is that has Snape so interested in!"

Rhett didn't directly say he wouldn't go, but simply shook his head at Harry and said calmly, "I swore when I asked Hagrid to take me to feed Fluffy that I would never be curious about what was hidden down there, so I can't help you with this."

"But you can try asking Hagrid, including telling him about your suspicions about Snape, and see how he reacts."

Hearing Ritz say that, Harry felt a little disappointed, but he didn't insist.

Since Rizzo had already agreed to Hagrid's request, it wouldn't be appropriate to drag him along. Harry immediately said that they didn't have classes in the afternoon and would ask Hagrid later to see if they could find out Snape's purpose.

“Be careful in your afternoon classes too. Snape’s temper is probably ten times worse than yesterday. You’d better not be alone with him, or I’m really worried he might use some kind of evil curse on you,” Ron warned Ryze with some concern before leaving.

As soon as the two left, Hermione came looking for them.

Her expression was somewhat conflicted: "I don't think Snape was a good person, but he couldn't be as wicked as they say, could he?"

"Raz, what do you think?"

She wanted to ask Ritz's opinion, since Ritz was a witness to this incident and had a talent for divination, so he definitely knew more than they did.

Rizz suggested that she go with Harry to see Hagrid that afternoon and see what Hagrid had to say.

"Hagrid entered Hogwarts half a century ago, and he is very familiar with all the current professors at Hogwarts. I think he knows Snape much better than we students who have only known him for two months."

Hermione frowned slightly, after all, she hadn't heard any of Ryze's own thoughts.

However, she nodded and prepared to listen to Hagrid's opinion first.

The underground classroom was filled with a suffocating atmosphere during the afternoon potions class.

However, to the disappointment of many Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students, Snape was already sitting on the podium in the classroom, announcing that this class was the midterm exam for the first semester, and that everyone should brew different potions according to his instructions.

Seeing that Snape's black robes completely covered his legs, and that he showed no intention of standing up, the young wizards couldn't be sure whether Snape's legs were indeed lame as rumored.

Whenever a young wizard tried to check if Snape's left leg was injured, he would yell at them, telling them to keep their eyes on the potion in the cauldron and not look around.

As for Ryze, Snape didn't assign him any tasks. When Ryze walked up to Snape and asked about his assignment, Snape simply tossed him a key.

"Being able to make the first shrinking potion only proves that you're not hopelessly stupid. Here's a third-grade locker key. Go get the materials yourself."

"Minerva asked me to give you more time, so let's include this lesson. If you can brew another shrinking potion before lights out tonight, I'll agree to let you enroll in the Potions Mastery!"

Snape's tone was harsh, and he kept staring into Rez's eyes.

Although no young wizard dared to mention those outrageous rumors in front of him, he only needed to glance at them to know what stupid things were going on in their heads.

If Ryze showed even the slightest inclination to look down, he was prepared to deduct points from his opponent's score.

But as always, the annoying little wizard did not do anything inappropriate in front of him.

Rizz took the key and walked to the third-grade locker. First, he took out the herbs he had used to brew the shrinking potion yesterday, and then he took out some new materials.

Last night, he gave himself a bottle of energy potion and had a precognitive dream in which he analyzed the preparation method of another shrinking drug.

Yesterday he brewed a shrinking potion that could make people shrink proportionally, and today he's going to make a shrinking potion that can make people young again. The ingredients and methods involved are definitely somewhat different.

Through his dream perception, he confirmed that the type of leeches used in the medicine was also selective.

Yesterday he used a broad-bodied gold-thread leech that doesn't suck blood, but today he chose a European medicinal leech that does suck blood.

When they had their first Potions class, Snape asked him what potions could be made from leech saliva, and he was referring to these blood-sucking leeches.

In his precognitive dream last night, he sensed that the type of leech might play a key role in the effectiveness of the shrinking drug.

When he handed the key back to Snape with the materials, Snape glanced at the materials in Rhett's hand, then turned and snorted, telling Rhett to hurry back.

Judging from the other party's reaction of dissatisfaction rather than disdain, Ryze had a better understanding of the situation.

It seems we chose the right materials.

Next comes the cooking method.

Rizz returned to his potion-making station and began processing the materials.

He planned to try the methods from the textbook and Snape's methods first. If he failed both times, he would then use divination to analyze the situation and try to successfully brew the second shrinking potion within five attempts.

Chapter 69: Passing the Test

Ritz carefully squeezed out the leech juice, then precisely sliced ​​the caterpillars and placed them into a crucible to cook.

The first two cooking attempts actually went much more "smoothly" than he had imagined.

He successfully brewed the shrinking potion twice in a row, but he felt no joy in his success.

Ryze looked at the two clear potions in his hand and sighed helplessly.

He was indeed more skilled at brewing shrinking potions than before.

However, the two potions he brewed before only had a shrinking effect, and were completely unrelated to the shrinking potion that could rejuvenate living beings.

"Is it very difficult? The test Snape gave you?" Terry, who had just finished brewing his potion, asked, looking at the potion in Rhett's hand.

