When Hermione's potion finally turned pink, Harry's potion was completely the same as water.
"Okay, time's up!" Slughorn said loudly. "Please stop stirring!"
He walked slowly between the tables, checking each crucible in turn.
Maybe because he was not satisfied with the overall situation, Slughorn did not make any comments.
He only stirred occasionally, sniffed it, or shook his head in disappointment.
Finally, he walked to the table where Elwyn, Harry, Hermione, and Ron were sitting.
He first smiled bitterly at the tar-like stuff in Ron's crucible, then looked at Elwyn's and Hermione's potions in surprise.
Both of their potions were now pink, but Elwyn's was lighter in color, closer to completion.
But neither of them had completed it, mainly because there were too many Sleepy Beans.
To speed up the process, Elwyn's and Hermione's potions had added a few drops of Sleepy Bean juice to the original amount of Sleepy Bean slices, so they needed to be boiled for a while longer.
"Not bad, not bad at all. You two have found the trick and are almost done. It's just a matter of time. I think Elwyn's potion may be closer to completion, so …" Slughorn said approvingly. His eyes finally fell on Harry's crucible, and his face immediately showed an incredulous look of joy. "Wait, what do I see? An undisputed winner!"
The whole class turned their heads and followed Slughorn's gaze to Harry's crucible.
"My God, Harry! My God, that's brilliant! You've obviously inherited your mother's talent. Lily was so dexterous in potion class! " He said loudly to the whole class in the underground classroom, and took out the small bottle of Spirit Blessing Potion. "Here, take it. I'm a man of my word. I'll give you a bottle of Spirit Blessing Potion. Make good use of it!"
Harry stuffed the small bottle of golden liquid into the pocket of his robe. His mood was very complicated.
He felt a little guilty that he had not won this bottle of Blessing Potion with his own strength. But to be honest, the angry expressions on the faces of those Slytherin students made him burst with joy …
… … … … …
"Harry, how did you do it?" Ron asked eagerly as soon as they left the underground classroom.
When Slughorn announced that Harry was the winner, he was dumbfounded.
Ron knew the level of Harry's potions, which was why he was so surprised.
If it was Elwyn or Hermione, he wouldn't be so shocked.
"That's right. Tell me, what's going on between the two of you?" Hermione asked.
She narrowed her eyes and looked at Elwyn and Harry with a scrutinizing gaze.
They avoided the crowd, and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, Elwyn and Harry told the whole story.
It was mainly Harry who spoke, and Elwyn who added a few sentences.
He felt that the owner of the book and the identity of the half-blood prince should be left to Harry to find out himself.
This matter did not affect the overall situation. It was a personal grudge between Harry and Snape, and it was not good for others to get involved.
And to be honest, Elwyn had just skimmed through the book and had not found the half-blood prince's signature.
In the corridor leading to Gryffindor's Tower, Hermione listened to Harry's narration, and her face became gloomier and gloomier.
"You probably think I cheated, don't you?" Harry asked, annoyed by the expression on her face.
"Yes, you didn't do it on your own, did you?" she said stiffly.
"Why didn't I do it on my own?" Harry asked angrily.
"He just did it in a different way from the book. Obviously, the annotations are very useful," Elwyn said.
As soon as his voice fell, Hermione immediately turned to him angrily.
"The annotations are useful?! That's a good explanation. I can't believe it, Elwyn, that you actually followed Harry's unproven and dangerous operation, instead of stopping him. " She said, "You know, these annotations that seem useful to you can be very dangerous at the same time!"
"I don't see any danger in changing the direction of the wand's stirring." Harry interrupted, "I just tried a few tips written in the margins of the book, Hermione, to be honest, there's nothing wrong with it."
"But …" Hermione was a little discouraged, as if she wasn't sure how to refute.
Indeed, what danger could there be in simply changing the direction of the wand's stirring?
"The improvement of the potion making method does not seem dangerous at the moment," Elwyn said, holding Hermione's hand.
He felt that it was right to be vigilant. If he didn't know the specific reason, he would also be careful.
And then again, the annotations that Snape recorded seemed to be not only about the improvement of the potion formula.
Other than that, there were some spells that he researched, real black magic.
Those things were very dangerous. If used carelessly, accidents could easily happen.
Therefore, Hermione's worry was very necessary.
As for why "Advanced Potion Making" recorded black magic, it involved another of Snape's hobbies. Or it could be said that most talented wizards were like this, especially Slytherin's students. They always had a yearning and desire for powerful black magic, and secretly studied it.
In a school like Durham Strong, this kind of behavior was encouraged, but not forbidden.
In Hogwarts, the students learned defense against black magic.
From the sixth grade onwards, the professors would also teach some knowledge about black magic in class, or ask the students to read books on black magic as an extension after class.
Only by having a real understanding of black magic could one better defend against it and fight against the Dark Wizards.
Thinking about it this way, understanding black magic instead of using it for one's own selfish desires was actually not a bad thing.
"Seriously, why are we talking about this? In my opinion, that book is amazing!" Ron sighed. "Slughorn could have handed that book to me, but, sigh, no one has written in my textbook. From the situation on page 52, it seems like someone vomited on it, but … "
"You haven't grasped the crux of the problem, Ron." Hermione seemed to suddenly think of something, and suddenly became spirited. "The crux of the problem now is that Elwyn and Harry believe in a magic book of unknown origin and follow the instructions on it. This kind of behavior is very dangerous. Have you forgotten about the diary?"
Ron did not say anything. The incident with Riddle's diary was still fresh in his mind.
He was controlled by Riddle to do something, release the snake monster, and almost killed the others.
"This is different!" Harry immediately said.
"I don't feel any magical aura on it. It's just an ordinary magic book, it can't be something like a soul tool," Elwyn said in a low voice, looking around.
Hermione was right to be vigilant, but the only bad thing was that she was too persistent.
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