Chapter 11: Snape
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It was the next day and Ravenclaw's first class was Potions with Hufflepuff. Chris, Hermione, and Kristine went down the dungeon that was quite creepy. Inside the room was the depressing Professor Snape who looked like he hated his job. When everyone sat down, he started class.
"As it is mandatory, I shall introduce myself. I am Professor Snape, your Potions Professor. You are here to learn the art of potion making and the science behind it. There is little wand waving here so I'm expecting that many of you will think this class is not useful. I also don't expect you to love this subject either. However, I will teach all of you to brew well as long as you guys aren't the dunderheads that I have to teach most of the time," Professor Snape said and the class was extremely quiet.
"Mr. Evergreen. What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" Snape asked Chris.
"It will make an extremely powerful sleeping potion called the Draught of Living Death," Chris answered.
"It seems that you are not one of the dunderheads Mr. Evergreen. Well, I'll ask another question. Miss Bones, where would you find a bezoar?"
Susan Bones, a Hufflepuff girl, stayed silent for a few seconds and truthfully answered Snape.
"I do not know Professor," Susan said.
"Well it seems that you are one of the dunderheads Miss Bones. You should've at least skimmed the book before coming here," Snape said and Susan did not say anything and looked down. Hermione raised her hand.
"Hmph, Miss Alder what is your answer," Snape asked ignoring Hermione.
"Bezoar comes from the stomach of a goat," Kristine said. After she answered Chris quickly warned Hermione.
"You shouldn't keep on raising your hand. Other teachers love it, but I heard that Snape hated it," He whispered quickly so Snape wouldn't notice. Hermione nodded
"Well it looks like I don't have to teach too many blockheads this year. What a pleasant surprise," Snape commented before moving on. "Mr. Hopkins, what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
Wayne Hopkins, another Hufflepuff student, was also unable to answer the question.
"Just as I said what I said earlier," Snape said. "Miss Granger, what is the difference between wolfsbane and monkshood?"
"They're the same plant and can also be called aconite," Hermione said.
"Correct. I'm glad that I don't have to waste my time explaining easy questions such as those. We're going to move on. I'm going to teach you how to brew Cure for Boils. Take notes while I talk," Snape said. The lecture was for around 20 minutes while the rest of the class time was spent on making the potion. Chris was paired up with Hermione while Kristine was paired up with Padma Patil. For the period, nothing too significant happened. Hermione, Chris, and Kristine's potions were all relatively well made while the rest were all criticized one way or another by Snape. Chris even got EXP for creating the potion.
[Host has learned how to brew Cure for Boils. 80 EXP and 11 Knuts has been given. 520 more EXP is needed to level up. Congratulations! You have unlocked the Potions Book. This Book will keep track of the potions Host can brew. The more of the same potion you brew, the better you'll be. Futhermore, EXP and money will be given. However, unlike the Wizards Book, every potion regardless of difficulty has to be brewed 1000 times to be considered mastered. After mastering the potion, you'll be able to create a better version of the potion being able to put in extra effects, elongate the effect of the potion, or just overall strengthen the potion. Furthermore, Host can now practice brewing the potion in the Practice Room with virtual ingredients so money will not be gained and you cannot take the potion outside of the Practice Room.]
Chris was pleasantly surprised by the new function of the System.
'I can't use the Practice Room to practice making Potions for now, but later when I have more time, I'll be able to brew potions. And it looks like I'll benefit a lot since I can create a better version of the potion,' Chris thought.
When Potions was over and the three left the class pretty happy.
"You know I heard Snape was a terrible and mean teacher, but I think he's alright," Hermione said.
"Yeah as long as you don't show off too much, but answer all his questions, he's quite calm," Chris said.
"Well, I hope this can continue. I don't want a mean teacher," Kristine said.
The day continued with the three of them excelling in all of their classes. Herbology wasn't too difficult as it was mostly memorizing the herbs in the textbook and the other two classes for the day which was Charms and Transfiguration also weren't that difficult as both were review from the previous day.
The rest of the day was spent in the Practice Room and in the library with Hermione and Kristine reading about new spells and pieces of history. Chris even learned a new spell, the Softening Charm which earned him a good amount of EXP.
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Over the next 2 days, Chris, Hermione, and Kristine were favorites of a lot of the teachers in their classes especially Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall. The contents Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick went over for 2 days were basic review for the three of them and so they won a lot of points for Ravenclaw.
Even Snape who Chris thought would at most be neutral towards them was actually quite kind in his own way, guiding the three of them whenever they made a mistake rather than harshly criticizing them for their errors.
It was now Friday, the end of the week and the day for flying lessons. Ravenclaw was with Hufflepuff in the morning so during breakfast, Hermione nervously started reading Quidditch Through the Ages to get tips on flying. Kristine also seemed quite nervous as Chris noticed that she was sweating a little and started asking more questions to Chris than she asked the entire week they were in Hogwarts.
At first, Chris wasn't nervous, but when he got to the grounds where the Flying Class took place, he also got quite nervous not because he wasn't confident that he would fall, but because he got a quest.
[Quest has been given. Host must do as well as Harry Potter and get in the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team.]
Quest: Get into Ravenclaw Quidditch Team
Getting into the team: 0/1
Reward: 5 Sickles and 150 EXP
'Damn, the rewards are much higher than any other missions,' Chris thought. 'Even though I just leveled up to level 6, after practicing for 4 days in the Practice Room, with the 150 EXP, I should level up to level 7,'
The three of them nervously stood next to each other to now start the Flying Lesson.
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