Confidence Overflowing

Chapter 687: Confidence Overflowing

Although Slughorn did not quite understand why Silvan wanted an antidote to Veritaserum, he agreed nonetheless.

If Silvan had wanted Veritaserum itself, that would definitely have been impossible. Not only were the ingredients for the potion expensive and the brewing process complicated, it was also a Class C potion whose trade was strictly prohibited by the Ministry of Magic. Whether one sold it privately or used it, one would be sent to Azkaban.

Even if Harry Potter came to him with crystallized pineapple, he would never agree to such a thing.

But if it was only an antidote to Veritaserum, there was no need for such concerns.

The moment Silvan stepped out of Slughorn's office, he placed a thumb-sized glass vial into his Mokeskin Pouch.

His pouch had now completely changed in appearance. Most noticeably, the space inside was more than five times larger than before. Though it was only the size of a palm, it was even bigger inside than those suitcases enchanted with the Undetectable Extension Charm, nearly as large as a Quidditch pitch changing room.

Dumbledore had also helped replace part of the "walls" inside the pouch with a wand cabinet made through alchemy—Silvan roughly estimated that it could hold over a thousand wands. The remaining half of the space could still store other things. 0

The antidote to Veritaserum was placed in the most conspicuous spot in the pouch, where he could retrieve it simply by reaching inside.

However, Silvan seemed to have worried too much. During the following week, Snape did not add anything to his drinks.

And he seemed to have fully accepted Silvan's explanation—or perhaps Dumbledore had convinced him. Either way, at least Silvan had not seen him outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom lately.

On Saturday,