Even tougher than Transfiguration was Potions, all Gryffindor students agreed.
Deep in the basement, there is a cold Potions class classroom. Because of dealing with various potions all year round, the air here exudes a faint unpleasant smell. There are glass jars along the walls in the classroom, and the animal specimens soaked in them are even worse. Makes you shiver.
Even colder than the potions classroom was the face of Snape, the potions professor. As long as he stands there, no one in the class dares to speak.
In the first class, after mocking everyone, Snape called Ivan up, ready to give him a blow.
But Ivan was prepared, and he answered all the questions raised by the other party.
"Tut, tsk, another Mr. Know-it-all!" Snape pouted contemptuously.
That's right, this is the new nickname Ivan got from him after "The Follower of the Famous Savior", which matches Hermione's "Miss Know-It-All".
Snape still deducted one point for Ivan because his uniform was not neatly dressed, but after finding out that Ivan had almost memorized the entire "Thousands of Magical Herbs and Mushrooms" and "Magic Potions and Potions", He changed tactics.
He treats Ivan now just like he treats Hermione, that is, he doesn't care.
This made Ivan a lot more relaxed, but it was hard for him to be happy when he heard Snape constantly finding various reasons to deduct points from the Gryffindor students.
To be honest, Snape is still very capable.
For example, for a simple potion they are going to prepare today to treat scabies, the configuration steps on the blackboard in front of the classroom are different from those in the books. There is an extra step of cooking slugs with antennae.
Small changes to make potions heal better.
All the students present, except for Aiwen who had practiced preparing this potion before, the rest did not realize this.
Snape didn't specifically explain it, as if it wasn't something to make a fuss about, but Ivan knew how difficult it was. Every potion formula and configuration process recorded in "Magic Potions and Potions" is the best method that has been practiced thousands of times by countless potion masters.
That Snape could change it, even the most basic and simple potion, was a remarkable thing.
"As everyone said, Professor Snape is terrible." At dinner time, Colin hadn't recovered from the shadow of Potions class.
He looked terrified. If Ivan hadn't stopped him in time from putting the porcupine quills into the boiling pot, he might have to report to the school hospital now. Then again, if Snape hadn't been staring at him, he probably wouldn't have forgotten that.
He had been deducted two points for the blunder, and received an "idiot" comment from Snape.
"Colin, be happy, Professor Snape is just not good at expressing, he is still a good person." Ivan comforted him.
This sentence was heard by Ron who had just sat down, and he immediately stood up and said in surprise, "Oh my God, you are praising Snape, you can't be cursed by him, are you?!"
"I'm just telling the truth." Ivan ignored him, lowered his head and wiped out the pie in front of him.
"Hello, Harry!" Seeing Harry coming after him, Colin hurriedly stood up and said excitedly.
"Hello, Colin!" Harry replied helplessly. The other party seemed to have memorized his schedule. He had told him six or seven times today, but Colin still enjoyed it, as if it was the best time in the world. The most exciting thing.
Harry looked at Ai Wen with eyes asking for help, and Ai Wen could do nothing about this.
He couldn't stop Colin and Ginny from worshiping Harry any more than he could stop Hermione from worshiping Lockhart.
"By the way!" Thinking of this, Ivan turned to look at Hermione, "Professor Lockhart has agreed to help us, he invited me to visit his office after dinner, and promised to serialize his manuscript in the newspaper , seems to be a part of the book "Traveling with the Vampire" that has never been published."
"Really, Ivan!" Hermione looked very happy, "Is it tonight, can I go with you?"
"I think there should be no problem, but I have something to write tonight, you can go with Colin, remember to take more pictures and come back."
"Oh, I thought you'd figured out what that guy was after yesterday's terrible Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Hermione!" muttered Ron, "He's just a liar who knows nothing."
"Nonsense!" Hermione glared at him. "You've all read his books, think about the amazing things he did... "
"It's just that he said he did."
The argument didn't last long. After dinner, Hermione and Colin went to Lockhart's office, and Harry and Ron agreed to go to the ghost "Nearly Headless Nick" in Gryffindor Castle and ask him to contact other ghosts , to provide news to newspapers.
Ivan originally planned to go with the two of them, but suddenly received a reply from Bathilda Bagshot, which recorded in detail the life of Harry's father and mother on the day Voldemort was defeated, including various details.
These are all first-hand historical materials, which have never appeared in any book.
Ivan didn't even have time to tell Harry about this, he returned to the lounge as fast as he could, read the letter back and forth several times in front of the familiar sofa by the fire, and then wrote it with trembling hands .
"Guardian of love, great mother Lily Potter!"
This is the topic he prepared. Ivan first briefly introduced Lily's life, including her outstanding performance at Hogwarts and her escape from Voldemort three times.
Immediately after the style of writing changed, he described Lily's last day of life in a slightly exaggerated but rigorous tone, as if he had witnessed everything that happened with his own eyes. detail.
Especially in the end, after James Potter failed in the duel and was killed by Voldemort, Lily begged Voldemort for Harry many times and was rejected many times, but she still struggled to protect Harry, and the article reached its peak here.
Ivan used a lot of provocative pen and ink to highlight Lily's greatness as a mother, her love for Harry, and the tragedy of the battle scene at that time. I believe that anyone, as long as they are not Death Eaters, can't help but shed tears when they see this .
Regarding the magic that Lily used last, Ivan briefly mentioned it. First of all, he didn't know what the spell was, and secondly, he couldn't be sure whether Dumbledore wanted it known, because Bathilda's reply didn't mention this paragraph.
Just like the rumors, after Voldemort killed Lily, he wanted to kill Harry again, but he failed, whether he was killed by a rebound spell or escaped, in short, he never appeared again.
The truth cannot be stated clearly, but this does not prevent Ivan from conceiving the details.
According to his description, after being cursed by Voldemort's death curse, Lily fell to the ground slowly, her hands were still firmly grasping Voldemort's robe, preventing him from going to Harry, and in her arms was a The round pendant has a family portrait of the Potter family on the front and a photo of her with a black-haired boy on the back.
The picture finally freezes here, and the full text ends.
Regarding this black-haired boy, Ivan wrote in full reference to Snape's appearance. As for whether he could be guessed who it was, that was not something he considered.
"Well, does this count as my revenge on Snape?" Ivan thought maliciously, "Hmph, since you dare to deduct my points, then I can't make you feel better!"