harry potter book of crimes

"This is a truth serum. It is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Those who drink it will be able to tell the truth uncontrollably. The main material for preparing this potion is the rhizome sap of the windshield eggplant, which has been acidified and..."

"Oh, Miss Granger, the formula and preparation process are the content of subsequent courses." Slughorn quickly stopped Hermione from continuing, "Very good, the answer is correct... Then, the next crucible …”

Before he could finish speaking, Hermione's arms were raised again.

"Okay, please say-"

"What's in this crucible is Polyjuice Potion," Hermione said immediately. "Its production is more complicated and requires... Oh, sorry, Professor! I mean, it allows the drinker to change his or her appearance, including his appearance. , body shape, skin characteristics, etc., to turn the drinker into another person - the characteristic of the formula is that it requires changing a little tissue on the subject's body, and the entire preparation process often takes a month."

"Well, yes, that's an excellent answer!" Slughorn couldn't help but applaud, "Miss Granger, I even have reason to believe that you might have been able to prepare it yourself... "

Of course the old man didn't know that, in fact, Hermione had indeed cooked a pot by herself a long time ago, and that was when she was only in the second year.

"...In that case, Miss Granger." Slughorn shrugged, "And this pot?"

"Uh... um."

When the old man pointed to the third crucible, Hermione rarely hesitated. In that silver crucible was a colorful and looming medicinal liquid. At a glance, it seemed that he could see a calm liquid, but it seems that you can directly see the bottom of the crucible.

Of course it's not that she doesn't recognize this potion, on the contrary, among the four crucibles, the potion in this one is the only one she is very familiar with.

"...This is the Immortal Potion, an invisibility potion created by Professor MacLean that allows the drinker to completely hide himself so that others cannot detect his existence. Its main material is fairy wings."

At this point, Hermione paused for a moment before continuing in confusion.

"In addition," she said, "this potion was certified by the Potions Management Office of the International Federation of Wizards in early 1992. Its name was published in the international academic journal Practical Potions Master, and it obtained that certification. Annual Silver Award. But..."

"Aha! Miss Granger, I know what questions you have," Slughorn said with a smile, "Yes, according to the rules of the Wizards Federation, the formula for the Immortal Potion must be created after Professor MacLean passes away. It will be announced! But-"

As he was talking, he suddenly raised an index finger and said excitedly: "If it is spread under the instruction of Professor MacLean himself, it is not within its restrictions. Yes, that is to say, our classroom is the only one in the world now. Only people here can learn how to prepare this medicine!"

Preserving the broom may allow him to obtain more and longer-term benefits, but as far as Maka is concerned today, just the Immortal Hidden Potion is no longer so precious. In fact, he already has many original or improved ones in his hands. Although those potions have not been sent to the Wizards Association for testing, they have been sold in the black market for a long time.

Snape mentioned in the first Potions class that potions can "gather wealth, increase reputation, brew glory, and prevent death." Maka can be said to have initially achieved the first step. So, he

What is about to be done is naturally the second and third steps.

And this happened to have complementary effects with his current state, so why wouldn't he do it?

Maka is undoubtedly a hot topic in the entire Hogwarts right now, so when Slughorn said these words, the students who heard that they could learn the Immortal Potion all clapped their hands excitedly. Think about it.

Also, almost all the students who can enter the N.E.W.Ts potions class are very interested in potions. How lucky are they to be able to learn a potion that no one else knows?

"Okay, okay!" Slughorn waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down, "Miss Granger, your answer to this Immortal Hidden Potion is equally accurate, which is really great! Then...this

What about the last one?"

As the old man spoke, he pointed to the remaining golden crucible. The students who had just been attracted by the aroma coming out of the crucible couldn't help but look at it again, their throats throbbing.

"This...well, it's a love potion." Hermione couldn't help but swallowed her saliva, her mouth was dry and she said, "Its liquid shows a unique mother-of-pearl color, and the steam rises in a double spiral when it boils.

...It can cause the drinker to have a very strong sense of obsession or obsession. Similar to Polyjuice Potion, it also requires human tissue to be truly effective."

"Correct!" Slughorn nodded, with sincere admiration on his face, "Of course, there is one thing... Well, Miss Granger, is there anything else you would like to add?"