“It’s really troublesome. Successfully brewing it is actually a bigger problem than failing to brew it, which makes me unsure where to start making adjustments,” Rizz explained the difference between the two shrinking potions.

Just listening to Rhett's explanation, Terry's expression completely twisted: "Alright, I know I probably don't have much talent for potions. It's already quite a struggle for me to be able to brew the potions in the book according to Snape's instructions... I feel like the only thing I can do is test the potions for you."

Ryze certainly wouldn't use his roommates as test subjects: "It's not time for you guys to be the test subjects yet. There are quite a few rats in the Potions classroom specifically used for testing drugs. I'll just go get a few from Snape later."

Before brewing the medicine for the third time, Rizzi spent a considerable amount of time using divination to review his previous two brewing processes.

To this end, he poured himself another bottle of energy potion, and then very cautiously cast a psychic spell on himself.

Over the course of two months, he finally managed to force Professor Babling to teach him the spell.

“Take it easy, this spell still has quite a few side effects on us right now,” Terry reminded Ryze from the side.

After Ryze mastered the Senses Charm, Terry, curious about its effects, actually asked Ryze to cast the spell on him.

The effect was indeed very strong. During the time he was under the Senses Charm, Terry memorized ten pages of densely packed herbal knowledge in just half an hour.

The price was that after the Sense8 was removed, Terry not only had a headache that night and went to the school clinic to get a bottle of calming medicine, but also forgot most of what he had memorized the next day.

The body can only fully withstand the effects of this spell after the wizard has reached adulthood; however, even adult wizards will not use it for more than half an hour a day.

Now that Ryze is using the Sense8 Charm with the added boost of an energy potion, it's like a double dose of Red Bull and spirits. He's really going all out to get this spot.

With the heightened sixth sense granted by the Extrasensory Charm, Ryze wasted no time and immediately began a deeper divination of the materials and potions in front of him.

Images of himself brewing the shrinking potion flashed before his eyes.

Every technique for handling materials, every stirring motion, and every moment of adding materials was vividly replayed before his eyes.

Then, everything went back to the beginning, and some subtle differences appeared in another set of images.

Besides the differences in some materials, there is also the intention when infusing magic into a potion.

These are not just simple images, but also insights gained through divination.

Potions are a type of magic, and the quality of potions can also be affected by the wizard's intentions.

Shrinking potions are among the most effective of these.

When using bloodsucking leeches, only a slight difference in the brewing method is needed to brew two shrinking potions with completely different effects.

The key is that the wizard's own magical power, imbued with his will, needs to act on the leech juice in the potion.

“Magic, it really is amazing,” Ryze exclaimed, opening his eyes despite already knowing the truth.

Even with the amplification from the Extrasensory Charm removed, his mind was still in a relatively excited state due to the stimulation of the stamina potion.

He knew that once the effects of the energy potion wore off and the side effects of the Extrasensory Charm began to appear, his condition would rapidly decline, so he didn't waste any time.

After quickly and accurately preparing the ingredients, the fire was turned on again to begin a new cooking process.

The bell signaling the end of Potions class had absolutely no effect on his concentration.

Finally, as dinnertime approached and he began to feel exhausted, a new dose of medicine appeared before him once again.

At this point, only he and Snape remained in the Potions classroom.

Snape stood up and limped over to Ryze, looking at the pot of potion in front of Ryze that looked no different from the previous shrinking potions.

"Psychic spells, energy potions, arithmetic, divination, even prophecy... You have quite a few tricks up your sleeve. Do you think these unorthodox clever methods will actually be of any use in Potions Mastery?"

"I think I said in the first class that Potions is a rigorous course, not a course for you to take shortcuts and cheat with these random things."

Snape coldly questioned Rez.

Rizz looked up and met Snape's gaze.

“I know that using energy potions and the Sense Charm is considered cheating in exams and competitions, but I asked you about it yesterday, and you said I could use any method to brew both shrinking potions and you would give me a chance to register.”

He took out the shrinking potion from the crucible, sealed it, and then handed over the several doses of potion he had brewed that day to Snape.

"Professor Snape, do you need to test whether my potion can have both effects?"

Snape gave a loud snort.

As a potion master, even if several potions look the same on the outside, he can still distinguish their effects by various details.

Then he pointed his wand at the potion in Rhett's hand and the remaining materials on the table, and they all returned to their rightful places.

"You're more capable than I imagined, so I'll give you this opportunity. I'll put your name on the registration form, but don't think that's the end of it. This is just the most basic requirement to participate in the Potions Race."

"I will give you a list next week. If you cannot complete the learning content on the list each month, I will kick you out to avoid wasting Hogwarts' resources!"

After saying that, Snape turned and left without giving Rizzi another glance.

At the same time, a notification appeared in Ryze's mind that the Raven Ferry mission had been successfully completed.

Chapter 70: Juicer

[Juicer: You've become more skilled at making "drinks," and your "drinks" have a chance to gain additional effects (the higher your "drink" making proficiency, the higher the probability of additional effects appearing)]

Ryze breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Hextech rune he had acquired.

This special raven crossing mission was simpler than he had imagined, and it only took him two days to complete.