No one knew what Snape was doing in Dumbledore's office, and Jon had no intention of finding out either.
It was probably about Harry Potter's enrolment next year.
He hid himself behind a pillar by the window, and after Snape went in and closed the door, he turned around and went downstairs from the other side.
There was no need to bump into these professors, at least now was not the time.
He still had a private lesson with Helga in the evening.
He hurriedly made his way back to Hufflepuff's common room and greeted a few of his classmates who were playing wizard chess. When he got back to his dorm, he found that his three roommates were there.
"Why are you in the dormitory? I thought you went to tour the castle with the others. "
When he came back, he saw that many freshmen were wandering around the castle, and he guessed that exploring the castle was a necessary activity for freshmen.
"We were waiting for you."
Stephen pursed his lips and said, "You asked us to help you bring the things back, but your bed curtain has a sealing spell, we can't go in without you."
"Oh, it's my fault, I'll treat you to a meal tomorrow."
"Then it's a deal."
Stephen was very happy to hear that Jon was treating him to a meal, but then he reacted, "The food in the Hogwarts is free, and we can't go outside the school, what are you going to treat us to?"
Fran and Scarlet also looked at Xiang Qiaoen in confusion.
"Don't worry, it's definitely not the smell of school."
Jon smiled mysteriously, and then carried his crucible into the bed curtain. He had already written a letter in the morning for his owl, Kane, to send it home, just to satisfy his appetite.
Even if this did not happen, he still wanted to treat his roommates to a meal.
This was a habit he had developed in his previous life.
Fran's head poked in, and looked at Jon, who was busy at the desk, and asked, "We're going to take a look at the castle, do you want to come?"
"No, I'm a little tired, you guys go ahead."
Fran's little head shrank back, and then Jon heard some rustling outside, it was obvious that the three of them had gone out.
"Seal the bed curtains."
Jon chanted a command and closed the curtains to prevent others from sneaking in when he wasn't paying attention. He then took out the old crucible and the leftovers he had secretly put away during class.
The leftovers from the two groups were gathered into a small portion. Luckily, the two groups were not very good at it, so Snape did not notice.
Of course, this could also be because they were not fit to attract Snape's hatred …
"It's about the configuration of magic potions …"
Chown muttered to himself as he swiftly separated the various materials.
Although the formulation of drugs was not something that the science and engineering students needed to be involved in, doing experiments was something that all science and engineering students in the world had to do. When it came to being steady and meticulous, Jon felt that he was not much weaker than medical students.
Furthermore, they had to strictly follow the tedious steps in class, but they didn't need to do so in private. All kinds of methods were simple and convenient. For example, the theory that it was easier to extract juice by pressing than by chopping. There was no need to consider before making a decision.
This was a problem that Snape had discovered when he was still a student, but he still could not fix it even after he became a potion teacher.
At this moment, Jon was not in the mood to complain. He was fully focused on the formulation of the magic potions.
After a while.
"Did it still fail?"
Jon looked at the black, viscous potion in the crucible and frowned.
"Forget it, there are no more materials. I think there was a problem somewhere, and I can't do a comparison group without enough materials. As for the theoretical guidance …" Jon looked at the potion book beside him. It was full of mistakes, and it was tiring to look at it. "It's fine if I don't read it."
It was indeed very expensive to achieve success in potion studies. Jon remembered that Snape was not very rich when he was young. The reason why he could become a potion master was probably because he had extremely high talent in potion studies.
Obviously, Jon did not have such talent.
…
"I think that you are wrong to think that way. No matter how bad my descendant's bloodline is, it will not be so bad that they do not have any talent in potion studies."
Helga Hufflepuff expressed her dissatisfaction with Jon's inaction. Jon could understand this very well. After all, this witch was once a very high ranking magic potion master.
"Maybe the talent in potion studies does not follow the bloodline, or maybe there are other reasons. Anyway, my first attempt at formulating a magic potion was not successful."
"Oh, dear, I think that no magic potion can be successfully formulated in one try. You may need more practice."
"Alright, I will do my best to learn potion studies."
Helga nodded in satisfaction. As time was tight, the "grandfather" and "granddaughter" quickly got to the main topic.
"I have already read through the books you sent in today. To be honest, these spells are not very practical, and their power is very weak."
"This is very normal. Perhaps you did not realize at the time, but as time passes, the magic environment actually gets worse and worse."
Jon told Helga his conjecture. The magic environment a thousand years ago was not bad. At least, the four founders of Hogwarts were legendary magicians. But in today's environment, only Dumbledore and Grindelwald were left. Perhaps Voldemort could be counted as one, but by the time Voldemort rose to power, Grindelwald had already failed.
Theories always came from practice. Jon had obtained some relevant theories from the books, so this theory could at least support the topic he was talking about.
Helga sat quietly on the sofa, indicating that she was willing to listen to the details. Thus, Jon organized his words and began to speak.
"I have roughly looked through some information from a thousand years ago, from the Middle Ages to the present. You may not be able to feel it because you are in the portrait, but the magic is fluctuating."
Jon said a little tentatively. After receiving Helga's nod, he continued.
"The magic environment that we Wizards live in is constructed by the magic factors that exist between heaven and earth. The density of this magic factor determines the difficulty of casting a Wizard and the number of Wizards.
When the magic environment is better, the number of wizards, including the possibility of awakening new wizards among Muggles, is also higher. That's why, even in your era, the wizards were still able to maintain their own legacies and even fight against the Holy See, even though they were in dire straits. "
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