The Strange Professor Snape

"It's so annoying. Why does Snape always stare at me?" During Potions Class,

As Ron muttered something under his breath, his lips barely moved.

Harry doesn't know how many Potions Ron learned in Potions Class.

But Ron definitely mastered the art of speaking without moving his lips.

Harry thought Ron's skill was very useful and might come in handy in future duels.

Or perhaps it was in fifth grade, when they were learning the Silent Spell, that Ron used the skill to pretend.

Today is Monday.

January 24th.

After finishing the Potions Class this morning.

They then had no classes.

The Second Task, the team competition, will take place this afternoon.

This made them both worried and excited.

But Professor Snape was just like any other day.

He's always been that kind of person; he never cares whether his classes end during holidays, exams, or festivals.

This time seems to be the same.

After a brief introduction to one of the most important courses this year—undetectable poisons (a class of poisons that may be undetectable by any means).

He then talked about potent poisons that were the complete opposite of undetectable poisons that we might never be able to concoct in our lifetime.

He mentioned the Death Potion —a black Potions kept in the potion pool of the MACUSA.

He recounted in an extremely cold tone the procedures by which this potion was used to execute criminals in the 1920s.

First, death row inmates are taken to a death cell, where the executioner extracts happy memories from their minds and throws them into a pool of chemicals.

Secondly, once the condemned prisoner sits on the execution chair, the chair will float above the Potions, allowing the condemned prisoner to see their happiest memories one last time.

Finally, the chair will gradually descend and eventually be swallowed by the potion along with the condemned prisoner.

Then, he earnestly explained that this Potions was highly corrosive; in addition to being fatal to people, it would also completely corrode items including wands and execution chairs.

Then, he moved on to the topic of Potion Killers.

A wizard who uses Muggle- like water gun made of special materials (materials that are not corroded by the Death Potion) as a weapon and the Death Potion as bullets.

He is from Ireland.

Learning in homeschooling.

As an adult, he came to Knockturn Alley and made a living by selling simple Potions.

Not long after he arrived at Knockturn Alley, the corpses of several Dark Wizards appeared, their heads or hearts completely corroded.

At first, no one suspected him.

The Aurors also thought it was some kind of sophisticated Dark Magic.

It was clearly unrelated to him, a thin, mediocre magical fellow who secretly brewed some strange Potions and often failed.

Until he killed a wizard, and there happened to be a pendant next to his heart where he was consumed by the potion.

And this pendant is Goblin Silverware.

It cannot be corroded.

The Aurors detected a black liquid on the silverware, discovering that it was extremely corrosive.

After multiple tests ruled out that it was a byproduct of a spell, it was discovered that it was actually an unknown Potions.

The Potions Master Lester at the time deduced part of the formula.

The Aurors found this Potion Killer by using the ingredients in the recipe.

Because he buys them frequently.

This incident was even featured in "The Practical Potioneer" at the time.

Master Lester also posted some of the recipes and some wistful thoughts—if Potion Killer had gone to Hogwarts, perhaps he could have achieved something in the field of Potions.

This article caused quite a stir in the Potions community.

America Potions also took notice of this.

Among them were people working at the MACUSA who discovered that the formula was somewhat similar to their secret Death Potion.

After extensive investigation

They confirmed that

The black Potions that this Potion Killer secretly developed was exactly the same as their Death Potion.

Ultimately, the MACUSA decided to remove the Death Potion from their execution procedures.

This story made Ron very uncomfortable (Harry suspected that Snape had gone too far in detail about the corrosion marks on the heart, even posting pictures of them).

I felt that this Potion Killer was just like Snape himself.

Then he was scolded by Snape.

That's when he uttered that complaint.

Harry just thought Ron was a bit clueless.

He wasn't bragging. Snape genuinely cared a great deal about him.

Even during class, I never forget to observe his every move.

And think of every word you can think of to praise him.

Ron, standing next to him, was undoubtedly an eyesore in Snape's eyes.

It's inevitable that we'll be criticized.

After all, Ron himself was not very bright and liked to daydream in class.

After Potions Class, Professor Snape assigned a paper on undetectable poisons.

In response, Ron complained again, "What? I listened carefully to the story of that Death Potion. What do you mean by undetectable poison!"

Harry gloated,

Trying to control the twitching at the corners of her mouth, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Didn't you hear me?"

Professor Snape explained several. He said that this was what they would learn today.

However, due to our limited expertise and to prevent us from poisoning each other, there were no specific steps.

They took us through it once.

Let us go down and learn according to the categories he provided.

He said he'd check next class.

The assignment is obviously related to this!

That long story was just mentioned incidentally.

After all, there's a match this afternoon.

He also noticed that our minds weren't on studying.

In the end, even Harry was surprised; when did Professor Snape become like this?

Even when everyone's mind isn't on studying, he won't compromise on the course content.

They all strictly required everyone to practice brewing Potions.

They also paid close attention to each and every student.

This is why he speaks so venomously and shows favoritism towards students outside of Slytherin.

This is why he is still considered a good teacher by a small number of Ravenclaw students.

But today he actually told a story!

Although the story also involves Potions.

Useful facts are also interspersed throughout the story.

But compared to the previous Professor Snape, this was undoubtedly a case of laziness.

Harry even noticed something— Professor Snape had been praising him less often, and the praise he received had become more cliché. It sounded familiar to Harry, like the praise from the previous class in a different context and with different grammar.

"Is Professor Snape very busy lately?" Harry asked Hannah, who was heading to the Potions Classroom, as he pondered this.

He knew that Hannah was very well-informed.

Because of her gossip.

Hannah, who was chatting and laughing with Neville and Susan Bones, turned around. "Are you asking me, Harry?"

Her face flushed with excitement as she talked about the professor's private life.

The eyes seemed to be glowing.

After quickly scanning her surroundings and confirming that Professor Snape wasn't there, she hurriedly said, "I know a lot about Professor Snape!"

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