Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 74: Collection

The confinement of Justin Fletcher and Neville Longbottom has lasted for two weeks.

During the first two weeks of the new semester, Matthew often saw the two of them, led by Professor Pringle, carrying heavy things and chains, walking up and down the corridors, working All kinds of chores... and Mr. Tang is always watching them in case they are lazy.

For those students who seriously violated the school rules, Hogwarts' punishments are actually very severe, far from trivial.

As Mr. Pringle said: "This will help students think twice before violating school rules... Hard work and hardship are often the best teachers."

In addition, Mr. Pringle also regrets that the old-fashioned punishment method was abolished as early as fifty years ago... hang those students who violated the school rules by their wrists, and hang them from the ceiling. A few days; usually after a few days, no matter how naughty the student is, he will become completely obedient.

Looking at the tragic situation of these two first-year students, Matthew was a little fortunate: around Halloween, the "confinement" punishment that Professor Rozier planned to impose on himself was finally canceled under the persuasion of Professor Troka. up.

At the same time, he also understood why the new Hogwarts order was much better than the one he remembered.

In memory, the Weasley twin brothers who are proud of violating school rules have also become law-abiding and good students in this Hogwarts, at least on the surface.

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On a Friday at the end of January, Slytherin's first-year dormitory received their first after-school practice in the new semester.

This Saturday, that is, tomorrow, their instructor for this after-school practice is the dean of Slytherin, Professor Horace Slughorn.

At half past eight on Saturday morning, five boys who had just finished breakfast gathered at the door of the Potions classroom.

But this time, there were no accidents... For example, Professor Slughorn was sick.

The smiling Potions teacher opened the door and waited for them in the classroom.

"Good morning, kid!" he said happily.

But his smiling eyes only looked at Matthew Wakefield and Draco Malfoy, and he ignored the other three boys directly.

"Good morning, Mr. Slughorn!" the five said in unison.

"This morning, let's practice the processing of medicinal materials..." Leading five people into the Potions classroom, Professor Slughorn said loudly: "Let's divide into two groups first: Ma Xiu, Draco, you two are with me..."

Then, he glanced at the three boys again. Judging from his eyes, it seemed that he would not be able to name Crabbe, Gore, and Nott for a while: "The three of you are the second group; The three of us before are the first group!"

Like a fat big elephant, Slughorn walked slowly to a large cabinet in the Potions classroom.

"Students of the second group," Slughorn said, taking from the cupboard large handfuls of dried nettles, a large bottle of Flobber caterpillar slime, a bag of bat spleens, and a whole Dried dragon liver: "Your tasks are responsible for these—"

"Clean up the dried nettles and put them in small bags...and these Flobber caterpillar mucus, filter them carefully three times to get rid of the small sand inside...the bat spleen is cut into powder, dragon The liver needs to be cut into small pieces, and then put into a crystal bottle." Slughorn said lightly: "Okay, that's all... If you don't understand anything, you can go to the classroom inside and ask me!"

Looking at the dirty pile of potion ingredients, no matter whether it was Crabbe, Goyle or Nott, expressions of disgust appeared on their faces.

But this is the teacher's order after all, they didn't dare to disobey, and one by one began to roll up their sleeves and prepare to do it.

"Wait, little fat man!" Just as Crabbe was about to grab the piece of dragon liver, Slughorn suddenly stopped him, and said with a bit of heartbreak: "Don't forget to wear dragon leather gloves... so A large piece of dragon liver is worth at least 30 galleons, and it would be too bad if you pollute it!"

Watching the three boys of the "Second Group" put on their dragon leather gloves and begin to bend over to work, Slughorn's face revealed a satisfied expression.

Then, he looked at Matthew and Malfoy with a smile: "Matthew and Draco, you follow me first!"

At the same time, he pointed to the hut on the inside.

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Different from the cabinets outside where medicinal ingredients were piled up wantonly, there are several tall potion racks in the inner room, on which all kinds of strange potion medicinal ingredients are neatly placed.

"Perhaps you are interested in seeing my favorite collection!" Slughorn took Matthew and Malfoy and said triumphantly: "I dare say that there are not many pharmacists in Europe. , their warehouse has more medicinal materials than mine!"

Matthew looked at the potion racks, and there were many herbs whose names he couldn't recognize at all.

"If you need anything in the future, you can always ask me...to borrow some, it's okay!" Slughorn said as he walked to the shelf closest to them.

He first pointed to a small bottle on the left:

"This is the eye of Japanese puffer fish~IndoMTL.com~It is extremely toxic; such a small bottle costs at least two hundred Galleons on the market..."

Slughorn looked at the dense row of crystal bottles again.

"There is also dragon blood... the blood of twenty-two kinds of fire dragons, except for the Ukrainian iron belly dragon, I have collected all the others!"

Then, he opened another paper box:

"Of course there is also the African tree snake skin... It is also extremely precious. A whole piece on the market costs at least a hundred Galleons, and I collected all of it..."

Slughorn froze in the middle of his sentence.

"Ow!" He let out a strange cry:

"Damn, I remember that I clearly have seven complete African tree snake skins, why are there only six left now?"

Matthew blinked slightly, he suddenly remembered the function of the African tree snake skin...

"Could it be that a thief broke into this place?" Draco Malfoy asked in a low voice: "Professor, why don't you see what medicinal materials are missing?"

"That's right... I'll look for it again..." Slughorn said nervously.

He no longer cared about introducing his collection to Matthew and Malfoy, and began to search through boxes and cabinets.

Ten minutes later—

The Potions classroom sat down on the ground, and said bitterly: "I'm missing a bicorn horn...Damn it, these two things cost me at least 400 Galleons..."

Horn of a bicorn... African tree snake skin...

"Professor Slughorn." Matthew murmured, "Someone stole these two herbs from you, could it be that he wants to..."

"That's right, he's making Polyjuice Potion!" Slughorn said sullenly.