Hogwarts: Jade, stop controlling Harry!

Chapter 121 The plants are surrendering to her (him)!

Professor Sprout was startled by Xiaoyu's reckless behavior.

Xiaoyu looked up innocently, and Professor Sprout said, "But Professor, it seems a little afraid of me."

"Uh—Mr. Potter, what did you say?"

Professor Sprout didn't quite understand what Xiaoyu was saying, and looked down.

The Devil's Web seedlings, which had originally spread outwards as if searching for prey, were now all huddled together in a ball, squeezed in the corner furthest from Xiaoyu's outstretched hand...

It's clear that they are in a state of fear, which is a self-protective reaction.

"This...how is this possible?!" Professor Sprout's gentle and kind face showed astonishment.

There was no fire, no sunlight, and nothing that would frighten the devil's net.

Why is the Devil's Web afraid?

Xiaoyu innocently shrugged – she didn't know either.

The Hufflepuffs and the new Gryffindor students were also whispering among themselves, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Jade.

As expected of Harry Potter, he just made a stunning impression in Transfiguration class this morning, and now he's made the Devil's Web back down on its own initiative.

"I heard that when Harry was born, a dazzling green lightning bolt streaked across the sky and lingered for a long time before disappearing."

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Some students were spouting nonsense with absolute certainty.

"I've also heard that Mr. Potter was different from others from birth; he never cried or fussed, and he even had a lightning bolt scar on his forehead!"

But the other students believed it to be true, after all, how could such a famous boy be ordinary?

Ron overheard this conversation, scratched his head, and muttered, "Looks like I'll have to write to Mom and ask if it's true."

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"Don't be silly, Ron," Hermione interrupted. "If that were true, ordinary people would have seen and recorded it. Besides, Harry's scar was caused by Voldemort, not something he was born with!"

"But how do you explain that Devil's Web is afraid of Harry? There must be something extraordinary about him!" Seamus interjected, unconvinced.

Hermione was speechless for a moment.

Looking at Professor Sprout, who was completely bewildered, she knew she couldn't let the students continue their discussion, even though she didn't know the specific reason.

"Quiet down, students." Professor Sprout tapped the table, his expression serious. "I think this pot of devil's web might be a little sick, that's why it's like this. Please stop making baseless claims."

After saying that, Professor Sprout hurriedly reached out to the pot of devil's web, intending to take it to the back and replace it with a new one.

As soon as Professor Sprout's hand approached the Devil's Web, the sapling immediately wrapped around her arm.

She hesitated, glancing at Xiaoyu beside her. Without her prompting, Xiaoyu moved closer. The devil's net immediately released Professor Sprout's grip and moved far away.

"This is strange...this is very strange...Mr. Potter, you hold it, let's go get a new one." Professor Sprout frowned deeply.

After she and Xiaoyu left, the greenhouse became chaotic again.

The murmurs grew louder... Everyone was speculating about the reason, but Hermione's eyes showed a hint of worry.

The room behind the greenhouse.

"Today is really strange..." Professor Sprout muttered, telling Xiaoyu to put the flowerpot down first, and then put on gloves to examine it.

Xiaoyu took the opportunity to curiously look around the room, which was filled with all sorts of rare plants. Two long tables were covered with plants.

One of them, which swayed slightly like a purple cabbage, had a large mouth split open in the middle; another resembled a cactus, but instead of being flat, it was spherical and bulging, as if it would burst with juice.

Most importantly, these plants were not still, but swaying slightly as if they were alive. Xiaoyu was so fascinated by them that she couldn't help but walk forward.

The plants immediately seemed to sense something and leaned back, as if making way for Xiaoyu.

"Did you see that, Harry!" Jade exclaimed excitedly.

"I see...so many amazing plants!" Harry exclaimed. It seemed that his decision to rush back to the antique shop with the agents from Section 13 as soon as school was over and then come to class with Jade was the right one.

Otherwise, he would have missed this moment.

"This Devil's Web plant is perfectly healthy, there's nothing wrong with it..."

Professor Sprout did not notice that Xiaoyu had begun to move around freely; she put down the pot of devil's net and seemed to be deep in thought.

"If the plants are fine, then could it be the child?"

At this moment, Professor Sprout finally noticed that Jade, who should have been standing behind her, was gone, which startled her.

He hurriedly looked up and searched around.

"Mr. Potter?!"

"I'm here, teacher," Xiaoyu replied quickly.

Professor Sprout frowned and hurried to the space between the two long tables. "Child, it's dangerous in here. There are many highly aggressive plants... You shouldn't be wandering around! Good heavens, I must have been out of my mind to send a freshman here..."

Professor Sprout's words of self-reproach were cut short as he spoke.

She stood there, stunned, staring at the boy standing between the two tables.

The dangerous plants around them did not seize the opportunity to attack the child who had mistakenly entered their territory. On the contrary, all the plants around them were in the same state—they leaned back and slightly bowed their top branches towards the boy standing in the center, as if to express awe and submission!

