This Good Stuff Was Definitely Worth Collecting (Trading)!

The dim, greasy bar became bright and spotless in the blink of an eye. The floor shone like a mirror, and the air was filled with a fresh, natural scent like a forest after rain, with even a faint hint of... the fragrance of spirit plants?

The whole place instantly became more than ten times brighter, as though it had just undergone the most thorough deep cleaning the Wizarding World had to offer!

The witches and wizards who had been drinking and talking in low voices all froze, their glasses raised. They sniffed the air in bewilderment and looked around at the transformed surroundings, as though they had walked into the wrong place.

Snape's pupils contracted sharply. He whipped his head around to stare at Chu Yao, the "culprit," his already pale face now completely drained of color (with anger).

Without a moment's hesitation, he tucked Chu Yao, who still hadn't realized what had happened, under his arm (as roughly as if he were carrying a bundle of Mandrakes) and dashed toward the familiar wall in the bar's backyard at a speed utterly at odds with his usual gloomy image.

Merlin's most garish tie! This Troll! Did she have any idea what she was doing?!

Using an unknown, powerful cleaning spell in the Leaky Cauldron?! Did she want the Ministry of Magic to invite her in for tea and study her?!

He quickly tapped several bricks with his wand. The wall immediately swung open, revealing the bustling Diagon Alley beyond.

Snape practically dragged Chu Yao through. Only after they had gone some distance from the Leaky Cauldron's entrance and the crowd around them had grown thicker did he put her down like a hot potato.

At first, he was unmoved by Chu Yao's expression, which suggested she might throw up after being handled so roughly. But perhaps the spell's excessively fresh effect brought him back to his senses, or perhaps he remembered Dumbledore's instructions. In the end, he grudgingly mustered an exceedingly tiny, almost negligible trace of "softheartedness," stiffly pulled a bottle of clear potion from his robes, and handed it to her. "Drink it," he said in a curt voice. "It'll stop the nausea."

Right now, Snape only hoped she would shut up and stop causing trouble!

Chu Yao looked at the bottle of potion, her eyes lighting up as though she had spotted a top-grade spirit stone. She practically snatched it from him, then... whisked it into her storage ring.

This was a potion made by Snape himself!

This good stuff was definitely worth collecting (trading)!

How could she not know what Snape's potions tasted like and how effective they were?

This was good stuff for trading. She couldn't drink it now—wouldn't that be a waste?

Though she thought the taste of this potion might make her bleh~

She took a deep breath and circulated the spiritual power in her body through a minor cycle, forcibly suppressing the discomfort caused by Apparition and the sudden change in surroundings. Then she breathed out a visible white breath tinged with a little turbid qi. She instantly returned to normal, her complexion rosy and her eyes clear.

Snape watched her, unable to stop his brow from twitching violently and his temples from throbbing.

He spoke almost through gritted teeth. "My potions are expensive. If you're not going to drink it, give it back."

She actually... put it away?! This ungrateful little Troll!

Chu Yao immediately covered her storage ring, looking wary and incredulous. "Seriously? Seriously? Professor, you gave it to me, and now you want it back? That's not proper gift-giving etiquette, is it?"

You want to take back something that's already in my hands? Not a chance! I'd nail the windows shut on you too!

Seeing Snape's face grow darker and sensing that he might pull out his wand and hit her with a Choking Curse at any moment, Chu Yao's eyes darted around as she thought of an equivalent exchange.

She quickly took a small jade bottle from her ring. Inside was a plump, perfectly round Rejuvenation Pill that gave off a faint medicinal fragrance.

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