As expected, Hermione did not give up so easily.
"The fact that there is no magic in the book doesn't mean anything. It can only prove that it is just a potion textbook. The key is those weird instructions. I saw the standard and densely packed book before. Who knows what's in it?" She said doubtfully, "Other than the improvement of the potion formula, there might be other things recorded, such as some dangerous forbidden magic..."
Alright, her inference was very close to the truth!
Hermione was always like this. She would unknowingly reveal the truth when there was no evidence at all.
It had to be said that this was a terrifying talent.
Next, as long as they followed this train of thought, they would find a lot of forbidden things.
Snape's potion textbook was very valuable, but as mentioned before, it was not 100% safe.
On the contrary, it was a forbidden item.
"Just say it, what do you want me to do?" Harry asked impatiently. He did not want to put up with Hermione's endless doubts.
If he allowed her to continue her analysis, she might say that the textbook was left behind by the Lord Voldemort.
"I haven't thought about it yet. Maybe I should return it..."
"Are you crazy?" Harry rejected directly. Maybe he felt that it was not a good answer. After all, it was not his book. So, he added, "At least I won't do it before I have a new potion textbook. It's not dangerous..."
"It's hard to say. We need to verify it." Hermione said stubbornly.
"How do we verify it?" Harry asked impatiently. "Other than the stupid idea of returning it to the professor."
"Well, I think before we confirm that it is safe, we can let Elwyn keep the book."
"But, my potion textbook..."
"You can use Elwyn's." Hermione said, "Don't look at me like that, Harry. I know you can't bear to part with it, but you can't deny how dangerous it is. I think you also have to admit that Elwyn is much more experienced in this area than we are."
Elwyn blinked his eyes. Hermione was really something. After beating around the bush for so long, she pushed the book into his hands just like that!
Harry was obviously reluctant, but he didn't know how to refute Hermione's suggestion.
He only saw the benefits of the book and did not see the potential dangers. Naturally, he was not willing to hand it over to Elwyn.
However, Elwyn did not intend to take that book. That was a personal grudge between Snape and Harry.
He didn't want to be a third party between the two of them.
As for the textbook, he only needed a copy. He could go back and study the improvements to the potion formula.
"I have an idea, Harry. If you don't mind, I can make a copy of this book." Elwyn said, "You can continue to keep it. Of course, if Hermione and I find that the records in it are dangerous, then we will have to hand it over to the professor."
"No problem!" Harry said, and took out the "Advanced Potion Making" book from his bag.
This suggestion was more acceptable to Harry than Hermione's. He didn't intend to keep it a secret from them.
To be honest, Harry had wanted to share the textbook with Elwyn, Hermione, and Ron.
Elwyn put the "Advanced Potion Making" book on the windowsill and took out his wand.
"Duplicate in pairs!" He tapped the old, dirty book with his wand.
As soon as he finished speaking, an identical textbook was duplicated.
"That's great. If that's the case, I want one too." Ron said, "Can I?"
"I don't see the difference between duplicating one and two, if you think it's safer this way." Harry said.
"I don't have a problem with that, but you have to understand, Ron, the Duplicate Spell is not a real thing. It's just an illusion formed by magic. This duplicate will disappear after about three hours, unless you keep injecting magic into it to maintain it." Elwyn said, looking at Ron's expectant face. "If you really need it, I can make another one."
"Then forget it!" Hearing Elwyn's words, Ron shook his head in disappointment. "You don't have to do that. I don't have that much magic. If I want to read it, I'll borrow it from Harry."
"Now, there's no problem, right?" Harry asked Hermione.
"Before confirming that all the annotations are safe, I think it's best that you don't use it in Potions class." Hermione said.
"Come on, Hermione, then what's the use of a Potions textbook?!" Harry said angrily, taking the textbook back from the window sill. "Unless you really find it dangerous, you can't stop me from using it."
Perhaps because he used too much force, the textbook slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
Harry bent down to pick up the book. At that moment, he saw something written at the bottom of the back cover. It was still the same small, dense handwriting, the same handwriting that helped him win the Elixir of Blessing.
It said: This book belongs to the half-blood prince!
So Snape's signature was here. No wonder Elwyn couldn't find it before.
This kind of thing really depended on luck. There must be something between Harry and Snape …
… … …..
In the next few Potions classes that week, every time the half-blood prince objected to Libasio Polachi's textbook, Harry would follow the half-blood prince's suggestion. As a result, during the fourth Potions class, Slughorn was full of praise for Harry's ability.
He kept telling the class that he had rarely taught such a talented student.
Although there was a copy, Elwyn never used it in class again because Hermione didn't allow it.
She unwaveringly followed the so-called "official" instructions, hoping to prove that the changes were wrong. In the end, the resulting potions were far less satisfactory than following the prince's instructions, so her temper became worse and worse.
As a result, she did not allow Ivan to use these methods that had not been verified.
In this matter, Elwyn decided to go along with Hermione's wishes. He didn't intend to steal Harry's limelight anyway.
What was the benefit of being praised and valued by Slughorn?
Currently, it seemed like there was no benefit at all, unless you counted the Slug Club, which had grown in size again.
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