Looking into Snape's eyes, Silan calmly replied, "Of course not."
"What's the reason?"
Silan replied matter-of-factly, "Miss Granger is still at school."
Snape was speechless for a moment.
What kind of reason is that?
However... it actually makes sense.
Hermione comes from Muggle family, and if the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is as legendary as it is, and it seeks to purify the school, then she will also be in danger.
Snape believed Silan wouldn't harm Hermione.
Because Silan resembles him.
Snape accepted his explanation, nodded, and didn't ask any further questions.
He picked up the Tonguefire Grass from the table and walked towards the workroom.
"You observe first, then I'll demonstrate."
When Snape was making Potions, he became extremely serious, and his words became brief.
"Yes, Professor."
Silan also switched herself into work mode.
To be honest, watching a Potions Master make Potions up close is an unparalleled experience.
Because Snape himself was quite skilled in magic, he almost never had to do the work himself when making Potions.
In many cases, he simply waves his wand, and the ingredients will slice or grind into powder according to his will, or swirl and arrange themselves in the air before falling into the pot.
If Snape weren't facing a crucible, Silan would almost doubt that he was an orchestra conductor.
Her crisp and clean movements, flowing smoothly and seamlessly, were completely different from the students' flustered and disorganized state, exuding an air of elegance.
Silan glanced at the automatic stirring cauldron in front of Snape and thought it looked somewhat familiar.
"Isn't this the gift I gave him last Christmas?"
"It seems Professor Snape really likes it..."
The Fire-Control Potion was applied for several hours straight.
Silan didn't dare to relax for a moment, observing and recording every detail of Snape's actions.
After it was over, Snape showed no unusual behavior.
Silan, however, was exhausted.
While recording Snape's techniques and trying to decipher his intentions, he also had to keep an eye on the temperature of the crucible and the changes in the materials inside.
Although he didn't do it himself, the mental and physical exertion was immense, leaving him feeling utterly exhausted.
"Alright, take it."
Snape sealed the Fire-Control Potion into a glass bottle, handed it to Silan, and then began to shoo people away.
"Thank you, Professor." Silan accepted the Fire-Control Potion with both hands and expressed her gratitude.
Snape glanced at the steps Silan had written down and nodded to himself.
Besides some operational details, it also contains some of Prewett's own annotations, which should be his thoughts and notes.
Being able to clearly see the details of his own actions and still have his own thoughts demonstrates that he is quick-witted and has a fast reaction time.
His talent for Potions is indeed remarkable.
After leaving Snape's office, Silan eagerly returned to the Room of Requirement, cleared out a separate space, and began testing the effects of the Fire-Control Potion.
Smelting, as an indispensable and important skill in Alchemy, has always been a major hurdle distinguishing Alchemy.
Alchemy who have mastered smelting and those who haven't are two completely different things.
[Blazing Dragonfire] is a skill that Silan extracted from the Dragon Norbert. It is useful, but not easy to control.
Otherwise, during the friendly match, Silan wouldn't have needed to deliberately miss, letting the shot just glide past Michael.
He had tried to control the Dragonfire many times before, but had failed each time.
At most, it might slightly increase or decrease the power.
It's far from being able to use it freely.
But today is different.
He possessed Fire-Control Potion that could greatly enhance a wizard's perception and control over fire.
Snape produced five bottles of Fire-Control Potion from this batch, each bottle containing approximately 200 milliliters.
That should last him for a while.
Silan took about 50 milliliters from a bottle of Fire-Control Potion, drank it, and clearly felt his body slowly cooling down.
His skin grew cold, and even the functions of his internal organs seemed to slow down.
Although the body cooled down, the perception of external heat was significantly enhanced.
Even with his eyes closed, he could clearly feel the temperature outside, as if he had become a human thermal imaging camera.
"Incendio"
Silan first cast a Fire-Making Charm.
Searing flames erupted from the tip of the wand, more intense and fiery than ever before.
"Has even the power of the Fire-Making Charm been enhanced?"
Silan held up her wand, controlling the flames in the air to transform into the shapes of Dragon, Phoenix, or Cat Leopard, carefully savoring the feeling of mastering it.
After testing the Fire-Making Charm, Silan held his breath and focused on the most important part of the day.
"Blazing Dragonfire"
With a thought, Silan unleashed an unparalleled heatwave from his wand, distorting the surrounding air.
As soon as the Dragonfire appeared, it crashed into the wall in front of it with an unstoppable momentum, like a mad bull that had run away from its control and could not be stopped.
"Stop."
With a flick of her wand, Silan brought the Dragonfire to a halt.
The Dragonfire that had been unstoppable just moments before suddenly froze in front of the wall. The terrifying heatwave still scorched the air, but it was no longer wild and untamed.
This delighted Silan.
"As expected of Potions made by Snape, its effects are truly extraordinary."
Silan sighed inwardly, carefully controlling the Dragonfire, changing their shape in the air.
While it can't change into various shapes at will like a regular flame, it can still control the flame temperature quite precisely.
This is sufficient for smelting.
Silan used Levitation Charm to deliver some Moonshadow Stone he had obtained from Nicolas Flamel to Dragonfire, then used his wand to control Dragonfire, causing it to swallow the Moonshadow Stone.
Silan began operating according to the smelting techniques taught to him by Nicolas Flamel.
Smelting, simply put, is using high temperatures to remove impurities from materials, purify magic, and finally cool and shape them to obtain a material with extremely high magical conductivity.
It's easier said than done.
Silan is not yet at the level of Nicolas Flamel; he can only learn through trial and error.
A first attempt at smelting can hardly be considered a success.
One Moonshadow Stone was ruined on the spot, while the other only had some impurities removed and its magical properties slightly enhanced.
However, Silan had anticipated this and was not too discouraged.
It would be strange if he could learn a smelting technique that could create a chasm between Alchemy in a single day.
After recording her mistakes, Silan felt her body temperature slowly rise, and the icy feeling gradually faded away.
"It seems the medicine is working."
After recording the duration of the drug's effects, Silan left the laboratory, returned to the Rest Room, and began to organize the alchemical knowledge that Nicolas Flamel had taught him.
He planned to give it to George and Fred after it was finished so that they could develop more new products.
They both have a talent for Alchemy, and might be able to discover something they haven't noticed.
Amidst Silan's busy preparations, Christmas is just around the corner.
"I can be Santa Claus again this year, giving out gifts and participating in prize draws!"
... Divider Line...
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