"This is a truth serum. It is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Those who drink it will be able to tell the truth uncontrollably. The main material for preparing this potion is the rhizome sap of the windward stone tomato, which has been acidified and..."
"Oh, Miss Granger, the formula and preparation process are the content of subsequent courses." Slughorn quickly stopped Hermione from continuing, "Very good, the answer is correct... Then, the next crucible... "
Before he could finish speaking, Hermione's arms were raised again.
"Okay, please say—"
"What's in this crucible is Polyjuice Potion," Hermione said immediately. "Its production is more complicated and requires... Oh, sorry, Professor! I mean, it allows the drinker to change his or her appearance, including appearance, Body shape, skin characteristics, etc., transform the drinker into another person - the characteristic of the formula is that it requires changing a little tissue on the subject's body, and the entire preparation process often takes a month."
"Well, yes, that's an excellent answer!" Slughorn couldn't help but applaud, "Miss Granger, I even have reason to believe that you might have been able to prepare it yourself..."
Of course the old man didn't know. In fact, Hermione had indeed cooked a pot by herself a long time ago, and that was when she was only in her second year.
"... In that case, Miss Granger." Slughorn shrugged, "And this pot?"
"Uh... um."
When the old man pointed to the third cauldron, Hermione rarely hesitated. What was in the silver crucible was a colorful and looming medicinal liquid. At a glance, it seemed that you could see the calm liquid, but you also seemed to be able to directly see the bottom of the crucible.
Of course it's not that she doesn't recognize this potion, on the contrary, among the four crucibles, the potion in this one is the only one she is very familiar with.
"... This is the Immortal Potion, an invisibility potion created by Professor McLean that allows the drinker to completely hide himself, making his presence invisible to others. Its main material is fairy wings."
At this point, Hermione paused for a moment before continuing in confusion.
"In addition," she said, "this potion was certified by the Potions Management Office of the International Federation of Wizards in early 1992. Its name was published in the international academic journal Practical Potions Master, and it obtained that certification. Annual Silver Award. But..."
"Aha! Miss Granger, I know what questions you have," Slughorn said with a smile, "Yes, according to the rules of the Wizards Federation, the formula for the Immortal Potion must be created after Professor MacLean passes away. It will be announced! But—"
As he was talking, he suddenly raised an index finger and said excitedly: "If it is spread under the instruction of Professor MacLean himself, it is not within its restrictions. Yes, that is to say, our classroom is the only one in the world now. Only people here can learn how to prepare this medicine!"
Taking care of yourself may allow you to obtain more and longer-term benefits, but as far as Maka is concerned today, just the Immortal Hidden Potion is no longer so precious. In fact, he already has many original or improved magic potion formulas in his hands. Although those potions have not been sent to the Wizards' Federation for testing, they have been sold in the black market for a long time.
Snape mentioned in his first Potions class that potions can "accumulate wealth, increase reputation, brew glory, and prevent death." It can be said that Maka has initially achieved the first step, so naturally what he will do is the second and third steps.
And this happened to have complementary effects with his current state, so why wouldn't he do it
Maka is undoubtedly a popular figure in the entire Hogwarts right now, so when Slughorn said these words, the students who heard that they could learn the Immortal Potion all clapped their hands excitedly. Thinking about it, almost all the students who can enter NEWTs potions class are very interested in potions. How lucky are they to be able to learn a potion that no one else knows
"Okay, okay!" Slughorn waved his hand, signaling for everyone to calm down, "Miss Granger, your answer to this Immortal Hidden Potion is equally accurate, which is really great! Then... this last What kind of one?"
As the old man spoke, he pointed to the remaining golden crucible. The students who had just been attracted by the aroma coming out of the crucible couldn't help but look at it again, their throats throbbing.
"This... um, it's a love potion." Hermione couldn't help but swallow her saliva, her mouth was dry and she said, "Its liquid shows a unique mother-of-pearl color, and the steam rises in a double spiral shape when it boils... It can create an extremely strong sense of obsession or fascination in the drinker. Similar to Polyjuice Potion, it also requires human tissue to be truly effective."