Professor Sprout swallowed, feeling a dryness in his throat. His exclamation finally burst into a single sentence: "Oh, Merlin above—"

"What's wrong, Professor? I'm sorry, should I not have come in... These plants are very interesting. Will we learn how to cultivate them later?" Xiaoyu didn't seem to notice Professor Sprout's lapse in composure and asked quickly with interest.

At this moment, an extremely dangerous venomous tentacle seedling quietly approached Xiaoyu from behind.

"Watch out behind you, Mr. Potter!" Professor Sprout exclaimed, pulling his wand from his pocket.

Xiaoyu also turned her head to look. The deep red poisonous tentacle was right in front of her. Although it was not yet thick and the fangs were not fully developed, it was already dangerous enough for a first-year student.

But unlike Professor Sprout's imagination of Harry being attacked and entangled by the poisonous tentacles, the poisonous tentacles actually stopped in front of the boy and did not intend to attack.

The vines were even swaying gently, as if they were greeting someone.

"Hi, are you saying hello to me? You look so cool!" Xiaoyu didn't feel any danger. On the contrary, she looked at the poisonous tentacle with excitement on her face.

This deep red vine is so beautiful! Xiaoyu made up her mind that she absolutely had to grow one herself!

"Harry, don't touch it!" Professor Sprout shouted to Jade. "Back up slowly, its spikes are poisonous!"

"Alright, I should go now. Goodbye." Xiaoyu shrugged and waved to the poisonous tentacle seedlings before turning and walking out of the danger zone, returning to Professor Sprout's side.

"I'm sorry, Professor, have I caused any trouble?" Xiaoyu said embarrassedly.

After a moment of silence, Professor Sprout's expression mirrored Professor McGonagall's. She shook her head wearily and said, "It wasn't exactly trouble, child, but you certainly gave me a fright!"

"Although these plants are all seedlings, they are all dangerous and should not be touched by younger students."

"Really? So that means we'll be able to access it in the future? I'd like to grow one of those plants, is that okay?" Xiaoyu's eyes sparkled.

"Of course not, Mr. Potter! Poison tentacles are Class B dangerous plants, and even their seeds are contraband according to the Ministry of Magic!" Professor Sprout said sternly.

"Oh, I see..." Xiaoyu said disappointedly, "But these plants are really beautiful."

Hearing this, Professor Sprout's heart softened. What had Harry done wrong? He just liked plants...

"Listen, Mr. Potter, if you're interested in herbalism, I can give you some less dangerous plants to cultivate... as long as you submit an observation report to me on time," Professor Sprout said after thinking for a moment.

"Really?" Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, but then she hesitated, thinking for a moment: "I don't think I need to read a lot of books, do I?"

"Well, if Mr. Potter wants to learn more about them, extensive botanical knowledge is essential!"

"You can learn step by step," Professor Sprout said with a smile.

It's normal for children to resist exams and reading.

Professor Sprout felt the boy had the potential to become a herbalist! The plants seemed to like him very much.

"Okay, I'll think about it when I get back, and I'll let you know next time, okay?" Xiaoyu said.

"Of course, let's go out now. Your classmates must be getting impatient... Please don't tell anyone what happened just now," Professor Sprout instructed.

"Don't worry, Professor," Xiaoyu assured him confidently, "I will never tell anyone!"

On my way back to the dormitory after class.

"What?! Harry, you were almost attacked by a poisonous tentacle!" Ron exclaimed, then scratched his head and hesitated, "But what kind of plant is a poisonous tentacle?"

Upon hearing this, Hermione's expression turned very serious. She immediately explained, "Poison tentacles are extremely dangerous magical plants! They are also contraband that the Ministry of Magic has explicitly prohibited from trading!"

"The young plants of the poisonous tentacle are dark red, while the mature plants are dark green with sharp thorns and have a large number of thick, freely moving vine tentacles."

"The venomous tentacles also possess giant mouthparts with sharp fangs. They have no eyes and rely on touch to locate their prey and launch strangulation attacks."

"Its spikes are poisonous; a sting can severely burn the skin, and its venomous tentacles are also highly venomous, potentially fatal if bitten—Harry, it's a miracle you're alright!"

Ron was dumbfounded, and Jade asked in surprise, "Hermione, how did you know?"

"Of course it's from the book," Hermione said casually, her expression serious. "That's not important... the important thing is that Harry, you're lucky you weren't attacked. Never even think about raising such a dangerous plant!"

Ron, thinking of Hermione's explanation, swallowed hard and turned to Harry solemnly.

"Yeah, I think so too... Harry, you shouldn't keep it."

"I think it's quite endearing, so okay then." Jade reluctantly nodded in agreement with Hermione.

But turning her head, Xiaoyu thought to herself with certainty, "This is it, Harry! We'll get one eventually!"

Harry: "Uh..."

To be honest, he didn't really want to...

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