He seemed to be about to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he asked Hermione first.

"Well..." Hermione blinked, "As for its smell, everyone smells it differently, depending on the object they like... For example, what I smell is similar to books and ink.

, the rhizome of a certain plant, and..."

After listing several smells, she suddenly pursed her lips and stopped talking.

"Very good, very good -" Slughorn changed the topic quite understandingly, "This is also part of the characteristics of the love potion, but... I would like to add one more thing! The effect of the love potion

It’s not just for humans—it’s not even limited to living things. Note that according to the latest research, even if you end up throwing a stinky sock lint into the solution, it will still complete the steps of taking effect and let the person who takes it

Obsessed with that ridiculously smelly sock!”

"So, how should I put it?" The old man shook his head and said, "As Miss Granger just mentioned - the effect of the love potion is obsession or obsession, not true love! This kind of obsession is

It's scary, it's very dangerous, please don't underestimate it..."

"...Okay, now," after saying that, Slughorn waved his wand and took away all four cauldrons, "we have to start with the simplest potion in the N.E.W.Ts course - for you

Come to think of it, those things just now are still early! Oh, except for the Immortal Hidden Potion..."

"Why?" a Ravenclaw student suddenly asked.

"Because most of its steps are not complicated," Hermione said casually, "Except for the first step of the second stage - which involves a very novel theory, Professor Maclean and Professor Snape

Perfected together.”

…

Just like Hermione said to Harry at the beginning, the N.E.W.Ts course that started in sixth grade is indeed much more difficult than the previous content. Not to mention the four potions that Slughorn showed everyone at the beginning, even those

What the old man calls "the simplest magic potion" also makes students feel great resistance to learning.

So in the potions class the next day, the bald old man came up with another good idea to greatly improve everyone's learning efficiency.

"...I believe everyone has seen it," Slughorn pointed to the smallest black cauldron on the desk, "Perhaps Miss Granger can also explain the name and function of this potion to everyone.

Bar?"

As he spoke, the liquid in the small crucible danced lightly, looking like flowing gold. Although the amount was very small, no matter who looked at it, they would feel extremely satisfied.

.

"That's a lucky potion!" Hermione didn't even get close to look. She just stood on her side of the small round platform and answered, "Some people also call it a 'lucky potion'. The effect is to bring happiness to the drinker.

Good luck all day long!”

"It couldn't be more correct!" Slughorn smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, all you need to say to introduce it is - 'good luck all day long'! Just take it and you will find that no matter what you do,

It all goes very smoothly - sometimes it's like a miracle!"

As he spoke, he paused, but then warned seriously: "However, its preparation process is quite complicated, and a slight mistake will bring terrible consequences. And, please note - it itself has

It is toxic to a certain extent, and overdose is strictly prohibited; moreover, its good luck seems to come from 'overdraft'. When the effect of the drug wears off, bad luck will follow..."

"Unlucky thing?"

Harry was obviously very interested in this stuff, and when he heard Slughorn mention the side effects, he immediately asked.

"That's right, it's unlucky!" Slughorn repeated, "In fact, our potion science has not yet reached an accurate conclusion on this issue. Sometimes it will happen after the effect of the medicine wears off.

It will start to appear, and sometimes it will take an uncertain period of time... It may even affect the people around the user, maybe! This side effect was actually raised by Professor MacLean when he and I discussed...

"

"Have you ever taken it?" Harry asked, "I mean, have you ever experienced that so-called 'bad luck'?"

"Oh, yes... I tried it twice in total," Slughorn said. "Of course, luck is obviously something that can't be measured in practice, right? I remember, the second time

When I was fifty-seven years old, I fell down on the third day after taking it and broke my head...I don’t know if that counts?"

"In short," he waved his hand and said, "the most important thing you need to remember is that 'overdosage is strictly prohibited'. This is absolutely correct! As for taking an occasional moderate amount, it's not a big deal... at least for now.

So far, I haven’t heard of anyone having any problems after taking Fu Ling Elixir!”

"So!" Slughorn finally touched the small crucible and said with a full smile, "A portion of the Elixir of Fortune will be the grand prize for the first person to brew the 'Living Hell Potion'!"