Snape's Hat

In the empty classroom, which was protected by a barrier, only Lucien and Snape were present.

White writing automatically appeared on the blackboard, highlighting Snape's key points from his explanation: the nodes of magical tuning, the levels of willpower, the depth of memory retrieval...

Snape stood in the center of the classroom, wearing his usual black robe, the hem of which reached the ground, motionless.

Today he wore a traditional pointed wizard's hat, its color naturally pure black, which didn't disrupt the overall harmony of his outfit.

"Don't just vent your emotions and magic; that's a habit of beginners and fools..."

In fact, under normal circumstances, Snape would not teach the Patronus Charm like this.

One of the difficulties of this magic is that it places high demands on the wizard's magical power and positive emotions.

Even if an ordinary person exerts all their strength, it would be quite good if they could release some divine incantation mist.

But is Lucien's situation normal?

They actually want to teach us how to limit the range of power of divine spells first...

Snape raised his wand, but instead of a complete Patronus emerging from its tip, it released a cloud of silvery-white mist.

The mist slowly condensed under the guidance of his wand, sometimes shrinking into a sphere, sometimes stretching into threads, as if it were alive.

"The essence of the Patronus Charm is not the spell itself, but the caster's heart. The wand is merely a tool; what truly matters is—"

Snape paused, then tapped the blackboard with his wand, the words "Willpower Strength" now surrounded by a circle of silver light.

"It's your will, your belief in that memory..."

Snape speaks very fast, and the jumps between points of knowledge are also very strong.

One second we were talking about magical tuning, the next we were discussing memory control in Occlumency; shortly after jumping back to the Patronus Charm, we were talking about the methods of invading the target's mind in Legilimency...

This kind of teaching would definitely not work in a regular classroom; it would only make the young wizard feel like they were listening to gibberish.

In addition to the breadth and depth of the required knowledge, students' quick thinking is also crucial.

But Lucien followed his train of thought perfectly, and even managed to add one or two of his own insights during Snape's pauses.

"Are you saying that the 'pleasure' of a memory is more important than the 'truth' of the memory itself?" Lucien asked.

"That's right." Snape glanced at him. "A vague, but extremely happy memory is more effective than a clear, but merely 'warm,' memory, as long as you believe it enough, even if it's a fabricated 'false' memory..."

After Snape finished speaking, the corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly—a sign of his satisfaction.

Teaching smart people is so comfortable.

As Snape spoke, he silently compared those little wizards who couldn't even do the most basic rote memorization. They looked decent enough, but their brains were comparable to those of Troll!

He was a little hoarse from talking, but felt very satisfied.

You can't tell at all that he was injured a few days ago.

Snape being blown into the Hospital Wing by the cauldron did indeed cause a huge stir at Hogwarts.

But for the wizard, it was actually just a "minor injury," and he recovered easily under Madam Pomfrey's medical skills.

Potions Class and Defense Against the Dark Magic were not disrupted—however, Snape was not allowed to teach Defense Against the Dark Magic on his own again; instead, it was taught by several headmasters in rotation.

The deans each had their own preferences in teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, and these preferences were also quite related to and interacted with the courses they were responsible for.

For example, Professor Flitwick likes to first analyze the characteristics of various curses and dark creatures, and then combine spells and dueling techniques to teach young wizards how to protect themselves;

Professor McGonagall emphasizes the clever use of Transfiguration, teaching students how to turn everyday objects into defensive tools;

Professor Sprout emphasized the identification of dangerous plants, and for the time being, he did not mention using magical plants to assist in combat when facing younger wizards—clearly for fear that they would try them out recklessly.

After all, common magical plants used in combat, such as Chinese Biting Cabbage and Venomous Tentacula, can often lead to one's own demise before the enemy is defeated if their habits and characteristics are not understood beforehand.

Listening to Snape's endless lectures, Lucien even wondered if the other professors were helping to share the burden of teaching, which made the Old Bat even more energetic.

"Did you understand the key techniques I mentioned?" Snape put away his wand and turned around.

Lucien nodded.

He controlled his gaze, avoiding glancing at Snape's head.

Snape usually wore his hair loose, but in recent days he had been wearing a traditional wizard's hat, the brim of which often obscured his eyes.

This makes it even more in line with the image of a wizard from legends who would casually catch a few Muggle to take home and use for some dark and terrifying experiments.

Lucien wondered, hadn't Madam Pomfrey healed Snape's hair while she was at it? Hadn't the patch that was knocked off by the cauldron grown back yet?

Because of Riemann's "reminder" earlier, he had tried to develop a magic potion to promote hair growth.

After intermittent attempts and explorations, it's mostly finished.

It must be said that magic is far more amazing than Muggle technology; its creations do not rely on progressive theoretical development.

Unfortunately, most of the wizards' magical creations are not suitable for Muggle; potions are a prime example—consuming a certain amount can have additional effects on Muggle's body.

Otherwise, using some magic potions on Muggle could cure many "incurable diseases".

Should we give the hair growth serum to Snape?

No, we can't give it to you directly.

Given the Old Bat's personality, he would probably feel that he was "provoking" him.

I could use the excuse of asking him about potion-making to show him the hair growth potion...

Snape put away his wand and coughed lightly:

"If you understand, then give it a try."

Lucien raised his wand, about to cast the Patronus Charm—

"Etc."

After Snape finished speaking, he turned and quickly walked to a corner of the classroom, away from Lucien, before nodding to signal him to continue.

Lucien was immediately a little embarrassed.

Don't act like your Patronus Charm is some kind of dangerous thing...