Murtlap

At 6 o'clock in the Great Hall, Harry looked curiously at the Hufflepuff table.

This time, he wasn't there to see who Neville liked.

Instead, he noticed that the Hufflepuff students seemed very excited.

They were discussing something in hushed tones.

Then, the Hufflepuff table fell silent again when a blond guy with ugly purple ear hair appeared.

"Is that Zacharias?" Harry couldn't help but rub his eyes.

"What's wrong with him?" Ron was also drawn to the question and turned his head.

"I know," Neville's voice suddenly rang out from behind them.

It almost startled them.

Neville disappeared as soon as class ended.

Harry suspected he had seen the girl.

This must be true, otherwise how would he know what happened in Hufflepuff?

However, Harry isn't paying too much attention to these things right now.

He will discover Neville's secret sooner or later.

So he asked, "What's wrong?"

"He was bitten by a rat!"

"What rat?" Upon hearing this, Ron quickly removed his hand from Scabbers's belly.

Neville glanced at Scabbers. "It's not an ordinary rat."

It's Murtlap. (Ron patted Scabbers's belly with relief.)

Zacharias's pets.

It's said that his roommates were disgusted to death.

Imagine waking up to find your roommate vomiting everywhere, with Spark from their anus.

If it weren't for their Prefect Gabrielle Truman, being quite responsible, he probably would have stayed in his dorm room like that all day.

Because his roommates didn't want to talk to him.

"Stop talking."

"Ugh—." Ginny covered her mouth.

She had just run up to Harry when she heard this explosive news.

"Whose mouth vomited all over the place?" Seamus of Gryffindor came closer.

Hermione, who was sitting next to Ryan, stepped forward and said, "You wouldn't say that if you had read the Monster Book of Monsters."

The Murtlap is an animal that looks like a mouse, but has anemone-like growths on its back.

This creature can be found in Haiti of Britain.

People bitten by Murtlap may experience gagging, but in more severe cases, Spark may come out of the anus, though this can last up to 48 hours.

"Oh, it's the mouth on top." Seamus didn't pay any attention.

"Then what's with his ugly ear hair?" Ron said, looking at Zacharias with disgust.

Neville then said, "He ate his pet's growth. He just ate too much at once."

"What?

"How could anyone eat that stuff?" Dean chimed in.

He was just there, but he didn't say anything.

"Have you really not read the book?"

"The growths on the backs of Murtlap, when pickled and eaten, can enhance resistance to curses, but excessive consumption can also cause unsightly purple ear hair to grow," Hermione said disapprovingly.

"What about him?" Harry was still a little confused.

"He wanted to become stronger, so he ate those growth-promoting foods."

Clearly, he was very proud of his Hufflepuff lineage.

"But yesterday he was taught a lesson by Dudley, Muggle-born wizard whom he looked down upon," Neville said slowly.

However, the tone surprisingly revealed a hint of understanding.

"Just to resist the curse?" Ron asked, puzzled.

Neville explained, "A curse is more accurately described as a spell cast with malicious intent."

While increasing resistance to curses, one's own resistance to magic spells also increases.

This is why Murtlap are so rare; ordinary wizards can't even dream of getting their hands on one.

Ron stroked his chin, looking thoughtful. "Is that why he still acts so arrogant?"

Even after making such a huge fool of herself, she's still sporting ear hair?

Why doesn't he remove his ear hair?

Is it incurable?

"That's not right. I've been staring at his butt for ages, and nothing's Spark!"

Neville couldn't help but laugh, "Haha."

Didn't he increase his resistance to the curse?

These ear hairs are also part of him, connected to his eardrum and nerves.

It cannot be removed directly by physical means.

We can only rely on Potions.

But the Potions's effects were also diminished on him.

So he'll have to endure these ear hairs for at least a week.

"Wait, I have a question. Isn't Murtlap Juice very cheap?"

It can treat cuts and abrasions and also relieve pain.

"At the Potions, compared to similar products, it's only one Bronze Knut more expensive," Dean asked quickly.

Since he and Diggle recognized each other.

During the holidays, he spent almost every spare moment hanging out at the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley.

Therefore, he was also very familiar with the Potions at the entrance to Diagon Alley.

He was also very familiar with the prices of the Potions ingredients sold there.

Neville was initially surprised by Dean's knowledge of prices.

He then said, "Murtlap Juice is more accurately an extract of its anemone-like growths."

Its proliferation recovered very quickly.

In short, having just two or three Murtlap is enough to supply the needs of a Potions shop.

As for Harry...

He narrowed his eyes, impressed by Neville's familiarity with the matter.

Zacharias's story is interesting.

But it's not to the point that Neville would understand this, even with the proliferation of Murtlap.

Therefore, the source of this information must be that girl.

Not the people around her.

Between Hannah and Susan, Hannah is more gossipy.

Being related to the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, she developed a habit of enjoying gossip after hearing news from wizards from all over the world.

She even once said that she wanted to inherit the Leaky Cauldron in the future—just for the sake of those gossips.

So, after Neville had finished recounting Zacharias's story and answering the questions from the students around him,

Harry stood up, waved at Neville, and mouthed, "Hannah."

He whispered to Ron, "You're especially tired today, and you want to have a good talk with Lavender."

Let me go with Ginny first.

You won't be back in the lounge before 8 o'clock.

A moment later, Ron's pupils lost focus.

The next second it returned to normal.

He shook his head and walked towards the Gryffindor table.

There Lavender and Parvati were discussing today's Transfiguration.

Then Harry took Ginny's hand and left the Great Hall.

Ten minutes later, in the Ravenclaw lounge.

The sofa next to the fireplace.

Harry closed his eyes and leaned against the wall.

It seems they are waiting for someone.

Ginny, however, was not there.

The door to the lounge opened, and Neville walked straight in and sat down next to Harry.

He said in a low voice, "Harry, how—how did you know it was her?"

Harry opened his eyes.

Then he became serious and said, "I need you to do something for me."

The time will be in April of next year.

I know that only you can do it.

Did you know?

During our physical fight, I discovered something.

My magic is hiding from you.

From my perspective, if magic is like electricity, then your body is like an insulator.

I knew that then.

Only you can do it.

All you need is...