Brewing Steps for the Group Potion

The speculation about the crucible came to an abrupt end.

Because when Ryan was introducing the knowledge about crucibles, the faculty desk was already full of people.

Arthur Weasley, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement who has been in charge of every game, was naturally among them.

"Hello everyone!

I am Arthur Weasley.

I won't be hosting this match today.

It will be handed over to a more specialized person—Castor Polachi, the grandfather of the famous pharmacist Libashe Polachi.

Castor Polachi, the Arborsage looked almost exactly like Dumbledore except for his darker skin, stood up.

"You all must have seen it, right?"

Before you are four long tables, cauldrons, and four sets of Potions equipment.

The long table was covered with the Potions ingredients you had refined with magic these past few days: Fluxweed, Ginger Root, Graphorn horn, Sneezewort, feathers of the Diricawl, Lionfish Spine Powder, and Moonstone.

What you will do next is to use the method of refining Potions materials to refine each of your school's equipment.

In addition, each school must also provide one student with outstanding Potion-Making.

Later, he or she will process the materials and brew the potion according to the Potions -making steps I provided.

Finally, each of you should come forward and use your wands to stir the mixture counterclockwise for one full cycle.

At that time, the Group Potion will be successfully brewed, which will be the subject of today's competition.

I will explain its benefits.

They then used four toads to test the Potions's effectiveness.

"Why use a toad? Can't we use a mouse?" Hermione asked, nudging Ryan with her elbow from below the stage.

"Do you know why toads are one of the three types of pets allowed to be brought to school?" Ryan didn't answer directly, nor did he wait for Hermione's reply, before continuing, "Although toads themselves don't have any magical abilities, they are excellent objects for practicing spells and testing Potions."

Especially in the realm of Potions, toads are extremely useful to apothecaries.

Because their skin can absorb liquids, this makes it much easier to test Potions that need to be taken orally.

In addition, they are highly resistant to magic.

Practicing spells and testing Potions on them is actually a form of training for them.

In some ways, it may even extend their lifespan.

Just imagine how cool it would be to have a pet that gets tougher and more resilient the more you train it!

"I don't think so." Hermione made an S.P.E.W. face. "I still think cats are the best."

Luna, who was standing nearby, also nodded in agreement with Hermione's opinion, which was quite unusual.

Ryan was about to say something when he suddenly noticed that the air had become quiet.

Luna lowered her head and started playing with her fingers.

Hermione stared unabashedly at the stage.

It all started with one thing.

Penelope was chosen by all the upperclassmen to be the student who would handle and brew the Potions ingredients on behalf of Hogwarts.

Durmstrang's is not Champion either.

It was the senior student who had led the team before.

Castelobruxo chose Ilvas.

Beauxbatons chose Phoebe.

"Hmph! They're both very good, aren't they?" Hermione said sourly when she saw Phoebe standing in front of the cauldron.

How Ryan appeased Hermione and Luna remains to be seen.

Harry, however, was feeling extremely bored.

The same was true of the other students around him.

So they started chatting about the game.

"So, all we have to do is stand here, wait a bit, refine the equipment, and stir the Potions?" Harry looked a little disappointed.

First, the content of the competition was irrelevant to him.

Secondly, he became the only one not chosen as Champion. It was normal for Krum to be excluded. He was already ostracized at Durmstrang. Players like Beauxbatons and Castelobruxo chose their own Champion. But at Hogwarts, Penelope, their Prefect and student council president, was chosen instead.

Thirdly, he couldn't find any information from Professor Polaqi that could be used in the final individual match.

"Yeah! The people at our school are really crazy!"

Although Senior Clearwater is excellent.

But Harry isn't bad either! He's best at Potions.

"And he's Champion! The Champion should be chosen for the Triwizard Tournament!" Ron said indignantly.

However, Anthony, a loyal Harry fan, offered a different opinion. "I think it would have been better not to choose Harry."

This is a team competition. If we lose in the end, it actually has nothing to do with the individual players.

It's because our average Potions skills are inferior to theirs.

But if they actually get to that ruin, most students will probably blame the operator—I'm referring to Senior Sister Clearwater.

Harry's failure to be chosen meant he was spared the blame and escaped a disaster.

Besides, Clearwater is, after all, one of our Ravenclaw students.

Doesn't that mean that we Ravenclaw are the best among the four houses?

"Keep your voice down. Don't let the other students hear. Even though it's true." Michael made a shushing gesture.

"But I don't think we'll lose."

"If we win, won't all the honor go to Senior Clearwater?" Ron objected.

"I think this is a good thing."

I was not selected.

Senior Clearwater is the perfect candidate.

If we win.

"When people think of Clearwater, they first think of her as Ravenclaw Prefect," Harry said.

He quickly forgot his melancholy.

Because he knew Penelope's identity— Ryan's girlfriend.

"Alright, it's almost our turn," Ginny interrupted.

Perhaps it's because the operator is Penelope.

The students who went up one by one to clean their equipment started with Ravenclaw.

Before I knew it, an hour had passed.

The crucible had already boiled.

Penelope and the other three students, following Professor Polaqi's instructions, had already added some Potions ingredients that didn't require processing: Lionfish Spine Powder, Wormwood, Dried Nettle, etc.

The entire Great Hall was filled with pale blue steam.

The liquid in the crucible has now turned a uniform tea-brown color.

Next, the four of them picked up the pestle and began grinding materials that needed to be ground into powder, such as Moonstone, Graphorn horn, and Frog Brains.

Then, the four of them picked up their silver daggers and began chopping up ingredients that needed to be chopped, such as Ginger Root, Bifora, and Boomslang Skin.

Then, under Professor Polaqi's instructions, the four of them began to put in the ingredients one by one, and stirred the soup pot clockwise or counterclockwise in the crucible with their wands as required.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The ceiling, now enchanted, had turned a dim, yellowish color.

The mist in the Great Hall was gradually absorbed back by the crucible.

The liquid inside also began to become clearer, like water.

"Quickly! Just like I just said, come up one by one."

Stir it counterclockwise for a whole week in the Potions!

"Quick! Now's the perfect time!" Professor Polaqi shouted.