"Correct!" Slughorn nodded, with sincere admiration on his face, "Of course, there is one thing... Well, Miss Granger, is there anything else you would like to add?"
He seemed to be about to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he asked Hermione first.
"Well..." Hermione blinked, "As for its smell, everyone smells it differently, depending on the object they like... For example, what I smell is something like books, ink, something Plant rhizomes, and…”
After listing several smells, she suddenly pursed her lips and stopped talking.
"Very good, very good -" Slughorn changed the topic quite understandingly, "This is also part of the characteristics of the love potion, but... I would like to add one more thing! The effect of the love potion is not only It applies to humans—not even just living things. Note that according to the latest research, even if you end up throwing a stinky sock lint into the solution, it will still complete the steps of taking effect and make the user obsessed with it. What a ridiculously smelly sock!”
"So, how should I put it?" The old man shook his head and said, "As Miss Granger just mentioned - the effect of the love potion is obsession or obsession, not real love! This kind of obsession is terrible Yes, it is very dangerous, please do not underestimate it..."
"...Okay, now," after speaking, Slughorn waved his wand and took away all four cauldrons. "We have to start with the simplest potion in the NEWTs course - for you, It’s still early for those things just now! Oh, except for the Immortal Hidden Potion... "
"Why?" A Ravenclaw student suddenly asked.
"Because most of its steps are not complicated," Hermione said casually, "Except for the first step of the second stage - which involves a very novel theory jointly developed by Professor Maclean and Professor Snape. Perfect.”
…
Just like Hermione said to Harry at first, the NEWTs courses starting in sixth grade are indeed much more difficult than those in the past. Not to mention the four potions that Slughorn showed everyone at the beginning, even the "simplest potion" in the old man's mouth also made the students feel great resistance to learning.
So in the potions class the next day, the bald old man came up with another good idea to greatly increase everyone's desire to learn.
"... I believe everyone has seen it," Slughorn pointed to the smallest black cauldron on the desk, "Perhaps Miss Granger can also explain the name and function of this potion to everyone. ?”
As he spoke, the liquid in the small crucible danced lightly, looking like flowing gold. Although its quantity is really very small, whoever looks at it will feel extremely satisfied.
"That's a lucky potion!" Hermione didn't even get close to watch. She just stood on the small round platform on her side and answered, "Some people also call it a 'lucky potion'. The effect is to bring happiness to the drinker. Good luck all day long!”
"It couldn't be more correct!" Slughorn smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, all you need to say to introduce it is - 'good luck all day long'! Just take it and you will find that you will be good no matter what you do. It goes so smoothly—it’s like a miracle sometimes!”
Just as he was speaking, he paused, but then warned seriously: "However, its preparation process is quite complicated, and a slight mistake will bring terrible consequences. And please note that it itself has certain It is toxic and it is strictly forbidden to overdose; moreover, its good luck seems to come from 'overdraft'. When the effect of the drug wears off, bad luck will follow... "
"Unlucky thing?"
Harry was obviously very interested in this stuff, and when he heard Slughorn mention the side effects, he immediately asked.
"That's right, it's unlucky!" Slughorn repeated, "In fact, our potion science has not yet reached an accurate conclusion on this issue. Sometimes it will happen after the effect of the medicine wears off. It starts to appear, and sometimes it will take an uncertain period of time... It may even affect the people around the user, maybe! This side effect was actually raised by Professor McLean when you discussed it with me... "
"Have you ever taken it?" Harry asked, "I mean, have you ever experienced that so-called 'bad luck'?"
"Oh, yes... I tried it twice in total," Slughorn said. "Of course, luck is obviously something that cannot be measured in practice, right? I remember, the second time was When I was fifty-seven years old, I fell down and broke my head on the third day after taking it... I don’t know if that counts?”
"In short," he waved his hand and said, "the most important thing you need to remember is 'no overdose'. This is absolutely correct! As for taking an occasional moderate amount, it's not a big deal... at least so far , I haven’t heard of anyone having problems after taking Fu Ling Elixir!”
"So!" Slughorn finally touched the small crucible and said with a full smile, "A portion of the Elixir of Fortune will be the grand prize for the first person to brew the 'Living Hell Potion'!"