Hogwarts, where the stars shine

Lilia Shafiq didn't get what she wanted until the end of breakfast time.She could neither figure out what kind of revenge Mesa would have, nor could she draw a line on Mesa's face.

"Let me draw it, just once!"

"Impossible, just give up on this idea!"

In this childish conversation, Mesa and Lilia walked all the way to the Potions classroom.

The Potions classroom is located underground in the castle. There are several rows of shelves nailed to the rough walls, filled with various glass jars filled with animal specimens.There is also a storage cabinet in the classroom that stores various ingredients that students will use during class.

When Mesa and Lilia arrived at the classroom, the students were almost there.This Potions class was held together with Slytherin and Ravenclaw.

Although the teacher, Professor Snape, was not in the classroom, the students were extremely quiet and did not make any noise due to the professor's absence.The students are as honest as quails.

If Professor McGonagall is known for being strict and preventing students from causing trouble in their classes, then Snape is known for being arrogant and authoritarian, and his requirements in class are much higher than those of other professors.

Coupled with his own poor personality, Severus Snape has naturally become one of the most unpopular professors in the school.

In the eyes of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff students, Snape was a stern-faced, sarcastic, and mean person who was extremely partial to the students of his own house.

In the eyes of Slytherin students, Snape was a condescending, authoritative and dignified figure. The little snakes also did not dare to cause trouble in his class, let alone disobey him.

Therefore, Snape could always easily keep his class quiet, even if the class time had arrived, he did not appear in the classroom.

Mesa looked around the classroom, silently counting the number of students in the classroom.

With the exception of Lucian Bol and Perigen Derek, all the first years of Slytherin arrived.

As time passed by, the students finally couldn't hold it any longer, and the classroom gradually began to buzz with whispers.

The uninformed students were discussing in a low voice: It was obviously class time, but why did Professor Snape not show up on time.

There are students in the classroom who are unaware, and naturally there are also those who are aware.The two Slytherin boys looked at Mesa silently, their facial expressions a little complicated, including disgust for Mesa and fear of him.

When Mesa noticed their gazes and followed them, the two men quickly lowered their heads and were busy with what they were doing, not daring to look at Mesa.

Lilia looked at Mesa with the same suspicion. She also noticed something unusual in the classroom. Mesa's two roommates did not come to class.

How much courage does it take to dare not come to the first class of your own dean?What's more, his own dean is known to be vindictive and mean. He dared to openly skip Snape's class. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was "daring".

Less than 5 minutes passed before Snape arrived.A black robe fluttered in the wind, making him look like a huge bat flying through the sky.

Snape strode onto the stage, then turned and looked at all the students in the classroom.

Facing the oppressive Potions Professor, the freshmen did not dare to take a breath, for fear that they would accidentally anger the person in front of them and sow the seeds of misery for their future study and life.

"Chirping, noisy." Snape said, his voice was very cold, "Don't you even know how to read a book by yourself when I'm not around? Or is it that your shallow brains are not enough to support you in reading and literacy?"

Snape's eyes roamed the classroom, and his questioning silenced the new students, with the word "fear" written all over the faces of most students.

"Or is it that Potions is insignificant in your eyes?" Snape continued.It was still autumn, but the cold words made the room temperature drop to below zero.

Immediately, Snape randomly selected three lucky people to ask questions.

Fortunately, this class was with Ravenclaw House. They had the habit of previewing before class and answered Snape's questions, which made the Potions Professor's expression improve.

"Potion is a precise subject. You don't need to wave your wand foolishly here. Only those with talent will understand the subtleties of slow simmering." Snape said slowly, "The white smoke is steaming and the fragrance is bursting. It’s heart-wrenching…”

In the magic world, potion masters are a respected profession, and the best in this profession are even called masters.A potion made by a potion master will often sell for a very high price.

Snape on the podium continued his opening remarks, saying: "As long as you are not stupid and ignorant people, you will learn here how to increase your reputation, brew glory, and even prevent the arrival of death."

There was silence in the classroom. The whole class was waiting for Snape to continue. Many people were eager to prove that they were not stupid and ignorant.

The potions class continued. Snape waved his wand, and today's learning content appeared on the blackboard in the classroom, Boil Remover.

Seeing the students standing there dumbfounded, Snape continued: "Did you not have any brains when you left the dormitory today?"

As soon as the words fell, the students started to move. Everyone quickly ran to the storage cabinets in the classroom and took out the materials needed for today one by one.

After a while, there was a sound of setting pots and lighting fires in the classroom.

Mesa, who was weighing dried nettles, was in a trance. He almost mistaken the potions classroom for New East Technical School.

The students worked in pairs and followed the instructions written on the blackboard to remove boils.Snape, dragging his long cloak, walked up and down the corridors of the classroom, instructing the students in preparing potions.

It's called guidance, but it's actually spraying venom on students. Almost all students were criticized by him.

Perhaps Snape was too talented in potions. In his opinion, a simple potion like boil remover was just a matter of skill.But for the first-year students, what they learned today was not simple at all.

Of course, it could also be that the first-year students didn't have hands, which was why Snape was dissatisfied.

Mesa happened to be in the same group as Lilia. At the moment, he was cooking slugs with tentacles. Lilia stood aside and was responsible for crushing the venomous snake's teeth.

Following the order on the blackboard, Mesa and Lilia added the materials to the crucible one by one.

Mesa didn't forget to lift the cauldron away from the flame as he added the porcupine quills.He neither wanted to burn Lilia's cauldron, nor did he want to be scalded by the boiling potion.

What, why Lilia's Crucible you ask?

That's because Lilia really dislikes Mesa's thin-bottomed crucible. She feels that even if the two of them operate it properly, they will be squeaked by the hot potion.

An hour later, with the combined efforts of Mesa and Lilia, a puff of pink smoke rose from their cauldron.

They weren't the only group in the classroom to successfully make the potion, but they were the group that did it best.No matter how picky Snape was, he didn't say much about the potion.

After class, the students began to clean up the workstations and put the remaining materials back into the storage cabinets.After doing all this, they could leave the Potions classroom and stay away from Professor Snape.

But Mesa wasn't so lucky.What is coming will always come, and there is no way to avoid it. Mesa was left behind by Snape.

When Mesa was the only student left in the classroom, Snape said, "Black, two of your roommates are admitted to the school hospital. Do you have anything to say?"

"I don't know what I should say, Professor Snape," Mesa said. "Maybe I should go visit them in the school hospital to show the unity of Slytherin House and the unbreakable bond between them and me. friendship.”

Facts aside, as Bol and Derek's roommates, Mesa really should have visited them and expressed some sympathy for what they were going through.

But if Mesa really went to the campus hospital, it would simply be a weasel paying New Year greetings to a chicken—not a good intention.

Snape's black eyes were cold, hollow, without any warmth. They were like two dark tunnels, and like two bottomless cold pools.

He looked at Mesa and listened to the freshman's nonsense, especially the emphasis on "unity, friendship."

Snape became more and more convinced that the curse suffered by Bol and Derek was caused by Mesa Black in front of him.